Balloon Card and Glitter Tape Bag - Sale-a-bration 2016 Projects

Sale-a-bration 2016 is coming to a close - you only have until 31 March to get your freebies. So I thought you would like to see some projects from a recent party.

This cute card was our make and take using the Sale-a-bration Party Pants stamp set.

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Pretty Petails DSP Stack ♦ Stamps: Party Pants (SAB 2016) ♦ Ink: Pacific Point ♦ Tools/Accessories: Balloon Bouquet Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Baker's Twine

This gift was for my hostess and contained some lovely biscuits. The technique with this project was how to colour the Sale-a-bration glitter tape set. The white glitter tape can be coloured either using a dauber or using some ink from one of the ink refills added to water in the spritzer bottle.

And here's a close up of the tag - I used punched out a flower from the coloured glitter tape.

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: N/A ♦ Stamps: Endless Thanks ♦ Ink: Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black ♦ Tools/Accessories: Glitter Tape (SAB 2016), Gift bag (from stash), Craft sheet, Spritzer bottle, Note tag punch, Mini flower punch (from trio punch set), Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic rhinestones, Pool Party glitter ribbon, glue dots

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items until 31 March 2016.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

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!

Welcome to those who have joined me from Tracy's blog - wasn't her project gorgeous? I just love how she has used the free (yes free!) products from the Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-Bration (SAB) catalogue!

I needed to make a masculine thank you card and as I was browsing through the Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum stack, one design stood out for me, and then I thought how fab it would look if I coloured it in different shades of green.

I decided not to colour in every leaf as I wanted some contrast and to maintain the translucence of the vellum. I used basic black cardstock behind the vellum to make it stand out and matted and layered with some whisper white to make it pop. Whilst it was a bit fiddly colouring in the leaves, it is a bit like the latest craze for adult colouring books, so actually was quite relaxing and theraputic.

So how do you get your hands on this lush vellum?! Well for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items (annual and Spring/Summer) you can choose a free item from the 2016 Sale-a-Bration catalogue and this includes the Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack (24 sheets: 3 each of 8 designs). And the best thing is there is no limit - so if you spend £90 you can choose 2 free items and so on. This is a limited time offer and only runs until 31 March 2016. There are 11 items this year - however 3 of these are time-limited and are only available until 15 February! Why not look at the SAB catalogue on my side-bar to see all the items available.

Don't forget to stop by Sue's blog as I know she has a fab project to share with you. Click on the next button below to take a look....

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack (SAB 2016 freebie) ♦ Stamps: Endless Thanks ♦ Ink: Mossy Meadow, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Tuxedo Black ♦ Tools/Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration 2015 just got even better!

Stampin' Up! are spoiling us - they have just released an additional 4 free products that you can choose from during Sale-a-bration this year.

So if you thought you had got everything you wanted - think again! But hurry as Sale-a-bration finishes on 31 March! Do you want a sneak peek of the products?

They all look fab but I think my favourite is the Vellum pack.  Here are some sample projects from Stampin' Up!

Remember you can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on any catalogue items until 31 March 2015.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 26

This is the first (belated) Fast Friday post for 2015.

I have some amazing friends who have been helping me out at the moment and I wanted to say thank you to them so turned to the gorgeous Painted Petals stamp set in the Spring/Summer catalogue to come up with this quick and simple but I hope stunning card.

You know how crafters love to use every last scrap? Well you might be wondering where the DSP I have used on the card comes from? Does this photo give you a clue?

Yes that's right I used the inside of the Sale-a-b-ration cover sheet from the Spring/Summer catalogue! Waste not want not!

Click any of the images or products below to visit my online shop.

Don't forget you'll get a FREE Sale-a-bration item for every £45 you spend.

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Double Launch Day - Sale-a-bration and Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogues

Today is a double whammy with a launch of both the new Spring/Summer Seasonal catalogue as well as Stampin' Up!'s best promotion of the year - Sale-a-bration! Yay!

                    

So what is Sale-a-bration? Well it's the opportunity to earn exclusive FREEBIES for every £45 you spend! And there is no limit, so spend £90 and you choose 2 free products, spend £135 and you get 3 free products and so on and so on! Although if you really want it all you should consider becoming a demonstrator! This chart quickly summarises the 3 ways you can benefit from Sale-a-bration up until 31 March 2015.

You can order online and on the relevant screen the prompt will remind you if you need to add a free item if you have made a qualifying purchase. You can order from either the current main catalogue, or the new Spring/Summer catalogue.

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly.

