Stampin' Up! magnetic platform - video tutorial

Hi all

My first video! The magnetic platform is just £25.30 this week but the bonus deals do have limited supplies. Price will go back up to £36 next Wednesday 15 July.

Here's what I used, and thanks for stopping by.

Esther xx

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Colour challenge - Stampin' Up! in colours

Hi all

This week's challenge is a colour challenge using some of the gorgeous Stampin' Up! in colours.

I decided to create a stamped background using these colours including some 'stamping off' to vary the intensity of the ink.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #114

My entry

Blackberry bliss is such a beautiful colour, I just had to make it the main feature of this card.

Esther xx

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Sketch challenge time! Spring is coming....

Hi all

It's time to bring you my offering for this week's challenge again!

Challenge #111 Sketch challenge

It's really simple but it scared me a bit, I'm not too proud to admit that despite my approx 15 years of paper crafting experience! It's not that it's technically difficult, just out of my comfort zone.

This is my interpretation, made from a 5x5" card base.

I've added some elements but it's a great sketch if you're just starting out and have a limited amount of crafting stash.

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Esther xx

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

More Mosaic Madness

It was my friend's birthday yesterday and I thought I'd share the details of the card I made for her.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used

Mosaic Madness Stamp Set
Mosaic Punch
Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set
Bitty Banners Sizzlits
Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding & Whisper White Cardstock
Strawberry Slush & Pistachio Pudding Stampin' Pads
Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Esther xx

Flower Shop

I was very happy to take delivery of  the new Flower Shop Bundle and couldn't wait to play!

It's so lovely and cheery, I'm sure I'll find a lot of use for it. Versatility is always key when I buy a stamp set.

This is a quick project I made with it:

Stampin' Up! supplies used

Flower Shop stamp set

Sweet Essentials Stamp Set (There is 25% off this set until 31st July)

Pansy Punch

Large Oval Punch

Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse & Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin' Pad 

Gumball Green, Whisper White & Sahara Sand A4 Cardstock

Stamping Sponges

One thing I would like to make you aware of is that the stamp must be lined up correctly to work with the pansy punch. This is hard to explain but hopefully you'll find this video here as easy to follow as I did!

Esther xx