0 Stampin' Up! Blendabilities

Ooooooh-eeeeeeeeeh! I'm so excited to tell you that Stampin' Up! will soon be selling their own brand of alcohol ink pens - Blendabilities. 

I used to be such a fan of colouring in - kind of takes me back to a happy place, lose my thoughts and watch a picture develop in front of me. So it gives me great pleasure to say Jelly and colouring in - we're back in business!!!

Want to see what I made?

I've used a mix of Stampin' Up! products here, something new - the Blendabilities, something current - the Flower Shop stamp set and something retiring - the Sweet Essentials stamp set.

The Blendabilities pens I've used are in Rich Razzleberry and Coastal Cabana. I LOVE blending not just the tones within a set but with other colours too. Of course we are also going to be selling Momento ink in Black in the new Stampin' Up! catalogue too as you need this type of ink as it wont bleed with the alcohol inks. I've done my stamping and colouring in on our Whisper White card too - well chuffed I am!

I've even coloured in some small Self Adhesive Pearls with a Daffodil Delight Blendabilities pen - bye bye Sharpies! Wondering about the white dots? never just happy to colour in I like to add more so used the White Stampin' Chalk Marker to pretty it up.

Video tutorial coming soon!

I'm happier than a erm, hang on I don't want to be rude here.... I'm happier than a kid in a sweet shop!

I'd love to stay but now I have to go and play with my project Life stash. It doesn't get more exciting than this!

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Create a Cupcake

OK so is anyone else  GUTTED that Create a Cupcake stamp set is retiring at the end of this month? 

What? You didn't know? Where have you been?

 Listen, Stampin' Up! are retiring a whole load of products and you only have until the end of this month to get your mitts on them before they are gone for good and they launch a whole new catalogue. So before it's way too late and you're left sobbing into your scrap box, here's a link to everything that's going in my STAMPIN' UP! SHOP

Anyway, being as it's going I thought I'd better get some more use out of it so I re-created a previous card of mine. Now don't go calling me lazy as this is quite a labour intensive card.

I had to show you the inside first because I have this theory that if you subscribe or get email feeds etc you'd only see the front and wouldn't find it all that exciting and might not read the whole post! I'm right though aren't I?

See the front just isn't all that awesome.

I can't tell you how excited I was when this stamp set became available along with the coordinating Cupcake Builder Punch which thankfully is staying put. It is a fiddly card to make but if you want to have a go and have lots of patience there is a tutorial in my right side bar.

I'm off to recover now with a cuppa and a browse through the NEW Stampin' Up! catalogue!

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Wedding Anniversary Invitations

Cor it's been a while. I used to run my own wedding stationery business but as I got more into Stampin' Up! I gave it up but i do still do the odd commission and when my sister asked me to make her Silver Wedding Anniversary Invitations I was more than happy to help. Especially when she told me the theme was to be a Cath Kidston style barbecue party.

I know I'm safe to post them now too as mine arrived in the post yesterday!!

OK - here we go. I've used Coastal Cabana card for the base with a layer of Crumb Cake (who knew!). the wording was all created on my PC and then I used some none Stampin' Up! papers ....don't shoot me for that, I had to match the theme and colours, punched out with our cute Bunting Punch. I sewed them all onto the card and yes I had to replace my sewing machine needle afterwards before adding punched flowers in Coastal Cabana, Pink Pirouette and Pistachio Pudding. Finished off with Self Adhesive Pearls.

For me there's always going to be something quite pleasing about seeing lots of things the same when they're all finished.

So much so that I re-arranged them several times and took LOADS of photos but luckily for you I'm only showing a few angles! Trust me you'd be here all day if I uploaded them all.

I had a super busy weekend too, I had a stall at the Great Notts Show on Sunday selling my fabric makes. Do you want to see a pic of my stand? Well I have to share it with you anyway!

I had an absolute blast! 

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals

Ooh Wednesday which means more weekly deals from Stampin' Up!

This week the products on offer are:

 

 Wowser - check out that fabulous Twitterpated Digital set, think of the scrap-booking fun you can have with that!

Right I'm off to check out what's left on the Stampin' Up! Retirement List - who's coming with me?

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Retiring Products NOW AVAILABLE

Oh my word it's that time of year again where crafters all over go bonkers as Stampin' Up! has released the retiring products list from the current Annual Catalogue.

From now until 30th June you can choose from a simply ma-hoosive list of stamps and accessories that are retiring, some of these amazing products even carry a discounted price!

