Scrapping Away

ooh lovely (new to me) products to play with :)

2010-05-20T10:03:00.004+01:00

Crissi came round to play yesterday and bought some of her crafting supplies for me to try.... I realise they won't be new products to most crafters but I've pretty much stuck to Stampin Up products for the last year or two so it was really refreshing to try something new.

Ok so some of the supplies used on my tag are still Stampin Up... papers and punches etc... but the new supplies that I used were gorgeous Wendy Vicchi (have I spelt that correctly? ) stamps, love the quote... and if you squint at the flower you'll see that theres a background stamp on there. I stamped the leaf stamp onto some grunge paper (first time I've tried grunge paper and I do like it... was nice to curl the leaves without the normal cracking you get from paper and card... see flower LOL

Crissi also brought round her distress inks for me to try... I like them... oh and last but not least another new thing for me to try was Crissi's glimmer mist........ LURRRRRVE it... so subtle.. so lush

Ok they are my reviews LOL sounds like a review doesn't it hee hee

Have a good day everyone :)

No I haven't.......

2010-05-15T07:58:00.006+01:00

....disappeared off the face of the Earth

I just haven't been crafting much, and when I have crafted I haven't blogged :O terrible eh???!!

Anyway I gave myself a little shake to snap out of it as I wanted to make a 'thinking of you card for one of my friends who is really going through a rough time at the moment :(

The card I made her isn't here but I decided to make a few more cards using the same papers, stamps and card ... I just tweaked the designs a little. One card isn't shown as its for someone who I know reads my blog ;)

The cardstock, papers and stamps are all by Stampin Up

Have a great weekend everyone, I'm just waiting for the sun to appear....

Time for another challenge, Sweet Stampin style....

2010-04-10T09:22:00.006+01:00

It's my 2nd week as guest designer for the wonderful Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog

This weeks theme is a colour challenge... much more in my comfort zone this time :)

I hope you like my card and I'd love for you to join in with the challenge too

Have a great weekend everyone :)

ooh I'm a guest designer :D

2010-04-03T09:02:00.004+01:00

I was honoured to be asked to be guest designer for the whole of April for the wonderful Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog

For my first creation the theme is "It's a mans world" eek I struggle big time with mens cards, if I need a card for a man I'll potter down to the shops and buy one lol so I hope that I have done this challenge justice

The papers used are from the new 12 x 12 paper stack from the mini catalogue which I keep harping on about... are you getting bored with me yet? lol

Anyway I hope you like my card and I hope you all go and check out the challenge HERE to see what the talented design team have created and of course to join in

Toodles for now :)

A little bit different............

2010-03-29T15:13:00.003+01:00

to my normal Stampin Up creations.... I decided that for a change I'd buy some luggage tags to create on...... makes a change from cards doesn't it.

All products used are Stampin Up apart from the tags :)

Lovely new papers...

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The patterned paper that I used on this card is new from Stampin Up isn't it GORGEOUS, I'm in love. Its actually from a Designer paper series pack from Stampin' Up!'s Mini catalogue

The other new products used here are two stamps from the 'Tiny Tags' stamp set which has 17 stamps which coordinate perfectly with the newly designed 'Medium Jewellery Tag' punch

I hope you haven't all fainted because I've posted so soon after my last post lol

Take care

Julie xx

Procrastinating???? MEEEE??? Never !! :p

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I do love this colour combo, Chocolate Chip & Kraft.. even sounds yummy doesn't it

I've been really bad at getting birthday cards to my friends on time which I'm not very proud of but I'll try to be better as the year goes on eek... perhaps I'm still in 'Christmas mode' I had flu over Christmas and I think I must have slept through it because I blinked and it was over !!

Ok so all products used are Stampin Up, the stamp set is 'Flight of the butterfly' and the papers are Bella Bleu which I think go really well with the Kraft cardstock. Love the chocolate chip stripey ribbon that I've used on both cards, so easy to tie too which is a bonus... isn't stiff like some ribbons

The flower on this card was made using Stampin Up's scallop circle punch and snipping and manipulating.. I'm sure you've seen this done before but if you haven't just drop me an email and I'll link you to a video showing this technique, as you can see once again I've used the same papers from the 'Bella Bleu' paper pack.

Hope everyone is well in Blogland :)

Happy Christmas!!

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Well its Christmas morning here in the UK and Santa has been so I must have been good this year ;)

I just wanted to pop on and wish everyone a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!

I am very lucky as we are going to my mums for the day so there will be no cooking for me :) Well of course I'll offer to help but I know she won't let me :)

Have a lovely time everyone xx

Look who it is...

2009-12-10T11:41:00.005Z

Me!... :)

I bet you all thought I'd given up crafting didn't you, thank you so much to those that have emailed it was nice to know that I was missed

My thumb is well and truly on the mend although if I'm honest its a bit deformed... :( never mind I'll get over it. I'm still getting some pain from it but not enough to stop me crafting.

Here's a couple of cards made recently

Made with the lovely tree from the Season of Joy stamp set which I love

This is a 4x4 card which is perfect for sending in the post, no worries about wondering if I haven't put enough postage on this baby hee hee. There's clear embossing on the outer piece which doesn't show up much here but in reality its nice and shiny. Then I've silver embossed the beautiful stamps from the tree trimmings stamp set

Toodles for now, hopefully it won't be long before I'm back again :)

Clumsy Me :/

2009-11-09T15:08:00.003Z

I managed to slip in the shower on Saturday morning and have hurt my right thumb, you don't realise how much you use that little fellow until its out of action :(

Therefore I can't craft and I'm climbing the walls

Here's a couple of cards that I made prior to my accident using my favourite Christmas stamp set 'Tree Trimmings'

I've gone a bit barmy with the distressing but I do like the look of curled edges, adds so much texture to cards in my opinion

Here's a close up

If you would like to earn free Stampin Up products by joining a Virtual Hostess Club, I'm running another stampers 10 club and have 6 places to fill so drop me an email at stampinjules17@gmail.com if you are interested

Hope everyone is ok in blogland and are not as accident prone as me lol xx

Hmmmmmm.....

2009-11-01T08:19:00.004Z

I've not been very good at this blogging malarky lately have I? :/

I'm thinking of starting up some weekly challenges, I do miss the Arty Girlz days as doing the challenges made me update my blog regularly..... as I'm a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I'd be happy to offer some fab Stampin' Up! goodies as prizes too... so stay tuned

Speaking of prizes it is time for me to announce who has won this one ~ Congratulations to one of my stampers 6 members, Sandra your name was selected by random.org ~ I will email you now :)

Ok well I haven't been blogging but that doesn't mean that I haven't been creating. Here's a card made with my new goodies from the new Stampin' Up! catalogue

All supplies are Stampin' Up! apart from the button

Stamp Set: Trendy Trees

Cardstock Colours: Kraft & So Saffron

Ink Colours: Chocolate Chip & So Saffron

Patterned Paper is from Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper

Ribbon: So Saffron 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon & Linen Thread

Thanks for visiting and I'll update again soon :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..........

