Petite Curly Label Punch and Colour Refresh

Many of my customers loved the petite curly label punch (and matching stamp set) that was available during this year's Sale-a-bration.  Good news - the punch (but not the stamp set) is now available to order for £11.50.  I know several of my customers have been eagerly awaiting news of this!

If you want a reminder of some cards that I made using this punch why not visit this previous post to give you some inspiration.

 So why not contact me today to place your order for this cute little punch?

And if that wasn't enough excitement (?!) Stampin' Up! have also announced that we will be having a colour refresh when the new Annual Catalogue is launched on 1 July 2013.

However don't panic! We will be keeping the four Colour Families - Brights, Regals, Subtles and Neutrals but they will include 10 new colours (six of which are returning In Colours from previous years). Some colours have been moved around and there will be four brand-new colours. 

You can see the changes in the table below:

So what does this mean for you? Well, as from today all the card, ink and accessories in the discontinued colours will only be available WHILE STOCKS LAST so if you have any colours you can't be without do get in touch NOW - you don't want to leave it too late if you NEED to stock up on your favourites!!!

The new colours will be available from 1 July when the new Annual Catalogue is launched - I for one can't wait!


So please contact me if you would like to place an order for items in the discontinued colours or if you want to get your hands on that cute little punch!

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

Stamperama

Yesterday I had a stand at the bi-annual stamping and papercrafts show held in Stevenage - Stamperama.  I have been many times as a customer so it was slightly surreal to be there as an exhibitor.

Did you come and see me?

A BIG thank you to my upline Michelle for letting me borrow some of her samples, to my Mum for helping me set up the stand on Saturday and to my lovely customer Audrey who manned the stand with me.

We had lots of lovely people come and visit us - we were on our feet non-stop from 10am until 4pm!

Here are some of the quick samples I demoed on the day using the SAB sets Madison Avenue and Bloomin Marvelous.  Although they are very simple I still think they are still very effective and showcase Stampin' Up! products.

Don't forget you still have time to get your SAB freebies (click here for more details) - just make sure you hold a party or place an order by 22 March.  Or why not become a demonstrator?  Contact me for more details.

Thanks again for visiting me at Stamperama.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Pinkies Blog Hop - Spring Summer 2013 Seasonal Catalogue

We’re so glad you could join us on Part 1 of the Pinkies Spring/Summer Blog Hop. We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin’ Up!® Spring/Summer Catalogue. We have so much inspiration to share with you so we will be offering two Blog Hops - Part 2 will be tomorrow (Sunday 10th February). Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep on hopping. Do come back tomorrow to see what Part 2 has in store. We love comments, so please tell us what you think!

Welcome to those who have joined me from Sandie's blog - weren't her projects gorgeous?

My projects are focusing on the new Just Married stamp set.  My first project is a card to congratulate the married couple.

Next is an invitation using the same colour scheme and idea, but with the "his" and "hers" sets of shoes - actually I probably should have shown the invite first - oops!

Recipe
Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Versamark, Crumb Cake marker, Pretty in Pink marker, Soft Suede marker
Stamps: Just Married, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Flowering Flourishes, Make a Wish
Tools/Accessories: Heat gun, clear embossing powder, gold embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Self-adhesive pearls, modern label punch, Very vanilla seam binding ribbon, blender pen, 3/4" circle punch, 1/16" punch

Besides the 2 sets of shoes and the wedding cake, there are 2 other stamps - a car and some champagne glasses.  Although all the stamps in the set have a wedding theme, I also would like to show you how I came up with something entirely different when I tried to think 'outside the box'!

Recipe
Paper/Cardstock: Shimmery White, Brushed silver cardstock
Ink: Versamark, Illuminate Glimmer Watermark inkpad, Real Red marker
Stamps: Just Married, Make a Wish, Flowering Flourishes
Tools/Accessories: Heat gun, silver embossing powder, rhinestones, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, corner rounder punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Hopefully you grasped that when I made this card I was thinking of Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz when she clicked her ruby slippers together saying "There's no place like home, there's no place like home......"!  Just click on the image to get a close up of the ruby slippers and the soft background effect of using the Illuminate Glimmer watermark inkpad with the stamps from Flowering Flourishes - it creates a beautiful subtle effect on the shimmery cardstock.

If you would like to order any of the products I have used to create these projects please contact me and I will be happy to help.  And don't forget for every £45 you spend between now and 22 March, you will get to choose one of 17 fabulous free products in Sale-a-bration!

Have a great weekend and make you sure you stop by Paula's blog as I know she has some fab projects to share with you using the Secret Garden stamps and coordinating dies.  Click on the next button below to take a look....

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Spring is here with Stampin' Up!

What a great way to welcome in February (which is usually such a dreary month!) - today sees the launch of the 2013 Spring/Summer Season Catalogue and I am sure you will agree it is gorgeous!  Stampin' Up! are really spoiling us for their 25th Anniversary Year!

The catalogue is packed with some lovely new stamp sets, tools, embellishments and stunning paper to brighten up your crafting. And as you have come to expect with Stampin' Up! - it all coordinates.

If you click on the image in my side bar you can browse the catalogue on-line or if you email me I can send you a copy in the post.

Also don't forget that you will also receive FREE Sale-a-bration goodies with any orders of £45 or more (up until 22 March).

Come back next week when I will show some projects as part of the Pinkies blog hop! - Edited to add link to post

A la prochaine! \Amitiés!

Nicole