Advent Calendar

Well, this was a labour of love and no mistake!  It really tested my patience to get this right for my daughter.

I used the mini pizza boxes for the calendar and papers from the Quilted Christmas DSP stack.

I also used the large number dies and a mixture of paper doilies from the Annual Catalogue (basically raided my embellishment box).

I stuck the boxes back to back to save space.  My first idea was to hang the boxes on ribbon from a branch.

However, I failed to take into account my three year old who likes to pull and play with everything in sight! I didn't have anywhere I could hang it for my 9 yr old to reach that the youngest couldn't!

I then tried to glue them together in a circle, however the boxes were too heavy to stay joined together.  I also found that it was best to have the pizza box opening at the top and not the bottom as the chocolate coins kept falling out.

Eventually, I ended up with this configuration, which works and everything stays in! My daughter also likes it!

There is so much going on this month:

The Year End Sale has started and includes items that will be retiring on the 2nd January, as well as bundles that will discontinue even though the individual products will continue.  Items are limited so get your orders in now.

Stamparatus:

The second pre-order window opened on the 5th and will stay open until the 31st December.  Orders will be dispatched from the 19th March on a first come first served basis.  There will not be a third pre-order window, but all pre-orders placed in December will be honoured.

I will be emailing out my Spring schedule soon, if you want to to find out what I am up to and get the new Occasions Catalogue, comment below.

Product List

Mini Pizza Boxes

[144645]

£5.50

Quilted Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[144617]

£8.25

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

£7.25

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

£7.25

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

£11.75

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

£28.00

Metallic Foil Doilies

[138392]

£3.75

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

£2.75

Foil Snowflakes

[144642]

£5.50

Year End Sale

 

Get your bargains here!

Checkout my online shop and see the best bargains going. This will list items that are retiring from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and will NOT be available after the 2nd January as well as discounted items from the Annual Catalogue, that will continue but not with the lower price after the 2nd January 2018

This is what 80 cards look like!

I am sure you have probably made more cards than that in one day, however that is my record.  I am rather proud of them and pleased to have got them done quickly - many thanks to pinterest for the ideas!

These cards are not for my family but a donation to 'The Little Present Project' set up by Paige Fergusson to ensure that residents in local care homes who may not have any family have presents at Christmas.  I felt that having a handmade card to open as well would also be appreciated.  If you would like to donate presents or money, please visit the Facebook page.

This card uses the gorgeous Year of Cheer speciality designer series paper.  It has the most wonderful foiling in silver, gold and bronze.  The Champagne foil sheets that are also in the Autumn/Winter catalogue works so well with this cardstock, even though you have the three different 'metals'.

Like the cards above these are only small 3x4" cards, but they are just the right size for the Everyday Label Punch and the Merry Little Labels stamp set, and I have to say I love the Merry Music Speciality DSP.

Now, I have to apologise as you are unable to get this stamp set any longer.  You were able to purchase this stamp set during October if your order was over £300, and is now unavailable.  But don't worry - just enjoy the photo!

This is a simple card using an old favorite stamp set - Flurry of Wishes - from the annual catalogue.  I love the style of snowflakes and the font for the greetings.  The colour in the background was created using the new Blends alcohol markers.

Well, I hope the residents like the cards and I hope The Little Present Project achieves what it hopes to, that everyone receives a little bit of the spirit of Christmas this year.

Remember to book you place for this months workshops by Friday 1st December.

Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

£11.75

Watercolor Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144838]

£16.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144623]

£11.75

Merry Little Labels Clear-Mount Bundle

[146030]

£30.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.50

Be Merry Designer Series Paper

[144111]

£10.00

Merry Little Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock Pack

[144622]

£10.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

£6.00

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

[126979]

£6.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

£6.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

£6.00

Merry Patterns Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144973]

£0.00

The end of all ends!

FREE SHIPPING

• For Monday 27th only, get free shipping in all your Stampin' Up orders. From 11pm until 10.59 pm on the 27th.