2009-10-17T16:48:00.007+01:00

On my blog anyway hee hee

All Stampin' Up! products and they are Tree Trimmings Stamp Set, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & Ruby Red Textured Cardstock and the lovely chocolate chip double stitched ribbon which has been threaded through jumbo eyelets, oh and whisper white cardstock for stamping.

I've also used my new eyelet border punch which I LOVE, I used my markers directly on the stamps, they were ruby red and always artichoke.... the reason that I used always artichoke rather than Old Olive which would have matched the green cardstock is............................ I went a bit colour blind and grabbed the wrong colour LOL well at least I'm honest!!

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend :)

Another Christmas Card...

2009-10-13T08:00:00.001+01:00

All products used are Stampin' Up! apart from the button

I used Stampin' Up's 'Season of Joy' stamp set for this card, I love the colour combo which is Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip & Sahara Sand.

The flower was made using the SU five petal flower punch & I've used my trustee scallop edge punch which is one of my most used punches

I hope everyone is well in blogland :)

Its not long now you know.....

2009-10-04T12:40:00.003+01:00

... I won't say it...... but you know its going to be with us very soon, where has this year gone??? I blinked and we are in October!! Scarey..

Anyway last year I didn't send out out handmade cards as I left it to the last minute and then was ill with flu so I vowed to be more organised this year. To be honest I'm doing pretty well, and have a nice little stack of cards made. I'm upping my game though and my aim is to make 10 Christmas cards this month so here is #1 for October. I've used a stamp set that I LOVE, its from the new Stampin' Up! catalogue and is called Tree Trimmings, It is so reasonably priced at only £10.95 for the set. I've also used the mat pack and paper piercing tool on this card as you can see. Now when I bought these items I had to do so by purchasing the crafters tool kit which was over £30!!

Now Stampin' Up! are offering these items separately in our new catalogue which is so much better in my opinion. The Mat Pack is now available to buy at £7.50 and the paper piercer is £2.95, If you'd like to order these items or anything from the Stampin' Up! Catalogue please email stampinjules17@gmail.com

I am entering this card into Fabs Big Christmas Card Challenge as the theme is Green, Now I've used the lovely green 'Certainly Celery' colour so that qualifies but have teamed it with 'Real Red' also but hopefully it still qualifies :)

Today is the day.... !!!

2009-10-01T08:10:00.005+01:00

... that the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue is launched!! You can view the catalogue by clicking on the link in my sidebar or by clicking HERE

If you would like your own copy you can get one from me for £2.50 which includes p&p email stampinjules17@gmail.com

I've used the Whimsical Wings stamp set for this card, it is one of our new hostess sets. The colours of Ink & Card used are: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red

Other exciting news is that Stampin' Up! have organised a blog hop, three talented crafters were selected to receive a box of Stampin' Up! goodies and to make samples to celebrate the launch of the new catalogue. They will also be giving away Stampin' Up! Blog Candy so make sure you visit each one of them

They are:-

Lousette

Jenny

Suzanne

They've made some lovely samples, go and check them out and enter the blog candy!!

Click HERE if you would like to earn free Stampin Up products by joining a Virtual Hostess Club

Time for another sneak peak...

2009-09-24T15:45:00.004+01:00

I've used stamps from Stampin' Up!'s Good Friend stamp set which will be available to order from the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue which runs from 1st October.

I will be receiving my supply of the new Idea Book & catalogues tomorrow so if you would like to purchase one please email stampinjules17@gmail.com and I'll post one out as soon as they arrive. The price through me is £2.50 which includes p&p so thats quite a saving (the rrp is £4.95)

Colours used for this card are Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & Ruby Red ~ a colour combination that I love.

Also I only have one more place available in my Virtual Hostess club so click HERE to find out details :)

One Place Left !!

2009-09-23T16:28:00.003+01:00

Only ONE place left ~ This club will begin in October in time for the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue which you'll receive for free from me

Email stampinjules17@gmail.com if you would like to join or have any questions :)

Here's the details....

If you love Stampin Up this is a great way to build up your stash and also earn free Stampin Up products

This club will run for 6 months and there are 6 places to be filled. During the 6 months each member will order a minimum of £25 worth of product per month on a set date to be arranged. P&P is set at £3.95 on all orders.

This will mean that the combined order that I place will be approx £150 every month and will earn hostess benefits.

Each member will take it in turn to become a 'virtual hostess' and will receive the hostess benefits which will be a minimum of a Level 1 hostess gift and £15 worth of free products.

Everyone who joins my Stampers 6 club will also receive a free copy of the NEW Stampin Up catalogue

All members of my Stampers 6 club will be invited to a private blog which will have all the information that you'll need.

As soon as we have 6 members signed up we can start, I'd love to start in October as thats when the new catalogue will be launched with lots of new and exciting products (I know, I've peeked ;) )

If you would like to join or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me on stampinjules17@gmail.com

Sneak Peak # 3 ~ Tree Trimmings

2009-09-16T13:31:00.005+01:00

Tree Trimmings is a GORGEOUS stamp set which comprises of 3 beautiful bauble stamps and and a string stamp for them to hang from as seen in the pic below

The baubles are so ornate I love them, especially the one I used on the front of my card

This card is a gatefold design and the colours used are taken by teal and chocolate chip, and of course whisper white

I have used linen thread as the tie on the bauble on the front of the card. The sentiment stamp is from Best Yet stamp set which is a hostess level 1 set

Tree Trimmings will be available to order on 1st October and will be priced at only £10.95 !! If you would like to pre- order a set or the new catalogue please email stampinjules17@gmail.com

Click HERE if you would like to earn free Stampin Up products by joining a Virtual Hostess Club

Sneaky Peek #2 (Altered Notebook)

2009-09-11T11:49:00.003+01:00

I've altered this notebook and its now going to be my wish book for products from the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue :)

You have sneak peeks at two new products :- 'Tall Tales' Designer series papers is a new product and the papers are fab! There are trees and cute animals which compliment the next product that I'll talk about :- The cute stamped owls are from 'Animal Stories' Stamp set which is lovely set containing an owl (obviously), elephant, giraffe & whale

Card = So Saffron, Ink = So Saffron & Old Olive, The ribbon is kraft taffeta

I hope everyone is well in blogland, I'm off to write out my wish list :D

Don't forget if you'd like to pre order a copy of the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue email me at stampinjules17@gmail.com

I have 3 more places to fill for my Club ~ Click HERE if you would like to earn free Stampin Up products by joining a Virtual Hostess Club

Stampin Up Sneak Peak #1

2009-09-10T16:47:00.003+01:00

Us Stampin' Up! Demonstrators were lucky enough to be able to pre order some items from the new Idea Book & Catalogue which runs from 1st October.

