It's a Sale-A-Bration! Free stamp sets!

Oh dear... I'm a bit late posting... but not too late for you to take part in this fabulous offer.  For every £45 you spend in the Stampin' Up! catalogue during January and February, you will get to choose one of four exclusive stamp sets, absolutely free! There is no limit to the number you can earn either... spend £90 and get 2 free!


This is a great time to sign up as a demonstrator too!  If you sign up during the Sale-A-Bration period you will receive ANY stamp set you like from the current catalogue (go on, choose an expensive one!)



Email me your order to suorders@hotmail.co.uk and I will send you payment details by return.  I look forward to speaking to you soon!

Snowy day!

Can you spot my kids? I've never known it to snow this much EVER! We'd been waiting for it to stop snowing before we went outside... but it didn't stop, and when we came inside it was doing the biggest fluffiest snowflakes you could ever imagine!

I won, I won!!

The blog candy that I posted about below!  I win a stamp set, punch and ink pad... lucky me!  And now I'd like to show a recent creation if I may....

It's made with a new hostess level 2 set...... I just love that little birdie......

Stampin Up blog candy up for grabs!

SU set three very talented ladies a blog challenge... they each received a parcel of SU goodies at 6pm on 30th September and had until Midnight to post what they made.... please go and visit their blogs to see what they made with their stash from the new catty..... and don't forget to come back and order from me!

http://andthenicraft.blogspot.com/
http://jennyscreations.blogspot.com/
http://fruitysuet.blogspot.com/

Pre-order your new catalogue NOW!!!

15 more sleeps 'til the new Idea Book & Catalogue goes live! Have you ordered your copy yet? If you order a copy from me, I will post it to you for £4.95 (effectively post free) & include a free gift for you! To qualify for this offer, please let me know by 8pm on Saturday 19th September and pay using the Paypal button on this page.

Why do you have to order it by this date? You don't have to, but it's basically the date that I need to have placed my order with SU! to ensure they get here on time.... I have to order and pay for them up front, so I'd much rather make sure that I have enough for everybody straight away than sell out and not be able to supply you for a while. And of course, if you've paid up front, you've committed to having it and it doesn't go the other way with me having too many left over (what I really mean is I could have bought some more stash with that money!) There's nothing worse than someone saying "I'll have one" and then you never hear from them again..... Fair enough? Good, so what are you waiting for? Press that little "Buy Now" button!

And it's still not too late to order from the retirement list...... items are only available until the end of September and then they're gone!

Claim your free ink pad & Last chance list alert!

Our new catalogue launch is fast approaching (1st October) and so it's time for lots of stuff to leave us. Stampin'Up! have issued a Last Chance list, with many items 1/2 price! So why don't you grab a cuppa and take a look? Stocks are limited, so don't hang around!

As an extra little bit of encouragement, if you place an order with me by Wednesday 9th September and spend £45 (excl p&p) I will give you an ink pad (colour of your choice) ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!

Spend £55 (excl p&p) and I'll reserve you a copy of the new catalogue and send it to you absolutely free of charge as soon as I am able to.

Please email me your order (don't forget your inkpad colour choice) to suorders@hotmail.co.uk.

Byee!

Spend £45 get 2 reels of exclusive ribbon FREE!

For the month of August, if you spend £45 or host a £300 party, you will receive a free ribbon bundle! What are you waiting for?

Pity we didn't have these last month... they would have gone perfectly with my wheel swap cards (last post), wouldn't they?

Who's never used a wheel stamp before?

I hadn't until I signed up with SU! I had the spotty one in my starter kit, but just couldn't get the hang of it so pushed into a box and forgot about it. One of my fellow SU! demonstrators has just hosted a Wheel card swap - an ideal opportunity to find out how other demonstrators use theirs, and get some ideas. So, I opted in....... and then quite honestly regretted it! That sounds bad, but the deadline was the 27th July to get them in by, and I wouldn't be getting back from my holiday until the 25th, so the pressure was on to create and send off before I left! Now, usually I work well under pressure.... my best cards are made when I have just hours to go before they're needed..... but when I'm having to use something I'm not used to, it's a different story!

For my card I used the SU! vellum paper, used the versamark pad with the wheel and sprinkled over SU! white embossing powder (believe me this powder is so much better than that horrible DoCraft stuff!), heat set it and then turned it over to colour from behind. The result you get is quite subtle, so choose a colour that's a bit deeper than you'd usually use (I used my SU! markers). The vellum was then wrapped around my card blank (So Saffron), and secured with Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment is from the Oval All stamp set.... coloured with the same markers as before and punched using the Oval and scalloped oval punches. I was very pleased with the result.... here's more of a close up

My swaps from the other girls should be waiting for me at home today, but I've seen a sneek peak of them online, and they all look fab! I can't wait to see them all. I'm so pleased that I made the effort now to use something that I'd ignored for so long.....

So, I challenge you to dig out something you've either never used, or have neglected and see what you come up with!

(thanks to Alex for taking the piccies)

My birthday gift to YOU!!!

On the 11th of July it will be my 40th birthday...... YIPPEE (I think!). Now I don't have a big pile of fantastic goodies to offer you as blog candy or anything, but I thought that the thing I could offer you (and of course it benefits me a little too!) is ......

ANY SU! order that you place to the value of £30 or more with me will be sent to you absolutely P&P free! That's a saving of at least £3.95.

Please note that all of the orders will be saved up until Monday 27th July. Shipping will take place a week or so later.

So what are you waiting for? Send your order (with catalogue numbers) & paypal payments to suorders@hotmail.co.uk. One lucky customer will receive an extra something in their parcel too..... It could be you!!!

