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The new Stampin' Up! catalogue is just around the corner, and that means we know that certain products from the current one will be retiring.
Click to see the retiring products list and then call or email me to place your order.
There are some fab discounts to be had too!
Items will be available until September 30th, or sooner if they sell out, so don't delay!
As if you needed an excuse to buy more Stampin' Up! goodies, this month you could get a fantastic free gift with your order or workshop!
When you place a £75 order, or host a £250 workshop, you’ll also receive a free gift from Stampin’ Up!
It includes a beautiful, exclusively-designed cosmetic bag, along with Rich Razzleberry 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, and a 24-piece Clip Assortment.
This offer is only available this month, so get your wish lists sorted and credit cards at the ready and get in touch to place your order!
And don't forget, if you host a workshop you can earn freebies from the catalogue today, so why not get your friends round for a crafty gathering this month?
Sam and I had a lovely afternoon at the Carr Manor Primary School Craft Fair on Saturday, despite not selling very much.
Here's our stall, doesn't it look pretty? Sam brought the tablecloth and bunting, which is essential for any craft stall!
Here are some of mine and the Buns & Roses goodies - cards, owl bookmarks, bags for life, stitched pictures.
And here are Sam's items - her gorgeous bath products including salts, scrubs and bobmbs. Find out more about her crafty exploits on her Corsets, Crafts and Cupcakes blog.
Don't the jars look fab? Sam invested in a stash of Stampin' Up! goodies so she could make all her packaging. It looks so beautiful all together.
Today I'm at The WI office in Rodley - not on official business but just taking the opportunity to work in a different environment and see some of my best friends at the same time!
This evening I'm off to the Craft Club in Headingley to share something (as of Sunday afternoon when I scheduled this I have no idea what I will be crafting!), then it's a pretty usual week.
Today I have been at the Julie's Jems all-day training with some of my lovely Stampin' Up! family.
We had lots of fun making some fab projects, and we laughed a lot as well!
We love to do swaps, and here is my card.
I used the Sew Lovely stamp set. I know I keep saying everything is my favourite, but they really are! I think my WI ladies will also like this one!
The sewing machine is punched out with the new Decorative Label punch and I also used this for the outer frame - I just chopped the shapes in half and stuck them round the outside.
Remember that old hand sewing machine I bought? Well I used that to stitch down some of the yummy Seam Binding.
And at the bottom I added a button using the Sweet Buttons Embosslit made from the Sweet Stitches DSP.
Such a cute card I think!
The day has finally arrived and the 2011 Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue is now out. Hurrah!
Click to visit the Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue online or get in touch if you would like me to send you a paper copy.
So, what's inside? Well, there are LOADS of beautiful new goodies, and if I tried to mention them all at once you'd probably go insane. So over the next few days I will highlight different products so you can get to grips with everything properly!
The one thing I will mention now is ... BIG SHOT! Hurrah! Check the next post for more on this amazing new tool.
For now, get clicking on the Mini Catalogue link, put your feet up and be prepared to drool!
As soon as you're ready to order, just phone or email me.
Tomorrow, there are more than 50 demos from the In Love With Stamping Forum taking part in a Mega Mini Blog Hop, so come back at 10am to see dozens of projects with the new goodies!
In just a few days the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! will be released! Hurrah!
I can't wait to share all the beautiful new products with you, I promise you will love them! There are all sorts of amazing goodies, some BIG, some small ...
So here's the info ...
The Mini Catalogue runs from April 1st - September 31st. Orders can be placed from Friday morning (I already have mine muhahaha - perks of being a demo!).
It will be available to view and download online (I will put the link on my blog on the 1st) but if you want a hard copy, please get in touch.
On Saturday, April 2nd, myself and more than 50 other demos on the In Love With Stamping forum will be running a MASSIVE Mini Blog Hop, so please come back from 10am to see loads of project ideas featuring the new Stampin' Up! products.
Finally, on Thursday, April 14th I am holding a Mini Launch Workshop at my residence in Armley. This is a chance for you to come and see and play with the new goodies. It's FREE to attend and you are welcome to bring a friend or two - just let me know so I have enough biccies!
