Endless Wishes Hostess Thank You Gift Set from Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters and welcome to a new crafty week here at Stampin' Sarah HQ. My week has been thrown all out of whack by my other half having yesterday off work. It felt like a Sunday and subsequently my blogging schedule for the week has been thrown off course. But I have lots of lovely makes to share with you so be sure to check back to catch up with what I have been making.

I caught up with some lovely friends on Saturday for a Stampin' Up! crafty party. We had a good natter, cookies and crafting too. It was a lovely afternoon. Today's crafty share is the gift set I made for my hostess for the afternoon.

I made this gift set using the Endless Wishes stamp set and I created a card, gift bag and tag. 

For the card I used the block inking technique. I simply pressed my acrylic block in to my Pool Party and Soft Sky ink pads and then created a background by pressing the ink to my Whisper White card base. I then stamped the snowflakes in Island Indigo and Encore Silver. I embellished with Basic Jewels (some of which I coloured with my darkest Night of Navy Blendabilities pen).

The sentiment is taken from the Another Thank You photopolymer stamp set.

Here is the complete gift set complete with a stamped paper bag in matching Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay. I took Summer to a local bakery just around the corner on Saturday morning and I am teaching her to ask and pay for her own treats. She proudly produced her £1 from her pocket and we asked the lady for a sausage roll which was presented to her in this brown paper bag. I instantly realised it would be perfect for my hostess gift. So I quickly nabbed it for embellishing and stamping ;0) Summer didn't mind. She just wanted to tuck in to her tasty treat.

Here is a closer shot of the gift tag. For this I added an extra bit of bling by using one of the lovely All is Calm Snowflake Embellishments. I cut the tag with my Scallop Tag Topper Punch.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you have any questions about today's project or the products I have used, please get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249. You can order online direct through my store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below. I also have availability in the next few months for your very own crafty party. 

Happy Crafting

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Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Silver Metallic Encore Pad

£8.95

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

£4.50

Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

All Is Calm Snowflake Embellishment

£6.25

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3D Night of Navy, Dazzling Diamonds and Silver 'White Christmas' Decorative Card using Stampin' Up! products

Well it is official. I am addicted to crafting!!! (like this is news!) This weekend my crafty Mum, sister and I popped up to Hampton Court Palace for Kirstie Allsop's Handmade Fair. It was fantastic!! So inspiring and hands on with opportunities to try lots of different crafts with classes and make and take sessions. I said before I went that I must NOT pick up any new crafts while I was there. I was only to enjoy the inspiration and not fall in love with anything new. Well do you think I stuck to that? No I did not!! I came home with two quilting kits, a pom pom maker and a new addiction to paper cutting having done an introductory class. On top of that I tried these artisan marshmallows and fell in love with the Rose and Cardamon flavour. This could prove pretty deadly for my Slimming World diet *lol*

So amid my pile of wool and pom poms I also managed to teach my monthly card class on Saturday too. It was a small but fun class this month. As I knew we were a smaller group I made this quite detailed card for us all to complete. I don't really know what to call it- a 3D window card is the best I could come up with. But the beauty of it is that it folds flat to fit in to a standard envelope.

I started with a half of A4 Whisper White card base. I then cut a piece of All is Calm DSP (10cm by 14.8cm) for the snowy background and a piece of Whisper White (10cm x 7cm). We stamped the tree image from the White Christmas stamp set on to the background piece, and then just the bottom of the image on to the white piece. I then cut around the hill contour of the image on the white piece and matched it to the base image and glued. I then stamped the bird and coloured the image. On a separate scrap of Whisper White I stamped the polar bear and then cut him out and added him to the main image. I used Dazzling Details to add glittery snow detail to the image (I set this aside to dry while I finished the rest of the card).

I used another half sheet of A4 cardstock, this time in Night of Navy, to create the top layer of the card.  I scored the card at 5.25cm, 10.5cm and 15.75cm. I then used my Circle Collection Framelits to cut the circle window centrally in the middle panel (with the score line through the centre). I decorated this panel with stamped silver snowflakes and a greeting taken from the Endless Wishes stamp set.  I embellished with Frosted Sequins.

The final detail were the sparkly star strips down each side of the card. I used my gorgeous new Confetti Stars Punch to create the border which I then layered over a 3cm strip of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.

So all in all it has been a very busy (and super crafty!) weekend- just the way I like it. I will definitely keep you up to date on the progress of my new crafty efforts. But quite where I'll find the time remains to be seen.

Thank you for popping by today and for sharing in my Autumn creating excitement. If you have any questions about today's project or the products I have used, please get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249. You can order online direct through my store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below. I also have availability in the next few months for your very own crafty party. Click on the Promotions tab above to see the exclusive hostess promotion running until October 31st.

And don't forget to check out this weeks Weekly Deals by clicking on the image below.

Happy Crafting

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All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

£7.50

White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Circles Collection Framelits Dies

£22.95

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Frosted Sequins

£4.50

Confetti Stars Punch

£19.95

Dazzling Details

£2.25

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

£4.50

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