Pick up a bargain time - clearance rack update..

hi all



Whoo hoo - eagerly awaited,  the Stampin' Up!® Clearance Rack has recently been updated.

With lots to choose from - Designer series paper, button embellishments,  and an embellishment kit, punches, lots of sets of dies, some glorious Berry Burst Velvet ribbon, copper vinyl stickers, beautiful vellum papers ideal for colouring, note sets and envelopes  and a whopping 15% off the fabulous collection called 'Everything Is Rosy Product Medley'

Or click on any of the items below to read about them.  But as always with any sale items - only available whilst the current stock lasts. Once they sell out  they are gone - they truly are.. so if a link renders no such item found  - alas they have sold out.
If you want to add some items to your craft stash at a discount - why not take a look.

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (£5.50)	2017–2019 In Color Flower Buttons (£2.60)	Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons (£2.60)	Colored Doilies (£1.70)	Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon (£2.60)
Share What You Love Embellishment Kit (£4.10)	Delightfully Detailed Note Cards & Envelopes (£3.50)	Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper (£5.20)	Everything Is Rosy Product Medley (£62.90)	Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper (£4.10)
Graceful Glass 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.X Cm) Designer Vellum (£4.10)	Lemon Builder Punch (£10.20)	Blossom Builder Punch (£10.20)	Tea Room Copper Vinyl Stickers (£2.60)	At Home Framelits Dies (£16.80)
Gatefold Blossoms Framelits Dies (£14.40)	Jar Of Sweets Framelits Dies (£16.80)	Spot Of Tea Framelits Dies (£14.40)	Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies (£19.20)	Uninked Spectrum Pad (£4.50)

well it is a lovely sunny day here in the village and tempted as I am to go for a walk  just as nice to indulge in a spot crafting for me.

.. and with not too long in crafting terms to get on with my makes for the  'C' word well I would be better employed I think,  arming myself with some ink, a stamp set and sparkly glitter and setting to as they say.

This Sundays sees me at a 'Crafternoon' meetup with some friends in honour of a birthday  - well a card is a definite must of course.

Til next time and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch

Jan x

Stampin up - April Weekly Deals..!

hi all

 well am so so late with this news -  as it launched on Wednesday ..!

Every week throughout  April,  Stampin' up are  running a series of Weekly Deals
on a selection of fantastic products.

These will go live every Wednesday through April (on the 9th, 16th and  23rd of April) at 12:01 AM

This week's are:

3 different sets of framelits Dies: (Dress Up, Festive Flurry and Secret Garden)
3 embossing folders: (Flower Garden, Framed Tulips and Needlepoint Border)
The Blossom Party Original Die
and  'Recipes By Design' Digital download kit.  

Be sure to check back each week to see what's what and join in.

or I can order these and any other Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address. Am happy to answer any questions you may have. 

If you would like to find out more or would like to place an order that way, you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

well am off to take a good look myself - as some of you know my other interest is my sewing machine so am very tempted by those adorable Dress Up Framelit Dies and the Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,   of course!

til next time - happy browsing...
very best wishes
Jan x

happy birthday cupcakes!

hi all

I seem to be in birthday card mode at the moment - but then March and April are quite busy in the birthday dept. for me..

Well, hot on the heels of Mother's day- we're also just about to celebrate her birthday this week.

...and what better reason to give the Create a cupcake stamp set and matching punch, an airing.! So yes, I created a few!  and as her birthday is Tuesday am going to link this to the current 'Seize the Birthday' challenge where they want to see Buttons and Rhinestones' topping's - in my case I opted for 3 rhinestones!. and 'Simon Says' where Happy Birthday really is the order of the day.!

Being still in my 'Crisp Cantaloupe phase' - made all the more easier - as stuff was still out on my desk following my foray into the delights of last week's Sweet Sorbet designer series paper and accessories... but mostly inspired by this lovely lady Sandi and her fabulous card in a box colours.

So, herewith, cherry cupcakes galore, stacked down one side,

My sponged sentiment was die-cut using one of the Chalk Talk framelits and framed with the help of the Scalloped Tag Topper punch. (My very grateful thanks to Linda for her video on how to do this - brilliant!)

and with a touch of toning ribbon and my customary 'bit of bling ' to complete it.

