Happy Home

Hi all

I'm bidding a fond farewell to one of my favourite stamp sets, Happy Home, with today's project. It's retiring at the end of the month but it's still available in my online store both as a stamp set on it's own or as a bundle price with the Hearth and Home framelits. You'll save 15% on the total price if you purchase the bundle.

I made a birthday card for a male friend, you could easily make it more feminine by adding some ribbon or flowers.

The banner shape is a sneak peek :) it's coming very soon! The new catalogue launches 1 June and I'll be adding the link on here but if you'd like me to send you a paper copy just let me know and I'll mail one out to you.

Esther xx

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals time and a brand new project!

Hi all

This week's deals have something for everyone in there, whether you need adhesive, embossing, dies or ribbon  there's a great selection.

I've chosen to showcase the Deco Labels Framelits today. These dies are a sure fire way to step your projects up to the next level and produce high quality hand crafted gorgeousness in no time at all.

Everything you need to re-create this card is shown below and the Weekly Deals are right below.

Happy stamping! (and saving £'s) :)

Esther xx

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you a have a blessed time.

Esther xx

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Weekly Deals - 3 September 2014

Hello all

The school holidays are over and it's a great time to get back in the craft room!

As well as sharing this weeks deals I'm also going to share a project I made to show you how to use some of the products in this weeks selection.

(sorry about blurry pic, click on image to take you to deals)

As you can see we have a selection of re-inkers and our simply pressed clay on offer. These products are really fun and easy to use, let me show you.

Take a small piece of the simply pressed clay.

The clay comes in white so simply add your re-inker to match your project. I'm using Melon Mambo as I don't have any of the colours in the weekly deals (yet!)

You will get messy! It's a good idea to wear disposable gloves and make sure you protect your work area. Once the re-inker is on your clay, work it in until you have a good even colour.

You will receive two silicone molds with the simply pressed clay enabling you to make buttons and flowers. Each mold has 3 designs and I've chosen the flowers to show you.

Press your clay into the mold

Pop your flowers out of the mold and leave to air-dry.

I added some bling  before they dried :)

And made this tag using the flowers

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Refill

£2.75

Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds

£7.25

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

£4.50

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

£4.50

Simply Pressed Clay

£6.25

Stamping Sponges

£3.25

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

£7.50

Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon

£5.25

Teeny Tiny Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£25.95

Small Oval Punch

£11.50

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

£20.95

Stippled Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.95

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

£3.25

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

If you have any quetions let me know! Thanks for stopping by.

Esther xx

Father's Day

Sorry, I know it's a day late but I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. Too busy making sure my Dad & Husband got spoilt :)

This is the card I made this year.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used

Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Basic Black Stampin' Pad

1" Circle Punch 

1-1/4 Circle Punch

Modern Label Punch

A fitting Occasion Stamp Set

Teeny Tiny Sentiments Stamp Set

This is a versatile layout that can be used in lots of colour ways for many occasions. Just swap the sentiment for something else.

Esther xx

Happy Retirement

I wanted this retirement card to have a much more contemporary feel than the usual one you might traditionally find in card stores.

I think it has a very fresh & modern feel & the layout can be used for many other occasions, simply swap the sentiment for another!

Stampin' Up! supplies used

Raspberry Ripple A4 Card stock
Whisper White A4 Card stock
Midnight Muse Stampin' Pad
Raspberry Ripple Stampin' Pad
Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon
Modern Label Punch
1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch
1" Circle Punch
Printed Petals Stamp Set

Esther xx