Stampin Up Merry Mice

I saw this wonderful card on pintrest by Patsy Waggoner in MN and thought I would CASE it. Now case for those that don't know is to copy and share everything and that is the ethos of Stampin Up. I have recreated the card with my own twist and I just love it.

I used the in colour emerald envy and real red and die cut the mouse using the circle framelits dies to make the 'O' 

The in colour envelope dsp is great to use as backgrounds a little thinner than standard dsp but works just as well and coordinates the watercolouring. As always I used the fabulous aquapainters and my ink pads by squeezing the ink pad so a little pools in the lid.

To tie everything together and being Christmas I used some glitter to add some sparkle.

Merry mice is available through Stampin Up link above and when you order pleae use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up double Z fold card using Fairy Celebration and bronze embossing

I just love the double Z fold cards and combined with the fairy celebration stamp set and some bronze embossing powder it makes for a fantastic scene card.

 I embossed all the flying fairies in bronze embossing powder and then using the aquapainter and using in colours watercoloured the images.

The background was a masked circle in peekaboo peach, dapper denim & sweetsugarplum sponged lightly to create an aurora borealis background.

Using the lovely as a tree bronze embossed the oak leaves and washed in sweet sugarplum.

Stamped in black the twinkles and sentiment and then used some sparkle on the twinkles.

The effect is stunning and all products used are from Stampin Up. Check them out by clicking on above link and when ordering use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up Double Z fold Christmas cards

There have been a lot of posts recently using the double Z fold cards so I thought I would have a go with some for Christmas.

The cardstock is cut at 11" x 4.5" and scored at 5.5 and 2 3/4" and the band is 1" wide and scored the same.  Decorate with dsp of choice. I chose the new in colours envelope paper which is a little thinner but works really well for this project. The second card I just used some retired dsp from my stash.  Really doesn't matter what you choose just coordinate it with whatever images you are going to put across the card.

This one is using the lovely merry mice a set I adore and then fussy cut and stuck down.  Love these little characters as they lend to be watercoloured with the aquapainters.

This second one is using the Christmas cookie cutter reindeer and I kept this simple just using black ink and keeping the single colour tone. I added a sentiment banner with a little ribbon to just add an extra dimension.

So have a go with this Z fo,d and see what you can create.

All products are Stampin Up and the link as at the top of the page. When ordering please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Stampin Up Masking technique

I just the live the gorgeous Stampin Up ink pads as they coordinate with all the lovely cardstock and dsp, but the are also super for blending and adding fabulous background appertures to stamp on.

This is using peekaboo peach, sweet sugarplum and rich razzleberry. Choose a stamp to add the silhouette I chose the hostess set fabulous flora. A quick mount and you have a fabulous card.

I cut the mounts with the Stampin Up oval framelits, but you could use circles, squares or intact any shape you want.

Thus one is using a circle again by blending colours you can get a lovely evening sunset sky. The effect is quite stunning and is quite easy to achieve.

This one is using the negative image from the butterfly thinlet die. So you can see the options are endless and the effect is always beautiful. This time I used the gorgeous grunge lines to add effect before removing the mask.

So have fun and see what you can achieve, Stampin Up products are available through demonstrators like me Jane Allmark only. So click on the link above and use me as your demonstrator of choice at checkout.

Have a fun day.

Stampin Up In This World

It's funny how sometimes a fabulous stamp set just jumps out at me and has many possibilities that I have to just go ahead and purchase it.

Well the Stampin Up In this World is just one of those sets and I think it is one that is being overlooked. So here is a few ideas that may just get your creative juices flowing and make you go ahead and buy it.  If you do then click the link above and go to the Stampin Up official website order and then choose me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

 Ok so the first card is made taking the lovely butterfly stamp and cutting five out to make a hexagon. I used the aquapainters to watercolour picking up some crumb cake which I used in the background, dapper denim and peekaboo peach, two of the in colours. I love the sentiment too and I think it makes a fab card.

 The lovely door by cutting it open and the. Stamping the chair behind it makes for a lovely card with a bit of a difference. Again the aquapainter came into its own. I must admit I use them all the time as you can get some lovely subtle or bright tones even on normal cardstock as these examples are.

