Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

Stampin' Up! Hydrangea Haven Mothers Day Card

Welcome to this months Ink.Stamp.Share monthly Blog Hop

We our a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from

all over the world, and your currently with me Laura Mackie

a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator from the United Kingdom.

This months hop we get to share with you what

we have been making and I've been busy making

Mothers Day cards as its Mothers Day 

here in the UK tomorrow, 

This is the card I've made for

my mother in law using the 

Hydrangea Haven Stamp set from Stampin' Up! 

with the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series paper.

I was inspired one of the cards in the catalogue

on page 18, The card in the catalogue 

I just loved the watercoloured stamped 

effect background using the stamp in the 

Stamp set, I've used the same colour

inks  - Rococo Rose, Old Olive and 

Gorgeous Grape, but just really elaborated on it and 

thought a double opening 

/ Tri fold card base would be perfect for a 

mothers day card - a little bit more special than a 

standard single fold card!?!

I lined the Thick Basic White card base

with the Striped paper from the Hydrangea Hill pack,

The flowers featuring through out 

the card are also fussy cut from 

one of the papers in the pack,

My card base measures a full a4 sheet so 

29.7cm x 21cm  and then

scored at 10cm and at 19.9cm, 

I then cut off the the corners at an angle

so to reveal the DSP inside my card.

I added the 'MUM' 

using the Playful Alphabet dies, which is 

mounted on a stitched label from the Tasteful Label Dies.

The Hydrangea Haven Stamp set 

 has some lovely sentiments which

I've also used on the front and on the inside

of the card see below

The bow tied to the right wraps right the 

way round the card and

has to be un-tied to open up the card

I've also embellished my card with lots of the 

pastel Pearls which co-ordinate with the 

suite - in shades of pink - Rococo Rose 

and mauves - Gorgeous Grape.

 All the products I've used today are listed below, 

click on an image below for more details or to order

Your next hop is over to Mo Rootes

click on the Next button below to visit her Blog

and see what she's been working on 

Thank you so much for coming by today

til next time happy craftin'

Product List

Bone Folder [102300] £6.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] £23.00	Paper Snips [103579] £9.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £112.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper [154570] £10.75	Hydrangea Haven Photopolymer Stamp Set [154470] £24.00
3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon [154572] £6.50	Pastel Pearls [154571] £6.00	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] £7.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] £7.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] £7.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £7.75

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Ordering Stampin' Up! Products:

I would be delighted if you choose to order your Stampin' Up! products through me, you can shop with me 24/7 via my online shop, By Phone or by Email my contact details are below.

I'm committed to providing excellent customer service and I'm always happy to offer help when placing your order or if you need help with a product, please don't hesitate to get in touch, 01842 828643 email: lauramackie@mail.com

Shopping online: 

use my monthly hostess code for a FREE  goodie from me, this will arrive after your order and comes direct from me with a handmade card... This months hostess code is ZVDQC7EC (for orders under £150)

Roll Call

Jo Blackman

Dana Sullivan

Stacey Marsh

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Laura Mackie

Mo Rootes

Gez Carpenter

Kim Price

Alison Carter

Tricia Butts

Sue Allen

Deb Naylor

Libby Fens

Jill Chapman

Annette Elias

a cup of thanks

Hi Crafters... Good Weekend?? i had a lovely 3 day weekend.. filled with crafting, rollerskating and then yesterday a craft stall in my local village, but back to the day job today, but of course i had to show you the card i made to play along with the Paper Players challenge- 

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.co.uk/

take a look at the card i made:

i couldnt resist playing with Patterned Occasions - such and 'all rounder' set, and i love how using my markers i can ink only where i want - meaning i can leave odd the sentiment - like i did above, this means you can use the stamps for more cards than just the one that the stamp says... catch my drift??? Doents the Tea Shoppe sentiment 'a cup of thanks' fit the bill a treat :)

take a closer look:

Ive added a touch of paper piercing too... and you could too the Essentials paper piercing pack is currently FREE during Sale-s-a-Bration with a £45 order... call or email me today for a catalogue or with your order.

