Gradient Blue

Squee! I absolutely LOVE the Artistry Blooms paper – I cannot stop using it! I absolutely love the ombre effect side of the paper and these bags show off the paper in great style.

This bag uses a single strip of glue (for the sentiment), which means they can be stored flat until you’re ready to construct and gift. The paper being double sided means the inside has a gorgeous patterned interior.

I decided to finish mine with a bit of ribbon & a punched out sentiment – take a look at the video to find out more and let me know what you think!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper = 6 x 12 inches

Scoring:

Long Side (12″): 3^1/2, 5, 7, 8^1/2
Short Side (6″): 1^1/2, 4^1/2

Supply List:

Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper – 152495

Price: £10.75

Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock – 153085

Price: £8.25

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin’ Pad – 153117

Price: £7.00

Magenta Madness 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon – 153623

Price: £5.50

Night Of Navy A4 Cardstock – 106577

Price: £8.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147110

Price: £7.00

Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack – 152468

Price: £9.75

Label Me Fancy Punch – 151297

Price: £17.00

Label Me Lovely Punch – 151296

Price: £17.00

Stars and Wishes

Merry Merlot and the absolutely gorgeous Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper (DSP) make another appearance on the blog today. They are both highly addictive craft materials and once you start, you just can’t stop crafting with them. This time I have teamed them with the amazing double sided Copper and Merlot ribbon & the Joyous Noel Glimmer paper. WOW!

The foiled snowflakes on this piece of DSP really set the card alive and I wanted them to be the main focus of this card. The only things I added were a small piece of ribbon to set behind my sentiment, punched out and bordered with Glimmer.

For the sentiment, I used the Flourish Filigree stamp set and fussy cut around the shape to allow a border of glimmer to peek from behind it. The double sided ribbon adds the final touches to the card.

Let me know what you think.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Supply List:

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad [147112]	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005]	Joyous Noel 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816]	Flourish Filigree Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147870]	Joyous Noel 6″ X 6″ Glimmer Paper [147817]
Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Reversible Ribbon [147818]

Merry Merlot Christmas

A very simple card on the blog today, one to make if you’re running out of time or perhaps want to mass produce them for family / friends. This card takes just 3 supplies plus ink and adhesive. Amazingly quick to make and can be reproduced in a number of colour ways!

I chose to showcase Merry Merlot, a lovely reddish purple colour which is just perfect for the Festive Season. Teamed with the Specialty Designer Series Paper, Joyous Noel – which features a gorgeous foiled effect.

To add a little ‘something’ to this card, I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of vellum. This not only added an extra layer and texture to the card, but it provided some masking of the background to make the wording stand out a little more. I absolutely love it!

Hope you have enjoyed this.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Supply List:

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147112]

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

[147005]

Joyous Noel 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147816]

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set

[147702]

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

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

PDF Tutorial:

020918 – Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper Bag

Supply List: