Balloon Adventures - with balloons !

Yes, this time same stamp set but using some of the balloons !

They are lovely balloon images and I love the fact there is a matching punch, really quick to do. Did add an extra step though by using the gorgeous copper embossing powder. Not sure you can see the shine, but it is lovely in real life and very on trend.

The sentiments are from this set too and the inside has had a little tone on tone stamping too

I think you will agree this card is very different from my last one, considering it it using the same stamp set. I love versatile stamps, need to get my moneys worth !

Back on Friday, seem to be getting a routine going

Julie x

Balloon Adventures

Morning all, can you believe we are halfway through January all ready ?

Yesterday, we delivered my eldest back to Uni 😥 , so now it's time to really get organised and establish a new routine - after I've tidied her room !!

Today's card is the last of this set and before I forget, the colours are Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry. You may have noticed the title of this post is Balloon Adventures , but there are no balloons in sight ! That is because that is the title of the set that the large sentiment comes from, along with many other sentiments AND some very useful balloons that match the balloon punch too.

A large piece of my coloured strip and the stitched framelits again - now available to order again, while stocks last so pop over to www.juliewade.stampinup.net to order if you have been waiting for them.

Hope you've enjoyed my cards made with the Inside the Lines freebie paper pack. I'm sure there will be more but come back on Wednesday for a different colour combination 

Better get cleaning that bedroom lol !

Julie x

Delicate Details

Happy Friday !

Have you got any snow ? We've had a bit yesterday and this morning but thankfully here in the Midlands we usually avoid the extremes that some parts of the country suffer. I've braved it out to drop my daughter off , but now I'm going to make a hot chocolate and hibernate in my craft room ! Perfect weather for crafting !

As promised, today I'm going to give you some more info on the border stamps I used on my last card. They are from a Sale-a-bration set called Delicate Details which is FREE with an order of £45. When I first saw this set I knew I would use it a lot, it's ' very me '. But what is more amusing is that several of my demonstratror friends have said they thought of me when they saw it lol ! I must be so predictable !

It does make a beautiful edge and of course I've added another bit of my coloured strip and a some individual leaves and a flower that I cut out. The sentiment is from 'Balloon Adventures " and I just love the stitched framelits which will be available to order again very soon.

If you would like this stamp set, pop over to my online store www.juliewade.stampinup.net - you won't find it difficult to earn a freebie !

Keep warm

Julie x

Customer Tee

Morning all, I'm back again ! I'm getting quite good at this New Year's resolution thing , mind you it's not even the middle of January yet !

Today's card is using the very versatile Custom Tee set . If you've not seen this set I suggest you take a look as I think it will be one that can be used for a lot of occasions and suits male and female cards. It also has a lot of little accessory stamps which are very useful. 

For this card I just stamped the T shirt outline stamp onto my coloured strip . I also added a birthday girl sash.

Pop back on Friday and I'll tell you more about the border stamp I used. See how I'm making myself accountable lol ? By telling you in advance when I'm next going to post it makes me do it - it's working so far !

Julie x

Beautiful You !

Morning all,

As promised, I'm back with further details from one of my cards made from my colouring session. 

This card is stamped with one of the gorgeous images from the new Beautiful You set. I must admit this set went straight to the top of my wish list when I saw the new catalogue. It has 3 beautiful images and some lovely sentiments too - and it's just perfect for watercolouring ! But on this occasion I used the paper piecing technique by stamping the image again on my colouring page and cutting out the skirt and umbrella and then a bit more colouring on the bodice....

I love how I can change the clothes as the mood takes me - think it reminds me of the dress up doll comics I had as a little girl lol ! Do you remember attaching the clothes with the tabs ? 

I will be back on Wednesday with a closer look at one of the other cards

Happy Stampin

Julie x

It's Sale-a-bration time !

Good morning and Happy New Year !!!

I love Christmas and all the festivities but I also like the 'fresh start ' feel of the New Year - and that includes the new Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer catalogue and Sale-a-bration freebies !!!

Have you had a look yet ? If not pop over to my online store www.juliewade.stampinup.net and you can browse through an online catalogue ( and spend your Christmas money lol) very easily. If you would prefer a paper copy, and you don't already have a demonstrator please let me know and I'll put one in the post to you. You can't beat having the real thing to flick through !

Obviously, the new goodies are the theme of this month's Jems Blog Hop and I've used a few of my favourites.....

One of the Sale-a-bration freebies is a set of 12x12 papers to colour. Adult colouring is very popular at the moment and it's so relaxing so between Christmas and New Year I spent a lovely cosy afternoon colouring and then used  my efforts to make a few cards.  Also you don't need to colour every little bit, just stop when you've had enough - but be warned it is addictive lol !

I cut a strip of paper approx 2 inches wide and got out my NEW watercolour pencils - luckily Santa didn't notice the seal on them had been opened before they got to him 😉. These pencils are only£14.95 for a pack of 13 and I'm so excited to be able to colour in proper SU colours...

And another fab feature of these pencils is that you can use them with the blender pens so you don't even need any water.

So what did I make with my coloured strip ? ...... As the song goes 'these are a few of my favourite things ' from the new catalogue .....

Pop back on Monday and I will give you more info on the products used - yes, my New Years resolution is to try to blog more often !

Enjoy the rest of the Hop x

 

Jems December Blog Hop

Happy December and welcome to the Jems Blog Hop !

The theme this month is a review of 2016 so I thought I would pick some of my  personal Stampin Up highlights along with photos of some of my favourite makes.  If you don't want to read it all feel free to scroll thru the pictures - I'll never know lol !

The year started on a high as during January I finally managed to achieve my promotion to the Silver Elite title, something I had been working towards for a while  and it was a very special day as there were others celebrating achievements on the same day too.

In April, it was the OnStage Local event at Telford and the first time I had qualified to attend the CentreStage evening for leaders.

I was also very flattered to be asked to be a Display Stamper and make some samples for the display boards, which meant I got to play with some brand new  ( and top secret ) products ! We had to make 20 items, a mixture of cards, scrapbook pages and 3D projects but due to a shipping delay we only had 3 weeks to get them ready. Here are a few of my favourite makes......

Seems ages since my girls were this tiny - the eldest will be 18 at Christmas!

And I got to walk across the stage and spend some very valued time with the rest of the team....

And we had so much fun we did it all again in November....

And saw some gorgeous new products, which will be available very soon.

Throughout the year I have continued my weekly Wednesday classes and monthly Card and a Cuppa events.  I really enjoy the company of my class ladies, some of whom have been coming for over 5 years now, and it has also been nice to welcome some new faces.

Here are some of our projects......

And my favourite stamp set of the year ? Got to be this cutie ...

I've also started doing some Crafternoon Tea events at a local tea room- crafting AND cake, what more could a girl want ?

Also, just last week I got the opportunity to travel to the UK office in High Wycombe and take part in the Christmas Cheer Challenge, a charity event  for Ronald McDonald House. The aim was to make 100 cards each during the day and it was a fantastic team effort and we made over 800 !!

And after almost 29 years with the same employer I had the opportunity to take Voluntary Redundancy and so am hoping to extend my SU activities even further next year. Exciting times ahead ....

I hope you can see the many ways that SU has enriched my life and if you would like to get involved , please get in touch as I would be so pleased to welcome you to my team ..... and there may be a fantastic joining offer soon 😉

Everybody needs a dose of SU Magic- it's so much more than stamps and ink ! x

Enjoy the rest of the Hop