Friends

I have had a tough week and it's so nice when you have friends you can totally relax and be yourself around. So I have had a lovely couple of days with my husband and some good friends.

Their son even cleaned my car whilst we were all out shopping!

So I've done no crafting this weekend but wanted to remind you I still have spaces for classes in February and am going to place the order soon!

The kit and class is £43.50 and includes the Celebrate Today Photopolymer Bundle and a pack of Glimmer Paper. Spend at least another £7.50 and get a Free Saleabration product too!

These are the cards we'll be making, in case you missed the other post.

And here are a couple of other really simple cards made with the same set.

So simple but so effective! If you hold a party in February all your guests will get to make this to take home with them absolutely free!

A single layer with the balloon on dimensionals to add some depth.

So book a party and earn FREE 'hostess pounds' to spend based on the party sales. Or come along to a class. Just £10.95 for 4 cards, coffee and cake!

Call 07786 860438 to book - limited space so book early to avoid disappointment! Bookings close on the 30th January at 7pm!

Congratulations!

I can post this now I know the lovely family it was sent to, have received it.

The lady has been one of my customers since I first started Stampin' Up! and this was for baby number 2. I'm looking forward to snuggles!

It's another block card as I think these are great for new babies and little ones as they make beautiful keepsakes.

I used my retired dies for the lettering, cut from red glimmer paper and mounted on a strip of window sheet.

I love how sparkly it is!

Here you can see just how clear the stamped images are, they're from Something for Baby. The DSP is a perfect match for the tie!

I'm glad she liked it and that I could share it with you.

I have a few cards ready to post so hopefully I'll be posting a lot more over the next few days/weeks - so make sure you come back and see!

Paula xx

Something For Baby Wood-Mount Bundle

£40.75

Something For Baby Clear-Mount Bundle

£34.75

Something For Baby Wood-Mount Stamp Set

£26.95

Something For Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£19.95

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

£19.50

Medium Window Sheets

£4.50

Red Glimmer Paper

£4.50

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Happiest Landmark

A friend of ours recently celebrated a landmark birthday...

The trouble is it was a man! (Am I the only one who struggles with masculine cards?)

Out came my trusty Gorgeous Grunge, the Chevron Punch, Sassy Salutations and my Bigz Alphabet and numbers dies. I so love the Glimmer Paper!

He absolutely loved it and I really enjoyed making it!

I have some more masculine cards coming soon with their very own video tutorials so don't miss them! I'm still struggling to find time to record them but in the mean time you can check out more of my YouTube videos here : Knall Crafting on You Tube

Hope you are having a good week - I am finally hoping to get to an Agility show this weekend and use my caravan for the first time!

My Valentine...

I wanted to share a few cards with you today... they contain a couple of sneak peeks and are so simple to make!

This first one uses the existing heart punches to punch out gold Glimmer Paper and a Sneak Peek at the lovely Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - also available in silver! And there are 3 different designs in each pack. Along the top there you will have spotted the new Gold Sequin Trim.

This next card uses the Banner Blast stamp sets available during Sale-a-Bration, and the matching punch. Then the You and Me and Heart stamps are from Perfect Pennants.

Lastly I have used some individual gold sequins to decorate hearts punched out with the small heart punch, I decorated the card with Pink Pirouette using Gorgeous Grunge and added the new You and Me from Perfect Pennants in Melon Mambo.

Just a couple of little tasters of things to come in the new seasonal catalogue. If you would like to be one of the first to see these gorgeous items in action - why not book a party in February? Get in touch to order by calling 07786 860438 or e-mailing me on mailme@paulaknall.co.uk

Hope you are having a lovely weekend! We are enjoying fabulous sunshine today - a welcome break from the rain.

***TWO MORE DAYS OF LOVE TO FOLLOW! Come back tomorrow and see!***

xxxx

Less is More Challenge.

OK - So I didn't post on Sunday, but hopefully you'll let me off! I had a frantic weekend travelling all over the South of England and with visitors yesterday. The problem is I have been doing lots of crafting and have LOADS of things to show you.

Today is a challenge entry for the Less is More Blog. HERE

This weeks challenge was to use Washi Tape... now I am a complete Washi virgin... in fact until I saw it in the latest SU catalogues I had never even heard of it. And in all honesty I'm still not sure I know what I am supposed to be doing with it!

The new Seasonal Catalogue out on the 29th (yes watch this space!) contains a lovely set of Washi Tape as part of the Season of Style family of products.

