Global Stamping Friends Bloghop - Festive Celebrations

It's that time again for the Global Stamping Friends bloghop - Welcome.

This hop will feature lots of festive celebration projects, so hopefully you will find something that meets your festive needs whatever they may be.

I chose to do two types of crackers, a large one to hold a gift and some smaller ones to hold sweeties or small toys perhaps.

This first cracker is simple to make and uses the Envelope Punch Board, an invaluable tool that you'll want to get if you don't have one.

These are really simple to make. It's matter of scoring, punching with the EPB and a bit of glueing and decorating as you with.

The second is based on a project by Kim Fee, a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I loved this cracker last year and adore it this year with the Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper - it's a retiring product so get yourself some before it sells out.  I also love the Pretty Pines Thinlits, they are been around for a while but new for me and I just wish I'd gotten them sooner!

It opens up to reveal a small compartment which think would be ideal for a little piece of jewellery!  I heat embossed the sentiment with Fresh Fig and clear embossing powder - the photo doesn't do it justice,

It is simple to make and Kim has a video on her page here.

I'll post written dimensions shortly, but want you to be able to enjoy all the other amazing creations on the hop first.

Please hop over to see Anita's amazing project.

Happy Crafting

Sarah



If you get a little bit lost along the way please use the list below:

1. Anita Wifladt

2. Rebecca Urban

3. Libby Dyson

4. Jan Musselman

5. Lisa Ann Bernard

6. Karie Beglau

7. Amanda Farlinger

8. Kimberley Anne Morris

9. Tricia Butts

10. Amanda Bates

11. Kristie Neal Walthall

12. Anastasia Radloff

13. Erica Jones

14. Jenn Charles Curtis

15. Marieke Bart

16. Courtenay Heuston

17. Angelique Stempelkeuken

18. Sarah McDermott  YOU ARE HERE

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Global Stamping Friends Bloghop - Anything but cards

Welcome to the monthly blog hop of Stamping Global Friends, a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world.

This month's theme is Anything But Cards - so with lots of Birthdays and Christmas around the corner, I thought I'd focus on a very simple package.

I like to call this my 2,4,6,8 box - a very simple box to make.

Usually, I have a lid on the box, but having made one as a thank you gift, the sweeties bought to fit in didn't quite fill it.  No panic, put the lid went on the bottom a staple with ribbon to hold the top together and a happy accident is born!


The stamp set used is the Magical Mermaid set and I am in love with it.  I used a cut out of the mermaid as a mask and this allowed the mermaid to look as though it is in front of the plants. I also gently pulled the colour from the mermaid stamp with an aqua painter. Another happy accident as I was crafting at the library and forgot to take my Archival Black ink.

The box height is easily changed, just by altering the paper size on the long side.  The basis is still the same, one score at 2" on the long side, creates the base and then on the short side 2, 4, 6, 8 - simple!
Above you can see different height boxes and one with a lid.

TOP TIP: Score the 2" on the long side for the base first and then stamp and then score the 2,4,6,8 lines on the short side. Just helps with the stamping as no defined breaks.

I hope you liked my project and please hop along to see Georgia's project using the next arrow below.



Happy crafting

Georgia

Sarah







If for some reason you get a little lost please use the links below.

Roll Call

1.  Kimberley Anne Morris

2.  Jenn Curtis Charles

3.  Jan Musselman

4.  Anastasia Radloff

5.  Amanda Bates

6.  Karie Beglau

7.  Courtenay Heuston

8. Ellen Woodbridge

9.  Amber Thompson

10.  Kristie Neal Walthall

11.  Tricia Butts

12.  Lisa Ann Bernard

13.  Amanda Farlinger

14. Erica Jones

15. Sarah McDermott

16.  Georgia Gaydos

17. Sharleen Luciano

Global Stamping Friends Bloghop - Spooky

Welcome to the Global Stamping Friends Bloghop.  This month we are going spooky!  Yes we are looking at Halloween and Stampin' Up! has great Halloween products I'm sure you'll see something you like.


My project uses the Test Tubes from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.  I love these and so do my children who have taken a pack to use and make their potions!  I wasn't too keen on loosing a whole pack but the fun they had was well worth it.

A quick and simple project that you can decorate as you want. I've filled them with M&Ms - yummy.

I love the Spooky Cat stamp set, it has a great variety of stamps, but what I love even more is the matching cat punch!   LOVE IT!

I hope you enjoy this spooky little project and the test tubes aren't just to Halloween!  Christmas projects coming soon.....

To see another spooky project hop over to Stephanie's page using the button below.

Happy Hopping

Sarah

If things go a little haywire just use the links below.

