Just spending some time cleaning up my craft room and took a little break to make a card with a few supplies which where out on my desk.
Today was the first sunny day in a while, so I did make a little time to take a walk outside with my husband and be inspired by the light and great weather! 😀
This cute card was triple stamped, one color over the other. I love the look of this easy stamping technique! Take advantage of the last few months of the Spring-Summer and main Stampin‘ Up Catalogue and get your absolutely beautiful stamping supplies before 31. May!!!! You can’t make up your mind??? Just contact me and I will help you put together a fabulous package to meet all of your papercrafting needs!
So easy to make this simple card. I bought this punch (which looks like a perforated note book page) a long time ago. I forgot I had it and did not use it until it had already retired 😦 Ooops! Part of the problem of having such alot of „stuff“…
This of course, triggered my desire to do a „spring cleaning“ which not only has benefits for my craft room, but also my linen closet, and my pantry as well!!! But no matter…part of the FUN of having alot of „stuff“ is rediscovering it again and again! Not to mention my very brave efforts to reduce the amount of „stuff“ laying around!
I can feel a „spring flea market “ coming on! I have already sorted out a few things. With the End of Sale a bration next week (31 of March) and the new Stampin‘ Up Catalogue right around the corner (June 1st), I will be needing to make room! Don’t forget to get your last minute Sale-a-bration shopping in before it is too late!
I will be sending out my last order before 8 pm on March 30th if you want to take advantage of the big DEALS with a € 60 purchase of Stampin‘ Up products and save on postage too!
Join my team before March 31st, buy a „starter kit“ for 129 € and choose Stampin‘ Up products worth 220 € !!!!
Keep a look out for my FLEA MARKET (Flohmarkt) coming soon!
Some tiny packages I made for a few crafty friends!
These cute little gifts took me about 10 minutes to make…
I just grabbed a few scraps off of my desk and they seem to make themselves ! 😀
Having so much fun with these matching stamp and thinlit sets. It is really my new go- 2 set. They haven’t left my craft table since I got them! Hope you like my projects today!
It all began very innocently a few years ago…just a few Stampin‘ Demos living in different parts of Germany sharing an apartment in Brussels for the Stampin‘ Up Convention! We had such a wonderful time not only at the convention, but a big round of fun at breakfast in the mornings, midnight swap contests and crafty pyjama parties! It was such a blast, that we could’nt imagine not repeating it the next year! And so we did it again the following year and organized it so that everyone brought a workshop project to share and make in the evenings after supper into the wee hours of the morning! You can not imagine how difficult it is to score 3/16 of an inch after midnight!
This year we will not be going to SU „On Stage Live“ in Australia, it is a little too far away. But we will be in Düsseldorf for „On Stage Local“ with our baskets full of swaps. In the meantime, we have decided to take turns repeating the fun here at home and visit each other’s crafty domain!
I was the first to invite my Brussel-Roomates!
It was after midnight…my household sleeping… swaps, special guest goodies, all ready for the storm of ideas and creativity to share in the morning! Unfortunately, not all of us could make it…but we prepared goodie packages to be delivered!
Quiet before the storm!
(I won’t be showing all of our projects because I am sure that everyone would like to show their own creations on their own FB pages and blogs!) 😀
Package for our dear Stampin‘ friend who had to work yesterday!
Some special guest goodies from yours truly! 😀 The personalised egg warmer and a small upright cylinder box which I adjusted in size and theme from a Xmas package made by my dearest Helga Hopen! http://stempelkunst-by-helga.typepad.com
Here is my gift for my Stampin‘ Friends! It is a sign for their „Craft Domain“ which each of them can hang on their door when they are creating and do not wish to be disturbed! Or to mark off their territory when sharing crafting space, to deter territorial disputes, like „Exactly how much of the dining room table is designated for stamping!“ 😀 (giggle)
As I began my project at the begining of February this lovely Designpaper was a free gift with any purschase of 60 Euros or more Stampin‘ Up product! I really love it! Unfortunately it is no longer available! I am so happy that I made a long lasting gift, that I can keep and look at everyday! 😀 Of course I made one for my own craftroom door too!
