Cheeky Sneaky Peeky!

I'm prepping projects for my upcoming launch, and in the process had this little mess on the desk.  I love the bits that come out of the border punches don't you?  They're kind of festive and make me think of confetti and party table decorations.

And yes, they are also the new In Colors!   Yummy!  You can see this project, and lots more at the launch on 1st September.   I still have one or two spots left, so let me know if you'd like to join us for a spot of bubbly and a lot of craft.

Cheers
Karen

Owl's That?

Continuing with my little honeycomb shapes expose......

I'm not sure if he's cute or a bit spooky.  I think his eyes might be a bit large and maybe too low!   But he was really easy to make.  The trick with this one is to punch out about 18 shapes and cut the ears and feet off all except 2 or 3 of them.   You start with a piece that has the ears attached, then layer all the ones without ears, and finally finish with a piece that has the ears.   Then when you fan out the shape you'll have ears on both sides of the head....funny eh?!

I did a bit of sponging in More Mustard and Early Espresso but it's hard to see in the pic.   The branch is from the Two Step Bird Punch & the large vanilla eyes are from the Owl punch.  I drew the centres with black marker and added a bit of light with a white gel pen.

Happy mid week!   Hope you are enjoying this spring-like weather.
Cheers
Karen

Up, Up & Away

Here's a balloon made using the honeycomb technique.  This one uses the 1 1/4" circle punch.  Like yesterday's, it's a lot of punching and uses around 18 - 20 circles.

The trick with these is to make sure you use lightweight paper - our DSP is perfect, but you could also use tissue paper or that fabulous brown packing paper that comes in our Stampin' Up! deliveries!

Happy Tuesday!
Karen

Honeycomb Shapes

Darling Stamp & Scrap club's technique demo this month was honeycomb shapes.

This is a technique that I've used before for Christmas ornaments, but usually I've only made them with 3 or 4 punched pieces.

These use a lot of layers - the apple is around 20 -25 punches, but it's so gorgeous it was worth the effort.   The punch I used is called the Full Heart.   You snip off about 5mm from the bottom of each one before you stick them together.  So cute!

I'll pop back later with a couple more, and you can also find another sample on my facebook page.

Hope your week is off to a good start!

Simply Scored CAS

I would put this card in my clean & simple category.  It's very straightforward and uses a minimum of supplies.  Plus it was quick to make.

Yes, it's another sneak peek using products from the upcoming catalogue (get your copy at my launch party on 1 Sept).  Contact me today if you'd like to come along, I only have a couple of spaces left, so be quick!

The colours used are Tangerine Tango for the base & bird.  I love the depth of this particular orange.  The leaf is stamped in Old Olive while the flower and sentiment are done in Tempting Turquoise.   Not colours I'd normally put together, however I did want to try a different combination, so I grabbed my Color Coach & voila, this is what I found.  Don't they look nice and fresh together?!

Happy Friday.
Karen

P.S.  Darling Stamp & Scrap is on tomorrow and there's still a couple of spots if you'd like to come!

Time for a Sneak Peek

I am so ready for the new catalogue!   There's always a rush of excitement with new goodies, and this year is no different - except to say it may be better than ever before!!
Anyway, I have some of my new toys, so after having a little play, thought I should share a project......

The colours I've used are Pink Pirouette (card base and medium flower), Elegant Eggplant for the main flower and the DSP, and Lucky Limeade for the sentiment & small flower.  The ruffled ribbon is Wisteria Wonder.

Hope you like it!
Cheers
Karen

Somewhere over the Rainbow

I needed a Bon Voyage card, but I don't have any stamps or anything really suitable for a young lady who is moving to England with her family.  

I found this cute card here that was my inspiration.   Not having any of the things used in the sample, I made up my own.

What do you think?

All the materials used are Stampin' Up!, But essentially it's just cardstock & the Big Shot with the Timeless Type Alphabet.   I drew the clouds by hand and cut them out.   The rainbow was made using the 2 1/2" circle punch.  Basically, you punch a half circle out of cardstock, then slide the punch back over the negative, about 5mm above the top edge of the semi-circle and punch again.  That gives you the arc for each layer of the rainbow.

See you soon!
Karen

It's Time

It's finally here, the day they announce what's retiring from our current Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue.  

There'll be a few significant changes for the upcoming catalogue, so stay tuned for those.

However, right now, all our focus is on the beautiful products - and there's lots this time around - that will retire on 31st August, or when stocks run out.

Click on this link to be taken to the retiring list - there's two lists, one for stamps, the other for accessories.  

Get those favourites before they're gone forever........and, don't forget to check the products with discounts because there's some great SAVINGS to be made.

Cheers
Karen