So September has arrived and it was my daughter’s first day back at school, my son’s very first day at school and my little daughter’s first ‘big girl’ swimming lesson. I am pleased to report that all these firsts went down really well and everyone is ready to do it all again! The house was quiet and though it was a bit strange without them, I did manage to get… Read More »
Well, I am back from my holidays, school starts back next week, the weather has turned so it would seem there is not a lot to look forward to but…. HOLD THE PAGE!!!… The Stampin’ Up Seasonal catalogue went live a couple of days ago. While it may only be August, most of us crafters are already thinking ahead to the biggest card making occasion of the year – yes,… Read More »
There is a fabulous new offer from Stampin’ Up starting TODAY but, hurry, it is for ONE WEEK ONLY! If you buy a starter kit between today, August 22nd, and August 28th you can get extra product in your kit for FREE. Normally, you pay £99 and you would get up to £130 of product, but until August 28th, you can choose up to £150 of product and there… Read More »
We had our August Technique class last night and it was a little bit messy!! We had fun creating interesting backgrounds with our blocks and, would you believe it… shaving foam! To create this marbled background, you just add a few drops of different coloured inks into a plate of shaving foam and then swirl it around (a very therapeutic part of the process!). Take a piece of whisper white… Read More »
This week I made a few cards for my customers as a little thank you for both their orders and their support. I made two versions changing up the colours to suit the colours in the DSP. Both patterns were taken from our Lullaby DSP. They are mostly delicate colours but don’t have to be used in a ‘delicate context’. The colours in the DSP are Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal… Read More »
As of yesterday, our full range of Blendabilities is now available. Apologies for not telling you yesterday, but what with the amazing Big Shot promotion being launched, it almost slipped my mind! Blendabilities are alcohol-based markers meaning the ink is suspended in alcohol making the colours so easy to blend. Our colours are sold in packs of three, a light, a medium and a dark shade and are perfect grown-up colouring… Read More »
So today is the first day of August and Stampin’ Up have announced a fabulous Big Shot promotion. If you don’t have a Big Shot already and have thought about getting one, then read on… By buying a Big Shot this month, you can get any one of the five bundles listed on the flyer below for FREE! Don’t worry if you already have a Big Shot, you can still… Read More »
Well, it’s been a big week this week as it was the end of term and my son has just left pre-school behind and will head to big school in September. I had a lot of people to thank both for his time at pre-school and my daughter’s year too. So what better way than making a little handmade gift with Stampin’ Up! supplies? I packaged some gorgeous beauty products… Read More »
If I haven’t convinced you on the merits of our brand new alcohol-based markers, Blendabilities, then perhaps this post might just do it! They honestly are so easy to use and the shades blend together so fluidly. But not only that, you can colour our rhinestones, pearls and ribbons too! As they are alcohol-based, it dries so quickly, so no inky fingers! Take a look… What a beautiful, vibrant, Pumpkin… Read More »
July is here and in addition to a brand new catalogue, I have some brand new classes for you. My very first ‘Just for Mums’ class started today. It’s a class specfically for Mums with non-mobile babies. There are lots of Baby classes out there; Baby Massage, Baby Yoga, Baby Signing, etc etc but what about poor old Mum? If Mum wants to do something fun or interesting, I know… Read More »
That’s right, our first range of Blendabilities are available to order right now. Before I rave on about good they are, I must admit to not having used any other sort of alcohol based marker. However, for a complete novice, I did find them extremely easy to use and the colour is so fluid and easy to blend. In your pack, there are three markers, a light, a medium and… Read More »
If you are new to Stampin’ Up, you probably have no idea what an in-colour is. I know I didn’t when I first joined. Stampin’ Up group their colours in colour families, so we have Brights, Subtles, Neutrals and Regals – which all seem fairly self-explanatory. These colour families remain fixed for a number of years, but every year we bring out 5 new colours that last for only two… Read More »
Just a quick post this morning to let you know our brand new catalogue is out and LIVE! Have a look down the right hand side bar to see the link which will take you directly to the catalogue. It is jam-packed full of fantastic cardmaking ideas and inspiration and the most gorgeous products that you will fall in love with. You can also get straight to the shop by using… Read More »
We had a lovely morning today, saying Goodbye to our retiring items from our current catalogue, but we weren’t too sad (we’re a fickle lot) because we got to play with some brand new goodies from the new catalogue which is out on Tuesday!! (Can you believe it will be July on Tuesday!?!?) Here is my craft room all prepared and ready for my guests. I really enjoyed preparing for… Read More »
I’m STILL waiting on my photo delivery!! It has shipped but they are still not here. If you read my last post, you’ll know how excited I am to finally get my life in order, so to speak, and join the scrapbooking revolution that is Project Life. But it’s going to have to wait another day as I have nothing to put in my pocket pages as yet. So, I’ll… Read More »
By now, I am sure you are all familiar with Happy Watercolour. It is one of my absolute favourite sets and the source of many of my cardmaking ideas and inspiration. I am sorry to report that it is not being continued in our new annual catalogue. That means it will be retiring on June 30th. . I also used it most recently in my private class that I talked… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! host some fantastic events and our Annual Convention is the highlight of our calendar. For us in Europe, it takes place every Autumn, for those in the South Pacific, it has just happened. If you would like to have a little taster of what happens at our events, have a look at the video below. Most of our events including Convention are Demonstrator only events. So how do… Read More »
Ever want to get creative with your memory keeping? Are you a keen scrapbooker but you have fallen a bit behind? Are there a few gaps in your scrapbooking life that you would like to get caught up on? Or maybe scrapbooking is not for you and you just want a speedy way to preserve your memories but want more than a plain old photo album, then Project Life is… Read More »