Birthday Card for a Cat Lover

Recently one of our friends who loves cats celebrated her birthday and today I am going to show you the card I made for her which features the fabby cat silhouette from the stylish Patterned Pet Stamp Set.  

The papers are from the Twitterpated Collection and I used the Labels Collection of Framelits to get these stylish layered shapes.

Do you like the cat's collar?  Makes me smile every time!  The So Saffron Butterfly and Flowers Bunting adds a fun pop of colour to this Baja Breeze and Basic Grey card

I could not resist making a coordinating envelope - they are fast, fun and easy using the Diagonal Plate on my Simply Scored!  

If you would like more information on the Simply Scored! and the I Scored! package I have put together to help you get the most from your Simply Scored! just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Congratulations Bordering on Romance!

Today I am going to show you some Congratulations Cards that I made for some of the lovely people in my team who recently celebrated milestones in their Stampin' Up! Businesses - the cards feature the lovely Bordering on Romance Stamp Set and one of my favourite papers from the Sweet Shop Speciality Papers.

I coloured the flowers with my Reinkers and an Aqua Painter which gives this lovely rich effect and I have added another layer of colour in places to give the flowers depth.

The Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White Papers are embossed giving a lovely texture to the card.

I made several of these cards as we have had quite a few celebrations in the team recently!  If you would like to take advantage of the new flexible starter kit and this month's special offer of a free ticket to Convention you have just a few days left - to make sure you don't miss out email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and lets make it happen for you.  We look forward to welcoming you to the team

Happy Stampin'

Scrapbook Saturday - Simply Scored! Scrapbook Page

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I am going to show you a page featuring a background made with the Diagonal Plate on my Simply Scored!

Over Easter we went to the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Ashridge, as well as the Easter Egg Trail there were some fun Easter themed things to do including having your photo taken with the Easter Bunny Ears.  From the look on Chloe's face I am not sure she thought it was a good idea at first but we did get some lovely photos of her and her Mum.

I used the Diagonal Plate on the Simply Scored! to make the background.  I scored every half an inch and then inked around the edges of the page, first with matching Crumb Cake ink and then at the very edges with Soft Suede.  Then I splattered the page with my Spritzing Tool.  The papers are from the gorgeous Attic Boutique Papers.  These little embellishments were made by gathering the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon and coiling it around.

If you would like more information on the Simply Scored! check out this post which also tells you about the I Scored! packages I am offering to help you get the most from your new Simply Scored! Board

Happy Stampin'

Find Out About Friday - the 2012 Feeling Crafty Christmas Card Club

Today is 25 May which means its just 7 months until Christmas!  I know the last one seems like only yesterday and as I sit here in a heat wave the next one seems a million miles away, but I have noticed that every year Christmas seems to just sneak up on me and suddenly it is only a few days away!  For this week's Find Out About Friday I am going to share one way you can beat that last moment Christmas rush even if it seems a bit early to be thinking about it!

By popular demand and following on from the success of last year I am thrilled to be able to share with you the details of the 2012 Feeling Crafty Christmas Card Club 

Joining the Feeling Crafty Christmas Card Club will allow you to get ahead with your Christmas Cards and help you to have time to enjoy all the fun things that happen in the festive season.  

Starting in July, each month we will make 10 Christmas Cards, so by December you will have 60 Cards ready to go.

Each month you will get all the materials you need to make 10 post friendly Christmas Cards including the envelopes as well as some additional product to use at home.  You will receive as much tuition as you want and the Christmas Card Club welcomes new card makers as well as the more experienced.  

Morning, Afternoon and Evening sessions are available and numbers strictly limited so be sure to book your place early.

The Christmas Card Club will meet on the following dates

Thursday 5 July

Thursday 16 August

Thursday 13 September

Thursday 11 October

Thursday 15 November

Thursday 6 December

If there is sufficient demand extra dates will be arranged, so please let me know if you are interested in alternative dates.

The Feeling Crafty Christmas Card Club costs £15 per month or you can book a block of 6 sessions for just £75 which means you get one session FREE!  If you book 6 sessions and then find you are unable to attend one, I will even make up your cards for you.

To book your place and to get ahead this Christmas just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Apothecary Art Notebooks for my Team

I really enjoyed the recent Stampin' Up! Training for so many reasons.  It is always fantastic to spend time with creative friends and exciting to hear what Stampin' Up! have planned for us.  

One of my favourite bits however was spending time with some of my team and having a chance to spoil them.  Not everyone went to the same training event as I did, so I have had to wait a while before showing you the gift I made for them all.  

The Notebooks feature papers from the delicious Attic Boutique collection and the image is from Apothecary Art.  Here is the first batch together.

