Gift Bag Punch Board by Stampin’ Up! - New Christmas Project

Hi all


I don't know about you but I fall in love ALL the time. With new Stampin' Up! goodies of course! There's always something they bring out and I wonder how I ever managed without it!

The Gift Bag Punch Board is a case in point.

As with all the Punch Boards in the range, it's super easy to use.

Here's my first of many projects made with it.

I went for a more traditional look using the Home for Christmas DSP and a velcro dot closure as I wanted to feature the gold bow made with the Bow Builder Punch. My Paper was cut at 10"x 7"

Adhesive tips:

• Stick the bow pieces and adhere to the bag with glue dots
• Stick the bag together with fast fuse (if you haven't used fast fuse before make sure you do a 'tick' or 'check' action at the end of each application.)
• Adhere circle to banner with dimensionals.

I can imagine so many cute treats being packaged in these bags, from chocolates and candles to jewellery. 

Enjoy!

Esther xx

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

More FREE stuff! Yep, from October 9 - November 9 you can earn an extra 3% in Stampin' Rewards when you host a party with £200+ in sales, a great way to tick items off your wishlist and all whilst partying! 
Contact me to book your party, in your home or mine or you can collect orders by passing a catalogue around friends & family, let me know if you need a catalogue. Of course you can also get the same benefits by placing an order of £200 or more in my online store xx

Projects from Stampin' Up! Watercolor Wings class

Hi all

I teased you with a sneak peek of my Watercolor Wings class with the promise that I'd be back to share the projects with you!

It's not difficult to fall in love with this stamp set, I know I have.

The butterfly in all three projects was stamped in Mint Macaron and I stamped off onto scrap paper for the first image and stamped direct for the 3 body stamps. This is a great set for playing and experimenting so see what you can come up with!

I also stamped off for the dot border on the card but the crushed curry stamps were stamped direct. I recommend die cutting the butterfly shape first  then do your stamping and you'll find it much easier to line everything up.

For the jelly bean project use waxed paper in your die cutting 'sandwich' or the new fantastic Precision Base Plate to ensure the intricate shape of the butterfly pops out beautifully, even on the gold glimmer paper.

Below are the ingredients for all three projects in the order you see them listed.

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Oopsy! I forgot to add Gold Glimmer Paper item 133719, Big Shot item 113439 and the Precision Base plate item 139684 to the second project ingredients.

Mini Treat Bags - If you didn't think it could get any cuter....

Hi all

Stampin' Up! shared the above video on getting even more out of the already fabulous Mini Treat Bag die and I just had to have a play with it!

Here's everything you get in the Treat Bag Set:

So much to play with! Matching stamps are available too.

Parents among you will know that we need a kit to keep little ones amused at the dinner table and I thought this mini version of the treat bag was perfect to hold some crayons! Add a some paper and it might just buy you some extra time to enjoy your family Christmas meal. My kids are not tiny any more and not so easily engrossed in the colouring packs given out by restaurants but they use the crayons to play noughts and crosses or tic-tac-toe if you're on the other side of the pond! 

As you can see my treat bag was scored and folded down as Brandy showed in the video and I rounded my corners off too with the Project Life corner rounder punch.

The Mini Treat Bag die set is already amazing value but it's also on this weeks deals meaning if you order by 10pm tonight you will only pay £27 - a saving of £9!

Esther xx

Here's what you need to create your own:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Weekly Deals ending tonight - 6 October at 10pm

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Celebration Card Using Stampin' Up! products for a Colour Challenge

Hi all

Well, get me...I've managed to take part in another challenge for the second week running!  It is World Card Making Day so it had to be done :)

The colour challenge is from the CAS Colours & Sketches Blog

Challenge #144-colours

The gold embossing makes the Build a Birthday stamp set perfect for any celebration including a wedding.

I stamped the 'cake' in soft sky onto whisper white, cut it out and layered it with dimensionals. That served two purposes 1) to add interest and dimension 2) to ensure no gold embossing powder stuck to the soft sky elements.

If you have any questions regarding this project let me know! 

Esther xx

The sentiment is from Sweet Essential which is now retired. 

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Watercolor Wings - Stampin' Up! class - Sneak Peek!

Hi all

I'm very excited about this Saturday's class because 1) It's World Card making Day 2) My Ladies will be using the Watercolor Wings bundle.

If you haven't seen it yet, here it is.

It's SO much fun to play with! 

I've got a little sneak peek for you :)

Be sure to check back to see full pictures of the projects next week and don't forgot to craft on Saturday for World Card Making day!

Esther xx