Winter Meadow for Stampin' Fancy Friday December

This month, the theme at Stampin' Fancy Friday is 'Designer Series Paper'. 

We don't blog hop as such but the team at Stampin' Fancy Friday do a daily inspiration post on Instagram. The team at Stampin' Fancy Friday are all current or past members of Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team, so it really is a great place to pick up ideas or recharge your creative mojo. Follow @stampinfancyfriday if you don't already. 😀

The thing about DSP is, that not only is it striking in its own right, but you can do with it what ever you can do with ordinary plain card. 

So in this card, the only thing that isn't DSP is the card base, a vellum circle and the Silver Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper.

I started by die cutting out a series of circles from Winter Meadow DSP using a small Deckled Circle die. These were adhered to a piece of Basic White card then the whole thing embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder. I lightly sponged the edge in Blueberry Bushel.

The foliage die cuts, from the Magical Meadow set were cut from Winter Meadow DSP and the Snowflake Magic Specialty DSP (with some Glimmer Paper berries).

Even the sentiment is embossed onto a piece of DSP. 

f you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Orders placed with me can earn free tutorials. 

• Any order of $90 or more will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects, as a thank you gift. 
• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Magical Meadow for Stampin' Fancy Friday

This month, the theme at Stampin' Fancy Friday is 'Over the Top Christmas'. We don't blog hop as such but the team at Stampin' Fancy Friday do a daily inspiration post on Instagram. The team at Stampin' Fancy Friday are all current or past members of Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team, so it really is a great place to pick up ideas or recharge your creative mojo. Follow @stampinfancyfriday if you don't already. 😀

I went 'over the top' on this vintage style Christmas card, made using the Magical Meadow bundle. 

I threw a lot of different things at this OTT creation: there's texture embossing, sponging, splattering, gilding, die cuts, specialty paper, heat embossing... the whole kit and caboodle.

You can see how I did it here. Why not pour yourself a coffee and strap in for the ride?

If you decide to make one, or something similar, I'd love to see how it turns out. 😀

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Orders placed with me can earn free tutorials. 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects, as a thank you gift. 
• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Magical Meadow for The Paper Players 663

One of my favourite challenges is The Paper Players so I was delighted to find some time to play in their latest challenge, a sketch - my favourite kind of challenge. 

I had the most amazing weekend recently at the Creativity Abounds Virtual Stamp Camp, which featured the Winter Meadow suite. I'm excited for the next one in early February 2024 - watch out for details.  Since Winter Meadow was still on my mind, I got it out again for this challenge.

I used the Christmas Tidings embossing folder for the background and the sentiment is from Festive & Fun.

The Deckled Rectangle dies gave a nice point of interest to the edges of the rectangles.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

Update: Delighted to be A Cut Above at The Paper Players.

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here or on any of the products below.

Free Gifts with Orders 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift. 
• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Product List

Magical Meadow Bundle (English)

[162144]

$121.50

Festive & Fun Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162078]

$55.00

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

[146991]

$21.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$21.00

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$21.00

Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162133]

$26.25

Snowflake Magic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162147]

$21.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$19.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$19.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$63.00

Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder

[162115]

$18.00

Festive Pearls

[159963]

$14.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$9.00

Creativity Abounds Winter Meadow

 

I'm excited to be sharing with you today my first projects for the wonderful Creativity Abounds team. I've just joined this crew of keen Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all around the world. Each third Thursday of the month, the team shares a theme or suite to give you ideas or the impetus to try something new. 

As well as just showing you ideas, we also produce a Make and Take Tutorial bundle that will be given as a free gift with an eligible purchase.  

(Make and Take means you'll be sent a kit of the things needed to make the projects minus those items you will already have as part of the suite - like DSP or embellishments.)

Our featured suite this time is the oh-so-pretty Winter Meadow from the September - December Mini.

This month is also one of the three times a year we offer a Virtual Stamp Camp.  When you purchase the Winter Meadow suite, you'll not only get the standard thirteen project Make and Take Bundle but a whole lot of extras. Read on to find out the details.....

But first, here's a sneak peek at the thirteen Make and Take Tutorial bundle projects.

Don't they look exciting? But wait... there's more! 😀

When you purchase the Winter Meadow suite from me, you'll not only get this bundle of thirteen projects but your invitation to the exclusive Face Book group that will host the Virtual Winter Meadow Stamp Camp, where you'll get an extra thirteen projects and video presentations. So a total of 26 projects for you to make! The presentations will be recorded and the private group will remain accessible for you.

