Bird Punch - Wedding Card

There are three new punches released this month in the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! These are all very different punches to the previous ones and are in a completely different style. I've used the Extra Large Bird punch to create this card, punching the main bird and the branches from the fabulous Bridesmaid papers. The main heart is from the new I {Heart} Hearts stamp set. I stamped it twice, punching out the wings from one image. The tags were stamped using the new Tiny Tags stamp set and punch out using the ... also new :o) .... medium Jewellery Tag punch. I stamped the Close to Cocoa cardstock with the Paisley background stamp .... and absolutely love this effect! All finished off with a Very Vanilla Taffeta bow :o) Gorgeous!

This card was inspired by a couple of other cards I have seen recently either on blogs or SCS. Unfortunately I can't find them now and as the images weren't watermarked I can't credit the originator. But if it's you ...... then thank you! Your cards inspired me :o)

Teri xxx

On Reflection .........

This was my first time trying the reflection technique and for a first go, I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I more or less followed a tutorial by Michelle Zindorf for this card. It's only the second time I've ever used a brayer, so I wasn't too sure about trying it :o)

I have used Basic Black and Mellow Moss cardstock together with Old Olive brads. The stamp sets used are Oval All for the sentiment and the super cute Fox & Friends from the newly released Mini Catalogue.

Teri xx

Exciting News From Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! have announced today that they are having a Colour Renovation!!! All the current colour families will be changing and will become 4 new fabulous collections!!! Included in there will be some of the gorgeous In Colours that the USA have had in their range over the last few years. What it means to us is that we will be keeping 25 of our current colours and getting 15 new core colours!

We will also be getting an additional 5 new In Colours each year! These In Colours will stay with us for 2 years and then they will change ..... amazing! The US have had this for years, but this is the first time for the UK :o) I'm thrilled with this news!

Here are the new colour Collections ...........



Note : Kraft hasn't gone ... it's been re-named Crumb Cake ..... yummmmm!

This chart shows you all the colours that will be retiring ........



This change is NOT going to happen immediately! It will come in when we get our new catalogue in October ...... so do not panic!!!

I am warning you now, so that you have plenty of time to stock up on any of your own favourites that will be leaving us. I have all the ink refills, pads and markers in the current colours, but I will definitely be stocking up on some of my favourite cardstock colours before they go :o)

Stampin' Up! will release more information about this change nearer the time, so as I hear it I will let you know :o)

Teri xxx

More Gift Boxes!

My friend's daughter's birthday today! So I've made another box and card :o) Not Vintage Vogue this time, but the wonderful classic Baroque Motifs! It's been a while since I've pulled this one out, but I still love it. Hannah loves bright pink, so I've combined Pink Passion with Basic Black. To finish off, I've used the stunning 1 1/4" Basic Black striped grosgrain - all perfect for a 15 year old's birthday :o)

Have a fabulous day Hanny!

Teri xxx

Birthday Pressie :o)

It's my friend's birthday today and this is what I have made for her. The long box houses her pressie of some of her favourite Clarins handcream :o) The other box is for the card, as it was far to bulky for an envelope.

The colour combination is beautiful. I have used Close to Cocoa with Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla cardstock, together with the new yummy Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon. The bases for the boxes have been stamped with Close to Cocoa ink - using the new Vintage Vogue stamp set from the Mini catty. The lids have been stamped with the same stamp but in Whisper White Craft ink. The gorgeous flowers have been made using the Paper Vellum. Stamped with the En Francais background stamp and then scrunched up and punched with the Scallop Circle punch. The circles were then layered up together and fixed with brads before getting a final scrunching and then carefully opened back out. Huge thanks for Jane for showing how this was done at the Reading training day!

Teri xx

Reading - Stampin' Up! Training Day

I recently spent a fabulous day in Reading with 60+ other Demos training with Stampin' Up! I went with three of my lovely Downline - Kate, Anne and Sue. Whenever you get a group of Demos together we like to take part in swaps and give little gifts and I thought you'd like to see what I made for this event :o)



I used the beautiful Vintage Vogue stamp set and its co-ordinating wheel, Very Vintage for all these projects. I covered notebooks as little gifts for my Downline. The little cards at the back are those I made for general swapping with the other Demos. I also made two little boxes to hold pressies for my Upline, Linda - two bottles of Sanctuary toiletries and for the wonderful Hayley - choccies :o) Hayley was kind enough to organise a product share for lots of the Demos going to Reading and this was a little 'Thank you' gift for her :o)

I know I'm repeating myself, but this really is an absolutely gorgeous stamp set. I have another project to share with you in a few days also using it :o)

The Mini catalogue will be released tomorrow, so check back with me then to download your copy of it.

