NEW!! - Butterfly Basics

Good morning!

So have you got over the excitement of viewing not one, but 2 brand new catalogues yet?? 

I can tell you that I have so much new stash to play with that I hardly knew where to start! But I have had a little play and here is what I came up with...

I have used the gorgeous new Butterfly Basics stamp set, and matching Framelits for my card. And this stamp set is one of the first that is available in all 3 options...wood, clear mount and photopolymer! I went for photopolymer this time, for a change :)

I used Pear Pizzaz and Strawberry Slush for the stamping, using my Stampin' Write Markers to make the sentiment stand out. And isn't that sentiment just lovely??

Another exciting thing about this stamp set is that it is available as a bundle, which saves you a huge 15%!! And we all love matching stamps and Framelits with a discount right??!

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle

£36.25

If you would like a Spring/Summer Catalogue and a Sale-A-Bration brochure, please let me know and I will pop one in the post for you! :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday and I'll see you tomorrow :)

Sale-A-Brate good times....COME ON!!

Good morning all!

Well today is a very exciting day for crafters!

There is a lot going on at Stampin' Up! and if you missed it in my last couple of blog posts, here it all is!

First of all, today sees the launch of the brand new Spring/Summer catalogue!! And look how pretty it is!

You see that gorgeous bouquet on the front cover? Well there is a kit to make it in the catalogue!! So not only can you make cards, but you can brighten up your home with your own stunning handmade decor!

So what could be more exciting than a new, fresh catalogue??

Sale-A-Bration!!

What is Sale-a-Bration?? Well, for every £45 you spend with me, either through me, my online shop, or as part of Stampers 6, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure!

 (you can view it by clicking the link over in my sidebar on the right, but if you would like a free hard copy, please just contact me and I will be happy to send you one out!)

There are some gorgeous stamps, stunning DSP, and even Blendabilities, that you can choose as your free gift! 

How incredible is that??

There is also a fabulous joining offer...

When you join up, not only do you get to create your own starter kit with £135 worth of products for only £99, but you can also choose from a free kit of your choice from the Spring/Summer catalogue...

,...or two free Sale-a-Bration items of your choice!!

My team is growing nicely, and I would love you to join us...even if you'll only be your own best customer, it's worth it for the discount!! So which freebie will you choose??

So today really is an exciting day!! Please click on the links in my sidebar to check out the new catalogues, order direct from my online shop, or if you would like to know more, please feel free to contact me...I am very happy to help!

Now, go pop the kettle on and have a little browse! 

Unusual coloured snowflake, and exciting news!

Good evening all!

So if you popped by last night or earlier today, you will have seen me mention the new Spring/Summer catalogue, which launches tomorrow! You will also remember that I said I would have more news today? Well I have!

But you'll have to wait until after I show another of my Christmas cards. I was asked to make some 'different' coloured cards, and this is just one of them...

I decided that I would try Hello Honey and Rich Razzelberry...can't get much more different right?! I die cut a snowflake from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies into my top layer, and stamped my sentiment from Endless Wishes, also in Rich Razzelberry and Hello Honey.

 I coloured some Silver Glimmer Paper using a Rich Razzelberry Stampin' Write Marker and popped it behind the snowflake...it's very sparkly in real life! I finished with a Basic Rhinestone.

You have until 10.55pm tonight to order from the Autumn Winter catalogue, so do get in quick if there is anything you have your eye on!

Ok so you want to hear the other awesome news right??

Well here goes...

Along with the launch of the Spring/Summer catalogue, I am also very excited to tell you about the best time in the Stampin' Up! year!

Sale-a-Bration!

What is Sale-a-Bration?? Well, for every £45 you spend with me, either through me, my online shop, or as part of Stampers 6, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure!

 (you can view it by clicking the link over in my sidebar on the right, but if you would like a free hard copy, please just contact me and I will be happy to send you one out!)

There are some gorgeous stamps, stunning DSP, and even Blendabilities, that you can choose as your free gift! 

How incredible is that??

There is also a fabulous joining offer...

When you join up, not only do you get to create your own starter kit with £135 worth of products for only £99, but you can also choose from a free kit of your choice from the Spring/Summer catalogue, or two free Sale-a-Bration items of your choice!!

So all in all, tomorrow is a very exciting day for all you crafters out there!

