Bright and Cheery

And here's another, again, using my Be of Good Cheer DSP...

To make this card, you would need:

Be of Good Cheer DSP

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Framelits Labels Collection Dies

Wacky Wishes Stamp Set

Gorgeous New Goodies!

I treated myself... I order loads or new goodies, and they arrived today (perfect- just in time for a Christmas play!)

It obviously seemed only right that I got cracking straight away, and here's my 10 minute make...

To create this card, I used:

Be of Good Cheer DSP

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Gumball Green Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Gumball Green Ink

Seasonal Sayings Stamp

This card was so quick and easier, and it was made so much easier because of the new Stampin' Trimmer. It's amazing- the cuts are clean and crisp, you only need one slice with the blade, the cutting surface is non-slip. I'm hugely impressed with the results, and have definitely found 'my trimmer'.

Four Seasons Winter Stamp

I got a new stamp set to play with this week- the Four Seasons set... I absolutely love it because it's so versatile, allowing you to create so many different styles of cards for so many occasions.

Today I've used the winter stamp to make a simple but very seasonal Christmas card:

To make this card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler Ink

Four Seasons Stamps

Contempo Christmas Stamps

2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch

Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Stampin' 6 and 10 Clubs

People are booking up places on my Stampin' 10 and 6 Clubs- don't miss out! If you'd like to increase your Stampin' Up! stash, whilst earning yourself some free goodies, click on the tabs above to find out more and contact me with any questions, or to sign up!

Folded Christmas Tree

Another simple idea, using Festival of Prints dsp to create a Christmas tree.

To create this card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler Ink

Festival of Prints DSP

Stampin' Score Board

Contempo Christmas Stamp

Gift Card Holder...

So, I know some really awkward people; they are the sort of people who have everything, and I NEVER know what to buy them, so they often end up with gift cards.

I know most shops now give you lovely gift card holders, but I fancied making my own. So here they are...

This picture shows the outside of the card:

And this shows the inside:

To make this, you need:

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Garden Green Cardstock

Real Red Carstock

Season of Joy Stamp Set

Festival of Prints Paperstack

Cherry Cobbler Ink

Stampin' Trimmer

The fantastic new Stampin' Up! trimmer has been released, and as you'd expect, is really great quality and produces clean and accurate cuts and scores. Plus, it's only £25.95!

Here are just some of the features...

Introducing the new and improved Stampin’ Trimmer! Although paper trimmers are a common crafting tool, this trimmer was designed exclusively by paper crafters for paper crafters—and because it was made by Stampin’ Up!, you know it’s a cut above the rest!

Please note: the cutting and scoring blade refills will be available early in December.

Features of the All-New Stampin’ Trimmer

• An extra-wide 15.9 cm cutting base and an extended 39 cm ruler
  • The extra-wide cutting base provides a large work area and is marked in 4 mm increments, allowing for small measurements.
  • The right-side grid helps you measure and cut very thin strips.
  • The extended cutting arm has a stabilizing leg to provide a sturdy and steady cutting surface for longer cuts. 
  • When fully extended, the extended cutting arm sits flush with the trimmer base, providing more accurate and consistent measurements across the entire surface.
  • All rulers and measurements on the base are printed under a plastic cover so your measurements won’t wear off.
  • The base has nonskid feet, which keeps the Stampin’ Trimmer securely in place on your work area.
• A full 30.5 cm cutting and scoring track
  • The extra-long cutting track has space at the top and bottom so you don’t have to take the cutting and scoring blades out when you’re not using them. 
  • The track gives you enough space to cut or score a full 30.5 cm without having to remove or switch out handles. 
  • The cutting track locks in place for secure storage or transport. 
  • The track includes an insertion point for cutting and scoring blade handles so you can easily insert handles into the cutting track.
• Specially designed handles and cutting track to ensure straight cuts
  • The hook on the scoring and cutting blade handles keeps the handles stable so the cuts are as straight as possible.
  • Handles come in two colors: dark for cutting, light for scoring. 
  • The precision tip on the cutting blade allows you to pinpoint precisely where you’re cutting.
  • The point on the side of each handle shows you where the blade will cut, making it easy to see exactly where your cuts and scores will begin.
• Storage compartment under base
  • The storage compartment holds scoring and cutting tools such as a Bone Folder, Simply Scored Stylus, extra scoring and cutting blades and even business cards. 
  • Separate compartments within the storage compartment keep your tools organized, and the clear cover makes it easy to see what you’ve stored.
• Product details: item 129722; £25.95

If you'd like to order a trimmer, or any scoring or cutting blades, contact me here!

Another Couple of Christmassy Designs...

So here's another using the Festival of Prints paper...

It's another quick and simple card with lots of layering in festive colours, which compliment the paper stack colours.

To make this card, you will need:

Festival of Prints

Framelits Dies

Contempo Christmas Stamps

Ornament Keepsakes Dies and Stamps

Cherry Cobbler Ink and Card



Flags and banners are also very fashionable at the moment, and I incorporated those into the next card...

To make this card, I used:

Festival of Prints
Cherry Cobbler Ink and Card
Season of Joy Stamp

Another Christmas Card...

I'm loving working with the Festival of Prints paper stack. There are soo many options with it. I had another play, and using my Framelits, I created a lovely look, really simply and using hardly any paper stock!

So, there it is...

I simply used my trimmer to create strips of each paper that were around 1.5cm, adhered them to plain cardstock, and then cut them using my Framelits dies. Then cut a smaller section, and stamped my Merry Christmas message.

For this I have used:

Framelits Dies

Festival of Prints

Cherry Cobbler Ink

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

White Whisper Cardstock

Contempo Christmas 

A Different Advent Calendar...

I love chocolate, but I eat far too much of it, and with Christmas parties and weddings coming up, I need to fit into my dresses, so I thought I'd make advent calendars this year...

It's not quite finished yet. I'd like to add more decoration to it, and need to use some brads as handles for each drawer, but you get the idea...

I used the Festival of Prints paper to decorate, and painted empty match boxes with acrylic paints to colour them.

Now just to find some non-chocolatey, yet still tasty, goodies to fill it with...

It's coming!!

If you're anything like me, you're panicking... I've just realised that Christmas is less than 5 weeks away, and I've done no preparation. I've not bought a single present, planned our Christmas day, thought about decorations, or started making my cards. So much to do, so little time!!

So, I decided I need quick, but lovely cards.

So here it is...

This card took me all of about 10 minutes, yet is effective and funky enough for me to send to my friends this Christmas.

If you'd like to make a card this this, you'll need: 

Whisper White cardstock

Contempo Christmas (for the Merry Christmas stamp)

Cherry Cobbler ink

Festival of Prints paper

To make it, I simply scored an A4 sheet of cardstock in half, rounded the corners, and stamped my message at the bottom. To create the tree, I used a full length (6.25") strip of paper (1.5cm wide), and then 8 other strips starting at 5" in length for the biggest, and the reducing by 0.5" for each strip of paper. I then used my paper piercing tool to curl the ends of each strip of paper. Finally, I glued each strip to the long length.