Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Sweet Stuff Ballerina Shaker Cards using Stampin' Up! Supplies


I have decided to do something a little different this week. I am going to feature several projects all made with the same stamp set. When I first got my hands on a copy of the new Annual 2014-2015 catalogue my eyes and heart were drawn to the Sweet Stuff stamp set. I just loved the swirly sentiments and cute little images. I knew this would be perfect for crafting for my girls and for adding embellishment to scrapbook pages too.


Despite falling in love with the set and purchasing it in my first order it has remained uninked on my stamping shelves while I prepped lots of fun Christmas projects for my August crafty days. Then I came across this beautiful card on Pinterest and decided to give this lovely little set my attention.

I loved the little shaker frame which match the In Color Sequins perfectly. So I gave the card my own Stampin' Sarah spin changing some of the details of the card but using the same colour scheme and shaker theme.


For this card I used Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana cardstock. I embossed the main Coastal Cabana panel with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I created the centre panel with paper from the Lullaby Designer Series Papers and edged with Crisp Cantaloupe punched with the Scallop Edge Border Punch.

To create the shaker part of the card I used a sandwich of the stamped Whisper White circle with a Shaker Frame and then a 2-3/8" Scalloped Circle on top (the centre was punched with my 1 3/4" Circle Punch and a circle of Window Sheet glued to the back of the scallop circle).  The shaker was filled with In Color Sequins and then embellished with tiny Basic Pearls.


I created a second version of the card using a different colour-way and a smaller shaker frame. 

This is Pistachio Pudding and Calypso Coral with papers from the Gold Soiree Speciality Designer Series Papers. 



Thank you for stopping by today. I have a lovely sparkly 3D project made with the Sweet Stuff stamp set to share with you tomorrow (and there may even be a little sneak peek of a new upcoming product thrown in there too!). So please pop back tomorrow for some more Sweet Stuff inspiration.

Please let me know if you have any questions about these projects. You can get in touch via email: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249. I'm more than happy to help. All Stampin' Up! products can be ordered through my online store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below. Or get in touch and I'll happily place an order for you.

Happy Crafting
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Friday, 8 August 2014

A very Flower Patch Birthday using new Stampin' Up! Photopolymer stamps


Hooray for Friday. And today is the first of my annual Christmas Craft Days so even more reason to be excited. I have some lovely projects lined up for my crafty ladies today (sneak peeks to come in a mo). And this has been in the planning for about 6 months. So I'm excited to finally be able to share what I've been working on.

But first things first, here is a birthday card I made for Sam's Mum at the weekend. I absolutely love the Flower Patch stamp set and how easy it is to layer up using the new photopolymer stamps. Sam wanted me to incorporate photos somehow so I used the coordinating Flower Fair Framelits (available together with the stamps as a reduced price bundle) to create the floral windows behind which I positioned pictures of Summer and Sylvie.


This is a whole piece of A4 folded in half and layered with a 14.3cm x 20.5cm piece of Whisper White. The colours I used for this card are: So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz. I added the doodle stitch effect with a Stampin' Write Marker. I added Subtles Designer Buttons as a final embellishment.

And now for a little peek at two of today's Christmas projects. I will be sharing these in full after my second Christmas Day next weekend.


Please let me know if you have any questions about this project. You can get in touch via email: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249. I'm more than happy to help. All Stampin' Up! products can be ordered through my online store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below. Or get in touch and I'll happily place an order for you.

Happy Crafting
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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

New Home Celebration Card using Stampin' Up!'s Life's Adventure and Skinny Mini

Happy Wednesday Craftiness. 

I hope your week has been treating you well. I've been putting the finishing touches to my Christmas Craft Day on Friday (as well as eagerly awaiting my Autumn Winter catalogue preorder! Fingers crossed it should be arriving today).

Earlier this week, my sister asked me to design her a New Home card for a friend. I absolutely love that the new catalogue has a house stamp and it is perfect for creating new home cards (although just a little *spoiler alert* there is a lovely house stamp and Framelit set in the Autumn Winter catalogue). This is from the Life's Adventure hostess set which contains 4 lovely little images for colouring.


I stamped the house in Memento ink and then then coloured with my Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities. I cut the image out and then mounted on my Whisper White layer. The 'New Home' was stamped with the Skinny Mini Alphabet (love those photopolymer stamps- so easy to line up and position). I used the new Beach House Washi Tape and a flower punched with the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack to create the coloured embellishment.

I stuck the Whisper White layer using dimensionals on to the base which I layered with a circle cut from the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack and a Doily.

