Ready for spring??

Well I know I certainly am,
I'm loving the spring colours in this designer series paper which will be available for free with orders of £45 or more during sale-a-bration which starts January 28th.

This exploding box was made for a special lady who is turning 80 in the next couple of weeks, hope she likes it.

Thanks for stopping by

Abi

Happy new year

So one of my new years resolutions is to keep up to date with my blog and face book page wish me luck.....

So here is a quick post , I love the little monsters Stampin' Up! brought out before Christmas but I wanted to make a card so this is what I came up with,

I used the new so very grateful stamp set which will be released in the new seasonal catalogue on January 28th along with some of the sale-a-bration designer paper.

Sale-a-bration starts on January 28th and will run until March 31st.

Surprises in the post!!!

Look what i got in the post!!!

I just had to share because it made me laugh!!

This little package came from my friend and downline Hayley and although some might find the contents a little strange it was perfect!

I mentioned in a conversation how i've been craving vinegar and ketchup in copious amounts then a week later this arrived :)

And the tin is just gorgeous :)  Thank you Hayley!!!!

If you'd like to check out her original post with this little parcel in then just click on the link above or in the sidebar.  I'd love to know exactly how she got her tin to be quite so neat too as mine never look as tidy as that when i stick the base back on ;)

So hayley's Random Act of Kindness idea has given me some inspiration too, my downline girls randomly receive packages in the post from me as suprises..... so i might send a few to other people as well love the idea and it really brightened my day!

Thanks for dropping by!

Abi

Sale-a-brations

Ok I think I'm doing a week with each Sale-a-bration stamp set  :)

I used Early Espresso and Vanilla card stock with bashful blue and pretty in pink inks and the bliss sale a bration stamp set.

I'm loving the subtles colours with the espresso right now ( possibly because it's making me think of ice cream with chocolate sauce yum)

I also added some of the pretty flat back pearls which we have in the new catalogue!

Thanks for dropping by!

Abi

Bliss beauty

OK i think this set is rapidly becoming my favourite and I'm really happy to tell you you can get it for FREE!!  woop woop!

I love freebies... so until the end of February if you spend £45 on any Stampin' Up! products in the current catalogue you will receive a FREE stamp set this bliss set is just one the great sets available this year for more information click the SAB logo on the top left of this page.

But not only can you earn free goodies by purchasing products but you will also receive some brilliant freebie offers if you sign up to become a demonstrator,  

during sale-a-bration  you can become a demonstrator for just £119  the starter kit is valued at more than £230 worth of products so you are making amazing saving just with that...........

 but on top of that during Sale-a-Bration if you sign as a demonstrator you will also receive a free stamp set of your choice from the catalogue up to the value of £44.95 !!!

So what are you waiting for contact me today to find out more about joining Stampin' Up! 

save some money with the discount or perhaps start your own business and earn some extra cash!

Abi

Punching petals

sorry posting really late in the day today, I was hoping that the weather would improve so i could take some great photo's with my new camera with some natural light........

unfortunately it looks like the rain is here to stay but here's my new projects any way..........

I used Cherry Cobler, Early Espresso and Whisper White card stock with some Playdate and woodlamd walk designer paper scraps, I used the Occasional greetings stamp set, I also used the sweet summer Sale-a-bration stamp set.

I used the curly label punch with the two sizes of tab punch and the scallop trim border and some filigree brads.

Thanks for dropping by

Abi

keeping it simple

Well still going with the SAB set it's just so pretty I promise i will show you the others too!

but those butterflies are just so cute!

any way today's card was made with, Marina mist, bashful blue and whisper white card stock, bashful blue and versa mark ink the curly label and wide oval punches and more of the basic pearls!

Also just wanting to remind you that my NEW Stampers 10 group is starting in just over a week and there are only a couple of places left so if you would like to earn some freebies and spread the cost of your wishlist over the next 10 months then email me ASAP to save your space, you will have exclusive projects and tutorials and the chance to chat with other crafters on your private club blog !!!  dont miss out !!!

Abi

feeling a bit green????

well not all the time :)

i seem to be going through a slight monochrome phase today is green.....

once  again showing off my favourite set of the moment the sweet summer set..... I do love free stuff don't you!

Card stock is Certainly Celery, old olive and whisper white, with wild wasabi, old olive and celery ink.  celery gros grain and those gorgeous basic pearls!!

Simple and pretty!

Don't forget there are only a few more spaces left on my new stampers 10 club starting soon it's a great chance to earn all those great freebies including your sab sets and get new project ideas!!!  email me for more information!

Abi

back to the crafting....

well had a little break now back to work!!! hope you all had a great new year!

as i said in the last post it's sale-a-bration and I've been playing with my favourite sale-a-bration stamp set and thought I would share some of my creations with you.

I'm loving the new punches right now especially that they store so easily and take up less space (I'm going to be investing in a few more of those i think!)

you should be able to click on the images to enlarge them.

I like to make sure the inside of the card is special too it doesn't take long and i always think a card insert looks extra special.

I used the Sweet summer sale-a-bration set for this card,

 item numbers: 

121849  wood block

 123214  clear block

with pretty in pink and blushing bride card stock and ink along with some versa mark and white embossing powder which embossed so well on the Stampin' Up! vellum, punches used were wide oval, curly label and the modern label punch,

and of course the whole point of SAB is that you can earn one of these sets for free by spending £45 on any of your favourite Stampin' Up! products...

so email me to today to place your order or join one of my clubs and earn FREE hostess benefits too!!

Abi

More cards for Haiti

Yes you guessed it it's another green house garden card!  These flowers would look seriously great on a surfboard!!!

This card Uses:

Card stock: Chocolate chip, Really rust, whisper white
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Really rust and More mustard,
Stamp sets: whimsical words, Greenhouse garden

thanks for stopping by!!!

P.S. have you helped the people of Haiti yet by purchasing the greenhouse garden stamp set??  I have! now it's your turn.

Abi

Greenhouse garden....

Here's another card made with the greenhouse garden stamp set!   seriously loving the flowers!!

I used:

Card stock: Rose red, Regal rose, Whisper white,
Ink: So saffron, Regal rose, Rose red, Pretty in pink,
Accessories: Striped so saffron gros grain,
Tools: Scallop oval punch, oval punch, stamp a ma jig
Stamp sets: Whimsical words, Greenhouse garden

Thanks for stopping by  don't forget you can help the people of Haiti this month by purchasing the Greenhouse garden stamp set see what else Stampin' Up! have been doing to help here

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Colourful creation

Just a quick card for you this morning

I made this card using the Greenhouse garden stamp set which if you purchase it before the end of february Stampin' Up!  will donate £1 for each stamp set sold to the red cross international fund,

so I just think these flowers are gorgeous and wanted to share this card with you,

I used:

Card stock: Basic black,Whisper white,
Ink: Pink passion, Pixie Pink and Rose Red
Stamp sets:  Greenhouse garden and whimsical words s-a-b set

Thanks for stopping by!!

Abi

Stampers 10 thank you's !

Just some little Thank you gifts which I made for my stampers 10 group ladies which finished this week end  My new group starts at the beginning of February ( If you have emailed me about a place and have not yet returned your agreement please do so quickly or your place will be given to a reserve member)


So I made this little thank you's Using one of the sale-a-bration stamp sets called Happy Moments every one got a different design in their favourite Stampin' Up! colours.  You can click on the image to make it bigger.

I've really enjoyed the last 10 months and can't wait for the new group to start!  for fun, learning and sharing,

I'd Just like to say a BIG Thank you to the members of the last group and a warm welcome to my new group!!  roll on february!

Abi

Thoughtful flowers

Just a quick card today that I made recently for a swap, we had to choose our favourite Stampin' Up! colour combination and I have so many favourites that I really had trouble choosing but went with this one.

Rose Red, Kraft, Chocolate Chip and white.

I used:

Stamp sets: A flower fro all seasons, Whimsical words sale-a-bration set  ( ask me how you can get this set free!)
Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Whisper White, Kraft
Ink: Rose Red, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron, Versa mark.
Ribbon: Rose Red stitched Gros grain
Accessories: Late designer button, Linen thread, white embossing powder.


Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Sale-a-bration blog hop!

I'm joining in the Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration blog hop this morning if you have just arrived on my blog with the blog hop then you'll know all about it, but if you haven't then let me explain......

at the bottom of this post you'll find a link to the next person on the hop the idea is that you follow the link to the next blog and check out every one else's creations....

here are mine

this card is super simple I used the happy moments stamp set with Whisper white  and pink passion card stock,

Cadbury's treat pull to match the card, My lucky stampers 10 ladies all made these yesterday!

I've seen a few of these recently over the internet but mine has probably one of the biggest post it note draws ever, seriously I have never seen post it notes this big they were about 4.5" square HUGE!!

Any how I used the Whimsical words stamp set with Bella Bleu paper and the flight of the butterfly stamp set I used Kraft card stock with whisper white and Bordering blue card stock and ink.

(to see more  of my sale-a-bration creations you can click the label at the bottom of this post)

If you have any questions about how to get these gorgeous FREE stamps then let me know by emailing me or click the link in the sidebar,

                                             The next stop on the blog hop is Teri here  have fun!


