Showing posts with label Big Shot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Shot. Show all posts

Friday, 1 December 2017

Pretty in Pink



Hello crafting friends. Here we are at the end of another week - I am looking forward to a "nothing planned" weekend, how about you? Of course for me it means more time in my craft room and according to our weather forecast, we are expecting a major weather event with heavy rain, thunderstorms and flash flooding around our region, so I'll be staying safe and sound indoors crafting.

The project I'm sharing with you all today, comes courtesy of Samantha Clayton from Mixed Up Craft, just click on her blog name and there you'll find information on how to make it. It's become a popular decoration to make and there are quite a few of us Stampin' Up! demonstrators out there putting our own stamp on it, (pardon the pun), so thank you Sam.


I've made mine in Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake and I think in this combination of colours, it would be perfect for a "Baby's First Christmas" decoration. Change the main colour to Soft Sky or Pool Party for a baby boy. I used the smallest stitched square framelit for the centre panels, leaving the pink ones plain and embossing the crumb cake ones with the Oh My Stars TIEF.
I die-cut some little stitched stars from the Trim Your Stocking thinlits out of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and added these to the pink pirouette panels along with some rhinestones.


I stamped the sweet little stars from the 'Wood Words' stamp set, above and below the centre panels in Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake. To finish off the decorating I have used some NEW ribbon and bakers twine from the new Occasions Catalogue, which customers will be able to order from January 3rd. I have left the top of the ornament open and it has plenty of room inside for some little chocolates or lollies for older children, or for the adults some lovely jewellery could be popped inside! I have a list of all the products I've used at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you're new to my blog and Stampin' Up! please send me an email if you would like to receive any of the current catalogues, I'd be happy to post one out to you and have your custom. You can also view my store by clicking on the 'Shop Online' button if you would like to purchase anything online or alternatively click on any of the products listed below.

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So until next time.....
Stay happy & stay crafty! 😘

























Wednesday, 29 November 2017

The Heart of Christmas - Week 27


Hello friends and welcome to the last of our Heart of Christmas weekly blog posts from the Art with Heart team. I have really enjoyed participating in this weekly hop with my team members and I hope you have enjoyed seeing all of the great projects we have made. I have a lovely stock pile of Christmas cards ready to send out to family and friends and I have been so inspired by all of the wonderful creations that the team have shared with all of us over this series. Special thanks to our lovely team leader Claire Daly for the idea. I only started my blog this year and this weekly hop has certainly given me great exposure to the world of bloggers and followers, so thank you Claire and my sister team members who are always encouraging with their lovely comments. 

Today I thought I would share with you the little thank-you gifts that I made for the ladies who come to my monthly classes.


I found these yummy chocolates, (they truly are delicious!! - ask me how I know😉), while grocery shopping last week and thought that they would be just the thing to pop into these mini star top bon-bons. I followed a YouTube tutorial on how to make them and chose some designs from the Be Merry DSP and the little sentiment is from the 'Wood Words' stamp set. 


They turned out sooo cute!

Next I made each of the ladies a little scissor or mobile phone charm.
I stamped one of the 'Flower Shop' stamps onto some Shrinky Dink plastic with Memento ink, punched a hole and heat shrunk using the heat tool. I purchased the cords from my local discount shop and I matched the DSP to the bon-bons. The sentiment I used is from the 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set and I have cut it out with the smallest stitched circle. I used Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler for the ink colours.

The ladies really loved their little chocolate and keepsake and we had a wonderful day for our last class of the year. I have called them ladies, which they are of course, but they have also become lovely friends and we always have such a fun time at our classes.

Busy making their projects.


I wanted to wear some Christmas bling and I'm pleased to say it was Stampin' Up! too!!!
These are the Mini Ornaments from the Christmas/Holiday Catalogue and I have made them into some earrings.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2018.
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Please stop by from time to time to see what I've been up to in my paper crafting and if you would like to leave me a comment, I would love to read them.

Let's hop over to Claire Daly's blog now to see what she and the other team members have created for their last Heart of Christmas projects.

Until next time.....
Stay happy & stay crafty! 😘