HOST REWARD Stamp set offer! from Stampin up!

THIS SET IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO HOSTS AND DEMONSTRATORS. To earn it, all you need do is host a party! Simples!

How do you do that? Contact me

CONTACT YOUR DEMONSTRATOR 

and I will help you! 

Merry patterns Host set, by Stampin' Up!

Christmas is traditionally the time for preparing seasonal cards and decoration, if you host an event between 1 September and 31 October, then you can get a free stamp set with your qualifying orders.

The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to this promotion and, with its candles, holly, jolly deer and classic sentiments, reflects all the cosiness and warmth you associate with the season. Hosts will get it for free if they reach the qualifying amount of 350 € / £250!

Details

• Promotion period: 1 September–31 October
• Qualifying amount: 350 € / £250 (catalogue price before shipping and handling)
• Only one stamp set can be redeemed per order
• Only the host of the order will receive the free stamp set
• There is no limit as to how many qualifying orders you can place throughout the promotion
• Demonstrator, customer, workshop and online orders qualify
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is not orderable outside this promotion
• To qualify for the stamp set, you can only order during this promotion, not before or after.

Black and white Xmas for Simply Stylish Stampers blog hop

Black and white? For Xmas?

I do hope you enjoy this little simple card. As xmas comes the colour of red white and green can get a little overwhelming. Wanting to keep things simple, yet effective. I chose this wonderful stamp set
"Hearts come home" 145416
with the corresponding thinlets dies
Hometown greetings 144671
Cutting out in glimmering diamonds paper using thesizzix adhesive sheets 411646 to keep the die cut pieces intact. I carefully backed onto erry little Xmas DSP and all mounted to Black Cardstock base.

I do hope you go and visit the other  Stampers and their wonderful makes.
Do not forget to like and subscribe! Tutorial for this coming soon on You tube.

Teenage Birthdays

Boys, especially the teenage variety are the hardest to please.

Designing this card for my son was something very special to me. Its a double diamond fold card. Rather complicated on the scoring, and  also can be tricky on the matting. Not the card for a beginner, but if you fancy a challenge, I am happy to do a tutorial.
The set is one I love dearly and use for all manner of things "Marquee Messages"
The planet was created using a technique with Acetate, alcohol inks and believe it or not wax floor polish.
The video of a close up can be found here
Card for a teenager

And finally, Please like and subscribe, and I am happy to do a tutorial if you are interested in  creating cards such as this.

Make and Take 22nd Aug

I just loved this weeks Make and Take a beautiful gift box, containing 4 cards with envelopes, plus a gift card holder. We tested an old business card out for size to be sure it fit.
Next Tuesday is going to be an expansion on box making with another gift box, and cards, plus the A - Z of Adhesives. Its also time to make your list as the NEW CATALOGUE goes LIVE on Sept 1st, and i know that things are going to be hotter than hell, so All order forms MUST be with me by the end of Tuesday (or you can order yourself online using the usual link craftinginthecabin.stampinup.net

Aug HOST CODE ANVM4K24

Rosettes for shows!

Its been a busy week crafting once a gain. This week I began with the fusion of rosettes and flowers. With the boost of the headband I designed for the London wedding, got me thinking about reinventing the rosette.

Well its not like it hasnt been done before, but here is my offering. Its kept me busy and out of trouble I guess. Anyway Enjoy

Pootles birtthday blog-hop.

I am so pleased to be part of the Pootles birthday blog-hop.

For this Birthday Project I made  this Birthday card with Vellum Orchids
I chose to use items from various sets and bundles, to show how mix and match between sets can create even more variety. It also is an ideal card to make to use up all the small scraps laying around, and shows what an impact can be made by using up the leftovers of other projects.

YOU WILL NEED
Climbing Orchid Photo polymer orchid bundle 14534
White Embossing powder,
Soft Suede ink
Card stock is  A5 Base card Soft Sky and 2 Inch wide x 5"  Peekaboo peach and soft sky card
Designer series paper is 1 3/4 inch wide strip Bundle of Love,
For the Trellis, I used using the Die from the Eclectic Layers, thinlet dies. 143774
Branches are from Wood Textures DSP 144177
using the thinlet from the set Seasonal layers 143751

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is  one set I highly recommend as an essential to your collection, the Vertical Greetings set 141876 .



To make:

• Use Soft Sky  A5 cardstock as base card.
• Using vellum, Stamp and heat emboss orchids in white embossing powder. Use soft Suede ink and versamark embossing ink for stamens and some of the orchid petals. 