I cannot stress enough that these products don't hang around and they are ALL only available whilst stocks last so please don't wait too long to pop your order through.

You can see all the retiring products in one place and buy them too through my Stampin' Up! Shop

Or if you'd prefer to see them as lists to quickly check if your favourites are retiring click on the links below:

Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamps - some up to 40% discount

Retiring Stampin' Up! Accessories

I'm also putting in another order this evening so please email me at:
bluejellystampin@sky.com
if you are local and would like to take advantage of FREE p&p of you can collect your order.

Hugs
Victoria
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0 Stampin' Up! Hardwood meets Life in the Forest

Ah - ha! As promised a make today without an owl, it does still have a woodland feel to it though as I've used the fox from Life In the Forest stamp set:

I've used Naturals White card for my base, it's a lovely sturdy card, heavier weight than our other card stock and has a great speckled effect on it too. Next I added a layer of Crumb Cake with Hardwood stamped in Early Espresso.

A few strips of Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape and a sentiment from Perfect Pennants.

Next I stamped the fox in StazOn ink and painted him using an Aqua Brush with Cajun Craze re-inker and a little water. 

Added punched flowers and Candy Dots to match. Great with Stampin' Up! that all our products colour coordinate so well. Simples.

Now is you LOVE Stampin' Up! as much as I do, you might want to know about our 

SUPER EXCITING STARTER KIT OFFER!!!

OK so here's the low down:

• Stampin' Up! Starter Kit available until 30th June for just £50
• Includes your choice of £55 worth of Stampin' Up! products
• Includes £45 value of business kit to support you

Reasons to join now:

• Have you been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator previously and want to join again at a lower cost?
• You'll receive discounts on new upcoming products such as Blendabilities and Project Life Series
• You'll be able to pre-order from the upcoming Autumn / Winter Stampin' Up! seasonal catalogue
• You'll be able to pre-order from the new Annual Stampin' Up! catalogue
• TWO months FREE demonstrator website and online shop

If you'd like to know more about becoming a Demonstrator, please drop me an email at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

or if you can't wait:

JOIN HERE

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Owl Punch Notebooks

I promise one day this week I will blog something that doesn't have an owl in the design - or at least I promise to try!

To be fair it's half term here so I can't really craft this week, more about spending time with my fabulous boys and they have a play date arriving any minute now so I'm typing this up fast!

I made these decorated notebook a few weeks ago for a local craft fair, they are in their cello bags so I hope you can see the detail OK:

I used a mix of colours from scraps of left over Designer Papers and of course the beautiful Hardwood background stamp. I knew as soon as I saw it in the Stampin' Up! catalogue I would be getting lots of use out of it.

I used the Banner punch to make my bunting and yes, yes of course the Owl Builder Punch!

I've been asked for tutorials on a few of my latest makes so please watch this space over the next few days as I will be making them available.

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Owl Punch Pop Up Box

Where is the weekend going? We're having lots of family fun for the Bank Holiday, yesterday we took the boys to Conkers, a woodland experience with lots of fun things to do and we're off out in a bit on another adventure too.

But you came here for the crafty stuff so.....I know, I know it's owls again but what can I do? Jelly loves owls!

My second attempt at a pop up box card. They are so much easier to make than I imagined they would be. I hope Stampin' Up! never retire the Owl Builder Punch -  it's my favourite Stampin' Up!product EVER!

Want to see some close ups?

Ooh - yesterday on our adventures I got to see this beauty:

Very majestic I think. Right better skedaddle, boys are chomping at the bit to see where we're off to! 

If you're local and want to take advantage of FREE post and packing, I'm popping in an order this evening - just email me at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! More Hardwood Owls

Ooh I had a lovely morning today, I went off perusing some charity and craft shops with a friend and I admit i got a few bargains! Some beautiful mirrored jewellery boxes for my dressing table, a gorgeous photo frame and erm a lush skirt fell into my basket too! The rain didn't spoil it for us!

I promised yesterday to share with you the next in the collection of matching items I'm currently making featuring the Stampin' Up! Hardwood Background Stamp and the Owl Builder Punch. So here is my scallop circle easel card:

I haven't made an easel card in ages, what a change for me! Here's the card with the others in the collection so far:

Of course it wouldn't be complete without the obligatory close ups:

You can buy the Hardwood Background stamp set, the Owl Builder Punch and all other Stampin' Up! supplies by visiting my Stampin' Up! SHOP.

