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

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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

Oh what a wonderful time of the year.....

July is a fantastic month for Stampin' Up! 

There are 2, yes 2 amazing specials on at the moment!

 

Yes!  Bonus days are here for all of July. So for all order of £45 (excl pp) you get a coupon worth £4.50 to spend in August!  How fantastic is that?  So for a purchase of £90 (excl pp) you get two vouchers and so on and so on.....

I am more than sure you'll found products you love in the new catalogue so why not take a look at my online shop OR if you'd like your own catalogue just get in touch!

 

 

OR it's a great time to join my Team and get lots of feebies!

 

A fantastic way to get crafting goodies for free is to join my team.  If you're in the UK, France, Germany, Austria or The Netherlands you can sign up under me!

 

 

Not only do you get the usual wonderful joining offer of £99 gets you £130 of product of your choice + free business pack + free postage and packing

 

Santa included the The Essentials Pack worth £47 and includes

 

	Item Number Description 118485 D Block (X2) 130148 Grid Paper 103579 Paper Snips 104332 SNAIL Adhesive 102300 Bone Folder
	PLUS            The Carols of Christmas Stamp Set worth £18
	It is available in both French and German - so just get in touch if you'd like to see those versions. So an EXTRA £65 worth of Stampin' Up! products for FREE! So for £99 you get £195 worth of goodies + the business pack + free postage and packing - wish I could join again just for this!! It's an amazing joining deal and if you'd like to discuss it more please just get in touch! There really are no catches! Happy Crafting Sarah

Birthday Memories Suite

How cute is this??

Birthday Memories is one of the new suites in the catalogue and for me it brings get memories of childhood, and I can imagine a children's party using this suite in it's entirety.  From party invitations to goodies bags!

It has a bundle of stamps and dies - yes saving you money,The The paper is just adorable  and it gets even better because the dies can by used to cut some of the matching Designer Series Paper!  How amazing is that?

The paper is itself is adorable and comes in 12 different designs! 

The rest of the suite also have matching ribbons as well as cute embellishments!

I'd love to hear your views and if you'd like to order please head over to my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Sarah