Here's a sneak peek of my bonus project - the one I'll be presenting at Stamp Camp.

I'll be showing you how to make one of these sweet circle easel cards. Which one do you hope I'll demonstrate?

To get your invite to our Exclusive Stamp Camp

• If you live in New Zealand, buy the Winter Meadow suite from me. If you're not already a customer, make sure to tick that you want Demonstrator contact so I can send you your invitation.😀
• If you already have the suite, make another purchase from my online store of an equivalent value ($203.50 plus p&p) and message me to tell me so I know to send you the invite. Demonstrators welcome.
• If you don't live in New Zealand and would like to join the camp, buy the suite from one of our team who are in your market. I'm happy to refer you. 

Stamp Camp Information

• The live camp will take place 20-21 October (USA, Canada, Europe) and the 21-22 October (Australia and New Zealand)
• If you can't join live, sessions will be recorded and the group will remain accessible afterwards.
• There will be other live sessions and activities aside from the presentations. 
• Perfect if you like to share you crafting with others.

Here's our team.

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and see all the amazing projects that will be demonstrated at the Stamp Camp. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you.

Winter Meadow Stamp Camp

The Winter Meadow FREE Stamp Camp will be here before you know it. It all happens in an exclusive FaceBook group on October 20-21.

If you'd like to join in the fun of Stamp Camp, it's easy.  Just purchase the Winter Meadow Suite ($203.50 plus postage) from me and you will receive the stamp camp for free. If you haven't purchased from me before, make sure to tick that you want demonstrator contact so I know you want to be in Stamp Camp, or you can email me jan@thinkingstamping.co.nz. I can place the order for you if you prefer. 

With delivery times uncertain, and the chance of some products selling out, the earlier you place your order the more certain you are to get your suite in time for the Stamp Camp. So order soon.

You will be mailed a package from me that contains:

•  everything you need (except what’s in the suite) to make 13 cards
• a PDF tutorial with step-by-step instructions
• links to videos demonstrating those cards

AND

• an invitation to our Exclusive FaceBook Stamp Camp and get the fun of watching 13 LIVE demonstrations of ADDITIONAL PROJECTS from 13 demonstrators from around the world  on October 20-21, 2023. These events are recorded and will be available for replay forever.

If you have already purchased the suite from yourself or someone else, just purchase an equal amount of product from me. Then please email me (jan@thinkingstamping.co.nz) to let me know you’d like to be in the Winter Meadow stamp camp.

If you'd like to join in Stamp Camp but don't live in New Zealand, message me. I'm happy to refer you on to someone in our group who is in your part of the world.

Here is what is included in the Winter Meadow Suite:

I'm happy to answer any questions you have about Stamp Camp or anything Stampin' Up! related.

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand. 

I look forward to you joining me, and the rest of the Creativity Abounds team, at Stamp Camp!

Magical Meadow for CAS Colours and Sketches 518

 My pre-order arrived this week and today, a wet and wintery day, was play day! First equal out of the box was the Winter Meadow suite, which features the Magical Meadow bundle. While playing around, I came across the latest sketch at CAS Colours and Sketches, which I found intriguing because of the instruction that the image and sentiment HAD to stay within the rectangle. That was challenging because I always like to break the frame, so I decided to take up the gauntlet on this one.

My project today was inspired by the example of design team member, Cecile, who had rotated the sketch and then stamped a minimalist scene onto an interesting paper.

One of the elements of the Winter Meadow suite is a Specialty DSP - Snowflake Magic - which gives you six 12x12 sheets of foiled paper, two each of three designs. Although two of these are lushly coloured in Lost Lagoon, one is white shot through with silver. I've used a sliver of this and stamped one of the meadow images and one of the sentiments directly on it. It's a kind of sneak peek of the set, all in one! 😀

I've also used the new Distressed Tile embossing folder for the background. It's already a favourite item!

This is such a simple card but one that really shows you don't need a ton of gear and a heap of time to make a card you'd be happy to give! Just stamp, ink and paper - and the option of an embossing folder!

All these new products (and more) will be available 6 September. If you live in New Zealand, you can shop with me from anywhere in the country. You can view my online store here. You can view this suite and the other items I got in this video.

Here's a sneak heads up - this suite is also the featured suite at the Creativity Abounds International Virtual Stamp Camp in October. To receive an invitation to this fun event, all you need to do is purchase this suite from me. If you don't live in New Zealand, you can get your invitation from team members in your own Stampin' Up! area. Message me and I'm happy to give you details or refer you.