Vanessa Webb – Independent Stampin’Up! Demonstrator

Just popping in to remind you all that there is now less than 24hours left to order anything from the current Spring Mini Catalogue. I will be putting in my final orders by 11.50pm, Monday November 30th. So please email me with your order before then (credit card payments only) to be sure you don’t miss out!

I have a couple of spots left for my Christmas Gift wrapping class on Wednesday 9th December, 7.30pm. Come along and I’ll show you how to decorate a gorgeous gift bag and gift card wallet to wrap up your christmas gifts this year.

Place : Mine!

Cost : $25  – includes all materials and a light supper

Please contact me on 4271 8121, stampin@vanessawebb.net for further details and to reserve a spot for you and a friend.

(Red bag at front designed by Makeesha Byl)

If you haven’t purchased a pack of these gorgeous specialty papers yet…..then make sure you order some from me before the mini catalogue runs out on November 30th!!!!

Parisian Breeze papers are card-stock weight papers with a beautiful textured surface….perfectly suited to the Shabby Chic style. The papers are double-sided with the option of using the stripes for a masculine card or the beautiful Toile pattern for a more feminine look.

I used the papers as a basis for my design and colour choice, but, with this card, it’s all about the accessories and techniques!
Here’s a list of what I’ve used to create my card, all items available from Stampin’ Up! through me:

Stamps : Weathered Background, Frames with a Flourish (set of 7), Life Definitions (set of 28)

Ink : Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze  Classic Inkpads, Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker

Accessories :  Corner Rounder punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Piercer and template from the Crafter’s toolkit, 1/2 inch circle punch, Build-a-Brad, Flower Fusion Too, Colour Spritzer Tool, Chocolate 5/8″ Grosgrain, Jumbo Brads (Spring Mini catalogue, available in Chocolate Chip/Whisper White/Very Vanilla/ Silver), Sponge Daubers, Sanding Blocks, Paper Snips.

Hints :

* When inking up a stamp in two colours using an In-Colour, ink up entire stamp in lighter colour eg Baja Breeze and isolate one part with a darker coloured marker eg. Chocolate Chip
* Use Stampin Up’s sandig blocks to distress cardstock edges and coloured brads to give them an “old” look

* Get more out of your Stampin Up! punches by using them in different ways.

Click HERE for  tutorial on using the eyelet border punch to make pretty corners on your cardstock!

What do you think of my card?

If you have any questions about the techniques and products that I have used please leave a comment, I’d love to hear from you

I’m stamping some cards for my lovely hostesses and also for some of the wonderful girls in my Stampin’ Up! team today, but I had to come and share some of my recent creations with you using this gorgeous stampset.

The one above uses a brayered background and it was one of our Stamp Club projects this month. If you have been thinking about joining one of my clubs next year, contact me now to request more details and an application form…….I have 4 spaces remaining for Monday’s club and only 1 spot left for Thursdays.
If you’d like to learn how to do brayered backgrounds like these, book a workshop at your place and I’ll come and show you and your friends how to recreate the card above!

After creating the background, I stamped the owls over the top in Basic Black ink before watercolouring them with Stampin’ Pastels and a Blender Pen.

You can’t see it very well in the picture but, I used a 2-way Gluepen around the eyes of the owls and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the top to help them stand out a bit more against the night-sky.

The highlights are done with a Signo White Gel Pen, which you can purchase through me from Stampin’ Up!. If you have been disappointed with the performance of other gel pens I think you’ll agree, after using this one, that it is the BEST White Gel Pen on the market.
The second card…….

The layout for this card was inspired by my Facebook friend Erika Martin who is a very talented demonstrator from the US.

I punched out the windows for the Owls with my 1 and 3/8″ Circle Punch and framed them with the Scallop Circle.

The Owls are coloured with ink picked up from the lids of classic inkpads, using a blender pen….that way I get to use the In Colours such as Kiwi Kiss to colour my images

Here’s a list of the ingredients used to make the cards above. If you have any questions or comments please leave a message for this post, I’d love to hear from you.

