Snowflake Card Thinlit Die from Stampin' Up!: An All is Calm Christmas

When flicking through the Stampin' Up! Autumn Winter catalogue for the first time my eye was instantly drawn to the lovely Snowflake themed suite of products. I love both my Label and Circle Thinlit Flip Dies so I knew I'd have to order the matching Snowflake Card Thinlit Die to create some Christmas cards with the lovely flip element.

For this card I cut the base from Island Indigo and then ran a piece of All is Calm Designer Series Paper through the Big Shot with the Snowflake Thinlit Die to cut the two flap pieces to layer the front of the card.

I then cut two of the larger snowflakes from Bermuda Bay cardstock and layered them to fit over the Snowflake element in the flip card. To finish I cut a smaller snowflake from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and glued a silver sequin from the Frosted Sequins collection to the centre.

I also placed several of the Frosted Sequins across the card for an added bit of glimmer. I coloured small Rhinestones with my Night of Navy Blendabilities Markers to add to the centre of each sequin.

The sentiment is stamped using Island Indigo and is taken from the Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set. I punched the sentiment using the Decorative Label Punch (I punched a second Label from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper which I cut in half and layered underneath to give a sparkly edging to my sentiment) and embellished with a row of Rhinestones.

And the final detail of the card I wanted to share with you are these beautiful All is Calm Snowflake Embellishments. They come with a hanging loop so you can easily tie them to your projects to add a beautiful layer of texture and a little bit of added luxury too.

Don't forget to check out this week's Weekly Deals by clicking on the picture below.

Thank you for popping by today and for sharing in my festive creativity excitement. I spent a good while yesterday photographing lots of exciting projects I have been working on to share with you over upcoming weeks. Lots of fun things to share to inspire you on your seasonal crafting adventures.

I am off on a walking expedition with my two girls today (and no I'm not climbing any mountains or anything. It is an expedition as getting two littlies dressed and out of the door feels like a monumental achievement!). I'm thinking feeding the ducks, a playground and picnic. So keeping my fingers crossed that the weather stays lovely.

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.

Happy Crafting

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Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies

£29.95

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

£6.25

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

£4.50

Frosted Sequins

£4.50

Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set

£22.95

Decorative Label Punch

£15.50

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

£4.50

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Night Of Navy Assortment

£10.95

All Is Calm Snowflake Embellishment

£6.25

Stampin' Up! UK Zoo Review Christmas

Morning all and a very Happy Monday to you ;0) I am sharing a whole week of festive makings with you this week on the lead up to our big annual Stampin' Up! Convention. I have a lot of lovely Christmas creations to share so please pop back each morning and say hello.

How was your weekend? How are your festive preparations going? I have been busy finalising my Christmas shopping. Just the wrapping to go now. Oh and the Christmas card writing too. But that is a job for December......

I thought I would share a card with you today using the fab Circle Card Thinlits Die coupled with the penguin from the Zoo Review stamp set. This penguin image was inspired by a beautiful card I saw over on Vicky's blog. I loved her beautifully coloured penguin image and decided to give it my own take using the Thinlits dies and the lovely Winter Frost Designer Series Paper. I created a mask using a post it note.  After stamping the penguin in black Staz-On I laid the mask over the top and then sponged the sky in Pool Party ink over the top. I created the snowflakes with a white gel pen and also used my two way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds to give a bit of festive shimmer. I coloured the penguin using my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and I also blended inks using my blender pen for the penguin's chest. The sentiment was stamped from the lovely More Merry Messages stamp set.

The Circle Card Thinlits Die set I have used for this card comes with 9 matching dies to create greetings and embellishments for your fab flip cards. The set costs £29.95 (133480) and you can find more info by clicking the image below which will link you directly through to my online store.

I have included links to the products used for today's project either by clicking on the photos or the direct links above. If you place an online order for any Stampin' Up! products through my online store remember to add the code below and I will add your name to the draw to win the hostess benefits for the month's combined orders (with a minimum of £25 in hostess freebies):

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Please get in touch if you have any questions about today's project or about placing an order or about Stampin' Up! in general. You can contact me on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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Stampin' Up! UK 1 Week Only Special Promotion

Good morning and what a way to start the crafty Stampin' Up! UK week! Lots of lovely things to share with you today to get your craftiness off to a inspired start. And I apologise in advance for the information overload.

First of all, today sees the start of a 1 week only special 25% off promotion. Until 28 October you can order 25 specially selected stamp sets for 25% off. What a bargain!! Please see below for a full list of all the lovely stamp sets offered at this 1 week only reduced price. To see these stamps in the online catalogue, please click here for a direct link to my online store complete with pictures (and for anyone purchasing anything from my online store over the next week I have a little festive thank you gift to pop in the post to you to help with your seasonal craftiness. Place an order to receive your surprise gift). Or alternatively drop me an email on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk for an 'in your hand' copy of the catalogue.

And if this wasn't enough to get your creativity flowing, today Stampin' Up! have released two FAB new products, Thinlits Card Dies for use with your Big Shot! I have been so excited about getting my hands on these since I first saw them appearing on YouTube videos and blogs across the pond. And since I preordered them a couple of weeks ago I haven't been able to stop creating fantastic swinging cards, perfect for all occasions. Now the products are live I can share some of my creations with you. This makes flip cards so quick and easy (and no more trying to guess-timate how far to run your die through to get the effect!).

I really love these Thinlits and think they are a fun and creative addition to any crafty stash. If you'd like to see more click the video below for more info & Thinlit ideas.

To order any of the products above and receive your free surprise festive gift in the post (direct from me and not Stampin' Up!), you can order direct with me or through my online store direct to your door. Click on the image below and then click shop in the top right corner.

 And don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month. So far there is a guaranteed £25 to be won!

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And just to leave you with something a little crafty for the day, here is a Christmas card we created at my workshops last month. The Christmas Tree image is from the lovely stamp set, Evergreen. And the Merry Christmas is from the More Merry Messages stamp set. Please get in touch directly to find out more about how I created this card and the products used. I'd be only too happy to have a crafty chat.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting to you all on this rainy Isle of Wight day.

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