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Grace’s Garden Floral Card Stampin’ Up!

I have this gorgeous card to share with you today featuring the Grace’s Garden stamp set and matching Garden Gate dies from Stampin’ Up!. I enjoyed creating this cottage garden scene. The purple flowers around the garden gate remind me of the wisteria over my lounge window.#

This card has a very shabby chic feel to it. I’ve embossed the very vanilla with the stone embossing folder from the sale-a-bration catalogue. The detail wasn’t showing up very well so I lightly sponged over it with Sahara Sand to bring out the details of the embossing and give it an aged appearance.

This card is actually based on one in the Spring / Summer catalogue. You cut the gate open in half to make this an interactive card but I decided against this as I wanted to place flowers in front of the gate.

The flowers are coloured in using the Stampin’ Write Markers. I scribbled some markers onto an acrylic stamping block and then picked up the colour using a blender pen.

measurements

Very Vanilla A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Very Vanilla cardstock – 14.35cm x 10cm

I’ve combined two stamp sets to make this card. They are Barn Door and Grace’s Garden. They work well together I think. #

other projects

As per normal, there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock	Garden Gateway Dies	Sliding Door Dies	Grace’s Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Barn Door Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set
Grace’s Garden Bundle (English)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad	Very Vanilla 3/8″ (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim	Stamping Sponges	Blender Pens	Clear Block D
Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers	Regals Stampin’ Write Markers	Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers	Power Of Hope Bundle

Best Dressed Mini Handbag – Stampin’ Up!

Today I have this darling little mini handbag to share with you. It features the Best Dressed suite of products and it is perfect for that girl about town.

I decided to use Purple Posy as my main colour. This is a colour I haven’t used yet and decided that had to change. Unfortunately we no longer the Purple Posy ink pad but I used Blackberry Bliss and I think it works well together.

The Best Dressed suite is a great collection of the products. The highlight of which is the All Dressed Up dies. They include the die to make this beautiful handbag as well as a ton of accent pieces such as buckles and buttons. There are also dies to cut out the matching stamp set of lipstick, perfume bottles and shoes. The designer series paper (DSP) matches these images with the reverse side being lovely floral images.

other 3d projects

I love making little boxes and bags to house small gifts. Do you make gift packaging and if so what type? Let me know in the comments.

There is the normal video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Purple Posy A4 Cardstock	All Dressed Up Dies	Best Dressed 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad
Label Me Fancy Punch	Noble Peacock Rhinestones	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Bone Folder	Paper Snips	Dressed To Impress Bundle (English)	Snail Adhesive

Punched Love Hearts Card Tutorial – Stampin’ Up!

I’m back with this gorgeous punched love hearts card. This project uses products from the new Spring / Summer catalogue. Real Red is one of my favourite colours and here is paired with a colour I never use Flirty Flamingo. I think they go together rather well.

The designer series paper (DSP), “From My Heart” is beautiful. It has foiled hearts in both Real Red and Flirty Flamingo. The hearts are punched out with the duo pack hearts punch. I’ve fussy cut out the small hearts.

There are quite a few new punches in the new catalogue. I love this return to punches as they make for easy and simple crafting. They are easy to use in classes and require no additional machine to use.

measurements

Flirty Flamingo A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
From My Heart DSP – 14.35 x 10cm

other simple projects

Below are the supply list and video tutorial. Thank you for coming, until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!#

Ashee xx

Product List

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad	Classic Label Punch	Heart Punch Pack	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper
Real Red A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Real Red 3/8″ (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Lovely Lily Card – Sale-a-bration – Stampin’ Up!

I have another card to share with you today using Sale-a-bration items. Sale-a-bration only lasts until the end of March. I, therefore, want to share with you something from all my free items before the end of March. This card uses the Lovely Lily stamp set with matching dies and designer series paper (DSP).

The Lovely Lily stamp set, Lily DSP and Lily dies are all free items from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. The first two are free with a £45 order and the dies are free with a £90.00 order.

I’ve coloured the Lily in with the Stampin’ Blends in Flirty Flamingo and Mossy Meadow. I think this Lily makes a lovely focal piece for this card. The ribbon is new crinkled white seam binding and I love it. It is so soft and gives a lovely subtle accent to the card.

I’m not normally a great fan of water lilies. They are amazing flowers but there are others that I prefer. This image reminds me of the water lilies at Kew Gardens in London. As some of you may know I am a Londoner born and bred. I only moved here to Lincoln in 2016. We lived close to Kew and I do miss visiting.#

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – ( This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Lily DSP – 14.35cm x 10cm
Pretty Peacock – 7cm x 8cm
Whisper White – 7.5cm x 8.5cm

other projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack	Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock	Lily Pad Dies	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Lovely Lily Pad Photopolymer Stamp Set	Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper	Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Feels Like Frost Thank you Card – Stampin’ Up!

I can’t believe it is less than a week to Christmas. This is my last blog of this year. I will be back on the 3rd of January. I have a thank you card to share with you today featuring the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper – (DSP). This paper is going into hibernation at the end of this year but will be back in the Autumn / Winter Catalogue next year. YEAH!!!

This is a quick and easy card to make that can easily be made in bulk. It’s perfect therefore for your Christmas thank you cards. The Feels Like Frost DSP is so beautiful and works for any winter card, not just Christmas.

I’ve used the Holiday Rhinestones as accent pieces here. I thought they would retire at the end of December but they are carrying over and I am so excited. I love them. The Holiday Rhinestones come as one pack of various sizes and various colours. So useful!!

measurements

Seaside Spray A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Night of Navy 14.35cm x 10cm
Feels Like Frost DSP 13.85cm x 9.5cm

As I mentioned this is my last blog post of the year. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have enjoyed all the projects I have shared. I am going to continue posting regularly in the new year. I want to increase my subscriber base on YouTube so if you aren’t subscribed I would appreciate it if you did.

