French Foliage Collection

French Foliage Collection

Whilst browsing the internet for inspiration, I came across some designs on Splitcoaststampers featuring different techniques.  I decided to give it a try and these are the results.  All cards features use the following materials:

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler

Ink Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede.

Stamps: French Foliage, En Francais, Faith in Nature, Tiny Tags

Accessories: Antique Brads, Linen Thread, Victoria Crochet Trim and Chocolate Chip Spotted Scallop Ribbon

Tools: Colour Spritzer, Jewellery Tag

 

Cracked Glass

This card is made using the cracked glass technique.  The background was created by sponging randomly with various ink colours, overstamped with the splats stamp from French Foliage and then spritzed with Always Artichoke ink.  Versamark was applied over the entire image and clear embossing powder applied and then heated.  This process is repeated at least 4 times until you have a nice glossy image.  The piece is then put in the freezer for about a minute, removed and then you can gently crack the image by bending it gently in various directions

Autumn Leaves

The background on this card was created using the mixture of Stamps in French Foliage and various ink colours until the desired effect was achieved.  The background was mounted on Cherry Cobbler and then always artichoke cardstock.  Victoria Crochet Trim was adhered to the left hand side and pulled in by tying Linen Thread around and secured with a double knot.  The Leaves were stamped on very vanilla and then cut out, aged by sponging with Soft Suede ink and adhered using Dimensionals. 

Resist Technique

This card features the resist technique.  The leaves were stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  This was then overstamped by En Francais and Soft Suede ink.  The background was then sponged in various colours the achieve the desired effect.  The background was then mounted and Linen Thread was tied around the bottom.  The single leaf was created with the same technique, sponged and then cut out, a simple sentiment was added using the Tiny Tags stamps and punched out with the Jewellery Tag Punch.

What I like about this technique is that no two cards would ever be the same and it is only by experimenting that you can find out what works and what doesn't.

Thank You card

This card was made using a variety of the techniques featured above, the background was stamped in Soft Suede ink which had been stamped off the page first and then on the background.  This was then overstamped with the splats from French Foliage and sponged to achieve the desired effect.

I hope you like my latest creations and if you would like any further information or to purchase any of the products featured, please contact me at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk

New 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue

Stampin' Up!'s new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue

goes live on 1st October.

To mark this occasion I am holding a launch party

on Saturday 1st October

from 2.00 - 5.00 pm

at 127 Gleneagles Avenue, Dundee.

 Come along and join in:

Be among the first to:

* view the new catalogue *

* see new product demonstrations *

* participate in make and takes *

* Preview upcoming classes *

 * Refreshments served *

There will also be a prize draw to win some lovely Stampin' Up! goodies including ink pads, stamp sets etc - 1 ticket on entry and further tickets for any orders placed on the day.

To share in the fun, contact me now on

01382 831810 or 07585 115410

or e-mail at: di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk

So what are you waiting for?

If you would like to come and join in, tell your friends too

and I will look forward to seeing you on Saturday

Butterflies and Scallops

These are the cards I desinged for my class held on Saturday 28th May based on the wonderful inspiration I get from looking at Jenny Moors blog Stamping Moments.

We made four cards using the new dies and embossing folders featured in the new Mini Catalogue.  All the cards used Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White cardstock and matching inks.

Butterflies and Scallops

For this card, I stamped the En Francais stamp in Craft ink on Pear Pizzazz cardstock to form the background paper.  The scalloped circle was embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and the sentiment is from the Fresh Cuts stamp set which was punched using the oval and scalloped oval punches.

Beautiful Wings

This card uses the Scalloped Circle as the card blank.  The Whisper White circle was embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder and the ribbon is the new Pear Pizzazz Seam binding ribbon which was gathered by gently pulling the middle threads.  The small butterflies are created using the new Beautiful Wings Embosslits Folder and finished with adhesive pearls.

Top Note Easel Card

This card uses the new Top Note die as the base and is created to form an Easel card.  The papers are from the Springtime Vintage range featured in the new mini Catalogue.  Again the inside of the card is stamped with craft ink and the En Francais stamp and is finished off with one of the large Beautiful Wings butterflies and an adhesive gem int he centre.

