Colour Combo Blog Hop - January 2019...

 
 
Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop for January.  This month we have been tasked with creating a project using Gorgeous Grape, Cajun Craze and Coastal Cabana.  I would never thought of putting these colours together and I must confess I did struggle at first.  I think it was Cajun Craze I struggled with, don't get me wrong I love this colour, in its place (usually autumnal leaves) but with these two other beautiful colours I wasn't sure but I love a challenge and this is what I created.

 

I have soooo many lovely new stamp sets to choose from that I was spoilt for choice but I just love this little doggy image from the Happy Tails stamp set (150631) and the Cajun Craze worked perfectly.

 

Here is a close up of the little fella....

 

 

 

 

Turns out this was such an appropriate choice for me today as it is actually my best boy's 2nd birthday.   I can't resist a little picture of my best boy Jeffrey.

 



 

I hope you have liked my card today and I am going to pass you on to Astrid who I am sure has a lovely project to share with you today.

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Jo

x

 

 

Roll Call

Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) - Little Lizzy’s Crafts

Pia Gerhardt - Scraproomboom (DE)

Tanja Klingler-Selinger (AT) 

Sandra Herzog

Sue McDonald (UK)

Rene Guenther (DE)

Renée Eckhardt (AT)

Carmen Groinig (AT)

Silke Trapani (DE)

Tracy Marie Lewis - Stuff N Thingz (US)

Janey Backer (US)

Tricia Butts (U.S.)

Laura Mackie UK

Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

Dorothee Felicitas Buhn 

Cheryl Taylor - UK

Sharon Dalton - Australia

Jo Blackman UK ** you are here **

Astrid Hofmann (AT)

Kimberley Morris (US) 

Tatiana Grübler (DE)

Anastasia Radloff (US) 

Angélique Nederpel (NL)

Katie Johnson (US)

 

Happy Tails Photopolymer Bundle (£29.50)	Linen Thread (£4.75)	Layering Circle Framelits Dies (£33.00)	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)
Coastal Cabana A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (£3.75)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Sale-a-Bration and Spring Summer Catalogue...

Good morning all, I must apologise as I am a few days behind but Thursday saw the launch of the brand new Spring/Summer Catalogue.

It seems an age since I got my hands on the catalogue and you are in for a real treat.  If you haven't got your paper copy yet, live in the UK and would like to receive one, please feel free to message me.  Alternatively, you will find the electronic link to the catalogue in the right hand bar or by clicking on the picture below.

 

Along with the launch of the Spring Summer Catalogue, also comes along our ever popular Sale-a-Bration promotion and again we have an amazing selection of free items for you to choose from when you spend £45 on any items from any of the current catalogues.  Don't delay click on the picture below to go shopping....

 

Or, why not host a workshop in the comfort of your own home, invite your friends along for a fun evening and earn hostess rewards for qualify sales with an added bonus during the Sale-a-Bration period.

 

 

But probably the most exciting opportunity is to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  For just £99 - Option 1 - you can start your very own Stampin' Up! journey and receive £170 worth of products of your choice and because this is Sale-a-Bration it doesn't end there, Option 2 - for just £125 you can add on the brand new Stampin' Up! Tote bag.

 

 I have been a demonstrator for eight years in May and it was the best thing I ever did, if you would like to talk to me about the benefits of becoming a demonstrator, please get in touch for a no obligation chat.  What have you got to lose, lots of lovely products and 20% discount on future orders!

 

You can see the catalogue here...

 

I hope you have fun browsing the new catalogues and if you would like to discuss any of the offers available then please contact me.

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Jo

x

 

Ink.Stamp.Share December Blog Hop - Colour Challenge...

Good afternoon and welcome to the last Ink.Stamp.Share blog hop for 2018!! 

I am sorry I have been absent from my blog for a little while.  Sadly my dear old mum passed away at the beginning of November and I must confess my crafting mojo disappeared for a while.

This month we set a colour challenge where we had to create a card/project using as many or as few colours from Berry Burst, So Saffron, Garden Green, Pacific Point and Night of Navy.  Of course I decided to use them all!!

