As Promised

I had almost forgotten that I said I would give the measurements for the stair step card on my blog.  I had an email asking for them from one of the followers so here they are.  You need to start with a piece of cardstock that is 5 1/2'' x 10 1/2'' in size.  I have used a decorative striped heavy paper for my card, but you can use anything you like as long as it has some weight to it.  You need to score the card at 1 1/4'',  2 1/2'', 
4 1/4'',  6'' and 8 1/4'' and then fold on the score lines in a concertina manner.  You will have three mountain folds and two valley folds for your card.  After that, it is just up to you and your creativity to fill up the three front sides of the mountain folds.  The glittery twinkles on my spotlights did not photograph very well, but  I hope this inspires you to give it a go anyways!  All for now, Sue x

Girl's Night In!

As promised, a closer look at the tissue holder for a fun night in watching movies with the girls.  I have a confession to make, don't tell a soul!  I just love a good 'ole fashioned soppy "chick flick" more than anything.  What a fun way to invite your friends over to watch one with you.  This is a really easy project to do too.  I simply started with a piece of decorative cardstock that was approximately 4 1/2" x 11" in size.  If you do not want the back piece to be as high as mine, then cut the length down on your cardstock.  Then you are going to score it at 3/4",   3",   3 3/4"  and   6" so that the score lines will be running between the shorest side of the cardstock.  In other words, all score lines will only be 4 1/2" long at the intervals given above.  I hope that makes sense.  Cut an oval opening in the centre of the larger scored section at approx. 2 1/4" .  I layered a blue nestibility frame over that opening, that is optional.  Apply double-sided tape to the 3/4" flap and fold all your score lines so that it forms a cover for your tissue packet.  Slide your tissue packet in from the side (Note you might have to cut an opening in the packet before hand as most of these now open on the end of the packages)  The back panel should be sticking up and ready for you to decorate as you like. The movie and showtime stamps provide the perfect way to decorate this cute project. The entire project takes very little time to complete but looks like it took you hours!  Your friends will be so impressed!  Hope you enjoy it!  All for now, Sue x

The Time Has Come!!!

We are here, finally at 1000 followers.  I want to thank everyone for following the blog and supporting it all this time.  I won't waste anymore time because I know that everyone wants to see the winners.  Like always, we are going to do the third place winner, then the second place winner and then the grand prize winner.  Without anymore delay, the winner of the THIRD prize is ........................................
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Thanks to everyone for playing along.  If your name has been drawn, please email me at sales@particraft.co.uk to verify your shipping addresses.   All for now, Sue x

SO-O-O-O Close!

Just a quick post to give everyone a (hopefully) last chance to leave a few more comments before the end of this blog candy.  It is getting very close now so if you want to put another entry into the contest, just leave a comment on the blog.  I thought I would just show another card from the Create and Craft show I am doing on Tuesday morning at 9am using the new movie and showtime stamp sets.  I had a bit of fun with this card.  I don't do shaped cards very often, but I thought what fun it would be to do a giant popcorn container complete with 3D pieces of faux popcorn on it. You should see them in real life, they look almost good enough to eat!  I have some fun demos lined up for the show, including one I'm calling faux granite that I came up with.

There have been a few comments left from followers that are outside the UK that have expressed interest in seeing the show.  Just to let everyone know, you can watch the show on your computer at http://www.createandcraft.tv/ but it is live so you will have to know what the time difference is and simply make the necessary adjustments for your area to view the program.  They do repeat most shows later in the day also.  You can go to their website and check on their tv schedule listing and find it at a more convenient time later in the day also.  All for now, Sue x

Lights, Camera, Action!

Particraft has just released several new stamp sets this week.  This sample is from the Showtime set.  Aren't they fab?!  I have been playing away with these as I have an upcoming show on Create and Craft using them.  The show is on July 27th at 9am if you are interested in having a look.  I have several fun demos planned showcasing these new stamp sets and some great products as well.  If you have a scroll down you can see the stamp sets and all the great images on them.  They were both designed by Sam Poole.  Can't you just taste the hot buttered popcorn right now!