Stamps : Owl Together Now

Ink : Bordering Blue, Rose Red, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip,  Basic Brown, So Saffron Classic ink pads

Paper : Whisper White, Bordering Blue, Rose Red, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series paper

Accessories : Brayer, 1 and 3/8 Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pigtails Ribbon Originals, Jumbo Brads (currently available in the Spring Mini catalogue), Snail Adhesive.
Ok……back to making some more cards!!! Have a great day

Here are the designs for November’s stamp-stacks. The design on the left is inspired by Kelly Harper (one of my talented Inky Fingers team members) and the pink card is CASEd from a design by Canadian demonstrator Josee Smuck.

This Monday’ stamp-a-stack is full…….but I still have some spots free for Thursday 26th November.

Cost : $20 for 10 cards 5 each of the two designs above. Tea/coffee and a light supper included.
Time : 7.30pm

Place : Mine! Details will be provided when you book.

Please email me or phone 4271 8121 to reserve a spot for you and a friend……payment is due a week prior to confirm your booking.

I Wish Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Real Red 12 x 12 cardstock
Old Olive 5/8 inch Grosgrain ribbon
Small cellophane bags
Curly Label Punch Bundle
Kiwi Kiss A4 cardstock
Whisper White A4 cardstock
Riding Hood Red 5/8 inch striped grosgrain ribbon
From the Kitchen of stamp set
Thanks x 2 Simply Sent Card Elements & More Kit
More Thoughts Simply Sent Kit
2U Simply Sent Card Elements & More Kit
No One Like You Simply Sent Kit
Dress Up Ribbon Originals
Valet Ribbon Originals
Cutter Kit
Button Latte Designer Buttons
Button Bouquet Designer Buttons
Pigtails Ribbon Originals
Petal Party Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Rock-a-bye Girl Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Rock-a-bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Just Jawing stamp set
Bold Brights A4 assorted cardstock
Real Red Stampin’ Write marker
Brilliant Blue Stampin’ Write marker
Glorious Green Stampin’ Write marker
On Board 5 x 5 Art Journal
Spiral Punch

Make sure that you get something that you really want this Christmas!

Click here to download your Christmas wish list, fill it out and give it to your family members and friends.

My contact details are on there, and I offer a free Christmas gift-wrapping service on request for orders of $100 or more placed before the 15th of December.

Here are some of the things I’ve been making with the goodies on the list above………. This is a 7’s box. You can find the tutorial to make this box on Marelle Taylor’s website here.

I’ve used the Scallop Square Punch (which you can earn this month for free!) and the hostess set called Punches Three on my box. You can earn this set for free too by hosting your own in-home workshop or by spending $300 or more on Stampin’ up! goodies . To get the two-toned image, I stamped the Merry Christmas stamp twice, once on Very Vanilla and once on Kraft cardstock. I punched out the Scallop Square image and cut around the greeting on the Kraft before mounting it on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also punched out a Scallop Square “window” before I stuck the box together.
The ribbon is Riding Hood Red striped grosgrain, available only for a couple more weeks in the Spring Mini Catalogue.

You can’t see it very well in the picture, but I’ve stamped the snowflake image from Winter Post in White Stazon as a background on the box…….which gives a really subtle effect.

Here’s another great idea using the I Wish Simply Scrappin’ Kit. These kits really simplify your scrapbooking so that you can literally do a page in minutes!

The kits come with diecut stickers, cardstock and exclusive double-sided papers. You can add embellishments such as chipboard and ribbon…..but the basics are all there to put your pages together.

You can also make a large pile of Christmas cards with these kits:

For most of the cards above, I’ve just used what comes in the kit (you can even make your own ribbon by cutting thin strips of cardstock and distresing it before tying it in a bow or knot)

Here’s a close up of one of the cards I made with the kit, just adding some Double Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon to finish.

I’ll be back soon with information about this month’s Christmas card Stamp-A-Stacks!