Pinkies Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop 2016

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using new Stampin' Up!® products that you can earn free during Sale-a-Bration. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
   

If you have arrived here from the lovely Camille's  blog,  a really big hello and welcome.

Now am not sure about anyone else of course,  but ordinarily if I see a picture of a little chick I immediately think about Easter,  or more precisely,  Easter eggies!

.. and although my card this time does feature a little chick, following some advice from my 'designer-in-chief' for this week,  aka my Mum who just happens to be staying with me at the moment,  I chose to use him to say Happy Exam Congratulations and not Happy Easter this time.

The chick is from a really sweet stamp set - 'Honeycomb Happiness' available in both wood or clear mount.  Although you can't buy it am afraid - you can earn it for free with a 

 qualifying spend of £45, from now and continuing up to the 31st March.

So, instead of yellows and little balls of fluff you would usually associate with a little chick I chose Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla for my colour scheme and made him look like he was standing in school master mode,  'arms' behind his back,  complete with Mortar board and 'pin-striped' waistcoat.!

And the stamp set I chose for the sentiments was just perfect for what I had in my mind - and with another of the Sale-a-Bration sets being exactly that - 'Perfect Pairings',  well,  it just fitted the bill and again it's available in both wood and clear mount format.

A bit of sponging round the edges,  and my beloved toning candy dots to finish and inside ? another stamp from the same set to complete my greeting, finished with a little more sponging, just to tie it all in.

There will be such a lot of lovely things to see and sure to inspire as you hop around the complete tour..

so a huge thank you for visiting and next stop is to the lovely Kim - make sure you don't miss anything en route.

and til next time and have a lovely week everyone.
Jan x

doing that happy dance again.. New spring summer catalogue and Sale-a-Bration time!!

Hello all -

well yes it really is here - the launch of the new Spring/Summer Catalogue for 2016 - and what a fabulous sentiment on the front   ' Handmade from the Heart' just says it all I think.

I just love receiving something that someone has created just for me - and with the wealth of lovely products in the new Stampin' Up Spring/summer 2016 catalogue you can easily make some thing special for a special someone in your life too!

Just click on the image above or the one on side bar to read a copy on line of if you would like your own paper copy, let me know and I can pop one in the post to you.

how about these for stylish inspiration? 

an absolutely fabulous co-ordinated set of stamps, papers, cardstock, framelit dies and gorgeous embellishments all with celebration in mind, be it special birthday, an anniversary, or some real sense of  accomplishment. Truly beautiful .

or this ?

well it is 'V' day very very shortly and ladies..   with it being a Leap Year of course, you get to do the asking - a beautiful selection of toning glimmer paper, designer series paper stacks, stamp sets and dies will all combine to have you in the pink as Valentine's day approaches..

and of course if you are like me and sometimes need a little help to get those creative juices flowing - there's a wealth of Kits and money saving bundles available where Stampin' Up! put corresponding products togther so deciding what goes with what is all taken care of for you.!

but that is not all - it is of course that most wonderful time of the year...the special time in the Stampin' Up calendar where you really do get more for your pennies.. for every £45 spend - you can choose one of the lovely free items in this year's Sale-a-Bration brochure. - again just click on the image in the side bart to see what you can earn for free..!

how about this to get you thinking - isn't this little chick adorable - and with Easter not too far away either - well he can certainly double up for use I think.

and the sentiment is a stamp in another one of the sets you can earn - The  very useful 'Perfect Pairings' set -a  complimentary set of stamps you can mix and match to suit your particular project..

 or this : the Flowering Fields stamp set - and the co-ordinating Wildflower Fields Designer series paper to go with.

or why not host a party - and with qualifying party sales earn even more...

and if you were thinking of joining Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator, Sale-a-Bration is just simply the best time to join - pay just £99 for your starter kit and choose an extra £30 of product bringing your total to £160 of items for just £99 - it really is such an amazing offer..

lots to take in I know - but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.

until next time hope you all have a lovely week and for those of us back at work - it's one day closer to the weekend..!

Jan x