If you would like any more information, please do feel free to contact me...I am very happy to help, and I am always ready to answer any questions you may have!

I shall say goodnight for now, but I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Bright and Beautiful stars

Good evening everyone!

A late post from me, but I have another Christmas card to show you...yes I know, Christmas is gone, in fact I took my decorations down tonight, but I really do love this stamp set and I wanted to share...I hope you don't mind?

I used the stunning Bright and Beautiful stamps, stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in Gold and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss Powders.

I used Gold Sequin Trim and Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to 'hang' the decoration on the card. 

These stamps are still available on my online shop until Tuesday...so grab them now while you can!

Yesterday I mentioned that there would be some exciting things happening with Stampin' Up! soon....well one of them is the brand new Spring/Summer catalogue which will be available to order from on.......

TUESDAY 6th JANUARY!!

How exciting is that?! So it really is the last chance to get your Autumn/Winter items. 

I'll be back tomorrow with more news ;)

It's not too late to Get Your Santa On!

Hello everyone, and a VERY happy, healthy and crafty 2015 to you!

I have been missing for a while as life has been so ridiculously busy! I have managed to fit a little crafting in, but to be honest, I have been concentrating on enjoying Christmas and new year with my nearest and dearest, as I'm sure you all have too!

But, things are settling down a bit now, so hopefully, I will have more time to get back to blogging!

Today I am going to show you the card I made for Keiran for Christmas...all kids should have Santa on their cards right??

Well of course, Keiran loves Santa, and he still very much believes in him, so he loved this card! I used the Get Your Santa On stamp set and stamped him twice, once onto my card panel and once onto another piece of Whisper White card. I coloured the second with my Blendies and fussy cut him out. 

I also created my own backgrounds by using some of the smaller stamps from the set and stamping them repeatedly over the panels.

Before I popped him over the first image using Dimensionals, I carefully placed the letters from Little Letters Thinlits under Santa and ran it through the Bigshot. I really like the effect of using the negative lettering, don't you?

Now I know that Christmas is over, but if you don't have this set, it's not too late to pick it up...it is still available in my online shop, along with all the other fabulous Autumn/Winter products, until 5th January...don't miss out!

Over the next few days there will be lots of exciting things happening with Stampin' Up! I can't wait!! Stay tuned for more info!

My card for my man :)

Hello everyone!

1 more sleep!!! Are you excited? I actually am this year...I have a feeling Christmas might be pretty good, and a lot of that is thanks to my wonderful man, Mike. 

So I thought I would share the card I made for him with you...

I decided to use a heart shape as a bauble, and I really love the new Sweetheart shapes we have....they remind me of the hearts I used to draw as a child! 

So I punched the heart from Silver Glimmer paper, and popped it up on Dimensionals into the middle of a stamped heart from the Groovy Love stamp set. I added some Baker's Twine to make it look like the bauble was hanging, and added a small heart from the Itty Bitty Accents punch set, and finished with a Silver Mini Brad.

I really like how clean the card looks, though for a while I was worried it look a bit Valentine-y! So I added the sentiment from an old set, and personalised it using the Little Letters Thinlits.

The colours I've used fit into the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary this week, so I shall be linking it up to their challenge.

So I hope you don't have too much to do today, and can get chance to relax with your family. I'm off for a walk into town to enjoy a coffee with Keiran, and watch all the last minute shoppers rushing around! Have a lovely day!

Mum and Dad's Christmas card

Good morning all!

Only 6 days until Christmas!! I bet that scared a few of you?

Haha...anyway, here is the lovely, elegant card I made for my Mum and Dad. I have struggled to get all my cards made this year, and yes, I admit it, I actually had to buy some! (Oooops!!) 

But the important ones did get made, thankfully! 

So I used one of my current favourite stamp/Framelit sets, Wondrous Wreath. I stamped the first set of leaves (the ones with fewer leaves) in gold Encore, and heat embossed in Gold Stampin' Emboss.

I stamped the main set of leaves in just the Gold Encore, and the berries in Cherry Cobbler. I finished with a Cherry Cobbler Sheer Ribbon bow, some Crystal Effects on the berries, and some lovely Gold Sequin Trim. The sentiment is from Endless Wishes.

My parents really loved their card...it makes the extra effort worthwhile, don't you think?

Right, off to work now...at least my Christmas shopping is done!