Picture Perfect Pop and Twist

I had been wanting to try a Pop and Twist card for a while but didn't quite know where to start so I thought I would take part in this months InspireINK   challenge for inspiration.

This month is a Tic Tac Toe challenge.

I had to pick three colours in a row to use in my project. I must admit I wasn't drawn to any at first sight, but eventually decided on the bottom row, Mango Melody, Coastal Cabana and Mossy Meadow.

I followed a tutorial by Jan B on You Tube...look for Pop and Twist Tutorial.

I was really pleased with how it turned out and think these colours look great together..wouldn't want any more Mossy Meadow though !

I used the Picture Perfect Stamp Set. This set won't be in the new catalogue sadly, but it will be staying on my shelf !

This is what the inside looks like. It all folds away inside the card...so clever.

Apart from the stamp set, I only used inks and card in the three colours and  stamped my own pattern on Whisper White cardstock. 

If you haven't tried this sort of card give it a go, it's great fun and makes a card a bit more special.

I think I am a bit addicted now with lots of ideas for some others.

Just a little reminder...once you have finished your project put it somewhere safe, don't leave it to fall onto an open inkpad.....just saying...

Please click on the links below to see some of the other projects made by my fellow blog hoppers. 

Happy Stamping

Laurie xx

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On Stage 2019 Team Gifts

Last Saturday I was in Telford at the Stampin' Up! new Annual Catalogue Launch. It is always great fun and so exciting to see all the new products.

I made some special gifts for my lovely team members.

I made a notecard holder like the one I shared with you in January , the instructions are here, but instead of notelets I put some other bits inside.

There is a notebook for ideas...

a bookmark for the new catalogue...

and a wish list for all the new products we want.

I must apologise to Stampin' Up! for chopping up some of their recruitment folders for this lovely paper but hey, I'm a crafter !!

There are lots of great products coming soon, can't wait to share them with you.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

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Beauty Abounds Birthday Card

I am away this weekend at the Stampin' Up! convention in Telford.

It is great fun meeting up with all my friends and getting to see the new Annual catalogue that comes out on 1st June.

Sadly, it means I will miss my Mum's birthday today...but I have already been to see her with a present and a card.

I made it with the lovely yellow Gingham Gala  Designer Paper and stamped the top layer with the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set.

I teamed it up with some Lemon/Lime Twist ribbon and a sentiment from the Forever Lovely Stamp Set.

I made a matching insert with Lemon/Lime Twist. This is one of the In Colours  that will retire at the end of May, but new ones are on the way !

Have a fabulous day Mum....see you soon.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

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Floral Romance Mothers Day Card

I must confess although I love this pack of Designer Paper I hadn't got round to using it !

The pack contains 3 designs of vellum paper and I used one of these for my card.

I layered the vellum paper on some Whisper White cardstock and then added some more layers in Fresh Fig and Petal Pink.

I used some Tombow liquid glue to attach the vellum. As the vellum is quite patterned I dotted the glue on the darker parts so that it didn't show through.

Before attaching to the card base I wrapped some of the matching ribbon around. It's a variegated ribbon in Whisper White and Petal Pink and at 1.6cm wide makes a lovely bow.

I chose the sentiment from a Sale A Bration set as it was so fitting for my Mum. Not only is she a fabulous role model but she is always crafting and actually introduced me to cardmaking.

I layered the sentiment on the Layering Oval Framelits and cut out the letters from the Large Letters Framelits.

I spent a lovely couple of hours with my Mum last Sunday and she was so pleased with her card.

Happy Stampin

Laurie x

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Animal Expedition Age card

Hello everyone,

Well it's a lovely sunny day here in Kent ...at last. 

I am sharing a fun birthday card today that I recently made for my Grandson who had reached the grand age of 7.

I hadn't used the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper much at all but it was just right for this project.

I made a square card which is almost 6"square and layered the fab crocodile paper onto some Tranquil Tide cardstock. I left a gap in the middle for the age and used the Letters For You dies  to cut out the letters in Lemon/Lime Twist and Real Red to give a shadow.

The 'happy birthday' is from the really useful Well Written Framelits Dies. If you pair these with the Well Said Stamp Set you have words for every occasion.

This bundle is in the the current Spring Summer Catalogue and I really hope they carry over into the new Annual catalogue.

Just a mention too that Sale A Bration ends on 31st March 2019 so if you want to take advantage of the free products or the wonderful joining offer ....hurry up! More details are a bit further down.

Happy Stamping 

Laurie x

Current Promotions

Don't forget that until 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend in either of the current catalogues you can claim of free product from the  Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  

All the current catalogues are available to download from the sidebar or I am more than happy to pop them in the post to you..they are much better in the flesh. Just give me a shout.

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Bloom by Bloom Thank You Cards

Hello, hello,

Been off the radar recently suffering from that horrible flu virus...coughing aching and generally feeling sorry for myself.

While I was getting back on my feet I went away on a short break to celebrate my birthday. had a nice peaceful time and didn't have to cook !!!

So now that my crafty mojo has returned, I have made some Thank You cards for the lovely gifts I received.

I made a card base from Crumb Cake cardstock and added a layer with Blueberry Bushel.

The top layer is Very Vanilla. I masked off an area with a post it note and then used the Bloom by Bloom Set to stamp a random pattern with Blueberry Bushel and Soft Suede inks.

A simple card made with minimal supplies, just add the sentiment of your choice.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

Current Promotions

Don't forget that until 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend in either of the current catalogues you can claim of free product from the  Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  

All the current catalogues are available to download from the sidebar or I am more than happy to pop them in the post to you..they are much better in the flesh. Just give me a shout.

