Stampin Up Tea Together easy blend colouring & simple drop shadow techniques

STAMPIN UP TEA TOGETHER STAMP SET is a lovely set with some beautiful flowers and coordinates with a FREE die set that you can earn as a gift during Sale-a-bration called TEA TIME FRAMELITS DIES

Today's project uses a couple of technique.  How to colour with our blends to create a simple light and dark blend to give a realistic flower.  The second technique is two ways to create simple drop shadow detail to any die cut image.

The colours used in this card were Rich Razzleberry.

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you how to create this card and the two techniques I've discussed.

Don't forget SALE-A-BRATION is here until 31st March 2019 so take advantage of

1.  FREE products for a qualifying spend. Level 1 products £45 spend or Level 2 products £90 spend.

2 Join during Sale-a-bration and get £170 of product for £99 (I'd love you to be part of my team)

Stampin Up Humming Along with Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

HUMMING ALONG STAMP SET is a fantastic 6 piece red rubber stamp set for just £19.  Not only is there a humming bird and large flower and leaf stamp, but there are some versatile sentiments, which cover many occasions.

This lovely card I used the RECTANGLE STITCHED FRAMELITS DIESto a create a frame that I could set the humming bird inside.  Choose whatever colouring mediums you would like. This card was coloured using our Stampin Blends.

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you how to create this card for yourself.

Stampin Up Let It Ride - Riding through the waves with High Tide.

LET IT RIDE STAMP SET is a beautiful line drawing horse set which allows you to become an artist simply by stamping the image.

I decided I wanted the horse to be riding through the waves so with the HIGH TIDE STAMP SETit was easy to create the sea with some seagulls in the sky.

I used some masking techniques as well as some sponging so I have given you a step by step video tutorial to show you exactly how.

As you can see this stamp set is just beautiful with several horse images and the lovely trees and the hand written sentiments work for many occasions.

Don't forget to make the most of Sale-a-bration until 31st March 2019

1. For every £45 spent you can choice a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure

2. Join my team and get £170 of products of your choice for just £99

Sale-a-bration free items are selling very very quickly so please if there is something you want don't delay in putting your order in to avoid disappointment.  Unfortunately once they are gone, they are gone.

Stampin Up New Rectangle Stitched Framelits - how to make floral frames using Tea Together

RECTANGLE STITCHED FRAMELITS DIES are new from Stampin Up in the Spring/Summer catalogue.  There are 13 dies with stitching inside and out to create some beautiful stitching around your cards and projects.

Use them to create pretty frames.

These pretty cards were made using the TEA TOGETHER STAMP SET
For a step by step video tutorial showing how to make these gorgeous card just click on the video link below and don't forget to subscribe, give me a thumbs up and I love getting comments from you all, so thank you for those.

Don't forget to make the most of Sale-a-bration until 31st March 2019
1. Free products for every £45spend.
2. Join Stampin Up and my team and get £170 of product of your choice for just £99

Quick & Easy Ideas using Stampin Up Tea Together

TEA TOGETHER is a lovely stamp set with a FREE coordinating die set which you can earn during Sale-a-bration. Find out more HERE


I have put together  a step by step video tutorial giving you lots of different ideas for using this stamp set, from floral and feminine to masculine and simple.  Add some ideas to create your own design on the teapot and adding sentiments and a few other tips thrown in for good measure.

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Stampin Up Let it Ride - make a framed piece of art with the Stitched Rectangles

As you know I recently showed you how to make frames with the new STITCHED RECTANGLES

So today I thought I would make the first little framed piece of art using the LET IT RIDE STAMP SET

I absolutely adore lined drawings and with just a light wash in a few colours of ink a beautiful little piece of art was created very quickly and simply.

Here is a step by step video tutorial for you to follow and create your own little framed picture.

If you didn't catch how I made the frames then here is the video.

With one sheet of A4 cardstock you can make 16 frames and 4 sentiment panels all with a lovely stitched border.

Don't forget to shop during Sale-a-bration to get the most of the free items.

1. For every £45 you spend you can choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

2. Join Stampin Up and my team and get £170 of products of your choice for just £99

These offers end with Sale-a-bration on the 31st March 2019 so don't miss out.

Joy Of Sets January 2019 Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Joy of Sets January 2019 Blog Hop.  The hop for January is  to use something we have received free and make an easel card.

So the stamp set I decided to use was a FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set (spend £45 from my Stampin Up shop and get this set free until 31st March 2019) So Hoppy Together

For a blog hop you just have to have a hoppy frog...…..hop! hop! hop! excuse the pun!

