Fabric!

A few weeks ago I was asked to do a demonstration using the new fabric now being sold by Stampin' Up! This was for a training event being held by Stampin Up! for a group of lovely Demonstrators down at High Wycombe.

These are all the projects I created to display. They all use some of the fabulous Candy Cane Christmas Fabric (page 105 £8.95). I love the colour combination used for this fabric - Real Red, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze and Garden Green - it was very easy to create projects using it :o)

For this first project, I created some large flowers with strips of the fabric.

Cut about a 4" strip down the length one of the designs.

Fold in half longways, before ironing it flat (optional).

Sew a running stitch all along the folded edge and cut the opposite edge into a wave pattern - just roughly.

Pull one end of the running stitch thread so the fabric gathers up - stop when it is about half the original length.

Wrap the fabric around a chop stick (or similar) securing as you go with Fabric Glue.

Be warned - it can get a little fiddly and messy with the glue - but the final result is worth it :o)

Teri xx

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack!

Join me on Saturday 5^th November  for a morning full of Stampin' fun to help you get ready for Christmas by creating a Stack of Christmas Cards 

- Using Fabulous Stampin' Up! Products

Time : 9.30 am until 1:00 pm

At

 

Rode Memorial Hall

High Street

Rode

Somerset

BA11 6NZ

Cost : £20.00

Contact me to book your place .....

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Teri Pocock

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teri.pocock@live.com

http://teriscraftspot.blogspot.com/

Phone No : 01225 768107

Mobile : 07873 174983

Please book and pay before 22^nd October.

There will be a raffle on the day with some fabulous prizes!

Refreshments will be provided.

Payment is fully refundable until 1^st October 2011.

Thereafter, if you are unable to make the event you will receive the project packs that everyone receives on the day.

Scallop Square - Easel Card - Dinoroar

One of my favourite stamp sets in the new Idea Book and Catalogue is the Dinoroar Stamp set (page 47). It's a really sweet set, perfect for children - especially little boys :o)

I have used the new exclusive Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die (115950 page 122) to make an easel card. I haven't made it square though, I made it into a diamond easel card. It's a little bit fiddly, but I like a challenge :o)

The colours used are Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla. I used the ink pads and Aqua Painter (103954 page113) to colour the images. The sentiment is from Oval All (113790 page 71).

The background was brayered. I can't remember which colours I used for definite. I think thye were Bashful Blue and Night of Navy for the sky and Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi, with a hint of Crumb Cake for the field.

Teri xx

Swaps - Amanda's Training

Last Saturday was Amanda Fowler's quarterly Team Training. Fortunately the lovely Amanda opens this to teams other than her own .... so me and mine get to go :o) I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy the training days. There were 33 like minded ladies there on Saturday. The enjoyment and inspiration you get at this event is amazing :o)

When Stampin' Up! demos get together we always swap. The swaps I took this time are shown above. They all use the new Aviary stamp set (page 41) and each uses one of the new In Color colours. These had to be really quick to make cards this time. I didn't think I'd get to make any, but managed to get these done before I went. You swap your cards with each of the other demos attending and come away with lots of new ideas .... it really is a fabulous idea!

Wheeled Frame

This is one of the cards from my September Technique class. We created a frame using one of the Stampin' Up! standard wheels - Decor 119894 £6.50.

This technique is really quick and easy to do. It looks especially good on Scrapbook pages, but can be done for cards.

You start by drawing a light pencil cross across a square of cardstock. Position a post-it note along the pencil line from the bottom left corner up towards the middle and another from the top left corner down towards the middle.

You then wheel your image up the left side - using a wheel guide to keep it straight. Remove the post-it notes and rotate the cardstock a quarter turn before repeating the process again on the remaining three sides.

This is a 12x12 page I completed of my daughter to showcase some of the new fabric that Stampin' Up! is now selling in the UK. I was asked to create some samples and do a demonstration using the fabric at the recent training event held by Stampin' Up! at High Wycombe. This was one of the samples I did :o)

The fabric is lovely to work with. I really hate to sew, so most of the samples I produced had no sewing in them at all. I'll show you them soon.

The flowers on this page were cut using the Fun Flowers die and the Big Shot. I laid them all onto copy paper and sprayed them in a light laundry starch before crumpling them all up inside the paper. I then un-crumpled the paper and left the flowers to dry.

The buttons were made from circles of cardstock stacked on top of each other and topped off with a circle of matching Designer Series Paper. I punched two holes using my crop-a-dile and covered the DSP with Crystal Effects to give it a shiny finish :o)

The stamp sets used here are Strength & Hope (retired), Tiny Tags and Confetti. The colours are Real Red and Baja Breeze. The ribbon used is the Baja Breeze seam binding and Whisper White Taffeta.

