Stained Glass Butterfly

Our technique for this month's card class was the "Stained Glass" one which you will see on my previous post.

Again our butterfly was die cut using the "Beautiful Butterflies" Bigz Die Item No: 114507 £18.95 which you will find in the Mini Catalogue on Page 7.  We cut the top Butterfly layer from Vellum and the bottom in Whisper White which helps the Stained Glass efffect stand out as the vellum is translucent.

You need to ink up the Vellum Butterfly using VersaMark ink, I have used the "Fine Flourish" mini background stamp, then dip into your black embossing powder and heat using the Heat Tool.  You then colour in the image on the reverse side.  Very pretty and yet so simple!

The greeting is from "Perfect Punches" stamp set, inked in Rich Razzleberry and punched out using the XL Oval Punch then layered onto one of the Sizzlits "Lots of Tags" dies which are also found in the Mini Catalogue on Page 8.

The leafy image behind the Butterfly is from the "Hopeful Thoughts" stamp set which looks beautiful coloured with the marker pens in different colours but as we were already doing lots of pen work we just inked it in co-ordinating Pear Pizzazz.

It's a celebration!

A card that I made recently for Michaela who is one of my "Stampin'spiration" team members.  The butterfly, cut from the "Beautiful Butterflies" Bigz Die on the Big Shot Machine is something I have been using this month with a technique called "Stained Glass".  You will be seeing this in action at classes and workshops, it is so pretty and effective, yet simple to achieve.

The "Stained Glass" effect looks much better with a Whisper White layer behind as it shows the technique much more clearly and we have been doing this at recent classes.

If you would like to see a Demonstration of how this beautiful butterfly is created, why not book a party, earn yourself some lovely free Stampin' Up! goodies, learn and be inspired!

Call me on 07717 068909 / 01452 740532 or email me at stampinkerry@aol.com for further information.

Tagged!

Those of you who attend my classes know that I always make tags for my raffle prizes as I like them to look pretty! 

My colour combo here is Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.  I started by cutting a rectangle of Early Espresso cardstock and took off the top two corners using the new Decorative Label Punch.  I used the same punch with Pear Pizzazz cardstock, folded the label in half and cut a circle out using the circle punch from the Bitty Punches set.  Next I punched another circle the same size from Crumb Cake then took the 1/2" Circle Punch and punched around the smaller one which creates this "ring".  I attached the label to my tag and tied a knot with the Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon.

My flowers were die cut using the "Fun Flowers" Bigz die with the Big Shot Machine, I stamped the "Fine Flourish" background onto the Pear Pizzazz one and daubed around the edge.

My greeting is from the new Level 2 Hostess Set "Something to Celebrate".

Tissue Pack Box

Another class project, inspired by Elizabeth Shannon who gave me one of these as a gift at the recent Stampin' Up! Regional Training Event at Fareham.  It is a gorgeous little box containing one of the mini packs of tissues, what a beautiful gift to give to a friend.

I have made changes to Elizabeth's original design as she had used the "Business Basics" stamp set which was a requirement for both of our Demonstrations at the Training Event, but I kept the scallop circle at the bottom with my initial as I felt it really personalises the gift.

The papers are from the "Sweet and Sour" Designer Series Paper Pack which have a colour combination of Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red which I teamed with Very Vanilla.

I used the "Kissing Technique" with the "Flower Accent" and "Fine Flourish" stamps and hand cut the flower out, adding leaf stems from the "2 Step Bird Punch".

The Scallop Circle image at the behind the Monogram is from "Perfect Punches", the Monogram hides the Christmas greeting behind it!

If you would like to have a go at making some 3D projects like this one, why not come along to one of my classes and be inspired!  Contact me at stampinkerry@aol.com or 07717 068909 for more details.

Thanks for stopping by

Swaps for High Wycombe

This is my swap that I designed for the High Wycombe Training last month.  I created 40 card fronts and half way through wished I had made them a little simpler!  I used the "Kissing Technique" on the "Flower Accent" stamp so had to clean my stamp between every use!  I kissed the "Flower Accent" stamp with the "Fine Flourish" mini background stamp in the lovely new "Pear Pizzazz" ink then hand cut them out using a dauber around the edges to define it.

My colour combo is Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.

The greeting stamp is from a new set called "Perfect Punches" and I trimmed it down with the Plain Oval Punch, the actual image has a scallop edge like the Bashful Blue layer behind.  The circes were punched from the 1/4" Circle Punch which I am very sad to say has now retired and I added Crystal Effects to these to make them shine!