Springtime butterfly

This card again features the Scalloped circle die used as the card blank, the black circle has been embossed using the Vintage wallpaper embossing folder and the ribbon is Certainly Celery Taffeta ribbon.

Thank you for looking at my cards, I hope you are inspired to try them for yourself but if you would like to purchase any of the materials used in these cards or would like to attend my future classes, please contact me at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk for more information.

Tartan Stampers Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

The Tartan Stampers Team have been busy again creating some lovely projects featured in the new Mini Catalogue which is launched today.  

Thank you for joining me from Carolyn's Blog, you will have seen some lovely projects there.

Somef the exciting new products featured in the mini catalogue are the Big Shot, dies and embossing folders, many of which are exclusive to Stampin' Up!  I have had great fun experimenting with the new folders and my brayer.

Elegant Bouquet

This card was made by using the brayer to ink up the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.with Baja Breeze ink and placing very vanilla cardstock into the folder.  I then embossed it using the Big Shot.  The ink is not transferred onto the raised areas and creates a stunning effect.  The ribbon is the new Crumb Cake Seam binding ribbon.

Daisies and Dots embossing folder

This card features the new Flower Daisies #2 Bigz die and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  The colours used are concord crush, pear pizzazz, poppy parade and peach parfait which are some of the new 'In Colours' which were launched in the new Idea book.  The centres of the flowers are Champagne glass glitter which is more chunky in appearance than Dazzling Diamonds and adds lovely texture to the project.  

Daisies Easel Card

This next card features the larger Daisies layered to create a large flower and the Swirls and Scribbles Sizzlits Die.  The dotted background was created by inking up the Perfect Polka dots with Pear Pizzazz ink and embossing onto white cardstock.  It gives a lovely subtle background.

Manhattan Flowers

This card features the Manhattan Flowers embossing folder which has been created by inking up the folder again with Pear Pizzazz ink onto white cardstock.  The result is a lovely crisp image and looks very elegant.  Sometimes the image may not be as crisp and you may find that you need to use a shim (extra sheets of paper) along with the cutting plates in the Big Shot.  The card was mounted on Pear Pizzazz cardstock and the ribbon is Certainly Celery.  The roses on this card were favourites of my lovely mum, who we sadly lost to leukaemia on 31st January 2011. 




Strength and Hope

My next projects feature a very special stamp set - Strength and Hope.  Stampin' Up! will donate £1 from every stamp set purchased to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide. 

Strength and Hope

All these cards feature the Strength and Hope stamp set.  I have also used Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Concorde Crush ink and cardstock.

Butterflies

This card features Basic Grey, Concorde Crush, Pretty in Pink and Crumb Cake cardstock.  The image is stamped using Whisper White ink and I have added adhesive pears to highlight areas.  The paper is from the Always Elegant Designer Paper series.

Hope

This card features 3 of the stamps in the set and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  The inclusion of the embossing folders in the mini catalogue can only enhance your crafting projects and creates added texture and depth to your projects.  I think the butterflies in this set will become a firm favourite and will prove to be very versatile.

Pretty in Pink

This card is fairly simple but quite striking.  The image and text are stamped in Concorde Crush and the ribbon is 1/2" (1.3 cm) Stitched-Poly Ribbon in Blushing Bride. 

Pleated Ribbon

This card features three of the stamps again.  The images are stamped in CrumbCake and Soft Suede.  I pleated the Seam Binding tape to create an added dimension to the card and used the Scallop Trim border punch along the side edge of the card.  I added a Very Vanilla insert to show off the punched edge.

I hope you like the projects I have created.  If you would like any more information or to purchase any of the items featured, please get in touch with me and I will assist where I can.
 
 To hop to the next blog - just click Here to visit Kara and see her gorgeous projects.

New Mini 2011 Catalogue

Today is the day you have all been waiting for and no it's not an April Fool!  The new 2011 Mini Catalogue goes live today.  It is full of exciting new products and features the Big Shot, dies and embossing folders - many of which are exclusive to Stampin' Up!. Click on the link on the left hand side to see all the wonderful new goodies waiting to tempt you!

