Spring has Sprung early for Stampin' Up!

Well I have been a little quiet after the hectic Christmas and all because it is now only 4 months to my wedding so wedding planning has been taking over my spare time.  Plenty of opportunities to craft with all the wedding stationery ideas buzzing around, but a real challenge with a toddler in tow!

Whilst I have been quiet Stampin' Up! certainly have not been quiet with two big announcements being made in the past few weeks.

First sees the launch of the new Mini Catalogue, full of exciting new stamps sets and new products. One of those new products is the Simply Adorned jewellery line.  A collection of sparklies, key and other charms to create your own unique jewellery. Create your own jewellery or why not look at creating your own small business with your creative talents?

You can view the Spring 2012 Stampin’ Up! UK mini catalogue online by clicking on the picture here of the catalogue cover.


Or if you would like to download your very own copy of the 2012 Spring Stampin’ Up! UK mini catalogue please click on the link here. It will show you a pdf copy for you to save.

To receive your own copy of the catalogue via the post, just pop your full address and request into an email me at craftyinkbuds@sky.com

The other big announcement is the announcement of SALE-A-BRATION for Stampin' Up!  - What's this?  During Sale-a-bration there are 3 great ways to earn product.

Everyone placing an order of £45 or more will receive a FREE Sale-a-bration item of their choice. There are 4 stamp sets and a beautiful set of Designer Papers to choose from which are totally exclusive during the Sale-a-Bration promotion.
  
Also, if you host a £300 party or join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator yourself during Sale-a-bration you get additional benefits too!  Showcase your creativity and join Stampin’ Up! and my team of Crafty Ink Buds and during Sale-a-bration you get to choose an additional Stamp set for free, that is a stamp set from the main or mini catalogue of any value. All you need to start is your demonstrator product kit for only £119.  You pay £119, but the kit contains products of potentially £290 in value and you can fully customise this so you can design it to suit you and your needs.

I think you will agree this are two really exciting announcements and the Sale-a-bration benefits are not to be missed during the qualifying period.  Remember, just an order yourself of £45 will qualify you for a free stamp set or DSP paper so grab those catalogues and get writing that wish list!

Countdown to Christmas

Well it is the countdown to Christmas and we have been counting down with Stamin' Up! crafting here......This is a picture of my lovely tree decoration which is sitting proudly on my mantle with my Noel Garland I made earlier in the month. It is the Holly Berry Bouquet papers covering a template kit I picked up in a craft shop.  The numbers are fantastic and come in the current Medley Mix chipboard selection - perfect for scrapbooking or cards for birthdays.

Also, the crafty card factory elves have been busy with the Winter Post stamp set again for the latest flurry of Christmas Cards soon to be dispatched...............

And thanks to one of my recent hostesses, Nina, for a new suggested colour combination -Melon Mambo and Basic Grey - I love it!

 Last orders are TODAY for delivery in time for Christmas!  Be quick and give me a call if you wish to place an order!

Why Buy Shop Gift Bags?

I had made a few gift bags quickly myself for a recent Christmas Fair and hadn't got round to posting pictures.  A couple of ladies commented when I took them to last week's hostess party so it has prompted me to post pictures for you all to see how easy it is to produce your own good-looking (well I think so) Christmas gift bags.  Who wants to wrestle with rolls of paper and sticky tape when a simple bag and some tissue can do such a much easier job!

Here's a lovely Rudolph bag made with the Jolly Jingles Stamp Wheel in Cherry Cobbler and a small length of the striped Grosgrain ribbon in matching colour.

To finish it off I added a Rudolph topper made from the 2-step owl builder punch (body of the owl) and either the leaves from the 2-step bird punch if you have it or the Little Leaves Die for the Big Shot to make the antlers.

The  second bag is made from my favourite single stamp for Christmas, 'Dasher'.  Rather dashing, don't you think?  I love the white bag with the Bashful Blue contrast for my favourite Blue/White Christmas colours.

I have used the Season of Joy icicle and the Baroque Motif stamp for the decorative design with this, but you could just stamp a repeat of Dashers for a lovely alternative design too.

The sentiment is stamped from the Delightful Dozen stamp set from this year's catalogue which has multiple greetings for throughout the year so is a must-have staple.  I mounted it on a Top Note (Big Shot Die) and tied some of the gorgeous Whispher White ribbon for a bow.  I think this could even have rhinestones or glitter added for some Christmas sparkle too!

To Place an order, email me at craftyinkbuds@sky.com

Tis' the Season.............

Well I have been busy preparing for hostess parties in the run up to Christmas and so have been looking for inspiration for the card samples to show. This one came from the fabulous Ideas and Catalogue book which is full of card design ideas and it is a permanent fixture on my coffee table for browsing through.  The stamp set I used is the versatile Season of Joy set.

and two more cards I have made with my favourite Christmas set of the moment, Winter Post.  I really love the vintage style of this set. A great addition to this year's catalogue are the Antique brads which I have used on the second card here and I love using the snowflake in the Winter Post set as a background.  The Serene Snowflakes set in the catalogue is a complete set of snowflakes for those wanting even more snowflakes.

Here is also another version of the Noel Garland.  I made this one with my recent workshop ladies and it is in the Holly Berry Bouquet papers from the new catalogue.

To Place an order for your own Ideas and Catalogue book , email me at  craftyinkbuds@sky.com