Stampin' Up! UK Retired List 2015

In case you missed it - the retired list has launched! Amazing stamps and accessories to feast your crafting desires on ! As usual there are some great reduced prices for product you will having been longing after since the catalogue launch. 

If you love it, you will need to be quick! The Stampin’ Up! website was so busy yesterday with orders it experienced some technical hitch! Remember, all the retired list are available only whilst stock lasts until 2^nd June 2015.

To see the latest updated Retired Stamps and Accessories List Click Here

It’s a busy time for us demonstrators whilst we gather all our stock together and then try hard not to sob over our favourite items dues to retire.  Some of my favourite stamp sets are retiring, including my much loved sentiment set Four You which has been featured in many of my blog posts recently. It is great though that you too can all enjoy my favourites now at the reduced prices!

So that you don’t miss out, the easiest and quickest way to order is by using my Online Store.  That way you will make sure you grab the stock before it goes.  You can order by simply clicking the image for the Online Store at the top right of my blog home page or simply clicking this link.  

Simply Click on the 'SHOP' title under my contact details at the top of the page.Check when you arrive at the store it is my name at the top of the page on the right and then select 'Create Account' and follow the easy steps to setup your account and begin your order.

You can order and pay online and have your order arrive directly to your door - how exciting!

Happy Shopping!

Suzanne
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My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! Retiring - Discounted Downloads

It's so exciting to be on the brink of a new catlaogue. With every new catalogue launch Stampin' Up! evaluates it's product lines to see which are working well for them. There has been much news and change over the last couple of months There has been the announcment that I am sure most of you have heard of the departure of the Blendabilities range of marker pens from the offered product line. This decision was made after the manufacturing process was found to be faulty and pens were found to be drying out after some use.

I have always loved the quality of products from Stampin' Up! and this is why I have continued to support the business and use the products myself, so whilst this was a blow to the products lines offered, it was an understandable business decision to remove these from production until their qulaity could be assured.

In another careful considered decision from Stampin' Up! they will be no longer be offering My Digital Studio (MDS)  from 2nd June 2015. You will no longer be able to purchase the software from this date. For other important dates surrounding this though Stampin' Up! will continue to offer support up until midnight on 9th June.  

As downloads will soon be unavailable with the end of the MDS offering, they will be offered at a 30 per cent discount during the soon to be released Retirement Sales period 21st April to 2nd June 2015.

If you have MDS then please make sure you have the software and downloads backed up before the end date for this product so that you may continue to enjoy your purchases. If you wish to expand your digital downloads library before the end date also then you can see the list of the downloads which will be offered during the catalogue retired list sales period at the discounted rate here.

Suzanne

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Happy Easter! It's Time For Some Cracking Deals!

Happy Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny has visited all of you. We had a lot of fun on our Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday and there were some very full collection baskets when all was done. 

I have hung my Easter banner from last year which some of you who have been following a while may recognise. I know, a bit of a spoiler as it is a project you have seen before, but I loved getting it out of it's box and seeing it again, it was almost as exciting as the familiarity of old favourite Christmas decorations when you unwrap them each year. 

I have the banner hanging in pride of place on the mantle piece this year and it is catching my eye and making me smile each day with pride as to how lovely it looks. So why show it again and not something new? Well if you haven't checked out the weekly deals for this week just take a look at what follows......

.......and there they are, the Banner framelits dies for the Big Shot! Exactly what you need to cut your very own beautiful, unique banners for all occasions. This is what I used for my Easter banner along with cardstock and designer series paper stack sheets.  

If you are not looking to make your full sized banners, what about some cute mini banners?  In the weekly deals is also the Banner Punch. I have loved this little punch it is so easy to create a little mini banner magic on a card with it. Here is a recent card I made for my niece who was thrilled with it.

We are fast approaching the end of the Spring/Summer catalogue and the end of the main annual catalogue so soon too. Although I am excited about the new products which may be soon to come, I will be sorry to see some of my favourite colours leave with the new catalogue. Remember, with a new annual calalogue we have to say goodbye to the previous year's In Colours. For this catalogue change, this will mean the In Colours 2013-2015 will leave; Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding. All seen here on my Sea Street stamp card.

