

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Australia
Hello again,
I offered a few variations so that customers could choose the colour of their choice. It's a simple design of a piece of cardstock which has a scalloped border punched at one end and the card is then scored close to the scalloped edge and again near the centre of the card.
The card is then folded at each of the scored lines, a staple is inserted close to the bottom fold and the top fold then tucks under the scalloped edge, holding the cover in place.
The front of the matchbook was stamped in two colours using the leafy branch from the Fresh Cuts stamp set and a strip of co-ordinating DS paper was attached across the centre.
Using the Best Yet Hostess set, I stamped a greeting on white card and after punching it out with the Square Scallop punch, layered it onto a square of coloured card which was then attached over the paper strip with 3D foam dots.
I slipped a tea bag into the holder and closed the cover to hold it in place (no glue needed). This little project proved to be a hit with the customers who visited our stand and as a treat, I offered them a choice of flavoured teas to put into their finished tea-bag holders.
This is a simple gift item which can be used with tea-bags or individually wrapped After Dinner Mints or Chocolate squares if you prefer. It can be slipped into a greeting card or attached to a wrapped present as a little 'surprise gift' or you can place them around the table for your dinner guests which is sure to be a talking point!
I demonstrated this project at a recent workshop and the ladies there liked it so much that they made a couple of versions each to take home with them. As most of them had never stamped before, the design was easy enough for them to make and after their first tentative steps at stamping, they were away!
It was lovely to see the proud looks of accomplishment on their faces when they had completed this project and the floral card - that's what is so satisfying about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, sharing ideas with others and watching them enjoy themselves as they discover their 'hidden talents' which just need a little help and guidance to emerge !
I also brought along a matching set of 3D items to showcase our new DS papers.
This little handbag and Post-It Note holder were easy to make and would make a sweet little gift for someone - I actually made one of these note holders for my workshop hostess as part of a Thank You gift.
I used Baha Breeze cardstock and some of the new DS papers from the Urban Garden set.
The paper strip on the note holder was punched with our new Eyelet Border punch and I added some self-adhesive pearls to 'dress up' this little set. The bag closure is a small velcro dot cut in half and each piece attached to the cardstock under the flap.
The bag is roomy enough to fit in a small gift - e.g. lollies, chocolates, earrings or other small item of jewellery, miniature bottle of perfume, etc.
If you like the paper designs on these projects, check out our catalogue to see the whole range on offer.
We have 14 different sets to choose from plus another 8 sets of monochrome Designer Prints in 8 different colours which co-ordinate with our cardstock, inks, markers and ribbons so there is bound to be something there to suit everyone's taste but beware, these gorgeous papers are addictive and once you buy one or two sets, you'll find yourself wanting them all !!
Well that's it for another Post - come by again soon to see my next creations.
Thanks for visiting - see you next time.
I used my new Tilda stamp with the pretty green SU Designer Prints paper on SU Pretty in Pink and Pomegranate cardstock. The borders were made with the new SU Eyelet Border punch.
I had some pretty 'Art Deco' type floral paper and had a picture in my mind of Tilda sitting on
I had the perfect paper for this entry in my stash so used it as the background and added some glitter to the butterflies to jazz it up a little. Some green spotty paper was then embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder and one edge was cut using a wavy trimmer.
I love this image of Tilda running and thought it would fit this design nicely as I pictured her running through a field chasing the butterflies.
The pale yellow grosgrain ribbon matched one of the butterflies on the paper and I punched out a tag in matching SU cardstock - (Barely Banana) then cut out a smaller butterfly and placed it over the bow to give it a 3D effect.
Tilda looks like she's having a lot of fun with her winged friends !
Last week's theme was 'Under the Sea' and I thought I would have Tilda looking into an aquarium or watching sea creatures on TV.
Here is the design I came up with.
The paper I used is from an Alison Ellis range and I cut out some of the fish and attached them to 3D foam dots over the main background then put the paper behind some thin acetate to give the effect of the sea creatures being 'behind glass'.
I then stamped some sea ferns and shells around the frame and cut a scallop shell from the patterned paper and attached it in 3D in one corner.
This photo doesn't show the total effect very well as it looks much better in real life.
There is glitter on the sea creatures and the seaweed but if doesn't show up here unfortunately.
Now for my latest card for this week's theme - 'Moving to the Country'.
I used the SU "Lovely as a Tree' stamp for the background image and placed it behind a dark green frame which has been embossed though you can't really see this is the photo - pity about that.
I used the same Cuttlebug embossing folder to create the log that Tilda is sitting on.
The cute little hedgehog and the mushrooms were cut from some lovely paper I have which has different borders on it - I thought these two images would give this card a 'Country' feel.
They were attached to the frame using 3D foam dots.
I added the gingham paper for a little extra 'country' effect and created the scalloped border using the SU punch.
Finally to round off this card, I attached a layered photo corner (made with the SU Photo Corner punch) and added a matching green button to co-ordinate with the dark green frame.
Well that's it for this post - hope you like these creations.
I have more cards to add in my next post so come back in the next few days to see what I had demonstrated at my recent workshops.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hope to see you again soon.