There has never been a better time to join Stampin' Up! and to join my team.  You will benefit from the new Starter Kit (read how here) and if you join this month you will also get a free ticket to join at us this year's Convention in Mainz Germany.  Its going to be a fantastic day and I would love to have you there as part of my team.   To find out how email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for a no obligation, no pressure chat to see if joining Stampin' Up! and making money sharing your love of crafting, is the right step for you.

Happy Stampin'

His and Her Birthday Cards with Up, Up and Away from Stampin' Up!

Last week the lovely new Up, Up and Away Stamp Set solved a problem for me - and its one of those problems I keep coming up against as I train the family around sending hand made birthday cards!  

I don't know if this ever happens to you, but despite asking regularly if we need any cards, I often get an 'Oh could I have a card to go in the post tonight' and last week was a classic example.  I was sitting making a card for a lovely friend of mine, when about half an hour before the post is collected from the end of the road I got the request. 

So I hear you ask - how did Up, Up and Away solve that problem for you?  Well this is the card I was making.

And since the request was for a male friend of ours I felt it was probably a bit pretty and feminine so I made a male version which looked like this.

And then decided that since I was on a roll I would make a spare which would work for either a man or a woman!

If you have any suggestions for helping me to train the family to give me more notice when they need a card I would love to hear them

Happy Stampin'

6x6 Attic Boutique Scrapbook Page

Today I am going to be mostly Scrapbooking as I get ready for this month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club which features the gorgeous Attic Boutique Papers.  I have already made several cards and scrapbook pages featuring these fantastic papers and have lots of ideas for more which I am looking forward to making and then to sharing!

As a little taster for you all here is a small 6x6 inch page I made with the Attic Boutique Papers.  At the recent Stampin' Up! Regional Training we were asked to submit card or 6x6 scrapbook page for the displays and this is what I came up with.

The page also features butterflies from the wonderful Beautiful Wings Embosslit, some Victoria Crochet Trim, and some Pool Party Seam Binding.  I have stamped images from the Bordering on Romance Stamp Set in Crumb Cake on the Crumb Cake Base and then inked all the edges.

As well as looking good with a photo on it, this page would make a lovely card.

To find out more about the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club check this link or email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk  Everyone is welcome, experienced Scrappers and those who are wanting to try Scrapbooking for the first time, you can join us in person or can have your kit sent to your door.

I hope you decide to join us

Happy Stampin'

Tea with Friends

I always enjoy spending time with friends and sharing a cup of tea or coffee and each time I use the lovely new Tea Shoppe Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! I find myself smiling as I think about this.  Today's card features the lovely sentiment 'Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary'

Crafting together with friends is always fun and with so many lovely new products in the new Summer Mini to discover together now is a great time to book a Stampin' Up! Party in your own home - you bring the friends and make the tea, and I will bring the fun and do the rest.  To arrange your party just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk.  And don't worry if you are not local to me with the wonders of modern technology I can appear anywhere in the UK!  I look forward to crafting and sharing a cuppa with you soon.

Happy Stampin'

My affair with Pool Party is Bordering on Romance!

I am totally smitten with all the In Colors from Stampin' Up! and in particular with Pool Party - I have always loved blues and turquoises so I guess this beautiful shade was always going to be a firm favourite.

Today I am going to share a Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder Gate Fold Card.  This one is held shut with a belly band featuring the beautiful flowers from Bordering on Romance coloured with and Aqua Painter and my Pool Party Reinker.

I have decorated inside the card too

Making cards with fun folds, such as this gate fold is fast, fun and easy using my new Simply Scored!  If you would like to know more about this wonderful product and the I Scored! packages which are designed to help you get the most from your new Simply Scored! check out this link and then email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk to get your Simply Scored!

Happy Stampin'

Scrapbook Saturday - Here come the girls

I am really looking forward to today as I will be spending it with crafty friends, some new and some I have known for a little while now.  I love that with Stampin' Up! I am able to spend time with fellow crafters and share what I love.

Today's Scrapbook page follows along this theme as it documents some of the wonderful people I spent time with at the awards dinner at last year's Stampin' Up! Convention at Disneyland Paris.

There were rather a lot of them and the page expands to show everyone all dressed up, beautiful smiles everywhere I looked!

Yes, those are the Attic Boutique Papers again - I love them!  And yes it is also my new favourite ribbon - Pool Party Seam Binding.

I am really looking forward to the next Convention - its in the historic town of Mainz in Germany, and it promises to be an extra special Convention as we will be celebrating five years of Stampin' Up! in Europe.

Would you like to join us?

If you would like to know how you can get your Convention ticket worth £149 for FREE email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for more information - but do hurry as the free tickets are only available until the end of the month.

Happy Stampin'