Saturday, 31 December 2022

New Online Class - Music & More

I have been designing a new fun class with a total wow project - the Theatre/Auditorium exploding box. I saw a few examples of this sort of card / box online but it took a fair while to figure it out - but it is all done for you so you can get right to making your own version.  I made one aimed at graduation and one with a theatre/cinema/music concert theme. 


As well as the main wow! - we have two more fancy cards plus three regular cards that feature the Enjoy the Rhythm stamps from the mini. 


I thought you may need a closer look, so I have made a short video showing each project in more detail. Click below to watch! 


The class is just £10 delivered to your inbox, and includes all the following:

  • Step by step videos for all six projects - including the graduation accessories on that option of the theatre 
  • Sizes worked out for A4 and US letter card stock sizes 
  • An ordering list for all the consumables you will need order for your customers
  • A non-logo photo for you to use to advertise the class and add your own information 
  • Reference photos of all the projects 
If you would like to order the class just click below and I will send it over to your email inbox. 

ORDER THE MUSIC & MORE CLASS - featuring the Theatre Exploding Box 



I will be back in a week or so with some project ideas for regular classes including measurements for a fancy fold. 

I hope you enjoy this class and that it helps you with your Stampin' Up!  business. 

**NOTE: Products used in this class were current at the time the class was designed. In many cases an alternative stamp/punch/die or DSP design will work for the projects** 



Friday, 9 December 2022

December Class Projects and more

Hello my lovely Ready Set Demo friends 

Are you ready for Christmas? (cue groan for all of us who are hosting or haven't started buying gifts or writing cards...!)

Well if you still have some classes to design for this month, or indeed next month - I hope these projects give you a little inspiration. Feel free to CASE (copy and share everything) or tweak them or use the layouts with brand new Stampin' Up! goodies! 

You should already have your Ready Set Demo newsletter in your email inbox and this month it includes a show and tell video of the projects below. If you aren't on my newsletter list, you can sign up here. 

Also in the newsletter, I included a link to a demo originally done for my lovely ladies who had asked about the Linen Speciality Paper in the big book. If you haven't seen or used this it is fab. 




Framed Florets Card 

I always think a thank you card is a great one to make at our December classes - but I gave my lovely ladies a choice of the thank you or the birthday version. 


This card was make using the Framed Florets bundle from Stampin’ Up! - if you missed my post with more samples, you can find it here






Jingle Gift Bag 


I am so sad to say goodbye to two items that we used in class this month. Both the Jingle, Jingle, Jingle stamps and the Whimsical Trees Embossing Folder are retiring. 


We waved them a fond farewell with this cute gift bag. 





Splendid Thoughts Card 


The Splendid Thoughts stamps and co-ordinating dies are another bundle which is sadly retiring. This design could be made with lots of other flower and leaf bundles though. 


We made a card that featured water colouring using our re-inkers. My lovely ladies had the opportunity to either create a colour wash over the leaf images or paint each leaf individually. 


Which technique would you have chosen to use? 






I hope you find those designs helpful but if you would like to see more, here is a quick show and tell video where I talk through how I taught these cards. 

I am just starting to design my next special class so I will be back at some point with a new class for you all. 

Until then, happy stamping and I hope you and your loved ones have a happy festive season. 

Love Liz X



Thursday, 24 November 2022

Tree Rings Dies 'Snow'men

 Just popping by with a fun project I made to show my lovely ladies recently. Lots of them have these dies and I was inspired by a Christmas ornament made with actual wood pieces turned in to snowmen. 

I cut the bodies using the dies - the toadstool die made a great carrot nose with a little trim and I made the scarves using the Scotty Dog stamps. The eyes, mouths and buttons were made using Basic Pearls coloured with a Basic Black Stampin' Blend or in some cases I used the Enamel Effects paint. 


I hope you like this fun project! 


Saturday, 5 November 2022

My November Class Projects

Usually I share special class or with-product class projects, pre-order projects and other random tips. I wondered though whether you would be interested in seeing my regular class projects each month? 

I now teach almost 60 ladies a month, (gulp!), mostly in person in classes of up to 20, and a few each month with at home packs and videos. 

(By the way if you are wondering how I found all these ladies, you can have a look at my 'finding new customers' blog post and video here). 


Each month we make either two cards and a 3D item, or three cards with one being a fancy fold or other stepped up project. 

This month we made a Christmas Robin Card, (robins are the festive bird in the UK and we are SO excited to finally have a stamp for one), a Vintage Christmas Card and a Jolly Holly Gift Box with a cut out. 



I made a quick show and tell video on all three projects with some teaching tips included too. Also included in the video are the other projects I shared with my lovely ladies at class to show how our Stampin' Up! goodies can be used. 




If you would like the measurements for the box you can get them for free with my newsletter. Get in touch HERE and I will send you the link.  Just pop the words Holly Box in the title. 



I am off to Vienna next week to meet up with lots of my Stampin' Up! family including some of you! I can't wait. Do come and say hello and introduce yourself if you see me :)  

Until next time, take care and happy stamping 

Love Liz X 

Thursday, 3 November 2022

Framed Florets - some tips and tricks!

Welcome to Ready Set Demo 

If you are already on my mailing list, you have already seen the video associated with these gorgeous goodies. If you are NOT on my mailing list - please do feel free to sign up HERE. 

The Framed Florets, available to customers from 1st November are a great combination of fancy oval dies and florals. I found there were some tricks to layering and getting the best from these dies, which I included in the video below. 







I am off to Onstage in Vienna in just a few days and can't wait to find out what Stampin' Up! has in store for us over the coming months. If you are also going to an OnStage event - safe travels and if you are not - never fear I will share here as soon as I can. 

Take care until next time

Love Liz 

Monday, 31 October 2022

Another take on Fancy Folds Library part 7!

Welcome to Ready Set Demo 

I am just popping in today to give you a peek at yet another incarnation of the Fancy Folds Library cards. These were the ones I am currently teaching to my lovely ladies 


As you can see, I included a half pack of the Regals DSP and went all out with a winter theme. I love how you can make these folds work for any season or any DSP or any stamps! 

If you missed the original class ideas, you can see more HERE 

Love Liz 



 Love Liz

Saturday, 15 October 2022

Fancy Folds Library - Part 7 - another 10 cards to make and teach

Do you love a fancy fold as much as I do? My ladies know them as 'Cards that make you say Oooh!'  I have been creating and adapting another 10 projects for you - well that is 10 fancy folds and lots and lots of project ideas - you can see just some of them below. 

For this class, I created a mixture of festive and non-festive designs, but of course you can use any stamps, card or designer paper you have on hand to teach these fun projects. 



Included in the class are:

Measurements in inches worked out for A4 and US letter sizes
All printable on A4 & US paper 
18 project example photos 
A no-logo that you can use for advertising 
An introductory videos with set up ideas and hints 
A step by step video for each of the projects

I have kept my class price to just £10, which right now is about $11.50 US depending on today's Paypal exchange rates.

If you would like to order the class securely on Paypal, click the button below. If you'd like to see more, scroll down and I will show you the projects on a short video.




I love the versatility of Fancy Fold projects that can be taught as a one of card in a regular class - as a collection of 3 or 4 or you can do like me and teach them all over two classes. 

And best yet - make up a template and you can create the fold again at future classes with new goodies to make it new! 

My lovely ladies are loving these projects and I hope you and your customers will love them too. 

**NOTE: Products used in this class were current at the time the class was designed. In many cases an alternative stamp/punch/die or DSP design will work for the projects**