This cute bird stamp is from the 'Queue Up' Stamp set which cannot be bought... it has to be earned as its a hostess level 3 stamp set

You have a chance to earn it by joining my virtual hostess club ~ Click HERE for more information

I will be posting lots of sneak peeks on the lead up to the new catalogue so make sure you keep popping back :)

All items Stampin' Up! except for the card base

Stamps: Queue Up, Pocket Silhouettes (sentiment)

Ink & Card Colours: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss

Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Taffeta

Tools: Mat Pack & Piercer

Snow Burst Backgrounds

2009-09-08T09:08:00.003+01:00

Snow Burst stamp set is my newest set of Christmas Stamps. As you can see the set comprises of 6 stamps. The price is £18.95 so it works out to less than £3.16 per stamp. This set makes fantastic backgrounds for your Christmas cards

As you can see I used the same colour combo on these two cards

Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & Ruby Red. The Christmas Tree on the 2nd card is from Season of Joy Stamp Set, The verse Stamp Set and the scribble tree are from Wondrous Gift Stamp Set. I've also used 1" double stitched grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch & Vintage Brads

The colour combo used on this last card is Old Olive & Not Quite Navy. As you can see Stampin Up's vintage brads have played a big part in this card

I'll be back with more Christmas cards soon, I'm determined that I won't leave it to the last minute like I usually do lol :)

Time for a change....

2009-09-07T21:13:00.003+01:00

I loved my old blog design but I definitely felt it was time for a change, isn't this blog design fun, if you are looking to makeover your blog click HERE

I've been making Christmas Cards today, can you believe it is September already??!!

Where has this year gone?

Would you like to join my Stampers 6 group?

2009-09-03T17:45:00.009+01:00

Only 1 place left... hurry...hurry... hurry :)

If you love Stampin Up this is a great way to build up your stash and also earn free Stampin Up products

This will mean that the combined order that I place will be approx £150 every month and will earn hostess benefits.

Each member will take it in turn to become a 'virtual hostess' and will receive the hostess benefits which will be a minimum of a Level 1 hostess gift and £15 worth of free products.

As soon as we have 6 members signed up we can start, I'd love to start in October as thats when the new catalogue will be launched with lots of new and exciting products (I know, I've peeked ;) )

If you would like to join or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me on stampinjules17@gmail.com

Bloomin with Beauty and new catalogue news....

2009-08-19T15:02:00.006+01:00

The stamp used on this card is from Stampin' Ups 'Bloomin with beauty' Stamp Set and I love it so you'll be seeing plenty of cards featuring this set from me

The colours used are Ruby Red & Old Olive

We have a new Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue on the horizon which will run from 1st October and I am taking pre orders now so if you would like to purchase one please email me on stampinjules17@gmail.com

My special price is £3.50 which includes P&P. If you go on to place an order which is over £30 I will deduct the £3.50 from your first order so you will in effect be receiving the catalogue for free

Bleached backgrounds

2009-07-21T11:24:00.003+01:00

For this card I have used household bleach to create a background on my cardstock

To use bleach to stamp you simply wad some kitchen roll and soak in or pour on some bleach and then use as an inkpad and stamp your image. Obviously using dark cardstock will give you a better effect. Also remember to protect your surfaces and your clothes

All products used are Stampin' Up! now there's a surprise lol

I've used Pocket Silhouettes stamp set on the main image, and the background was made using a stamp from Organic grace which is a hostess level one set.

Pocket Silhouettes meets Forest Friends....

2009-07-03T07:12:00.005+01:00

...anyone who is not a fan of Stampin' Up! will think I've lost the plot with that title lol

Daring Card Makers has set the dare of using blue and green together, I remember the rhyme... blue and green must never be seen unless there is a colour between (think thats it lol) I think blue and green go really well together.

The tree image is from 'Forest Friends' stamp set and the stamps used for the background are from 'Pocket Silhouettes' stamp set.... see its all becoming clearer now isn't it

The colours used on this card are: Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy & Chocolate Chip

The ribbon is Stampin Up's 1" double stitched grosgrain

Thanks for looking :)

This card reminds me of........

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an ice lolly, I can't remember what its called or even if you can get still get them but it was one of my favourites as a child, mint ice lolly with a crispy chocolate coating ... yum lol

It looks like the scallops on the circle are really uneven but it is infact shadow... we have sunshine woo hoo lol

Maybe I'll take another photo indoors......

Most of the products used are Stampin' Up! apart from the base white cardstock and the cream cardstock

The tree stamp is from 'Forest Friends' which you'll find in the mini catalogue

The sentiment stamp is from 'Best Yet' stamp set which is a hostess level 1 set

The ribbon is chocolate chip taffeta

Still lovin' this colour combo....

2009-06-15T08:39:00.005+01:00

All products are Stampin' Up! apart from the card base

Textured cardstock colours: apricot appeal & barely banana

Stamp sets: simply said & Garden whimsy
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Tools: Paper piercer & template from the crafters tool kit

Two posts in one day........

2009-06-13T17:03:00.005+01:00

Completely unheard of for me...hmm maybe now I should do some houseworknow lol

All items Stampin' Up! apart from the white base card ;)

Textured cardstock colours are apricot appeal & sage shadow

Sentiment stamp is from the 'Simply Said' stamp set, Main stamp is from Organic Grace stamp set

The scallops were made using my scallop edge punch (even for the scallop circle ~ you just have to make a cut in between each of the scallops which allows you to manipulate the scallops ~ if you want to see a demo of this just ask and I'll do a video)

If you have any questions or would like to order any Stampin Up goods either leave a comment or email stampinjules17@gmail.com and I'll get back to you :)

What a beautiful day............

2009-06-13T14:31:00.004+01:00

My husband is fishing, my sons have gone swimming and I am enjoying the peace and quiet and this gorgeous weather, therefore I have made a card to reflect my mood and the weather........ nice sunshine colours :)

All products are Stampin' Up! apart from the card base

Textured cardstock colours: apricot appeal & barely banana
Stamp set: crazy for cupcakes

Punches used: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Scallop Edge

Other tools: Paper piercer & template from the crafters tool kit

If you have any questions or would like to order any Stampin Up goods either leave a comment or email stampinjules17@gmail.com and I'll get back to you :)

Have a nice weekend everybody x

Winter Wonderland Challenge

2009-05-31T11:12:00.004+01:00

Today the brand new challenge blog Winter Wonderland has gone live and the theme is 'Oh Christmas Tree'.

This is the first time that I've ever used black as a colour for a christmas tree but I wanted to use my new black & white gingham ribbon so I had to compromise lol...lets call it artistic license eh?

All items are Stampin Up... no surprise there lol

Check out the blog and join in, theres a great prize up for grabs too :)

Another card, Same Stamp Set oops

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A couple of months ago I lost my 'Garden Whimsy' stamp set and now that I've found it again I can't stop using it lol... hmmm maybe I need to 'lose' it again so that I don't keep ignoring the rest

Don't faint.......

2009-05-19T22:00:00.008+01:00

Two posts in one day, whatever next.....

Look what I received in the post today!! Isn't he cool!!

His name is Loopy Lou and was created by Diane from Mad Ramblings blog, Thanks Diane I will look after him :)

This isn't the first peg that Diane has altered, you can see Lou's brother HERE

The photos have been shamelessly snagged from Dianes blog as I couldn't get a decent photo

Lovely news for me to share :)

2009-05-19T15:04:00.007+01:00

I am really pleased to announce that 3 very talented crafters have joined my team as Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators they are:-

Vicky of Crafty Stamp Blog, Vicky makes gorgeous mini albums and is going to be doing a blog candy giveaway soon as well as share tutorials and videos so hop on over and start following because you don't want to miss out.

