Tuesday 17 December 2019

December 2019 Blog Hop





Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Training Program Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

Whether you are starting here or have come from another blog, there is a link list below this post to all of the blogs. 

Please take the time to check out all the inspirational ideas that are available and leave a comment as a way of showing your support.


As it is Christmas month (even though we may have been hearing carols at the shops and seeing Christmas goodies for the last two or three months) I thought I would share a couple of off the page projects I have done.

This one is my take on the one Shelli made and was on the video of Shelli and Sara at Onstage, you can find the video on the Events page on the Stampin'  Up!® website. Thanks Shelli!!







To make the star box you will need to use the largest star shape die from Stitched Stars and cut two.

For the edge of the box you will need a strip measuring 3.8cm x 38cm (you will need two cut from the long side of the A4 to get enough length for each star, so four in all. Make sure you join them on a corner.)

Score at 0.5cm along short edge and every 3.8cm along long edge. Folds every 3.8cm alternate valley and mountain. Cut from edge down to 0.5cm fold line on every 3.8cm fold line and then cut off corners of each of the flaps so they will overlap nicely.



I originally thought that I could use these boxes to put the following Christmas tree decoration in, but I think I need my eyes checked because it was like trying to put a fully grown chicken back in the egg!! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

Anyway, here is my Christmas tree decoration!



My husband was visiting his favourite woodwork shop when we went to Melbourne a couple of weeks ago and found these cedar slices. He knew I was looking for something like these and got some for me! How nice is that?

I initially stamped with StaZon on the raw wood and then coloured with Stampin' Blends but that didn't work as well as I wanted, so I decided to use the fine tip glue pen to seal them first. That worked much better but I did find that I needed to let the StaZon dry for about 30 minutes before trying to use the Stampin' Blends or otherwise they removed the StaZon.

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Cheers 
Deb xx

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Special Occasions



Today I am sharing a couple of special cards I've made, one to celebrate my Uncle turning 90 and the other to celebrate my sister's 50th wedding anniversary. Both such special occasions!!

Because these two cards were for special occasions and not for demonstration, not all the products used are current (my apologies). However, I felt they were too nice not to share!




I chose Calypso Coral as the base for my sister's card as it is very similar to the colour her bridesmaids wore.





I use A4 Cardstock to make my box card. You will also need 2 pieces of 12cm x 2cm cardstock scored 1cm in from each short end to add your bits/layers to. 




















I cut my DSP 0.5cm smaller than the area I add it to.

Current products used are listed below. If you are in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase current products by clicking on my shop now button on the right or contact me.

https://debmacdowell.stampinup.net
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Cheers

Deb xx 


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Tuesday 12 November 2019

November 2019 Blog Hop



Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Training Program Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

Whether you are starting here or have come from another blog, there is a link list below this post to all of the blogs. 

Please take the time to check out all the inspirational ideas that are available and leave a comment as a way of showing your support.

This month I have made some sample cards to show how different a card looks depending on the colours you use.











Cheers 

Deb xx 


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