Birthday

 

As you may know I had no heating for around 10 days and was unable to craft, during this annoying break my mojo went walkabout.

So what do you do when this happens, you CASE something!

I was after a project that utilised my remaining supplies after the retiring clear out, a browse of Pinterest ensued and I came across this card, I took a screenshot but can no longer find it, so not able to credit the original creator, the card had no watermark either.

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/YUtXi-

YouTube Tutorial

https://youtu.be/ZFpjmw9mVEg

Simple Stamping stepped Up

 

Needed more Easter cards, so a spot of #simplestamping, stepped up!

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/0dLi3V

Video

Measurements

• Card base of Basic White 8 1/4" x 5 7/8" scored and folded on the long side at 4 1/8".
• Mat of Daffodil Delight 4" x 5 3/4"
• Mat to stamp on 3 3/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap of Basic White for the large flower tp stamp and die cut
• Assemble as per video and embellish!

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Batch Make Easter Cards

 

My wife needs Easter cards for the ward on which she works and as I had the Easter Lilies stampset and Dies...

Products Used (click/touch link below)

https://s.tamp.in/Xzsw8W

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/gpE1qkwnRSU

Measurements.

• Card Base 8¼" x 5⅞" score and fold on the long side at 4⅛"
• Vellum 3½" x 4½"
• Basic White for stamping and Die Cutting.

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Kinda Shabby with Detailed Dogwood

Detailed Dogwood is a really beautiful stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®️ and I used it to create this card. 

The stamp set is FREE until Feb 29th with a £90 order from my store (before shipping)

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/mTEXjQ  (opens in new window)

YouTube Tutorial

Measurements

• Base card is Pecan Pie cut on the short side at 4⅛" score and fold on the long side at 5⅞"
• Stamping piece is Basic White at 4⅞" x 3⅛"
• Scrap of Basic White to fussy cut the small rectangle stamp.

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What Would I Do

Thoughtful Expressions is a really beautiful bundle and paired with some gorgeous Designer Series Paper to create this card.

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/D9DTy0

Video Tutorial

Measurements

• Base card is Thick Very Vanilla at 8¼" x 5⅞" scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛"
• Sentiment is two pieces, one of Very Vanilla to stamp the sentiment on and one of Lost Lagoon to layer beneath it. Cut out with the Dies.
• Scrap of Crumb Cake for the dragonflies
• Scrap of Basic White for the flower.

Watch the video for instructions.

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Inside of card, I have trimmed the top!

Some Of The Products Used

Care Cards with Perennial Postage

The two cards

First time playing with this gorgeous sentiment set

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/yXkgJ_

Video Tutorial

Measurements

• Base card of your choice of colour to match what DSP you are using 8¼" x 5⅞"
• Use the largest postage die to cut the front DSP and the inside Basic White
• Stamp your sentiment and cut out with a die/punch.
• Use various sizes of postage dies to create a pattern over the front DSP
• Embellish!

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Products Used

Card #1

Card #2

Get Well Soon with Warmest Heart

This was card #2

Hi everyone, well this is a retired bundle from the autumn/winter 2023 mini catalogue that I never got around to using for one reason and another.

I have to use it at least once, right? 

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/823lQX

Video Tutorial

Measurements.

• Base card of bubble bath 4⅛" x 11⅝" score and fold in half on the long side.
• Strip of DSP 2½" x 5⅞", adhere to base card.
• Scrap of Bubble Bath to stamp and die cut the flask.
• Scraps of Basic White to die cut the two scalloped pieces.
• Scrap of Basic White to stamp and die cur=t the flower and sentiment.
• Use your stamping blends or markers/pencils to colour the flower.
• Assemble as per the video.

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MORE Fun With FREE STUFF!

 Here are again, last time we used the Jungle Pals stamp set, this time we are adding the dies into the mix!

The Card.

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/YMIq2z

Tutorial Video

Measurements

• Base card of Balmy Blue 8¼" x 5⅞" scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛"
• Scrap of Garden Green for die cutting the tree and vegetation
• Scrap of Basic White for the animals and Sentiment.
• Watch the video for assembly instructions

Products Used

Inside of the card

Who Doesn't Love FREE STUFF!

Front of Card #1

#stampinup #menofstampinup #junglepals #stampinblends

Hi everyone, yes FREE STUFF! Until the end of February 2024, every order over £45 will earn you free product! 

Products Used

https://s.tamp.in/K-nmT3

Tutorial Video

Measurements and Method.

• Card Base of Azure Afternoon 8¼ x 5⅞ score and fold in half on the long side to create an A6 card.
• 3x Basic White 4⅛ x 1¾
• Stamp as sample provided and adhere to card base.
• Add sentiment either outside or inside (I did both ways) 
• Embellish!

