Summer is drawing to a close...

Well, I think we can safely say that summer is over, although I am hopeful for a few more lovely warm days! However, there is still a little time before the gorgeous sets and accessories in the SUMMER MINI catalogue disappear.... perhaps forever!
My particular favourite is Carte Postale, great with the co-ordinating Enchante paper range and co-ordinating wheel - the perfect combination for elegant cards. I am also a fan of the Stem Silhouettes set - I have seen so many beautiful cards made, including plenty for the men in our lives, this set is so versatile, and a must have for your collection. The SUMMER MINI ends on March 31st, so contact me today to arrange a workshop -some March dates still available, or to place an order direct.

The RETIRED list is out!

The RETIRING list of stamp sets and accessories is now available on the Stampin' Up! home page for everyone to see. Please phone or email your order through NOW to avoid missing out on retiring products - items are going from BLACK to RED in a single day! I will continue to update the list with stock levels daily here for your convenience.

I am offering All RETIRING products at a 10% discount on the catalogue price, so make sure you check the retiring list against your wishlist so you don't miss out on some of the great sets we are losing!

- list deleted to save blogspace - Contact me if you would like a copy of the retired list emailed to you

More than cards...

I love to make 3D objects such as gift boxes and the like - it's especially easy with the huge variety of templates available. This 'cake slice' box is one of the templates provided to demonstrators by Stampin' Up! , similar templates are available to the public on papercrafting blogs and websites. Very straightforward, and easy to embellish for a variety of purposes.

This one is made from Chocolate Chip cardstock, and has a band of ivory organza ribbon as the 'cream layer' The box is assembled with my favourite adhesive for 3D constructions - Sticky Strip double sided tape. Super strong and sticky, yet easy to work with.

The 'cream rosette' on the top was made with a round 1 1/4" circle punched from Very Vanilla cardstock, topped with several layers of square 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square Very Vanilla pieces arranged in an offset pattern to form little points. The layers are joined with mini glue dots, and the points of the squares were gently bent upwards to create a 3D shape.

The top with the ribbon bow is made from a 1" circle punched from Very Vanilla, and the double rectangle punch was used on this to create a faux bow in ivory organza ribbon.

To finish, sentiments from the Sale-a-bration set "Lots of Thoughts" were stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and punched out with the 1 1/4" circle.

Done! It was the perfect size to fill with a friend's favourite sweets as a little thankyou for a favour she did for me last week. Thanks Kim! You could also make a whole pile of these to assemble into a cake shape and use as party favours or goodie parcels, or as a novel place card idea at your next dinner party