Votive Candle Box

Hello bloggists!

Have you seen the retiring list on the SU website yet?  I must say that, when I got to see it, there were some huge surprises - things that I thought would never retire, like the Note Tag punch - as well as things that we knew would certainly or probably retire - like the Blackberry Bliss card and the Bohemian DSP - so today's project is one in the "use it up before it goes" category.

I made this box to hold two Yankee Candle votives, which would be a nice small gift.

Happily, though, it looks as if the Grateful Bunch stamps and the Botanical Builders will be with us a while longer.  

See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

This is a recorded message..

...because I'm away at the Stampin' Up! conference, On Stage Local.

When you join SU as a Demonstrator, you aren't left on your own to sink or swim.  There are lots of resources to support you - the leader of the team you join (your Upline), online training to show you how to use the products, organise a workshop (if you want to), build a business (if you want to) - there's so much to help you (and if you want to know more about joining SU, I'll be glad to help - see here)

Anyhow, three times a year we launch a new catalogue - the annual catalogue which lasts all year from June to the end of May, and two mini catalogues for autumn/winter and spring/summer.  Ahead of the launches there's an opportunity to attend a conference and find out what's new.  And I'll be going to the local event for the UK and I am SO EXCITED!

One of the things that we demos do is make swaps - so you make a pile of things all the same and then swap them, so that you come back with a lot of inspiration from other demos (we're all about sharing!)

These are what I'm taking - 

Inside there's either a sachet with a refreshing wipe or a teabag (I ran out of wipes!) I'm looking forward to coming home with a lot of lovely things - I promise I'll show them to you!

Because I'm going to be away when this goes up, I'm scheduling the YouTube tutorial so can't link it here (I don't know why but Blogger refuses to recognise Tuppence Coloured but insists on using my other channel as "My YouTube") - but you can find the tutorial from the link at the side of the page.

Back soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Happy Haunting!

Hello bloggers!  Today I am simul-blogging with my other self over at Altered Ego.  I'm taking part in a month long blog hop with a Halloween theme.

This is a CASE of a card I shared a few weeks ago.  I love how the design looks different in different colours!  

Here's the sketch of the design -

Thanks for visiting - and I'll see you soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Bohemian Rhapsody!

Hello everyone – welcome to my blog!

Here’s today’s quick share-

This is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from the preview that we Stmpin’ Up! Demonstrators got of the 2015-16 Annual Catalogue.  Yes, I know that we’re all excited about the new Autumn/Winter catalogue, but that doesn’t meant that the AC has gone away!

I absolutely love, love, LOVE the colours in the Bohemian DSP, they are so rich.  I hope you like them too – but there’s no reason why you couldn’t use other colours instead.

Here’s the sketch –

If you give this a try I’d love to see what you come up with – leave a link in the comments so I can visit!

See you soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Tut, Tut!

Hello blog friends, thank you for stopping by!

It feels like a very long time since I blogged last, and that's because last week's list was early.  Did you enjoy the blog hop?  It was so much fun! Anyway, it's back to normal this week with this little window-front box.  

The box holds a cake of clear soap in the shape of King Tutankhamen's death mask -

which will be a little extra gift for my SIL on her birthday, which will have taken place by the time you read this.  She loves anything about ancient Egypt.  I chose colours that I hoped would be reminiscent of the famous gold mask.

Here's the tutorial - keep watching to the end for a special guest appearance by Mysti the cat!

Thank you for visiting - I do hope you enjoyed it.  See you soon!

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Taking Note

Hello everyone – thank you for visiting, so glad you did! Last week the new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue opened for business and I can finally get to tell you about some of the lush new products that we have for you. As demonstrators we get a sneaky peek of what’s going to be on offer and we can order some things in advance (one of the perks of being a demo!*) so I’ve been playing with the Bohemian Designer Series Paper. 

This is going to be my new favourite, I can tell! Today’s project - a holder for a pad of sticky notes and a pen – was inspired by similar holders that I’ve seen on Pinterest and YouTube and would make a nice quick gift for a teacher or someone who works in an office. 

Measurements are – Cardstock 7 ¾ x 5 1/4

Score at 3 1/4, 3 5/8  and 4 1/8.

I always send my customers a small gift as a thank-you for shopping with me - so if you purchase through my SU store in June, you might get one of these...

*Speaking of the perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, this month (June 2015) there's an extra incentive to join.  As well as the usual discount on the starter kit, if you join SU before the end of the month you can choose two stamp sets (any value) absolutely FREE.  You can find out more here.


Thank you for visiting - hope to see you again soon!

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