Crafting with Liz Yuille – Today we are using Back on Your Feet. I am late posting today because, if you watched my YouTube Live on Saturday Morning, you will know that my Father is in hospital with a suspected broken ankle. Life has taken a slightly interesting turn as a result, so I am playing catch-up a bit. The card I made on Saturday is now with my Father and was made with him specifically in mind. The sloth with the bandaged leg seemed to be the perfect image for his situation. And it is such a cute image anyway.

I started by stamping the image on a piece of White card, and on a piece of sticky note. I fussy cut the image on the sticky note, slightly inside the stamped area, to make a mask. Once this was in place over the image on the card, I added some Old Olive Ink to give a soft background to the main image. The mask worked really well, so there was no halo around the image.

When it came to colouring the image, I have to admit that I have no idea what colour a sloth should be. I have assumed that some sort of brown would be about right, and happily it appears it is! It is not a difficult image to colour, all that I wanted was to give it some shape, so layered up Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends.

For the bandage I chose to use Gray Granite, these colours can give the shading I wanted without making the bandage look too dirty. The finishing touch for the outside of the card was to stamp ‘OUCH!’ a few times on a scrap of white card. I trimmed these tightly before adding them around the sloth image, in the same way I would add any embellishment.

The inside of any card needs to have something on it and I often wait until I am writing it to add this. As I knew who this card was going to, I was happy to add the sentiment and part of the sloth image.

So what do you think? I hope you enjoyed this project, to see it being made in ‘real-time’ you can simple click on the video link further down this post. Do remember that I have a couple of ordering specials this month, AND there is less than 2 weeks to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration. In past years Sale-a-Bration ran for 3 months, but this year things are different. It only runs for 2 months, so please don’t miss out. I can also confirm that there will be no new products added to the Sale-a-Bration offering, unlike in previous years.

Ordering Special!

I have an ordering special for qualifying orders placed between 1st and 28th February that use the following Host Code:

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Orders of AT LEAST £45 (before P&P) will receive a pack of Opal Rounds, worth £7.00, as a gift from me, in addition to choosing your FREE Sale-a-Bration Item(s). These are in ADDITION to my usual Thank You Card, Gift and Reward Vouchers. For those of you who have already ordered from me in the last couple of days, don’t worry, I will be backdating this Special so you benefit too!

Buy One Get One Free

During February, in addition to my Ordering Special, I am also running a Buy One Get One FREE. When you place an order of AT LEAST £45 using my Online Store, you will not only receive your Sale-a-Bration Items from Stampin’ Up! and (for Qualifying Orders) the Opal Rounds from me, you will also receive a GOODY BOX from me. This will contain RETIRED items with an original value of AT LEAST the same as the value of your order. These will be used items that are in good condition, including Stamp Sets, Dies, Punches, stacks of Designer Series Paper cut to either 12 x 6″ or 6 x 6″. There will be part used ribbons, embellishments, retired Cardstock and lots more. The contents will always include AT LEAST 2 stamp sets. You don’t get to choose what is in the box, it is pot luck, but that is part of the fun! These will be sent by me as a gift from me. I will ship once a week, at the end of the week. If you have already placed an order in February I will include you in this offer too!! Full details have been mailed out to those on my Mailing List. This is always the best way to receive details of any offers from me or Stampin’ Up! If you are not already signed up to my mailing list, now is the time to do so!!

Video Time!

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FREE Stampin Glam Squad PDF Tutorial Bundle

Get more card making ideas and papercraft inspirations from the Stampin Glam Squad Tutorial Bundle. Earn for FREE when you place a £45 order from my online shop using my current Stampin’ Reward Code (tutorial bundle will be sent at the start of the month after you place a qualifying order). Or purchase previous theme tutorials HERE

I pride myself on my Customer Service, so am always thrilled when someone chooses to shop with me so they can experience it for themselves. Each month I have an Ordering Special, so keep your eyes open for that!

But that that is not all. If you place a qualifying order and use the HOST CODE, you can also earn Sunflower Rewards. For every £30 you spend in any ONE order, you earn ONE reward. Earn 10 Rewards and you get to choose up to £30 of current (not discounted) product. Full details are on the Hostess Code Club Page. This month’s Host Code is:

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If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don’t use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don’t worry, you will still become a VIP Member. But, even better, if your order is even close to £100, please, please DO NOT ORDER!! Please get the Starter Kit and save money on this order and every future order until at least the end of July 2021.

 

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue!  It is such amazing value at a total cost of just £99 (129€) for your choice of £130 (175€) of products (with no additional P&P)! During Sale-a-Bration you will also receive 5 FULL PACKS of 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper (worth a further £53.75/€70) that will not be available to buy until the launch of the new Annual Catalogue.

As a Member of this great Family, you get a minimum of 20% net discount on your future purchases. You also get income from sales you make to other people if you want to use this as a business. Win,Win Right?

Whether you are in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands or Austria, just click on the picture to join the Team. If you decide that being part of the Stampin’ Up! Family is not for you, then just stop buying and you will revert to being a customer. Easy, simple, no quibbles!

Dimensions

For International A4 Card

Standard A6 Cardbase
First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.4 x 10cm)

For Letter Sized Card (8-1/2 x 11″)

Standard Card Base (half sheet folded in half to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″)
First Mat – 4 x 5-1/4″

Nail Varnish Colours

Today’s Nail Colours are by Nails Inc. PLEASE NOTE, I get no commission from Nails Inc if you choose to shop from them using this link.