Martine of Craft Table Blog who is also the founder of Basic Grey Challenges. We all know Martine don't we? I certainly do, as soon as I saw her creations I asked to feature her on Inspirational, that must have been about a year ago and she has been inspiring me ever since with her beautiful cards. Martine has just put a post on her blog announcing that she is going to be running a stampers 10 club so hop on to Martines blog to join in.

Last but by no means least is the FABULOUS Fabrizio of Papercrafting from a male point of view blog, now I know that name will be known all over craftland, coming back to Inspirational Fabrizio was the second person ever to be featured and that was 15 months ago so you can rightly assume that I am a big fan of his. Fab is setting up a monthly newsletter with card samples and special promotions as well as starting up a stampers group of his own so head on over to his blog for details of how you can sign up.

A big welcome to you all and I wish you every success in your new venture :) xx

Garden Whimsy Cards and a Video........

2009-05-13T12:46:00.006+01:00

I have just found my Garden Whimsy stamp set which I mislaid a couple of months ago so I am going to bore you all by over using it lol

You can tell that I made these two cards on the same day can't you ;)

Here's a video showing how I made the flower on the last card using my scallop circle punch, double click to view via you tube which will give a larger video size

Sweet 16..........

2009-05-08T08:06:00.013+01:00

Ahhhh those were the days !!

16 is on the tree as we were 16 in the first photo and 32 in the next so 16 years had elapsed... I don't know where those years went, I literally blinked lol

Another 7 years have passed now.... oh deah

All items are Stampin' Up! apart from the thickers which I believe are American Crafts :)

Rushed for time but will add more info later x

...and now for something completely different....

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...for me anyway lol

The stamps are from one of Stampin Up's level 1 hostess sets, Organic Grace.

I versarmaked and coloured with Stampin Pastels chalks for a soft effect.

The sentiment is from Garden Whimsy stamp set. I of course beat up my poor cardstock... very distressing for it ;) I'm such a bully

Oh and I used the paper piercer from the crafters tool kit to pierce dot the edges. I also used the five petal flower punch for the flower

So as you can gather all products are Stampin Up ;)

Hope all's well in blogland

Fabulous Friend....

2009-05-05T21:48:00.006+01:00

As you can see I still haven't got this lovely little girl from Stampin' Up!'s 'Summer by the sea' stamp set out of my system yet.... or the oval punches with the oval all stamp set

All products used are Stampin' Up... that makes a change doesn't it lol

Picture the possibilities......

2009-05-02T07:29:00.005+01:00

Click on the picture to enlarge

WOW What great offers for May at Stampin' Up! I'll certainly be buying the papers :)

Also if you are from the UK and have been thinking about becoming an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator this could be the right time with the £99 scrapbooking starter kit that is available for May. If you have any questions whatsover please don't hesitate to contact me stampinjules17@gmail.com

Have a good weekend everyone :)

Summer by the sea..........

2009-04-29T16:00:00.000+01:00

I think this has to be my ultimate favourite stamp in the Stampin Up catalogue... it's sooo........ whimsical?? is that the word... I just love it

Stampin Up supplies used:

Stamped image from Summer by the sea stamp set

Scallop Edge Punch

Circle Punches

Stampin Pastels (chalks)

Aqua Painters

All cardstock

Linen Thread

Hope everyones well out there in blogland :)

Anyone for a cupcake?

2009-04-04T12:46:00.003+01:00

All items used are Stampin Up, The cupcake is from crazy for cupcakes stamp set and has been coloured using the watercolour wonders crayons which I love, The ribbon is kraft taffeta, buttons are from the earth elements collection & of course used the oval punches and a stamp from the oval all stamp set x

A card using the Forest Friends Stamp Set from the UK Mini

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If you would like to order any Stampin Up products or would like to see an item video demo'd then please email stampinjules17@gmail.com and as long as I have the item I will demo it for you

Julie :)

Would anybody like to join my Stampin Up Stampers 10 group?

2009-04-01T10:22:00.000+01:00

If you love Stampin Up this is a great way to build up your stash and also earn free Stampin Up products

This club will run for 10 months and there are 10 places to be filled. During the 10 months each member will order a minimum of £15 worth of product per month on a set date to be arranged. P&P is set at £3.95 on all orders.

This will mean that the Stampers 10 order will be approx £150 every month and will earn hostess benefits.

Each member will take it in turn to become a 'virtual hostess' and will receive the hostess benefits which will be a minimum of a Level 1 hostess gift and £15 worth of free products.

Everyone who joins my Stampers 10 club will also receive a free copy of the Stampin Up catalogue

If you would like to take more than one place that is fine, if you take 2 places your order would need to be a minimum of £30 per month and you would be the virtual hostess twice.

All members of my Stampers 10 club will be invited to a private blog which will have all the information that you'll need.

As soon as we have 10 members signed up we can start :)

If you would like to join or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me on stampinjules17@gmail.com

So glad we're friends...

2009-03-26T11:48:00.007Z

I have followed the fabulous sketch over on Mojo Monday for this card. Its the first time that I've joined in with them but I've had their banner on my blog for a while now as I've always intended to...

All products used are Stampin Up which reminds me don't forget that I'm taking pre orders for the mini catalogue (see sidebar) email stampinjules17@gmail.com and I'll be happy to help ;)

I will be back later with a photo of some fabulous blog candy that I won :D <---this is me

An ATC for the last Arty Girlz Challenge

2009-03-17T10:14:00.000Z

ooh it feels strange, Arty Girlz has been a big part of my life for over a year and I definitely feel pangs but Crissi and I have decided that this weeks challenge will be the last.

We have set 'Stamping' as our challenge as that was the first ever Arty Girlz challenge back in September 2007 !!

We are not leaving 'Blogland' and will still be posting on our personal blogs and of course I have the Inspirational blogs to keep me busy

Thanks to everyone who has joined in with Arty Girlz in the past and a special Thank you to all of our lovely regulars who faithfully participated most weeks... you know who you are ;)

Ok enough of the soppy stuff *sniff* as you can see I made an atc this week

Thanks for looking :)

How very nice of Take That.....

2009-03-15T11:56:00.000Z

... to write a song for me ;)

Tee Hee

Time for another challenge...

2009-03-03T10:29:00.003Z

On Arty Girlz and this week we would like to see the colours blue & yellow. Mine is more like blue & orange isn't it..perhaps I should have dabbed some of the ink off first lol

Stampin Up Supplies used

Five Petal Flower Punch
Inks: More mustard & Not quite navy
Stamp Sets: Organic grace & Crazy for Cupcakes

Life is like a butterfly la la laaaa.. Work in Progress!!!