Why not check out the Clearance Rack whilst you're there? Lots of new bargains to be had.

Hugs

Victoria

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Detail: Stampin' Up! More Hardwood Owls

0 Stampin' Up! Hardwood meets Owl Builder Punch

Aah the start of a bank holiday weekend and indeed the chaos of half term is about to descend on me - bring it on!

If you follow me on Facebook you'll have seen my teaser project yesterday. Sometimes when I get stuck for inspiration I look on Pinterest and do you know I actually looked at my own stuff for a change. proved handy too as I've now re-vamped an old project.

I've made a card and a box featuring the Stampin' Up! Owl Builder Punch and the fabulous Hardwood background stamp.

 Here's a close up of the card. the stamp set is Hello, Lovely which proper tickles me as it's how I greet most people!

And the box:

Then a little collage for you!

Want to see the original project?

If you like it you can buy the tutorial in my right hand side bar, I'll be re-creating the other projects over the next few days too.

STOP PRESS!!!

loads more products have been added to the clearance rack in my Stampin' Up! Shop. They are only available whilst stocks last, so instead of hitting the DIY shops this weekend - grab yourself some crafty bargains instead!

Visit my Shop HERE.

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Undefined in Get Stamping Issue 8

Hello and a very Happy Easter to you. I'm back from a Jelly Family holiday in Spain, relaxed and ready to get creating again!

Today I can share with you another magazine commission that was published whilst I was away, it's in Issue 8 of Get Stamping by Practical Publishing. I was asked to use the Undefined stamp carving kit by Stampin' Up! and to create cards with a general Birthday theme in red, pink and purple:

I had already carved the image of my little boys having a cuddle and decided they'd work in this colour combination so set about designing a few more images to go with them. Starting with this balloon which I designed to fit inside the Stampin' Up! Postage Stamp Punch.

All the sentiments are from Remembering your Birthday and the card bases are Baked Brown Sugar. on the next card I cut the balloons out and added strings so my boys are holding them. 

Next a hand carved cupcake, I wasn't too sure about this one if I'm honest!

My final card with all three carved stamps together.

Here they are all together.

Hope you like!

I'm off to cook a ma-hoosive family dinner now and then I imagine I'll be stuffing my face with chocolate - if the boys will let me raid their stash!!!

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration what's it all about?

Wow - grab yourself a coffee, a pen and wish list and start writing!

Today sees the start of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration promotion and it really is our best ever! you can click on the image below to view all the products and the brochure too

 

So what's it all about?

 For every £45 you spend with me on Stampin' Up! products during Sale-a-Bration promotion you can choose a FREE exclusive product from our brochure. No limits to how many you can have either! Take a look, there are papers, punches, stamps, kits and digital products too - our best offering yet.

Party time - invite me to run your Stampin' Up! party at home and when your party sales reach £250 you'll receive an extra £25 in hostess freebies on top of the existing hostess rewards.

Take the leap and become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration and for £99 you'll get an EXTRA £20 worth of product of your choice in your fully customisable craft kit. That's £150 worth of product! You'll also get a great business kit worth £45 too. You can find out more HERE or drop me an email at bluejellystampin@sky.com or call me on 07748 707845 / 01159 206500 to chat about the possibilities.

Need more stash? Let me help you there too, today we launch our brand new Spring / Summer Seasonal Catalogue:

Click the photo above to browse the products.

Want more?

How about our brand new Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing Machine? Brand new today and only £26.95. You can order / buy HERE.

if you'd like to know more about anything in this post, please drop me an email at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration Sneak Peek

Isn't the weather just completely pants at the moment? Perfect for staying indoors and creating! We've just had a lovely family lunch and the boys are downstairs with The Spark reading some books they took out of the library yesterday so I'm popped up to the room of craft to share my project for today with you.

To know me is to know how much I love to create tutorials so it might surprise you to know I enjoy using other crafters ideas too. I found this cute mini book tutorial HERE and had to make one for myself.

It features the very soon to be available Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper. You can get these for FREE with a spend of £45 on Stampin' Up! products with me from Tuesday when our Sale-a-bration promotion kicks off. There are loads of freebies to choose from and there are no limits as to how many you can have either. Just as well as it coincides with the launch of our new Seasonal Catalogue too - there is going to be so much going on in the world of Stampin' Up! you'll be needing to book a day off work to look at it all mwah ha ha!