I re-did this page, using current products for a recent competition held by Stampin' Up! for their demos. Everyone who submitted projects to be considered for display at the up and coming European Convention went into a draw - and I won a stamp set!!! I love being a Demonstrator for this fabulous company! Have you ever thought about joining? October is a great month to start. Stampin' Up! have a promotion running for this month - anyone who joins will not only get over £250 worth of products for £119, they will also receive 5 ink pads (new In Colors) and a pack of cardstock valued at £27.95!!! Contact me if you are interested - I would love to have you on my team :o)

Teri xxxx

September Project Class - Strength & Hope

This was my project class for September. It uses the Strength And Hope stamp set (page 31 Mini Catty). It is available in Wood Mount (£15.95) or Clear Mount (£12.95). This is Stampin' Up's charity set and will only be available until the end of this month. For every set sold, Stampin' Up! will donate £1.00 towards The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The set is currently still available - but only for a few more days! Don't miss the opportunity to get this set if you have fallen in love with it - contact me today :o)

This project is made up of a really sweet Top Note box and three co-ordinating cards.

The colours used are Very Vanilla, River Rock and Concord Crush.

If you would like to purchase the instructions for this set, you will find the details below. The instructions will be emailed to you as a PDF document within 48 hours ....

Strength and Hope - Class Instructions - £3.00

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Last Chance List!!

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You can access the Last Chance List from my left hand Sidebar. The list will automatically be updated by Stampin' UP! as the stock runs out for each item.

If there are items on there that you want to get hold of, then don't wait! Products are selling out already.

Gone so far .....

12x12 Red Riding Hood Cardstock
12x12 Wild Wasabi Cardstock
12x12 Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
12x12 Whisper White Cardstock
Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit
Silver Elastic Cord
Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets
Pewter Jumbo Eyelets
In Colors Ink Refills
On Board Art Journal - large
Star Punch
Spiral Border Punch
Right On Track Wheel
Sanded - Stamp
Bella Toile - Stamp
Sense of Time - Stamp set
On A Pedestal Stamp set
Choo Choo - Stamp set
Forest Friends - Stamp set
Tart and Tangy - Stamp set
Afterthoughts - wood - hostess Level 1 Stamp set
Cute By The Inch - wood - hostess Level 2 Stamp set
Jolly Holiday - DSP
Real Red 1cm Taffeta Ribbon
Night of Navy Satin Ribbon
Old Olive Striped Grosgrain

These products will only be available until the end of September ........ OR when the stock runs out.

Because I Care .....

Today is the birthday of one of my downline ...... Anne.

Happy Birthday Anne ...... I hope you're having a fabulous day!!! :o)

This is the card I made for her. It uses the Level 1 Hostess Stamp set - Because I Care. The flower is my absolute favourite ever .... it's just so beautiful and so easy to use.

I've stamped the flower onto Watercolour Paper (page 87) using Versamark ink (page 103) and heat embossed it with Black Embossing Powder (page 100). I've then used the Sponge Daubers (page 103) to colour the image with Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive ink.

I've sponged both the backgrounds. The smaller one was initially unevenly covered with So Saffron. I then added Soft Suede to the deep corners and edges, finishing with Early Espresso just on the very edges and shallow corners.

The larger background was created in a similar way, but after I covered the Very Vanilla cardstock in So Saffron I went over it with the Texture Jumbo Wheel (page 55) using Versamark ink. I heat embossed this with Clear Embossing powder (page 100) . I then sponged the Soft Suede all over, just giving it a rough coating and polished the ink off the embossing with some kitchen roll, so the So Saffron shows through. Finally, I finished with Early Espresso on the edges and corners.

I love this card .....

Teri xxx

Faux Silk - Kimono Kids

This is the last of my cards created in this month's Technique Classes - using the Faux Silk Technique.

There are a couple of ways you can do this technique. For the above card, the image was stamped and coloured on to Whisper White cardstock. A thin layer of Tombow (wet glue) was then spread all over the white cardstock. A piece of tissue paper was then scrunched up and opened out again. This was carefully placed over the image/white cardstock and smoothed down, but not so much as to remove all the wrinkles and creases from it. The excess tissue was then trimmed off.

An alternative way of doing this technique is to stamp/colour the tissue paper itself. This is then scrunched, opened out and finished off as the other was :o)

The image used is from the Kimono Kids stamp set (page 46). The colours used are Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride and Concord Crush. The ribbon is the gorgeous Stitched Poly ribbon in Concord Crush.

Teri xx

Baby Wipe Ink Pad

The Baby Wipe Ink Pad technique is yet another simple one :o) You create your 'ink pad' using a folded up Baby Wipe and add drops of ink from your re-inker bottles. You should make sure that your different colours are right next to each other on the 'ink pad', but you don't want them to overlap too much or you may get some muddy colours resulting.

This card uses the French Foliage stamp set from the current Mini Catalogue (page 15). I've said before how much I love this set and how versatile it is. Hopefully it's one that will be carried forward to our new catalogue in October ..... but if it's on your Wish List don't wait until then to get it as there is no guarantee it will stay :o)

The colours I have used this time are Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Concord Crush - three of our current In-Colour collection.

The background has been embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The sentiment layers were created using the Scallop Oval and Decorative Label punch.

Teri xx