Check Out Focus Friday – Embossing Folders

Check Out Focus Friday – Embossing Folders – Ornate Floral – In Bloom – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK

Check Out Focus Friday - Embossing Folders - Ornate Floral - In Bloom - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Lincoln UK
Check Out Focus Friday – Embossing Folders – Ornate Floral – In Bloom – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK

I hope this finds you well. This year I’ve decided to shake things on my blog. I will still post three times a week as normal, so don’t worry. Today I introduce to you my first offering in a new series called “Focus Friday”. Let me explain.

Each month this year we will be focusing on a different tool or product. Each Friday we will try out a different technique with that product or tool. For January I have chosen embossing folders. Each Friday this month we will make a card using an embossing folder in a different way.

Today we are using the embossing folder in the most simple way to add interest to the background. I’ve paired it with a gorgeous floral frame from the Eden dies and a simple sentiment.

measurements

  • Bermuda Bay A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White = 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

Eden Dies

£33.00

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

A Beautiful Day to Love – Blessings of Home

A Beautiful Day to Love – Blessings of Home – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

A Beautiful Day to Love - Blessings of Home - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Lincoln UK.
A Beautiful Day to Love – Blessings of Home – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year. I took a break in blogging between Christmas and New Year but I’m back now. Here is my first project of the year and I hope you like it.

I love how the clean and simple looks of this card. There is lots of white space and that is nothing to be afraid of. The sentiment is nestled in the foliage with jewels and rhinestone giving it some extra bling.

The sentiment on this card is lovely. Any day is a beautiful day to love. Showing kindness and love in small ways is something we should try and do each day. The smallest act of love can make such a difference to someone else.

measurements

  • Magenta Madness A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

See How to Use the Festive Foliage Background Stamp

See How to Use the Festive Foliage Background Stamp – Enriched in Warmth – Christmas Card – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK

See How to Use the Festive Foliage Background Stamp - Enriched in Warmth - Christmas Card - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Lincoln UK
See How to Use the Festive Foliage Background Stamp – Eeasnriched in Warmth – Christmas Card – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK

I love background stamps. I have a huge collection and never purge any of them. They are so useful to create easy backgrounds in cardmaking, scrapbooking and of course art journaling. The gems are the Wonderful Gems and I’ve used them to look like berries scattered through the foliage. You could also heat emboss the Festive Foliage stamp set and then colour them in using your watercolour pencils. It would look fabulous.

measurements

  • Shaded Spruce A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other festive projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Make Christmas Decor with Wood Slices

How to Make Christmas Decor with Wood Slices – Poinsettia Dies – Pine Tree Punch – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

How to Make Christmas Decor with Wood Slices - Poinsettia Dies - Pine Tree Punch - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Lincoln UK.
How to Make Christmas Decor with Wood Slices – Poinsettia Dies – Pine Tree Punch – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

I bought a huge stack of wood slices online in one day deal and have been trying to use them up ever since. These are my makes this year and I love them. I’ve made three different ones and think they look great hung up on the tree.

There are so many things you and do with the wood slices. You can of course stamp on them. I would advise you to use Stazon ink to make sure it sticks to the wood slice and stays there of course. You can use black or in this case, I’ve used Saddle Brown. You can also paint them or sponge the paint onto them to make them look like snow.

I used die-cuts to decorate them. I love this poinsettia one, but then I love poinsettias. To make the die-cuts pop I inked the edges of all the die cuts to make them really pop against the background.

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

Pine Tree Punch

£17.00

Poinsettia Dies

£33.00

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Colour the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set

How to Colour the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

How to Colour the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator - Lincoln UK.
How to Colour the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

I absolutely love the Poinsettia Petals stamp set. It carried over from the catalogue last year and I was so pleased. If you have read my blog before you will know I adore poinsettias and colouring. This card is a match made in heaven for me. I used the Stampin’ Blend Alcohol Markers to colour. I put a talking book and spent a lovely, relaxing time colouring in.