Another butterfly card stamped directly onto cardstock and watercoloured. I love the hexagon shape and the subtle blue tones by using various blue tones of ink pads. Again all products used are Stampin Up so whatever craft stash you need Stampin Up has it.

 This one uses the door, chair and key and background stamp. The sentiment this time I cut up and out across the card in a random fashion. I love this card and is great for those difficult masculine cards.

So a few ideas using this fun set and I am sure there are many more. Just have a go and let your creativity flow.

Happy stamping and thanks for dropping by.

Stampin Up Foxy Friends

Stampin Up is renowned for keeping things fresh and introducing some fabulous new punches and coordinating stamp sets.

As everyone knows the owl punch has been a firm favourite and a best seller for a while now so how excited was I when they introduced a foxy punch and a coordinating stamp set.

The possibilities are truly endless and there are simply hundreds of different creatures and colours that you can make with this punch.

So I thought I would show you the stamp set first. This card uses just the stamp set.

The fox is stamped using one of the new I colours peakaboo peach and then fussy cut. An easy cut as good shape,  the trees again stamped and fussy cut. Now wouldn't these trees make fabulous Christmas cards. Oh yes a future project which I will showcase here. The lovely tree stump again can be used for many projects, the male card for a carpenter of someone who love wood. Pop a little creature on top using the foxy builder punch.

The dsp and sentiment were from retired sets but can be replaced with any sentiment of your choice.

Fancy seeing more Stampin up goodies and maybe adding to your stash then simply follow the link above and when ordering choose me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the start of Autumn with the temperature starting to change and the leaves starting to fall.

Stampin Up Fabulous Flora hostess set

One of the lovely things about Stampin Up is that you can buy exclusive stamp sets by hosting party's or spending over £150 and this Fabulous Flora is one of the sets in the annual catalogue which you can get.

Now if you are in the Uk and within a 10 mile radius of Farnham I Surrey then as a demonstrator I can come to your home for a Stampin Up party. You get to see  how fabulous Stampin Up is for paper crafting and with Christmas just around the corner how to create your own Christmas cards, gift boxes and much more. Have a fun evening with friends and as the hostess take advantage of some of the great hostess sets on offer.

If you just want to increase or start your own stash of fabulous crafting products then just click on the link at the top of the page  to take you  to the Stampin Up website and use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

So to today's project Fabulous Flora a lovely hostess set.

Thus first sample is created by making a mask (I used the oval framelits) and then sponge the area using our sponge daubers to create a background.  I used rich razzleberry and peakaboo peach and the. Stamp the image in black over the top.

I mounted on rich razzleberry cardstock and added some coordinating candy dots to finish.

This sample is watercolouring with the aquapainter stand then mounting on cardstock and coordinating dsp. The sentiment is using the teeny tiny sentiments a real go to set with all the sentiments you can think of for all occasions.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects and the ideas I create in my blog. Please feel to give me the odd comment and thanks for following me.

Stampin Up Bubble technique for great backgrounds

One of the things I love about the Stampin up family is that we share and help each other with techniques and ideas. This bubble technique has been around for a while but something I had not tried but was suggested in a Stampin Up group I belong to.  Always up for a challenge and a new idea to me I set about having a go.

Now like everything there is a certain amount of trial and error until you find a combination that works for you. So this is what works for me.

You will need a container, a small shot glass worked best for me.

A few drops of washing up liquid, some water and reinker of your choice 8/10 drops

A drinking straw.

This is about the right amount of liquid before the reinker is added. Too much and the effect will be diluted.

Blow into the liquid with drinking straw to create bubbles.

Tap your cardstock, I used just normal whisper white, but you could use glossy or coloured.

You will get a lovely bubble pattern. This one was using marina mist.

This one using sweet sugarplum

Use as a background with coordinating cardstock for a really wow card.

For Stampin Up products click on the link above which will take you to the Stampin up website and if you order please use me Jane Allmark as your demonstrator of choice.

Thanks to whoever originally thought of this idea and my fellow demonstrator for suggesting this fab technique to try.