SALE-A-BRATION 2011 is here...

Sale-A-Bration 2011

Dates: 30 December 2010–28 February 2011

Stampin' Up!'s biggest sales event of the year--Sale-A-Bration--is here! This year we’ve got four great Sale-A-Bration sets for you and your customers to choose from:

So Happy for You wood-mount item 121853 clear-mount item 123220

Punch Bunch wood-mount item 121847 clear-mount item 123211

Sweet Summer wood-mount item 121849 clear-mount item 123214

Sale-A-Bration
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Bliss
wood-mount item 121851
clear-mount item 123217

There are three ways for you to earn free stamp sets:

• Spend. For every £45 you spend (net sales before tax and shipping), you can choose one Sale-A-Bration set.
  
  
• Host. For every £300 in workshop sales (product sales before tax and shipping), a hostess can choose an exclusive Sale-A-Bration set. This is in addition to the already fabulous hostess rewards!
  
  
• Join. New recruits can choose any stamp set from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue (valued up to £44.95) when they become a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration.

Little Robin.

The bird punch is great but at this time of year you can make these cute little robins. The new self adhesive pearls are beautiful and there are some really tiny pearls which make great eyes.

A few more christmas cards

Here's a card using Delightful Decorations with Stampin' Up!s fabulous rhinestones added. I have used the Sparkly wheel in Real Red . You could get Delight Decorations along with the matching wheel (note, this is not the one I have used). You can get the FREE ribbon. I have used the Real Red Polka Dot ribbon. Still time to order yours.

Very Snowy December ..

Time flying by and still loads of christmas cards to do? me too.. I love this little christmas card. No layers so I won't get caught out with the postage and I love the simplicity and elegance of it. The wreath from Welcome Christmas stamped in Old Olive and the fabulous sentiment is from Heard from the Heart and stamped in Real Red. Expect to find this coming through you letter box if you are one of my customers, hopefully very soon..snow permitting.



This fabulous little gift holder was designed by the wonderful Jo Dumbleton and she was kind enough to share with a few of us at Convention. It uses the Delightful Decorations stamp set. See Stampin' Up! November/December Offer where if you buy the special bundle of the stamp set nad matching wheel Sparkle and Shine item no 125150 £30.45, you can a FREE spool of selected christmas ribbon . More details are on an earlier post of see the Stampin' Up UK website. Please note the the Delightful Decorations Bundle has changed due to the Ornament Punch being unavailable.

Welcome Christmas

Love this little card. I used as a base one of the note cards Stampin' Up! are now doing. This was one of my make takes this November.

Used the clear block to create the shadow stamp and the the lovely Welcome Christmas stamp set with the Christmas Cocoa paper and the FREE mistletoe ribbon.

Some cards to show you the Christmas Cocoa Paper

Here are some samples I have made using the fabulous Christmas Cocoa Papers. The 1 1/4" wide Red Riding Hood ribbon is from the exclusive ribbons you can get from the Christmas bundle offers.









I stamped the image from the Gifted set onto the new shimmer white cardstock. Really shimmery, love it.










The beautiful paper on this lunch bag is flocked. The ribbon is also from the exclusive mistletoe collection. The round tag is stamped in Real Red from the Gifted set.

WOW that was Convention.

4 x 4 Card fronts.


Card Candy swap using Serene Snowflakes.

Business Tools - Book to Look

Well I have been in London for the Stampin' Up! European Convention.

Wow, what fun, meeting up with old friends and making new.

Of course when we demonstrators meet up we have to swap ideas, so I have posted mine and I will post up some of the swaps I received in return.

If you fancy joining me for the next convention in 2011, then please get in touch with me.

Where is it next year .....DISNEYLAND PARIS.

November Offer

This Christmas Season get an exclusive package of ribbon for FREE when you purchase a Christmas gift-giving bundle!

Christmas is a great time to get parcels wrapped up and with our fantastic offer of buying one of the following bundles, you can get yourself some FREE ribbon too.

Real Red 3/4" Polka Dot Grosgrain
Red Riding Hood 1 1/4" Stripped Grosgrain
1/8" Taffeta Mistletoe Ribbons
Sleigh Bells Ribbon

Fancy a discount??

Would you like a earn discount on your Stampin Up purchase??

