Papertake Weekly Challenge

Well I popped over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge yesterday and imagine my delight when I saw this weeks challange was Hot Chocolate!!! You have to use Pink and Orange(hot) and Brown (chocolate) on your card!!! This is my favourite combo inspired by the fab Sweet Always papers!!!

I have made a simple card in that the only stamped image is the wording Mr Dear Kind and Wonderful Friend! I didnt think it needed an image as I wanted to feature the sentiment so I have layered up various papers and flowers with extras like Rhinestone Brads and buttons. Stamp is from the Occasional Greetings set.

All products are Stampin Up. Here is a bit of an arty farty 3D version for you so you can see the layers.

If you would like to get hold of these papers and loads more, I still have 4 places left on my paper share. Please see above post for details!

Jules
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Motivate Monday!

I have a private forum for the ladies in my Stampin Up team and I try my best to make a card every Monday with a stamp set that I either have never used before or have hardly used at all!! I call it Motivate Monday!!!!

Here is my card for this week. It is using the Tart and Tangy set and the Summer Picnic papers which co-ordinate with each other.

I also had a challenge for my Stampers 10 group ladies on our blog and I sent them all a little card kit this month with a paper and ribbons and some textured die cut flowers and asked them to make a summery card. Thanks to all the ladies who have joined in so far, this is my offering, bit cheeky combining two!!!!!!

The colour combo is Bashful Blue, Real Red and Old Olive. I have made a triple suspension card as you can see, the little fruits spin round.

This lovely flower at the top is one of the Die Cut flowers, they are amazing value, you get 4 sheets od 12x12 die cut flowers, loads of them in there, will be using them a lot more! They are on page 79 if you have a Stampin Up catalogue!

The sentiment is stamped in the popular Circle of Friendship set and I have layered this up and placed on top of a real red ribbon and bow!

Hope it cheers you up today, roll on summer!!!

Jules

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Loads to tell you!

Happy Sunday everyone! Firstly I apologise for this lengthy post, there is so much to tell you!!!

For those of you who have expressed and interest in my Chocolate Class on 14th March, I have now found a venue (other than my house!!) so I can accommodate a lot more people. Those of you who have been to my house it is literally over the road from me!!!

If you havent registered please get in touch asap, the cost is £8.00 and we will be making Chocolate Brown themed projects. All stash provided and chocolate refreshments!

Here is a peek at one of the projects! Its a little coaster book perfect to send as a special card or gift! I have done mine as a Mother's Day gift but you could do it for a birthday etc.. I made one for my Mum last year and she kept it in her bag and then if anyone asked how my boys were doing she shown them the little book!

Made with the Chocolate Chip Designer Papers and Close to Cocoa accents. The sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings set and the flowers are stamped with the One of A Kind set and punched out with the Boho Blossoms punch!

Here is my Ross looking all freckly in the summer and the 2 monkeys together!!! The word Family is a rub on.

And here is my little cheeky Evan! Again flowers punched out with Boho Blossoms and the sentiment is from One of a Kind, punched out with the 1 1/4 circle punch and then layered up with the 1 3/8 punch and the Scallop Circle Punch. The flourish is from the Yummy set.

I hope she likes it! Please mail me on julie.kettlewell@ntlworld.com if you are in the Leeds/Bradford area and would like to attend.

Now for the big news!!!!!!

Stampin UP are launching our first ever MINI catalogue on 1st April!!! This will run until 30th September after which the new main catalogue will come out! The mini is fab!! I have a copy here and cannot wait for my pre-order products to arrive to be able to show you products!!!

There are 15 new stamp sets!!

2 new Wheels

2 NEW PUNCHES (these are my favourites and are fab!)

3 new sets of papers

3 new ribbons

New buttons!!!

I will be posting samples as soon as I have some made up and you will be able to order with me from 1st April!!! I will be having special offers so please keep checking back for details!!

During March we also have a special offer of 25% off Chipboard from Stampin up! If you love Chipboard now is the chance to stock up on it while it is on offer!! I will be adding some projects this week to show you how fab it is!!

Thanks for listening, hope you are as excited as I am!!!!

Jules

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