Home Decor SU Style Blog Hop – Framed picture with See The Good and Tasteful Touches stamp sets #stampinup

Welcome to our Home Decor SU Style Blog Hop for July 2020! I hope you enjoy our designers choice hop.

This was my first play with See The Good stamp set. I cut an 8 inch square from a 12 x 12 sheet of Whisper White and I stamped with the Stamparatus. I kept moving the card round using one stamp at a time. It was fun and at the time I didn’t know I would end up with a piece I would want to frame but once I stopped I really like it. I think it would be nice in a Kitchen. I also used the flower stamp from the Tasteful Touches stamp set.

I couldn’t make up my mind when to stop as you can see from these next pictures. As you can see I used the sentiment stamps for texture and pattern rather than what they say.

Why don’t you get a cuppa and a comfy seat and have a wee look around our blog hop by clicking below – I know the ladies will have some amazing Home Decor projects to share – please let us know what you think by leaving some encouraging comments – thank you

 

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Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop July 2020 – Monochromatic with Timeless Tropical, Beautiful World and Wildly Happy #stampinup

Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop July 2020 – the theme is ‘Monochromatic’. I’m so glad you have joined us and you will be as excited as me to see all the pages in this hop.

So this is my second entry to this hop with my very first layout with real people and memories. While I was considering what monochromatic meant I remembered about a photo book that had been found by one of my Dad’s sisters in what was their family home where they grew up. He must have left it behind when he left home. These pictures invoke all sorts of emotions for me and I wanted a way to share them with the whole family. As I am a beginner I have kept this layout very simple but I think it gives us a little window on Dad’s time in the jungle. 

I have used a sheet from In good Taste Designer Series Paper which is mostly Basic Gray and textural, I stamped on it with Basic Gray using stamps from Timeless Tropical, Beautiful World and Wildly Happy. I chose 8 pictures and 1 scrap of whisper white card stock and cut them to 6.8 cm squares and matted  onto 7.2cm squares of basic black card stock. I arranged them in this grid pattern as i see it a symbolic of a windows into the past. All the products I have used are available to purchase from my online shop by clicking on the product pictures listed at the bottom of this page.

Oh my goodness I thoroughly enjoyed this process – it is so therapeutic I am already working on a layout with pictures of my maternal granny. This journey has only just begun!

I hope you will stay and have a look at all the pages in the hop. Make yourself a cuppa, get comfy and click below to see Sandra’s page which I know will be amazing!

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Stamp Around UK Video Hop July 2020 – Theme: Designer Series Paper #StampAroundUK #stampinup

Here I am hopping with the Stamp Around UK demonstrators again! the months are going by so quickly. I am so glad you have come along for a look – you are very welcome!

My project this month is a little mini album made from 1 sheet of A4 card stock and some beautiful Designer Series Paper.

The prototype is showcasing the beautiful Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper and the one I make in the video showcases the equally beautiful World of Good Speciality Designer Series Paper.

Watch the video below for the method and to check out all the other projects in this hop. select You Tube on the video and under the video you will find the description box. click into the description box to find a list of all the other wonderful projects in this hop.

https://youtu.be/bacegPeHbko

Measurements:

Full sheet of A4 cardstock

On short side score at 7cm and 14cm

On the long side score at 7, 7.5, 14.5, 15.5, 22.5 and 23.5cm

With your chosen Designer Series Paper you need to cut

12 squares 6.6 x 6.6 cm

2 pieces 5.8 x 6.6cm (top flap)

3 pieces 6.6 x 3.2cm (pockets)

Consider the direction of your paper when cutting – I do discuss this in the video.

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Home Decor SU Style Blog Hop May 2020 #stampinup

Welcome to our Home Decor SU Style Blog Hop for May 2020! I hope you enjoy our designers choice hop.

 

 

I have recently decorated my bedroom/craftroom so I decided to make a picture for the room. The new colour theme is blue so I have featured blue flowers in my picture. I have found it quite dificult to photograph but i can assure you it is stunning in real life!

