Saturday, 27 June 2015

Beautiful Butterflies







I just love this set - and best of all the stamp set and thinlit set come as a bundle and that saves you money. Also it comes in all three of Stampin' Up! stamp types - wood, clear and photopolymer.  I usually choose wood stamps, however in this case I actually chose the photopolymer set as it is so much easier for positioning the images as they are see through.

This decorated notebook will be winging its way to one of the teachers at school for and end of year thank you.


If you would like to either buy the finished product or the tools that enable you to make it yourself just let me know.

So pretty and yet so useful!

Happy crafting


Sarah


I've just put the photopolymer links below but if you would like the direct link to all the stamp types just let me know.


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Monday, 15 June 2015

Fantastic Joining Offer



Did you know that if you join from now until the end of June you get to choose 2 extra stamp sets for FREE, yes FREE with your starter kit.  What a fantastic way to start you Stampin' Up! journey.

There are lots of incentives in being a demonstrator, some people do it for a business, others just like to craft and everyone gets the fantastic 20% of items - a great saving when buying your craft supplies.

Also Stampin' Up! products are great, and I'm not just saying that.  Recently I've had to use non Stampin' Up! products in a shop and wow did I miss the matching stamps and punches and stamps and dies that Stampin' Up! offer- it makes all the difference and makes crafting so much easier.

If you would like to join, just click the JOIN NOW button the home page of my blog, or if you have any questions please get in touch.

Finally - the joining fee is £99 and you get £130 of product + a business supplies kit + free p&p and until end of June the 2 FREE stamp sets of your choice!  What are you waiting for?

Cheers

Sarah

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Free Craft Classes

Come join me at Reading Hobbycraft on Sunday 14th June from 11-1pm.

We will be making a fantastic box card - a great idea for Father's Day.

Contact me to book a place.


Happy Crafting

Sarah

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

A little boys dream

My youngest son has just turned 2, and although it is a bit late, here is his birthday card - isn't it cute!





So simple to make and although these stamps are no longer available as of today there are a whole lot more cute stamps in the new catalogue - yes the new catalogue is now live!  Check out the link to see the online version or contact me for a copy.

Oh, by the way the punch for the carriages is still available and a fantastic one if I say so myself.

Happy Crafting

Sarah



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Monday, 25 May 2015

A few of my favourite things.....

I thought I'd share with you a few of my favourite things that I have purchased over the last year with Stampin' Up!.  Some I bought thinking I would never use them, when in fact, they have become invaluable to me.



Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist




A great product and I wouldn't do without it.  Like most stampers I used to use baby wipes, but they did become expensive and the kids got more ink on their hands as well as not really cleaning the stamps!  These two products are fantastic, and I would even go as far to say, if you don't get any other Stampin' Up! product- get these.  They will transform your cleaning of stamps.


Adhesive Remover



I brought this and didn't even know what it was for - yes I do love shopping.  When I finally figured it out (it is just what is says), I loved using it when a tiny bit of glue got on a card and I could rub it off with this. Really simple to use, and without it I am sure a few cards would have been ruined.


Stamp-A-Ma-Jig



I decided I needed this when I was stamping crooked...this has been a marvellous tool to help line up stamps in the right place.  More and more Stampin' Up! stamps are being made in photopolymer which are see through, but for wooden stamps and clear stamps this helps to line images up easily - no more corrected sentiments or images.


Big Shot Magnetic Platform



Some might say this is a luxury, and they would probably be right.  Post-it Note paper does the same thing, hold the die still.  But this piece of equipment has made my life so much easier and allowed me to use paper to its maximum.  It was invaluable when I was creating lots of curvy keepsake boxes of different sorts over Christmas, and again at Easter - a luxury perhaps but also a lifesaver.


What are your favourite crafting accessories?  Let me know by leaving a comment.


If you would like to purchase any of the above just click on the pictures below and you will be taken directly to my shop.  If you'd like to try them out for yourself before buying them, contact me and I'll see what I can do.

Happy Crafting


Sarah


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Monday, 18 May 2015

Sympathy Card

Driving along today I saw a van with a black swirl on it, and that became the inspiration for this card.  Simple and understated is how I see this sympathy card - what do you think?




Yet again the Everything Eleanor stamp set came into itself, I love this stamp set and in fact would have bought it, just for the swirl. But there is so much more to the set than the swirl, check it out for yourself.

I also just treated myself, sometimes you need to, to the Itty Bitty Accents Punch set- love the little flower.  Also the flower centres are rhinestones coloured in with a Sharpie - simple but effective I think.

Better still, both the stamp and punch set are in the new catalogue!  And of course the rhinestones will be there.




Happy Crafting

Sarah





Main Ingredients


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Sunday, 10 May 2015

The new catalogue....

Well, I have seen the catalogue and been able to order from a selected number of items, known as the sneak peeks...my order is awaited!!!! 

You to can also order from the sneak peeks if you join as a demonstrator up till 1st June, and what a great time it is to join. 

Want to know more about joining for £99 and getting £130 of products (including choosing sneak peeks) + get copies of the new catalogue and lots of other perks-  Just contact me.


Being a Stampin' Up! demo is a great way to meet new friends, play with exciting craft products and even offers you the chance to earn some money...but the best thing for me is the crafting opportunities it offers.



Ready for a sneak peek.....  Yep the new in colours 2015/17 are here......



Mint Macaron
Tip Top Taupe
Watermelon Wonder
Cucumber Crush
Delightful Djion

What's your favourite?  I am still undecided...

Happy Crafting

Sarah