 If you are new to embossing on Vellum, then here are a few tips. Make sure your heat gun is heated up before you start, heat the vellum from behind, not the front (inked/stamped) side.
As with all heat embossing its wise to use embossing buddy on our paper/vellum first and have a fine brush ready to tidy up any stray powder on your work. I use a small make up brush

• On narrow strip of vellum, Stamp sentiment HAPPY BIRTHDAY with versamark and heat emboss with White. Roll top end UNDER using end of pencil, roll bottom OVER. This forms a long scroll.
• Die cut Orchids and stamens, trellis out of peekaboo peach,  4 branches using wood Textures DSP
• Cut 2 strips of DSP Bundle of love paper and mat 1 onto Peekaboo peach and 1 onto soft sky
• Stamp sentiment in soft suede on Soft sky card, round corners
• Assemble orchids using brads, then glue dots for stamens.
• Stick Trellis, and  first matted strip of peekaboo peach  on base card, using snail. Stick second strip using stampin dimensional over the trellis.
• Mount sentiment "happy birthday, between the two strips, using glue dots. place second sentiment below. Finally Glue branches around the two sentiments, then add orchids and leaves using glue dots.

I do hope you enjoy this card and it gives you inspiration and joy.

Thank you for looking.
Please take the time to look around at the other crafters cards and Birthday gifts etc.

An InLinkz Link-up

Simply Snowflakes

After my exciting  unboxing, I could not wait to start.
I begin the new catalogue with this fabulous and very simple white and gold card.

A simple, elegant card that says it all.

YOU WILL NEED
US A2 whisper white cardstock

 Available after Sept 1st
Gold foil snowflake 144642
Winter Wonder Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 144686
Merry Little Labels 144795
Everyday Label Punch 144668

TO MAKE
Spritz cardstock with water, then emboss snowflake
Glue foil snowflake
Stamp label, Heat emboss with gold and cut out using punch
Mount over foil snowflake using stampin dimensionals.

I do hope you enjoy this card and it gives you inspiration. It shows  you do not have to use all the techniques as simple can be best.

Unboxing stampin' Up! from autumn/winter 2017 catalogue

Beautiful people

Today I have been blown away by the kind words of people over my crafting efforts. I had a couple of  commisions, one was a set of lanterns, the other a fascinator for a wedding. Both peoples comments have truly lited my heart and soul.

I do my crafts to try and help me heal, but most of all to bring a smile to someone and hopefully make them happy.

So a huge THANK YOU, to the beautiful people who have  been so kind to me today!

Carols of Christmas Pootles video hop

I am so excited to be able to create using the Carols of Christmas bundle.
This set is available for order from Sept 1st!


Nothing in the year is as exciting as the season of giving, Christmas! It can be so expensive though!
Yet this one bundle, and what a bundle it is. In fact Stampin' Up! call it a mega bundle, will have you creating and saving all year round!

Anyway to start of, you can see me make the card here
https://youtu.be/WiB8UfDBU6M

I KNOW ITS LONG!
It not only shows the card, but introduces you to two advanced techniques.
Sponging and masking
Partial Die cutting.

It also gives some hints for perspective and light.

The items used are:
The carols of Christmas bundle, which includes the stamp set and the thinlits dies
Be Merry A4 cardstock which has the Thick whisper white card, cherry cobbler and Garden green
Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper
and Clear wink of stella glitter brush.

The coloured Inks I used were Pacific point, Tempting Turquoise and Soft Sky
For sentiments and embellishments I used Garden green and Cherry Cobbler

Fiinally glue I used was Snail, Mini dimensionals, mini glue dots and the fabulous for fine details work, fine tip glue pen.

The card base is A5. Yes I went for a big card, but I felt the sentiment could hold a big card and the forest did it justice.

If you have any questions please ask, either on You tube or on my new blog 
https://ros0697.wixsite.com/craftinginthecabin
and dont forget next crafting in the cabin is TUESDAY 10.30 am

Thank you SO MUCH for watching. I do hope you will like and Please subscribe.
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Fun activity to do with kids

Fun craft activities to do with kids

July 25, 2017

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On rainy days why not get out the stamp sets, load up some small stamps on acrylic pegs and get creative with the kids with this "Handy"  project

You will need

peg stamps

3 colours of inks,

Blank card

2 sheets of paper

Sticky tape

Newspaper

Pen

Scissors (for the adults)

Ask your child to draw around his hand on the paper

Cut the hand out and then stick it to the blank card

Let the kids loose stamping in 3 colours using peg stamps until the whole card and  cut out is covered.

remove cut out and stick on inside of card.

On outside write

"This is my "Handy" work, and the date

Sign inside with childs name.

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Alternative ideas. Use a single sheet of card and put a calendar on the bottom, or get creative with your own imagination!

Stampin' Up! inks wash out with soap and water!

ENJOY!

If you dont have peg stamps, use a potato and cut an image into it!