2009-02-24T09:49:00.009Z

For this weeks Arty Girlz challenge we'd like to see Butterflies on creations... Does anyone remember the program 'Butterflies' with Wendy Craig... I can't stop singing the theme song now lol. I have decided to create an album with photos of my childhood so you can expect to see many more pages of a younger cuter me ;)

This is a 'Work in progress' I am waiting for some rub ons that I've ordered to arrive.. so the title will be on the tabs peeking out from the photo mount... these tabs pull out and will reveal hidden journalling. The tag will simply have the year this photo was taken...... I have to confirm how old I was with my mum but I suspect I was 9 so it will have 1989 on the tag........ ok ok I'm lying it will be 1979 tee hee...

Oh by the way the flower with the tag was placed there as a concession as my mum is actually wearing a swimming costume and didn't want me to use this photo lol!! Sssshhh don't tell her!!

Stampin Up Supplies Used

Textured Cardstock

Scallop Edge Punch

Yummy Stamp Set

Other supplies are basic grey papers, basic grey brad and I believe the flower is from forever flowers

Thanks for looking :)

Gone Fishing.....

2009-02-17T10:28:00.003Z

We have set 'Wire' as the challenge theme on Arty Girlz this week.

I fashioned wire into a simple hook shape and its hard to make out but I have actually attached fishing line to it.... if you squint you might see it ;) This was an after thought so is not on the first photo

I also twisted some wire through the button....... I could have been 'precious' and twisted it around a needle to make neat coils but I wanted it to look quite rustic for this layout

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

All cardstock is Stampin Up (see the close ups for the grain) I LOVE this card!!

Button from Stampin' Ups Earth Elements set

Spiral Punch (for the notebook edge effect)

Star Punch

Other Supplies Used

Basic Grey 'Archaic Papers & Rub ons

Basic Grey Chipboard Alphas

Ordinary string

Thanks for looking

Flowers................

2009-02-10T10:34:00.006Z

..is the challenge theme that we have set on Arty Girlz this week... nice and easy :)

The papers that I used on my card are basic grey and the brad in the flower centre is basic grey also.

Stampin' Up! supplies which you'll find in the online catalogue are:-

'5 Petal flower punch' which is priced at £12.50 and is on page 86

Stamp from the 'Best yet' Stamp Set which is a Hostess level 1 set and is on page 10

If you would like to purchase any Stampin' Up! products and you are in the UK then please email stampinjules17@gmail.com and I'll be happy to help :)

Julie x

I finished it lol !!

2009-02-06T21:10:00.004Z

Ok this was the card I made for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge and I said that I needed to add another couple of bits, (look a couple of posts down)

The reason for this is that I'm a member of Auntys Forum and we have monthly team challenges. For this months challenge we have been given a list of required elements and we have to pick 3. I decided on cotton (hence the stitching), ribbon (thats no hardship I love ribbon) and beads...there are little beads holding the metal heartPhew the things I do for my team..... go Jemstars !!

An unfinished card ....

2009-02-03T13:03:00.005Z

We have set the challenge 'Red & White' Colour Combo on Arty Girlz this week

My card isn't finished...... I need to tie some ribbon in the eyelets for a start... and somehow I have to incorporate either beads or sequins onto this card...... don't ask lol

You can't really tell but there's quite a lot of clear embossing on this card, the heart stamps are Stampin Up from the 'Simply Said' Stamp set, The jumbo eyelets are Stampin Up and of course I used my scallop edge punch again ;)

Do you like Cupcakes???

2009-01-30T12:03:00.005Z

I made this card for a swap which I'm involved in on a yahoo craft group, and it will be winging its way to America

The base card is from my regular stash but all other products used are Stampin' Up!

The stamped image is from Stampin' Up's 'Crazy for Cupcakes' Set..... fantastic stamps in the set I love it!

I've used Stampin Up's Watercolour Wonder crayons for the colouring, the ribbon is 1/4" Grosgrain in chocolate chip

Head on over to my Stampin Up blog HERE where I will go into more detail about Stampin Up products used :)

An ATC Challenge...

2009-01-27T11:37:00.009Z

....has been set on Arty Girlz this week!!

We don't usually set formats for our challenges so this makes a nice change I think...... we don't want to get too predictable do we ;)

I have used some fab Paperartsy stamps on my ATC.

I hope you all rise to the challenge and I look forward to visiting your blogs xx

I've been photo challenged !

2009-01-26T11:20:00.006Z

The lovely Dawn has photo challenged me

Here are the rules......

In the 6th folder, take the 6th picture and post it on your blog.Write something about the picture.Challenge 6 new people to join this challenge..

This photo is of my youngest son Jamie, it was taken on the last night we spent at The Orchards which is a Haven holiday camp. We used to own a static caravan there but gave it up last year.

If I still had my old laptop it would have been a photo that was years old but I haven't got much on this one lol.... so that photo is from November '08

Here's the six peeps that I'm passing the challenge on to

Fiona
Deanne
Jane
Helena
Rosie
Kristine

No pressure ladies, if you want to join in.. join in..... if you don't... don't lol xx

It's Rudolph Day !!

2009-01-25T10:53:00.012Z

PLEASE NOTE: The little marks on the cards is rain ... dont worry they dried out fine lol

GASP!! Making Christmas cards in January .. whatever next!!

The reason is that I belong to a christmas club and on the 25th of each month it is Rudolph Day and we have to make cards... or else lol

I am determined to be more organised this year, no more leaving it to the last minute for me.. when I was ill with flu at the beginning of December it really ruined my plans to send hand made cards so hopefully this year will be different.

I had no excuse either as I belonged to Storms Christmas Club last year too... I just wasn't very good oops

If you would like to know which Stampin Up products were used for these cards click HERE to visit my Stampin Up blog.

I wish I'd been there !!!

2009-01-23T19:06:00.001Z

What a cool ad !! :)

Julie's Stampin Up Ribbon Share !!

2009-01-21T22:47:00.004Z

Regrettably I can only receive orders from the UK

There are 9 places to fill and I will need all places filled and payments received before I can order the ribbon.

If you join up to the ribbon share you will receive 36 metres of ribbon & 4 metres of cord for £20.00 which includes postage & packing

This is a great way to own a piece of all of the lovely Stampin Up ribbon which coordinates so beautifully with the Stampin Up inks and cardstock

Here is a breakdown of the colours

1/4 " Grosgrain Ribbon (11 colours)

One Metre each of

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip

5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (8 colours)

One metre each of

Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, Real Red, Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Old Olive

1" Double Stiched Grosgrain (3 colours)

One metre each of

Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip

Taffeta Ribbon (8 colours) ~ My fave ;)

One metre each of

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink

Gingham Ribbon (6 colours)

One metre each of

Black, Red, Light Blue, Light Pink, Moss, Caramel

Elastic Cord

2 metres each of

Silver, Gold

Please email stampinjules17@gmail.com if you would like to join in

Arty Girlz Challenge # 68

2009-01-13T12:22:00.003Z

We have set 'button it' as the challenge on Arty Girlz so as you can probably guess we would like to see the use of buttons on your creations.

I used my lovely Stampin Up buttons with a mixture of cosmo cricket papers to make my card

Hope you all enjoy the challenge :)

Do you own a Cuttlebug?

2009-01-09T18:21:00.001Z

If so check out Mel's Fab Blog HERE

She has compiled a list of cool tutorials !!