What Christmas Projects have you made this year? Please share them on my Facebook Group, All Things Crafty – Crafting with Ashee.

There are a video tutorial and supply list below as per normal. Thank you again and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	A Big Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored	Bone Folder

Let it Snow Money Wallet and Christmas Card

I have a money wallet to share with you today using the Let it Snow Designer Series Paper (DSP). I love this paper as it so vibrant and happy. This is actually the first money wallet I have ever made as I never give money as a present. I will from time to time give a gift card but I still like to buy presents that show you have put thought and time into your gift.

This card doubles as a proper card as well as a money wallet. There is plenty of space inside the card to write your message. I’ve done very little in term of embellishments and stamping as the paper is busy and too many embellishments would look cluttered I feel.

The main colours are Coastal Cabana and Real Red and I have repeated these colours in the card for continuity. This is not a standard card size and you would need to make a bespoke envelope to go with it. I did this as I wanted the card to have plenty of room for the money and your message.

measurements

Coastal Cabana A4 sheet trimmed to 16cm on the short side. Scored on the long side at
- 12cm and 24cm
Let it Snow – 15cm x 11cm – Front of Card
Real Red Cardstock – 15.5cm x 11.5cm – Front of Card Mat
Let it Snow – 15cm x 4.5cm – Pocket
Real Red Cardstock – 15.5cm x 5cm – Pocket Mat
Whisper White – 14.35cm X 10cm – Insert
Real Red Cardstock – 15cm x 10.5cm – Insert Mat
Whisper White – 8.5cm x 2.5cm – Sentiment
Real Red Cardstock – 9cm x 3cm – Sentiment Mat

As this card has quite a layers I have used a hidden magnet to hold the front closed. I do love this paper and am sad it is retiring at the end of the year. I am making a mini album with my remaining sheets so I can enjoy it for years to come rather than it just sitting hidden in my stash.

Other projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana	Real Red A4 Card Stock	Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper	Snowman Season Bundle (En)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)	Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Christmas Bauble – Let it Snow DSP – Stampin’ Up!

Hello again, I can’t believe it’s a week until Christmas. I have this cute little Christmas Bauble to share with you today. I’ve been making these for years. They can be made from Designer Series Paper (DSP) or different coloured cardstock.

This Christmas Bauble is very easy to make. I used the 2″ circle punch and punched out 6 circles in two different sheets. This gives me four actual pattersns. Each circle is folded in half. You layer them together in the following order:

Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1, Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1, Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1.

In previous years, I’ve made this using six circles of Real Red card and then six circles of Old Olive. These are simple and quick but still, look beautiful.

I love making my own decorations. It makes my decor more unique and personal. I think it is also great to look back on hand made decorations and remember the memories associated with them.

I love the Let it Snow suite of products and have used it many times. The stamp set and snowman punch are carrying over but sadly the DSP is retiring. I am using the last up now making another Christmas Mini Album.

More projects

The video tutorial and supply list are below.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

2″ (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

Mini Glue Dots

Bone Folder

Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine

Christmas Gift Bag – Stampin’ Up!

I have a cute little Christmas Gift Bag to share with you today. This is a very simple bag to make and actually has no stamping. The bag would be perfect for a piece of jewellery or even a bar of handmade soap.

This bag uses Cherry Cobbler cardstock and my favourite Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper (DSP). The decoration if the Memories & More card from the Night Before Suite. I love how you can coordinate items from different product suites and they work perfectly.

Little bags like this one are great for teacher or neighbour gifts. They are sweet and easy to make in number at short notice.

measurements

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock – 11 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Scored on the long side at
- 4″, 5 1/2″, 9 1/2″, 11″
- Scored on the short side at 1 1/2″
Wrapped in Plaid DSP – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 X2

There are less than two weeks to Christmas now. I am trying to show this week and next, some easy and simple projects that you can make with supplies you perhaps already have.

here are some more simple Christmas projects

The video tutorial and supply list are below. I hope you all had a great week. What Christmas projects are you making? I would love you to share them with me on Facebook Group.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack	Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Tear & Tape Adhesive

Candy Cane Pouches – Stampin’ Up!

I make Candy Cane pouches every year. Normally, I use the envelope punch board but now it has retired. I really want it back!! This one is made using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and label punches. I think they turned out pretty cute.

Wrapped in Plaid is one my favourite Christmas Designer Series Paper from this current catalogue. It is so elegant with the foiled elements on one side. In previous years, I’ve made this as gifts for my neighbours in lieu of baking biscuits. The funny thing is that although I’ve tons of these I don’t actually ever eat candy canes. I’m a Type 1 diabetic and actually chose to only eat sweets when my blood sugar falls low and I need to bring it up quickly.

measurements

Wrapped in Plaid 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper – (DSP) Scored at
- 1 5/8″ on either side on one side
- Turn paper by 90 degrees and score at 1″

You can hang these pouches from your tree by punching a hole in the top and threading some coordinating ribbon or twine through.

Other projects

I love making decorations or gifts for people. It means so much more when you have taken the time to make something rather than just buying a generic thing in a shop. I enjoy the process as well as as the giving of a handmade gift.

The video tutorial and supply are below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Everyday Label Punch	Story Label Punch	Lots Of Cheer Cling Stamp Set
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad	Metallic Pearls	Simply Scored	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Snail Adhesive	Tear & Tape Adhesive

Best Dressed Mini Handbag – Stampin’ Up!

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