Here's what I used to make this card:

Stamps - Patterned Occasions (FREE during sab) and Tea Shoppe

Card stock- Very Vanilla and Basic Black, First Edition DSP, Silver Glimmer card stock.

Ink- Basic Black marker.

Apothecary Accents Framelits and essentials paper piercing Mat (FREE during sale a Bration)

Basics rhinestones 

And some exciting news 

check out my card here - 

http://laura-creativeideas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/bloomin-pretty-crown.html

Interested in anything i have made or used today?? please dont hesitate to contact me i would love to help you, I pride myself on excellent and fast customer service, Orders can be delivered to any UK or European address  - call me on (+44) 01842 828643 or email on laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk 

Mothers Day is fast approaching.... dont forget to tell you children they can buy you the perfect gift.. A Stampin' Up! voucher available in any of the following £5, £10, £15, £20, £25, £30, £40 or £50 amounts, they can call or email me with there order, payment can be made via cheque or paypal, and there gift voucher will then be sent to them 1st class recorded complete with envelope - ready to give to you :) 

Enjoy your monday... 

Thank you for coming by today, Laura xx

Hearts a Flutter range

 

Hi Crafters... Thank you for coming by today...

Today i thought i'd show you what ive been making for my craft stalls that ive been doing. I decided to theme my stand and i thought with it being Valentines and Mother's Day coming up i would use that as my starting point. 

After falling in love with the new Spring and Summer Seasonal Catalogue, i fell even more in love with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set, Framelits, More Amour Speciality Designer Series paper and More Amour Designer fabric, so i set about designing my items to sell around the colours featured in the papers and fabrics - Basic Black, Real Red, Pool Party, Very Vanilla and Primrose Petals all perfect colours for Valentines and Gifts for yummy mummys alike... 

I did several Craft stands on the run up to Christmas, so already had an idea of what i was making, i was just going to adapt the designs for my new colour pallet, fabrics and papers...

My best seller - the cute little handbags filled with a Lip gloss or Vaseline:

I decorated my bags with lots of different embellishments - no 2 bags are the same, i especially love using the Flower trim like on this little bag 

Its available on a 1.8mtr roll for £6.25 - Isnt it just gorgeous, and the lovely thing is because its cream you can colour it yourself to work with any colour scheme you choose.

These are a new little idea i had when i see some cute little sets of heart cookie cutters, i kept humming and harring then decided these cute little boxes were ideal for the cutters... My customers also loved them as they said they didnt have to wrap them... 

Next is a new idea i picked up from a swap i received at a recent training i went to.... little magnetic fridge magnets;

Again all embellished differently, Ive also used some of the First Edition Specialty DSP, to cover some of my pegs along side the More Amour DSP.

These are cute little Fabric pouches to hold packs of Tissues.. these went down a total storm over Christmas, and seemed to go down well in my new More Amour fabrics...

These are my little treat bags - each treat bag is filled with a bag of Thorntons Chocolates, and again are great for peopl as they dont have to wrap the gift. Each bag is made using very vanilla card stock which i have randomly stamped using the Hearts a Flutter stamp set - again in my choosen colour pallette to coordinate with my stall...

Heres a pic of my most recent Stall - 

Interested in anything i have made or used today?? please dont hesitate to contact me i would love to help you - call me on 01842 828643 or email on laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk

Dont forget Valentines Day and Mothers Day is fast approaching - Hint Hint to your 'Love' / Son or Daughter that a Stampin' Up! Voucher would be such a lovely gift... hehehe... give him or her my details, I will then make a Gift card to go with your voucher, post it to them recorded delivery... all he or she has to do is sign the card and give it to you.... all you then have do to is be surprised :) and then email me with your order.... Vouchers available in £10, £15, £20 etc values.

Thank you for coming by today, Laura xx