Another Colour Challenge...

2009-01-08T11:17:00.010Z

Kristina Werner gave us these colours to use as inspiration this week. All cardstock/stamps & Inks are Stampin Up :)

Anything but a card.........

2009-01-06T10:55:00.007Z

.....is the challenge on Arty Girlz this week ;)

I made this simple atc by first versarmarking the stamp and heat embossing with clear EP. Then I sponged inks over the top and wiped the ink off the embossed image. When that was done I used the clear embossing powder once again and heat embossed a couple of dragonflies. The stamped Just Because is a bit random lol....... I wanted to add some words............ and that was what I came up with... I made this atc.......'just because'

Happy New Year !!

2009-01-01T10:53:00.003Z

My resolutions have been made and are safely sealed in the envelope in my frame which you can see HERE

I won't reveal them all as I'm quite secretive about them but here's a few...............

1. Get back to Scrapping!! Believe it or not I was mainly a scrapper not a card maker but you wouldn't believe it looking at my blog!!

2. Don't diet!!! << ---- I've decided that diets have made me put on more weight in the long run so now I'm just going to try to lead a healthier lifestyle

3. Be more organised!!

I will definitely try to keep them lol

Happy New Year everyone xxx

My last colour challenge of 2008!!

2008-12-31T11:34:00.004Z

This is for Kristina Werners colour challenge which are cute colours this week I like them.

I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying playing with your new crafting goodies

Stamps used are of course Stampin Up and I'll go into more detail as usual over on my Stampin Up blog

I like to spend New Years Eve at home with my family so we will be celebrating by having a few drinks and plenty of nibbles........ wherever you are all celebrating tonight have fun and of course Happy New Year :) xx

Sad News :(

2008-12-29T13:13:00.003Z

I have just heard that Beverley Todd who was a big part of the craft blogging world passed away after falling ill on 23rd December.

This has shocked and saddened me :(

Beverley was guest designer for our ongoing recycling challenge on Arty Girlz and her creations were fantastic ~ she really did us proud

Rest in peace Beverley xxx

So what did Santa bring you !!

2008-12-27T23:51:00.004Z

My favourite present is this little baby ... a flip mino camcorder.... its great I love it!! Its literally a camcorder that is about the size of a mobile phone... I have had great fun terrorising family members over Christmas :D

You can expect to see many random videos on my blog from now on .... some crafting... some not.......I'll surprise you ;)

Merry Christmas Everyone !!

2008-12-23T10:31:00.004Z

For this weeks Arty Girlz challenge we'd like for you to create something that you can display in your home.

This pine box frame is destined for my bedroom wall. I gave the frame a light colour wash and then 'played' with the actual board inside.... which I covered with cosmo cricket papers. I then pinched an artificial flower from one of my arrangements lol and secured this with a jumbo eyelet. I then used a large cosmo cricket tag and folded this to become my 'resolution' holder

When its the new year I will write my resolutions down and then see how long it takes me to break them :D..... its never usually long lol perhaps I should set more achievable goals eh?

I want to wish everybody that visits my blog a very happy Christmas, I can honestly say that I've made some lovely friends out here in Blogland and I think you are all great. Also I'd like to thank everybody for their comments and emails while I was ill. I'm still not over the flu yet but I'm feeling so much better than I did so fingers crossed I'll be ok for Christmas. I'm still left with an annoying cough and a voice that is no more than a squeak so there will be no karaoke for me this year.... my neighbours will be in heaven lol.

Happy Christmas everyone, the next Arty Girlz challenge will be in the new year so we have given you two weeks for this challenge aren't we kind :D xxxxxx

Sorry I'm awol at the moment

2008-12-17T07:02:00.002Z

I have flu and its really knocked me for six

I will be back visiting you all when I'm better :)

Guest Designer Time :)

2008-12-13T19:30:00.004Z

I am very proud to have been asked by Jennie to Guest Design on the Tag challenge over on Object D Art Challenge Blog. As you can see I have made Christmas tags which should be hanging on my Christmas Tree but my husband is yet to get it out of the loft

I cut the tags from a cardboard box as you can see by the grain. I then painted with acrylic paint. As music plays a big part in Christmas for us (karoke lol) I used the musical note mask from Tim Holtz range and dabbed ink over, I think this gives a nice subtle background. I then heat embossed some pretty snowflakes with snowflake tinsel embossing powder and embellished. I have used 3d gloss on the Christmas Tree so it is nice and shiny.

I lined the back with this pretty cream paper and apart from adding 'memories' and heat embossing a couple of snowflakes I left them blank as I will jot down some memories from the day or maybe I will ask my two sons to pick a tag each and to write some of their favourite memories from the day, I plan on making two tags for my tree every year so if they do record their favourite memories there will be two very special tag books to look back on :)

Click here to join in with the tag challenge over on Object D Art Challenge Blog

A Watercoloured Card

2008-12-09T10:31:00.009Z

This weeks Challenge on Arty Girlz is to use your favourite medium on your creation. I must admit I'm quite fickle and my favourites change with my mood lol. I have used watercolour crayons on this card as I'm enjoying watercolouring at the moment...I also like to use embossing powders and nearly created something using those...see I told you..I'm fickle

I used the colours from Kristina Werners Colour Challenge ~ lovely colours this week :)

All products used are Stampin Up (apart from the ribbon) and if you pop over to my Stampin Up blog HERE I will go into more detail

Well I'm nearly there with my Christmas presents but I still haven't got my decorations up... that is not like me at all...usually ours go up on 1st December.... might have something to do with my boys not 'believing' anymore...well you can hardly blame them they are 10 and 13 lol but some of the magic has definitely gone *sigh*

Time for another colour challenge :)

2008-12-02T15:15:00.007Z

Here's my card for Kristina Werner's colour challenge ~ not very traditional colours for a Christmas card but I'm not always a traditional girl ;)

The stamps used are 'Hung up on the holidays' and are £13.95 for a set of six stamps ~ Bargain! Click on the online catalogue in the sidebar and you will see them on page 20 :)

Are your decorations up yet?

2008-12-02T10:24:00.006Z

They aren't in my house but as you can see I have made a start :)

This is my creation for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge

It is an altered CD and you are probably getting really fed up with seeing me use Stampin Ups Season of Joy Stamp Set so apologies for that but I love it so much. I do have more Christmas Stamp sets and will be making cards with those later in the week so please pop back :)

As you can see I made a silver embossed stamped frame using the flourish stamp from the set and gold embossed the xmas tree for the centre. I then stamped the small flower from the set with versamark to give a watermark effect

This will hang from the centre of my fireplace when I can persuade hubby to get the rest of the decorations down lol

I hope you enjoy this challenge :)

Kristina Werner Colour Challenge

2008-11-25T18:16:00.017Z

It's time for another colour challenge from Kristina Werner. I love the colours this week... I can't believe I used two lengths of my precious SU taffeta ribbon though lol I will have to send it to myself ;) It was hard to get a good photo, I don't know if you can make out but the top panel has been clear embossed with a stamp from Stampin Up's Season of Joy Stamp set so it is shiny...but my photo hasn't captured that

Arty Girlz Colour Challenge

2008-11-25T11:39:00.007Z

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is to use your YOUR favourite colours on your creation.

