January Customer Gifts

Hello, thank you for stopping by my blog. Today I'm sharing my customer thank you gifts for the month using the Sweet Soiree Designer Series papers from the new Stampin' Up Spring catalogue.

The idea for the pop up calendar came from a swap I received at Onstage from Gillian Whitcombe.

 

I created the pop up calendar by cutting a piece of Powder Pink cardstock to 4" wide by 9" in length and scored at 3" and 6" in landscape mode. Burnish all the score lines with a bone folder and cut a piece of patterned paper to 3 7/8" by 2 7/8" and adhere to one of the end panels.

Mount the calendar onto a piece of Berry Burst cardstock. My piece measures 3" x 2" but this may vary depending on the size of your calendar.

Fold the calendar into position and create a stopper to hold it in place by punching a 1/2" circle from matching cardstock and attaching it with a dimensional foam pad.

I created a matching card with the same patterned paper and the new Whisper White Narrow notecards which you may have overlooked in the catalogue, you can find them on page 19 of the Spring catalogue. They are the perfect size for a quick card.

I hope you enjoyed today's project, all the materials I used today can be found in my Online Shop.

  

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code when ordering which is ECG79VYH  to receive a thank you gift from me.

Only use this code for orders between £25 and £150.

Orders over £150 will qualify for their own Stampin' Rewards.

 See the sidebar for more details on using the code.

 During Sale-a-bration you can choose a free gift with all orders over £45. See website for more details.

Petal Palette card from Onstage

Hello again, the card I'd like to share with you today was one of the projects we made at OnStage in Solihull back in November when we got our first look at the new Stampin' Up Spring catalogue.

 It features the Petal Palette stamp set which is a double stamp set with plenty of images and sentiments making it a great set for all sorts of projects. There is also a set of matching dies so no fussy cutting images out.

I started out by stamping the Bird image from the set onto white card with Calypso Coral ink and the sentiment with Basic Grey ink, then cut it out using circle dies and my Big Shot.

I used a Blender Pen and some ink from the lid of my Calypso Coral inkpad to randomly colour some of the flowers on the paper from the Petal Passion Designer Series.

These patterned papers are printed in black and white and can be used just as they are or you can add colour as I have done on my card with a Blender pen and an inkpad or why not try Stampin' markers, Watercolour pencils, sponges, a brayer or the new Stampin' Blends?

I finished my card with another strip of patterned paper from the pack, some Whisper White Organza ribbon and you might not have spotted the Petal Passion embellishments just peeking out either side of the die cut circle. I used Glue dots to hold these in place securely.

*TIP OF THE DAY*

Use your Stampin' Blends to colour the Whisper White Ribbon and you'll never have any problems co-ordinating your projects again!

I hoped you liked today's project and you can find all the products I used for today's card in my online shop simply by clicking the link below.

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code when ordering which is ECG79VYH  to receive a thank you gift from me.

Only use this code for orders between £25 and £150.

Orders over £150 will qualify for their own Stampin' Rewards.

 See the sidebar for more details on using the code

During Sale-a-bration you can choose a free gift with all orders over £45. See website for more details.

Sale-a-bration

Hello!! I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year?  I just spent most of my time over the holidays relaxing with my girls and catching up with some reading and baking. I've also been doing lots of batch cooking to stock the freezer with meals for those nights when I don't have the time or energy to cook a meal from scratch. If you have any good recipes to share, please let me know.

A New Year can only mean one thing, it's time for a new Stampin' Up catalogue!!

There are so many fantastic new products it's hard to know where to start. Have a look at this cute stop motion video featuring some of the fantastic new products that can be found in the new catalogue.

  Sale-a-bration is now also in full swing which means it's a great time to shop as you earn free products for each spend of £45 or more. Plus, new this year - you can earn even bigger rewards when you spend £90 or more.

Place an order over £200 and not only will you earn free Sale-a-bration items, there are extra Stampin' Rewards available as well, which means a minimum of £40 to spend as you wish from any catalogue.

Or if you've been thinking of joining Stampin' Up, now is the time! During Sale-a-bration you can choose £130 of product for your starter kit but only pay £99!
You can also choose any two additional FREE stamp sets - that's up to a value of £90

You can find out more information about buying the Starter Kit by clicking the tab above, or email me if you have any questions..

Winter Wishes

Today I'm sharing a project I've put together for an upcoming class full of sparkle and shine, ice and snow which is quite apt as we have a yellow weather warning in place today for snow.

I had a little play with a new product coming in the New Year called Brushos for this project and I am head over heels in love with them!

They are little pots of watercolour ink crystals, you just mix them with water to activate them. I had so much fun using them and they can be used for all sorts of techniques.

I really struggled to capture a good photo of this project as it is so dark outside  today but trust me, it is so much nicer in real life.

Winter Wishes Class

Tuesday 19th Dec 7-9pm

£15

email: mapleleafmemories@hotmail.co.uk to book

Booking closes Friday 15th December 9pm

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code when ordering which is YDEAEZTX  to receive a thank you gift from me.

Only use this code for orders between £25 and £150.

Orders over £150 will qualify for their own Stampin' Rewards.

 See the sidebar for more details on using the code

Beautiful Peacock

Hello again, thank you for visiting my little crafting universe! Today's project is a card that I designed for our team get together last month featuring a Brand New Sale-a-bration stamp set called Beautiful Peacock which will be available in January.

 I wanted to use the tail feather stamp to create a frame for the sentiment and stamped it with Old Olive ink and added some flowers stamped with Fresh Fig and Dapper Denim.

I also stamped the sentiment with Dapper Denim and cut the whole thing out with Stitched Framelit Dies and mounted it with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The backround paper is from the Eastern Palace pack from the Annual catalogue, I thought the colours were a good match for the stamp set with their rich regal colour scheme.

Check back later this week for more projects featuring this gorgeous stamp set.

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code when ordering which is YDEAEZTX  to receive a thank you gift from me.

Only use this code for orders between £25 and £150.

Orders over £150 will qualify for their own Stampin' Rewards.

 See the sidebar for more details on using the code

Year End Sale

The End of Year Sale starts today!

Stampin' Up have released the Retiring List from the Autumn Winter 2017 catalogue.
These are the products that won't be available after 2nd January but are only available while supplies last so they could be gone sooner.

Some items are reduced by as much as 30%

If you have something on your wish list that you can't live without, make sure you don't miss out!

 You can see the full list via PDF or in my Online Shop by clicking the link below:
 

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code when ordering which is YDEAEZTX  to receive a thank you gift from me.

Only use this code for orders between £25 and £150.

Orders over £150 will qualify for their own Stampin' Rewards.

 See the sidebar for more details on using the code

Special One Day Offer!

For one day only, until 11pm tonight Stampin' Up are offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders!!

This very rarely happens so make sure to take advantage and stock up on essentials like card and glue or how about purchasing one of our fantastic all inclusive kits as a gift for someone?

Love Today Planner Kit - 144257 - £33

Soft Sayings Card Kit - 145466 £31.50

 Oh Happy Day Card Kit - 142725  £31.50

Be Merry Decoration Kit - 144648  £17.75

Don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £25 - £150 and you will receive a gift from me in the post.

This month's code is:

YDEAEZTX