But when I had finished it, I thought there was just too much 'white space' and it needed something else.


So I cut and coloured a few candles from the Cycles Celebration set (Vicky, my lovely up-line would be proud of me with all that cutting out!) and the coloured dots were just the waste from punching a border with the daisy scallop punch (sadly retired though!) which I had used to decorate the inside of the card.

..and of course a matching envelope which I opted to decorate with a label from the Label Love stamp set and matching punch and some trim.

Stampin' Up supplies for this card:

Stamp Sets:Create A Cupcake, Cycle Celebration, Label Love

Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe

Card stock/Paper: Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper

Framelits/Punches: Build  a Cupcake Punch, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch,  
Artisan Label Punch, Border punch, Chalk Talk Framelits,
Other Essentials: Stampin' Up dimensionals, toning taffeta ribbon,rhinestones, 
blender pens, sponge daubers

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my on line store 

 
.. of course I had to have a go at making one of those delightful boxes myself.

- thanks so much to both Monica and Sandi for the idea for them. I unashamedly cased Sandi's virtually wholesale - with very few of my own touches.. I just love how it turned out.

and the fact that it all fits in an envelobox for posting.. I worked out the dimensions, but the envelope punch did all the hard work!
Will definitely be making more of these 'cards' am sure...

well sad to say - the lawn mower really had reached a grass length too far after last week's trek into the uncharted territory that is our back garden. so am now the proud owner of a new one .. now quite honestly I can think of far more interesting things to spend my pennies on and lawn mowers are just not it!

til next time

Bye all and have a lovely week.  

Jan x

sale-a-bration last minute cards

hi all

well - I am not sure I know where the time has flown - do you?

but it really is the last few hours left for this year's Sale-a-bration campaign.
You only have today to earn extra goodies - for every £45 pounds spend

..and everyone loves free gifts, how sweet is that.. ... and talking of sweet - I have been using up my own supplies of the Sale-a-bration sets of Sweet Sorbet  Designer series paper and matching accessory pack to make a couple of last minute cards.


I chose Crisp Cantaloupe for my colour scheme - and using sentiments from the 'You're so Lovely' stamp set  and paper and embellishments as I said from the 'Sweet sorbet' range - virtually instant cards!

To quote that well known TV advert.. 'simples'!





I just love how every thing all co-ordinates and not having to worry about finding matching or toning items. From inks, to papers, to card stock and embellishments...

In my book it really is my  'one stop shop' for all my card making supplies.

Stampin' Up supplies for this card:

Stamp Sets:You're so Lovely

Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe

Card stock/Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Sweet Sober Designer Series Paper

Punches:Itty bitty punch pack, Dotted ribbon border punch
Other Essentials: Stampin' Up dimensionals,

Sweet sorbet accessories pack for the  flowers and twine trim

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my on line store 

 (last day today to earn freebies from the  Sale-a-bration catalogue for every £45 spent, 

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend - must admit the lovely weather was a bonus. Now, I had intended to cut the grass.. I managed the front garden fine this morning... but with the lawn mower going into  melt-down when I attempted to do the back garden (the height of the grass might have had something to do with that.. ) well that was my excuse to leave said chore to him 'wot does'.. am hoping all will miraculously have happened whilst I am out tomorrow.! Ever the eternal optimist!

til  next time - have a lovely week.
Jan x

Birthday wishes from 'The Open Sea'

hi all

well - I am very late posting for last weekend - seeing as it is now Thursday - but all for a good reason -
Last weekend we were away at my Mum's celebrating himself's birthday.

She had arranged a surprise family get together buffet for him  - and I think to be honest he was quite stunned.

My niece made this amazing cake resembling a piece of cheese,  being attacked by a little grey mouse, whilst Mum mouse in her apron strings, stood with 'arms' on hips looking at him disappearing into the cheese!  grapes and a bottle of wine on the cake board to complete it all - it looked brilliant.. almost a shame to cut into it.

but back to today's card - or more correctly 'last Sunday's card'  which I can now post as of course he has opened it!

Being a bit thin on the ground as regards the makings for  'male' themed cards -  I opted for 'The Open Sea' stamp set, full of its nautical related stamps.

This is what I came up with... apologies for the colour cast though - what looks like black ink here,  was actually 'Midnight Muse'!  Truly.! but apart from the colour malfunction,  what do you think?

