Breaking News! Fun stamp set for all occasions.

 Fun newspaper style stamp set.

This new little stamp set is just £21 and can be found on page 21 of our Annual Catalogue 2022-23. It features 10 stamps, including a newspaper front cover design.

As you can see the images include a cake, champagne glasses and a graduation scroll - but you can easily add other images that will fit. We used balloons, puffins, penguins, snowmen and even made a Christmas card!

I would recommend using the Stamparatus stamp positioning tool, as the newspaper image is quite large. It was our featured #stampsetoftheweek and we used it at coffee and card too.

Here is a photo of Michelle's set of 2 cards made in Brackley, at the Lounge Cafe Bar - I love the fun images she has added.

There are 3 videos on my You Tube channel featuring this stamp set. Here are two of them. You can find all my videos by using the You Tube link at the bottom of this post/page, don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE button t be kept informed of new projects.

Here are the main products I used for the above projects:

Product List

Breaking News Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158751] £21.00

Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set [155054] £19.00

Stamparatus [148187] £45.75

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FUN New Card kit - The Best Remedy

The Best Remedy is Ice Cream!

 At least that's what it says in this new card kit now available here in the UK. A fabulous new kit, which includes a set of clear photopolymer stamps as well as an ink pad, block and all you need for 9 fun cards.

Perfect for sending to someone who needs cheering up as there are 3 fun animal characters, plus a skunk as part of the stamp set. Here are the kit contents:

This kit would be perfect for beginners to card making, as all the components are included, although it would also be fun for experienced crafters to make cards with.  There are pictorial instructions included. 

Here is a video of my original cards, designed as per the kit instructions:

I decided to turn one of the cards into a little gift box for my second review of this kit. It is such an easy, no glue box which you can make from any rectangular or square card base. Why not give it a go? No glue needed, but you will want some ribbon or string for the closure.

The gift box video is shown below. 

Even when you have finished making the cards, you will still have the stamps, ink pad, and block left over - so you could carry on and make more cards with the stamp set - I love the ice cream tub, flowers and ice cream cornet that the skunk can be holding.

I hope you like this fun kit - as always, kits are available whilst stocks last. You will find a link by clicking on the photos above or the graphic below - that will take you straight to all the kits that are CURRENTLY available. Why not take a look today. They make perfect presents too!

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Easy watercolour effect floral card design

If you have followed me for any length of time, you will know that I love stamping floral designs, and the True Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! fits the bill perfectly!

I have dedicated this week to this stamp set, starting with some simple stamped cards on Monday.

The stamp set is a (R) Distinctive set, which means that all of the shading is actually built into the stamp itself. It saves you a lot of time and effort, as a single ink colour can create a great effect.  In the cards above, I used Coastal Cabana and Flirty Flamingo ink for the flowers, and Granny Apple Green for the foliage.

I focused on this set all week, and you can find all the videos via YouTUBE.

Our second crafting session was to make a card and matching bookmark, and I was really pleased with the results. To achieve this, you stamp half an A5 Basic White card in a band approcimately 5" wide along the centre line and then cut up to create a card base and a bookmark - or even two! Full details are in the video.  These are also the designs for our weekly coffee and card making sessions.

I couldn't miss showing you the matching dies, so I used them for this next card design.  The trellis you can see is fantastic, and so you can expect to see plenty more ideas using these for non floral cards.

The flowers in this card were taken fron the stunning Awash in Beauty designer (patterned) papers. Two of the 12 sheets feature images that directly match the stamps and dies, so I used the dies to cut these out from the papers. Look out for more samples using these very soon.

For our final crafting session this week, I used the trellis design and cut it up, layering it onto one of our Pool Party Cards and Envelopes. This pack of envelopes is available FREE with a £45+ purchase from my online shop during July and August. They are not available to purchase separately. This is part of our Sale-a-Bration offer. Click on any link at the bottom of this post to see details on my online shop. Buy the bundle and get the cards and envelopes FREE.