I hope you like today's crafty share. I am looking forward to sharing all my Christmas projects with you over the upcoming weeks. And even better, I cannot wait to show you all the lovely new products coming to a catalogue near you in a few weeks time.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this project. You can get in touch via email: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249. I'm more than happy to help. All Stampin' Up! products can be ordered through my online store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below. Or get in touch and I'll happily place an order for you.

Happy Crafting
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Monday, 4 August 2014

Dazzling Diamonds and Stars for a Happy Swirly Birthday

Good morning and a very Happy Monday to you. What a beautiful and sunny start to the week here on the Isle of Wight. 

I have started the day by admiring my lovely tidy and bright garden. I have the first of my Christmas Crafting Days this week and my ladies like to sit and eat their lunch in the garden. Well there wasn't much of a garden to sit in until yesterday. It was all a bit crazy and overgrown. But Sam and his Dad did a lot of work yesterday afternoon and cut down a huge holly tree that had overtaken everything. And now I have a lovely bright (and triple the size) garden. Perfect for enjoying the rest of the summer sunshine with my girls. 



But enough gardening talk. Here is today's crafty make. I had seen this card made by Victoria and just absolutely loved the technique. So simple and a perfect use for the new Stars Decorative Mask from the new catalogue.

I started by daubering White Craft Ink through the mask on to my Crumb Cake card. I then heat set the white ink as it takes a fair while to dry. I then cleaned and dried the mask and repositioned over the white stars but slightly offsetting the mask. I then daubered Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana and Wisteria Wonder ink over the top of the white. This then gives the three tone dimensional effect shown above. So simple but striking. 

I then created the sentiment banner by cutting a strip of Vellum (I love the Stampin' Up! vellum as it is thick and great for stamping and heat embossing) and stamping the Happy Birthday from the new Photopolymer stamp set Age Awareness in Versamark. I then used White Embossing Powder to heat emboss the swirly sentiment and give this bright white result.


To finish I punched a star with the Itty Bitty Accents punch in each of the colours I had inked in (Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder and Coastal Cabana) and layered with a star punched from the fantastic and glittery new Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (I love love love all things sparkly so this is my new favourite glimmer paper!).

Please let me know if you have any questions about this project. I'm more than happy to help. All Stampin' Up! products can be ordered through my online store by clicking the product links above or the pictures below.

The new Autumn Winter catalogue is launching at the end of this month and there are lots of lovely new festive and seasonal stamps and accessories. I have available dates for you to host a Stampin' Up! party (and earn crafty freebies in the process) so please get in touch to find out more: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting
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Friday, 1 August 2014

Free Bundles with the Big Shot in August


Good morning and welcome to August. Stampin' Up! are celebrating the summer with a fantastic promotion. If you buy a Big Shot anytime through till August 31st you can choose a free Framelit and stamp set bundle to get you started with your new crafty tool. That is up to an extra £55 in value for free!!

My crafting was revolutionised the day I bought my Big Shot and I can honestly say it was the best investment I have made in my cardmaking and scrapbooking. I love adding texture with embossing folders and there is hardly a card goes by without some cut out or shape added with a Framelit or Die.

If you click on either of the pictures (above or below) you can find out more and see the bundles in more detail. And as an added bonus, if you already own the Big Shot you can purchase one of these exclusive bundles at the 15% discount through till the end of the month.


And to celebrate such a fantastic promotion I wanted to share another of my recent Perfect Peacock makes with a flourish created with the Big Shot and my Bitty Banners Framelits.


I had seen a Peacock on Pinterest coloured with a blend of greens and I just loved it (green being my favourite colour and all) so I gave it my own spin. I used my Coastal Cabana, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities to create this lovely chap. I then added Gold Glitz Dazzling Details to the feathers for an extra bit of pizzazz. The Happy Day is from the Ronald McDonald charity stamp set Flamingo Lingo. I cut the Whisper White layer with my matching Bitty Banner Framelit. I then layered on to Old Olive and cut a slighly larger banner by hand.


I will never get tired of colouring and creating with this stamp. I just find colouring and shading this Peacock so relaxing. I have my mind on colouring this was a festive colour scheme to see if I can somehow make a Christmas card with the image. I have the last 6 sets of Blendabilities winging their way to me as I type. I cannot wait to get blending with some new colours. Pop over to my Online Store by clicking on any of the product links above to find out more or drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249 to chat about Stampin' Up!

I'd love to help you get started with your Big Shot. So if you purchase your Big Shot either online with me or by placing your order via email (poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk) or over the phone (01983 609249) I am offering a one to one Big Shot class to get you going with your new die cutting machine. If you do not live local to me I will happily send the project kits in the post for you to make at your leisure.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I'd love to help.

Happy Crafting
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