How do you make an easel card? Well if you take a standard card base and make a matt layer exactly the same size as the card base, then score and fold one flap of the card base to give you a flap and then put your matt on this flap.

You can see more easily from this angle of the photo.

I used Mint Macaron and Merry Merlot for the cardstock.

Two die cuts from the Ribbon of Courage framelits (Hope was chopped to make Hop and the butterfly had a cut Butterfly Gala butterfly coloured and fussy cut to fit the framelit.

The frogs were coloured using the Aquapainter and some Mint Macaron ink.  The strip of Merry Merlot was stamped with the butterfly from So Hoppy Together.

The sentiments Hey you can do anything, were also from the So Hoppy Together stamp set.

Now some of you may have noticed that the two frogs standing are facing different directions.  This is a technique called reverse stamping and can be easily achieved with the Silicone Craft Sheet which is just £5.50 as can be used for many great techniques like, reverse image stamping, embossing dies, extra shim in the Stamparatus, glue mat, and so much more.

Here is a step by step video showing how to do the reverse image technique

Please hop around and see some of the other great talent in the JOS blog hop

Click HERE 

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Stampin Up Stiched Rectangles - how to make quick and easy frames.

STITCHED RECTANGLES are new from Stampin Up and are 13 dies which have stitching on the inside and outside for multi uses.

Make 20 frames and sentiments from one sheet of cardstock.
 Cut one sheet of A4 cardstock in 4 pieces measuring
5 1/2" x 4 1/8

Each piece can then have 4 frames and 1 sentiment or panel.

Here is an easy step by step video tutorial to show you how to create these easy frames, taking your card making to the next level by framing your artwork and stamping.

Make the most of Sale-a-bration until 31st March 2019

1. For every £45 you spend you get a free product from the Sale-a-bration brochure

2. Join my Stampin Up team and get £170 of product of your choice for just £99

Quick Tip - How to re-fill empty Wink of Stella with Shimmer Paint

Further to my video this morning I was asked how I filled up the empty Wink of Stella to re-use with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

So here is a step by step video tutorial to show you just how easy this is to do.

Products used
WINK OF STELLA
FROST WHITE SHIMMER PAINT


Don't forget to make the most of Sale-a-bration until end March 2019
1. Shop - For every £45 you spend can get a free product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue
2. Join during Sale-a-bration and get £170 of product of your choice for just £99 (click on Join at top of the page or my photo to learn more)

By The Bay Sale-a-bration Stampin Up, How to create a seashell background or topper.

BY THE BAY is a totally FREE stamp set which you can get with an order of £45 from the annual catalogue or the Spring/Summer catalogue.

Every stamp set I get I try and use in as many different ways that I can. I love artistic stamps and find that they bring out the artist in me with the various different ways you can colour and transform an image.

The seashell stamp is a tiny stamp which can look beautiful on its own but stamp it multiple times and the sea detail easily links the images together creating a gorgeous background or topper in this case that can be put as the centrepiece for a card or project.

This is how it could look mounted on a piece of retired dsp (which was waves hence chosen)just add a sentiment of choice.  Two of the little seashells were fussy cut out and then put on dimensionals to give height and fitted perfectly in the centre of each stamped image.

Want to know how to make this card for yourself then just watch the step by step video tutorial.

Don't forget Sale-a-bration is the best time to get Stampin Up products.

1. Earn a FREE product for every £45 you spend

2. Join my team and become a Stampin Up Demonstrator and get £170 of product of your choice and pay just £99 with free shipping. Click the JOIN button at the top of this page or my photo to learn more. I'd love to welcome you to my team.

Stampin Up Butterfly Gala with Timeless Textures background technique

Butterfly Gala is a lovely stamp set with a coordinating Duet Butterfly Punch.  Get them both and get a 10% saving.  BUY IT HERE

This card uses the Timeless Texturesbackgrounds stamp.  This stamp set is ideal for adding some lovely background detail to a card in effect making your own designer series paper.

The colours used were Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape, both in ink pads and blends. All Stampin Up products are designed to work perfectly together.

As always I have included a step by step video tutorial to show you exactly how to make this beautiful card.

Don't Forget Sale-a-bration spend £45 and get a FREE item

Join Stampin Up and my team during Sale-a-bration and get £170 of products for just £99

Any questions just let me know x

Happy Tails Stampin Up - Starry night sky sponged background technique.

HAPPY TAILS stamp set and coordinating punch is a lovely set for all dog lovers.  I have used the punch to cut a black silhouette of the dog from cardstock for this card.