Why not come back soon when I will have some inspiration of some of the fab new products!  In the meantime why not check out the Stampin' Up! videos on YouTube so you can see some of the new products in action.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 9

The theme over at Less is More this week is - three. So here is this week's card.

As this year's Sale-a-Bration finishes on Monday (31 March) I thought I would use some of the last pieces of my favourite paper from the Sweet Sorbet DSP - you can see I've not got much left but I was determined to use every little piece!

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Naturals White, Island Indigo, Basic Black, SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP ♦ Stamps: Petite Petals, Lacy & Lovely (greeting) ♦ Ink: Basic Grey, Silver Metallic Encore ♦ Tools/Accessories: Petite Petals punch, basic rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items until 31 March 2014.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 7

This week I have something different to share with you - a cute little notebook that only took a few minutes to decorate. I have used my favourite paper from this year's SAB selection - just love the colourway of pool party with black as it is so modern and fresh. (Although I think you might have guessed this already as I have shown a few other projects in this colourway - LOL!)

I even decided to stamp inside the notebook:

And this is what the notebook looked like before I altered it. I got it from a store called Tiger when I was visiting Riga (Lativa) last September. Before you think that is a long way to go to buy a notebook I should point out that Tiger is in fact a Scandinavian company and they have a number of stores throughout Europe including the UK!

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Pool Party, SAB Sweet Sorbet ♦ Stamps: Papillion Pot Pourri ♦ Ink: Black Stazon ♦ Tools/Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, SAB Banner Punch, SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack, Basic pearls

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items until 31 March 2014.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 3

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have another project for you that you can make in under 10 minutes. The design for the card was inspired by one I saw on the blog Smitten with All Things Stamping via Pinterest (don't you just love Pinterest - although you can waste a AWFUL lot of time on there....)

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Pool Party, SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper ♦ Stamps: SAB See Ya Later ♦ Ink: Black Stazon ♦ Tools/Accessories: SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack, White Signo gel pen, Owl Builder punch (for the little hearts)

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items until 31 March 2014.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Fast Friday - Week 2

Yay - I've kept it up (ok it's only week 2)! I'm returning once again with a project that you can make in under 10 minutes. The design for the card was inspired by one I saw on France Martin's blog.

To make this project you will need:

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Pool Party, SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP ♦ Stamps: SAB See Ya Later, Memorable Moments ♦ Ink: Black Stazon ♦ Tools/Accessories: Basic pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, 2½ Circle punch

You can order from my online shop 24/7 or if you prefer contact me directly. Don't forget you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration promotion for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue items until 31 March 2014.

Why not come back tomorrow to see how I have totally transformed this plain white bag into something special?

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Pinkies Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

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!

Welcome to those who have joined me from Sarah's blog - wasn't her owl gift box cute? I just love how she has used the Sale-a-Bration (SAB) products.

My project focuses on 2 of the products from one of the best ever Sale-a-Bration promotions in the UK – the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the banner punch.

You will see I have created a simple card using the paper and punch as well as using the pool party twine from the SAB Sweet Sorbet accessory kit (there are also 2 other spools of twine as well as cork embellishments which are not shown here). By the way do you know what is even better about the banner punch?? Well it will be one of 2 SAB items that will be transferring to the new annual 2014-15 catalogue that will launch in July (the other item is an embossing folder).

I have also got another quick project to share with you – a gift wrapped mini chocolate bar. Once again I have used the SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP, the pool party twine as well as the banner punch. Actually quick to do, but really jazzes up a mundane bar of chocolate into something special!

Recipe
Cardstock/Paper: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Basic Black, SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Island Indigo, Whisper White
Tools/Accessories: SAB Banner Punch, SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessory Kit, Stampin’ Dimensionals, glue dots, rhinestones, white gel pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig

So how can you get the Sale-a-Bration products? Well the promotion lasts from Tuesday 28 January until 31 March 2014 and there are 13 free products up for grabs.  Basically, you can choose a free product from the Sale-a-Bration leaflet for every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue products. Why not visit my current promotions page for more details?

Have a great weekend huddled up and keeping dry from the UK’s showery weather and make sure you stop by Krista's blog as I know she has some fab gift envelopes to share with you. Click on the next button below to take a look....

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Happy Easter!

Just a quick post wishing you a happy Easter!

 I thought I would share with you the Easter baskets I have made for my family - they were a combination of ideas from Bekka and Vicky.

And here are the whole set!

I thought the baskets were a bit girly for the men, so I made these in more masculine colours with the fancy favour die.

