BRAYERING AGAIN

A repeat of a project I shared at my recent Brayering class but this time I changed the colours for my Weeting ladies.

 

Everyone had a lovely day, the sun was shining and they all loved their projects.

 

Pop back on 14th July for my Tutorial on how to create this gingham effect using your Brayer.

 

 

and some close up photos

 

 

This delightful little box has been a favourite

at lots of different classes

 

 

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

BEST OF 25 YEARS ....... July

For Stampin' Up!s 25-year anniversary, they are bringing back some of their favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 5 sets, which will release one set per month—until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image!

Continuing this theme the stamp set released for July features 'Best of Butterflies'.  All sets will be available until 31st March 2014 or until stocks last and will be priced at £13.95 in Clear Mount only. 

Don't forget Stampin' Up! do co-ordinating punches to match several of their stamps :-)

 

 

Feel free to contact me for more information or to place an order.

 

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

BRAYERING CLASS

At one of my recent classes, attendees enjoyed playing with lots of different Brayering techniques and textures.

 

This was one of my favourites of the day. 

 

Who would have believed that this effect could be achieved using your Brayer !!!

 

 

I loved this technique and decided to use to make 40 swaps for a training event in July.

 

I will be posting a tutorial on 14th July to share you how this was made and also my swaps for the event so please pop back and have a go yourself.

 

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

BEST OF 25 YEARS ......

For Stampin' Up!s 25-year anniversary, they are bringing back some of their favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 5 sets, which will release one set per month—until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include one new never-before-seen image!

Here is 'Best of Flowers' released for the month of June 2013, however all sets will be available until 31st March 2014 or until stocks last and will be priced at £13.95 in Clear Mount only. 

 

Feel free to contact me for more information or to place an order.

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

BLOG HOP - RETIREMENT LIST

Morning fellow crafters

Sadly, we've come total time of year again when Stampin' Up! sadly have to retire some of their fabulous products to make space for new and exciting products arriving in NEW our Annual Catalogue 2013/14, available from 1st July. 

Today, I am joining a few fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to show you some of our Stampin' Up! items that are retiring and therefore only available until 30th June, but hurry these are only available while stocks last.  So, why not grab a cup of tea, pen and paper, as I'm sure you will find something you simply 'must have' before they disappear at the end of June.   

You may have joined me from Donna @ http://www.head-over-heels-by-dlm.blogspot.co.uk/ so a warm welcome to you, wherever you have found me.  As Demonstrators, we all love sharing their creations with you.  

It is my birthday tomorrow and we are visiting family so I packed a few products to finish my projects last night and early this morning, as time has run way with me once again. If anyone ever discovers the 36hr day, please remember to share with me :-)

My first project today features the Newsprint Designer Series Paper #121878, River Rock cardstock #111852 and using the Just Believe stamp set #116948 (W) #120453 (C), all of which are retiring products.  This stamp set was one of my favourites and I'm sad to see it retire. Of course none of my floral projects would be complete without some butterflies which I'm pleased to say are still in new cattie :-)

My next project I uses my Brayer but features retiring colours Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze and Lucky Limeade, again with the Just Believe stamp set.  I had two classes last weekend in Bury St Edmunds and Norwich.  My ladies loved playing and learning different techniques but my favourite was making check gingham with the Brayer.  Sounds intriguing, then pop back next week and I hope to have some loaded here. 

Here I have used my favourite Designer Series Paper Twitterpated #125406 to make some cute 10cm square cards.  Riding Hood Red featured in these papers, is another colour that will be retiring. 

..... and a quick close up of the butterfly layers, this time stamped onto recycled brown packing papers which come in our Stampin' Up! deliveries.  Aren't the just sweet ?

Now for some covered notebooks using the same Twitterpated Designer Series Paper #125406.  The brads with adhesive jelly dots are from the Spring/Summer catalogue so they will also be coming to an end at the end of the month. 

As Independent Demonstrators, we are lucky to have seen the gorgeous new catalogue online and I already have a looooonnng wish list of my favourite new products. 