Abi

Bashful Blue

Just a quick post for today,    I love clean and simple, it always looks so fresh, so thought I would share this card with you today.

I backed the clear button with some of our new speciality paper  which is absolutely gorgeous it comes in white black and cream, I have the white but wanted blue so I used a sponge dauber with Bashful blue ink to colour it and then wiped the excess ink off with a tissue and wa-la  I have blue speciality paper cut it to size then used it behind my  clear button = pretty button and it's such a great idea because now I can have buttons to match any project I do.

Here's what I used:

Card stock:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Stamps:  Whimsical words sale-a-bration set
Accessories:  Eyelet border punch, Bride speciality paper, Clear buttons, silver elastic thread, dimensional foam pads,
Ink: Bashful Blue

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi.

Just reminding you.......

SALE -A-BRATION IS HERE IT'S RUNNING FROM DEC 30TH - FEB 28TH

and it's a great way to earn FREE stamps  and who doesn't love FREE stuff??

You can earn free stamps by pacing a qualifying order in that time or hosting a workshop

OR

You could become a demonstrator and join the Stampin' Up! family

receiving exclusive demonstrator discount on all your purchases and the chance to earn some extra cash or pay for your hobby along the way.

I Love being a demonstrator meeting new people and sharing my love of crafting and I also love being one of the first people in the country to see new products and to be able to buy them at a discount,

So if all this sounds like a great idea to you and you'd like to earn some free stamps then contact me for more information,

Regal Rose gift set!

Ok so i think by now we have gathered that i don't really use an awful lot of pink I think since September I have only used my regal rose ink pad 4 times, NOT because I don't like it but because when I was younger I was totally obsessed with pink and got a bit fed up with it ( if only I could do that with chocolate!) So now having realised that it's one of those colours that I rarelly use I am going to try and use it more often ( not all the time you realise) just more often,


So here's my little gift set,  not sure who will receive this yet but I thought I would make use of some scraps I had left over from Christmas cards that I made using the medallion stamp, I added colour to the medallion stamp scrap using the emboss resist technique which i also used in this tutorial here.

here's what I used with it:

Card stock:  Basic Grey, Going Gray, Very Vanilla,
Ink: Regal Rose, Versa mark,
Stamp sets: Boroque motif, Medallion stamp, Sale-a-bration set whimsical words ask me how you can get this set for free!
Accessories:  Regal Rose gros grain, Pretties kit, scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Heart to Heart punch, sponge dauber, very vanilla love note envelope, scallop edge punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

WOW 2 post's in one day! he he

Two posts in one day can you tell we are snowed in! well i'm to scared to drive on the ice any way and yep right there in the picture proof that we have snow, that's my wall it's been cleared a couple of times for the snow man and yet again there's about 2" on the top, the kids are loving it though.

I was checking out Kristina werners site again ( no I'm not a stalker lol) and saw that she'd posted a colour inspiration challenge!!! so here's my card, I used the Funky Friday challenge sketch i'm loving the layout and what the team created with it so thought i'd give it a go.

products I used yeah you guessed it all Stampin' Up! :-

Stamps: sale-a-bration Whimsical Words, Polka dot background

Card stock: Whisper White, So Saffron, Brocade Blue, More Mustard, Rose Red, Regal Rose.

Ink: Brocade Blue, Versa mark,

Ribbon: So saffron striped gros grain,

Accessories: Heart to Heart , clear embossing powder, heat gun, white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by if you have any questions let me know!

Abi

p.s make sure you check out my other post today too!

Making the most of sale-a-bration

OK so you wanna take advantage of the great sale-a-bration promotion and the opportunities that this opens up..........

well the best way isn't to just place an order but to become a demonstrator, It's so much fun and you get to attend all sorts of exclusive training and fun events just check out the video below it's really funny and sums up convention perfectly...

by becoming a demonstrator during sale-a-bration you will have the chance to attend the SECOND EUROPEAN Stampin' Up! convention, the last one was so much fun!!! you don't want to miss it! you'll also get discount on all your Stampin' Up! supplies and earn some extra cash at the same time, you'll meet great new friends both demonstrators and customers and learn so many new techniques you'll be bursting with ideas.

By joining during sale-a-bration you will earn one free stamp set for joining and then have the chance to earn tons of free stamp sets too! so contact me today to join my team, as a team we love getting together for fun crafting and joining in our team activities online every week, My girls are great and I'd love for you to join us too,

send me an email at abi4380@gmail.com to find out more.

The next European Stampin' Up! convention is During November 2010!