When is a pop up card not a pop up card?

 When it's a Christmas decoration of course!

For World Card Making Day (1 October),  I had 9 ladies over and I introduced them to the art of making pop up cards. As well as talking them through it step by step, everyone got to make a proto-type for future reference and of course the actual card.

When I was designing the card, I liked the idea of putting a belly band around it to keep it closed. I then have a brain wave to take it one stage further and use the belly band as a way of hanging the card.

The idea is to put some Stampin' Dimensionals on the inside upper panel rather than another snowman or penguin. When sending the card I will include some instructions on what to do. Namely peel the backing off the Dimensionals and then slide the belly band over (without it touching the dimensionals) until it's in a place they are happy with.

This is what it looks like hanging up.

The photo does not really do it justice, it's most definitely cuter in real life.

I love the This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper - you get 24 lightweight sheets (4 each of 6 double sided paper) for £11.75. Having 4 sheets of the same paper is great if you want to make lots of the same card or project.

I will be adding a tutorial later this month on how to make these cards, and I'll let you know once I've done it.

Fiona xx

If you'd like to know what I used to make the card, details are as follows:

October Special Offers

I have three offers to share with you today. Two from Stampin' Up! and one from me! Who doesn't love an offer?

Stampin' Up! Offers

1. Special Offer from 1 to 5 October only

As a way of celebrating World Card Making Day, Stampin' Up! have the following offer. It's only available until 5 October so don't miss out.

2. Buy 3 get the 4th for Free - Designer Series Paper available until 31 October

During October, buy three packs of Designer Series Paper (can be three different ones) from the following and get a fourth (also from the following) for FREE.

This is a great chance to stock up on your favourite Designer Series Paper (DSP), including two from the 2016 Autumn/Winter Catalogue.

The three packs need to be ordered at the same time but you can order as many multiples of three as you like.

What's more, this month's free tutorial features the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. What could be better than a free pack of DSP and a free tutorial with ideas of what to do with it?

Did you know that if you simply cut up a sheet of 12" x 12" DSP into 6 equal portions you can make 6 cards from those and that means 72 cards from one pack? A lot more if you cut your paper into smaller pieces!

Buy One Get One Free - Special Offer from me

It's back just for October.

During October 2016,  I am offering customers a Buy One Free Get One Free opportunity.

Purchase items from any of the current catalogues (Annual or Autumn/Winter inc any of this month's special offers from Stampin' Up!) or Clearance Rack and you will get the same amount to spend on my Retired Stamp  Sets.

"So how does this work?" I hear you ask. It's quite simple really.

Place an order online or direct with me, and you are able to choose items equal in value (excluding P&P) from the pictures shown below. To make it easier for you (and for me) there are two lots - Stamp Sets of £15.00 and Stamp Sets of £10.00.

There are some rules, namely:

1. Requests will be treated in the order that the actual online or in person order is placed and money for the order is received (if placed in person with me).
2. No requests to put an item(s) on hold while you figure out what you would like to order from the catalogues, as this is not fair on others.
3. Stamps etc are subject to availability and I will contact you with the latest list once your order and payment has been received.
4. I will mail or hand deliver (if you live close to me) the BOGOF items to you. I will mail items free of charge, with the exception of requests that contain more than two stamp sets.
5. The BOGOF items are my personal items, and this is a offer made by me personally and is not endorsed by Stampin' Up!

For details of the current stamp sets available please check out the photos on the October BOGOF Page - click HERE or on the tab at the top of this page.

I will be placing an order on 5 October (to take advantage of the World Card Making Day offer) so if you live local to me (so can collect your order) and would like to add your order to mine to take advantage of the free P&P please let me know by 6.00 pm on 5 October.

Fiona xx

World Card Making Day - Stampin' Up! Blog Hop

Hello and welcome. Today (Friday night here in the UK)  I'm taking part in a World Card Making Day Blog Hop featuring current Stampin' Up! products. This is such a great way to celebrate this event with lots of amazing inspiration for you to check out.

You are currently visiting me, Fiona Whitten, here in Wokingham (Berkshire, UK). You will get to visit lots of different places around the world as you hop around.

There is a list at the end of this post which will help you to move along from blog to blog, and you will get to see well over 20 amazing projects.

My projects feature the Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper and the Suite Seasons stamp set. I wanted to show how easy it is to get three different looks to a card, but use the same paper and stamp set.

For the first card I simply stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink and added a cute Cherry Cobbler heart from a pack of the Regals Enamel Shapes. Both the sentiment and the Emerald Envy layers were die cut using the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies.

For the second card, I broke out my Emerald Envy and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Markers, and coloured the stamp using those. I love how you can use the markers to highlight different parts of a sentiment. All the other elements are the same as the first card.

There's a bit of gold embossing on the third card.   The Cherry Cobbler enamel heart was swapped out for a Cherry Cobbler bow that had been stamped and punched out using the Holly Berry Bundle (Holly Berry Happiness stamp set and coordinating Holly Berry Builder Punch). In the centre of the bow there is a round enamel shape from the same pack as the hearts previously used.

All three cards have a stamped image on the inside. I used the same markers as those used on the second card, and simply inked up part of another sentiment from the same stamp set.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you really don't want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Fiona Whitten, so check the blog hop line up list below to see who is next on the list.

Blog Hop List 

As always, please feel free to leave a comment. I'd love to know which of the three cards you prefer.

Fiona xx

By the way, there are two fabulous Stampin' Up! offers starting on 1 October.

• To celebrate World Card Making Day, Stampin' Up! are offering up to 25% off selected card making basics. This offer only lasts until 5 October so don't miss out. Click here to kind out more information.
• Buy 3 get 1 for Free - buy three packs of Designer Series Paper from a selection of paper packs and choose a fourth for free. Click here for more information.

If you are interested in making any of my cards, you can find details of the products I used below.

Please note, I used the clear mount version of the stamp set (as shown) but it is also available in wood mount too.