I used Midnight Muse cardstock, topped with Very Vanilla for my sponged topper and card insert,  and stamped off images from both the Open sea and Mosaic Madness stamp sets. apart from Midnight Muse, the only other colour I used was Marina Mist for one of the mosaic stamps - (well, it sounded sea-like to me!)
and for a bit of interest I used my corner rounder on 2 of the corners for my topper, to tie in with all those round shapes I was busy stamping.

The sentiment is from the Label love stamp set and the co-coordinating Artisan punch. Popped up on dimensionals, set on top of a piece of toning bakers twine which I 'anchored' by punching out small snips using the little 'cross' punch from the 'Itty Bitty shapes Punch pack.

  and inside.. I used MDS to generate the little verse, punched it out with the Decorative label punch, again sponging the edges and finished this all off with one further inking of the little compass stamp from 'The Open sea' set.

















and with lots of  paper to use up (both retired as well as current) -  making a toning envelope using my must have 'Envelope punch board'  is just a matter of minutes.

Stampin' Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets:The Open Sea, Mosaic Madness, (MDS for inner sentiment)

Inks: Midnight Muse, Marina Mist

Cardstock/Paper: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Piece of toning DSP for envelope

Punches:Mosaic Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Artisan Label Punch, 
Itty bitty punch pack, Corner Rounder Punch

Other Essentials: Stampin' Up dimensionals,  sponge daubers, 

.Envelope Punch board, Bakers twine,

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my online store 

 (currently, for every £45 spent, choose a free sale-a-bration gift)

  

well am off again on my travels this weekend - off up to Nottingham, for a course at my sewing machine dealers. Four workshops, all the tuition, and the chance to play with lots of new goodies - am looking forward to it. So apologies as this Sunday's posting will be late again - must really get to grips with scheduling ,my posts, am thinking... but a task for another day...

have a lovely weekend all and bye for now

Jan

x

Apothecary Arts and Stippled Blossoms for a framed thank you!

Hello all

We had a lovely surprise at the weekend - finally caught up with my partner's grand-daughter who we have not seen since before Christmas - She is in her 2nd term  at uni, and was straight back to exams as soon as she went back after the Christmas break - so with revision and exams now over,  this was the first chance we had had to see her.

She arrived,  armed with gifts for us both so a thank you card was most certainly in order.

Well, despite  the wealth of lovely items in the new Spring/Summer and Sale-a-Bration catalogues we have all been using,  I decided to revisit some old favourites this time! Namely my Apothecary Art and Stippled Blossom stamp sets.

The design was mostly born out of some colours scraps I had to hand at the time - definitely a girlie pink phase - with  Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo matted on top of Very Vanilla card stock and water colour paper for the main panel.!

This is what I came up with.

My card base was created using the large Stippled Blossom 'definition' stamp which I just stamped as an all over design. I sponged the edges for a bit of interest and did the same for the matching Label Collection Framelits die-cut shapes



I opted for marker and blender pen water-colouring - for my decoration and sentiment, perfectly placed with the Stamp-a-majig and my beloved scallop ribbon border punch with a bit of bling for the trim - ét voila!

....and of course no self -respecting card would be without its matching envelope. I made this with the brilliant envelope punch board - yet another must have in my book! and stamped one final repeat of that same Stippled Blossom 'definition' stamp to finish it.

Stampin Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets: Apothecary Art, Stippled Blossom,  A Lot of Thanks
Inks: Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo - marker pens - various!

Cardstock/Paper:Water colour paper, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, toning paper for envelope

Framelits Punches: Labels Collection, Scallop Ribbon border punch
Envelope Punch board,

Other Essentials: Stampin Up Dimensionals, Basic rhinestones, Sponge daubers, 

Stamp-a-majig, Blender pen

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my online store 

 (for every £45 spent, choose a free sale-a-bration gift)

Have been really enjoying the Olympics coverage so crafting has been a little spasmodic since it started, to say the least. Had a real chuckle today as himself was quite bemused wondering how they could award a medal of any colour for what he termed - 'Hoovering and sweeping'... Needless to say he meant  'Curling' . Am afraid despite my trying to explain the intricacies and skill involved, these were somewhat lost on him!