If you have a long wish list too, either from the retirement list or anticipation of how much you will LOVE all the new products, I would love you to join my growing team, so pease just getting touch and we an cat further. 

Meanwhile, enjoy the rest of your day and continue along our blog hop today by clicking here to join Sarah @ http://www.stampinsarahiow.blogspot.co.uk/

Happy crafting :-)

Sandra

REGIONAL TRAINING @ TELFORD

Yesterday, I spent the day with 330 other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators at Telford, for our 2013 Regional Training event.

 

As always, a Stampin' Up! event is always the time to re-charge the battteries to get back in the swing again.  Sadly, dear little blog is always the last area to get some attention :-(

 

Friday, I collected two of my team, Laura and Elaina, and we took a relaxing trip, stopping off at a craft goody supplier on the way, of course.  Once there, we met with up with another teamie Alison and some other fellow demonstrators from another team who travelled with her from north of the county.

 

I made 100 swaps which were the design I created for the Suffolk Papercraft Show in Bury St Edmunds last week.

 

Part punched but still more to go .....



 

Half of these were in Pink Pirouette which will sadly retire at the end of June.  The other half were in Blushing Bride, a previous In-Colour that will be returning from 1st July.

 

 

 ..... and finally all completed .....

As numbers of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators has grown considerably, we are now often asked to be creative and make our own name badges.  Elaina kindly offered to make mine while I was at work Thursday, which saved me having a late night making after class.  HUGE thank you, E :-)
 

 

 

At training, we were privvy to updates on lots of new and exciting things coming from Stampin' Up! soon but all remain under very tight wraps until they release full details to us shortly.

 

If you want to be among the first to find out about these changes then why not join my team ?  With Stampin' Up! celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year, we once again have a special offer for all recruits until 30th May 2013, receiving an extra £25 in their starter kit for FREE.  (See seperate tab at top of my blog for details).

 

Be sure to pop back and visit me again soon.

 

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

:-)

 

 

 

 

BACK BLOGGING ........

Well, here I am, back blogging again. 

 

As always, my life has been moving at a fast pace with work and other life's events. Dad has been staying with us now since the end of June last year and has just moved into his new bungalow last week. I have had two periods of sickness from work recently, having a bad attack of Tonsilitis at Easter, which left me with a really deep, hacking cough.  Being thoroughly tired and washed out, not sleeping well, a 3rd lot of anti-biotics finally got me back to feeling human again.

 

Some of you may have noticed that I have been playing around with my blog over the last few weeks, as I've tried to create a clearer and more user friendly layout. It's still a 'work in progress' project but at least the ball is rolling again.

 

At the same time, I have gradually been moving more towards social media with Facebook and have now added a Facebook Business page which can be found at

https://www.facebook.com/sandra.roberts.921?ref=tn_tnmn#!/StampinUpDemoKraftyBikerCrafts?bookmark_t=page

Please come over and have a look and 'like' my page.  Pop back soon for an update on Stampin' Up! training event I attend in Telford this weekend.

Happy Craftin'

Sandra

SUFFOLK PAPERCRAFT SHOW

Here is photo of Laura and myself, set up and ready for the doors to open at Suffolk Papercraft show on Sunday 28th April, taken by my dear friends from AJs Card Craft, Stamford on the stand next door.

 

As always, we met many crafting friends, both old and new, and enjoyed talking to them about Stampin' Up!

Our visitors all had the opportunity to complete a 'Make & Take' card. My design for this will also be my swap for a Stampin' Up! Regional Training event on Saturday 11th May, so I will post photo later.

Our Prize Draw for a bundle of Stampin' Up! goodies from the recent Sale-A-Bration promotion, was won by Bev Knights from Norwich.
 

I heard that some of the stall holders let the organisers down at the last minute but the crowds were steady and kept us busy all day.
 

Another huge thank you to Laura and Tracy for helping me doing half the day each.  These events cannot be done without another pair of hands.  Much appreciated as always.

 

Happy Craftin'

Sandra

:-)

GET WELL - Punchart

Hello fellow crafters

 

Would you believe we are nearly 3-months into 2013 already. With all this snow, it seems like Chrstmas was only yesterday. 

