Delicate Doilies…

 

 

I love simple cards!  Sometimes less is more, and this card is no different. I recall seeing a card like this on my surfing travels which inspired me to make this one.  But, I cannot find it again, so if it is yours please let me know so I can mention you. 

 

 

Using one of the very gorgeous images from the Delicate Doilies stamp set, I stamped this in Wisteria Wonder on to Whisper White cardstock in the bottom right hand corner.  The greeting is from Curly Cute and has been stamped in Basic Grey ink.  The grey ink gives a softer more muted look to the greeting and as Wisteria Wonder has a grey undertone it works well I think.

 

         

 

I mounted the Whisper White mat layer on to my Wisteria Wonder base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

I hope you like it.

 

Happy crafting

Card Class

 

At our recent card class the girls got to make 4 fabulous cards and a matching box.

Now I would like to be able to take credit for the box but alas no, I didn’t design the actual making of the box but I did decorate it   The box was designed by Bekka.  I just love the fact that all it takes is 1 sheet of A4 cardstock and some scoring!  Isn’t it fab?

    

The envelope attached is from the Stampin’ Up! Scallop Envelope Die.

The papers we used are from the current Sale-a-Bration Set, Everyday Enchantment!  These Designer Series Papers are just gorgeous in real life!

The postage stamp is from the Fresh Vintage SAB Stamp Set and was punched out using the Postage Punch.

             

We made 4 cards to go in our boxes…

 

Punched hearts allow you to see the DSP papers behind the Pool Party cardstock mat.  The greeting is from the Curly Cute stamp set…

     

The Pool Party hearts punched from the first card was used on this card.  Some Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon lays behind some of the DSP.

   

Punched flowers add depth and dimension to this simple card.  This is a great card to make and leave without a greeting until such times that you need a card in a hurry and can add a suitable greeting.

   

I really hope you have enjoyed these cards today.  There’ll be another cad class very soon.

Everything you see used here can be either purchased from our catalogues and SAB products can be earnt through placing an order of £45 or more.  Don’t forget for every £45 that you spend you can chose one of the SAB items. email me today to place your order at sassystampers@gmail.com

Take care.

Happy Crafting’!

 

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Christmas………. In July!

 

I know, I know we haven’t even got the summer holidays out of the way yet, but for a lot of crafters Christmas really does start in July.  If you start now and make 10 cards a month that’ll be 60 done for Christmas!  See now 60 sounds a lot doesn’t it – but 10 that is a little more manageable.

I recently went along to some Demonstrator training in Peterborough where the theme was…Christmas.  So much fun.   I LOVE Christmas….and bling.  The projects we made were just stunning and I will be sharing some of these with you over the coming weeks. 

It was my first time to this training event and I had a blast.  It’s one of the great things about being a Stampin Up Demonstrator.  Not only do you get to meet such a lot of fabulous people just by holding classes, crops and doing home workshops you also get to hang out with amazing and talented Demonstrators from around the UK.  This can be at events like Peterborough Training which is run by 2 UK Demonstrators, but also at Regional Training and Convention which is put on by Stampin Up!  There is very little time in the calendar to feel uninspired or like your crafting mojo is flagging with events like these.

So, if you would like to join in the fun talk to me about becoming a Demonstrator too.  It’s so easy to do.  You’ll get discount on all your goodies, and even 30% on your very first order!!!  Check out the Join my team button at the top of my blog.

So the training left me very much wanting to make more Christmas projects.  So the other night while hubby was on a work call I crept off to my craft room and made this…

I used the triple snowflake stamp from the Serene Snowflakes stamp set to make the background, the greeting from the Curly Cute stamp set and the gorgeous bauble from Contempo Christmas stamp set.

Add a couple of Clear Rhinestone Brads to the greeting banner and a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the middle bauble and there you have it. 

I just love this card…but then I love Christmas so being able to start projects now is so much fun for me! 

Back Soon

 

Elaine x