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Inside of Card #1

Front of Card #2

Inside of Card #2

Uplifting card with Delicate Forest

 #stampinup #menofstampinup #toneontone #embossing #stampingoff

Hello everyone, had fun with this one, I cased the catalogue, something I love to do. Used multiple techniques on this card.

Tutorial Video

Products used https://s.tamp.in/yg4_hf

Measurements

• Base Card 8¼" 5⅞ scored and folded on the long edge (Pretty Peacock)
• Inside mat 4" x 5¾ (Basic White)
• Front mat 3½ x 5"
• Scrap of Pretty Peacock fro the sentiment.

Method

• Stamp the front of the card with your choice of stamp using the tone on tone technique.
• Stamp the four corners of the inside mat and adhere.
• Stamp the flowers, first Petal Pink, then Moody Mauve then stamp off using Moody Mauve again.
• Use versa mark to stamp the sentiment on the scrap of Pretty Peacock, add white embossing powder and heat emboss.
• Adhere the from mat to the base card.
• Attach the sentiment to the stamped front piece using dimensionals.
• Embellish!

Thank you cards with Circle Sayings Part Two!

I thought I had made enough thank you cards, but I hadn't.

So another batch was required, 

I changed the colours and made a tent fold instead of a gatefold.

Products used, touch or click the link below.

https://s.tamp.in/C2FLt0

Video Tutorial

Measurements

• Base card 5⅞" x 4⅛" fold in half to create a tent fold.
• Card stock Mat 5¾" x 4"
• DSP Mat 5⅝ x 3⅞
• Scraps of colour card stock and basic white for the sentiment.

Method

• Adhere the DSP mat to the card stock mat.
• Use Stampin' Seal or Tear and Tape on the short sides of the card stock layer and attach the jute twine in a cross on the front, adhering the ends to the tape.
• Use liquid glue on the reverse of the card stock, especially on the jute twine and adhere to the card base.
• Die cut the scrap coloured card with the second largest circle die.
• Stamp the sentiment on the basic white and punch out with the bundled punch.
• Adhere the sentiment to the die cut, then add dimensionals to die cut and plce above the twine on the front of the card.
• Embellish!

Thank you cards with Circle Sayings

Hi everyone, well, Christmas is over and it's time to send out those thank you cards.

Products used - https://s.tamp.in/T6MDtW

Video Tutorial will be live at 8pm GMT Jan 5th 2024

Measurements

Base card.

• 4⅛" x 11⅞" (half A4)
• Score on the long side at 3" turn card 180 degrees and score at 2⅞" then fold and burnish.

Inside mat pieces

• 1x coloured card stock 5⅝" x 4"
• 1x white card 5½" x 3⅞"

Outside mat pieces

• 1x coloured card at 4" x 2⅞" and 1x coloured card 4" x 2¾"
• 1x DSP 3⅞" x 2¾" and 1x DSP 3⅞" x 2⅝"

Sentiment

• 1x coloured card cut with the 2nd largest Stylish Shapes Circle Die.
• 1x stamped white circle using the bundled punch.

Method

1. Adhere the mat pieces together with your choice of adhesive.
2. Adhere the inside mat to the inside of the card and stamp a cupcake in the bottom right corner (optional)
3. Adhere the outside mats to the outside of the card being mindful not to confuse them (I did!)
4. Adhere the sentiment to the die cut circle, placing dimensional on the back, make note of which half the dimensional go as you need to adhere it to the left side flap.
5. Embellish if you wish (optional)

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Where have I been and why is the blog out of date.

Hello everyone, well its been a bit of a year to be honest.

My wife originally had cancer in the summer of 2013 and had all the treatment, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and a years worth of Herceptin injections.

In 2022 My wife began feeling off colour and breathless, the doctor diagnosed late onset asthma and gave her an inhaler to use.

In the summer of 2022 she had an x-ray as her condition hadn't improved and guess what, it wasn't asthma but cancer.

A CT scan followed and it was discovered that she had a large mass in her right lung, several smaller masses in her left lung, a mass in her liver and small spots of cancer on her spine. 

She had the chemo therapy and now goes every three weeks for Phesgo, she is only receiving palliative treatment as the cancer is incurable.

The Phesgo has been good apart from the side effects, she has been getting a partial response, with the spine tumours vanishing, the liver and left lung tumours becoming much smaller, the only tumour it hasn't touched is in the right lung, it hasn't shrunk at all but hasn't grown either.

Also in 2022 she started to lose the use of her right (dominant) hand, carpel tunnel was diagnosed and she had the operation which did nothing as it wasn't carpel tunnel.

After numerous months she had nerve conduction test in the summer of 2023 and the first thing the consultant said was 'you've had radiotherapy haven't you' she said yes in 2014, it turns out that this is a side effect of the radiotherapy affecting a small number of people, it can take eight to ten years to appear.

