Weekly Deals Continue in May!

I am pleased to tell you that Weekly Deals will continue in May! Yay! Why not check out this week's deals below:

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget to come back on Friday for the latest Fast Friday project (although at the moment I have absolutely no idea what I'nm going to do! Hmmm ... better get my thinking cap on PDQ!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 12

Sorry there was no Fast Friday last week but I am back this week with a quick card that I made to accompany an order for a customer who had ordered the two heart punches. I thought I would show her a way of using the punches - don't worry I used my own punches not hers!

I used some retired DSP called First Edition. But don't worry if you don't have this as it is now available as a Digital Download for MDS - so you can print it out onto your own paper, resize it and even change the colours! How great is that? I punched out 3 hearts from the DSP and then folded them and stuck them back to back to create this fan effect.

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Crumb Cake, Silver Foil, Naturals White, First Edition DSP (retired - alternative First Edition DSP MDS Digital Download) ♦ Stamps: Positively Chevron, Express Yourself (hostess 2013/14) ♦ Ink: Craft Whisper White, Basic Grey ♦ Tools/Accessories: Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch, Modern Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic pearls

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget the Weekly Deals will finish on Tuesday at 10.59pm (BST)!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Encore Plus Weekly Deals!

Check out this week's deals below:

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget to come back on Friday for the latest Fast Friday project!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Easter Bunnies Everywhere!

Happy Easter! We are having a big family get together and will be exchanging gifts later today. Do you want to see what I have made? Firstly, I have decorated the plain brown lunch bags with gifts for my Mum and my aunt.

And using some scallop circle punches and some dimensionals I put a little "fluffy" tail on to the back of the bag.

The rest of the family had some bunny ear bags that were a combination of two different projects by some fellow demonstrators (the bunny ear bags by Vicky and the Easter bunny box by Michelle).

And look how quickly they multiplied - LOL!

To make these projects you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Basic Black, Basic Grey ♦ Ink: Craft Whisper White, Basic Black marker ♦ Stamps: Positively Chevron, Polka dot (stamp set from stash - non-SU) ♦ Tools/Accessories: Plain brown lunch bag (from local discount store), Tag a Bag Gift Bag, Owl builder punch, Scallop Circle ⅞” punch, Scallop Circle 1¼” punch, Scallop Tag Topper punch, Small Heart punch, Large Oval punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Linen thread, Blushing Bride Chevron Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly.

Hope you have a lovely Easter!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Encore Weekly Deals!

Check out this week's deals below:

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget to come back on Friday for the latest Fast Friday project!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 11

As you will know from my recent posts I was on a crafty retreat in Birmingham last weekend with some fellow demonstrators. As always when getting together at such event we make swaps so I thought you might like to see my swap. This was the intended swap for everyone:

The idea for the card came from one I cased by Hannelie which I had seen on Pinterest.

Because of the patterned paper inside the card, I stamped one of the images from Four Frames onto a label and then cut this out with the matching Decorative label punch - now there is the perfect space to write a greeting!

As I had not quite finished the swaps before I left for the weekend (yes I know I am so last minute dot com - LOL!), I decided I would finish them off the night before (I was staying with my cousin and her husband). Unfortunately, when I went to finish the swaps I discovered I had left the stamp I needed for the greeting behind! Eek! So what's a girl to do? Improvise! So I used one of the greetings from the Too Kind set instead. These were the resulting swaps:

They came out ok, but I still think I prefer the original - what do you think?

To make these projects you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP ♦ Stamps: Banner Greetings (Hostess 2013/14), Four Frames Too Kind ♦ Ink: Black Stazon, Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist, Real Red, Old Olive ♦ Tools/Accessories: Bitty Butterfly punch, Circle 2½" punch, Circle 1⅜" punch, Decorative Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Window Sheet, Rhinestones

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget to check out the weekly deals in April!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Exciting News - Stampin' Up! UK Weekly Deals

Exciting news - Stampin' Up! have introduced their weekly deals to the UK and Europe for the month of April

For the month of April, every Wednesday Stampin’ Up! will offer a new set of deals.  Be sure to stop by every week in April to see if there is something you need or cannot live without and take advantage of these great deals before they are gone!

Each week’s deals will be a surprise - that’s part of the fun! - and will not be announced prior to Wednesday, 12:01 AM (CET) /Tuesday, 11:01 PM (GMT). You can expect 6-12 new deals each week, including one digital download.

Check out this week's deals below:

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget to come back on Friday for the latest Fast Friday project!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Chevron Cards & Matching Gift Bag

On Friday I promised you I would show today the whole project that Fast Friday 10's card came from... Well firstly I didn't just make one card ... I made three!

And there's more ... they all fit inside a co-ordinating gift bag (yes I know I am very matchy, matchy!):

This project makes a great present for friends and/or family – I did something similar as stocking fillers at Christmas and they went down a storm. I did them in different colourways/combinations than the one here - and tried to choose (what I knew/thought) were the favourite colours of the recipient!

Top tip - to make sure you get an even and full impression when using a large background stamp, make sure you use a wood mounted version of the stamp and take the ink pad to the stamp and then place your folded card base on top of the stamp. Place a piece of scrap paper over the top and then using the brayer roll over the entire stamp - works every time!

In fact I have just returned from an A-MAZ-ING crafting weekend in Birmingham with some fellow demonstrators and I designed this version of the project for one of the Make & Take sessions. The whole weekend we crafted, we shared and we cared! And now we are ... exhausted!

If you like this project and place an order for £30 or more during April, I will give you a free copy of the tutorial with all the instructions you need.

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Fresh Prints DSP stack ♦ Stamps: Positively Chevron, Too Kind, Teeny Tiny Sentiments ♦ Ink: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Craft White ♦ Tools/Accessories: Tag a Bag Gift Bag, Scallop 2⅜" Circle punch, Circle 1¾” punch, brayer, glue dot/tombow

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Make sure you check back on Wednesday 9 April as Stampin' Up! will be releasing weekly deals throughout April and I have no idea what they will be - so I am just as excited as you!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 10

The initial idea for this week's quick card came from a gift package I received from my upline at a craft reward day last year - she had made a really cute wrapping using Stampin' Up's Tag a Bag Gift Bag. I realised that if I used the Positively Chevron background stamp with white craft ink onto crumb cake card I could get a similar effect for my card base.

The card is actually one of a set of three which make up another project.  Why not come back on Sunday and I will show you the whole project?

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Fresh Prints DSP stack ♦ Stamps: Positively Chevron, Too Kind, Teeny Tiny Sentiments ♦ Ink: Craft White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler ♦ Tools/Accessories: Scallop 2⅜" Circle punch, Circle 1¾” Punch

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly.

Have a great weekend - I'm going to be spending time crafting with some fabulous crafty friends!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole