Joy of Sets - January 2020

 Thanks so Much for stopping by!

For those who are stopping for the first time, 

my name is Annette Ball welcome to 

Stampin' with the Bees.  

Today I am participating in a Blog Hop 
and the Theme is Something New.
Well with the Brand New Mini Catalogue that was easy...or was it!!  I have another Painted Poppy Card for you today!!
I just cannot get enough of this gorgeous bundle!!

Today I embossed the flowers using Versamark, Black Embossing Powder and my heat gun.

Then I water coloured the flowers with Flirty Flamingo and the balance of the card Granny Apple Green.  Then I stamped  the stems using the smaller stem with the

Timeless Tulips stamp set and the leaves from painted poppies then using my Aqua painter I washed the colour around to fill in the leaves. 

The sentiment is from Peaceful Moments..I just Love these fonts!! And I cut it out using the smaller label from Painted Poppies layering it with one of the floral dies from Peaceful Moments and a little silver thread and some dimensionals

And I glued an extra poppy on the inside.  I can't have a naked inside!!

I really hope you enjoyed my card today!

Everything I used is available at my online store.  If you care Canadian just click on the Canadian flag to get there.

Please click on the Next button and check out all the other blogs.  There are so many pretty things to see and make!!

Angie McKenzie 

Amanda Farlinger

Libby Fens

Jane Allmark

Tricia Butts

Angelique Nederpel 

Fiona Whitehead

Sandra Roberts

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Brenda Nelson

Susan Webster

Anne Marie Hile

Gez Carpenter

Annette Ball

Kaylin Krawczyk

Narelle Fasulo

Jennifer Arent

Vicki Milyard

Alejandra Gomez

Pink Poppies

Thanks so Much for stopping by!

For those who are here for the first time, 

my name is Annette Ball at Stampin' with the Bees.  

I hope you Love my card today!

Today I am participating in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights Event and you are able to VOTE for my card!!  The top ten winners will get to be part of an international blog hop so I would Really appreciate you taking the time to Vote for me!!  There is a button at the end you can click on and see all the participants and you get to vote for 5 projects!!  So 4 plus mine!!

We have a new Mini Catalogue out right now and I am completely in Love with the Poppy Stamp sets!!  
Yes 2 sets that co-ordinate.  One is all Flowers and the second are Beautiful sentiments that were at the top 
of my  "MUST HAVE" list

Researching the colours of poppies I was delighted to see they come in a variety of colours!! This card was made using 3 of my favourites!  Blushing Bride, Grapefruit Grove and Melon Mambo.  I also used a brand new Embossing folder and the Gorgeous new White Seam binding ribbon that can be coloured to match everything!!

I actually Stamped on the ribbon using the spotch stamp in the set.  All these products are available at my online store by clicking on the Canadian Flag.  You have to live in Canada to shop with me!

Thanks so Much for stopping by!  Please click on the link below to Vote for my card!

Saleabration is here!!!

It's Here! It's Here! It's Finally heeerrreeee!!

The Brand new 2020 Mini Catalogue 

and Saleabration have arrived!!

I have Updated my gadgets on your right with both catalogues.  Just click on the picture and it will take you to them so you can ooh and ahh over them!!

Here are the details..basically you can purchase any Stampin Up! Products, and everything in the Mini is New!! and for every $60 you can choose a FREE item or for $120 you can choose a FREE item!  Stampin' Up! has knocked it out of the park with these products!! There are so many Beautiful things!!

I will keep things short so y'all can browse!!

Upcoming Classes

Everyone Can Stamp 

Jan. 7

Monthly Card Class

Jan 12

Introducing

Technique Club!

Jan 14

If you have any questions you can comment below or shoot me an email at abee1300@gmail.com

Happy Stampin!!

Stamper's Showcase - Time to Celebrate

Welcome, for those who are here for the first time, 

my name is Annette Ball I am an independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada 

The Theme this month is Celebrate and I thought it was the perfect time to pull out a new Saleabration stamp set!!

I decided not to put a sentiment on this card.  Then it can be used to Celebrate a birthday, wedding even an anniversary.  This stamp set is called Happy Birthday to You and is Free with a $60 order.  It is such a pretty set I wanted it right away!!

I coloured the flowers with Petal Pink Blends.  the leaves are Mint Macaron and the base is Balmy Blue.

The Petal Pink Layer has been embossed with a new gorgeous embossing folder and I sprayed it with champagne shimmer paint and I so wish it photographed better.  You will have to trust me that it is very sparkly!  The rhinestones are new too!  The second I saw them I had to have them and you will too!! They are champagne coloured which is a soft pink that matches Petal Pink beautifully!!

I am so Excited for Saleabration and the classes I have planned for the next few months not to mention my Kick-off Event on Jan 24 & 25!  You of course are ALL Invited!!

All these products will be available for sale on Jan 3! If you live in Canada I would Love the opportunity to earn your business!  My Online Shop is always open!! Click on the Canada Flag.

