Michelle's Crafty Paper

Cascading flowers

I wanted to show you a card that we made at Monica and Becca's training in Peterborough a while back. It is made using an A4 sheet of card and the fabby Simply Scored scoring board. I have changed the original colours but the design is the same...

A bit of stamping with the beautiful Bordering on romance stamp set and some therapeutic watercolouring...you then end up with this gorgeous card. Thank you Monica and Becca for the inspiration.

Using the scoring board was so quick and easy using the useful little markers that come with it, and the stylus was so nice to use.

Here is a video telling you all about the scoring board - if you would like to try it for yourself be sure to come along to my OPEN HOUSE on Sunday 27th May. You can reserve your place here.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today, until next time... Happy Stampin'

New Summer Mini Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the ILWS Summer Mini Catalogue Blog Hop. If you have come directly to my blog thank you for stopping by and be sure to follow the hop for a wealth of inspiration. Or you may have come from Leannie's wonderful blog, I enjoyed having a look around at her great projects.

Stampin' Up! really are spoling us this month with our first ever Summer Mini catalogue. So many new products and a fantastic special offer for new demonstrators...

You can take a look at the new mini catalogue by clicking here, or if you would like a hard copy simply email me and I will get one in the post to you.

Blog Hop

I am in love with Bordering on Romance!  It feels good working with my markers again and just having an excuse to be really girly. The images in this stamp set really are soft and romantic.

Here I have made a card that has been scored using the Simply Scored Board..love, love, love it! I will tell you more about this over the next few days...

I am in a bit of a pink mood at the moment, so I paired Pretty in Pink with Certainly Celery for a very feminine feel. The card was scored into a trellis design but this isn't showing up in the photograph. It was so easy to do using the Simply Scored and adds a very pretty texture to the card. As I was in a girly mood I have added a touch of Dazzling Diamonds and some bling with the rhinestones on the petal cone box.

Each day this week I will focus on a new product from the Summer Mini - there really is so much to get excited about!

In addition to new goodies we also have a NEW Demonstrator Starter Kit. It is fully customisable for the amazing price of £99.

If you sign up to my team during May you will also receive a FREE CONVENTION REGISTRATION which is being held in Mainz Germany, worth £149. WOW!!! Email or call me to find out more...

Thank you joining me on the blog hop, I am now going to journey around blog land looking at all the fabby ideas....fancy coming along? Let's hop on over to Fiona's blog to take a look at her lovely projects.  I hope that you have enjoyed your visit here today and I am sure that you will agree with me; what an extremely talented group of ladies are taking part in the hop!

Happy Stampin'

 

A couple of hours...

We only have a couple of hours left to order from the Spring Mini catalogue. Here is a cupcake project that I made at the weekend using the Cupcake Builder punch. If there is anything that you wanted from the Spring mini you have still have time...just give me a call on 01603 867028 before 9pm.

This is the card storage box that I made to look like a cake shop using the top note die to cut the window.

These are the cards to go inside the box all using the cupcake punch and a few added extras ( Build a cupcake stamp set, Trendy Trees, various punches and a little preview from the new mini!)

The new SUmmer Mini catalogue starts tomorrow, please come back at 10am to join in with a blog hop to see all the yummy new goodies!

Until tomorrow,

Happy Stampin'

More Freebies from Stampin' Up!....LOVE 'EM!

Sale-a-bration may have finished but the lovely people at Stampin' Up! have decided to give us MORE freebies. During April you will receive a free pack of designer paper (choices below) when you spend £45 or more.

With my first Grandchild due to arrive any day now can you guess which papers I will be choosing first?

EMAIL ME if you would like to place an order or book a party (your place or mine!)

What's up doc?

I don't really think that Bugs Bunny would want to chew on this carrot, although I am sure he would love it if it was filled with Easter goodies!

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Once again I reached for the petal cone die to make the carrot, but adapted the die cuts slightly. The carrot body has three sides intead of the usual four sides of the petal cone, so I cut one of the die cuts in half ensuring that the tab was still attached.

After seeing some beautiful cards made using the Everybunny stamp set I just had to have it...and I have fallen in love! This is just the cutest stamp set ever and can be used for so much more than just Easter.

We will be using the Everybunny stamp set at our next All Occasions Card Club in April.

Click here to find out how you can join in the fun!

Inspiration from Meg Loven

 

Happy Stampin' until next time...

 

Fabric Fun on a Friday

I really enjoyed having a play with the Spice cake designer fabric from the Spring Mini Catalogue. I have seen this idea a few times on the internet but can't remember where...if you know please leave a comment so that I can give proper credit.

The appliqued shapes were cut out using the Petal Cone Die for the Big Shot. It was so easy to do and I really love the result. I wonder what can I decorate next with fabric?

 

Thank you for taking the time to drop in on my blog, and until next time, Happy Stampin'!

 

 

Sale-a-brate the Spring Mini...

Due to some sad family news I have pushed the Open House back a few weeks, the new date is shown below

FREE EVENT on SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2.30pm - 5 pm

and SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2pm - 4.30pm

Sale-a-bration is my favourite time in the Stampin' Up! Calendar and this year they have amazing freebies for us to enjoy. Click on the image in the sidebar to see the brochure -->

You are invited to this free event at my place to have some SALE-A-BRATION fun and see the lovely products in our Spring MIni catalogue.

There will be new product displays, sample boards, class previews, a sale table, raffle, cupcakes and more!

As usual there will be a choice of FREE make and takes.

Reservations are required to ensure I have enough supplies available.

 

If you can't make the open house but don't want to miss out on the fun, I have a few dates available if you would like to host a Stampin' Up! party. Just send me an email and we can chat about a date that best suits you. The party can be held at your place or mine...come on and Sale-a-brate!

 

          Happy Stampin'

 

New Catalogue ILWS Blog Hop

Good Morning on this beautiful Sunday, how spoilt are we at the moment with this glorious weather!

Welcome to the new catalogue blog hop. Have you had a chance to take a look at the new catalogue yet...just WOW! My wish list is growing each time I have a browse.

If you are following the blog hop you probably arrived from Elizabeth's wonderful blog. I love the wreath card that she has made and didn't her launch look great!

I have made a couple of things with one of my favourite new stamp sets Forever Young.

 

 I needed a quick project as my Mum was taken into hospital last week so time is of a premium with the travelling to see her.

I had the pillow box left over from my last blog hop project and set about decorating it with the gorgeous cameo silhouettes. This would be perfect for a wedding favour.

One of the things that I love about being a demonstrator is taking part in card swaps with such amazing ladies. My postie hasn't delivered my package yet with all the swaps in but this is the card that I made. It uses Forever Young, Parlour Prints background stamp and the lace ribbon border punch. The little flowers on the tree are the scrap pieces left over after punching!

I have decorated the inside with an altered top note, and the flower on the corner is also a part of the lace ribbon border punch. The hardest thing is trying not to use this punch on everything!

Thank you for joining in with the blog hop, your next stop is Keren's blog. Her project is going to blow you away, I love it!

If you would like your own copy of the new catalogue posted out to you straight away, you can purchase one for £4.50 which includes first class postage. (RRP £5.95)

Just use the paypal button below and the new catalogue will be on it's way...

 

 

Happy Stampin'