This was hard for me as I don't really have a favourite...I like different tones of most colours but at the moment I'm loving blues and browns so that is what I picked ;)

The frosting on the cake is flour, salt & water which was made into a paste and then heat embossed. I then versamarked and heat embossed with snowflake tinsel embossing powder.

I found the technique on Donna's brilliant Butternut Sage Designs Blog HERE and had to give it a try :)

All supplies are Stampin Up and I will be going into more detail as usual over on my Stampin Up blog HERE

Christmas is coming.......

2008-11-22T12:12:00.010Z

...so I'd better get a wriggle on and make some Christmas cards lol. Papers are cosmo cricket. I even dragged my sewing machine out *gasp* The stamps are Stampin' Up! and the notepaper effect on the top layer was made using one of my favourite Stampin' up! punches

I will go into more details about the Stampin Up products that I used to make this card HERE

Have a good weekend everyone xxx

A Quote or a Verse....

2008-11-18T09:20:00.008Z

..is the challenge on Arty Girlz this week. As you can see I used a quote. The quote is a chipboard one from Cosmo Cricket which I distressed, and the papers are Cosmo Cricket also. The letters are Thickers from American Crafts and the base cardstock and ribbon are Stampin up

This card also fits in with the friendship theme at Daily Art Stop :)

Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge

2008-11-11T16:38:00.008Z

Quite a simple looking card I think...... The christmas tree stamp is from Stampin Up's Season of Joy set. I versamarked the stamp and then heat embossed with snowflake tinsel embossing powder.

If you would like to join in with the challenge click HERE

Arty Girlz 'Blog Inspiration' Challenge

2008-11-11T10:56:00.012Z

This week on Arty Girlz the challenge is to create something using a blog as inspiration.

I chose the blog of a very talented lady who joins in with Arty Girlz most weeks and never fails to inspire me.

I've used orange and blue as they are colours from her website and cupcakes definitely feature in a lot of her creations.................

Do you know who it is yet?

It is the wonderful Artist & Illustrator Diana Evans

Thanks for the inspiration Diana xx

All stamps used are Stampin' Up! and if you pop over to my Stampin' Up! Blog HERE I will go into more detail :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 59 ~ Hand Drawn!!

2008-11-04T12:02:00.011Z

This week on Arty Girlz we challenge you to use a hand drawn element on your creation. As you can see I drew a weird heart flower on the back of some patterned paper.... cut it out and secured it with a jumbo eyelet.

Papers used are cosmo cricket... I can't get enough of them they are fab.

Of course I used loads of Stampin Up products as you can see in this photo and if you visit my Stampin' Up! Blog HERE I will go into more detail about the products and try to tempt you to buy some through me lol ;)

Blog Candy Winner!!!

2008-11-02T16:37:00.009Z

Thanks to everyone who joined in with my very first blog candy giveaway.... what a great response and I'll certainly be doing it again in the future :)

Sorry for the delay I have been away for the weekend

I used random.org and this is the number that was picked :

So a big congratulations to Paula's Pondering

Please email stampinjules17@gmail.com to let me have your address :)

Anyone for Cupcakes?

2008-10-30T09:52:00.009Z

Hello everyone hope you're having a great day...... I made this card using my new Stampin' Up! Crazy for Cupcake stamps

You can get 20% off the stamps but only until tomorrow (31st October) so QUICKLY rush over to my Stampin Up Blog HERE to find out how :D xx

Kristina Werners Colour Challenge

2008-10-23T10:23:00.009+01:00

I made this card for Kristina Werners colour challenge which is to use Red. I had the chance to use my new Scallop Edge punch which is FAB!!

As some of you know I'm an independent Stampin Up Demonstrator so if you would like to know more about the stamps and products used please click HERE to go to my Stampin Up Blog :)

Daring Card Makers Sketch Challenge

2008-10-22T10:30:00.010+01:00

There is a fab sketch challenge over on Daring Card Makers this week and here is my interpretation :)

The papers used are from Cosmo Cricket.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used are:

A sentiment stamp from the 'Best Yet' Stamp set

Stampin Up Kraft Taffeta ribbon as you can see I used this on my tag and also twined the ribbon along a strip of the cosmo cricket paper this was my interpretation of the spiral in the sketch

Tag shapes were punched with Stampin Up Punches

Ink used was Stampin Up! 'Chocolate Chip' yum ;)

Thanks for visiting :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 57 ~ Blue & Orange Combo

2008-10-21T11:42:00.010+01:00

I made this card for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge where the theme is Blue & Orange Colour Combo

The stamps used are Stampin' Up! Garden Whimsy ~ you get a set of 8 stamps for £22.95 which is less than £2.87 per stamp!!!

Here is a photo of the stamp set...please ignore my watermark which was accidentally put onto the photo

You can also view the stamps by going to page 45 of the online Stampin' Up! catalogue which you'll find in my sidebar

The Ink pad used is Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie

If you would like a catalogue don't forget you can buy one from me for the special price of £3.50 just drop me an email stampinjules17@gmail.com

Keep checking back as I'll be adding more soon

Julie x

A Challenging Challenge!!

2008-10-19T14:32:00.005+01:00

Diane from Mad Ramblings blog has set this challenge:

So, the challenge is that I'd like to see YOU make a card like the one in the other post. A maximum of two stamps, one colour of ink, one colour of embossing powder (can be the same or a tonal one). No pre-printed background papers!

This means no embellishments etc so it was really back to basics but I actually like this card.... it was quick to make and very economical too as there's no added ribbon etc. so ideal for mass christmas cards lol

Here's what I used:

Stampin' Up! Whisper White Cardstock (first time I've ever used this and WOW its so smooth ideal for stamping !!)

Stampin' Up! Season of Joy Stamps

Stampin' Up! 'Chocolate Chip' Ink Pad

Versamark Pad (available from Stampin' UP!)

Gold Embossing Powder

Blog Candy ~ Will Post Worldwide!!!

2008-10-18T09:30:00.007+01:00

Blog Candy consists of: 5 Sheets of American Crafts THICKERS (cool alphabets I love these!!! I can't believe I'm giving them away lol), Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber, Pot of American Crafts Typehouse Numbers and last but definitely not least Ranger Perfect Pearls!!

I have decided to do my very first blog candy giveaway :)

To enter you have to:

1. Type a post linking to my blog candy on your blog
2. Leave a comment HERE (on my Scrapping Away Blog) with a link to your post mentioning my blog candy

It's as simple as that ;)

I will use random.org to pick a winner on Saturday 1st November at 10pm (UK Time) so this is open for two weeks

IMPORTANT: This blog post will appear on all of my blogs but it is very important that you leave your comment HERE otherwise you won't be in the draw

Good luck everyone :)

As promised here is the card I made yesterday...