Pop back at 10.00 am today when the Tartan Stampers team will be doing a blog hop full of inspiration for your creative projects.

Sale-A-Bration 2011

Join the Sale-A-Bration!

It's Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin' Up!, and friends, fresh ideas, and free product is what it's all about!

Every year Stampin' Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, limited-edition products they'll enjoy for years to come. This year, you can choose from the following exclusive stamp sets:

So Happy for You

wood-mount item 121853

clear-mount item 123220 

 Punch Bunch

wood-mount item 121847

clear-mount item 123211

Sweet Summer wood-mount item 121849 clear-mount item 123214 Bliss wood-mount item 121851 clear-mount item 123217 Get FREE stamp sets by doing any of the following: Spend You'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set when you spend £45 on Stampin' Up! merchandise (product sales before shipping and handling). There's no limit—for every £45 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward! Host You'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set when you host a workshop of at least £300 (product sales before handling and shipping)—this is in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits! Join During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set—a value of up to £44.95—from our current Idea Book and Catalogue! The Sale-A-Bration promotion starts on 30 December 2010 and runs through 28 February 2011, so don't miss your chance to earn free products!  Contact me today to book your workshop or learn more about this promotion or view the online brochure  Here

Tartan Stampers Christmas 2010 Blog Hop

The Tartan Stampers Team have been making the most of the snowy weather and making some lovely projects featuring a Christmas Theme.

Thank you for joining me from  Kara's blog, you will have seen some lovely projects there.

I have been experimenting with the new Christmas Stamps Delightful Decorations.  The album is a variation on a design by Andrea Walford.

Album in Tin

Tri Shutter Album - closed

The colours I have used are Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Crumb Cake.  I also used the new scallop trim corner punch, oval and scalloped oval punches, extra large ornament punch, silver elastic cord and Old Olive satin ribbon.

Pages 1 and 2 of the album

Pages 3 and 4 of the album

Page 5 of album

This would make the perfect gift for a special occasion and could easily be adapted to suit any event i.e. wedding, new baby, first day of school.


My next projects feature the Contempo Christmas stamps.  These cards and gift tags featured in a recent class that I ran and came from an idea I saw on the In Love With Stamping Forum .  Again I have used the same colour combination of Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive but these cards feature the eyelet border punch and again use the old olive satin ribbons.

Bauble Christmas Card

Christmas Tree Card

Bauble Gift Tag

Christmas Tree Gift Tag

These gift tags are the perfect way to use up your small bits of card and ribbon.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects.  To hop to the next blog - just click Here to visit Elaine and see her gorgeous Christmas projects.

Keep crafting

Diane
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2010-2011 Stampin' Up! New Idea Book and Catalogue

Stampin' Up!s new 2010-2011 Idea book and catalogue 
goes live on 1st October.  

To mark this occasion I am holding a launch party 

on Saturday 2nd October 

from 2.00 - 5.00 pm 

at 127 Gleneagles Avenue, Dundee.

Come along and join in:

 

Be among the first to view the new catalogue, 

 

see new product demonstrations 

 

participate in make and takes

 

Preview upcoming classes 

 

Refreshments. 

There will also be a prize draw to win some lovely Stampin' Up! goodies including ink pads, stamp sets etc - 1 ticket on entry and further tickets for any orders placed on the day.

To share in the fun, contact me now 
on 01382 831810  07824 394110 
or e-mail at: di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk 

So what are you waiting for? 

If you would like to come and join in, 
tell your friends too 

and I will look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

More Reductions

Stampin' Up! have today updated the Last Chance List and added FURTHER DISCOUNTS on products only valid while stocks last or September 30th whichever comes first.

So what are you waiting for? 

Click on the link below to be taken to the 

SEVEN PAGES of retiring items 

and look at the pages with ticks along the right hand column

to see which items have been reduced further!

 

Click Here to view the Last Chance list.

Happy browsing

If you would like to order anything contact me now on

Tel: 01382 831810 / 07824 394110 

or e-mail at mailto:d.purves@dundee.ac.uk

Last Chance List

With the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue just around the corner, it’s time to bid a fond farewell to several of our favourite stamps and accessories in order to make room for exciting new products. Items on the Last Chance List are only available while supplies last. 