Please keep hopping to see all the other beautiful cards my fellow demonstrators have made!!

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Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper

When you first get an eyeball of the new Jan - June 2020 Mini Catalogue you will instantly say Poppies!!  They are right on he cover and they are Gorgeous!! And starting on Page 24 you will see some of the most Gorgeous products Stampin' Up! has created!! So I took a page from Kylie Bertucci's handbook and I Loved and Chopped this gorgeous dsp and then started to create!!

First cutting this 12" x 12" paper in 4" strips being careful to watch which way the design was going.  Then cut the strips at 5 1/4".  This picture is of from one sheet of each design except the sheet that has the most white space as I have already chopped it and used it for some cards that I already gave away if you can imagine!!

I cut the paper at 4" fully intending to matt them with Basic Black which I cut at 4 1/8" x 5 7/8.

I then mounted them on Whisper White cardstock and I wish I had taken a picture of the inside because every one has a poppy stamped inside!!  I stamped this poppy image on some Whisper White Cardstock then coloured the poppies with Real Red and Rich Razzleberry Blends flagging the end of the cardstock as seen.

Then I heat embossed with white on black the Thank you from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set.  Adhering it with dimensionals!

All these products will be available Jan 3 and I have classes planned for January that include these gorgeous products!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Stamping!!

Stamp 'n Hop - Anything but a Card

Welcome, for those who are here for the first time, 

my name is Annette Ball I am an independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada 

All I can say is Wow!! Have I ever neglected my blog!! I guess that will have to be a New Years Goal!!   Today the Lovely Vicky Wright has invited me to make anything but a card!!  Below is a project I created for a class that no-one signed up for...I Know right?? Well it is a busy time of year so all is forgiven!! 

The first project starts with a piece of burlap ribbon that I Hot glued 3 square coasters to.  I then cut 3 slightly larger squares in Very Vanilla and ran them thru the plank embossing folder and sponged them and their edges with Crumb Cake.  I used the gorgeous banded dies to create the lacy Real Red frame.  I used the Stars dies and gold glimmer to cut out the scrolly star piece and cut it in half so it could peek out on both corners. and saved the stars to use as sequins all over the entire piece. I layered these die cut pieces first using tombow liquid glue.

I then placed 2 pieces of the same burlap ribbon horizontally and trimmed the edges as shown using Glue Dots.

The Real Red circle is the third largest of the circle dies. And the nested shape out of toile designer series paper is the second of third largest shape.  I then used the gold glimmer and my retired large letters..I hope you kept yours or you can find a substitute!! and die cut the word JOY. The letter was adhered using dimensionals.

I found this adorable wicker heart at the dollar store and instantly thought I could create something cool with that!!

I used our White ribbon that is edged with Silver..it makes a gorgeous bow! The banner is Night of Navy and I heat embossed the silver 'Christmas' from the Merry Christmas to all and cut the Merry from the Merry Christmas dies.

I really hope you enjoyed my projects today.  All the Stampin' Up! products used are available at my online store.  Clicking on the Canadian flag to your right will take you there.  You must live in Canada to shop with me.  Please continue to the next blog and enjoy the hop, there are many wonderful projects to help you with your Holiday crafting!

Merry Christmas!!

Stamper's Showcase - Winter Wonderland

Welcome, for those who are here for the first time, 

my name is Annette Ball I am an independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada 

The Theme this month is Winter Wonderland and I could think of nothing better than to Showcase the Still Scene's Bundle.  

I know that Winter Wonderland probably brings about thoughts of white and blues but I wanted to go another way.  So I pulled out the Very Vanilla Cardstock and my Gold Embossing Powder and made a very cool card!!  At least I hope you think so!!  I put a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock 41/8" x 5 7/8" thru the wood plank embossing folder. Then I rubbed my Versamark pad around the edges and dipped it in the Gold Embossing powder rubbing off any hard lines or edges.  It looks much better in real life I promise!

I pulled out the First Frost Designer Series Paper and chose one that I had not used a lot of, but the colour of this piece goes well with my idea.  It is cut at 3" x 4 1/4" and is matted with a piece of Basic black that is 1/8" larger then the Designer Series Paper.

I then stamped the snow globe base in Versamark and dipped in gold embossing folder.  Then die cut it with 2 sets of trees.  For the trees I laid them on the Versamark Pad, pressed down gently then dipped in embossing folder then once again rubbed with my fingers to remove some of the powder to allow the Very Vanilla to show thru.  I cut the trees off one of the bases and arranged them.  The three trees in the front have dimensionals behind them.  I die cut the deer from Basic Black and glued him to the trees then putting dimensionals on the base attached it as shown.

I really hope you enjoyed my card today.  All the Stampin' Up! products used are available at my online store.  Clicking on the Canadian flag to your right will take you there.  You must live in Canada to shop with me.  Please continue to the next blog and enjoy the hop, there are many wonderful projects to help you with your Holiday crafting!