Inside both was a selection of different types of chocolate eggs - yum (as the label says!).  Apologies for the poor quality of the photos - taken with my mobile phone just before I handed them out to my family!

Recipe
Card/Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Stamps: Pretty Petites SAB 2013 (retired)
Ink: Chocolate chip marker, Island Indigo marker, Old Olive marker, Tangerine Tango marker
Tools/Accessories: Simply Scored Tool, Stampin' Trimmer, Fancy Favour die, Square Lattice embossing folder, Petite curly label punch, Tangerine Tango SAB ribbon (retired), Lucky Limeade baker's twine, Brights brads, tissue paper from own stash

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Last day to Sale-a-brate!

Today is the last day of Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-bration event, so I thought I would share with you some projects which use two of the freebies - the Pretty Petites stamp set and the co-ordinating petite curly label punch.  Both of which have been firm favourites with my customers.

Here are some quick cards made with both of these SAB items:

So what items were used:

Item No	Catalogue & Page No	Description	Price
127548	Main p152	In Colours 2012-14 A4 Cardstock	£6.25
106550	Main p156	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock	£7.50
126856	Main p152	In Colours 2012-14 Markers	£11.75
119247	Main p175	Pearls	£4.50
129312	Spring p16	Print Poetry DSP stack	£6.25
119851	Main p182	Curly Label Punch	£15.50
129722	Main p180	Stampin' Trimmer	£25.95
104430	Main p177	Stampin' Dimensionals	£3.25
110755	Main p177	Tombow Multi-purpose glue	£3.25
124262	Main p172	Baker's Twine, Whisper White	£2.50
106588	Main p160	Envelopes - Very Vanilla	£5.75
			£92.45
129405	SAB	SAB - Petite Curly Label Punch	FREE
129639 (w)	SAB	SAB - Pretty Petites Stamp Set	FREE
or 129642 (c)

So would you like to get one or both of these freebies?  If so you will need to quick and place an order with me by 6pm (UK time) today.  So why not contact me now?

It's also your last chance to get an extra 25% in your new demonstrator starter kit!  So that's £162.50 worth of products for me only £99 - bargain!  I joined as a demonstrator 2 years ... just for the discount .... and I'm still doing it - having fun, earning some money to pay for my supplies and meeting some amazing crafters!

A la prochaine!  Amitiés!

Nicole

Sale-a-bration 2013

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Yes it's official - it's here!  Stampin' Up!'s most keenly awaited annual promotion and this year it's better than ever!

From today - 22nd January - until 22 March 2013 there are 17 FREEBIES up for grabs.

Yes you did read that right - 17!  So what are the details?

• For every £45 (before P&P) that you spend on catalogue products you will earn a free product from the Sale-a-bration Leaflet!  
• Unlike some offers, there is no limit to the amount of free products you can earn, so if you spend £90 you can choose 2 items, spend £135 and you can chose 3 items and so on and so on!
• This year there are 11 exclusive items including stamp sets, patterned paper, ribbon & buttons, an embossing folder, a card kit and a punch. 
• And for the first time in the UK you can also choose from 6 products from the Main Catalogue.

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I am sure you will agree there really is something for everyone!  So contact me asap to place your order as you really don't want to miss out on this fabulous offer!

Do you want to boost your freebies even more? Why not host a Stampin' Up! Party?

• Invite your friends round for a crafting party and any of your friends who spend £45 will receive a free Sale-a-bration product of their choice.
• If your friends spend a total of £150 then you, as hostess will receive a FREE pack of Silver Glimmer paper (to celebrate Stampin' Up!'s Silver Anniversary) and £25 of free products - choose from the Hostess exclusive products or goodies from any current catalogue).
• If sales at your party reach £300 then you as hostess as well as receiving the FREE pack of Silver Glimmer paper, £50 of free products, 50% off any full priced catalogue item, you will get a FREE bundle of Sale-a-bration products (the Madison Avenue Stamp Set, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper as well as the Sycamore Street Ribbons & Buttons).

For more information on hosting a party please contact me.

And as if that wasn't enough there's more!

If you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration you can choose £162.50 worth of product from any current catalogue for just £99.  That is an extra 25% of product (to celebrate Stampin' Up!'s 25th Anniversary - hopefully you're seeing the theme....) in your starter kit!  You will also receive a business supplies pack worth £45.

I have been a demonstrator for 2 years now (I joined during Sale-a-bration just for the discount) and love it!  Stampin' Up! really has something for everyone.

If you would like to find out more you can click here or contact me for more information.

But don't forget these offers only last until 22 March....

A la prochaine!  Amitiés!

Nicole