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

7 weeks of Christmas part 2

Hi Stashers.  Today I would like to share with you my second video in the 7 weeks of Christmas series.

Featuring the Card front builder thinlit die set - 144674 and the Hearts come home stamp set - 145416 this card is super easy to make and doesn't take that much time either.

I love elegant eggplant, so that is the main colour that I have used and I think that Tranquil tide is the perfect green for projects like this.

Please check back tomorrow for another video in the series.

Take care every one and thank you for stopping by.

Ny x

Craft Life

Hi Crafters.  I wanted to share a little with you about my crafting journey.

I originally got into paper crafting about twelve to thirteen years ago, doing scrapbook layouts and cards that looked like this.  My photography work has improved a bit since then thank goodness lol

Over time I learned new techniques (thank you Youtube posters) and my card making started to improve a bit.

After a few years I started feeling a bit limited by cards as I wanted to go more 3D and I started to decorate boxes.

I was in my element for quite a while I can tell you. Working with 3D projects meant learning new skills and taking my crafting further than I had imagined at the start of my journey, but I still wanted more.  It was about this time that I discovered mixed media and started playing with canvas.

There were some serious "Girl what were you thinking?" makes, but I kept going because inky or paint covered fingers are my happy place.

I keep coming back to paper crafting though.

I love being a Stampin' Up demonstrator.  There are so many quality products to play with and I am looking forward to seeing where it takes me next in my crafting journey.

Thanks for visiting.

See you soon with my next make.

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