Christmas Card Club - Stampin' Up! Sassy Salutations

Stampin' Up! Perfect Blend and Sassy Salutations

Well it's my turn at Christmas Card Club and months ago when I set the challenge to use

1. 3 brads
2. 1 button
3. ribbon
4. one other embellishment

I thought it sounded like a good challenge, but never really gave it much thought or planning than that! The day has come and well it's not an easy challenge and although it sounded good at the time of publishing it's not been good, but I'm sure when I visit my fellow club members they will have excelled as usual and all made stunning cards!  I've gone for simple in the end and nipped back to my Perfect Blend stamp set.  This card is a take also on my swap for the Stampin' Up! UK regional training day that I attended yesterday.  What a fab day surrounded by fun folk, who craft and lots of ideas and tips.  We also got sneak peeks from the new annual catalogue and the chance to see the new in colours in real life. What more could a gal want!!!!

 So on my card I've used real red, old olive, basic black and crumb cake inks.  I've used the paper piecing technique to add colour and dimension to my Christmas coffee cup i.e.  you stamp the image firstly on whisper white card stock and then here I stamped on designer series paper from the brights stack.  I then carefully cut out the piece I wanted to make it appear to have a band around the cup. 

My challenge features are the retired brads up in the top left corner, my silver ribbon and my button with the extra embellishment of a rhinestone, you just know I had to have bling in there somewhere!

Today I'm at the Sincerely Yours Craft Show at Newark Showground.  Be sure to pop by and say hello!  Enjoy your weekend and back soon. Zx

Stampin' Up! UK Cards for Keeps

 

 

 

Have you bid on Stampin' Up! UK 's Cards for Keeps auction?  It ends 16 May at 3pm (BST)  and is packed full of super cards from celebrities including this fun card using Stampin' Up! stamp set Gorgeous Grunge.  Can you spot where Nick Sharratt creator of Tracy Beaker has used the set?

The auction is in aid of CORAM the oldest UK children's charity.  Please bid if you can or share details of the auction with any wealthy friends you have.  You can click this link to find the Stampin' Up! UK Cards for Keeps auction.

 

Another update that you won't want to miss is the latest batch of Stampin' Up!

Have you checked out the latest weekly deals in my Stampin' Up! UK Online Shop at www.zoetant.stampinup.net . 

The current hostess code is EGND2J99

Zx

Stampin Up UK - Cards for Keeps

Stampin' Up! UK Cards for Keeps

The Stampin' Up! UK Cards for Keeps auction is up and running.  This is your chance to bid on cards made by celebrities in aid of the charity Coram, which is the oldest children's charity in the UK.

Stampin' Up! UK demonstrators were also asked to submit cards of which one lucky person has been chosen to have their card listed on ebay for this very worthy cause.  The winner is Helen and her beautiful card can be seen on her blog.  This is the card I sent in.  It's very different and I really like how it turned out and was really unsure about ever giving it away, but I hope along with Helen's that it and all the other cards sent in by Stampin' Up! UK demonstrators are put to good use to raise funds for Coram. 

Please visit the Stampin' Up! UK Cards for keeps pinterest page to take a look at the celebrities cards and consider bidding on one or two of the fun, eccentric, one off amazing pieces of artwork.


You can see and bid in the auction at on ebay here


The auction includes cards from

Actors

Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock Holmes

Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare
Phyllis Logan - Mrs Hughes Downton Abbey
Arthur Darvill
Alison Steadman

Presenters
Esther Rantzen
Rachel Riley
Fern Britton
Lisa Tarbuck


Models/Fashionistas
Twiggy

Artists and illustrators
Axel Scheffler
Tina Morgan
Rebecca Cobb
Pete Fowler
Nick Sharratt - Tracy Beaker
Ben Jennings
The Telegraph Cartoonist - Matt Pritchett
Anita Klein

Musicians
Dame Evelyn Glennie

Authors
E L James - 50 Shades of Grey
Philippa Gregory - The Other Boleyn Girl
Joanne Harris - Chocolat
Helen Craig - Angelina Ballerina
Andy Stanton - Mr Gum
Marian Keys

Comedians
Jo Brand

Comedy Writers
John Finnemore - Radio 4 Cabin Pressure
Doon Mackichan - Smack the Pony

TV & Radio Personality
Karl Pilkington

There are likely to be more, but you can view all the current cards on pinterest at CardsforKeeps

Please if you can't bid then share the auction details with all of your friends.

Thanks for your help!

Zx
 

 

Christmas Card Club–Poinsettias

Don't panic it isn't a fortnight since our last Christmas Card Club challenge, only a week has past, but to ensure the challenges fall right nearer to Christmas an extra one has been popped in here!!! The challenge to incorporate Poinsettias was set by Karen B. Thanks for a lovely traditional challenge.            . 

I've fallen back on my trusty favourite Christmas set of Watercolour Winter.  It's a retired set and I nearly sold it to a customer, but I'm so pleased she changed her mind as I really value it and love what you can create with it!  I'm hoping something similar, but different arrives in the next seasonal Stampin' Up! UK catalogue in September. 

I've stamped my Poinsettias with Versamark onto vellum card stock  and then added gold embossing powder, heated it and then flipped over the image to colour the reverse with cherry cobbler marker pen.  I also found that if I used my blender pen it was easier to add more colour and make sure it didn't look blotchy.  I carefully cut out the flowers and also the centre of one to add some depth on my front flower.  I didn't colour the flower centres, but used some pearls which I coloured with my gold pen (I'm hoping these come back again too Stampin' Up! UK please!)  to keep the golden theme.  The greenery is also from Watercolour Winter which is stamped in always artichoke, soft suede and early espresso.  It's a two-step stamp set so you get to highlight the images if you wish which I've done in the case of the pine cones. 

A cherry cobbler sentiment from Christmas Messages and a very gentle 'smudge' around the edge of my whisper white card stock base in crumb cake finishes off what I hope you agree is an elegant Christmas card!

Enjoy your bank holiday weekend.

Zx

Challenges
Crafty Hazelnut's Extra Christmas Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Something beginning with b - bling, bauble.... Pearls!?!
Completely Christmas - Anything Goes
Speedy Fox and Friends - Flowers

Stampin' Up! UK Photopolymer Stamps...Clearly Awesome!

So they are here at last Stampin' Up! is launching photopolymer stamps in Europe including here in the UK.  They will appear in our new annual catalogue in July, but to get you started you can earn them for free in May.  If you choose to place an order online please visit my Stampin' Up! UK online Shop where you can use hostess code GWA7GX33 to make a purchase and earn extra freebies from me.

If you are stuck for inspiration you can visit the Stampin' Up! UK photopolymer pinterest page for inspiration and remember the addage of CASE - copy and share everything!!!

If you'd like to see the photopolymer stamps in action come to card club on 14 May. Just message me soon to let me know you are coming. 

Back tomorrow with a card for Christmas Card Club which has come just a week after the last one to fit them all in before Christmas !!!!

Zx