The Stampin’ Blends come in combo packs of a light and dark of each colour. If I wanted more shading I used more than one colour eg I used Real Red and Cherry Cobbler for the red and Olive and Mossy Meadow for the green.

measurements

  • Mossy Meadow A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 14.35cm X 10cm

other poinsettia projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

Poinsettia Dies

£33.00

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Using the Christmas Pine Cones Dies – Easy Card

Using the Christmas Pine Cones Dies – Easy Card – Holly Jolly Wishes – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Using the Christmas Pine Cones Dies - Easy Card - Holly Jolly Wishes - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Using the Christmas Pine Cones Dies – Easy Card – Holly Jolly Wishes – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

This is actually one die cut. It is pretty!! This is the Christmas Pinecones dies. You can you pieces of this die-cut as layering elements on scrapbooking pages or cards as well. You could also cut it out of various coloured cardstocks and layer them together to make a wreath. So many options!! This is die-cut from the Garden Green patterned paper. I used an adhesive sheet to make adhering it easy.

Measurements

  • Garden Green A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm
  • Garden Green Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 15cm X 11cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Make Your Own Patterned Paper – Stamp Your Own

Make Your Own Patterned Paper – Stamp Your Own – In Bloom – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Make Your Own Patterned Paper - Stamp Your Own - In Bloom - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.
Make Your Own Patterned Paper – Stamp Your Own – In Bloom – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

I love stamping my own patterned paper. You can choose your own colours and designs to make a bespoke piece of paper that is unique to you. It is such fun and I should really do it more often.

I’ve used the In Bloom stamp set which with its matching dies, Pierced Blooms are a current staple in my craft room. The colours are my favourite teals of Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.

measurements

  • Coastal Cabana Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other project

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Delicate Dahlias – How to Make Stamping Easy

Delicate Dahlias – How to Make Stamping Easy – Stamparatus – Two-step Stamping – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Delicate Dahlias - How to Make Stamping Easy - Stamparatus - Two-step Stamping - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.
Delicate Dahlias – How to Make Stamping Easy – Stamparatus – Two-step Stamping – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Dahlias are beautiful flowers. I love going to our local nursery and seeing the sea of blooms. It’s so difficult to resist buying them all!! My favourite are the Waterfly style ones as opposed to the PomPom and Cactus styles. The bees also prefer the more open flowers as it’s easier to reach the pollen.

The background seemed too plain to me so I embossed it with the Bloom 3D embossing folder to give it some added interest. It works well without taking anything away from the focal image.

meaurements

  • Mango Melody A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm
  • Old Olive Designer Series Paper – 7.5cm X 7.5cm
  • Basic White – 7cm X 7cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Using Delicate Dahlias to Make a Bright Birthday

Using Delicate Dahlias to Make a Bright Birthday Card – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Using Delicate Dahlias to Make a Bright Birthday Card - Crafting with Ashee - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.
Using Delicate Dahlias to Make a Bright Birthday Card – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

Oh my gosh, I’m elated with how this card turned out. This is the Delicate Dahlias stamp set and oh my I love it. This pink is Magenta Madness. I was watching Gardeners World yesterday and they featured a dahlia, similar in colour. I love dahlias with their big, bold and bright blooms. They sing and dance and are not shy about it. This would be a perfect birthday card for me. I hope you like it too.

measurements

  • Thick Basic White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Stamparatus

£46.00

Bone Folder

£6.50

Paper Trimmer

£23.00

Simply Shammy

£7.50

Gilded Gems

£6.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to make a more 3D effect Daisy – Punches

How to make a more 3D effect Daisy – Punches – Daisy Lane – Daisy Punch – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

How to make a more 3D effect Daisy - Punches - Daisy Lane - Daisy Punch - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.
How to make a more 3D effect Daisy – Punches – Daisy Lane – Daisy Punch – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

I love yellow daisies. They look so happy and bright. My grandmother always had a yellow daisy bush in her garden back in South Africa. She used to pick some and have them in a little vase on the table.

I’ve mad this daisy look more 3D in a number of ways. The flower is actually four daisies of two sizes that I have punched out. They have then been run through an embossing folder and curled using a bone folder.

measurements

  • Old Olive A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Pear Pizzazz – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share you creation with us.

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.