Giftabella!

Hi! A card made with my newly acquired Giftabella stamp. It's for a friends birthday tomorrow.... coloured with Promarkers to match the SU designer paper and card stock... aren't you honoured... two posts in one day!

New look... what do you think?

OK, so it's taken a couple of lunch breaks to search for new backgrounds and then to get them to work with my templates.... and then of course there are fonts to change and font colours to match up, but I think I'm finally there! What do you think? I found this background from "Blogger Boutique" - there is a "freebie" section there.... this was my favourite one....

The only trouble is do I have to make sure the cards I make don't clash with my new colour scheme?

Bear with me

I'm playing with backgrounds & headers at the moment, so everything is clashing... hope it doesn't make you feel sick - it will be sorted soon!

A passion for ProMarkers

So, there's a new challenge blog.... and it's all about Letraset ProMarkers! I don't know how I stumbled across it, but I'm pleased that I have.... I was sent a few of the pastel shades years ago (before they became trendy!) and loved the effect they gave, but didn't have enough colours to be able to do any pictures justice... but my collection has grown recently (ooopsy, how did that happen?)... anyway, here is my entry. I hope you like it.

Materials used: H&S image, Prima flowers, papers are from a book of free ones with a mag

"With love" stamp, buttons, oval & scallop edge punches are Stampin'Up!

Promarker colours - Ruby red, blush, marine, pastel beige, moss, henna, cool grey 4, pastel blue, amethyst and rose pink (I think that's it!)

May scrapbooking promotion - ends 31st May

The month of May is Scrapbooking promotion time! From 1st (oops, I'm a bit late posting!) through to the 31st. So, the details are: for every 3 packs of Designer Series papers you order, you will get a fourth free! As there are two sheets of each design to a pack, why not get together with a friend and split them between you! They work out to be just 48p per sheet (+ shipping) - what a bargain! And, if you're thinking of becoming an SU demonstrator and already have lots of SU stash, then a great way to get started is to sign up for the "Scrapbooking Starter Kit! For just £99 you get everything you need to get your business under way. If you need further information, please contact me suorders@hotmail.co.uk.

Any of the paper packs that are in the current catalogue and the mini can be included along with the retired papers from the previous catalogue (subject to stock levels of course!).

Stamp with Us has launched, and here's what I made...

Friday night saw the launch of Stamp with Us. There was online chat and challenges... I was a bit late starting the first one - unfortunately it clashed with the kids reading and bedtime... but I managed to scrape in (just) by the deadline. Every one who had signed up had been sent a little pack of card and a strip of ribbon... we had to re-create or make our own version of a card on the front of the Stampin'Up! Idea book and catalogue.... Here is my effort.... the 2nd challenge was to use the last item you purchased from SU! (Difficult for me to pinpoint exactly, there's so much!).

But as you can see, I went for the Garden Whimsy stamp set. We also had to use 2 buttons, some red ribbon and something black.....

Very simple, but I love the black and red together....

Can't wait for the next round of challenges and in the meantime, I have a project to make.

Don't worry if you haven't signed up yet, the classes projects can be completed in your own time, so as long as you join up and download before the end of the Stamp with Us period, you can still benefit from them.

Coming soon......

Well, I'm finally going to do it... I'm going to hold a stamping workshop..... here's a peek at what to expect, although what you make may not be identical....

So, until I've costed it all out and booked a room, that's as much as I can tell you....

If you live in or around Colchester, and you would like to take part then please register your interest by emailing me - suorders@hotmail.co.uk. There may also be an option for me to post your kit to you, so don't be put off if you're not local to me. I look forward to hearing from you!!

Free online classes! Just sign up as a demonstrator with me!

That's all you have to do! If you've been thinking about signing up as a demonstrator then it's a good time to make the leap as you will receive the Stamp with Us classes FREE!!

Not heard of Stamp with Us yet? Then take a look for yourself here. The classes will be packed full of ideas for your own creation or to use at classes or workshops - everything is worked out for you already!

Questions about becoming a demonstrator? Email me to arrange for us to have a chat, no obligation.

Challenge card ! Stamp with us......

Have you heard about the new blog called Stamp with us? It's run by three lovely SU demonstrators, one of which is my lovely upline, Monica! The first challenge is a sketch... and I've got to say that this is the first challenge I think I've ever completed... I usually print it off and then forget about it!

I have used: Chocolate chip for the base card, crazy for cupcakes stamps, layered onto regal rose c/s, designer paper "sweet always", choc chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon... and from the new "mini" catty one of the Oval All stamps, cut with the oval punch.

Check out the classes that start on the 1st May, and don't forget that if you need any of the supplies, you can order them through me! Place an order for £50 or more and I'll give you free p&p!!

Oh, and plllleeeeasssseee leave a comment.... it's nice to know that I'm not talking to myself!!

Ribbon share - 1m x 8 colours in 5/8" (1.59cm) for £5.00

How would you lovely ladies (possibly gentleman!) like to join me in a share of the Stampin'Up! 5/8" grosgrain ribbon in 8 lovely colours....?? Well, for just £5.00 + 50p p&p you can own 1m of each in Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgandy, Real Red, Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery & Old Olive. All will be labelled up for you so that you know which colour you are stroking... errr, I mean using on your creations. Why not take two shares and save money? For each extra share you can deduct 50p! What are you waiting for? Email me suorders@hotmail.co.uk

BLOG CANDY WINNER

The winner of the blog candy is Donna of Donnas Den - well done Donna!