Simply Fun January Class

Last Friday was my Simply Fun Class and we had a lot of fun making these three cards and we did an extra card using the Sale-A-Bration item Home to Roost.

As you can see from the three samples above that it is a really versatile set that, alongside the Floral Romance DSP, can create vintage as well as clean and simple style of cards.  The Floral Romance DSP is a mixture of cardstock and vellum, you get 2 12 x12 double-sided cardstock designs (3 of each) and 2 v12 x12 vellum sheets (3 of each).  I have used both the vellum sheets in the projects (the tent fold card and the square card with the bouquet.

Check out my Instagram and Facebook pages for other samples using this set.  These projects are also the projects featured in this months Fi's Paperbox, which there is still time to sign up for.

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Wonderful Romance - #Simplestamping

So Stampin' Up! are challenging us all to create #simplestamping projects to encourage people new to crafting to pick up a stamp and enjoy papercraft.

For this video I created a really simple card, using just ink, card, stamp and pen.  I hope you enjoy it.

If you want to create this card in person, then please check out my Fi's Paperbox this month: http://fispapercraft.blogspot.com/p/fis-paperbox.html

So did you notice it....

The new Spring/Summer catalogue launched on the 3rd January, I may have dropped a few hints about it.  Over the next few weeks I will be showing the samples I made on instagram (check them out here https://www.instagram.com/fionas1976/

We had fun at the catalogue launch trying out some new items and playing with the Stamparatus.  I have to say I am using the Stamparatus more and more in my everyday crafting, it is so helpful and really helps to get a good placement and clear image.

I am sure you have seen this Craft and Carry Tote on pinterest and various other places.  The tote is available for new demonstrators only as part of the starter kit.  In Sale-A-Bration there are two offers:

1) for £99 get £170 (instead of £130) of goodies for your Starter Kit (your choice) and about £30 of business supplies

or

2) for £125 get £170 (instead of £130) of goodies for your Starter Kit (your choice) and about £30 of business supplies as well as the Craft and Carry Tote.

When the tote was available for demonstrators to order it cost £47 and sold out in some markets, so if you are looking to get one then you are better off signing up sooner rather than later.  Besides, it means that you can enjoy your 20% discount sooner!

If you are based in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria or France you can join by clicking the image below: 

Whether the tote sells outs or not, the two offers are only available until the 31st March.

Rainbow Butterfly Card

This weeks video showcases the Butterfly Duet Punch.  This punch cuts out two butterflies in one time, and the stamp set stamps out two of the butterflies at one time that line up with the punch.

This is a simple card, using one stamp set but plenty of colours - just right to cheer us up at this time of year.

This would make a lovely set of cards as a gift for a friend and you can make as many as you like in various rainbows of colours.

While you are viewing this video, why don't you check out my flick through of the new catalogues that launch today.

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#Simple Stamping

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.  Now is just the right time to start a new past-time, don't you think?

How did you get started in your crafty life?  Were you someone who came from a craft family and have crafted all your life - a variety of crafts and skills no doubt.  I stumbled across crafting - papercraft mainly - when I was on maternity leave with my second child and I wanted something to do that wasn't baby or work related.  Making cards, scrap-booking and papercrafts in general looked straight forward and easy!  In essence they are.....we just make it more complicated!

#simplestamping is an initiative to encourage new people to the card-making and scrap booking world by making it simple and straight forward using just card, ink and stamps.  Do you know how difficult it is to design a simple card that will wow newcomers and doesn't use all the paraphernalia collected over the past 6 years.

However this weeks video tries to do this.  The card was designed for a challenge that Stampin' Up! issued to us for December, make a  card using the note-cards, ink and one stamp set from the Annual Catalogue.  You can catch up with the video from last week here:

Keep an eye out on my You Tube channel on the 3rd Jan for a quick flick through the Spring/Summer and Sale-A-Bration catalogues that go live on Thursday.

Remember you have until the 2nd January to grab any bargains from the Year-end Closeout sale.  

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£8.75

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£24.00

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£7.00

Happy Christmas and New Year

This isn't a long post, just wanted to with you a Merry Christmas and New Year.

I love my Customers

This video shows my Customer Christmas cards that will be sent out with a copy of Spring/Summer Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue, all ready for post-turkey reading!

I really appreciate my customers, and many have them have grown to be fabulous friends that have been a rock in my business as well as personally.

I hope you like the video - I enjoyed making it!

https://youtu.be/RWTByD-4QXU


Product List

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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£20.00

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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£10.25

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

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£7.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£9.00

Neutrals A4 Cardstock

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£8.00

The mad dash before Christmas

I hope you have your fingers crossed for me, I finally may be ready to get all my cards posted for Christmas.  I am sure I have probably missed the cut off for overseas posting, but nevertheless I will post them - I spent a long time making a getting all the cards ready!

Every year I say I am going to make one or two Christmas cards each week and be prepared, but it never happens.

I really wanted to complete my 2018 monthly (At the moment I am at June) - *sigh* - who else just runs out of time!  But this is something I will finish as it is important to me and I have saved all the photos on my desktop.

The last task I had was to make nearly 50 cards for the Little Present Project.  This is a local project that gives presents to residents in local care homes both in Berkshire and Kent.  I did this last year as well and I think it is important that they get a card with their present as well.

Remember that the Year-end Closeout continues to the 2nd January if you want to make some savings over the Christmas period.  This will be my last blog for the year, so Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I will see you when the Spring/Summer Catalogue and Sale-A-bration Catalogue comes out.  Eeek!

Get tagging! The finishing touches for Christmas

AAHHHHH well that was a bit of a disaster! I forget to upload the video!.  Its live now, so please enjoy.
Please note that the kit and stamp set are on the Year-end Closeout sale at a reduced price, but will disappear by the 3rd January.


Order this kit now - it is on the Year-end Closeout sale, you can get the kit and stamps for less than £25 - that's less than £1 per tag.  You will 30 stunning tags that will really finish of your wrapping - particularly if you are going for the brown paper look this year (we have - can I say Brown Paper, ribbon and tag - understated and beautiful).

This video shows you how to make the tags (don't worry I do one of each design, not all 30).  This would be a great project with a group of friends during these cold evenings.


Product List

Sincerely Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[148929]

£15.00

Sincerely Santa Project Kit

[148029]

£20.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

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£7.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

£6.00