Andrea Mears

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Incredible Like You Project Kit

Thank you for stopping by my blog - it's been a very long time since I've posted here, and I plan to change that.

I set a too high expectation on myself - that I would blog daily. I have spent some serious time considering what is possible and realistic for me, and I'm going to start posting 3 times per week - starting today.

I've never made up a project kit before, but I sat down and did this one, and I really enjoyed it. Look at what I made!

It's a bit hard to judge how long it took me as I got interrupted a lot, however it was only around 1.5 hours for all 16 cards.

This kit is all inclusive - the only things you need to have is Lovely Lipstick and Coastal Cabana ink, and an adhesive (I chose to use the Liquid Multi Purpose Glue, also known as Tombow).

The stamp set is fabulous that comes with it, and I know I'll be able to use it for heaps of other projects.

I love the sentiments - very uplifting, and just perfect for sending a card at any time to someone you appreciate. The flower is perfect for colouring, too!

I needed some birthday cards, so I changed some of the sentiments. The cards for the sentiments are part of the kit, but as you stamp the sentiment on, I figured I could use another set as long as the sentiment fitted. I used the Perennial Birthday set.

This kit however doesn't stop here - there is also a lovely box with a flap/dome lid to keep the cards in

I absolutely love the detail on this box - it's made of a firm plastic, so will hold your cards and keep them in beautiful condition.

If you need a large number of cards but don't have heaps of time to make them, then I totally recommend this kit. I'm going to run a class making this, as it will fit perfectly in one of my evening classes.

If you live in New Zealand, and you'd like to purchase any of the products I used, or anything else from Stampin’ Up!®, please click on a picture below, and you'll go straight to my online store.

If you have any questions, please contact me and I'll do my best to help you!

Product List

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

[147140]

$15.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$15.75

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148708]

$36.00

Incredible Like You Project Kit

[148552]

$57.00

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145760]

$46.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$8.50

Blended Seasons Bundle

Have you seen anything made with this special release bundle yet? It's available for the month of August ONLY. It's a great bundle, I think the framelits are my favourites - they're more stitched shapes!

Without further ado, let's look at some gorgeous samples that I took from Pinterest.

Crafty Little Peach

In The Cat Cave

Stamp With Amy K

From Stampin’ Up!® files

Courtenay Heuston

From Stampin’ Up!® files

This bundle is so versatile, you can make cards for almost any occasion. I'm loving the autumn leaves, but there are stamps that also work for Christmas, and 'Just Because' cards.

You know, as a demonstrator I was able to order this bundle during July, and I can currently order items from the new Holidays Catalogue which goes live on 5 September. This is one of the many benefits of being a demonstrator - the 20% off all products purchased over the three months after you join isn't bad either!

If you live in New Zealand, I'd love to have you join my team of Absolutely Awesome Crafters! To learn more, please click on 'Join My Team' above, or email me here

Take care, and I hope you have a really good Thursday!

It's a statement from my heart

A statement from my heart indeed - this is the card I'm making to send to my three new team members! Stampin’ Up!®'s Statement of the Heart is a gorgeous vision statement, and I want to share this with my newest team members.

This was a fiddly card to make, but not a difficult one. The frame of flowers is from the gorgeous Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper - all I had to do was cut out a frame. Next I stamped my Statement of the Heart stamp on in Tranquil Tide ink.

The layers of Tranquil Tide and Whisper White are standard New Zealand sizes. The tricky part was the part that doesn't show up so well in a photo.

If you look carefully, you can see around the outside of the Designer Series Paper that there is a line of glitter, or shimmer. What I did was I took the Metal Edged ribbon in Whisper White, and adhered it to the back of the paper so that just the metal edge was showing. It looks amazing in real life! I found it fiddly getting the corners neat! I don't have any great shortcuts or tips on how to do this - I just kept doing it until it looked right.

Would you like to purchase one of the items I used to make this card? The Statement of the Heart stamp set is retired I'm afraid, but the rest you can buy. If you click on any of the photos below, you'll go to my online store - any day, any time!

I hope you enjoyed today's project - let me know if you give it a go!

Product List

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

$14.75

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

[144252]

$17.75

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[147146]

$15.75

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper

[146913]

$23.00

Animal Outing has another outing!

I am in love with this cute rhino! He is just beautiful, and my children love him too! I think Stampin’ Up!® have outdone themselves with this one.

Today's card is a clean and simple card, using very few ingredients, and it makes a lovely card.

The wee bird perching on his tusk - looks like he's having a chat (probably more likely to be getting ready to eat a tick off the rhino, but we won't go there). With the sentiment, this makes a gorgeous card to give a friend.

I've used Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry and Whisper White cardstock. I've stamped in Memento ink, and I've coloured with Blends. I've also used the stamp set Around The Corner for the corner decorations.

That's it for tonight - short and sweet (a bit like me really!). I'm actually not all that short, but I thought it sounded good!

If you live in New Zealand, and would like to purchase any of the Stampin’ Up!® products I've used to make this card, please click on the pictures below, and you'll go straight to my online store, where you can shop to your hearts content!

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146600]

$44.00