Crafty Christmas Countdown #6

Hanging Chocolate Coin Treats

This project was inspired by Stamping with Peg. A super fun hanging treat suitable for the tree, a stocking filler, gifts for the class or for your colleagues and brilliant if you do craft fairs. Once you have all the pieces cut and ready to go, assembly is quick and easy and they look super cute! I made a bunch of these last year, and they sold really well on this years craft stall (my first ever one!). Lets make some treats...

You will need:

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (121681) 
- 2 1/4" x 8" 
- Score at 6 1/4"
Merry Little Christmas DSP (144621) 
- 2 1/8" x 6 1/8"
Whisper White Cardstock (106549) 
- 2 1/8" x 1 1/2"

Cherry Cobbler Double Stitched Ribbon - (144117)

1/8" Circle Punch - (134365)
Fast Fuse Adhesive - (129026)
Emerald Envy Taffeta Ribbon - (142742)
2" x 8" Cellophane bag (141703)
Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set - (142043)
Cookie Cutter Builder Punch - (140396)
Blender Pens - (102845)

Inks: Cherry Cobbler

Hope you enjoyed this video and have fun making these cute Christmas treats. Don't forget to like and subscribe :)

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Crafty Christmas Countdown #5

Nutcracker Christmas Gift Box

Today's project is a simple one, decorating a Mini Pizza Box (144645) with the Around The World DSP and Year of Cheer DSP. Perfect for small gifts or Christmas treats.

You will need:

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (121681) 
- 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" 
Year of Cheer DSP (144640) 
- 3" x 3" 

Mini Pizza Box (144645)
Whisper White Cardstock (106549) - Tag
Christmas Around The World DSP (144629) - Nutcracker
Cherry Cobbler Ribbon

Dimensionals - (104430)
Fast Fuse - (129026)

Inks: Tranquil Tide

Interested in these items? Get in touch to place an order today or click 'Shop Online' at the top right of my blog! All orders receive a little thank you gift, orders over £50 will receive extra free goodies from me :D

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Crafty Christmas Countdown #4

Christmas Gift Card Holder

Today's project is a fun and cheery gift card holder (or money wallet card) that I made with my Coffee & Cards attendees. It is CASED from Jan Musselman (iHeartCards2). Featuring the Coffee Cafe Bundle (145331) and the Merry Cafe stamp set (144965), it is an ideal Christmas make for gifting a coffee loving friend a Costa, Starbucks or Bru gift card. But also a perfect project to adapt to any occasion using any stamp sets and DSP, not just Christmas; Birthdays, Weddings, New Baby and Christenings.

You will need:

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (121681) 
- (Card Base) 4 1/4" x 11" 
- Score at 5 1/2" and 9"
Merry Little Christmas DSP (144621) 
- 3 1/4" x 4" and 1 3/4 x4"
- 2 1/4" x 3" (for your cup!)
Whisper White Cardstock (106549) 
- 4" x 5 1/4"
- 1 5/8" x 2 5/8" and 1 1/2" x 2 5/8" (for your cup lid and holder)

Coffee Cafe Bundle (145331)
Merry Cafe stamp set (144965)
1 1/2" Circle Punch (138299)
Cherry Cobbler Double Stitched Ribbon - (144117)

Dimensionals - (104430)
Tear & Tape (138995) or Snail Adhesive (104332)

Inks: Early Espresso, Tranquil Tide and Cherry Cobbler.

Interested in these items? Get in touch to place an order today or click 'Shop Online' at the top right of my blog! All orders receive a little thank you gift, orders over £50 will receive extra free goodies from me :D

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Onstage Local Solihull UK

Onstage Show & Tell

Something a bit different for today's post. Recently went to Stampin' Up's Onstage Local event, which is an event for Demonstrators. 
This was my first Onstage ever and I am still so excited and buzzing from the event days later. The atmosphere was incredible and we were totally spoilt by Stampin' Up! We got a look at the new products coming out in January, craft and play with new products, meet other amazing Demonstrators and swap projects. 
More in the video's below...

Swaps I received at Onstage Local:

Goodies and general Onstage awesomeness:

Few more pics from the day below...It really was an incredible day! 

So if you are interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, get in touch for more information! Join my team today to start getting amazing discount on products you love :) 

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

Teamies, selfie with April and our badges:

 Very yummy cupcake for Stampin' Up!'s 10 year anniversary in Europe:

A gift from my Upline! & my Upline Catherine: 

Make & take time :D

 April and myself with one of our make & takes:

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Crafty Christmas Countdown #3

Christmas Sour Cream Pouches

Super fun and super simple treat pouches, aka Sour Cream pouches! Can be made in all sizes and used for so many different things; Table favours, lucky dip game prizes, for small gifts, advent calendar, for wedding confetti (see photo below), to replace Christmas crackers or as stocking fillers. 
So many uses, so lets make them!

You will need:

Christmas Around The World DSP (144629) - 4" x 6"
Very Vanilla Card Stock (106550)
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (121681)

Cherry Cobbler Double Stitched Ribbon - (144117)
Layering Circle Framelits - (141705)

Dimensionals - (104430)

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Tranquil Tide

Interested in these items? Get in touch or click 'Shop Online' at the top right of my blog to get yours today! More Christmas projects coming over the next few weeks, watch this space :) 

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

My wedding confetti pouches - featuring our colours :)

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Crafty Christmas Countdown #2

Merry & Bright Card

A super quick and simple card for the second project in my Crafty Christmas Countdown Series, using the Merry Little Christmas Card Pack from Memories and More. Not just for memory keeping :)

You will need:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock - C6 card base 

Cherry Cobbler - 4" x 5 3/4"

Merry Music DSP - (144623)  
Merry Little Christmas Memories and More pack - (144638)

More Christmas projects coming over the next few weeks. Order today in time for Christmas :)

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Crafty Christmas Countdown #1

Christmas Stocking Card

The first project in my Crafty Christmas Countdown Series, using the Christmas Stockings Thinlits Dies from the annual catalogue. 

