MERRY CHRISTMAS

Just a quick note to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Time for a Tree

Here's another:
I used the following:

Stamps - Time For A Tree Standard Wheel Roller

Card - Handsome Hunter, Real Red and Whisper White

Ink - Basic Gray

Stampin' Pastels - A selection of different colours

Accessories - Dazzling Diamonds and 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for looking!

SEASON OF JOY CARD

Here's another Christmas Card:

This ones a more basic card. A quick one to make. I used:

Stamps - Season Of Joy

Card - Real Red and Whisper White

Inks - Real Red

Accessories - Dazzling Diamonds and 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for looking!

Sparkly and Bright Rudolph

I received a card like this one as a swap at the convention in Germany. It was made by a German Demonstrator. I liked it that much I decided to make one for my Christmas cards. I made mine as a 4" x 4" card.

I used the following:

Stamps - Sparkly and Bright

Ink - Chocolate Chip and Whisper White Craft

Card - Kraft and Whisper White

Accessories - Small Tag Punch and Standard Tag Punch. I used a sponge dauber to soften the edges around the tag. I used some red Gingham ribbon to tie the top of the tag.

Thanks for looking!

Sparkly and Bright Christmas Tree

Sorry for the delay in updating my blog. Here's another Christmas Card. Things have been a bit frantic making cards and presents.

I got this idea from a birthday card that I received as one of my swaps from the convention in Germany and then adapted it.


I used the following:

Stamps - Sparkly and Bright

Card - Handsome Hunter, Real Red and Very Vanilla

Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Real Red and Close to Coco

Accessories - Real Red Ribbon. Dazzing Diamonds Glitter (great with everything you make) and 2 Way Glue Pen.

Circle Punches - 1 -3/4", 1 -3/8" and 1-1/4


Thanks for looking. Have a great Christmas!

Christmas Tree For All Seasons

This is one of the Christmas cards I made this year. I really like this set.

I used the following:

Stamps - A Tree For All Seasons

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Basic Grey

Accessories - Stampin' Write Markers Creamy Caramel & Tempting Turquoise

Dazzling Diamonds Glitter & 2 Way Glue Pen.

Thanks for looking!

MORE CONVENTION PHOTOS

Here are a few more of my photos of Convention.

This is a photo of the Americans that we met in Germany. They were great fun. From left we have Sara, Emily and Kelly.


This is a photo of us at the Awards Dinner. Abi, Angie, Shelli Gardener (co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!), Sandra and myself. It was great to meet Shelli. She always made time to speak to everyone. She had some stunning outfits too!



Abi my upline came 23rd in Demonstrator of the Year and received a rose, certificate and pin. This was a great achievement. However, Abi is quite shy and wasn't so keen on going up onto the stage to collect them (especially in heels and walking across a slippery floor). This is the only photo I managed to get of Shelli presenting her certificate. Abi was from one end of the stage to the other in record timing!

This is a photo of Abi with her certificate. She was a little happy having her photo taken out of the limelight!

Here is a photo of myself with Shelli. Such a great lady!

Finally here is a photo of some of our fellow demonstrators. We used to meet each evening in the bar and learn new ideas. We have some Scots in here and also some of our American friends. It was sad that the weekend had to come to an end but we hope to meet up with everyone again next year in London!

CONVENTION PHOTOS NOV 2009

These are some of my photos from the Stampin' Up! Convention in Frankfurt, Germany. We all had a fantastic time and it was great to meet fellow demonstrators and members of the Stampin' Up! team.


Below is a photo of Abi my upline, myself, Paula from Stampin' Up! in the UK, Angie and Sandra fellow demonstrators who we met out there.


Below is a photo of myself, Chris, Eileen and Abi. Chris and Eileen are on the other end of the telephone at demonstrator support in Germany. It was great to meet them.

This is a photo of Abi and myself.

CONVENTION SWAP 3

This is my third and final convention swap. I used:

STAMPS - Good Friend

INK - Pink Passion, Taken With Teal, Close To Cocoa & Chocolate Chip

CARD - Taken With Teal, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla

ACCESSORIES - Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

EUROPEAN CONVENTION

I have just returned from Frankfurt, Germany after attending the Stampin' Up! European Convention with my upline Abi Bundy. We had a fantastic time and met some great people from all over Europe and the States.

Keep checking my blog to see some of the photos I took. I used my husbands camera so just need to work out how to get them onto the computer!

CONVENTION SWAP 2

This is another of the cards that I made to swap at the Convention in Germany. I used:

STAMPS - Good Friend & Sanded

INK - Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant & Ballet Blue

CARD - Taken With Teal, Elegant Eggplant, Ballet Blue & Whisper White

ACCESSORIES - Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder & Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for Looking!

Lisa

CONVENTION SWAP 1

I made this card as one of my swaps for the European Stampin' Up! Convention in Germany. I used:

STAMPS - Happy Everything & Trendy Trees

CARDSTOCK - Taken With Teal, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White

INKS - Taken With Teal & Elegant Eggplant

ACCESSORIES - 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch & Elegant Eggplant Stampin Write Marker.