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Happiness Blooms Card Swap

My Goodness I am fed up with Winter already. We have had some snow here down in the South of England, but it has disappeared fairly quickly. I hope wherever you are it's not too bad.

The cards I am sharing today will cheer you up, they are lovely and bright and remind me that Spring MUST be on it's way soon !

I made these cards for a card swap with some of my team mates. We do this every time a new catalogue comes out. It gives us lots of inspiration and a chance to see some of the new products we may not have yet.

As you can see, I made the cards all the same but used a different paper from the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper each time.

I made the flowers that decorate the cards with the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack that are part of this Suite. There are four punches in the set, three different shape flowers and one with a flower centre and a leaf shape.

I decorated the envelope flaps with the matching flowers from the Bloom by Bloom Stamp set.

The sentiment is from the Sale-a-Bration stamp set Hello Cupcake, FREE when you spend £45.

Hope these cheer up your day.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

Current Promotions

Don't forget that until 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend in either of the current catalogues you can claim of free product from the  Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  

All the current catalogues are available to download from the sidebar or I am more than happy to pop them in the post to you..they are much better in the flesh. Just give me a shout.

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Hello Cupcake, Pootlers Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Hiya,

Here we go with our second Pootlers Blog Hop, this time showcasing the Sale-A-Bration products. You earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration item every time you spend £45 in either of the current catalogues.

Whenever I take part in these blog hops, I know my team mates are going to come up with some fantastic projects so I have to produce something special.

This time instead of thinking outside of the box I thought about inside the box.

I used The Hello Cupcake Stamp Set to make my project along with the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets and some of the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper.

I wanted to send special birthday wishes to a friend and so I made use of one of the Acetate Boxes from the main catalogue.

I lined the box with some of the Foil Sheet and popped into the box a pack of Pud in a Mug. These little packs make a cake in a cup or mug just by adding  milk, stirring and popping in the microwave. Of course I had tried one out beforehand ......lol

I made up the card and attached a little candle and holder to pop into the cake once made.

The back of the card I slid into the box or you could of course pop it into an envelope and add it to the box.

This is a lovely Stamp Set to have in your crafting stash, not only are the cupcake stamps very versatile, I love the sentiments and all for free !

I am sure some of my team mates projects will be using this stamp set too, so please have a hop around for some crafty inspiration.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

Current Promotions

Don't forget that until 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend in either of the current catalogues you can claim of free product from the  Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  

All the current catalogues are available to download from the sidebar or I am more than happy to pop them in the post to you..they are much better in the flesh. Just give me a shout.

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Tea Room Suite Note Card Holder Tutorial

Hiya, 

I have had a lot of interest in my Note Card Holder from my post here, and a tutorial has been requested....so here it is. 

I used the Tea Room Suite papers again and Rich Razzleberry as the base this time. 
This holder is designed for 6 Stampin' Up! notecards and envelopes. The envelopes measure 5 1/8 inches x 3 1/8 inches.

Using chipboard or sturdy cardboard cut 

2 pieces that measure 6 1/2 inches x 4 1/2 inches 

and 1 Piece that measures 6 1/2 inches  x 1 inch

and place onto a sheet of A4 card stock in your chosen colour as shown.

Ensure you have at least an 1/8th inch between the pieces for the spine.

Once you are happy with the positioning then lightly mark round the pieces with a pencil and then glue into place following the markings with your chosen adhesive. I prefer to use Tombow.

Leaving a gap of 1/8th inch from the corner edges of the chipboard, cut off the corners as shown, to enable you to fold the edges of your folder in and have nice sharp corners.

 and using a bone folder lightly press around the chipboard and then glue and fold the card inwards to stick to the chipboard.

Using your bone folder gently score down either side of the spine and gently fold inwards.

Cut a piece of card stock to measure 10 1/8 inch by 6 3/8 inch and glue to cover the inside.

Once again gently score down either side of the spine with your bone folder and gently fold inwards.

Choose your ribbon and with the holder in a closed position affixit to the centre of the back and front of the holder.

Choose a contrasting colour for the first layer of your front and back cover.

Cut to 6 inches x 4 inches. Cut your selected paper to 5 3/4 inches x 3 3/4 inches.

Glue these layers to the front and back of your folder securing the ribbon.

Decorate as required.

For the two pockets inside the holder cut two pices of card stock measuring      5 3/8 inches x 3 3/4. Using a scoreboard score at 3/8 of an inch and 3/4 of an inch on both the short sides and on one of the long sides.

Cut as shown and fold in the edges. 

Put a small piece of tape as shown, marked with an 'X' and fold in the edges 

to form the pocket making sure your corners are straight.

Place tape around the edges and affix to the inside of your folder.

Decorate the front pockets, I trimmed down some of the Memories and More cards to 4" x 2 3/4" and used those. I only glued around 3 edges so you can use them as a pocket.

I then used the Memories and More Card Pack to decorate the Note Cards.

I hope this is clear to follow and you have fun making yours.

Happy Stamping

Laurie x

Current Promotions

Don't forget that until 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend in either of the current catalogues you can claim of free product from the  Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  

All the current catalogues are available to download from the sidebar or I am more than happy to pop them in the post to you..they are much better in the flesh. Just give me a shout.

How to Buy

You can only purchase Stampin' Up! products through Independent Demonstrators like myself, click on the shop with me button in the sidebar. Or I will be more than happy to help you place an order, just get in touch. 

Join My Team

Stampin' Up! also offers fabulous opportunities to run a home-based business or just get discount on your craft products. Don't hesitate to contact me for more information on how to join our lovely crafty family.