Would you like to earn money from your hobby?

Would you like to find new friends within the crafting community!

Now is a fabulous time to sign up with Stampin Up!!

Not only has the STARTER KIT been reduced to £119!!!! (for £230 worth of products) but you get to start at an amazing time with the launch of the new catalogue!! There is also the option of an ADD ON Scrapbooking kit for £50!!!!

If you want to find out more, please contact me at theresa.martin@blueyonder.co.uk

New Catalogue TODAY....

Hurrah, it's today.

New Catalogue Launch Tomorrow.

Last day to grab a bargain. A lot has sold out but still a few bargains to be had.

Tomorrow is the day. The new catalogue is launched. So exciting. Best catalogue so far.

New Stampers 10 about to start. If you want to join in please get in touch.

Looking forward to seeing all of you that are coming to our catalogue launch on Saturday.

New catalogue samples will be posted tomorrow.

In Love With Stamping Last Chance Blog Hop

Well the retiring products have been announced in the Last Chance List. It's always sad to say goodbye to some products but we know that we will get some new and exciting new products in the new catalogue come October 1st.

Debbie has arrange a Last Chance Blog hop to give the retiring products a good send off.
You will come here after seeing the fabulous projects from Kirsten

I've made a little gift of reindeer poo.
I've used retiring cardstock Ruby Red and Mellow Moss and the A Jolly Holly Christmas stamp set. I love this little whimsical reindeer

Inside I just added a small cello bag of chocolate raisins and a little fun poem.

Ruby Red A4 Cardstock 109988 £4.50

Mellow Moss A4 Cardstock 110013 £4.50

More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain ribbon 110126 £2.96

A Jolly Holly Christmas 111558 £22.95

If you want any of these or other retiring products please get in touch. These products are only available whilst stocks last.

Hope you enjoyed your visit. Next hop along over to Sandra to see her fabulous project.

Last Chance List

Well it's here. The Last Chance List. Click on the image in the side bar and it will bring up the retiring stock and any discounts (0% - 50%). This is all whilst stocks last, so hurry to catch a bargain.

Greenhouse Garden

I received this beautiful card at Convention last year in a swap. It uses En Francais and Baroque Motif for the background and then Greenhouse Garden is used for the flowers. This is one of the stamp sets that has a massive 20% off this month.

Stampin' Up! August Offer...

LOOK at the fabulous Stampin' Up! Offer for August...
From 1st-31 August you can purchase a selection of 2 Step Stamping Sets at ...wait for it... 20% off.

(Click on the picture to make it bigger if you're having trouble reading it).

If you have any of them are on your wish lists contact me straight away to place your orders byr email at theresa.a.martin@blueyonder.co.uk

With the holidays my blog has suffered a bit, but I promise I will post some samples using these very versatile sets on my blog over the coming week.

Bad Blogger...

Really sorry I haven't posted for a whole MONTH. It's been a very busy time in this household. Children's Gala and my lovely lad was a fab Scottish Soldier. New windows went in and therefore decorating and new curtains...now school's out. Will try better.

New Product Blog Hop.

Welcome to the new product blog hop. If you have arrived here from Bekka blog, I'm sure you have already seen some fantastic project's. Else I hope you like my offerings.

First is my tri-shutter birthday card using the New Razzleberry as the card base. I've used the beautiful Cottage Wall Designer Papers and the little tags are embellished with matching Razzleberry spotted ribbon. You will notice the stamp set I used was the fabulous Vintage Vogue in Pale Plum and Rocked and Rolled in Razzleberry.

Next I tried something totally different. Jewellry. I'd seen these little scrabble tile necklaces on the web and decided I wanted to try.
So I got hold of a wooden scrabble tile and covered it with a beautiful little square of Cottage Wall DSP. I sealed it and then covered it with two thin coats of Crystal Effects and attached the bail. I was really pleased how it turned out.


My last project. At convention last year, we were shown a cute box that contained gift tags by the fabulous Pam Morgan. Well I made the box in the Razzleberry cardstock and the lid in the Cottage Wall Window Sheets. I made, yes, I made the four little guest soaps and they fitted perfectly inside. Embellished with the spotty razzleberry ribbon and some tiny tags.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit.


Next stop is Sandra's blog where you find some more inspiring creations. Enjoy.