Of course, if you would like to host a workshop yourself and have chance to earn FREE Stampin' Up! products then get in touch.
I think that's everything! Only three more sleeps!
Here's another round-up of quick pics I've not shown yet! Some little cards for my important dates tin and another cover for a tin.
Really quick and easy - squares of the Celebrations DSP and stamps from Party This Way.
Good for blokes using Trendy Trees and Nursery Suite DSP.
A kids card with the Fox and Friends animals and Play Date DSP.
Another bloke one using Cheers To You and some In Color ribbon.
Finally, another of the cover labels for the tins.
I am feeling very summery today and enjoyed my lunch outside. I am solar powered so I always get a boost when spring arrives. Only problem is I couldn't sit and do my work out there because of the glare on my laptop screen. Ah well!
yesterday, mummy Julie held her first all-day training so I got to spend a whole day crafting and nattering with great friends! I had a fantastic time and made lots of yummy projects, as well as gathering plenty of ideas!
Here are all the beautiful swaps I received ...
And this is me crafting away with Jules, mumm Jules and Allie.
Here is one of the projects I made - a quick and easy gift bag and a matching card!
Can't wait for the next one in April.
Now, I seem to have been bitten by the scrapbooking bug, so I will be spending the afternoon trawling through photographs and playing with layouts!
Having moved house I am now rather more organised, with a proper desk for working and crafting and all my yummy Stampin' Up! products nicely arranged.
See!
And I have even made myself a new pencil case for in my handbag so I can get to my pens quickly!
I stitched this on Saturday night while at Hayley's watching Jonathan Creek. Such is my rock and roll lifestyle!
Here's another fun and bright card using one of the FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, Punch Bunch.
As mentioned, we don't have the Two-Step Owl Punch just yet, but he is coming very soon! In the meantime he can be cut out. I gave him a party hat and some bunting made by punching just one point from the Star Punch. This was the other card I made at Julie's training yesterday, so thanks mummy for the fab designs!
Remember, it's easy to earn this set or the other SAB choices for free - see the main post at the topor click the menu on the right for full details.
Today I am waiting for UPS man to bring me more goodies and still battling on with the packing and unpacking!
Here's another card you can make with the yummy FREE Stampin' Up! stamp sets you can get in the Sale-A-Bration promotion.
My lovely SU mummy Julie showed us this at training today. The bright colours were just what we needed while it was grey and drizzly outside!
The flower stamp is from the Punch Bunch set, which you can get FREE by spending £45, becoming a demo or hosting a workshop with £300 in product sales. All the images in that set have a coordinating punch, or in the case of the owl, will do with the Mini Catalogue in April!
Most of my Stampin' Up! goodies are now packed away ready for the move, although UPS man is bringing me another big box this week and I have my goodies for Monday's workshop ready and waiting!
I have been busy the past few days avoiding packing and instead creating lots of lovely things and making the most of all my Stampin' Up! products before I have to put them away and get them all over to my new place!
I have done another four of the decorated tins with a calendar journal and cards inside.
This is the one I am keeping for myself and I absolutely adore it. I have filled it full of yummy cards so I have no excuse for not having one to hand!
Tomorrow I really must start to pack as I have a lot going on in the next few months aside from moving house. There are tons of SU and WI events to look forward to, details of my card events are over there >>>
Well, now to bed and tomorrow to start organising all my posessions! Anyone want to come and help?!
Well this evening I have been very busy and made some bits that I am incredibly pleased with. And I'm still in bed before 10pm! Win!
I bought these tins from Wilkinsons. Inside were 15 little cards and envelopes (which are now heading for the recyling bin, of course!).
Instead, I made my own selection of cards as well as a calendar mini-journal for making note of important dates and anniversaries. So there's no excuse to forget or fail to send a card - it's all written down and the cards are ready and waiting!
I will post pics of the innards over the next few days.