Remember, the weekly deals change every Wednesday so if you would like to order any of the items at these great prices then get in touch in plenty of time for me to place the order for you. The cardstock is all extremely popular at the moment too as demos and customers are stocking up so if you have a favourite colour and you don't want to run out then you may wish to purchase shortly.

Alternatively, you can order right away via my online shop (just see the top right of my blog page for the image to click to take you straight there).

For my Sea Street Card I used:

Sea Street Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine	2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack	2013-2015 In Color A4 Cardstock	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Four You
On Film Framelits Dies	Banner Punch	Medium Window Sheets	Stampin' Dimensionals

Please note: 

I did also use my own sequins inside the window frame, however a similiar effect could be achieved with the 2013-2015 In Colour Sequin Assortment seen on page 208 of the main catalogue.

To place an order, book a workshop in your home or come to a class, just drop me an email at craftyinkbuds@sky.com. Remember you can now order online at anytime too.

Amazing You!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend and despite some of the wet weather you have managed some time in the garden. Sadly my planting is way behind schedule, so much so that I think my spring flowers may be surfacing sometime at the beginning of Autumn! It is about the normal schedule for planting for us. I always buy the bulbs with all the good intention of planting and having a beautiful display of flowers, only to find the bulbs looking lost and forgotten some time later in whichever storage area they have been left neglected in.

In March there has been no neglecting the ones I love and care about as it brought about a flurry of cards to share with them. I am finally sitting down with a much needed relaxing cup of tea, post children's party at the local soft play facility, to share these with you too.

I have been busy layering lots of lovely products for this card, but the background you can just see peeking behind is Shimmery White Cardstock with an overlay of Whisper White embossed with the Happy Heart Embossing Folder. There is also the stunning floral designs of the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper to admire. If you haven't seen these papers in the Spring/Summer catalogue they are beautiful. One of the sheets could be framed alone to make a fabulous home decor piece!

I love the Vellum hearts paper as a semi-transparent layer in the On Film Framelits Frame. The sentiment on it was stamped using the ' You are amazingly Amazing' which comes in the coordinating Painted Petals Stamp set. This set is making me look like a professional water colour artist without any brushes in sight!

What better to make a special handmade card than to add some special embellishments too and here you can see the Paper Doily just softening the card at the bottom and the Clothespin with the Thick Baker's twine at the top edge too.

I love it when you finish one card and you love the design so much it immediately makes you want to craft another projects.  So here is another design with some of the same products.  This time, more of the Painted Petals stamping and I layered the saying on to the Chalk Talk dies labels.

These cards are all designs for my Mother's day flurry. I know, I needed three cards for this occasion! Luckily it meant more time playing with my goodies.  The final card was a folding layout I have wanted to try for a while.

I really started to get the colour combinations working for this one. It was my favourite by the time I finished.

The papers were such a great inspiration for the colour combinations and made such an easy card backgrounds for all three projects. It works so well you can make a card just with a simple stamping with it. These papers however are in the Spring/Summer catalogue which finishes soon, so don't delay in ordering them if you like them too.

Don't forget that the Sale-A-Bration only has a few days to go.  It finishes on TUESDAY this week (30th march) so if you have an order ready make sure you get the additional benefits during this fantastic offer time. Please check out the weekly deals too as the Envelope Punch Board is on this week and some colour cardstock, grab it whilst you can!

Suzanne

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I will put the products lists below as usual, but I will have to confess that I have been bad and not noted everything down before sending the cards away to their recipients and it is difficult to be sure of everything without the cards in front of me, especially the colours.


For the On Film Frame card:

Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper	Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set	Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock	Pool Party A4 Card Stock
Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum	Tea Lace Paper Doilies	Clothespins	Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Confetti Hearts Border Punch	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Jet Black Stazon Pad	On Film Framelits Dies

For the Chalk Talk label card:

Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper	Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set	Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Confetti Hearts Border Punch	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Chalk Talk Framelits Dies	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock
Rose Red A4 Card Stock	Soft Sky 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

For the Folding Card:

Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set	Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad	Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

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To place an order, book a workshop in your home or come to a class, just drop me an email at craftyinkbuds@sky.com. Remember you can now order online at anytime too.