Best Guy Ever Teepee Card

Hi Bloggists, welcome!

The retiring list is out!  Have you seen it yet?

The next annual catalogue will be out at the beginning of June, and at this time of year Stampin' Up! lets us know what won't be carrying over. So now's the time to get hold of the things that you've been putting off purchasing...because things sell out very quickly and once they're gone, they've gone.

Just about everything I used to make this card is going to retire.  Delightful Dijon is one of the retiring In Colours (making way for the five 2017-19 colours) so it's not really a surprise.   It's always sad to say goodbye to your favourites, but guess what - there'll be lots of new stuff coming along to take its place, so the glass is definitely more than half full!

I did struggle a bit with decorating this card.  It just wouldn't come out the way I wanted it to, so in the end, I kept it quite plain.

Here's the video - 

What do you think?  What would you suggest to decorate this up a bit more?  Let me know!

See you again soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

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...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

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

On the CASE

Does your crafting Mojo ever go off on holiday?  Mine does, and it's usually when I absolutely HAVE to create something to a deadline, such as when my husband comes home from work and announces that so-and-so in the office is retiring at the end of the week and can I throw a card together?  That's usually the signal for the ol' Mojo to pack its bags and head off for a Destination Unknown.

That's the signal for me to turn to my Stampin' Up! catalogue to see if there's anything I can CASE.  CASE stands for  "Copy And Share Everything" and  the SU catalogue is a great source of inspiration.  It's much more than just a list of products - it's full of ideas.   

These two cards are quite close to the original versions which are on page 74 of this year's annual catalogue. They were so easy to make.  They both use the Wild about Flowers stamp set - they're two-step, photopolymer stamps so it's very easy to get the flowers lined up with the stems.   The one on the right has a bit of Gorgeous Grunge as well.


Here's what I used - 

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You can find every item in the SU catalogue as well as lots of great ideas. If you need a  copy, talk to your SU Demonstrator - or if you haven't got a SU demo of your own, I'd be happy to help - just email me (there's a contact form at the bottom of the blog) or get in touch through my online shop - just click the button at the top right that says "Shop Online".  Or there's my Facebook page - and I love getting comments, so please do let me know what you like!

OK, that's it for now - but I'll see you soon, I hope.

Crafty Hugs,

Keren