We saw a hand specialist in December 2023 and he confirmed that there is absolutely nothing whatsoever that can be done, she used to cycle and play the church organ, two of her great loves, no longer.

The current cancer doesn't really bother her, apart from the side effects of the treatment, the hand issue however, really gets to her, she only had the radiotherapy to keep me and her friends happy.

So we come to me, I was doing ok at the start of 2023 with regular YouTube tutorials, it was towards the spring that we found out that the current cancer is incurable and that really knocked my duck off, I lost interest in all sorts of things, including crafting and started to drink quite heavily.

2024 however is a new year, a blank slate if you will, so let's crack on!

Christmas Cards with Night Divine

Hello everyone, this was actually done on Wednesday but as I haven't posted them yet... 🙂 Card base is 5⅞ square, cut along the short side of a piece of A4 at the 5⅞ mark and then score and fold in half along the long side. DSP is O Holy Night cut at 5¾ square. Ink colour is Night of Navy Stamps from Night Divine. Die sets used were Night Divine and Stylish Shapes for the sentiment. I created a shadow for the sentiment using Crumb Cake. Cards finished off with Matte Black embellishments (retired) and stamped inside (no photo, forgot to take one) Captions on each image. Apologies, not everything is listed in the add to cart, guessing SU has sold out of some the items I used.

Products used - 

YouTube Video

All Four Cards

Close up

Close up

Close up

Then I needed four more....

I changed the die for the sentiment and the sentiment!

Then I needed two more...

Went back to the original die but with a different shadow.

FREE Shipping - 14th December 2023

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Please keep in mind that because of the Christmas season, the distribution centre may fall behind typical shipping timeframes. We will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.

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Stamp Around UK Video Hop August 2022

#stamparounduk #stampinup #menofstampinup #toneontone

This months theme is layers and textures

Please visit the participants below who have also created wonderful projects.

Barry & Jay Soriano - Mitosu Crafts - https://youtu.be/XW_xwaXPOa0 Gez Carpenter - Nigezza Creates - https://youtu.be/1ghjpvHph4I Keep It Crafty with Ladonnya - https://youtu.be/vNDL1ovgGWM Helzie @ SlimmandStylish - https://youtu.be/xWgYbRITRNQ Karen Egan - Craftykarendesigns - https://youtu.be/Z8UiCgcxeWE Tricia Smith, SmithsCraftyCreations.com - https://youtu.be/ByMQ4iY2NZQ Jayne Frank - Craft with Jayne https://youtu.be/uhM7x2Dd180 Esther Howard- Stampin Star Creations https://youtu.be/QZhSeimSUuY jazzledazzlecraft with Janice - https://youtu.be/QZdKYecno_E Purrfectly Creative with Joanna - https://youtu.be/zD-wcGxhe2w Linda's Papercraft https://youtu.be/HiqVKM3ZxxY Yvonne Flitton - https://youtu.be/C_BpKD9YaSU Artfulstampin with Ruth - https://youtu.be/_uFJgnx0SEE 

Fun With 2022-24 In Colors

 Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Today I am having fun the Party Puffins stamp set and our new 2022-24 In Colors.

Measurements and products are here:

https://s.tamp.in/fM8T4s

Tutorial Video:

Instructions:

I had a lot of fun using our new In Colors on this project.

• Base card of Thick Basic White 8¼" x 5⅞" scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛.
• Mat 1 Use largest rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies in your chosen colour.
• Stamp your design on a piece of Basic White large enough to become Mat 2
• Mat 2 Use 3rd largest rectangle from the Stitched rectangle Dies in Basic White.
• Banner is your chosen colour cut to 3" x 1" with a white mat piece of 3" x ¾", you will need to trim the white piece slightly before adhering.
• Put the banner pieces through the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch.
• Adhere Mat 1 to the card base with your chosen adhesive.
• Adhere Mat 2 to Mat 1 with dimensionals.
• Assemble the banner and attach to Mat 2 with dimensionals.
• Embellish!

Stitched Notebooks with the 2022-24 In Colors

I really had a lot of fun making these, only three of the colours as two were not available as individual colours during the preorder, although I discovered later that they were available as a bundle on a different catalogue page, oops!

Really easy to make and a possible idea for craft fairs.

Products and measurements here - https://s.tamp.in/PeLIqT

Tutorial Video here ->

 

Customer Thank You Cards By Stampin' Up! 'Queen Anne's Lace' (Video Post)

Very late this month with my thank you cards for which I apologise to my lovely customers.

A #simplestamping project

Playing With Patterns By Stampin' Up (Video Post)

Lots of fun with this one, this was the third attempt at at filming!