Once they’re gone, they’re gone!   Plus, in a rare promotion, select retiring products are up to 50 percent off! Don’t miss this last chance to get them.

Some of the items on the list will be available in the new catalogue but will be in a different format, i.e. a new punch shape or clear mount stamps. 

These products are only available while stock last or until 30th September at the latest.  Click on the list below for more information.

Last Chance List

Some old favourites are retiring:

A Rose is a Rose

Silent Night

Mr and Mrs

If you would like to order anything from the last chance list, please contact me on 01382 831810, 07824 394110 or via e-mail at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk

11 New Products

Dates:
1 May 2010 – 30 September 2010

 

From 1 May 2010, Stampin' Up! have introduced eleven new products to choose from!  Even better, these coordinating products include sneak peeks of three of the new colours from the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue. Click here for more details

• All of these products are available for pur  chase beginning 1 May, 2010.
• The card stock and Classic Stampin' Pads are sneak peek items and will carry over into the upcoming Idea Book & Catalog in October
• The Designer Series paper, ribbon, and window sheets are only available while supplies last and will not carry over into the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue. All of these products are offered at full price – this is not a sale or discount offer.
• There is no minimum or maximum purchase requirement for these products.

Flight of the Butterfly

Why not take advantage of the new Perfect Pairs promotion (see post below for further details), and join me in my next class on Thursday 11th March from 6.00 - 8.00 pm.  We will be using the Flight of the Butterfly stamps and the co-ordinating punch, Bella Bleu designer papers and the gorgeous new craft ribbon.

 

The inside of the smaller card contains an exploding surprise!

 

For further details or to book your place, contact me at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk.

Perfect Pairs Promotion

Dates: 1-31 March 2010

Promotion details:

Buy a qualifying stamp set and receive the coordinating punch for 20 percent off! Plus, be the first to purchase the brand-new Full Heart punch—now available in the United Kingdom for one month only (or while supplies last)!

Qualifying stamp sets and punches are listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
106598	59	Simply Said	£22.95
113693	n/a*	Full Heart punch**	£12.50	£10.00
111502	55	In the Stars	£24.95
113652	88	Large Star punch	£12.50	£10.00
111564	43	Flight of the Butterfly	£23.95
117404	88	Butterfly punch	£12.50	£10.00
111678	58	Say It with Scallops	£14.95
113653	88	Scallop Square punch	£12.50	£10.00
113790	58	Oval All	£14.95
115429	88	Scallop Oval punch	£12.50	£10.00

*The Full Heart punch will not be available again until the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.

**Full Heart punch can be purchased separately for the full price.

There is no limit to the number of coordinating stamp sets and discounted punches you may purchase. For every qualified stamp set you purchase, you can get one coordinating punch at 20 percent off.


If you would like to take advantage of this offer, e-mail me today at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk 

A Rose is a Rose Class

Mother's Day is on Sunday 14th March this year and to mark this occasion I designed these special cards which we will be making on Saturday 27th February

We will be using A rose is a Rose and Flight of the Butterfly stamps, Tea and Crumpets Designer papers and Whisper White and Mellow Moss cardstock.

 

This is the first card we will make, a tri-shutter card which looks a lot more difficult than it actually is.  Once you have made your first - there will be no stopping you.

This is the second card, using the pricking templates and more two-step stamping.

For further information on how to book your place see my Classes page here

New Class Details

To view details of this week's class making a mini pizza box using Fresh Cuts stamps, check out my Classes page here for more information and to book your place.

Making a Difference with Stampin' Up!

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. In the past, when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers, when a tsunami struck Indonesia, when a hurricane destroyed New Orleans, and when wildfires ravaged Australia, Stampin' Up! demonstrators stepped forward and showed their commitment to making a difference in the lives of others. This time is no different.

From now until 28 February, 2010, you can partner with Stampin' Up! to make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this devastating earthquake.

Stampin' Up! will set aside £1 from the sale of every Greenhouse Gardens stamp set and donate that money to the Red Cross’ International Response Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

If you would like to help in this way, please contact me via e-mail at di.purves@tinyworld.co.uk