You will need:

Pear Pizzazz - C6 card base

Thick Whisper White Card Stock - 4" x 5 3/4"

Smooth Whisper White - 4 1/4" x 2 1/4

Merry Little Christmas DSP - (144621) - 4 1/4" x 2 1/4

Christmas Stockings Thinlits Dies - (141841)
Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing Folder - (143537)

Gold Foil Sheets - (132622)
Copper Trim - (144179)
Dimensionals - (104430)

Inks: Chocolate Chip

More Christmas projects coming over the next few weeks, watch this space :)

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Clean & Simple Hug In A Mug Notecard

Today's card is a clean and simple notecard featuring the Hug In A Mug stamp set. I have been dying to play with this set and wanted to create something that involved a lot of stamping and minimal surplies. This card would be perfect for a beginner but can also be easily taken up a notch or two by adding extra layers, embellishments or heat embossing the sentiment. 

You will need:

Soft Sky - C6 card base
Whisper White Card Stock

Hug In A Mug Stamp Set - (144933)

Wink of Stella - (141897)
Blender Pens - (102845)
Dimensionals - (104430)

Inks: Crumb Cake, Basic Grey, Powder Pink, Night of Navy, Real Red, Perfect Plum and Dapper Denim.

Hope you enjoyed the video. I have also included below an image of another simple note card idea using this set!
If you are interested in any of these products or would like a catalogue feel free to get in touch :)

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Card Challenge; Global Design Project 110 Sketch Challenge

Hello Stampers,

Here is a card entry for the Global Design Project 110 Sketch Challenge. The Challenge is to follow the below sketch to create a card, using any theme or colour combination.


I was feeling floral, so dug out the Flower Shop stamp set and mixed it with some of our new Merry Little Christmas DSP. Which just shows how versatile it is! I even fussy cut some of the leaves out to use along side my flower. This was my first time using the Hardwood background stamp and I really love it! I added a bit of Linen Thread to pull in the Crumb Cake browns and raised the circles with dimensionals. 
Something I would change next time; I would put the twine in front of the circles so not to lose it so much.

Items Used:

Flower Shop Stamp Set (130942)

Pansy Punch (130698)
Hardwood Stamp (133035)
Merry Little Christmas DSP (144621)

Smooth Whisper White (106549)
Crumb Cake Cardstock (121685)
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock (131290)
Gold Faceted Gems (144141)
Linen Thread (104199)

Inks: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz & Crushed curry.

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Card Challenge; PCC #262 and Less Is More #349

Hello Stampers,

Today I am sharing my entry for the Less Is More Challenge #349 & combing it with Paper Craft Crew Tic-Tac-Toe Challange (PCC262).

The for Less Is More Challenge we were to create a clean and simple card in the theme of Hot & Spicy Colours. For the PCC Challenge I chose to go with the middle row down; Baker's Twine, Fall and Punch/Die cut.

I pulled out the Coffee Cafe and Merry Cafe stamps sets and teamed it up with some lovely fall colours which also fit the 'hot and spicy' theme needed for the challenge. Keeping it clean and simple, I die cut the coffee cup as my focal point and added a fun Fall border down one side of the card. Finally I added some Twine and raised the stamped panel with dimensionals. 
And there you have a cosy clean and simple card :) 

Items Used:

Merry Cafe Stamp Set (144965)

Coffee Cafe Bundle (145331)

Linen Thread (104199)

Whisper White Cardstock (106549)
Smooth Whisper White Cardstock (106549)
Velum - for the lid of the coffee cup.

Inks: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, and Real Red.

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Love Today Planner - Month View Winter Theme

Decorating January 2018 Monthly Spread

I like to get a head start when decorating my planner, but will not start using my Love Today Planner until I have finished my current Planner. I just could not wait to show you some ideas in decorating it, so thought I'd make a head start on next years layouts :) 
I have kept the decorating basic on this spread with a snowflake/winter theme, bringing in some sparkle with the Year of Cheer DSP and some lovely Washi. Check out the video below to see how I went about this.

Products Used:

Love Today Planner - (144257)

Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper - (144640)
Merry Cafe Stamp Set - (144965)
Hang Your Stocking Stamp Set - (142114)
Washi Tape

Inks: Soft Sky and Basic Grey

Later I will fill it all in, add some stickers and maybe even some more snowflakes to the white spaces. Hope you enjoyed decorating my planner with me. 
If you are interested in any of these products you can order them 24/7 through my online shop (link top right of my blog) or feel free to get in touch :)

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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Card Challenge; PCC #260

Hello Stampers,

Today I am sharing my entry for the Paper Craft Crew (PCC260) Sketch Challenge. Only my 2nd card challenge ever and already I know I'm going to be addicted! The challenge is to create a card using the sketch below; 

I pulled together the Coffee Break DSP and Wood Textures DSP for the bulk of my card, they work fab together! Added a bit of interest to the DSP using the Timeless Textures stamp set...the 'mug stain' is perfect for coffee/tea themed cards! :) I am actually rather happy with how it turned out! More pics below :D

Items Used:

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (144155)

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper (144177)
Timeless Textures Stamp Set (140517)
Coffee Cafe Stamp Set (143677)

Linen Thread (104199)

Glitter Enamel Dots (144200)
Crumb Cake Cardstock (121685)
Whisper White Cardstock (106549)

Inks: Crumb Cake and Early Espresso 

Happy Crafting,

        AMIE

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