The background was created with a variety of inks and some sponges with the sparkly night sky stars from the Frost White Shimmer Paintlovely little pot of shimmeryness for just £7.50

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you exactly how to create this background.

Remember during Sale-a-bration until 31st March for every £45 you can get a FREE item for the Sale-a-bration brochure.

Join Stampin Up during Sale-a-bration and get £170 of products for just £99

Jane Allmark UK Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator - Join my Team now and get £170 of products for just £99

Jane Allmark UK Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator - Join my team now and get £170 of products for just £99.

Now really is a great time to join Stampin Up. Let me tell you why?

We have two great offers during Sale-a-bration which run until 31st March 2019

Option 1 - Get £170 worth of Stampin Up products for £99

Option 2 - Get £170 worth of Stampin Up products and the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (valued at £47) for just £125.

Want to know more about joinig my team then just click HERE

This is the great Craft & Carry tote which makes crafting on the go a breeze as it holds so much even the Big Shot.

Here are a few items which you could add to you starter kit. £170 is a lot of products to buy for just £99

BIG SHOT      Trimmer       STAMPARATUS

Take one of these crafting tools,

Big Shot - die cutting machine

Trimmer - cuts and scores all your paper crafting needs

Stamparatus - stamp positioning tool

and then add some of the essentials from

STAMPS           PAPER          and         INK

to create your own starter kit.  You can choose whatever you want from the Annual or Spring/Summer catalogue to the value of £170 and pay just £99.

Remember this is a time limited offer ending 31st March 2019 , so if you love crafting and wants lots of products and a continued 20-25% discount then worth thinking about.

I look forward to welcoming you to my team.

Happy crafting.

Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge Blog Jan 2019

Happy New Year to everyone and with the start of the new comes a new challenge blog from the Joy of Sets. I’m delighted to be part of the Design Team in #JOSTTT001-January 2019

  This challenge is a Tic Tac Toe or Noughts and Crosses as we know it in the UK.  Each month there will be a new challenge so there are 12 opportunities to join in during 2019.

The first challenge I choose Silver, Circle and Bling in the form of a sparkly dotty ribbon.

Follow the link to join in with the challenge HERE

The stamp set I have chosen to showcase is the Butterfly Gala, which is a stamp set and coordinating punch. Visit my shop HERE to see all the new goodies available and remember for every £45 you spend you can get a FREE item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure.

Here is a video showing you some more things you can do with this Butterfly Gala stamp set.

Sale-a-bration Botanical Butterfly dsp and Butterfly Duet punch

Sale-a-bration is here. Until the 31st March 2019 for every £45 you spend you can get FREE products from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

If you've ever thought about becoming a demonstrator then now really is the best time ever. You get to choose  £170 of products for just £99 and there really is no catch. Choose £170 of product from the Annual Catalogue or the Spring/Summer catalogue and pay just £99. Keep it, love it, craft with it and do nothing more.  It is up to you if you decide to continue as a demonstrator.  See all the benefits of being a demonstrator HERE or just click on the JOIN tab at the top of this blog.

I joined during Sale-a-bration as I wanted to get a great saving on lots of Stampin Up products and getting a mimimum 20% discount on everything I buy has kept me here.  I have met lots of lovely stampers and crafters and Stampin Up really is one big family. I now have a lovely customer base of regular shoppers and my hobby has now become my business.  I would be delighted if you joined my team and will give you all the support you want.

So back to the project for today.

This card uses two butterflies from the Botanical Butterfly dsp which have been punched out using the Butterfly Duet punch

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you how easy it is to make this beautiful card

Sale-a-Bration is Here - Lets case By The Bay from the new Sale-a-bration brochure

Sale-a-bration is here and runs until the 31st March.  What does this mean? Well for every £45 you spend you can get a totally FREE product from the SALE-A-BRATION brochure.

Not only that the new SPRING/SUMMER CATALOGUE is here full of lovely products.

This gorgeous image I cased from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Who doesn't want to live in a cottage by the sea.  I love that Stampin Up has beautiful line drawing stamp sets which enable you to become an artist with just a little bit of water colouring, the stamp does the rest.

Here is a step by step video to show you how to create this lovely card.

Join my team during Sale-a-bration and choose between 2 options for your starter kit

Option 1 - Get £170 worth of Stampin Up products for just £99 (that's £40 more than usual offer)

Option 2 Get £170 worth of Stampin Up products + the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (values at £47) for just £125

This is one of the best joining offers that Stampin Up has ever done, so if you've been thinking of becoming a demonstrator then now really is the best time.