On the blog candy front, we are 2/3rds the way there.  Remember the contest this time is based on leaving comments after each blog to let me know you have been by the blog.  Okey dokey?  All for now, Sue x

Smooshed Flower Card

As promised, here is a pic of the card that I made using the smooshed (spelling?) flower technique.  I really like the way it came out.  It has a very romantic, watercolour feel to it.  If you weren't able to see the show on Thursday, I put a fresh flower and stem through my Wizard machine and this is what it produced.  There is quite a bit of fluid that comes out from this technique so you want to be careful about what types of flowers you use for this.  Nothing too succulent for this and also nothing too thick as it could conceivably get stuck in your machine.  Have a few pieces of kitchen roll at hand to wipe down the machine and the mats when you are finished also.  I hope you give it a go and let me know how you get on with it.

We are doing really well on our contest, almost half way there.  Don't forget that you get extra entries for letting me know that you have been by the blog by leaving a comment.  All for now, Sue x

More Show Stuff!

Here are the pics of the two new stamp plates for the show on Thursday.  It's a good thing I don't rely on my photography skills for a living, huh?!  A little wonky, but you get the idea.  The large solid floral stamp in the top left hand corner is worth the price of the multi buy alone!  I could have used that one for practically every card and still not run out of ideas for it.  It is truly my favourite as .....you can see below.

Just to tease you a bit though, I have something planned for one of tomorrows demos that is really different.  You are going to think that I have absolutely lost the plot!  I am hoping it will shock (maybe a little) and delight (maybe a lot) all who watch.  I'm not going to give any details (hopefully so you will have to watch!) but I will post the card after the show so you can get a good look at it.  Kind of like the ribbon ruffling from a few posts back, I am hoping to have all of England doing this after they see it!  Ambitious I know, but everyone needs a goal, right?!

Enough said on that, but I do want to say quite a few people left comments about the paper roses. I just want to let everyone know that you can find a tutorial on the paper roses that were on my card on the last post on Maria Holder's blog.  She has a lovely tutorial on her blog  (so well written that I was able to learn to do them from it alone) which you can get to by clicking on it on my sidebar.  It is called Imagine, Create , Inspire.  While I would love to take the credit for these (as they are my favourite new addition to most of my cards), it is Maria that has come up with the idea and put it into an easy to follow tutorial form. 

Remember, this is a new post and more chances at that candy if you leave comments.  All for now, Sue x

Thursday's Show on Create and Craft

Just a quick post to show you a few sneak peeks at some of the card samples for my show on Create and Craft Thursday morning at 10am. We are premiering Sam Poole's new stamp sets called whimsical florals and arty florals. These two sets are absolutely great for technique based cards. Between you and I, I could have used a two hour slot for this one because I have a boatload of fun stuff to show! The stamps on these plates are perfect for all kinds of card making from elegant to absolutely grungey and everything in between! I will try to post some pics of the actual plates with a few more samples before the actual show, but I hope you will tune in either way. Also, this is a new post and another chance to get additional entries into the blog candy contest if you leave a comment. All for now, Sue x

My Biggest Blog Candy Ever!

Just look at this loot, would you!  I'm not even going to list everything in here as it would take me days!   My camera couldn't even get everything in the shot it is so big!  But I am going to change the contest for this one only just a bit.  So pay attention here, this is very important.  For this candy only, I am going to set aside all the previous entries.  You will only be entered if you leave a comment on my blog sometime between now and whenever we reach the magic number of 1000 followers.  After each new blog within that time frame, you will receive an additional entry if you leave another comment.  This candy deserves to go to someone who regularly reads the blog and this method will ensure that it happens.  Your comment can be anything just as long as your name is on it.  Let's start the Big Blog Candy Contest NOW!!!!  Thanks for stopping by, Sue x