The top tin I am keeping and the second one is one of my items for the Craft Swaparama in Leeds this Sunday. I hope the recipient likes it!
They're my new favourite thing and I'm going back to Wilko's tomorrow to buy as many as I can so everyone will be getting them as presents!
Stampin' Up! has just announced a great offer for the next two months. There are four christmas bundles available, including selected stamp sets, DSP and tools, and with each one you get a choice of a FREE roll of ribbon. It's a great way to get started with your Christmas cards, decorations and wrapping.
Check out the details on the Stampin' Up! website.
You can also earn this special Christmas ribbon by hosting a workshop with sales over £150.
Get in touch to order or book a party and let's get Christmas started!
This evening I decided to do a bit of stamping and made this card for a challenge set by a fellow demo called Helen in Warrington. You can see the details on her blog http://helending.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-1.html and join in yourself!
I really like these colours - Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Regal Rose. The background stamp on the pink section is the beautiful Bella Toile and the flowers were stamped with the Punch Potpourri hostess set and punched with Boho Blossoms punch. Other punches here are Scallop Oval and Scallop Square and the sentiment is from Oval All. I pierced the scallops too for added effect.
I also managed to prep for most of a class I'm doing for Chapel Pie WI a week on Monday, so am finishing off my mega busy day with a brew before bed!
BUSY! Will it ever end?! Not that I'm complaining! Today I headed up to the West Yorkshire WI Federation Office for a dat of crafting and nattering. It was really lovely and I made good progress on a Christmas biscornu I'm stitching for a swap over at www.crossstitchforum.com. I arrived home to lots of work emails, leading to a mad hour of quick-catch up and meaning I have muchos to do over the weekend and early next week before I head down to Croydon for the SU Convention!
And with that thought, I'm off to get started!
*EDIT* D'oh! I forgot to tell you about the card! I am still in love with the Newsprint DSP, Broadsheet Alphabet and Music Notes Wheel so made this to combine them. I have also used these for some of my convention swaps, but you can't see those until next week!
I tried something a bit different the other day and made this little Christmas tree. It's just a polystyrene cone, with squares of paper taped together corner to corner to make little cones and pinned in. The star has a cocktail stick in the middle which is pushed in the top. The papers are from the Jolly Holiday and Regals DSP stacks. I'm ALMOST thinking properly about Christmas now, but still too much to do before then!
I am loving the Stampin' Up! Contempo Christmas stamp set and matching Ornament punch. They are ideal for quick and fun cards. We made one of these cards at team training at Julie's the other week and I decided to make more. As well as the stamp set I used the Jolly Holiday DSP for some of the baubles. I love this stack - it is red, green, vanilla and pink with spots and stripes and good for other occassions as well as Christmas.
Today I'll be doing more crafty things and watching the F1 so expect more goodies in the week.
PS Bodd now has his own blog, please check it out www.busyboddcat.blogspot.com. He reckons he can get more followers than me!
This evening we had our last Buns & Roses WI meeting at Mojo. The group was formed there 18 months ago but is now way too big so we're moving to a new venue. It's sad as Mojo plays awesome music and serves fab cocktails, but will be good to have more room for workshops (including my card making one next February!).
So, to say thanks to Mojo, I made a card.
This was really easy to do. The stamp set is Cheers To You, which is fab for celebrations of any kind for anybody! I stamped them randomly on to strips of card and coloured in using the Blender Pens. The sentiment was punched with the Scallop Square and I pierced the four corners for added effect.
It went down well. As did the cocktails and cake!
I ended up having a really good crafting session last night with all my yummy new Stampin' Up! products. The creative juices were really flowing and I made some lovely cards, am so pleased with them all!
Today's is a cute little card to let someone know you are thinking of them. It was really easy to make and is just 9cmx9cm.
The background is the gorgeous Bella Toile stamp, which is massive! Then I used the two sizes of Heart punches and Scallop Oval and the sentiment is from Sincere Salutations.
I did several variations in different shades of pink but this is my favourite combination - Rose Red and Pretty In Pink.
I will be back with more tomorrow!
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