June and July Promotion by Stampin' Up!

Extra, Extra Hostess Promotion

Extra! Extra! Stampin’ Up! hostesses get extra hostess rewards 1 June-31 July, in addition to the already fantastic hostess benefits!

From 1 June-31 July, Stampin’ Up! hostesses can earn an EXTRA £20 to use toward Stampin’ Up! products of their choice when they host a workshop totaling £250 or more in product sales!

This extra benefit is in addition to the standard hostess benefits they receive when they host a workshop. The standard hostess benefits include

• A free 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue worth £4.95, provided by your demonstrator.
• Free products only available to hostesses (with qualifying orders; select from the products on pages 10-14 of the catalogue).
• Free Stampin’ Up! products of your choice.

Workshop total (before shipping and handling)	Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise		Extra, Extra hostess rewards	Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise with Extra, Extra hostess rewards
£250 - £299	£25	+	£20	£45
£300 - £349	£35	+	£20	£55
£350 - £399	£40	+	£20	£60
£400 - £449	£45	+	£20	£65
£450 - £499	£50	+	£20	£70
£500 - £549*	£60	+	£20	£80

A Few other items I made for the school fayre.

Sweetie test tubes. Millions and jelly beans. Decorated with a little tag.

Pretty felt hair clips.

Making some cards for a school summer fair.

Here are some baby cards I have made for a primary school summer fair. It's ages since I have made any baby cards. I have really enjoyed myself. I've used Kraft cardstock as the caard base and then Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue ink. Stamp sets are Framed with Love, Nursery Necessities and All for Friends, a new level 2 Hostess set.

Birthdays.

Last week of May. I have my brother's birthday, my dad's and my grandmother's. I'm very proud to say she will be the ripe old age of 97.

For this card I have used the new colour Soft Suede card stock and ink teamed with So Saffron, Choc Chip and Apricot Appeal.
The next Stamping Away afternoon will be Sunday 27th June at Blackness Community Hall and we will be doing four birthday projects. If you want more information, please check out the web site www.stampingaway.co.uk or contact myself or Helen.

Colour Renovation

Just wanted to let you know that the following colours will be retiring at the end of this catalogue September 2010. So if some of your favorites are in there , like mine, then you stil have plenty of time to stock up.

Join my team and save 10% off starter kit.

** ETA this post will stay at the top until the 7th May. **

So with the Hobbycrafts show on this weekend at Aintree, Stampin' Up! have got a great promotion on the starter kit.

April 23rd - 7th May Stampin' Up have a special offer on Starter Kits.
£240 of goodies for £125 an unbeatable offer.

No more commitment necessary once you have purchased the kit for £125 (no p&p charges for the starter kit).
· Get £240 worth of items you can make the kit exclusive to you, change colours of ink pads, cardstock also Stamp sets.
· Get 20% discount of all items from the catalogue when ordering
· Get 30% discount off your first order within 45 days (minimum spend £150)
· New catalogue preview In September.
· Special and promotions for demo’s only enabling you to get the new products before anyone else.
· Be part of my team and come along to group events.
· As much or as little help as you want.
· You can stop or leave at any time.
· You could come along to Stampin' Up! training events and the convention in November.

There are several types of demonstrators:
. Hobby demonstrators who just want to buy for themselves and get a little discount for family and friends.
. Business Demonstrators who want to make a real business with Stampin' Up!

All work fine with Stampin' Up!, the only requiement to stay active is to sell £250 a quarter. Sign up now and you have until September.

Contact me if you'd like to take up this fabulous offer.

So if you are interested in joining my small but very friendly team and receive as much support as you want, contact me on theresa.a.martin@blueyonder.co.uk

Start of the new colours renovation...

Look what has become available this month. All the cardstock and ink pads will be carried through to the new idea book and catalogue but the Ribbons, Designer Papers and Window Sheets are whilst stocks last. Shame as I really like them. Oh well, had better get them now. Hehe.

If you too can't wait and want to place an order, then please contact me.

A closer look. Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede in A4.

and matching Inks.Beautiful matching polka dot 1/2" ribbon, 13.7m for £8.95 a reel.
The co-ordinating Designer Patterned Paper Cottage Wall and finally the beautiful window sheets.