Til next time - stay safe everyone
Jan
x

Valentine meets Flower shop and 'En Français'

hi all and hope you had a lovely weekend

and it certainly turned out to be far better than I was expecting - it was so nice to see it bright and sunny out there for a change.  It just lightens the mood.  So hope it was the same story where you were.

Which is possibly more than can be said for my card this week, though.

I had Happy Valentine's day in mind  - but to be honest its turned out with a far more sombre feel to it, than I really had in mind.

What do you think?

Well I was back on my Very Vanilla card stock, meets  'En Français' background stamp, as a starting point, again sponged for a bit of interest but this time matted onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock though, in honour of Valentine's day!.

I added the 3 punched flowers, some toning stamping from Clockworks, Flowering Flourishes, and the little hearts from the Language of Love set..  Well,  I was trying to aim for dark and velvety - a bit like yummy chocolate with a touch of  sophistication thrown in. It might have been the intention - but it does need lifting somehow I think...

But with those flowers placed the way they are  - had thought to enter it for the current challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays where this week they want to see  things 'Over the edge' - but uhm... may not quite fit the bill as regards the 'CAS' bit - but shall cross my fingers.

and inside...
my current stamp set of the moment for 'all thoughts Valentine' - from the See Ya Later stamp set.

The little heart from the Two Step Owl Punch was a necessary addition as I dropped the sponge dauber whilst going round the edges, luckily it hit just the one spot - instantly covered up with that little heart ! You know what the say about 'Necessity being the mother of invention'!

...and of course no card would be complete without lovely packaging of some sort - so this is what I came up with.

Envelope punch board to the rescue, and some leftover scraps of designer series  paper, cherry cobbler seam binding and the 'Just for you stamp'  from the Label Love stamp set, punched with the matching Artisan punch and this was the result.

Stampin Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets: Language of Love, Flower Shop, Clockworks, En Français, 
See Ya Later, Flowering Flourishes

Inks: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip.

Cardstock/Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla. any toning paper for envelope

Punches: Flower Punch, Two Step Owl Punch, 
Artisan Label punch

Other Essentials: Stampin Up dimensionals, toning candy dots, sponge daubers, 

Stamp-a-majig, .Envelope Punch board, seam binding

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my online store 

 (for every £45 spent, choose a free sale-a-bration gift)

well, having had a 2nd opinion from he who likes to comment - and in whose hands I had left today's photo-shoot,  am thinking am not going to be getting much peace til I re-work this somewhat. - but can also see him thinking, 'well this can't be mine, then..'  

So, he'll just have to wait and see, wont he?

but til next time - and have a lovely week.

Jan
x

Water colouring - no need for DIY!

hi everyone

I have the lovely Patty Bennett to thank for the inspiration behind this card - that of using flowers punched from the Watercolour wonder series DSP as your own DIY embellishments - with nothing else needed for them other than a few candy dots and a bit of sponging.

Unfortunately I don't have the Petite Petals punch, yet, so made do with a punch I already had - but it's certainly on my wish list and as the punch and its matching stamp set come as a bargain bundle in the new Spring/summer catalogue am thinking acquisition may be sooner rather than later!

I used one of the Watercolour wonder notelets as my card base as well.. I just added an embossed panel, sponged the edges, looped some toning bakers twine round this and punched out 3 flowers from the matching DSP, to tone in with the zig-zag design colours on the card.

I sponged these round the edges to make them pop and added some toning candy dots to finish and popped them up on dimensionals.

My sentiment says it all I think - sometimes you just don't need to say anything and this was one of those occasions, so the sentiment was just perfect.

It's from the 'A dozen thoughts' stamp set, full of all sorts of nice sayings, perfect for all sorts of reasons.!

Stampin Up recipe for this card:
Stamp Set: A Dozen Thoughts
Inks: Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Gumball Green 
Cardstock/Paper: Watercolour Wonder Notelets, Whisper White, Watercolour DSP
Punches: Flower Punch
Other Essentials: Stampin Up dimensionals, toning candy dots, sponge daubers, 
Stamp-a-majig, Bakers twine

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my online store 

I understand that yet more bad weather is forecast - definitely a reason for staying inside, and getting on with some chores, but then on reflection - crafting of any sort is a far better occupation and am sure will win hands down any time!

have a nice week - what is left of it!

til next time
Janx