 

This is a card I made for my boss who had been very poorly. 

 

The owl punchart 'nurse' I have made before but liked the idea of doctor and nurse for a masculine 'get well' card. Thanks to fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators for sharing the punchart images on Split Coast Stampers. 

 

The owl punch and greeting from Curvy Verses are all from Stampin' Up!  Every owl punch purchased from me will receive a copy of my owl class tutorial. 

Happy craftin'

Sandra

BABY CONGRATULATIONS

Hi fellow crafters

This is a card I enjoyed making for a colleague at work who had just become a new Dad. Quite proud of the compliments when other colleagues signing their congratulation messages. 

 

When David and I were away on a cruise in Hawaii a few years ago, I took part in all the craft activities available on board ship whilst at sea.  We made a bear similar to this use thin wooden circles and so for this card I punched lots of circles using Stampin' Up! Punches, some same colour ink sponged round the edge of each piece (yes, some were very fiddly).  I have also seen a similar image on Pinterest using coudroy covered buttons. 

The balloon strings were made from Stampin' Up! White Bakers Twine, pulling strings all together after mounting on card and rolling a glue dot to keep all strings together, before tucking under bears 'paw'.

 

I can't wait to make a pink version and some more for my stock box. 

 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this project and feel inspired to create yourselves. 

 

Bye for now, happy crafting :-)

 

Sandra

SALE A BRATION BLOG HOP

Morning fellow crafters !!

Welcome to my most favourite time in the Stampin' Up! Year ........ our Annual SALE-A-BRATION. This promotion is running from 22nd January to 22nd March with one free gift to choose for every £45 spent. There are even some items from the main catalogue included on the list !!

Today, I have joined in a blog hop from 10am with several of my fellow Demonstrators, to share projects made using items from Sale-A-Bation that you can earn for FREE or items from the NEW Spring / Summer catalogue which launches TODAY !!!!!

So why not grab yourself a cuppa and a notepad then sit back and enjoy a tour of our blogs. I'm sure you will have a long wish list by the end, I'm sure I will have more things I want to order too.

You may have joined me from Joanne's blog HERE and seen her lovely inspiration.

My project today is a gift box and selection of 6 cards. My dear 'adopted Mum' Pat and I snatched a long overdue craft day together after Christmas and enjoyed playing with some of my Sale-A-Bration pre-order items.

We started by creating a template in scratch paper then decorated our final project using the bright and colourful Sycamore Street Designer Series Papers #127540. The ribbon and centre button are from the Sycamore Street Ribbon Button pack #130812, which includes 3 spools or co-ordinations ribbon and 36 co-ordinations buttons.

This is the inside of the box that I have decorated with strips of the same DSP.

Here is my selection of cards using several of the stamp sets available to earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed your stop with me today. I am pleased to say I am really sticking to my New Years Resolution and blogging at least minimum once a week, if not more. Please pop back and see me again. Why not click to follow me as I will have some exciting offers to share with you during Sale-A-Bration.

If you fancy finding out more about how you can take advantage of the many offers during Stampin' Up! Promotion, please feel free to contact me and I can email or post you information.   If you fancy receiving an extra £62.50 products totally FREE, then why not ask about joining my team.  In the first 3 days of Sale-A-Bration, three of my lovely ladies took advantage .... would you like to be the next ?  Please see my earlier post on all the advantages.

Enjoy continuing your blog tour by clicking HERE and taking a look at Emma's projects.

