Team Meeting - Swaps - One Big Meaning

One Big Meaning is a new stamp set in the Annual Catalogue. It's a beautiful 'Thank You' stamp set containing 7 different sentiments.

I decided to use it for my Swap cards for this months Team Meeting.

The background was stamped using the Dots For Days stamp. I used Mint Macaron ink but stamped it 'off' first to give it a light tone.

The flowers were created using the little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accent punch set.

I love how the Melon Mambo and Mint Macaron look together - it's a great colour combination!

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Supplies

One Big Meaning Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138788]	Dots For Days Wood-Mount Background Stamp [138950]	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

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Convention - Ribbon Brooch - Swaps

These are the Ribbon Brooches I created as my final Convention swap.

I have been making these for several years now. They are a great item for your craft stalls or to give to friends as a little gift. 

They use the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon. I was so pleased to see these ribbons come back into our annual catalogue. They aren't quite the same as our previous ones from a couple of years back, so I had to adapt the design slightly - but I'm pleased with the results.

They are so easy to create - video tutorial coming very soon! :o)

I love the fraying you get when you cut the ribbon. You do get a little shedding at first, but this settles down very quickly. Once the shedding stops, it stops for good - so you aren't continually picking little fluffy bits off your clothes :o)

I used all the 5 different colours currently available in our catalogue and think I made about 30 to take as swaps. You can get 15 brooches of this size from 1 reel of ribbon so they aren't expensive to make :o)

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Supplies

Crushed Curry 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [134555] £8.25	Cherry Cobbler 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [134554] £8.25	Bermuda Bay 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [134551] £8.25	Crumb Cake 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [134553] £8.25	Blushing Bride 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [134552] £8.25
Craft Paper Scissors [108360] £24.95

Convention - Triangle Treat Box - Swap - Video Tutorial

For my main Convention swap, I created these little Triangular Treat Boxes. They are really sweet and a perfect size for hanging on the Tree.

I used the Festival of Trees stamp set and matching Punch. 

The two colour ways are .... Old Olive with Cherry Cobbler - and Pool Party with Bermuda Bay.

The box works in various sizes. The tiny ones are half the size of my original box. I made a few of these for Convention too, but as I couldn't find any little wrapped sweet treats to fit them, I didn't do many.

The large box is exactly double the size of the original.

Here is the video tutorial .......

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Supplies

Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Bundle [137640] £24.95	Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set [135059] £13.95	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £6.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £6.75
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] £6.95	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] £4.95	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] £4.95	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] £4.95	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] £4.95
Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine [134575] £2.50	Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine [123125] £2.50	Tree Punch [135859] £15.50	Word Window Punch [119857] £14.25	1/8" Circle Handheld Punch [134365] £8.25
Simply Scored [122334] £25.95	Sponge Daubers [133773] £4.50	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054] £25.95	Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] £5.50	Embossing Buddy [103083] £5.25
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] £3.95	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.25

Convention - Card - Swaps

The card swaps I made for Convention were fairly quick to create.

I used the Baby Wipe Technique with the Seasonally Scattered stamp set.

This stamp set was MADE for this Technique! It looks so pretty :o)

For this first set of cards, I used the 2013 - 2015 In Colour collection inks and added a couple of the matching sequins to each card. 

To use this Technique you need to make a small pile of baby wipes on a little tray and then add drops of reinker from each of the colours to it. You then use this as your 'ink pad' when inking your stamp.

I used some of the Regals Collection colours for this next set of cards. 

The borders are from the Borderettes Photopolymer stamp set.

I decided to do a few Christmas ones at the last minute :o) These use several of the Blues - Night of Navy, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay and Marina Mist.

The cards are all highlighted with some of our Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. 

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Supplies

Seasonally Scattered Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135020] £21.95	Borderettes Photopolymer Stamp Set [133662] £13.95	2013-2015 In Color A4 Cardstock [131289] £6.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £7.50
Regals A4 Card Stock [131284] £6.25	Marina Mist A4 Card Stock [121682] £6.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £6.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] £6.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] £6.25
Regals Classic Stampin' Pads [131184] £44.50	Regals Classic Stampin' Ink Refills [131169] £25.50	Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131163] £2.75	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131164] £2.75	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131165] £2.75
Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131166] £2.75	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131167] £2.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131156] £2.75	Marina Mist Classic Stampin Ink Refill [119787] £2.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin Ink Refill [122933] £2.75
2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment [133631] £4.50	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter [133751] £4.50	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25	2-Way Glue Pen [100425] £3.95