BLOG HOP 14 Halloween

ROLL CALL

1. Stephanie Nash

2. Ellen Woodbridge

3. Kimberley Anne Morris

4. Karie Beglau 

5. Angelique Stempelkeuken

6. Jan Musselman

7. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

8. Tricia Butts

9. Jenn Curtis Charles

10. Christina Walker

11. Narelle Fasulo

12.  Marieke Bart

13. Sarah McDermott

Smitten Mitten Bundle

As I sit here listening to nursery rhymes with my youngest thought it a great time to share this bundle in the new catalogue.   I'm just waiting for the Kittens that lost their mittens song to come on now!

To see the video just click the picture above.   Aren't they adorable?  So cute and festive. And did you see those small boxes - yes they are in the catalogue too and I can't wait to get my hands on some!

Keep an eye out for more videos from Stampin' Up! over the following week.

Happy crafting

Sarah

Global Stamping Friends Bloghop 13 - Colour Challenge

 

 

Welcome to our 13th Global Stamping Friends bloghop.  We decided a colour challenge was over due so here we are! 

 

The colours chosen were Whisper White, Smokey Slate, Pool Party and Night of Navy - all gorgeous colours.

 

 

My project was inspired by a visit to a relative who I never knew crafted so it was wonderful to see her creations. She had made a card with a fold I fell in love with so out came a ruler and measurements were taken and viola here it is.

I used all the colours in the challenge and stamped the pretty paper with the gorgeous Paisleys and Poises stamp set- even my husband was amazed. It was super simple and the colours work so well together.

 

The paisley swirls (yes there are matching framelits) hold the card closed and next time think I'll try a belly band. Love it when I find a new fold to play with.

 

 

Here it is open; and there is lots of space to use as you please.

 

 I decided to add a bookmark, slightly camouflaged in the photo below but I am sure you get the idea.

I also stamped a plain piece of paper and added it to the back. This would be a great place to write the message.

 

 

 

Love the colours together and love the fold!  In fact might make a few as there is space for each of the kids to write their own message - a great way to encourage their writing!

 

Hope you enjoyed this Colour Challenge Project and please use the next arrow to hop along to the amazing Amanda's project.

 

 

 

 

Happy Hopping

Sarah

xx

 

 

 

If for any reason you get slightly lost please use the roll call to help with navigation.

 

 

Blog Roll Call

 

Blog Roll Call

 

1. Courtenay Heuston

2. Stephanie Nash

3. Anita Wifladt

4. Tricia Butts

5. Sharleen Luciano

6. Kimberley Anne Morris

7. June Olsen

8. Jan Musselman

9. Anastasia Radloff

10. Rachel Macleod

11. Ellen Woodbridge

12. Karie Beglau

13. Lisa Ann Bernard

14. Marieke Bart

15,. Christina Walker

16. Angelique Stempelkeuken

17. Sarah McDermott - YOU ARFE HERE

18. Amanda Bates

19. Jenn Curtis Charles

 

 

New Catalogue LIVE

Just a quick note to let you know that the NEW Autumn/Winter catalogue is now Live!! You can view it online by clicking the link on my blog or if you prefer please contact me for a copy.

Lots of exciting new goodies. Can't wait to get crafting.

Sarah
xx

Global Stamping Friends - Special Anniversary Hop

Wow, it is hard to believe that it was a year ago that I thought of joining with other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to share our projects in an international bloghop!

This hop is a special one to celebrate our anniversary - and I hope there are many more to come.

For this hop I decided to keep my card simple.

I love this heart die, and decided to cut it in two different colours Island Indigo and Pool Party and slightly offset them. To give more dimension I used lots of mats (they really do make a card) and the hearts are raised on dimensionals (the new mini dimensionals came into their own here).

The sentiment is one you may not immediately recognise. It's from the Bookcase Builder set. I masked off some words and was left with the I Love You and isn't it a gorgeous font?

Of course you need to stamp the inside to finish it off and what better than a few hearts. These are from the Ronald McDonald Stamp set Sharing Sweet Thoughts - a great set and also Stampin' Up! donate monies from each sale to the Ronald McDonald Houses another great reason to get one.

So a simple, quick and just gorgeous card for this special Anniversary Hop.

Please hop along and see the other projects in the hop and I'm sure you'll get some great anniversary project ideas.

Just click the next arrow to head on over to Sharleen's project and if for any reason you get a little bit waylaid the full list of participants is at the bottom.

