A Gold Soiree Retirement Celebration Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters.

I had a lovely festive make to share with you this morning but my computer decided to delete the whole post just as I was about to publish it. So I decided to give you something a little different (and not Christmas-y at all) this morning and I'll rewrite the festive post for one of my posts next week.

I think I mentioned that my lovely Chiropractor has recently retired. Off on a retirement adventure in her campervan. I wanted to make her a card to accompany her gift I'd bought. I've never made a retirement card before so I just picked some papers and started creating.

I used the Gold Soiree Speciality Papers to create my little banners. I glued a Itty Bitty Accents star punched from Champagne Glimmer Paper to the longest banner.

I stamped the Happy Retirement from Teeny Tiny Sentiments (a stamp set with a sentiment for nearly every occasion!) and punched with the Word Window Punch and then mounted on to a Brushed Gold Modern Label Punch shape.

To finish I tied Linen Thread around the card and then glued Subtles Candy Dots to give a 'sprinkled' effect.

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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 so drop me a line to find out more and get your date in the diary.

Happy Crafting

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Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

£15.50

Word Window Punch

£14.25

Modern Label Punch

£15.50

Subtles Candy Dots

£5.50

Linen Thread

£3.95

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In Color Treat Bag

Morning crafty lovely crafty friends. I hope this Friday post finds you well and looking forward to the weekend. Its a beautiful bright day here on the Isle of Wight and I am looking forward to taking the girls to the park later to have a bit of a kick-a-bout.

Today's crafty share was inspired by this project I found on Pinterest by Jane at the Petite Fleur Paperie. I found in my stash a pack of these Tag a Bag Chevron Gift Bags (what a bargain at £3.75 for a pack of 10 - 131370) and thought Jane's project was a beautiful project to CASE to display how lovely these bags are. 

I made this little treat bag (filled with choccie coins) for my Mum as an Easter gift. To create the decoration I used my Scallop Edge Border Punch to punch the edging of the folded over section of the bag (a quick tip is to layer your bag with a sheet of scrap cardstock to stop the thinner paper from tearing when punching).  The pennant was created using a base of Crisp Cantaloupe  layered with a stamped Vellum matching pennant (I stamped the flower from the Flower Shop stamp set using Crisp Cantaloupe ink). The top pennant is cut from sheet of Pistachio Pudding DSP from the In Color 2013-2015 DSP Stack.

I sealed the bag with a length of Pistachio Pudding 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim and then folded a Tea Lace Paper Doily over the top and layered the greeting stamped from Teeny Tiny Wishes and two flowers stamped and punched using the Flower Shop bundle (stamp set and punch). I used an In Color Boutique Detail to finish.

  I absolutely love these little bags now and might be using them for a lot of upcoming gifts and treats for my Hostess Club members. I love how effective they look with a simple bit of embellishment.

You can order any products through my online store by clicking here or by clicking any of the product links above. I will also happily order any products for you. Just drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249 and I'll happily assist.

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Happy Crafting

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