Time is running out.....

..... to get those final things on your Wish List from the Summer Mini Catalogue, this catalogue retires on 31st August so don't miss out.

 

Onto another card, this time using "Mixed Bunch", a real favourite of mine that I have used over and over again, it is just so versatile.

 

A really Clean and Simple card today, very quick and easy to put this one together.  The Mixed Bunch flower was punched out with the Blossom Punch, both of which are in the Summer Mini Catalogue and here I used Real Red from the Brights family of colours. 

 

The greeting is from "Perfect Punches" stamps and I used an Island Indigo Marker Pen to omit the oval that runs around the wording.

 

I used the Simply Scored tool to create a subtle border around the Whisper White layer.

 

So simple, love it!

"Make a Card, Make a Difference"

We used the gorgeous Butterfly stamp from the "Strength & Hope" stamp set, which we inked with Concorde Crush.  Our colour combo consisted of three "In Colours", Concorde Crush, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.

The flower vine image is from "Hopeful Thoughts" stamp set which we coloured in using the Marker Pens before stamping onto our Whisper White Layer.

The greeting is from "Perfect Punches" punched out using the XL Oval Punch and layered onto one of the Sizzlits Tags die cuts.

We used the Eyelet Border punch to create the pretty lacy border at the bottom.

Our 3D project was the same that we did at my recent Big Shot Class, details are on my previous two posts.

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.

May Workshop Make and Take

I had a request for something from the "Brights" collection for my workshop make and takes during May and this is what I came up with!  Not much stamping on the front but of course we had the insert sheet inside the card to let those creative juices loose!!  A workshop Make and Take is designed to give everyone a "taste" of the products, kind of buy before you try which you won't find in your local craft shop!!

So no exception with the word "Brights", a colour combination of Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz teamed with some Whisper White.

We used the "Flower Daisies" die with the Big Shot Machine to create our beautiful flower and also did some embossing with the "Perfect Polka Dots" Embossing Folder.

The greeting is from "Perfect Punches" stamped in Melon Mambo ink and punched out using the X.Large Oval Punch.

We added a bit of dazzle to the centre of the flower using Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

For the insert we used the "Circle Circus" stamps to decorate.

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!

Awww, what a "Bundle of Love"

My first class since the release of the new catalogue and I couldn't resist using new stamps and colours for both projects!

Our first card was created using the very cute stamp set called "Bundle of Love", which is available in both Wood and Clear Mount.  The colour combo used was Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla, yummy!  Our Technique for the evening was Paper Piecing which we used on the pram, stamping a second image onto the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper and handcutting the required piece which we layered over the top of the original stamped image using a Dimensional.

We used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the baby inside the pram and hang the booties on the handle!  We coloured the booties with Baja Breeze using a blender pen with ink from the stamp pad lid and then attached silver brads to the centres of the wheels.  The "congratulations" greeting is also from this set which contains an amazing 16 stamps.

The pretty Scallop Circle is from "Perfect Punches", covering over the Christmas greeting with a 1" Pear Pizzazz circle to which we added a heart using the Small Heart Punch, covering it with Crystal Effects.  We tied Silver Elastic Cord around the top layers behind the scallop circle. 

If you would like more information about ordering any of the products I have used on the above project, just email me at stampinkerry@aol.com for further details.