For this delicate card, which I think would make a great wedding card or wedding invitation, I stamped and die cut the floral images. I added the Thank You sentiment at the end, along with some irridescent gems.

I hope you like the cards we have made this week. If you would like to order any of the main items used, or find out more details, you can use the links below.

Don't forget to check out my You Tube videos for this fantastic bundle HERE.

Product List

True Beauty Cling Stamp Set (English) [158976]

True Beauty Bundle (English) [158984]

Awash In Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158973]

Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes [159940]

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Fun with Swirly Frames and Pop of Petals for quick and easy cards

Fun with Swirly Frames and Pop and Petals

We had great fun at coffee and cards making these simple stamped desgins using 2 stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

For the frames you can see in the background, we used the Swirly Frames stamp set, with the addition of Pop of Petals flower stamps,together with the four petal flower punch.

Pop of Petals

We made two designs - the first based on a square card, and the second using our rectangular note cards and envelopes. You can see both styles below.

We started by stamping the frame shape of choice onto a Whisper White card layer. This can be stamped in your flower colour of choice, or a contrasting colour if preferred.   In my top sample I used Sahara Sand for the circle and the leaves, and Blackberry Bliss for the flower images and the sentiment. 

Here are the images included in the Swirly Frames stamp set

Swirly Frames Stamp set

 In the photo below you can see some of the ladies having fun with these designs at our Thursday afternoon session in Hummingbirds Bistro, Brackley.

 

It's great that there is a matching punch for the 5 flowers (and the butterfly) from the Pop of Petals set. I always recommend marking the bottom of each flower stamp,\to make it easier to align in the punch. You can see how I did this on my Facebook LIVE video and You Tube videos.

The stamp set also has different leaf images, which suit a variety of styles. I think we used all of the leaf images and all of the flower designs between us at our sessions!

After all of my coffee and card sessions, I run a Facebook Live video at 2pm (UK) each Monday, which you can find on my Facebook page and my You Tube channel.

You Tube link for this video: https://youtu.be/WXSJ9h_WppI
Facebook Live link: https://www.facebook.com/JeminiCrafts/videos/569806417182010/

Make sure you subscribe to my You Tube channel for alerts for new uploads, you can also follow my Facebook page andset notificstions ON to see when I go live each week.

For all the main products featured, follow this link to my online store.

Thanks for stopping by today.


 

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Paper Pumpkin - even better than I expected

A stunning kit with all you need to make 12 cards.

I knew I was going to order a Paper Pumpkin kit as soon as I knew it would be available - after all -  we have been asking to have it released in the UK for as many years as it has been available is the USA. This is a one-off kit being made available worldwide. Let's hope we see more of these in the future.

I was NOT DISAPPOINTED.

A fantastic kit, with everything you need (except an acrylic block) to make 12 stunning cards of 4 different designs (3 of each design if you follow the instructions included).

A perfect solution if you go away and want to take some crafting with you - or as a gift for someone, as it is prettily packaged in its own box, with matching tissue paper.

Here are 2 of the cards I made with a friend this afternoon. Everything on the cards you can see are included, even the thread, bird embellishments and the vellum feather! Each card has a matching envelope too - although of course you can make anything you want with the set, you are not limited to cards.

 

 To give you an idea of what is included, I tried to photograph most of the kit together:

 The box includes 12 printed, coloured cards, 12 matching envelopes, assorted die cuts in different shapes and size to suit your sentiments, a stamp set, brown ink pad (Early Espresso), ribbon, twine and cord, vellum feathers, metal bird embellishments, flower die cuts, tiny glue dots and small dimensionals, plus instructions!

 

 Here is another of the cards - you can see the flower embellishments, 

twine and the base card. All the envelopes have printed insides too.

 

 Just to round everything off, here is the adorable stamp set:

Get the whole kit for just £20! 

Order one today by clicking on any of the images/photos, or by emailing me here.
All available whilst stocks last.

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