After a great breakfast buffet, we began swaping and working on the various workshop projects which everyone brought with them! Incredible ideas not only for „Crafters“ but techniques for „Artists“too ! ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!! WOW! You are all terrific!
#stampinfriends #concentrated #inspired
Another round of „creative play“ after a coffee break with rubarb crumble (my dad’s recipe) and my favorite…“Krispy Kreme“ donuts which Melanie brought with her, the taste quickly returned me to my childhood! Thanks Melanie, for that sweet-tooth nostalgie!
Mel needs more coffee… Tanja perhaps less… Becky still completely concentrated as Claire and Marcus are trying to figure out why I scored all of my measurments backwards! As a lefty, this seems to be my destiny in life! (hrumph)
After a wonderful evening buffet of home made salads galore, chili and desserts to knock your socks off!( My husband made his donation of mousse au chocolat and was kind enough to take over the kitchen mess!)After devouring Marcus’s „Mango-Vanilla-Cream-Dream“ naturally and impecably decorated in Stampin‘ Up style, it came time to say „Farewell“. 😦
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As you can see, I was so full that I couldn’t stand anymore! Luckily my friends were there to give me a hand and help me to my feet again! I am sure that you will be seeing the other projects we created coming soon on our various blogs, FB pages and Co.
Hope you enjoyed my article and a glimps of my stampin‘ friendships! Thanks everyone!
#imbringingbirthdaysback ! I am very happy to bring back birthdays this year!
Here are some „Birthday Workshop“ projects!
Quick and easy cards, packages and small gifts like this little Post-it book!
I love how simple it is to use DSP to make everything coordinate beautifully!
Hope you like my projects today! Join my workshop on 12. March at 15:00 – 17:30 where we will be making lovely spring projects, easily tweeked for spring birthdays, Easter, or charming Mother’s Day gifts!
Here is a simple box for treats or note cards! The original idea came from a box which SU Demo Daniela ( http://danielas-stempelwelt.blogspot.de/) made a few weeks ago and posted on her blog. I tweeked the measurements and color scheme for my own purposes but of course I am very happy to give credit where credit is due! Thanks Daniela!
I love the framelits „Rosengarten“. The DSP is from the Main SU Catalogue „English Garden“. Coordinates beautifully, just like everything else Stampin‘ Up! One of the great benefits and time savers with SU! COORDINATION!!! Not to mention the value of coordination in general, everyday life! 😀 Speaking of LIFE…My husband just reminded me that it is almost 1pm and I am still in my pyjamas!
I guess, I should coordinate my clothes, on my body and get the shoppin‘ done! (grin)
Here are a few quick images…and then off to market, I go……
Hope you have a great day!
Next workshop on 27th Feb. at 15:00 – 17:30 in Mönchengladbach !!!!
A flower vase… or perhaps something pretty for your pens and pencils?
You can use real or paper flowers! If you want to have a vase for fresh cut flowers, simply fill a glass with water and place it carefully in the geometric folded paper vase. I love groups of 3 in with various heights. 😀
Looks great on my desk, or on the kitchen counter !
Today I have created a cute little house to fill with sweets! It is one of the special projects from my 2016 monthly workshops!
I added windows and a nice little fenced-in yard…
Just wait till you see the garden and pool I have planned!!! 😀
I am quite pleased with how it turned out! I know that it is only paper, but I suppose whatever it is that makes one happy…one should do more often! You can`t get „too much“ HAPPY!
I made a special point of using ALL of the Thinlits which come with the Treat-Box! Can you find them all???
I hope you liked my project! It was really quite alot of fun to make.
Want to come to one of my creative events? For more information, just send me an email and I will be happy to get right back to you!
And for those of you who are not too busy tomorrow…
Last minute: 2 openings for my workshop „Botanical Blooms“ tomorrow Sat.15:00
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