Chalkboard Technique

Have you all noticed at how popular and on trend currently the black board and chalk look is?? well when i saw this weeks challange over at CAS-ual Fridays was black and white plus 1… you all just know what i thought of straight away – yep you guessed it Chalk board technique..
if you would like to take part in the challenge click on the image below

There are several ways to create the technique..
1- stamp image using SU white craft ink (101731 @ £6.95)
2 – stamp image in white craft ink then heat emboss with white embossing powder
3 – stamp image in versamark ink then heat emboss with white powder.
i used option 3 for my card take a look:

Its quite popular to add a white border around the edge this can be done with a white gel pen, i opted to pierce all round my edges. To give the look of a real chalk board i gently sponged around the edges with white craft ink, over my sentiment and around my punched out flower…

Ive also flicked white embossing powder over my card then heated the card from behind..

So my plus 1 was Pink… i just love Melon Mambo and black together…


I couldnt resist adding a butterfly with some bling
Heres what i used:
Bloomin Marvelous stamp set and Vintage Verses both FREE during Sale a Bration, Basic Black, Whisper white and Melon Mambo card stock and ink, Craft stampin’ ink pad, Elegant buttterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, white embossing powder, paper piercing tool (126189 @ £3.50) and Essentials Paper Piercing pack (126187 @ £7.25)
Interested in any Stampin’ Up! products ive used today, I would love to order them for you, Delivery is £4.95 to any UK address. call or email me with your order or with any questions or for advice, im always happy to help…
tel (+44) 01842 828643
email laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk
Thank you for coming bye today..
Laura xx

‘Bloomin’ Marvelous’ Wine bottle tag

 

Morning crafters….

As you read this i shall be on route to a Stampin’ Up! training event, the wonders of technology and schedule post hey!!

As Ive told you in the past when us demonstrators meet we love to swap ideas with each other, this times theme is the up and coming ‘Sale-a-bration’ promotion – heres my swap (excludes bottle hehe)

The cute tag fits a small bottle of wine..

I thought id provide these instuctions for anyone interested in recreating the tags, there straight forward – they kinda needed to be with 40 to make!!!!

Cut base card at 14.8cm x 6cm score at 6cm

cut layer at 14.3cm x 5.5cm score at 5.5cm

as you can see from the pic above i punched my sentiment back ground layer and the scallop circle from my base, i did this to save on card – id advise you do these out of off cuts of card.

now your ready to stamp up the layer, i’ve used the Bloomin’ Marvelous Sale-a-bration stamp set – which is available for FREE with a £45 order from 22nd January.

punching the scallop circle for the neck of the bottle – from spare card stock punch a 1-1/4” circle, then punch the scallop circle 1-3/4” hoovering over circle centrally. you should end up with something like the pic below.. if ive made my instructions clear

now your ready to stick your stamped layer to your base card, make sure you line up your score lines.

Stamp out your sentiment – punch out with the small oval punch,

Glue scallop oval onto bottle tag.. at bottom ensuring short score line at top.

add sentiment – i used dimensional sticky pads…

Now punch out on small section circle using 1-1/4” circle punch – mark centre of top if easier to line up punch

now stick scallop circle on,

I cut out 40!! of these little flowers to finish off my tag… i embossed it to give it dimension… as below – then glued to edge of sentiment .

heres – my finished bottle tag… hope you enjoyed to days tutorial…

 

Interested in Sale-a-Bration 2013 email me today or call me on 01842 828643 to arrange for me to send you a copy of the leaflet for FREE.

Thank you for coming bye today, please dont hestitate to contact me if you have any questions, I’m always very happy to help.

Laura xx

 

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Sneaky Peek Sale-a-Bration 2013

 

So I told you all the other day that sale-a-bration is coming very sooooooon how exciting it is, it starts on 22nd January, and i cant wait to show you all whats available for FREE this year – its BIG and more exciting than EVER before.

