Independent Stampin'Up! demonstrator for Surrey, Hmpshire and Berkshire

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Telford Swaps

So the last few months have been challenging - moving house and settling in have taken far more of my time than I had anticipated. Crafting has had to take a back seat and to be honest - I lost my mojo and felt a bit intimidated when faced with a piece of card, ink and stamps! Yep I have been procrastinating! However, Telford was looming and I knew I had to make gifts for my downline (not to mention swaps) - so I had to get started. I had seen one my downline make a card using Perpetual Birthday Calander stamps as a background - so I decided to have a play. I'll say more about that another day - but eventually I came up with these little lovelies to swap. The idea was simple - but I think they turned out OK. Hope you like them! The little pocket holding the chocolate heart is really easy to make and looks good in multiple sizes. These started out as a 3 inch square of DSP. Fold the square diagonally and then with the folded edge on the bottom, fold the two sides of the triangle in to form the cup. Fold and stick the top flap down to hold the pocket together. I'll show you what it looks like on a finished card.
I wanted to say a special thank you to the guys at Demo support - they are fab and nothing is too much trouble. Hope you like it guys! I'll give you the details for the easel fold post it note holder next time.

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Weekly Deals

Don't forget these deals are only around for one week - so grab them whilst you can! 
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Saturday, 13 September 2014

Stampin Stars Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Stars Blog Hop.  We're celebrating the launch of the Autumn/Winter Catalogue be showcasing some of the new products and hoping to give you lots of ideas and inspiration to get crafting!

If you have just joined me from the Sticky Elf - isn't she fab!  I had the pleasure of working with Nic at the Great British Craft Show recently and I love her style - so clean and stylish.  If you haven't yet had the pleasure, when you have finished here just click on the back button to take you there.

So - to my project.  I was inspired to try this by my new downline Ally Blackman.  As an idea it's been around for a little while but I had never made one before.  It's much easier than you think and it makes for a great little gift or stocking filler.

I love the new stamp set White Christmas and it's just so easy to build a picture.  I wasn't too keen when I heard that Stampin' Up! were introducing photopolymer stamps but  now I'm convinced!  I was able to build my "story" ready to wrap around the can in minutes.  And of course I had to make a matching card and gift tag to complete the set.  Sadly you can't see how sparkly they all are.  My only decision now is what do I hide in the can?

My "story" before it was wrapped around the can!

Can you spot all the new products I've used?  No?  Well I've popped them below - perhaps that will help!

If you are ready to move on click on the forward button and that will take you to the very talented Christine Widdowson.  She always has a slightly different take on things so I am sure you will enjoy her work.  If you have come from Christine's page - then click on the back button to take you to the sticky elf.

Thanks for popping by!





http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/diamondstamping/blog
Just in case any of the technology isn't working - I have copied the list of all those taking part at the end of the post so you can always pick up the thread if you get lost!

Tracy Hart Lawrence - http:// clactoncrazycrafters.wordpress.com
Pip Todman – http://www.queenpipcards.com
Eimear Carvill - http://stampincolour.com/
Emma Goddard - http://coastalcrafter.com/
Angela Cormier – http://craftycarousel.blog.com
Caroline Thomas – http://www.craftwithcaro.com
Kim Fee - http://kimfeecrafter.blogspot.com/

Lynn Clifford – http://heavenlycrafts.com/heavenlystampin/
Cary Buckham – http://2biggirlscrafting.blogspot.co.uk
Yvonne Bevan - http://bspokecrafts.blogspot.com
Cat Herrington – http://wiggle-craft.blogspot.co.uk
Nic Parr - http://thestickyelf.co.uk
Diane Marlow - http://www.craftyducks.co.uk
Christine Widdowson – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/diamondstamping/blog
Di Richardson – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/kingdomcards/blog
Jamie Turney - http://paper-crafting-mad.blogspot.com/
Sara Thornton-Bryar – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/craftylittleminx/blog
Joanne Penny – http://toocraftyjo.blogspot.co.uk
Natalie O’Shea - http://www.natalieoshea.co.uk/blog.html
Louise Sims - http://stampindelight.co.uk/blog
Katie Jones - http://deepbluecrafting.co.uk/blog/
Cayleigh May - http://cayleighscards.com/
Nikki Acton - http://frankieeatsworms.blogspot.co.uk
Sue Bridge – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/suebridge/blog
Cathryn Perkins - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cathrynscraftcellar/blog
Sarah Mcdermott - http://www.papercraftartistry.blogspot.co.uk/
Fiona Whitten – http://oakfieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Stampin' Up! do it again!



Not only have Stampin' Up offered us a fabulous deal on a Big Shot this month - but they have given you an amazing opportunity to join Stampin up for just £99 - but you get to choose £150 worth of wonderful crafting goodies!  Yep that's right - £20 extra value in you starter kit!

But this offer is only available for a VERY limited time - you have to join by 29th August to benefit from this deal.  Most amazing of all is that you are under no obligation to purchase any other items - nor to hold parties, sell any items or do anything at all other than enjoy your purchases.

But if you do want to start up your own independent demonstratorship - you will also receive everything you need to get going - PLUS by joining my team you will have access to advice and support.

Interested?  Why not email me and I can have a no pressure chat with you - answering all your questions.  If you've already made your mind up - you can simply follow the links.

What will you choose?

Sunday, 3 August 2014

WOW - Big Shot Special Offers

I just had to tell you abut this latest offer from Stampin Up!.  For the month of August you can choose one of 5 special bundles (that's a stamp set and matching set of framelits) FREE.  Which makes a Big Shot fantastic value - For £87.95 you can get your big shot and a bundle worth up to £47.50!  You can even get your hands on one of our fabulous new Christmas Stamps before they are released in the new catalogue!

Already got a big shot - no problem.  You can chose one of these 5 bundles and receive a 15% discount off the normal catalogue prices.  So everyone's a winner!

Just head on over to my shop by clicking on the link on the left side of my site and have fun creating fabulous cards and gifts!

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Work of Art

I haven't had time to play with many of my new sets yet so I thought I'd show you a few more examples from my launch event.  I had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set - it's so versatile and can be used in  so many ways to create quick, simple cards.

This was one of my make and take projects.  A really simple card using just a few colours that compliment each other and then combining work of art with another favourite stamp set and punch - Papillon Potpourri and the Bitty Butterfly punch.

Why not have a go at recreating this yourself using your favourite colour combination?

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Time to start again

Well - it's been a while since I last posted  - a lifetime I hear some of you say!  I will be posting more regularly from September - but it's been so long I thought I better try and see if I can remember how!

So - I am still crafting and still a Stampin Up demonstrator!  The new catalogue has just launched so I will try and show you some of the the cards I have made.

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/EU/2014_AC/20140601_AnnualCatalog_en-GB.pdf





I made this scrapbook page using the fantastic Work of Art stamp set and 3 of the lovely new in colours - tangelo twist, hello honey and lost lagoon.  I threw in a little so saffron and soft suede and voila!