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

BIG BOLD BIRTHDAY - Card and Matchbox

I demonstrated the matchboxes at my first workshop. The card I have made previously in different colourways. I used:

STAMPS - Big Bold Birthday and Sincere Salutations

CARDSTOCK - Bashful Blue, Whisper White and Chocolate Chip

INKS - Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip

RIBBON- 1/4" Grosgrain Whisper White

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

SEEING SPOTS 2

I made this card both for Abi's Funky Friday challenge (2nd Card!!) but also as a Thank You card to send to a friend of mine who's motto is "Less is More". I used:

STAMPS - Seeing Spots and Canvas

INKS - Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray & Basic Black

CARD - Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White.

Great choice of colours Abi, I really like these.

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

SIMPLY SAID - Flowers

I used this card as my make & take for my first workshop. I used:

STAMPS - Simply Said and Canvas Background Stamp

CARDSTOCK - Really Rust, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip and Naturals Ivory

INK - Chocolate Chip

STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS - Really Rust and Pumpkin Pie

RIBBON - 1/4" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip

PUNCHES - Large Oval and Scallop Oval

STAMPIN' UP ACCESSORIES - Cutter Kit (Both to make a cut to thread ribbon through and Distressing Tool to distress Naturals Ivory Card). SNAIL Adhesive. Crafters' Tool Kit (using paper piercing tool).

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

A LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS - Happy Birthday

I made this card for Abi's Friday Funky Challenge. I used:

STAMPS - A Little Bit of Happiness & Big Bold Birthday

CARDSTOCK - Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Taken With Teal

STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS - Tempting Turquoise and Taken With Teal

INK - Basic Black

ACCESSORIES - Aqua Painter, Stampin' Dimensionals and SNAIL Adhesive

The main image comes from A Little Bit of Happiness Hostess Set but I cut the flowers out from the strip of flower stamps. Its suprising how different it looks on its own. I used the Happy Birthday Greetings Stamp from the Big Bold Birthday set of stamps.

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

POCKET SILHOUETTES - Thank You

I made this Thank You card using the following:

STAMPS - Pocket Silhouettes and Sincere Salutations

CARDSTOCK - Tempting Turquoise, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip

INKS - Chocolate Chip

STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS - Tempting Turquoise, Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip and Close To Cocoa

PUNCHES - 1 - 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 - 1/4" Circle Punch and Corner Rounder (to make squares rounded.

RIBBON - Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain.

Thanks for Looking!

Lisa

A LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS - Flowers

I made this card from the Hostess Set A Little Bit of Happiness. I used the following:

STAMPS - A Little Bit of Happiness & Polka Dot Background Stamp

CARD - Barely Banana, Sage Shadow and Whisper White

INKS - Basic Black

STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS - Pretty In Pink, Barely Banana, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace and Sage Shadow

The Stampin' Write Markers are great only just started using them.

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

A LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS - Leaves Thank You

I made this Thank You card from the hostess set A Little Bit of Happiness. I used:

STAMPS - A Little Bit of Happiness & Canvas Background Stamp

CARDSTOCK - Very Vanilla, Really Rust and Chocolate Chip

INKS - Chocolate Chip

STAMPIN' PASTELS - More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust and Creamy Caramel

STAMPIN' UP SUPPLIES - Blender Pen (used to apply Pastels) and Snail Adhesive.

This is the first time I have used my Stampin' Pastels and I was very impressed. They are great if you want a softer effect when colouring in stamps. So simple to use with the blender pen too!

Thanks for Looking!

Lisa

SEEING SPOTS in Elegant Eggplant

I made this card for Abi's weekly challenge for last week. I've had the week off so more time to craft.

I used:

STAMPS - Seeing Spots & Canvas Background stamp (cut smaller)

CARDSTOCK - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

INKS - Basic Black, Basic Gray and Elegant Eggplant

PUNCHES - 1 - 1/4" Circle and 1 - 3/8" Circle

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES - SNAIL Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals (very impressed as not used these before and they peel away so easily much easier than the 3D Foam I used to buy)

I really liked these colours together. I also find the Canvas Background Stamp very versatile. It can be used to cover the whole front of the card or trimmed as I have to give a totally different effect.

Thanks for looking

Lisa :)

LOADS OF LOVE

Hi, sorry photo quality on this card is not that great. Never mind it gives you an idea. I made this card for my friends 40th Birthday so no longer have it to take another photo. I used:

Stamps - Loads of Love & Loads of Love Accessories

Cardstock - Whisper White, Certainly Celery & Basic Grey

Ink - Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue & Basic Grey

Design Series Papers - Bashful Blue

Ribbon - Whisper White

Thought I ought to get some cards on my Blog as I'm letting the team down otherwise!

More to follow when I get a chance.

Thanks for looking!

Lisa

Coming soon

This is my new blog to share all things Stampin' Check back again soon to see what I've been up to!

Lisa