Ninety Nine

Hi Stashers.  Did the title confuse you a bit?  Well let me explain.

From now until March 31st 2018 you can buy up to £220 worth of Stampin' Up products for just £99.   YES £99.

What's the catch?  There isn't one.

When you sign up as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration (click here for details of Sale-A-Bration) you will be able to chose £130 worth of product to form your kit.  In addition to this, you will also be able to chose two additional free stamp sets with a combined value of up to £90.  So that is a total of up to £220 worth of products for just £99.

But there's more.  In addition to all of that lovely product, you will also receive a business supply kit worth £25 and all of this comes with free shipping, so you are looking at a whopping total of £249.95 for just £99.

Oh and did I mention that you will then be entitled to a 20% for the whole time that you qualify as a demonstrator (demo).  Click here for more details.

To stay qualified as a demo, you will need to put orders through totalling a retail value of at least £276. This could be personal purchases, orders you put through with friends or craft groups you run or belong to or even classes that you run.

Now I know that not every one will want to run this as a business and that is fine.  If you have a special event coming up, such as a special birthday party, a wedding or a Christening that is going to require a lot of card and paper, then this could be the perfect time for you to sign up.

Come for the discount and stay for the great products.  There are new products coming out all of the time, so I am sure that you will love being able to use that 20% discount.

If you would like to sign up as a demo and take advantage of this great offer click HERE

If you have any questions, please get in touch and I will do my best to answer them.

Keep an eye out for news on BAMP (Build A Mini Project) and if you can get to Gravesend in Kent I am holding an "All You Can Craft" event March 17th at the Asda Community room.  Click HERE for more info.

Thanks for dropping by.  Catch up with you all soon.

Ny x

Sale-A-Brate good times

Good morning it's January 3rd and FINALLY I can share the new Spring/Summer catalogue with you.

Click here to take a look

The new catalogue is jam packed full of new stamps, kits, dies, embellishments and of course, new DSP.  Over the coming weeks, I will be sharing pictures of the products and samples of what can be made with them.

Now if that isn't enough to tempt you to take a look Sale-A-Bration 2018 starts today as well.

For every £45 that you spend you will be able to chose a level 1 free gift and if you are spending £90 or more (This could be an order from you AND your friends that you organise) you will be able to chose a level 2 free gift believe me, they are worth having.  

Click here to see the level 1 gifts and here to see the level 2 gifts.

Check out this video to see just some of the new items.  At the end of the video I show you both of the level 2 gifts.

I'm so excited to share all of this with you. 

If you haven't already, please follow my blog to stay up to date on all of the news as it comes in.  If you are a new customer to Stampin' up, please chose me as your demo.  You can find out how here.

I have a number of tutorials planned for this year and new challenges.  This year is already off to a flying start and I can't wait to show you what I have been making.

Enough from me.  Enjoy the new catalogue 😁

Ny x

A little bit of what you fancy

Hi Crafters,

Some times a little bit of what you fancy does you good and for me today that was a fancy fold card.

For this card I worked mostly with the Eastern Palace suite.  All of the designer papers that were used are from Eastern Palace as is the tranquil tide cardstock.

I wanted a pop of colour in the middle, so I went for Berry burst which is from the In color 2017-2019 collection. 

I just had to have a play with the Eastern gold vinyl stickers.  This is a really easy card to make and it folds flat for posting.  I made mine to fit into a 6x6 envelope, but you could make taller or bigger versions.

Items used:

Eastern Palace designer series paper - 144147
Tranquil tide A4 cardstock - 144252
Berry burst A4 cardstock - 144249
Eastern gold vinyl stickers - 144150
Thankful thoughts clear mount stamp set - 141522
Elegant eggplant stampin' pad - 126969

Thanks for stopping by

Ny x

Take a closer look

Hello Crafty Stashers.

I have been working on a series of videos to give you a close up view of some of the products that Stampin' Up have to offer.  My plan is to do more and share with you ideas that I have for what they could be used for.

From time to time I will post them as a blog post, but if you would like to see the full list of product  videos that I have created, please click on the link on the left hand side of the blog called Product focus.

In today's video I would like to show you the Kraft 6" x 8" album cover 144764 and the Variety pack 6" x 8" photo pocket pages 144205

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Happy crafting

Ny xx

Dear Christmas...

Hi  Crafty Stashers.

I have never been one for traditional Christmas cards.  It's not that I can't make them.  I can, but my brain just doesn't really go there. 

For this card I decided on a pink and blue colour scheme.

This is quite a simple card.    I started by cutting a piece to measure 5.25" by 5.25" from a sheet of designer paper from the Bundle of love 12"x 12" pack.  I selected a die that was big enough to frame the embellishment that I wanted to use and created an aperture in the pink patterned paper using the bigshot.

Next I cut a piece of Soft Sky card stock to measure 5.5" by 5.5"

Using the same size nesting die that I used to cut my aperture and the next size up, I created a frame using more of the Soft Sky card stock. 

Now it was time for assembly.  I threaded some Whisper white 1/8" sheer ribbon through my embellishment, making sure that it was long enough to go from just above the aperture to where I wanted it to sit.  I also added a double layer of foam adhesive strip to the back of the embellishment to make sure that it would sit exactly where I wanted it to.

