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    OnStage 2018 – Faceted Pouch and Treat Box Swaps

    Wow, where has this week gone! After the events of OnStage last week, we were back to work and had a class on last Tuesday, plus Barry’s first facebook live with all the swaps we received. Thanks again to everyone that swapped with us, you are all inspiring! As mentioned on our previous post, we created 4 different swaps. So here are the other 2 treat holders or table gift ideas  This Faceted Treat Pouch was our team swap, given to other Royal Stampers. 3 of these can be created from 1 x A4 cardstock, stamping with the colours from our logo and creating our own DSP Whisper White cardstock…

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    OnStage 2018 – Lollipop & Tall Mini Treat Holder Swaps

    Hello and welcome to Mitosu Crafts. We had a fabulous weekend with our crafty family, celebrating the 30th Birthday of Stampin’ Up! The OnStage 2018 local event was held at The Vox conference centre in Birmingham where we got our early copy of the upcoming 2019 Spring/Summer Catalogue. We also received new stamp sets via prize patrols and played with new products! The most fun of all was seeing friends and swapping handmade projects to inspire one another. Thanks so much to everyone that swapped with us We created 4 different swaps, all of which are 3D items – treat holders and table gift ideas. Videos and details of 2…

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    Snowflake Showcase Card Ideas

     Hello and welcome back to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. If you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen these fabulous card ideas by Stampin’ Up! already but we thought to share them here on the blog as well For a couple of the samples, we have included how you too can create and craft these beautiful projects at home Adhere a strip of Soft Sea Foam at the bottom of a Whisper White card base and add the Polka Dot Tulle ribbon Sponge the Whisper White card in Soft Sea Foam and stamp the snowflakes in Mint Macaron ink Die cut the 2 largest snowflakes from…

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    Buffalo Check for Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC314

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by today. It’s Jay here with my DT card idea for the new challenge at Paper Craft Crew. This card sketch challenge #PCC314 will run for 2 weeks I used the Buffalo Check from Autumn/Winter catalogue with Snowflake Sentiments stamp set to create my card today To achieve the lighter shade, I used a sponge to apply Balmy Blue ink on the Buffalo Check stamp. If you want a more solid image, use the Stamparatus to stamp the image a couple of times The banners underneath the topper consists of Pear Pizzazz Shimmer Ribbon, Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon and…

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    Exclusive Stampin’ Up! Products – Snowflake Showcase Suite

    Stampin’ Up! has done it again with the exclusive Snowflake Showcase Suite only available from 1-30 November, while supplies last Snowflake Showcase Products Happiness Surrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [149744] Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set [149742] Snowfall Thinlits Dies [149692] White Velveteen Sheets [149619] Snowflake Trinkets [149620] Check out the video below from Stampin’ Up! for a closer look at the Snowflake Showcase products Both the Happiness Surrounds and Snow is Glistening PHOTOPOLYMER stamp sets are available in 2 other languages French Bonheur Tout Autour Photopolymer Stamp Set [149904] Neige Scintillante Photopolymer Stamp Set [149906] German Glück Per Post Photopolymer Stamp Set [149899] Wintermärchen Photopolymer Stamp Set [149887] Here is…

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    OSAT Blog Hop ~ Silver Bells snd Sea Shells

    Hello and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. I’m back again with the OSAT Design Team for our final blog hop of the year with a Christmas theme If you’re following the hop already, you will have arrived here from One Stampin’ Mother Tucker by Andrea Tracy-Tucker. If you started here, make sure to check out all the Design Team’s blog at the end of the post for more Christmas themed project ideas For my card, I used the Snowflake Sentiment stamp and Swirly Snowflakes thinlits The card base is actually the Whisper White which you can see through the die cuts. I die cut 2 snowflake…

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    Colorful Seasons for Creating Kindness Blog Hop

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay Soriano here with the Creating Kindness blog hop. Our Special Guest Designer this month is the talented Anna Krol of Anna’ Stampin’ Cave The theme for this hop is Teamwork which the Design Team and Anna have interpreted in different ways. You can find all blog links at the end of this post, so be sure to hop around for more Stampin’ Up! card ideas and inspirations I wanted to highlight teamwork with Stampin’ Up! product co-ordination. I used Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers thinlits dies for my projects. Embossing folders and layering framelits are a…

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    Lovely As A Tree for Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #PCC312

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK. It’s Jay here with my DT card idea for the latest Photo Inspiration Challenge at Paper Craft Crew #PCC312 Although Autumn has arrived, the weather has been mixed lately. It is definitely colder in the mornings on my way to work even when the sun is out! So just like the photo with the sunshine peaking through the trees, I created this simple looking card with Lovely As A Tree stamp and a bit of sponging I used the Stamparatus to ensure this CLEAR mount stamp is straight for the horizon then stamped with Versamark to heat emboss the tree outlines in Black…

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    30th Birthday Online Promotion – 15% OFF Selected Stamps for 24 Hours ONLY

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. Today we are sharing a FLASH SALE online promotion with you! To celebrate the 30th birthday of Stampin’ Up! for 24 hours ONLY, you can save 15% OFF on selected stamps More information: Order by phone until 23 October 2018; 16:50 GMT Order Online until 23 October 2018; 22:50 GMT Discount applies to select stamp sets only when purchased individually during the 24-hour promotion period. Bundles featuring stamp sets from the promotion WILL NOT be discounted If you purchase a stamp set prior to the sale, we can not offer exchanges or credits In the event that stamps sell…

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    Lovely As A Tree for Global Design Project #GDP160

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay here with a card idea for the Global Design Project challenge #GDP160. It’s CASE The Designer this week at GDP and I took inspiration from Krista Frattin’s fabulous card below Krista used the Rooted In Nature Stamp set and matching Nature’s Root Framelits, so I opted for another tree image from Lovely As A Tree stamp set Most of the cardstock I used for this project are off cuts, the Sahara Sand stitched ended up being hidden behind the stamped leaves as it’s not a full square! The stitching on the main tree topper was customised to…