Just Saying Hello

This is a card I sent to one of the ladies in my team Georgina who I haven't seen for a little while and I have a couple more cards that I need to send but time has been taken up with other things recently so I will get there eventually!

I used the "Kissing Technique" here which I have been using a lot recently with the "Flower Accent" single stamp and "Fine Flourish" mini background stamp.  My colour combo is Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede and So Saffron, yummy don't you think, I even squeezed in some Pale Plum which is soon to be retired along with the 1/4" Circle Punch which I am devestated about.  This card was taken from a sketch challenge which makes the designing of a card much faster and easier than starting from scratch.  George, hope you liked your card and look forward to getting together to craft soon!

Off racing for the weekend so all will be quiet until Monday, have a great weekend and happy stamping guys x

Matching Card

As promised, here is the matching card that we made to co-ordinate with the treat holder.  We used exactly the Flower Accent stamp in the same way adding the Boho Blossoms Punched flowers and leaves from the Two-Step Bird Punch.

The greeting was taken from the "Love You Much" stamp set , punched out with the Word Window Punch and attached to the bottom of the main panel.  To the left of this we punched out 6 1/4" Pretty in Pink circles and stuck 3 onto the Very Vannila layer then stuck the other three on top of the first to give them height, then added Crystal Effects to give a lovely shiny finish.

Making Cards & Gifts Class

At this month's class I decided to use the same stamps and colours so that both projects could be given as a gift together.

Our first make and take was this gorgeous mini treat holder, designed by the very talented Jenny Moors.  It has been designed to hold After Eight Mints but my friend Louise suggested using those "posh" teabags that have the tag and string, will have to try them out for size.

We used the "Kissing Technique" with the "Flower Accent" and "Fine Flourish" stamps in Rose Red and Pretty in Pink inks.  The Boho Blossom Punch helped us to create a lovely centre for our flower to which we added a 1/4" circle covered with Crystal Effects, so pretty.  The Two-Step Bird Punch was used for the leaves.

Well I am sure you all know this, but these are my all time favourite colours, glad they are staying with us.  Looking forward to all those lovely new colours that will be coming in October so maybe I will get attached to some other colour combo!!

Call by tomorrow to see the co-ordinating card we made to go with this gift. 

A Gift for my Hostess

Today I wanted to show you the gift I gave to my hostess Janet at her Stampin' Up! party last week.  I demonstrated how to create this little gift pouch, using lots of products to introduce Janet's guests into the wonderful world of Stampin' Up!  I demonstrated the "Kissing Technique" using the "Flower Accent" and "Fine Flourish" stamps.  Sorry for the poor quality picture, I must have had a wobble when I took it as it appears a little blurred!  Inside the pouch were samples of the Polka Dot Ribbons in Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Soft Suede as a gift to my hostess.  These gorgeous ribbons won't be around for much longer, they will be disappearing at the end of September!

September's hostess gift I demonstrate will be different to this one, and remember, as a hostess you can earn yourself lots of Stampin' Up! goodies for free, along with exclusive "hostess only" stamp sets, so what are you waiting for, give me a call today to book your party!

Teen Girl Handbag Class

Well you may be wondering what this class is all about!  I still have spaces for the afternoon class on Thursday 5th August, 1.00-4.00pm, email me at stampinkerry@aol.com if you are interested in coming along or call me on 07717 068909.

We will be creating six cards using the punches to create cute little handbag embellishments.  There are three card designs in two colourways, Basic Black with Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black with Taken with Teal.

So here they are:

Thanks for stopping by, off to motorcross shortly so see you Monday!

Class Make and Take

This was our second make and take at Whitminster's class this month.  The greeting I chose would make this card suitable to give at the birth of a child or alternatively, by changing this greeting the card would be suitable for a number of occasions.  The colours used were Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery along with Whisper White.

We used the lovely "En Francais" stamp with Pretty in Pink ink to create our background on the back Whisper White layer and mounted this onto Pretty in Pink cardstock.  The DSP is from the "Tea Party" pack, it is so pretty, I love the soft pastel colours and of course the 12x12" sheets are double sided so you have lots of options to choose from.

We punched the bird and branch from the "Two-step" Bird Punch and stamped with the "Fine Flourish" stamp in Certainly Celery ink.  The greeting was from the "Nursery Necessities" stamp set.  We used the Daubers to ink around most of the layers to soften the edges.

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I am holding some extra classes in my craft room during the school holidays, numbers will be limited to six, details to follow shortly.

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!