Today I thought I’d show you what I’ve been creating with one of the stamps from one of the FREE stamp sets.. some Thank you cards – which im sure youve all been busy making…

The cards Ive been making also tie in perfectly with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge:

CFC84: Create a Clean And Simple Thank You card

 

I’snt the font gorgeous and the complete Stamp set is too but youll have to wait to see it  – its so funky and i felt the stamp alone  needed no frills so i came up with this design - just the stamp repeated and a diamonte for sparkle..

Each card features 4 inks in different shades of the same colour, rather than using different generations of the same ink – which could though look good too.

As I said before this years Sale-a-Bration is HUGE with more than just stamp sets for FREE, To earn Sale-a-Bration goodies for FREE during 22nd January – 22nd March spend £45.00 and pick a product for FREE – it really is that simple, Host a party with Friends, family, neighbours and colleagues and they get to share in the freebies too plus as the hostess you get even more FREE stampin’ up! goodies too.. with a £150 party sales youll get on top of the usual £25.00 Hostess credit a FREE pack of Silver glimmer Paper. £300 party sales youll get a FREE pack of silver glimmer paper, Plus a FREE product bundle plus the normal hostess credit of £50.00 and 1 item at 50% off…

Interested in hosting a party and earning lots of FREEBIES call or email me today on 01842 828643 / email.

I think my favourite was the purples and pinks..

To make this card:

Stamp set: Vintage Verses.

Interested in Sale-a-Bration 2013 email me today or call me on 01842 828643 to arrange for me to send you a copy of the leaflet for FREE.

Thank you for coming bye today, please dont hestitate to contact me if you have any questions, I’m always very happy to help.

Laura xx

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Be my Valentine?!?

 

After slacking yesterday on the crafting front, today i could’nt resist in joining in on the Blog challenge over at http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.co.uk , its such a cute card sketch and my thoughts straight away was ooooo Valentines.. Im determined as ever to actively craft and blog as much as i can, heres what ive been making today…

I love Primrose Petals and love even more Primrose Petals and Early Espresso combination with the cleanness of the Very Vanilla a combination i will definately use again. its lovely using different colours, i feel the last few months all ive been using is reds and greens…

 

The card i made for the challenge uses all Stampin’ Up! card and products, detailed as below:

Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Primrose Petals Card Stock, Primrose Petals ink, Heart Punch, Heart of Hearts Embosslits, and the heart from the Itty Bitty punch Pack, Dry embossed lines using the Stampin’ Up! simply scoreboard,  Bitty Banners Framelits for sentiment and Scallop Trim Border Punch.

Interested in any products ive used today id love to order them for you please call me on 01842 828643 or email me on laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk and I’ll be more than happy to help and advise you.

Thank you for coming by today

Laura xx

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Happy 2013–Sending many Thanks

 

Today I wanted to say thank you to all my customers past and present and to wish you all a very happy, healthy and of course crafty 2013.

I also wanted to share with you the ‘Thank you’ cards I’ve been making recently, Ive made these for my son to send out to friends and family who kindly sent him Christmas gifts. I made a total of 15 cards and rather than making them all the same colour i made them in 3 colours, Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry which matches with the Polka Dot Parade DSP.

         

The opening of the card is such a cute idea using 2-3/8”  Scallop circle punch and 1-3/4” circle punch, creates a interlocking design.

                 

 

 

Just to let you know there will be a new Stampin’ Up! promotion coming soon – starting 3rd January 2013 so please do come back to find out all the details.

P.s Sale a Bration is also coming very soon… keep popping back as i will be uploading posts of what Ive been playing with very shortly.. such an exciting time of year and its even more bigger and special than normal as Stampin’ Up! celebrates 25 years.

Thank you for coming by today, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in any products you’ve seen today call me on 01842 828643 or email me laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk

Again Thank you to all my customers, and Happy 2013

Regards Laura xx

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