I used tape to secure the ribbon to the back of my pink piece.  Next I glued the frame on the front of the card making sure that it lined up properly with the aperture I had created.  I then matted the front of the card onto the Soft Sky card that I had cut to size earlier.

I took a sheet of Whisper White A4 cardstock. I cut it to measure 5.75" wide and then scored down the middle to create my card base.  All that was left to do was to attach the card front to the card base and add a sentiment.

Still working with the original sheet of Soft Sky cardstock, I stamped "Merry & Bright" from the Hearts come home stamp set.  I then punched my greeting out using the Every day label punch.

I trimmed down both of the longer sides so that I have what you see above.  I added my greeting to my card using more foam adhesive strip and added a couple of tiny gems.

Shopping list
Bundle of love  144143
Soft Sky card stock 131292
Whisper white 1/8" sheer ribbon 144172
Foam adhesive strip 141825
Whisper White A4 cardstock 106549
Hearts come home stamp set 145416
Every day label punch 144668

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy crafting.

Ny x

Hearts come home

Hi Crafty Stashers.

Last week I told you about my favourite bundle from the Autumn?Winter Catalogue.

Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Bundle - 146068

Hearts Come Home Wood-Mount Bundle - 146065

There is so much to play with in this bundle that I haven't explored it all yet, but here are the first few cards that I have made featuring some of the thinlits in this bundle.

I have shown this first one to you in an earlier post.   I will be creating a tutorial soon on how to make this card.  It is so easy to make and all you need is two sheets of cardstock.  I used Dapper Denim - 141414 and Whisper White 106549

This is a new home card that I created using the same thinlet dies, but you could just as easily do this using the stamps in the bundle.  I just wanted to show that, even if you only buy the thinlet dies, they can still be used for a variety of themes.  For this card I used Whisper White 106549, Soft Sky - 131292 and Old Olive - 106576 cardstock.  I also used Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon - 144172

This is my wedding card using the same thinlit set.  I haven't added a sentiment yet as I want to order Floral Phrases - 141767.  

For this card I used Soft Sky - 131292 and Blushing Bride - 131287  cardstock, Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon - 144172, Bundle of love speciality designer paper - 144143 and Gold foil sheets 132622.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ny x

Not just for Christmas

Have you seen the Autumn/Winter catalogue?  It's not just for Christmas you know.

If you would like to look at the catalogue online click here or you can download a PDF version that you can view off line here.

This catalogue focuses on Halloween/Autumn and Christmas, but you can use the items for so much more.

Snowflakes that aren't just snowflakes 

Foil Snowflakes - 144642

These snowflakes work well alone or layered with a topper, but they can be use for other occasions too.  Take a look at this birthday card that I made.

Bundles of fun

There was one bundle that I just couldn't resist from this catalogue, well maybe more than one, but this is my favourite.

Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Bundle - 146068

Hearts Come Home Wood-Mount Bundle - 146065

I have made Christmas cards, new home cards and a wedding card using this bundle.  Click here to see one of the Christmas cards.  Keep an eye out for Tuesdays post where I show you some of the other cards that I have mentioned.

Had to have it

I had to buy the washi tape.  I'm a steampunk girl and the colours are perfect.  No matter what your style of crafting, this tape will work.

Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape - 144644

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Check out the link at the top of the page to see all of the products here and so much more.  I didn't even get started on the Autumn/Halloween stuff that is in the catalogue.

I will be back on Tuesday to show you the cards I was talking about earlier.

Happy crafting

Ny x

But I want it all...

When I first got my hands on the annual catalogue I started putting post it notes on all of the pages that had items on that I wanted.  It got to a point where I couldn't get back to pages that I wanted to look at because of the forest of tabs sticking out from the top and side of the catalogue.  I now have a spreadsheet with it all on lol

So how do you go about deciding what to order first?  Because most of us live on a budget and spending a months income on crafty stash, just isn't going to happen in one go lol

This is my advice.

Very Vanilla Solid Baker's Twine - 144224

This is very versatile as it can be dyed using ink refills to match your current project.

Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon - 144159

Again, this can be dyed to match your creation

Pick a product suite and work on collecting all of the pieces that you like.  This way you are guaranteed that every thing you have will coordinate.  Click here to take a look at the videos that I created talking about the Color Theory suite.  I am currently collecting the Eastern Palace suite.  I will get a video up for that soon.

The hardest thing for me was buying cardstock.  I wanted ALL the colours NOW.  What I have been doing instead of buying the individual colours of cardstock is to buy the cardstock packs that go with each of the product suites.

Eastern Palace A4 Cardstock Pack - 144149

This pack contains 24 sheets of A4 card stock.  You get three different colours in the pack and there are eight sheets each colour.  This allows me to build up my colours whilst working out which  I will use the most and will need to get a  pack of 24 sheets of.

Another way forward with the cardstock is to buy the assortment packs for each collection.  You will receive two sheets of each colour in that collection. 

Bundles are great.  They typically consist of a set of stamps and either thinlit dies or apunch.  This is one that I have.

Tabs For Everything Photopolymer Bundle - 145364

Pick a bundle that can be used for a variety of different occasions and projects.  I picked this set because I can use it in a planner that I am working on, cards for all ages and also mini albums.  Also buying bundles is cheaper than buying the items individually.

So this is my advice on getting started on your Stampin' Up WANT list.

I haven't talked ink on this post as there is a fair bit in my head that I want to say and I think it will need a WHOLE other post lol