What's new at Stampin' Up for 2015?

Hello! I'm just checking in on New Years Eve to wish you a happy 2015! (And if I've been playing around with some new Stampin' Up products, well who can blame me? There were a couple of VERY tempting boxes of lurking about on my desk!)

This card was made with new stamps from the upcoming new Stampin' Up spring/summer catalogue. I couldn't wait to get my paws on these! There are more cute characters in the set and they're all holding up placards that you can fill with a variety of sentiments, making it perfect for any occasion you could possibly think of! I stamped the year in mine using the Project Life Day to Day stamp set...

...then stamped the inside of my card with the Happy New Year sentiment from Making Spirits Bright. (LOVE this fun set with it's fab drinks images and greetings covering all occasions - but hurry as it's only available until the end of today!)

NEW STAMPIN' UP SPRING/SUMMER CATALOGUE 2015
I know what you're thinking - when can you get your hands on the new catalogue?! It will be available to view online on 6th January and I'll be posting them out to my customers in the meantime (so if you haven't received yours in the next few days, do let me know.) Can't wait for yours? Well, the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team will be show-casing some of the new products in tomorrow's blog hop, so do come back here tomorrow and join in with that!

FREE STAMPIN' UP PRODUCTS!
Just when you thought 2015 was getting off to a great start, your happy new year just got even happier! How?

Well, the amazing Stampin' Up Sale-a-bration promotion will be starting on the 6th January too and that means you'll be able to get some wonderful goodies for free when you do your Stampin' Up shopping! There are free stamp sets, papers and accessories plus, new this year, blendabilities and project life items! YAY!

GRAB A BARGAIN IN THE SALE!
Before you get carried away with all the gorgeous new goodies on offer, don't forget that the Stampin' Up year end sale continues until 5th January! Canny shoppers can bag themselves some amazing bargains with prices slashed by up to 80%! Why not click on my shop below and have a browse?

Click above to place an order any time, day or night,

but if you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm always happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

I hope you had a great Christmas. I was expecting chaos in our house with a young puppy but in fact she behaved beautifully and obviously enjoyed having the whole family together. There were some memorable moments:

My husband handing me a present that had been wrapped in small pieces of four different Christmas papers. "It's a bit eccentrically wrapped I'm afraid," he said!

My eldest son, sampling the boxing day buffet, saying "Mmmm! This is nice. What flavour is it meant to be?!"

The puppy opening her very own present very efficiently...

... and being inseparable from Pig Friend for the rest of the day!

See you tomorrow,

Is Santa on his way to your Holiday Home?

As I was sitting at my desk yesterday, surrounded by my Stampin' Up Christmas stash, I suddenly realised something was missing... my Stampin' Glitter! Yay - let's get the glitter out!  I've gone all arty with it today - come and see:

I think the flying Santa's sleigh image from Holiday Home is just magical and reminds me of all the wonderful Christmas story books I used to read to the children when they were little ones.

To create this wintery scene, I masked off the moon with a punched circle and dragged ink pads over it in various blues.

I used Memento black ink to add Santa and also the tree which I repeatedly stamped to give the impression of a wooded landscape. The trees were dotted with my two way glue pen and sprinkled with glitter.

A nice bright greeting finishes the card - this one is from Making Spirits Bright.

This is the second card I'll be linking up with Less is More this week - they have a gorgeous, icy colour palette to inspire us! I'm also entering 52CCT's Pick a Previous Challenge and have chosen the March 2014 colour combination.

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE THIS CARD NOW!
(Click on any item to be transported to my online shop!) 

Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set £13.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Silver Stampin' Glitter £3.75	2-Way Glue Pen £3.95

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

It's Friday *jumps up and down like a loon* and it's time to pick my daughter up from the station! We are going to do baking, decking the halls, crafting (naturally!), shopping, playing with puppies, rustling wrapping paper and keeping secrets... But not necessarily in that order!

See you on Monday

Get ready to celebrate with Making Spirits Bright by Stampin' Up!

There's nothing like the clinking of glasses of bubbly to say congratulations and Stampin' Up's new set, Making Spirits Bright, contains the perfect pair! Come and see:

This card was made for a member of my team who has achieved so much in a short space of time. I wanted to send her a card to celebrate and I hope champagne and gold sequins struck the right note!

The glasses were heat embossed with gold embossing powder and the champers coloured in with blendabilities - can you see how it's blended from light to dark?

I'll be linking this card up with Less is More where the lovely ladies are celebrating the 200th challenge with a Celebrations theme! Huge congratulations to you all, especially Chrissie who came up with the idea for this challenge site with her friend Mandi, and who has grown a wonderful, warm friendly crafting community.

WHY NOT JOIN STAMPIN' UP YOURSELF?
If you've ever wondered what it's like being a part of Stampin' Up, this is a great time to try it out as the starter kit costs just £74.25 until the end of tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd December. You'll get to choose £130 worth of products to put in your starter kit and enjoy loads of benefits as a demonstrator, including:

• 30% of your first qualifying order
• 20% off all future orders
• The chance to view the 2015 spring catalogue in December, a month before it goes live, and pre-order from it
• Free products with qualifying orders
• Low minimums (you'll have until the end of March 2015 to place orders of £275 catalogue price if you want to remain part of Stampin' Up)
• 5% cash back on all orders placed in December
• Free catalogues and stationery 

And so much more!!!

I'd love you to join my team whether you want to start a business or simply enjoy the creative side of Stampin' Up. Do give me a call on 01280 820593 if you're wondering how it all works or drop me an email here. 

I made a little gift to go with this card.

This little pouch was made with one of the envelopes from the Gratitude for Days kit on page 38 of the Stampin' Up autumn/winter catalogue. The kit was designed as a 'grateful diary', to be filled in and kept as a keepsake, but it's also perfect for presenting small gifts.

Want a peek inside?

Slide the band off and tucked inside is a handmade charm. Members of my team get a charm bracelet on their first promotion and a charm each time they achieve another title.

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE TODAY'S CARD NOW!
(Click on any item to be transported to my online shop!) 

Making Spirits Bright Wood-Mount Stamp Set £24.95	2-1/2" Circle Punch £15.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder £3.95
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment £10.95	Gold Sequin Trim £4.50	Stampin' Blendabilitiesª Alcohol Marker Color Lifter £4.50

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

It's been quite a weekend! I never quite realised quite how restful our cat was until the puppy turned up! I think we can safely say that Eva has settled in now. She knows that she must go outside when she needs to go, sleeps happily through the night and as long as we feed her at regular intervals, play with her and give her lots of cuddles, she's perfectly happy thank you very much!

Look how big she's getting! Never lie on the floor when there's a comfy human to lie on, that's her motto!

See you tomorrow with more celebrations!