Merry Little Christmas

It feels like we had the Carols of Christmas stamp and die bundle for ages now, well since the August pre-release.  Did you get yours then? have you used it twice and let it fall by the way side.  Well now I am telling you to get it back out again and use it with the Merry Little Christmas Memories and More Card Pack.

Have you see these card packs yet? for £9 you get 72 double side cards in a mix of 3x4" and 6x8" sizes to use with the Memories and More pockets and albums.  They make very effective and quick scrapbooking projects, but are also great for making cards.  For £9 you have 72 card toppers, quick, simple and great for crafting together.

Here is a sample I made using the Acetate card boxes:

And here are the five cards that went inside, very quick and simple cards.

Don't forget about the Online Extravaganza, gets some real bargins this week.  The sale ends on the 26th November, however there will be a one day flash sale on the 27th November.

Remember to book your place on next months workshops, see my website or keep an eye out for my newsletter this week.

Online Extravaganza

FLASH SALE

From the 11pm on the 19th November to 10.59pm on the 20th November there will be a flash sale on stamps with 20% of certain stamp sets.

The Online Extravaganza will be full of great deals and sweet treats all week long, so keep your eyes peeled.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Stampin' Up in Europe there are a few extra special sale items as well.

Click on the image above to get taken through to my webshop.

Ok, there is no logic to the items I am showing you today, they are all Christmas related and are items that are for sale this Weekend at King Edwards Hall, Ascot for the Girl Guides Shopping Night (5-10pm).

I guess the one common thread is that I have used the blends on both samples, this one uses the blends roughly coloured on vellum to give the right feel to the card.  This is a simple way of using blends if you are not sure about colouring.  They work better on vellum than the markers as the alcohol dries faster.

I used the Seasonal Chums bundle to create these cute tags for some sweetie tubes.  The Treat Tubes and tags works so well together, I loved colouring these in with the blends.  It took a little time to complete (I did do 22 altogether) but was relaxing and fun.  The little scalloped tag that comes with the die set will be so useful even after Christmas.

They make cute card toppers a well.

Just a reminder that the Stamparatus reservations open for the first time tomorrow, this will be such a popular and useful tool.  If you are in two minds still, check out this video from Stampin' Up explaining what it is all about.

Remember if you reserve your Stamparatus (nominating myself, Fiona Stanton as your demonstrator) and complete the order when the time comes, you will get an invite to a FREE Stamparatus class showing you the versatility of your new toy!

Product List

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

£4.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

£3.75

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle

[145348]

£48.50

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

£20.00

Christmas In The Making Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144845]

£16.00

Seasonal Chums Clear-Mount Bundle

[146077]

£40.50

Treat Tubes

[144612]

£4.50

Stampin' Blends Markers Collection

[147475]

£108.00

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

[144166]

£7.25

Basics Pack 2 Washi Tape

[144222]

£7.25

Jute Twine

[144625]

£5.00

Stamparatus

This is just a quick blog post to inform you of the new Stamp Positioner from Stampin' Up called the Stamparatus!

This will be available for £44 from February, but the exciting thing is that you can reserve you Stamparatus from Thursday 16th November at 9pm, for no cost!  Payment will be due next year when it transfers from a reservation to an order.  Additionally, if your order is confirmed during Sale-a-bration you can add additional items to take advantage of the free goodies!

If you reserve your Stamparatus using me as your Demonstrator I will invite you to a FREE class showing you the amazing versatility of the Stamparatus - trust me it is like no other Stamp Positioner on the market.

There are three reservation windows and corresponding shipping dates:

RESERVATION WINDOWS	AVAILABLE TO SHIP
16–30 November 2017	Approx. 1 February 2018
5–30 December 2017	Approx. 19 March 2018
15–30 January 2018	Approx. 15 April 2018

I am really excited about this, it will really change the way I stamp!.

Comment below what you are looking forward to with the new Stamparatus!