2008-10-17T10:33:00.014+01:00

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Season of Joy Stamps

'Old Olive' ink pad

'Ruby Red' ink cartridge for the Stampin Around Handle

So Swirly stamp for the Stampin Around Handle

Now on to the revelation I had yesterday..... I have seen the Stampin around handles in the catalogue and they have never interested me. The only reason I have one is because it came in my Stampin Up starter kit and I HAD to have one...no option to change. I thought it would be messy and hard to get a good image etc....... boy was I wrong!!

As you can see I've used it on the red card base of my card.... I love it!! The only problem is I want all the other stamps that go with it now lol

Incase you don't know what I'm waffling on about here it is..... I've used white card so that you can see the image clearer

Tomorrow is...............

BLOG CANDY TIME !!!!

My first ever blog candy giveaway ~ I'm quite excited :)

Tomorrow I will have....

2008-10-16T18:14:00.002+01:00

...a card to share ............

I will also have a revelation to share.....or should that be realisation hmmm
Today I have been playing with this set of stamps........

They are officially my favourite christmas stamps........ Ever!!!

They are Stampin' Up's Season of Joy stamps and you will find them in the catalogue for £24.95 ... as you can see you get 8 stamps so that works out less than £3.12 per stamp. I think thats a bargain!!

You can see the card I made using them tomorrow......no natural light sorry.....yes I know I'm a tease ;)

Julie x

Arty Girlz 'Numbers' Challenge

2008-10-14T11:29:00.006+01:00

This week on Arty Girlz we'd like to see numbers on your creations ~ nice and simple ;)

The number stamp used is by Paperartsy which I stamped with versamark and then heat embossed with copper embossing powder, the cute little girl stamp is by Stampattack isn't she gorgeous!!!

You may have noticed that I am now a Stampin Up demonstrator...I'm eagerly awaiting my kit

Arty Girlz 'Clip Art' Challenge

2008-10-07T10:53:00.004+01:00

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is to use Clip Art on your creations. I decided to make my own clip art and created this cute little bird

If anyone would like to use him feel free just right click and save the picture to your files

Have fun everyone :)

Being 10

2008-09-30T12:23:00.009+01:00

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is to use The colour RED on your creations, I decided to scrap this photo that I took on my son's tenth birthday. I can remember being 10 myself, I was so excited that I was now 'double figures' lol ........ Jamie feels the same way and was so pleased to be 10...of course he was far too old for toys lol as you'll see by my journalling.

It's Arty Girlz Birthday!!!

2008-09-16T10:12:00.009+01:00

Our challenge theme this week is Birthday because........

ARTY GIRLZ CHALLENGE BLOG IS 1 YEAR OLD !!!

I used the Arty Girlz Header as inspiration for my card ;)

I intended to print 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' using the same font as the Arty Girlz header but I'm having trouble installing my printer onto my new laptop....so Crissi had to have her card like this lol

Thank you to everyone who has joined in with Arty Girlz challenges over the past year we really appreciate it.

We have put a little prize together to celebrate our blog birthday ~ click the challenge to join in :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 51

2008-09-09T10:15:00.003+01:00

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is to take inspiration from something in your home. As you can see I took my inspiration from a glass using my cuttlebug embossing folder and a birds galore stamp :)

I am still without a computer so my internet time is very limited *sigh* please bear with me :/

Arty Girlz Challenge # 50

2008-09-02T10:00:00.005+01:00

Our challenge on Arty Girlz this week is 'Alter it'

I've altered a domino and made a keyring

The stamp used is from Paperartsy :)

As some of you know I have been away for a week and dominoes are so great to take away if you want that crafting fix. They are great for altering...I especially love to use alcohol inks on dominoes but unfortunately I didn't pack my inks

I didn't pack any dominoes either but managed to buy a tin while out shopping lol
I hope you enjoy this challenge and I look forward to seeing all the different altered creations :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 49 ~ Summer

2008-08-26T10:05:00.003+01:00

This weeks challenge theme on Arty Girlz is SUMMER.

Sorry guys I copped out this week ~ I did this layout last year............ we have a caravan at The Orchards which is a Haven Holiday Camp and these photos were taken at St Osyth Beach which is literally just outside.

When this post is published I will be at The Orchards so Crissi is going to be signing all comments from me as well as her but I will still come and see what you've all made when I get home

I hope the weather cheers up a bit can somebody please remind the sun that its actually Summer now where did I put that umbrella......... lol

Arty Girlz Challenge # 48 ~ Fab Prize up for grabs !!

2008-08-19T09:45:00.008+01:00

I think I need therapy to stop using glitter lol ~ I can't seem to stop using it at the moment..........hmmmm maybe I'll try hypnosis.....

This weeks challenge is to add any shapes to your creation and is sponsored by the very talented Andy Carolan who is a freelance designer who specialises in cartoon illustration and products for the card craft industry. Andy is the creator of the Card Toonz CD Rom's and if you take part in this challenge you will be in with a chance of winning these!! Andy sent myself and Crissi a CD to use in our creations this week ~ Thanks Andy :)

I used circles and stars as my shapes on the first card and for the second card I made my card square and used a die cut circle on the centre

I hope you all have fun with this challenge

Click HERE to join in :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 47

2008-08-12T09:45:00.012+01:00

PATTERNED PAPER IS BARRED !!

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is 'no patterned paper' I made this card using cardstock (embossed with my cuttlebug), a butterfly punch and some silver glitter glue

This card is for my mother in law as it's her birthday on Thursday. She loves butterflies and always wears a glittering butterfly brooch so hopefully she will like this card.

Sandy is our guest designer this week and she has made a beautiful creation so head on over to Arty Girlz to have a look :)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 46 ~ Vintage

2008-08-05T11:20:00.014+01:00

This is a picture for my home. The base is strong mountboard.

This weeks Challenge on Arty Girlz is 'Vintage' and is sponsored by 3d Jean Altered Art Supplies who kindly sent me the items that I've used ~ the art girlz charms, the text corners, the transparancie, the gorgeous vintage gipsy picture, they were all fantastic to work with and Jean has supplied a fantastic prize for one person to win and there are loads of goodies there so go and join in :)

This is an atc featuring a gorgeous transparency

Sorry about the bad photos I always like to take my pics outside and it was raining....so picture me standing outside with an umbrella trying to get a decent photo....you can even see that some rain managed to get on the picture needless to say I didn't hang around lol.......I'll upload new photo's when its dry ;)

Arty Girlz Challenge # 45 ~ 'Blue'

2008-07-29T10:30:00.008+01:00

We have set a nice simple challenge on Arty Girlz this week ~ we'd like to see the colour BLUE as your main feature on your creation.

I used my new Paperartsy stamps for the corner stamping and the main image

Hope you all enjoy the challenge this week :)

Have you Wordled yet?

2008-07-27T12:58:00.003+01:00

I have Google Alerts set up for my blog which means that if somebody links to my blog on theirs I get an email telling me. I also get a google alert if someone types 'Scrapping Away' on their blog so as you can imagine I receive lots of emails guiding me to blogs that I never knew about... its so much fun!

Today I received a google alert for Liz and found out about Wordle HERE

Basically you type the address of your blog and it takes random words from it.

Would make a cool header eh?

HERE is the link to the Wordle site if you want to play :)