They are seasonal themed products and I have also used the Season of Style DSP (Designer Series Paper) for the ornament, I cut it out using my Big Shot and the carryover Ornament Framelits. I have also added a piece of DSP punched using my Mosaic punch and the tiny silver ornament was punched from Glimmer Paper using the carried over punch from the Merry Minis punch pack.

The Noel sentiment is another carry over item from the set Greetings of the Season using the new silver metallic ink.

Lastly that pretty scallop at the bottom was cut using the Large Scallop edgelit and embossed with the co-ordinating Delicate Designs embossing folder.

I'm not sure if it is a step too far but I had great fun making it - so who cares?

I have a few parties booked to correspond with the seasonal catalogue launch - but I still have dates available if you would like to book - just give me a call. xxx

Stampin' Up! Christmas Punch Art

We're off out shortly to celebrate Chris' birthday with our lovely friends at The Swan Hotel in Thame.

If you haven't been there since it re-opened and had it's wonderful make-over you have to give it a try! The steaks are simply devine!

This card is one I essentially copied from a commercially bought card. Which goes to show how professional you can make things with Stampin' Up! products. I asked a few people to compare the two and they couldn't decide if they were both my creations!

I used all three colours of the gorgeous Glimmer Paper - two of the Circle punches for the moon, the Star and Trees are from Merry Minis - the doors are from the Word Window, the houses and rooves were punched from the same square punch and the sentiment is from Greetings of the Season.

Great fun isn't it. I really enjoyed this one!

I'm also finalising my last order of the year and will be placing it on Friday morning so let me know by 9am Friday if you need anything added.

Pxx

December arrives...

Well here we are, nearly another year over and only 24 days until Christmas. I have had a very busy week revising for my practitioners certificate in Data Protection. I have an exam next Friday and am really nervous.

The depressing thing is, I am so focused on passing my exam, and all the revision that goes with it that I just haven't even thought about crafting. I felt even more depressed when I went to Next today and couldn't fit in a size 12 any more! M&S here I come... hopefully their sizing is more generous!

I thought I would share a card I made a couple of weeks ago... before Data Protection took over my life!

Here I have used the Snow Swirled Stamp Set. Heat embossed the tree with Wild Wasabi embossing powder then punched a star out of Silver Glimmer Paper with the Merry Mini Star Punch.

The sentiment was punched out of Whisper White using the Decorative Label Punch, I then punched the same shape out of Red Glimmer Paper and 'framed' the sentiment. You can see it more clearly below.

 There will be a few more Christmassy offerings in the coming weeks. But please order early for Christmas. Orders will be being taken up to and including the 16th December!

Hope you are enjoying the cold crispy weather!

Paula xx

Stampin' Up! - Christmas Deer

I have tried not to inundate you with Christmas projects but there are so many lovely Christmas items available in the two Stampin' Up! catalogues that I have been crafting away making loads of Christmas cards.

This one is one of my favourites!

 



I stamped the Christmas Deer with Versamark and embossed it using Stampin' Emboss ®
gold powder. Cut it out with one of the Labels Collection Framelits and my Big Shot. I then matted it on another Labels Collection cut out from the new Glimmer card and put it on my card front. The sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season set, also stamped with Versamark and embossed.

Just look at the fantastic detail in his antlers and the 'bling' added by that Glimmer card.

The Christmas Deer set is only £10.95 in Clear or £13.95 in Wood! I am really amazed by how competitive the prices are from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Christmas... and Demonstrator Benefits!

Just one of the lovely things about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is that Stampin' Up! are very supportive. They are constantly keeping you updated, offering incentives and giving you ideas!

One of the things we receive is a monthly news letter. In this months edition was a wonderful idea for using up all those little off cuts of Designer Series Paper. I do so hate waste!

So here is my version of the card they showed in the magazine.

 

 

 I have used some offcuts of the Festival of Prints DSP, another little star punched with Glimmer Card and the sentiment from Greetings of The Season.

I rounded the corners by poking them into one of my Circle Punches.

I hope you like it!

If  you would like more information about joining as a Demonstrator then please get in touch!

There is no pressure as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - you order as little or as much as you like. If you choose not to meet the quarterly minimum. Your benefits stop but no-one puts pressure on you... and your Starter Kit is yours! Whatever happens. So you can get £130 worth of product for just £99 and don't need to do anything more. But the benefits if you do are amazing!

Give me a call 07786 860438

Paula xxx