Autumn/Winter Stampin' Up! Catalogue Unboxing/ Haul - Part 2

Whoops my haul/unboxing video had to carried on in to part 2. I love the blends so decided to add the new colours on to my shopping list, I was excited to see new colours in the Annual Catalogue and more excited that there are more colours in the Autumn/Winter catalogue. I love the Basic Black blends and think that they are a necessity for any blends collection. It can be really difficult to decide what to get in every catalogue. I adore the set with alternative to light bulbs, I cant wait to make little penguins! 

The video below shows the rest of my haul, I haven't done a close up on the papers as i am planning to do a close up with the suites over the next few weeks.

I have spent the afternoon stamping with the new sets and exploring different options, I hope to share these with you soon.

Autumn/Winter Stampin' Up! Catalogue Unboxing/ Haul

I was so excited earlier this week, when I received my big brown box. It had taken me a while to decide  what I wanted from the Autumn Winter Catalogue. Like most people I have a limited craft budget and was trying to work out what I really really really needed. I started to make my list of wants and whittled it down. I have crossed a few items off my shopping list but I always seem to add things on. The video below shows the first part of my Haul. 

I am so excited about my new products and can not wait to share my ideas and examples with you!

Chase and Follow your dreams

This has to be the most perfect stamp set ever! it is amazing, it is deffnetly one that everyone should have. It is not overly complicated, it is easy to use and would be a fab addition to any stash. This set was definitely the first on my list when I saw the new catalogue at OnStage in April. I have to say Stampin' Up! have created lots of gorgeous sets but this takes the biscuit.

It lends it self to be used with lots of different techniques, from embossing, to colouring on the stamp with Stampin' Markers or cutting the feathers and using blends to add colour. I also used pigment powders and have a plan to use gilding flakes. I have seen so many beautiful cards. The video below shows the gorgeousness of the stamp set and some of the cards I have used making it.

I have a new box of Autumn Winter Catalogue items, I have to test them out, I am so excited to show you what I have selected and what I am planning to make with them.

Its an Animal Expedition

I have to confess I love the animal expedition paper, I have two packs, it is definitely going to be a pack which I will hoard.It is gorgeous, I love all the papers. The stamps are gorgeous too, they look good with different colouring methods, whether it is Blends, Stampin' markers or watercolours. The dies cut the papers and the stamps and their is a fabulous trick to have the animals facing both ways, rather than just one. If you hold the papers up to the light you can see the outline and place the die on and then I suggest keeping it in place with Washy tape. To reverse stamp i used my Stamparutus to line up where | wanted my image and stamped on to a large flat stamp.

You could easily create so many cards just using the stamp set, or papers, the fussy cutting is not so difficult. As a suite it does come in to its own if you add it all together, the ribbon is gorgeous and you can create stunning leaf collages. 

All thats missing is a monkey! But the other animals are super cute. Which is your favourite?

Super cute little gift bag part 2

On Thursday I posted a blog which showed the cute bag that I made using new Designer Series Paper. I used the instructions from the amazing Perseophones Papercraft. This is one of my go to designs when I want to make a cute easy bag, which looks amazing. Although I provided in the measurements, I did not provide the instructions. I was having a bad week and attempted to film the video 4 times, it went a bit wrong! I finally fixed the problems and the instructions are in the video below. There is also a video explaining the supplies used to create the bag.

Dimensions

- Designer Series Paper: 12" x 8 1/2"
- Score on 12" side at: 4 1/4, 5 3/4, 10, 11 1/2
(Partial scores on 12" side at: 5, 10 3/4)
- Score on 8" 1/2 side at: 1 1/2, 7 1/2

- Designer Series Paper: 30.5cm x 21.5 cm
- Score on 30.5cm side at: 10.5cm, 14.5cm, 25cm and 29cm
(Partial scores on 30.5cm side at 12.5cm and 27cm
- Score on 21.5cm side at 4cm and 19cm

I hope you love this as much as I do. It is so cute, I would love to see what you come up with.