Timeless Textures Geometric brick pattern for Clean & Simple card using Stampin Up products.

I try and think of different ideas and ways to use stamp sets to create interest and challenge myself to come up with as many different ways to use a stamp set in different creative ways.

TIMELESS TEXTURES is one of those stamp sets. So I decided to create a modern clean and simple card by using the grid stamp to make a geometric brick pattern.

I coloured using the Stampin Blends in the light and dark to create the brick effect and used a ruler and the black Stampin Write marker to fill in the edge.

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you what I did.

Do have a go as it is a really easy technique and could be used with many different stamp sets.

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Quick & Easy Ideas using Stampin Up Tea Together

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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 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.

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Stampin Up Wedding Card using Stamparatus, Dandelion Wishes & Enjoy Life.

Sometimes when you need to make a card in a hurry, you want something simple and quick to do but with an elegant and sophisticated look.

The STAMPARATUS is in my opinion the best positioning tool on the market and makes card making and crafting a breeze.

This beautiful card using the hinge step stamping technique, unique to the Stamparatus and will line up your sentiments perfectly each time.

For the lovely edge I used the little bird and two butterflies from ENJOY LIFE and the flourish from TIMELESS TEXTURES

Want to know more then watch the video

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Kissing Technique Using Stampin Up Lucky Elephant

This is a great technique to use with solid image stamps and the Lucky Elephant is just perfect for this. The video shows several cards using this technique
Sweet Sugarplum and rich razzleberry ink pads with little flower from Best Birds
Wild wasabi and emerald envy ink pads with butterfly stamp from Papillon Potpourri
Pool party and island Indigo ink pads with floral swirls from Timeless Textures

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Card Making Classes Farnham Surrey

I hold regular card making classes in Farnham Surrey for all ages and abilities and one of my favourite classes is for a group of seniors.  This class has been running for over three years now and I have a group of up to ten ladies, two of which are in their nineties which is held at our local day centre.

Each week we make a different project and this week we used the Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper which is free until the end of March for a purchase of £45. Click on the Shop button above and it will take you to my Stampin' Up! Shop where you can make your purchases.

I run a techniques class on the last Friday of the month at my home from 7pm - 9pm spaces are limited to 6 and you will learn two techniques and make a project with them. The cost is £10 paid at the time of booking to secure a place. Please contact me if you would like to be included on one of these classes.

This was the project we made at this weeks senior class using the bumble bee from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and here are a few pictures of a few of the ladies cards. I love how each card has been watercoloured differently using Stampin' Up! Watercolour Pencils.

Stitched framelits part 2 tutorial

So today we are using the largest circle stitched framelit again and this time using it as a centre focal point in the same pattern as the background.

Colours used flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach, crushed curry, dapper denim and smoky slate. Firstly die cut the stitched framelit circle in whisper white and pit in th centre of a piece of whisper white cardstock half an inch smaller than whatever base card you want. Using thrnsponge daubers colour the whole area in different tones using circular motions to blend each colour into the other.

With smoky slate use the timeless texture stamp set to decorate the whole area and then a little black ink with the small dot stamp for different texture. Mount the stitched circle on dimensionals for height and then mount on black and use a die to cut whatever words mounted on a diagonal. Embellish with some rhinestones for a bit of bling and you have a layered pretty card for any occasion.

Come back tomorrow as we use the waste from the circle die cut to make out third card in this series.

Stampin Up New In Colours Emerald Envy

Day 2 of the introduction of the new in colours from Stampin Up which launch on the 1st June. Today is a gorgeous green called emerald envy.

Have teamed it up with Timeless Textures stamp set and the new embossing folder floral affection.

If you would like one of the new catalogues for the launch then please just get in touch.

To order Stampin Up products follow the link at top of page and please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Call back tomorrow for another of the great colours in the new in colour collection.

Stampin Up Timeless Textures/Botanical Blooms Fusion

I love using background stamps to create my own individual colour combinations. Timeless textures is my new absolute favourite.

This card combines the timeless textures with the botanical blooms in shades of blues. Night of navy and island indigo with matching night of navy cardstock.

The link above takes you to the Stampin up website for ordering and please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up Number of Years Masculine Card

The old story of how difficult it is to make good masculine cards. Now for someone who doesn't like the old fashioned ships, planes etc, the Number of Years bundle is fab. Stamp set and matching dies 140811 bundle with a saving of 15% is £44 It is great for birthdays, anniversaries or any other special date.