Teri xxx

Vintage Vogue and Open House!!!!!

Only a few more days to go now before the release of the Brand New Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! The Mini is crammed full of lots of new products ..... and they are fabulous! By far my favourite of the lot is the Vintage Vogue stamp set. This is a beautiful 8 piece set that has had a permanent place on my crafting desk ever since I received it early this month. The cost of this one is £19.95 and I can't wait for you all to see how gorgeous it is :o) The Mini is released on 1st April and you will be able to download it to your computers from this blog then :o)

I will be having a FREE Open House day on Saturday 10th April to celebrate the release of the Mini. You can pick up your FREE copy from me on the day and also see and have a play with all the fantastic new products that will be available. Anyone placing an order with me during my Open House Day will receive FREE postage & packing. There will also be a free raffle for anyone coming too!

If you are interested in coming along Email Me Here! for details and directions ..... it will be lovely to see you :o)



All products are from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock ......... Whisper White, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst
Pattern Paper ..... Tea Party DSP
Ink ............... So Saffron, Almost Amethyst
Stamps ............ Vintage Vogue, Tiny Tags (New Product), Sincere Salutations (for sentiment)
Punch ............. Medium Jewelry Tag (New Product), Scallop Circle,
Boho Blossoms
Other Products .... Silver Elastic Cord, Crystal Brads, Champagne Shimmer Paint (New Product),

The flowers were made by punching out the DSP using the Scallop Circles and largest flower in the Boho Blossoms punch. They were layered on top of each other and fixed with a brad in the middle. Each layer was then scrunched up around the brad separately. When the layers are then carefully opened again, you get a gorgeous flower :o) I used 8 layers for each of the flowers on the box. I created a shimmer mist using just a few drops of the new Champagne Shimmer paint (coming in the Mini) and sprayed the flowers to give them some bling :o)

Teri xxx

Winter Wonderland - #43 Aperture Challenge

The challenge for this week over at Winter Wonderland is to use an Aperture somewhere on your Christmas project or card. The DT have created some truly amazing cards this week to help inspire you to start on your Christmas cards now :o) Why not pop over and have a look. We have a lovely prize on offer too, for one of our lucky challenge participants this week!

My DT card .....



All products are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified.

Cardstock ......... Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Stampin' Marker ... Bashful Blue
Image ............. Teri's Delicious Doodles - Digi Image
Punch ............. Word Window, Modern Label (USA/Canada only)
Other Products .... Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Snowflake Texture Plate

Teri xx

Winter Wonderland - #42 Victorian Christmas

At Winter Wonderland this week we have a theme of 'Victorian Christmas'. There is an optional challenge of 'Distressing'.

I decided to have a go at a new technique this week. I haven't tried this before, but love the look you get with it :o) The Cracked Glass technique is really simple to do. Basically it's just adding layers of embossing powder to your image and heating it up. I think I used 4 layers on this one. When you've got it thick enough, you just put it in the freezer for half an hour or so. When you take it out, it's already cracked all over the embossing. I gently cracked it a little more and rubbed some ink over the cracking and that was it :o)

The lovely jumbo wheel I've used on the base card is called 'Very Vintage'. This is one of the new products that will be available in the Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! from 1st April.



All products are from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock ......... Very Vanilla, Close To Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Ink ............... Close To Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Stamp Set ......... Old Fashioned Christmas, Very Vintage Wheel
Other Products .... Flat Backed Cream Pearls (from the Pretties Kit), Clear Embossing Powder

Teri xx

Winter Wonderland - #41 Sketch

We have a fabulous sketch at Winter Wonderland this week as our challenge. Feel free to use it any which way to inspire you to create your projects this week :o)

It's both a very sad and also exciting time at Winter Wonderland. We are losing 3 of our fabulous DT. Joey, Lesley and Teri S are all leaving us to concentrate on other things. We love these ladies so much and wish them all the very best in the future.

A few changes are afoot at Winter Wonderland. We currently have a DT call out, so if you are interested pop over and have a read of the details. We are also going to have a Designer Spotlight feature and a weekly Top 3 spot - again all the details are over at Winter Wonderland :o)

All products are from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock ......... Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive
Ink ............... Chocolate Chip, More Mustard
Stampin' Markers .. Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, More Mustard
Stamp Set ......... Sparkly And Bright, Seasonal Wishes (retired)
Punches ........... Scallop Circle, 1 3/8” Circle, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, ¼” Circle

Don't forget to check out the other DT's lovely creations this week!

Teri xx