Quilts are for life not just for Christmas...

Hello my lovely blog readers!

Today we have the Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Bundle* to share with you.  In the bundle you get the Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Stamp Set* and the Quilt Builder Framelits Dies* but you save yourself 10% of the price compared to buying them separately (Bundles = Bargains!) HOWEVER, this bundle is only available until 2nd January 2018!!  Unfortunately these products are set to retire as the Autumn/Winter 2017 catalogue's sales period comes to an end on 2nd January 2018 :(

Here are my favourite cards created using this bundle! 

Like I said, quilts are for life not just for Christmas! I actually used this bundle for the first time not to make a Christmas card, but to create a cute little birthday card for my niece's 2nd birthday:

At my open day a few months back, my mum asked for a card to give to my aunty - they are both into their needlework/knitting/quilting that I thought the Quilted Christmas bundle would be perfect.  So, I thought what better than for my mum to make the card herself and try her hand at papercraft quilting!  Look at the amazing card she made (with very little assistance from me I might add!) - with the peacock colour scheme to match the gift she had bought, I think it turned out just fab!  

You can see more cards I made using the bundle on my previous blog post here Quilted Christmas with Cookie Cutter Surprise.  

Lastly for today, at the Christmas Card Create Evening Class held in November, our lovely ladies also wanted to use this gorgeous Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Bundle*, Quilted Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper* and Stitched Felt Embellishments*, here are the cards they each created on the night!   

I was so proud to hear that one lady who thought she may struggle at the beginning of the evening, was so pleased with how her cards turned out that she just wanted to put them on her own mantlepiece and admire them!  They all did such an amazing job, I can't wait to craft with them again in the new year! 

If you are able to get to Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK, then YOU can craft with me too!  Why not pop along to my Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue Launch Open Day on Sunday 7th January 2018.  For more details please give me a call or text me on 07841518863 or contact me through my website at jenfielou.stampinup.net  I'd love to see you and share the wonderful new products and offers with you!

The cards shown above also feature the below products:

Available in the current Annual Catalogue 2017/18

• Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes 
• Be Merry Designer Series Paper 
• Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Double-Stitched Ribbon 
• Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies 
• Large Numbers Framelits Dies 

Merry Patterns Photopolymer Stamp set - Retired exclusive Hostess set

Available in the Autumn/Winter Occasions Catalogue

• Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set - this set will still available into 2018! 
• Quilted Christmas 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon*
• Watercolor Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set* (also available in Wood*)
• Merry Little Labels Clear-Mount Stamp Set* (also available in Wood*)

*These are last-chance items and are available while supplies last.  After 2 January 2018, they will no longer be available.  Some items may be reduced from catalogue list price in Year-End Sale offer.

Just in case I don't manage to get another blog post in before Christmas then may I wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Love Jenfie
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Today's the day for FREE DELIVERY!

I'm a bit late posting this but have a quick update for you to share Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Surprise - we are giving you FREE SHIPPING!  For the UK free shipping runs from now until 11:00 PM (because the UK is an hour behind the rest of our EU markets, Europe have until midnight!) make sure to use hostess code TVFFYUXQ with your order 🎁 and I will send you an extra free gift!

Any orders placed before Thursday 14th December 2017 should be delivered in time for Christmas so if you have any crafty friends or family members, why take advantage of today's special free delivery offer with no minimum spend and get them something extra special this year?

Jenfie
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Be Merry Kit - Rosette Tree Ornaments

So I'm guessing that many of you will have put up your Christmas trees this weekend with it being the first weekend of December?  Do you feel that there's just a little something missing?  Would you like to make an extra special gift tag for your presents? Or would you like to give a handmade gift to your loved ones this year, one that they can add to their own Christmas tree?

Well, look no further than the magnificently festive Be Merry Kit* from Stampin' Up! 

This great value all-inclusive kit contains 12 ready to assemble rosettes and all the trimmings necessary to decorate in very festive Old Olive greens, Real Reds, and glistening golds! 

So, to make your rosettes, you will first need to split up your red and green shimmery tulle circles - this is the most time consuming part, I found, as they are very thin and all stick together!  As you can just make out from image 1 in my collage below they are very fine when separated and there are only a few extras in the kit so make sure you split them up first so you don't run out for your last rosettes.  You will need 9 circles for each rosette - 6 groups of green and 6 groups of red (or you can mix them up if you want multi-coloured rosettes).   

All the rosettes are pre-scored and folded with an adhesive strip for quick and easy assembly, just peel the backing from the adhesive strip and stick the two ends together (image 2).

Starting one fold away from the adhesive, and skipping every other fold, stick the tulle circles to the rosette.  To do this, pinch the centre of one tulle circle so it bunches together, apply hot glue to the small folded end of the tulle and stick it between the folds about 1/2" from the centre. (image 3)

I then used a Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the "Merry" greeting to the wooden banner (image 4), which was then fixed to the tree or candy cane die cuts (after pushing out the middle pieces) using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (image 5).  The green and red glimmer paper circles were fixed to the gold foil doily using Stampin' Dimensionals (image 6).

Using hot glue, stick the gold doily to the centre of the ornament, this will cover the gap from the middle to the tulle pieces (image 7 & 8).  The tree and candy cane die cut circles should then be adhered to the glittered pieces again using hot glue.  Make sure to have the string at the top of your ornament before adhering your final circle so that your shape and greeting are the right way up when hanging on the tree! 

If you want to use your rosette as a gift tag, or want to write on the white circle on the back, make sure to stamp or write on the circle BEFORE adhering it to the back of the rosette!  You could also make the rosette into a badge by putting a safety pin between the rosette and the circle when adhering together.

Finally, tie a bow with a piece of the red or green ribbon and stick to the top of the the ornament over the string using hot glue.  Trim the ribbon to suit.  You could also stick the ribbon to the bottom or even behind the doily if you prefer - there is no right or wrong way to put them together really as you can be as creative as you want to be!   I have plans to finish my remaining ornaments off using some of the Foil Snowflakes* from the seasonal catalogue behind, or even instead of, the gold foil doily! 

Here are my finished rosette ornaments, made casing the catalogue and following the instructions in the kit.  However, the variations are endless just follow your creativity - I'd love to see some of your creations!

I was lucky enough to share these rosettes with the lovely ladies at CTWI Craft Club, whilst I gave everyone the same instructions as I have done above, you can see below some of the wonderful variations and creativity peeking through! 

*These are a last-chance item and are available while supplies last. After 2 January 2018, they will no longer be available.   

If you are ordering any supplies for Christmas gifts, please make sure to place your order by Thursday 14 December 2017 for delivery before Christmas, orders placed after this date are not likely to arrive in time for Christmas.  

Don't forget to use the NEW hostess code TVFFYUXQ with your order, if under £150 before shipping, and I will send you an extra thank you!  This code is valid throughout December 2017 only.

Happy crafting to you all!

Jenfie

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