{Christmas Stampathon 2019 - March Challenge}

Welcome to the...

3rd Round of the
Christmas Stampathon 2019

Be inspired every month with a Christmas Challenge on the 25th of the month.

The challenge this month is to create projects using mainly W H I T E and use it to make 4 items, they could be cards, bags, tags or whatever will help you with your Christmas crafting.

When you have made your creation, please photograph it and add it to the Facebook group here.

I am joined by the 3 other demonstrators from around the world

Denise Kepple Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from America

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

I really enjoyed this challenge, and will try to do it more often, it was really liberating not to have to think hard about colour schemes and matching.  I know that might sound crazy coming from me as I love colour!



Here is my video tutorial...

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is available now and can be viewed here

We are also in the wonderful season of Saleabration.

If you are new to Stampin' Up and are wondering what one earth that means, I'll briefly explain.  To reward you for purchasing Stampin' Up! products you can choose a fabulous free gift for every £45 spent.  To see the choices of free items have a look here.

If your wish list is quite long and reaches near the £99 mark then it's worth considering signing up to Stampin' Up! as there is a fantastic sign up offer at the moment.  For £99 join up fee you will receive £170 of product.  Contact me for more details.

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K 

Y O U T U B E

T W I T T E R 

I N S T A G R A M 

P E R I S C O P E 

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases  

Info and rules about the Christmas Stampathon 2019

• This is a collaboration between Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in the US, UK and Australia. 
• Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge.
• The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month (January-October) on each of the organisers social media. The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.
• Join the Facebook group for up to date announcements and to submit entries https://www.facebook.com/groups/569826780020011/
• Challenge Rules
• To be entered into the Prize Draw in November you need to complete 1 or more of the challenge. You will earn 1 virtual ticket entry every month you complete a challenge and an addition 10 virtual tickets if you complete all 10 months.
• Photos of your projects need to be posted on the Facebook group post for that month or emailed to one of the organising demonstrators to be shared, please state your country of residency.
• To be eligible to win a prize you need to live in the USA, UK or Australia.
• All entries must use at least one Stampin' Up! product - ideally a stamp.
• The winners will be randomly selected by an online generator from all the eligible participants.
• By submitting a photo you give the organisers permission to use the photo on their blog and social media.
• There are prizes available for each country. The first prize is US $60, UK £50, AUS $88 of product that the organisers will choose and ship free of charge. The second prize is a sample of each of the items the organiser/s from your respective country makes.
• Everyone who participates will be allowed to use our specially designed badge that can be displayed on your blog.
• Please use the hashtag #christmasstampathon2019 in any social media you post your entries to.

{Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Happiness Blooms}

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

Thank you for popping to my blog from the lovely Yvonne.

It's the Sunday blog hop and we have a wonderful selection of cards and projects using the Happiness Blooms Suite.

It's packed full of bright colours and retro floral styling.

Here are 3 approaches with various elements of the suites.  The first is a set of 3 small cards - these were really simple to make, only requiring the Memories and More pack that accompanies the suite, a trimmer , card and some adhesive. 

The second project is this bright and fun card highlighting one of the little floral punches.

The third project is stepped up a bit further. I fussy cut some of the leaf stamps so they could flow from the focal point.

To see how I put the cards together, please have a look at my video here.

To see all the other amazing participants click on the links below.

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is available now and can be viewed here

We are also in the wonderful season of Saleabration.

If you are new to Stampin' Up and are wondering what one earth that means, I'll briefly explain.  To reward you for purchasing Stampin' Up! products you can choose a fabulous free gift for every £45 spent.  To see the choices of free items have a look here.

If your wish list is quite long and reaches near the £99 mark then it's worth considering signing up to Stampin' Up! as there is a fantastic sign up offer at the moment.  For £99 join up fee you will receive £170 of product.  Contact me for more details.

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K 

T W I T T E R 

I N S T A G R A M 

P E R I S C O P E 

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases  

{Stamping Sunday Bloghop - Gingham Gala Suite}

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! 

The first one of 2019, I'm looking forward to sharing some inspiration using products from the 

Gingham Gala Suite

It's a beautiful spring coloured suite, and great for any lovers of butterflies... ahem like me.  I cannot resist them!  Especially when the designs are so intricate.