I wanted to share a sneak peak with you from the upcoming Spring/Summer Catalogue which goes live on the 3 January.  As demonstrators we have an opportunity to get our hands on the new goodies a while in advance so we can get projects made to inspire you!

So the stamp set I have used is the brand new Needles and Threads from the Needlepoint Nook Suite.  This is a stunning stamp set and the DSP is divine although for this project I have created my own DSP.

Here is my card....

 

I also wanted to create a little gift box to accompany the card so I created this little beauty by randomly stamping and colouring some of the beautiful imagery from the stamps.  They really do most of the work for you.  This is a simple box which was one of the first projects I ever made on my Stampin' Up! journey.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today and I will now pass you on to Laura who I am sure has something amazing to share with you today.

Happy Stampin!

Jo

x

Roll Call

Laura Mackie

Tricia Butts

Sandra Roberts

Deb Naylor

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Janey Backer

Linda Handford

Sandrine Jse

Shirley Merker

Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder

Jo Blackman - you are here

 

Ink.Stamp.Share November Blog Hop - Christmas Packaging...

Good afternoon, thank you for joining me today for the Ink.Stamp.Share Monthly Blog Hop.  This month we are concentrating on Christmas Packaging.

There is nothing I love more than packaging ideas, I am a 3d freak so love every opportunity to make packaging for any gift I buy!

I have a few ideas to share with you today.

Sometimes a gift bag is what you need and I always have a few plain white bags to hand, just in case, but this time I have dressed them up a bit.

I stamped the bottom of my bag with the delightful Dashing Deer then made a lid for the bag which really dresses it up.

I then decided to downside my bag a little but dress it up with the beautiful Joyous Noel DSP, adding a box base and rosette gift tag.

Packaging doesn't always to have to be time consuming and difficult, here I have simply wrapped my gift in brown packaging paper and added some glitter reindeer on some ribbon.  It takes a simple wrapping up a knotch.

Finally, one last little project, whilst not exactly packaging as such makes a lovely little alternative napkin ring for the Christmas table.

I hope you liked my projects and I will now pass you on to Tricia Butts who I am sure has a fantastic project for you today.

Happy Stampin'

Jo

x

Roll Call List

Tricia Butts

Laura Mackie

Sandrine Jse

Ginger Rabesa

Sandra Roberts

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Shirley Merker

Deb Naylor

Jo Blackman - you are here

Stamp 'N Hop November Blog Hop - Casing the Annual Catalogue...

 

 

Good evening from Norfolk in the UK.  This evening I am joining in with the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop with the theme for November - Casing the Annual Catalogue.

 

With all the excitement of the Christmas catalogue and then previews of the new Spring/Summer catalogues, sometimes the Annual Catalogue gets forgotten.

 

I have chosen to case a card on page 97 of the Annual Catalogue using the stamp set Christmas Pines.  Whilst this set was not new to the Annual Catalogue this year, it is one of those sets which hasn't received the attention that it should have done.

 

 I have cased the design but I have changed the colours up a bit and added a different greeting.

 

Here is my card...

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining to me today and I am now going to pass you on to Jacqui.

 

If you don't have a demonstrator, I would love to be yours.

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Jo

x

 

 

 

November Roll Call List

 

 Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

 Karen Pearmain (UK)

Sandra Roberts (UK)

Jenn Charles (US) ‎

Eva Pottsova - Crafting with Angels (UK)

Anastasia Radloff - (US)

Linda Handford

Sue McDonald (UK)

Pia Gerhardt (DE) 

Susan Simpson - Craftyduckydoodah! (UK)

Karen Watts - kraftingk (UK)

Mo Rootes

Cheryl Taylor - Stampin ‘N’ Crafting with Cheryldiana (UK)  

Jenna Watkins - Australia

Jo Blackman (UK)

Jacqui Lawrence (UK)

Laura Mackie (UK)

Tracy Marie Lewis - Stuff N Thingz (US)

Vicky Wright - Australia

Andre Gordon (NZ)