Very Vintage Birthday

One amazing benefit of ordering from Stampin’ Up! is the rewards you receive, today showcases one of the absolutely gorgeous hostess stamp sets, available once your order or party hits a total of £150 or more. Very Vintage is a set of gorgeous stamps which instantly caught my eye and I just had to get my hands on it.

Very Vintage offers a beautiful set of stamps, so much so, I created my own background using a ‘stamping off’ technique to get a faded image. Now with any vintage style project, I like to add a pop of colour and for this one, I chose Balmy Blue – one of our new colours as part of the Annual Catalogue refresh.

The bee stamp is somewhat symbolic to my work colleagues and I, as we are based in Manchester so knew many affected by the Ariana Grande MEN Arena bombing. The bee symbolises the unity in which Manchester came together during the aftermath and only felt right to be used on this card.

Coupled with the ‘Stitched All Around’ bundle and you have an amazing card, for that special someone on their birthday.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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No Glue Triangle Box

Squeeee! I absolutely love making baby projects.. it reminds me of when my own children were small. The Twinkle Twinkle suite takes me straight back to those times and the little gifts that you get for your new arrivals. But I didn’t want to keep using the Designer Series Paper (DSP) in all of my projects, so adapted slightly by using the Subtles DSP stack – which opens you up to so many colours to be used.

This little no glue triangular box is perfect for mini treats or perhaps be used as a table gift at a baby shower or christening / baptism. The best part? These can be very quickly put together if making multiples of them and they’re so adorable, I’m sure you’ll agree.

Whilst I have gone with a baby pink, using the DSP stacks allows you to utilise any colour you wish!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

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Twinkle Builder Punch

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Gray Granite 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon

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Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon

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Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

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Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Dashing Along Host Promotion

Whoop! A new promotion for September and ties in with the upcoming festive season, which is in full flow for crafters right now. This promotion is timed nicely for those who are placing their orders for the new Autumn / Winter catalogue which was launched yesterday.

For a hostess party and/or orders of £200 in value, you shall earn the exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper for FREE – yes, entirely FREE! But, this is only available during the month of September and is not available in any of the catalogues, so you need to work fast to enjoy this gorgeous paper.

This free gift will be additional to any of the usual rewards you would earn. Enjoy!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Sweet Candy Cane

OK, I succumbed and the ‘C’ word that many try to avoid has drawn me in and I’ve already started dabbling with my Christmas related supplies. I love Christmas, I love the colours involved and the lead up to it and of course, I love the sweet treats involved.. and who doesn’t love a Candy Cane? My children certainly do!

Of the Christmas supplies I have purchased, this is the first one that I reached for. I love a project that involves a punch – they’re quick, they’re simple and very easy to make multiples if necessary. This card combines another of my favourite things to do – stamp my own backgrounds. The Candy Cane Season set has stamps which make brilliant backgrounds and this is showcased on this card to perfection.

A quick and simple card which can be brought together in minutes.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Twinkle Twinkle Bag

Ahhhhhhh, how cute is the elephant in this stamp set? I absolutely adore it and the best part – it comes with a baby elephant too! Now of course, you can’t have a baby elephant without making something baby related.. and that’s what I’ve done here.

Originally, this was meant to be a 4″ x 4″ x 4″ box with a lid. But as you’ll see from my video, that quickly changed when I randomly pitched the box base and turned it into a wide bag. It’s amazing how these ideas come to you at the most random times.

A full punched holes and some gorgeous striped ribbon and we have a bag that can house a fair number of sweet treats for mum, booties or bibs for baby or even a mixture of the two?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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020918 – Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper Bag

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