At the Stampin Sunday Blog Hop we've decided to slightly change what we present to you.  We recognise that some of you may be at the beginning of your crafting journey and have limited supplies, and the rest of you could be anywhere from a beginner to a super avid crafter, with lots and lots of supplies.  To make sure we inspire all of you we are creating 3 projects from the same suite.

Here is my first one, only stamping and 3 inkpads.

The second one requires the use of the co-ordinating butterfly punch and some dimensionals.

And the 3rd one requires all the previously used, with some extra products and a lot more time.

 

Here is a video tutorial with a few tips.

Do have a look at the other wonderful inspiration from this international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

S H O P   N O W  for Stampin' Up! products HERE 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K 

T W I T T E R 

I N S T A G R A M 

P E R I S C O P E 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases  

{Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016-2017 Blog Hop - Week 5}

Welcome to the Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016-2017 Blog Hop! You’ll be hopping around some amazing Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrators blogs, each with an inspirational project, featuring new catalogue products. You're at Ruth's blog fromthe UK.  Welcome! You can continue hopping by using the previous and next buttons at the end of this post. 

Here is the card I have made, I used the Blooms and Wishes stamps and the fab new Pom Pom trim, then used the new Foam Adhesive Strips to give the card dimension.

Here is more detail and the colours I used. 

Thank you for stopping by, to see what the fabulous Louise has created click on the next button below.

 Sarah Berry

Stefanie Lemke 

Ruth Trice - You are here :)

Louise Sharp

Kim Price

Jolan Meurs

Louise Sims

Kylie Bertucci

Tracy May

Caroline van der Straaten  

Sue McDonald

Constanze Wirtz

Orders are still being taken for a Paper Share, a great way to purchase a sheet of ALL the papers in the new catalogue! Click on the picture below for more info.

My online shop is open 24/7 - 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with me please remember to use the following hostess code, and DO NOT tick the NO CONTACT button, I will not be able to send you your gift if you tick it.

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-{passion for grey pt 1}-

Loving the Basic Grey at the moment.  Have you noticed?

Found this lovely card  >here < by Monica, and was so inspired I got playing.

I stamped some flowers from the Green House Garden stamp set, they were a bit too large for the effect I wanted, so I cut a spiral into them and rolled them up.

I think this is the first time I have inked up this stamp from the Green House Garden set, I completely bypassed it! Will be using it a lot more now!

Can you see the little green flowers have a slight suede texture?  By scrunching and roughing the flower up (punched from cardstock), you can then separate the layers, so not only do you get 2 for the price of 1, but a lovely texture.

New Catalogue and Idea book as from tomorrow!

Please contact me to get your hands on the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue.  If you've never seen one, I'm sure you'll be impressed with how packed full of ideas and samples it is.

I'll be updating my blog in the next few days so you can see it directly more easily.

However, if you can't wait, click HERE and it will take you to the Stampin Up website which should have it live from 1st October!

I'll leave you with this card, that was inspired by a skirt I saw in a shop window!

Been playing...

...with the new colours from Stampin Up that will be available from the 1st October.  Please contact me if you would like one of the new Ideabook/Catalogue, I have a pile ready!

Simply Stampin' Challenge 25

Tis week on Simply Stampin they gave us this sketch...

This is what I made.  Given you a bit more of a sneak peek at the new products coming out next month.  Have you noticed that I really love the butterfly stamp?  Using the blender pens to colour it in, I can make it match any card I am making.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 23

These were the challenge colours this week - very girly!

Simply Stampin' Challenge 19

Here is the sketch over at Simply Stampin' this week...

...and here is my card

Simply Stampin' Challenge 17

Over on Simply Stampin' Challenge this week they have set a colour combo challenge (click here to join in!) here are the colours...

Needed to make a birthday card for my mother in law, so made her this...

Hubby hadn't got her a pressie, so I decorated a little notebook in the same colours and theme.  Dug out my paper crimper hadn't used in years to make the leaves, punched them out with the Blossom punch, folded them in half and put them through the crimper.  Also used a white gel pen to great effect to highlight different areas.