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Thursday, 7 January 2016

How To Create Intricate Die Cuts using the Bloomin Heart Thinlits Die, Precision Plate & Big Shot Brush Stampin Up UK


Today I am sharing with you a new tool available to all of you that love intricate Dies but hate the business of expelling all those pesky bits of cardstock that refuse to dislodge themselves from the die cut.
Does that sound familiar?
If so you must watch today's Free Video Tutorial that walks you through how to use a combination of using the Precision Plate & the Big Shot Brush, along with a shim here and there  with the assistance of a little wax paper

And what is more, it is incredibly simple and requires very little effort on your part

Tomorrow I will demonstrate how to use this die cut as a topper on a card


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  • A Video Tutorial
  • & a typed tutorial
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Tutorial
 Here is the sandwich you will need to run through your big shot:
  • Big Shot Multipurpose Platform on Tab 2 (i.e. no tabs open)
  • Acrylic Cutting Plate
  • Card Stock
  • Wax Paper (wax food bags are fine or buy it by the roll)
  • Die (blades facing downward )
  • Stampin Up! Precision Plate
  • You may need to add some Shims (cardstock that is at lease the same size as your die. The need for this will depend on how new or old your Big Shot is)
  • Run this sandwich through your Big back and forth 4 or 5 times
  • Before removing the cardstock from the die, check the underside of the cardstock to ensure you have die cut all detail - if you haven't, carefully place back through your big shot again, adding an additional shim
  • Remove cardstock.
  • First, rap the back of the die cut by flicking your fingers to remove all really lose cardstock. 
  • Place your die cut face down on the foam mat that comes with the Big Shot Brush, and carefully roll the brush over the areas that still have cardstock in the die cut that needs to come out. 



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Sale A Bration has arrived .... look at what free products you could earn Until 31 March 2016 Stampin Up! UK

Sale A Bration 2016 has arrived and
Look at what free products you could qualify for
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Oh yes .... 



Firstly you can earn a free SAB exclusive product with each £45 you spend via me or my website (not including postage costs), these SAB Exclusive Free products are not available to purchase available to purchase

And this year, some of these free items are time limited so if you see what you like, make sure you get in quick

JOIN TEAM WARRENERS

If you decide to Join My Team during Sale a Bration, you pay the usual £99 for your starter kit, but you then get to pick an additional £30 of products of your choosing on top. That is almost 30% ,more to put in your starter kit

HOST 
If you decide to Host a workshop, & place a qualifying order you will earn an additional £20 in stampin rewards

Plus - 
You can now put your Stampin Rewards toward your Starter Kit when you Join My Team

Finally, you can also place orders via my online store and earn rewards (minimum spend applies)

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Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Balloon Celebration Glimmery Celebration Card Stampin Up! UK

Today I am sharing a card that uses once of Stampin Up!'s Bundles, giving you a 15% saving on the purchase price, should you order the Balloon Celebration stamp set and the Balloon Punch Separately. This bundle would cost £45 meaning you would also qualify for a free Sal A Bration product. In the list of products used today a little further down today's post, I have included the Flowering Fields Stamp Set as your Freeby, but should you place an order, you would, of course, be free to chose a Free SAB product with every £45 you spend (excluding postage costs)

Me being me, I have used more than just the Bundle mentioned. I decided that rather than stamping the balloons, I decided it would be fun to punch out the balloons using a combination of Cardstock and Glimmer Paper. So I went with  Blushing Bride Cardstock and Glimmer Paper, and Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.
The background is stamped using stamps from the Balloon Celebration stamp set and Smokey Slate Classic Ink Pad. The balloon strings and the sentiment are stamped using Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad, with a little Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper (DSP).

  • As you scroll down today's blog post, you will find :
  • icons of all the products used to create today's card - click on them to visit my online store;
  • A Video Tutorial
  • & a typed tutorial
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Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.


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Tutorial

1. Trim a piece of Thicker Whisper White Cardstock to 10" x 5"; score the long side at 5"; fold and burnish
2. Trim a piece of regular Whisper White Cardstock to 11.6 x 11.6 cms
3, Using the Smokey Slate Classic Ink Pad,randomly stamp the cardstock with the circular stamp, re-inking after stamping 2 or 3 times.
4. Repeat this process with the Pollen stamp, again using Smokey Slate ink pad.
5. Using the Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad, stamp the balloon strings stamp at an angle.
6. Mat the panel onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock measuring 12 x 12 cms using Fast Fuse or Tombow Adhesive
7. Mat that onto a piece of Early Espresso Cardstock measuring 12.4 x 212.4 cms using Fast Fuse/Tombow
8. Punch a large balloon from Blushing Bride Cardstock,; then 2 small balloons, one each of Blushing Bride and Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.
9. Attach the large balloon over the strings image using Fast Fuse; sightly overlap this with the Dazzling Diamonds balloon, again with Fast Fuse/Tombow, and finally, add a couple of Stampin Dimensionals to the back of the Blushing Bride Glimmer Balloon and mount overlapping the other 2 balloons.
10. Trim a piece of Love Blossoms DSP to 11.6 x 1.5 cms and mount along the top of the stamped cardstock using some Tear & Tape adhesive.
Trim a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 11.6 x 1 cms & stamp with the sentiment using Early Espresso ink; create banner ends using the Banner Punch, an mount on top of the DSP strip using Tear & Tape adhesive.
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Gold & White Birthday Blooms Bouquet Card Stampin Up! UK

Today's card is the is using products from the new 2016 Seasonal (Spring/Summer) Mini Catalogue; and boy is there some corkers in there!

It was SO hard deciding which products I was going to order  on my Demonstrator Pre-order.

Yes, as Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrators, we have the privilege of ordering and playing with new products before the mini or annual catalogues go live!

What is the benefit of that? I hear you cry

Well, the benefit is that we have the opportunity to become familiar with new products, and come up with Workshop Ideas before we begin using them live. That way, we are better prepared to answer your questions and showcase techniques. It is a bit like having Homework lol .... only this homework isn't such a chore .... us Demonstrators cannot wait to get our hands on new products!

The good news for you, is that all of Stampin Up! catalogues come packed with creative ideas, and Kits to help you on your own journey of discovery.


  • As you scroll down today's blog post, you will find :
  • icons of all the products used to create today's card - click on them to visit my online store;
  • A Video Tutorial
  • & a typed tutorial
Feel free to CASE any of my creative projects (Copy & Paste Everything)


Click on the icons below to view/order any of the products used in today's tutorial


Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Watch the Video Below



Tutorial
  1. Trim a piece of Thicker Whisper Cardstock to 21 cms x 14.8 cms; score the long side at 10.5 cms; fold and burnish
  2. Trim a piece of Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper (DSP) to 14.4 x 10.1 cms; adhere to the card front using Fast Fuse Adhesive or Tombow Liquid Glue
  3. Trim a piece of regular Whisper White Cardstock to 9 x 7 cms; stamp the large flower from the Birthday Blooms Stamp Set using Versamark Ink; dust with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool
  4. Stamp the Birthday Sentiment using Calypso Coral Classic Ink Pad and punch out using the Decorative Label Punch; stick to the card front using Tombow or Fast Fuse Adhesive
  5. Using the Banner Punch and a contrasting sheet of DSP from the Birthday Bouquet DSP pack
  6. Attach the banner to the embossed panel using a Bow Paper Clip
  7. Apply stampin dimensionals to the back of the embossed panel and adhere on the opposite angle to the sentiment, on your card front

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