Friday 24 April 2020

Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack keeping your crafting going on a budget

We can’t go out to the shops at the moment with this isolation and all the craft shops are closed. However Stampin’ Up! Is still open for business as usual online.

The Clearance Rack is a great place to get some bargains at up to 60% off. Take a look HERE
These sale items with the most discounts never last long, so worth having a look, to see if there is a bargain you might want.



All items are posted directly to your door in normally about a week.

Have fun and enjoy. Remember stay safe and well at home.

Sunday 5 April 2020

Keeping you're mind active by crafting

Happy Sunday everyone. Most of us will have been indoors and away from loved ones, family and friends for a while now and it can be hard  to stay positive and find ways to keep both mind and body active.  For me crafting has always been my passion and in these difficult times I find that it is even more important.

Taking some cardstock, a stamp set and some inks and losing myself in creating something, bring me joy and I can quite easily wile away many hours doing so.

Although we can't go out to the shops at the moment online shopping is a way to buy our supplies delivered to our door, to continue our passion. Stampin' Up! is a great place to get all your crafting supplies from cardstock, patterned paper, inks, stamps and most everything you would get at the local craft store.  As an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator you can shop with me easily.  Just type https://amethystarcrafting.stampinup.net/ or click Here to go straight there.

Today's project is




using a sponge brayer and some stamps to create a moonlit scene and then adding a stamp and colouring in black to give a silhouette.

Products used - Sponge Brayers (2 handles & 4 sponges) just £7.50
Very Versaille stamp set
Special Someone (racoon) stamp set

Have a go yourself, just follow to video tutorial to give you the ideas and then create it yourself.

Stay safe and well and see you all soon.

Friday 3 April 2020

Crafting For Fun

Crafting, stamping and papercraft is a great form of relaxation and can help to wile away those hours that we are in isolation.  I try and do some crafting every day and like to share simple and easy tutorials that everyone can have a go at.

A simple one layer card using just two ink pads and black. Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry a lovely orange and yellow makes this a bright spring card, with a bit of sunshine in the colours.



Here is the step by step tutorial and I hope you will have a go

Unfortunately at the moment I am unable to upload pictures on my blog, so until I fathom out how to fix this, then there is only the YouTube video tutorial.

Stay safe and well and see you all again soon x

Visit my online store to see current products, special offers, the clearance rack with lots of bargains, join my team and to shop - https://amethystarcrafting.stampinup.net/ click HERE

Thursday 2 April 2020

Crafting for a positive mental attitude Day 3

Morning everyone hope you are all safe and well.  Todays project is simple spritzing with stamps and the lovely stamp set Painted Poppies





Spritz the stamp once inked then stamp onto white cardstock. Colours I used were Gorgeous Grape and Coastal Cabana, but chose two colours of your choice which compliment each other.

Then ink up the outline of the poppy and choosing the Gorgeous Grape stamp over the spritzed background. Use the leaf stamp in the Coastal Cabana on the spritzed background in that colour.

Another simple and easy technique with a lovely finished card.

Watch the step by step tutorial and then have a go yourself.

See you tomorrow for another simple and easy crafting idea for you to have a go at.




Wednesday 1 April 2020

Crafting to keep a positive mental attitude Day 2

Morning everyone, hope you are all safe and well.

Todays craft idea is another simple card idea using the Painted Poppies stamp set



This time we are using the large splodge, which can be used to fill in the inside of the poppies.

Take two complimentary ink pads, I chose Pool Party and Highland Heather and on the other card Granny Apple Green and Mint Macaron.

Stamp twice in each colour, four times down the page and then add a sentiment of your choice and stamp it in black over the top of the coloured stamping.

This makes a quick and simple card, yet bright and cheerful for any occasion.

Watch the step by step tutorial and then have a go yourself.

Stay safe and well and see you again tomorrow.