Happy crafting

Sarah

2017 AUGUST ANNIVERSARY BLOG ROLL

1. Sharleen Luciano
2. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter
3. Amanda Bates
4. Donna Gray
5. Anastasia Radloff
6. Georgia Missy Gaydos
7. Jan Musselman
8. Marieke Bart
9. Angelique Stempelkeuken
10. Stephanie Nash
11. Ellen Woodbridge
12. Lisa Ann Bernard
13. Karie Beglau
14. Vicky Wright
15. Tricia Butts
16. Anita Wifladt
17. Jenn Curtis Charles
18. Rachel Macleod
19. Christina Walker
20. Kimberley Anne Morris
21. Sarah McDermott You are here

 

Bloghop 12; Kids Cards

Welcome to the 12th blog hop of Global Stamping Friends.  I have to say never did I imagine that the group I created a year ago would explode like it has. So sit down, get a drink and maybe some chocolate or biscuit and enjoy the hop of 29 demos!  Yes there are 29 of us taking part around the world- be prepared to find amazing new ideas for your crafting. 

This month's topic is Kids Cards. I love making cards for kids but seem to have made so many with dinosaurs, trains and aliens that I decided to go with butterflies!

I love this card and am sure that some little child would too!

The inside is also stamped with the Butterfly Basics gorgeous butterfly stamp.

For something a bit different the card front actually comes off to create a hanging. I would have loved this in my room as a little girl.

I just added two bits of tape to the back and didn't only stuck down one piece. This picture shows one of the ribbon pieces stuck down already - hope it makes sense.

I thought it was too pretty to leave it on the card, but also wanted the card not to be naked when removed so I had added the second panel stamped with the Stylized Happy Birthday stamp - a very versatile stamp to have. The panel can't be seen until you take the front piece off.

And what card would complete without a present?  I decided to create a coordinating treat bag that holds the gift.

I love how the butterfly holds to giftcard in place.

I hope that you enjoyed my project and please hop on to see what Lisa has created for you by clicking the next button.

Happy Hopping

Sarah

PS: Please excuse the photo quality...my phone decided to find the floor just before I was taking the pictures!!!! Time for a new phone maybe...

If for some reason you need to move around the hop not using the arrows please find all the links here! Just click on a name to go to their post.

2017 AUGUST BLOG ROLL

1. Sarah McDermott YOU ARE HERE!
2.Lisa Hardie
3.Kristie Neal Walthall
4. Courtenay Heuston
5.Rebecca Urban
6.Rachel Macleod
7.Georgia Missy Gaydos
8. Jenn Curtis Charles
9 Christine Wrede
10. Lisa Ann Bernard
11.Angélique Stempelkeuken
12.Sharon Dalton
13.Lou Kitzelman
14 Kimberley Anne Morris
15. Vicky Wright
16. Anastasia Radloff
17. Susan Vilar
18. Christina Walker
19. Ellen Woodbridge
20. Amanda Bates
 21. Cary Buckham
  22. Sharleen Luciano
23. Jan Musselman
24.Anita Wifladt
25. Karie Beglau
26. Marieke Bart
27. Donna Gray
28. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter
29. Erica Jones



Holidays in July - with a Twist

Welcome to the 11th Bloghop of Global Stamping Friends - a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world. 

This month the theme was not the easiest for me. I love Christmas but generally just reach for one of the wonderful Stampin' Up! seasonal stamps. This time though I had to think a bit more and think outside the box! Our theme was to make a holiday card, and it could have been any holiday, whilst using a non-traditional stamp set...not the easiest when Stampin' Up! have wonderful sets for all of the holidays over the year.

I came up with this!

They were so much fun and really easy to stamp - think you may have already guessed it uses the Swirly Birds stamp set.  A great set with swirls and dots and lots else as well.

Really simple to do as well, a couple of bits of card angled to make a triangle top and a couple of post it notes to hold them in place with one flat across the bottom for the base- easy!

 This one used the clear facet gems; they are lovely and shiny and the picture doesn't do them justice at all.

A few rhinestones for a bit of bling; I have to admit that these are the old rhinestones but the new ones are just as pretty and shiny.

I cannot get enough of the Finely woven ribbon and love it in Fresh Fig, one of the new incolours.

Finally one of the Metallic Foil Doilies- they come in a set with both gold and silver of varying sizes so a great product to have on hand.

The kids even had a go, and the various colour combinations are never ending! Add a few embellishments and they're done.  Think this might even be one of my Christmas card designs this year and not a Seasonal stamp set in sight, except for a sentiment.  

Which one is your favourite?

Hope you enjoyed my little project and next up is the amazing Kristie - check out her Seasonal Project with a twist by clicking on the next button 

Roll call- if for any reason the sequence goes a little haywire don't fret as here is the full list; happy hopping!

1. Sarah McDermott  * you are here *
2. Kristie Neal Walthall 
3. Rebecca Urban
4. Courtenay Heuston

5. Lisa Ann Bernard
6. Georgia Missy Gaydos
7. Jenn Curtis Charles
8. Lou Kitzelman 

9. Sharon Dalton
10. Kimberley Anne Morris 
11. Angélique Stempelkeuken
12. Amber Thompson
13. Marieke Bart 
14. Ellen Woodbridge