Last Chance Saloon for Stampin' Up's Catalogue 2013-14 and Secret Garden card ;-)

Hello,

So TODAY is the very last day for you to order from this years current catalogue and the Spring/Summer catalogue too! The link for all the remaining retiring goodies is HERE, directly through my shop :-) 

Please, please, if there is anything you want on that list order it tonight as they will NOT be available after tonight!

So, I have one last hoorah with the lovely Secret Garden today to share with you today. Well, actually it's 2 cards with slightly different layouts but both the same stamps and colours ;-)

So, to start today I made this card with Naturals Composition DSP background layer topped with a Doily and Secret Garden flowers and Vellum Leaves...

Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana flowers with some SaB twine, this is coming back in different colours tomorrow :-)

Opps, this banner got dipped in an open ink pad!

and a slightly different version to finish...

OK, so tomorrows the BIG DAY! The fab new Catalogue launches here at midnight so remember to stop by and have a look :-)))))

If you want a copy for FREE (and great hostess benefits when you join too) then why not consider joining my stamp club? Message me to join!

or you can purchase one for just £5 posted which I will refund with your first order of £30 placed with me, again message me for details :-)))))

Thanks for looking today,

Stampin' Hugs for now,

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Products Used to create this project:

Tea Lace Paper Doilies	Secret Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Secret Garden Framelits Dies	Gold Sequin Trim	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Card Stock A4 Crisp Cantaloupe	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
White Vellum A4 Card Stock

Secret Garden Banner Card

Hello!

Get me, I really am back to blogging! :-)))

Today's card uses the lovely stamp set Secret Garden which is in the main catalogue. I think we all get excited and carried away with the new stuff available all the time but we mustn't forget the main catalogue and all the many lovely stamp sets in there too, I know I certainly do this ;-)

So, I grabbed Secret Garden off the shelf, stamped a  few flowers and wiggled things around to make this little card...

 This pretty sentiment is from Petit Pairs

 and finally the flowers, I layered the pool party daisy with 2 foam pads, the lower strawberry slush flower with one pad and the bottom flower is glued down for plenty of dimension, With texture from the linen thread and leaves and dazzling details in the flower centres

OK, that's me done for today, enjoy the rest of your Easter Monday and hopefully you'll get inky :-)

Thanks for visiting today,

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Products Used to create this project:

Secret Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Secret Garden Framelits Dies	Banners Framelits Dies	Petite Pairs - Clear-Mount Stamp	Gorgeous Grunge	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Versamark Pad	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad	Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents	Linen Thread	Mini Glue Dots
3/16 Inch Corner Punch	Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details

Apothecary Art with Gingham Garden DSP by Stampin' Up!

Hello there,

Well, my weekend didn't exactly go as I planned Saturday morning. When I left you I was planning a nice trip to the beach with the fam. but unfortunately my Mum fell over a log in the forest and ended up with a rather large chunk of it stuck in her shin! Many hours at A&E later she was back at our house with strict instructions to keep the leg elevated. She is fine now though thankfully.

Sooo, today I have a card and gift combo to share with you. Last weekend was a lot less stressful as we visited Julie for her 40th birthday celebration in Yorkshire. We had a lovely weekend away, the first as just a couple for 17 years! 

This is the card I made for the birthday girl...

I am loving this DSP from the new catty, it's called Gingham Garden and it's just lovely! I have used nearly a whole pack already!

 I added layers of flowers using the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack to the Apothecary Art image,

 Midnight Muse stitched ribbon bow

 and a touch of decoration inside to finish the card

 I also managed to pick up this very deep frame which I personalised with the same paper  and (quite a few) 3d flowers

these flowers were made using the Secret Garden Dies following THIS TUTORIAL. The only difference was I used the largest die also as the depth of the frame would allow for the larger flower size

 to make the sparkly letters I coated die cut letters in Crystal Effects then while it was still wet I added just a light sprinkle of Dazzling Diamonds, only removing the excess from around the name once it was completely dry.

 these scrunched flowers were made in the same way just using the Boho Blossoms punch, notice the little clay flower there too?

and a Stitched Grosgrain ribbon flower. Guess what? I have a TUTORIAL for that too ;-)

 and here they are both together to finish.

Right, bit of a long post in the end today but hopefully you have managed to stick with it!

Thanks as always for stopping by, I now have a date with an ironing board :-(

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

 

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Secret Garden with a little Framelit Top Tip Tutorial

Hello there,

Following on from this weeks other posts using the Secret Garden stamps and framelits I wanted to make it a bit easier when you use the stamps to find the way the dies fit over the image so I made a quick tutorial for you at the same time :-) Scroll down to see it.

I will start with the last card from the class and its a colour combo of Midnight Muse with Calypso Coral, it's a CAS design and I really liked this look with the set, I teamed it with the frame and sentiment from Memorable Moments... 

(if you want to see more from either set click on the "Labels" link at the end of this post)

 as you can see we die cut out the flowers and leaves curving them with the bone folder for depth just adding some bakers twine in keeping with the CAS look

the Memorable Moments frame and sentiment which I skipped die cutting out and just stamped it straight onto the card layer in Basic Grey

 So, to make die cutting the irregular shaped flower out easier this is what I did;

Start by choosing a "top" section of the flower, I chose an area where there was slightly more gap between the petals but this is up to you ;-) Mark it with a sharpie

 then tip it up so you can see the front and the side edge, mark again directly above the first spot

 turn again and mark the reverse, this mark should be in exactly the same place as the front one

 now, I marked the scrap piece of card I was working on  for the benefit of this tutorial, I would say it was optional when you do this at home because you will be doing each step immediately (not stopping to take pics in between ;-))

 Now, ink and stamp your image ensuring your mark is at the top 

 Place the die over the image and mark at the same point and then each time you need to die cut this image out it should be easy to find the correct position!

 This tutorial is only really necessary with irregular shapes like the flowers from Secret Garden but I do hope it helps someone out there :-)

So, that's all from me for today,

Thanks for visiting!!

Stampin' Hugs, 

 

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