As I'm half way through, I've inserted all the links in case the loop breaks anywhere along the way :-

 

1.  ALISON P - http://craftyalisoninlyon.blogspot.com.

2.  SARAH K - http://esellek.typepad.com/my-blog/

3.  EMMA - www.devotiontothedream.blogspot.com

4.  CLAIRE - www.stampinupscrapper.blogspot.com

5.  ANNE-MARIE - http://classycrafters.blogspot.co.uk/

6.  KATIE - http://stamping-katie.blogspot.com

7.  JANE - http://www.janeiowcraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk

8.  MARGARET K - http://makingpapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

9.  ELAINE - http://thesassystampers.blogspot.co.uk/

10. JOANNE - www.frenchiejo.blogspot.com

11. SANDRA - www.kraftybiker.blogspot.com

12. EMMA - www.emma-daye.blogspot.co.uk

13. VICKY - www.vickylouscorner.blogspot.com

14. ALISON - www.craftingalison.blogspot.com

15. MICHELLE - http://stampwithbluebell.blogspot.co.uk/

16. SARAH - www.stampinsarahiow.blogspot.com

17. SPARKLE - www.sparklecrafts.blogspot.com

18. LEANIE - www.beautifulimpressions.co.uk

19. DONNA - www.head-over-heels-by-dlm.blogspot.com

20. BECKIE - www.bextiesandstickytape.blogspot.com

 

 

Have fun and happy craftin' !!

Sandra

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY TERRY

Last weekend I took advantage of being stuck home with all the snow to make a couple of golfing cards for brother-in-law who is 60 today. One was from us and one was for my sister to give him. He has family visiting from Australia who had a sharp shock getting often plane at Heathrow, having left in 42degree heat and land in our snow !!!

I love punchart and these are CASEs of ones I had seen somewhere online. Unfortunately, I had captured screen shots for inspiration but had no got the website at the top. Some very talented people have made several variations around same theme.

 

 

 

If you are interested in creating cute designs using Stampin' Up! Punches, please get in touch with me (details on contact tab stage top) as I will be scheduling a coupe of punchart classes in 2013, one enteral and one purely for the festive season.

The rain has washed away all our snow now so life will hopefully return to normal for everyone very soon.

Take care Happy craftin'

Sandra

TINSEL TUESDAY - week 4

There's still lots and lots of snow here in Northwold, Norfolk. The snow that fell last week hadn't melted at all and then had lots more on top !! Had to get my ski boots out but kept toes really toasty :-)

I'm still feeling Christmassy for Catherine's challenge this week HERE with so much snow around. Last year, I really fell in love with the Stampin' Up! Jolly Bingo Bits and think it works really well for this sketch, on my favourite little 10x10cm cards.

The silver glimmer card pack i've used to accent here, is an extra FREE gift for hostesses booking a Stampin' Up! party or virtual party with sales of £150 from today until 22nd March plus Sale-A-Bation FREE gifts available for everybody.

These cards were so quick and easy, I had to make a set of three. It feels so good using up some scrap strips off my craft desk !!

Happy craftin' and keep safe in these winters conditions.

Sandra

 

SALE-A-BRATION IS HERE !!!!!!

The wait is over and once again we can all enjoy the benefits of Sale-A-Bration from Stampin' Up!

 

22nd January - 22nd March 2013

 

This is even more special as Stampin' Up! have spent the last 25-years making a difference in the lives of it's demonstrators, customers and countless others through sharing creativity, encouraging and honouring demonstrators accomplishments.

 

To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, this year is even bigger and better than ever ...... and everyone is a winner.

 

1. CUSTOMERS - For every £45 spent, choose a fantastic Sale-A-Bration FREE gift from a whopping 17 items. 
2. HOSTESSES - Invite friends and family for a fun evening crafting with like minded people.  Hold a party/workshop or collect orders of £150 or more and you will earn a FREE pack of Silver Glimmer paper in addition to all the usual hostess benefits.
3. NEW DEMONSTRATORS - Got a long wish list ?  Love Stampin' Up! products ? Then why not join my team and sign up as an Independent Stampin' Up!  Demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration and get an amazing extra 25% FREE in your starter kit.  Yes, you heard me right ..... pay just £99 and you will now be able to order £162.50 of your own shopping list (usually £130).  Whether you want to be a hobby Demonstrator just for yourself and a few friends, or to hold your own parties/workshops, or build a small business of your own, then Stampin' Up! can offer you that flexibility to do as much or as little as you wish.  What have you got to lose - take the Starter kit for a test drive with no obligation but fantastic offers and a whopping 30% discount of your first order.

