Less is More Challenge 107

Today I am making two entries into the Less is More challenge for this week. Mainly because I had to try out both of the ideas I had!

If you want to find out more about the challenges you can click on the picture below...

 

The brief was 'Up in the Air'.

So I only have one stamp set with an aircraft, have none of the balloon sets and wondered how I could meet the brief. I momentarily contemplated butterflies but thought I had done enough of those... when I first started using Stampin' Up! products I swore blind I wasn't interested in Stamping I just wanted punches. That soon changed but my love of the punches hasn't.

So I thought I would use two of my favourites for my challenge entries!

The first is the Owl punch.

I also used the Decorative and Curly Label Punches. My trusty Bakers Twine and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

The owls wings were made from a Scallop Circle punch.

I just love this it is soooo cute!


My second card is made using the Bird punch.

More Bakers Twine and the banner this time was cut using my Big Shot and the great dies from the Summer Catalogue, Hearts a Flutter, it has a corresponding stamp set and can be purchased as a bundle saving 15%! I sponged a little Marina Mist to match the birds and help give the banner definition.

I'm off to take one of the dogs and the cat for their annual boosters. Then I am going to spend the evening chilling! A glass of red calls me!

Paula xxx

Pinkies Training

The great thing about joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator is the social aspect.

22 Pinkies have just returned from the Annual European Stampin' Up! Convention in Mainz in Germany. 850 demonstrators from France, Germany and the UK got together to craft and share business ideas as well as some of the highest achievers being recognised during the awards ceremony.

Next year I will be attending too as it will be held in Manchester! Hopefully all the new Dutch and Austrian Demo's will come along too!

Well a few of us Pinkies also got together for our monthly training with the lovely Michelle Last and I thought I would share the creations we made.

The first is a really simple card that was demoed in Germany...

This is a great way of using up little scraps of Designer Series Paper and uses the Pennant Punch, Tiny Tag Punch, Small Oval and the star from the Merry Minis set in the Autumn Winter Catalogue.

Isn't it effective?

 

 



 The second project was this lovely little box - Ideal for small christmas gifts like Jewellery - And it took 10 minutes to make!

 



  Perhaps you would like to make something? If you haven't crafted before then Stampin' Up! products make it easy to co-ordinate. I can come to your house and do a demo for you and your friends and you will all get to make the project to keep.

Paula xxx

Punch Art and Embroidery

Last week a very good friend of mine had a birthday. Now this friend collects Elephants and I don't have an Elephant stamp so I wracked my brains, trawled Google and CASE'd this card... with a few tweaks. (I can't remember whose Blog it was on but there were a couple of versions.)

As well as a selection of Stampin' Up punches I also used my Adorning Accents Edgelits and my Little Leaves Sizzlits.

The 'E' which is my friends initial is stamped with the new Lovely Letters Alphabet Stamps.

Then to co-ordinate with the card I embroidered another little elephant with a lilac butterfly on to a cotton tote bag.

I do embroider these bags to order and they are available in lots of colours at £8.50 per bag plus P&P.

Having posted every day last week I thought I would add a little suspense... and stop bombarding my friends with FB links to my Blog. So this week I have been a little more selective. But check back each day just in case there is something new to see.

There will also be a Pinkies Blog Hop coming soon!

For those of you who haven't heard of this, it's a post with a link to the next Blog... then the next links to the next and so on. So you are taken on a tour of Pinkie Blogs. I hope you enjoy it.

The first Blog in the Hop will be the lovely Michelle Last... who is our wonderful Upline though you can start anywhere on the Hop as it will link in a continuous loop.

Hope you are having a good week!

Paula xxx

Crafters Countdown to Heaven!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This is it... the final few hours before I can officially reveal to you the NEW 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue and Ideas Book.

We demonstrators are so excited and as we get to see the catalogue early, we all have the most humongous wish lists.

There are so many new and exciting products coming that I can't wait to show you. Though I know that you have probably had a bit of a sneak peek already.

Believe it or not it is nearly twice the size of the old catalogue.

As well as introducing more Clear Stamp combinations to enhance the Wooden range, there are new Ribbons, Brads, Embossing Powders, Glitter Papers, Card, the all new style Ink Pads, Patterned Papers, Scrap Booking kits, redesigns of some of the old favourites like the Heat Gun and Stampin' Scrub!

(Oh the Stampin' Scrub - most of my customers and I can't live without them, at first I thought it was an uneccessary luxury... but now. Life is so much easier!)

...where was I? Oh yes! There are new Designer Buttons, Storage Solutions, Glitters, Pearlescent Sprays, You can record your own Sound Card and Decorate it, the Cookie Stamps in the Autumn/Winter Catalogue have two sets of friends in the New Catalogue. They even come with their own recipe!

New Fabrics, Dies, Adhesives, Embossing Folders, Paper Piercing Packs to co-ordinate with the Punches and Dies.

 

Well - you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see, it really is the complete Crafters Paradise!! Whatever Crafts you do... So don't forget to bookmark my Blog as I shall be updating for you as soon as Stampin' Up! publish the Catalogue on line.

If you want to order anything from the new Catalogue, for just £4.95 I can get the goods delivered straight to your door! Call me on 07786 860438 or e-mail Here