 

 

Why don’t you get a cuppa and a comfy seat and have a wee look around our blog hop by clicking below – I know the ladies will have some amazing Home Decor projects to share – please let us know what you think by leaving some encouraging comments – thank you

 

I run small classes in my home. At these classes you will learn different techniques, be supplied with all resources and have full use of my equipment. You will make beautiful cards, gift boxes, gift bags, matching tags and other projects. If you are interested in one or all these activities then ask me about my classes.
I also run product-based classes with will include you taking home with you a stamp set, card kit, punch etc, whatever the class is featuring. The benefits of a product based class is that you will have instructions to complete projects with the product, use my resources that go with the product, and my advice of how to get the most out of the product.
Classes last 2 hours and price vary with the activity we are doing.
Basic class will be £10 – £15
Product based class is price of product plus a class fee.
Classes run in the day and evenings to suit participants.
If there is a particular project that you have seen on my blog or on a video that you would like to make then please ask, I can do small tutorials for you and your friends if there was a special occasion you wanted to make something for. Wedding invitations, favours, party invitations, favours, craft fayres etc

Please contact me via email janice.mcglen@gmail.com

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Designer Series Paper Video Hop – Ornate Garden Get Well Card #stampinup

As I have said in the video below I have joined together with some fellow demonstrators to bring you a video hop using Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper. I have chosen to feature the Ornate Garden Speciality Designer Series.

Please click on the link below to see my video – the links to my fellow hoppers video tutorials are in the description box under my video. please subscribe to our you Tube Channels and leave us encouraging comments.

https://youtu.be/DKnoTqWbH9k

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Inspired Ink Bloghop – Embossed Anniversary with Stampin’ Up! Best Birds

Here we are with the July blog hop already. This month’s theme was chosen by Sally – it’s Embossed Anniversary. I thought of these love birds right away because i love the best birds set and knew it would be perfect for embossing. This theme has provoked special memories for me as today 28th July 2018 would have been Mum and Dad’s 62nd wedding anniversary unfortunately Dad died 35 years ago. We were always on our summer holidays somewhere in South of England in our handmade caravan when their anniversary came round, so lots of fond memories. This one’s for you Dad – miss you loads.

I made the card above for this hop and then I filmed the method when making the one below.

Measurements

The base card is an A4 sheet cut in half long ways and folded in half.

The first layer is 14.4cm x 10.1cm

The top layer is 14cm x 9.7cm

I used the large ‘hessian’ like stamp to give a textured background then stamped the branch where i wanted it. The birds and sentiment were stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gold or silver. The images were coloured using wink of stella and my chosen ink colours.

Please click on the ‘next’ button to see what my lovely friend Jill from Paperdaisycrafting.co.uk has made.

 

 

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Quick and Easy Card for a man – no stamping in this one! – Z fold card!

I have had a very busy day outside today. When I came indoors I remembered I need 2 male cards this week – oh panic – what would i make. A quick look at Pinterest and I was inspired by a card by Susie Wood. In next to no time the cards were made!

Measurements

Cut a piece of A4 at 15cm longways

on the long side score at 7.5cm and 15cm

Method

Watch this video for the method

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Celebrate Sale-A-Bration with a week of Cards! Amazing You

Spring equinox is here and one of my favourite flowers to look out for are blue poppies. This flower in the Amazing You set made me think of blue poppies. I have never been successful growing them in my own garden but enjoy seeing them in other gardens.

Measurements

The base card is an A4 sheet cut in half long ways and folded in half.

The first layer is 14.4cm x 10.1cm

The top layer is 14cm x 9.7cm

Method: watch the video to see how this card was made

Sale A Bration

Spend £45.00 from the Annual catalogue or the Spring/Summer catalogue and you can have this stamp set FREE!!!!
Who doesn’t like a freebie? Also if you spend over £25.00 and use the host code CEQE94A2  during March 2018 you will also get a small product gift from me – sent separately after the end of the month.
If your order is over £150.00, please do not use this code as You become the hostess and get the Rewards!

Sale A Bration is also a brilliant time to join my team.

 

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Coffee Break Suite – Girlie Coffee Date

 

 

How lovely is this card – it would be ideal to use for sending out to ask some friends round for a coffee and chat or coffee and cardmaking! I think these colours are amazing together.

 

Measurements

The base card is an A4 sheet cut in half long ways and folded in half. – Melon Mambo

The layer is 14.4cm x 10.1cm – Designer Series Paper

The method is in the following video

 

 

 

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Sweet Soiree Suite Week – Black Magic Technique – Bonus Video

This is a fabulous technique. It is so easy and a fun. The video below shows the method. The blends work really well on the white embossing.

 

Measurements

The base card is an A4 sheet cut in half long ways and folded in half.

The black layer is 14.4cm x 10.1cm

 

Sale A Bration

Spend £45.00 from the Annual catalogue or the Spring/Summer catalogue and you can have this stamp set FREE!!!!
Who doesn’t like a freebie? Also if you spend over £25.00 and use the host code
EDZFZETN during February 2018 you will also get a small product gift from me – sent separately after the end of the month.
If your order is over £150.00, please do not use this code as You become the hostess and get the Rewards!

Sale A Bration is also the best time to join my team.

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