Here are some close ups of the mini book. I got to print off more photos of my boys, these were all taken in October on a few family days out to Ruddington Railway Heritage Centre, Nottingham Goose Fair and a Spooky Trail at Rufford Park. So lucky there are so many amazing places to take the boys out and they're all on my doorstep too.

So we're on a countdown now to Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration. I can't wait to share it all with you!

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Simply Celebrate Sneak Peek

Jelly's at it again teasing you with sneak peek projects using products you can't order yet - but you only have a little while left to wait!

I got so many compliments for the silver card I made this week so have made a gold one for you today:

I had fun creating this one, especially as I get to share a few tips with you. Plus I'm in a proper good mood - in the Room of Craft getting into my crafting groove listening to The Cure Greatest Hits!

So - what's going on with this card then? I've used Brushed Gold Card for my base (5" square by the way). Topped with a layer of soon to be available Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. Don't you just love Stampin' Up!

Hands up if here in the UK you wondered how to use the 'Thankful' die in the Expressions Thinlits Die set? Not a phrase we use a lot on cards, so here's your answer - chop the 'ful' off as shown in the photo below. LOVE the Gold Foil Sheets.

Hmm what else can I tell you? No we've not started doing golden adhesive gems, you just need to colour our existing ones with a yellow sharpie or other permanent pen. Other upcoming products I've used include Gold Sequin Trim, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape and the fabulous stamp set Simply Celebrate. I was so lucky to win this on prize patrol at Stampin' Up! convention in November. i've created my tag again this time using a die from Chalk Talk and only popping the top of the tag through the cutting part of the die.

Now you've seen all that do you have a wish list as long as your arm? Watch this space for news of my soon to begin never ending craft party!!!

You might want to pop by tomorrow as I'll have a FREE tutorial available for you.

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Cycle Celebration

Woo-hoo, the sun is shining today which always puts me in such a good mood. Add that to the fact the builders have finished plastering the conservatoire and lounge and to be honest I can't smile wide enough!!!

So this week brings lots of Birthdays for both family and friends so guess what I've been making today? Can't share all just yet but have a really pretty one for you today. How many of you are hooked not just to blogging but to Pintrest too? I know I am and often I don't realise how much time I spend surfing my way through and collecting ideas and inspiration. Today that's where my project was driven from. I made this card cased from a beautiful tag created by Joanne B.

It's a 7"x5" card in Crumb Cake layered with Basic Black. The 'Happy' is die cut using the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies (I get SO much use out of this set) and the sentiment is from Cycle Celebration. I stamped it in Versamark ink and heat set with White Embossing Powder.

I made the flower in Melon Mambo Card from a right mix of punches and dies - you can view them all in my online shop HERE.

 I also used the Bird Builder Punch and Wild Wasabi Card to make the leaves and branches. You can see on the next photo how I screwed up the card to give it some texture.

Popped in the centres are Clear Vintage Faceted Buttons with Linen Thread tied through.

I might have to make up another of these to display in the Room of Craft 'cos it makes me smile looking at it. If you'd like to see more of my creations and things that inspire me, click HERE to visit my Pinterest boards.

Hugs

Victoria

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0 Stampin' Up! Color Me Christmas Set

Waaaah long time no blog - let's just say a combination of builders, family stuff and then going away to Stampin' Up! European Convention has kept me occupied! Still here I am and shortly I'll be sharing with you the excitement of Stampin' Up! Convention and share a little about the next one too!

But for today I'm showcasing a simple set of cards I've made using Color Me Christmas stamp set.

I've used the lush Baked Brown Sugar card for my base and cut an oval using Framelits. Behind each aperture is an image from the set stamped in Stazon and coloured with Stampin' Up! Markers:

Before my days as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator (4 years now!) I used to absolutely love colouring in stamped images and the different mediums to do so. I never thought I'd be happy to use my Markers but I find myself very content with the results these days! That and I've finally caved and invested in some decent glasses so I can see what I'm doing!

Here are the cards themselves:

Can you spot a NEW product on these? Or maybe on these?

Wa-ha-haaaa, it's the lush Gold Washi Tape, one of many fabulous product gifts lavished on us by Stampin' Up! at Convention - I'll share more tomorrow.

Links to products in my shop if you'd like to fill your boots and get yourself some early Christmas treats:

Oval Framelits	Gold Foil Sheets	Magnetic Platform	Big Shot	Stayzon Jet Black
Many Marvelous Markers	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Color_Me_Christmas	Baked Brown Sugar A4 Card Stock

InLinkz.com

Detail: Stampin' Up! Color Me Christmas Set