If you fancy joining in the Sale-A-Bration fun then please contact me for more details.

 

For anyone who contacts me about any of the above Special Offers before I contact you, will receive an additional special handmade gift at your event or when you sign up.

 

So what are you waiting for - I'm waiting for your call :-)

Happy Craftin'

 

Sandra

Tel : 01366 728407 or 07806 616704
Email : sroberts07@btinternet.com
 



HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Michelle

......and yet another birthday this week, celebrating my upline Michelle's birthday with this bright floral deign.

My SU10 hostess last Thursday evening I knew was a great fan of punchart. So whilst browsing through my notebooks, I found this design that I had sketched to adapt using our wonderful Stampin' Up! range of punches. The Full Heart punch made the 'petals' with 1-3/4" circle punch for flower centre, Bird Builder punch wing for leaves and Teeny Tiny Sentiments for greeting. This was great for birthdays or any occasion.

I found that punching a 1-3/4" circle in paper, folding into half and half again then snipping the tiny centre, helped make a template to find the centre of a circle and mark on the card punched out. I then drew round a 1/2" circle and used this to line up the points of the hearts evenly (as in the photo). The greeting was then stamped and punched and mounted on Stampin' Dimensional 3D foam pads.

 

 

 

I really enjoyed preparing this one and continued to make several more using Stampin Up! 2012-2014 In-Colours. With a variety of different greetings, I now have several in stock for more birthdays later in the month.

I had to send my apologies to Michelle for then leaving the card on my desk at work when we got sent home early Friday afternoon because of the snow. What can a girl do when sent home from work early, other than craft some more and pop another one in the post.

The subsequent ones I made, had a little added embellishment with a flower made using Boho Blossoms punch, a clear Itty Bitty Button with DSP backing, tied with Bakers Twine.

 

Hope you like, I know the ladies and I certainly did.

Bye for now.

Sandra

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA

….. and the 3rd day of consecutive birthdays this week !!!

 

Today was the turn of Laura, one of my lovely Stampin’ Up! downline. For her card I have been playing with some of the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper with Feeling Sentimental Stamp set – both of which will be available FREE from 22nd November.

If you fancy getting your hands on some of these free items, get in touch.

Bye for now,

Sandra

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE

The 2nd consecutive birthday this week !!!

Using a CASE of a swap I received from a fellow demonstrator, this bright and colourful design uses Up, up and away stamp set.

 

Pop back tomorrow for the next birthday creation this week.  I wonder who that could be ???

Until next time… happy craftin’.

Sandra

COLOUR Q challenge #172

Last week I stumbled upon another weekly challenge and was getting all ready to assemble my cardstock for the colour combination, only to discover that a new challenge was added today !!  This challenge can be found HERE.

 

This weeks challenge was to use Melon Mambo, Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray, Poppy Parade (now retired) and Whisper White.

I have added another little sneak peak - the Honeycombe Textured Embossing Folder and new Petite Butterfly punch will be available in the Spring / Summer catalogue from 1st February, together with the butterfly stamp from one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets from 22nd January.

Until next time… happy craftin’.

Sandra

TINSEL TUESDAY - week 3

Here is Catherine's weekly 'Tuesday Tinsel' challenge HERE.

 

Here I have used greeting from Teeny Tiny Sentiments #129579 (W) #120024 (C) with Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple Designer Series Paper. The present is a small piece of DSP, mounted on to Whisper White card stock and tied as a parcel sing Bakers Twine.

 

Bye for now and Happy Craftin'

Sandra

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE

This is a popular week for birthdays !!!  

I’ve recently chosen to do some work recently with card sketches.  By having an idea of which stamp set I would like to use, selecting a nice colour combination and then a couple of sketches to work around.

Today is the first of 3 birthdays this week, helping Jane from Bardwell, celebrate her birthday.

The lighting wasn’t terribly good here but I’ve used the new In-Colour Summer Startfruit together with DSP and stamp set available from Sale-A-Bration from 22nd January.

Pop back tomorrow for the next birthday creation this week.

Until next time… happy craftin’.

Sandra