So it is my son's 35th birthday next months so I made this card using the Number of Years and the Timeless Textures for the background.  It has come out really well and using various tones of blues really makes the card pop.

So don't ever get stuck with a masculine birthday card. Think outside the box and create something like this.

All products used are from Stampin Up. Follow the link above and when ordering use me Jane Allmark as your Demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up Working with textures and colours.

Putting a card together can be great fun, but I bet quite a few of you have sat with a blank work table just wondering where to start and what to do. So where do you start? Some start with a colour, or a piece of designer series paper. Today I decided to start with some burlap.  I adore the natural texture of the burlap ribbon (it's retiring and is on the retirement list so grab it before it's gone )

So with the piece of burlap down the centre of the card, I toned in the background using Timeless Textures a must have series of background stamps and used crumb cake. However I wanted just a splash of colour, so teamed the balloon sentiment and background spots in rose red which tied it all together.  A few pearls and candy dots and voila a card with texture, colour and depth.

All Stampin Up products are available through the link above and when ordering please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice. Retired products are going super fast, as there are some bargains to be had to do hurry.

Stampin Up Timeless Textures

This is one of my favourite stamp sets as the backgrounds you can create are just lovely. The flower flourish is just lovely in blues and yellows for a fresh Spring feel. I then used the small dots in smoky slate to just tie all the white space together.  Simply mounted on a white cardstock blank and then embellished with a sentiment and a butterfly, this makes an easy yet very effective professional looking card.

All products used are from Stampin Up so check out the link above and when ordering please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Don't forget there are some retired products at the moment but they are selling fast so please do rush to order.

Stampin Up Curvy Trio Punch & Timeless Textures

I thought I would show you a girlie card using the timeless textures stamp set with wisteria wonder ink to create a lovely pale lilac background.  This teamed up with rich razzleberry is a lovely combination and I used some rich razzleberry cardstock for the butterfly.

By punching alternate corners with the curvy trio punch, I did each piece separately to give a slightly asymmetrical look.

All products used can be purchased through the Stampin Up website, link above, and please choose me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Have a great day.

Stampin Up Using ribbon & embellishments

Cards are fun to make and receive in all shapes and colours and sometimes it is those finishing touches or embellishments that you add that really makes a card. The sense of touch is sometimes lovely to add to a card by way of a piece of ribbon or a few pearls.

So today I am showing you 2 cards using ribbon in different ways.

The first card was one I showcased yesterday. I cut two pieces of totally different ribbon and used them as a banner cutting an inverted "V" from the bottom. This become the focal point for the card and all the other elements colour coordinated accordingly.

The second card is using a wide piece of ribbon across the bottom of the card and then tying a thinner piece across the middle.  Again both pieces of ribbon are totally different contrasting colours yet by thing everything in to the ribbon it coordinates perfectly.

My favourite stamp set for doing this is Timeless Textures and if you are a Gorgeous Grunge fan then this will just take backgrounds to the next level. I could use this set all the time.

So to buy products by Stampin Up follow the link to the website and use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up Timeless Textures & Ribbon Clearance Rack

Something you may not be aware of Stampin Up has a Clearance Rack ( click on link above and when ordering use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice) The Clearance rack is updated with all sorts of bargains and I recently picked up some gorgeous ribbon at just a few pounds, absolute bargain.

So today I thought I would use the Timless Textures background stamps and create a lovely backdrop for this card.  I stamped the sentiment using the oval dies and dimensionals to make it pop. I used two different coloured ribbons for added texture and the effect was gorgeous.

Love these fresh Spring colours, I used crushed curry which matched the ribbon and various shades of blue marina mist and island indigo and the sentiment was in night of navy.  

Have a look at the Stampin Up website as there are some many lovely things to buy. Again Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice when ordering.

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Stampin Up Timeless Textures

This is a wonderful stamp set for creating some lovely backgrounds

I used pool party, island indigo and calypso coral for the different elements and then stamped the sentiment in night of navy and mounted on a piece of night of navy cardstock.

I used the confetti hearts punch to add some interest at the top of the card.

Click on the link at the top of the page and when ordering use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Have a great Friday.