A Barnyard Babies 1st Birthday Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters.

How is your week going so far? I hope you enjoyed the lovely weather over the weekend? I had my fab ladies over on Saturday for my July card class. We had lots of fun creating and chatting.

I had a special 1st birthday party to go to on Saturday evening. My friends grandson lives on a farm and he was having a big party to celebrate his birthday. So I wanted to make a special card and knew the Barnyard Babies stamp set would be perfect.

This is what I came up with:

I used a cardbase measuring 10cm x 29.7cm. I scored the long side at 9.9cm and 19.8cm. This gives you the three panels to stamp and means the card will stand up on its own.

I then simply stamped all the animals and coloured with my Blender Pens and ink pads. I used the little banner from the White Christmas and coloured with my Island Indigo Stampin' Write marker (meaning I was able to not colour the Happy Christmas greeting). I actually stamped the banner first so I was then able to place the goat and sheep correctly with my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. 

Just a quick reminder. My Christmas Craft Days are coming up in August. I have three spaces available for my Monday August 17th class. The class takes place from 10am-4pm at my home in Newport and is a fun filled day of crafting, cardmaking, fun 3d projects and basically everything you need to kickstart your Christmas Crafting mojo for 2015. Class cost for all materials and fun prizes is £25. Drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk if you'd like to book your spot.

Thank you for popping by today. Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop or get in touch directly and I can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door. I'd also love to Demo for you and your friends at a crafty party. As the hostess you earn lots of lovely freebies and you all get to make a fun crafty project too (no crafting experience necessary!)

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An extra special glitter napkin technique 1st Birthday Card from Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Hello crafty friends.

How has your week been so far? Ours has been super busy as today is Sylvie's first birthday. So I have been making cake, prepping food, wrapping pressies and just generally creating bits and pieces ready for her day today.

I wanted to share the birthday card I made for her using the napkin technique (I talked about this technique here). I had picked up the party napkins and plates on a recent shopping trip and thought this technique would make a great little memento of her birthday party so set about using one of the napkins to create this SU inspired card (colour combo Rose Red and Pink Pirouette).

Once I had created my napkin layer I covered with Versamark and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. I heat set the powder and then embellished with little extras from my Artisan Embellishment Kit (I adore the little pink resin flowers).

Here is another crafty share for you. A creation from Summer this time. This was her fantastic cat she made for her sister as a table centre piece. I am super impressed with her creativity and flair (and love of cats too).

And last but not least. Here is the birthday girl enjoying the celebrations.

Thank you for popping by today. You can find out more about the new Spring Summer Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration promotion by clicking here or by using the navigation menu on the left. This really is the most exciting time of the year to shop. New products and fantastic freebie rewards too. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop (click on the links below to find out more about specific products) or get in touch directly and I  can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door. 

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