Sale A Bration on Saturday - Daffodil Afternoon

But before I start... sorry (yet again)... but New Horizons papers now delayed further and forecast for w/c 31 January 2021... 

Another product video for you... featuring the Sale A Bration promotion earn-for- free with every £45 ordered... Daffodil Afternoon papers...

Which co-ordinate beautifully with the Daffodil Daydream bundle in the new Spring Summer seasonal (aka Jan-June)  mini catalogue... AKA buy this bundle and get the papers for free!!

Such pure images of Spring... so hope you are now feeling uplifted... 

Spring always has that effect on me... and I do so love daffodils.... I was lucky to grow up in a house "in woods"... with the most magnificent host of daffodils in view from the front windows... Though luckily our garden now has a fair crop of the wonderful bright trumpets too...

And (completely at a tangent!) ... for those of you in the UK lucky enough to also live in North Yorkshire (or within striking distance!) don't forget to check out the Farndale walk if you like to see a host of golden daffodils... highly recommended but busy for a few weekends when they are out!! Usually mid March to mid April time... about 40,000 people visiting during those very few weeks! I really must visit some other time of year too... though I might not like all those gates as much  nowadays!

Wednesday Wreath - Blossoms In Bloom in the blues Stamped One Sheet Wonder....

So this was the third of my Stamped One Sheet Wonder sheets created last week...

Another wreath on a 12x12 Whisper White sheet... resulting in a set of 7 cards...

Featuring Blossoms in Bloom ( flowers and leaves), Very Versailles (leaves and text), Sending Sunshine (leaf frond) and Waterfront (splodges)  along with Sending Sunshine and Ornate Thanks for the final greetings...

Using my favourite floral colour palette of blues &  greens with a touch of yellow... or Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock and Mango Melody... with Gray Granite for the textural background features... and splodges...

And I can't wait for my next delivery to arrive next week... as I have some lovely flowers and leaves in there! Can't wait to play again...

PS Thank you to my customers and fellow demonstrators who have shared their Stamped One Sheet Wonder cards with me... I am so happy to have inspired so many of you to give this technique a go... it is definitely worth it! Though beware the need to buy more flowers and leaves !!!

Magnolia Lane Simple for Saturday #1

 

Simple white embossed magnolia images on Crumb Cake card...

Coloured in with Whisper White craft ink... using my trusty Aqua Painter... and then left to dry...

Then Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow ink applied using Sponge Daubers...

So simple, quick but very effective... and very therapeutic to create too!

Magnolia from Good Morning Magnolia...

Greeting from Kindness & Compassion

We're having a Retirement Party!!

Stampin' Up! staff and demonstrators around the world are partying today... 

To celebrate the longest lasting stamp set in the catalogue before it officially retires on 4th June...

But before I start! Stampin Up! have announced that there will be no Last Chance List discounts after all... and retiring product stocks are low... so please go here and order sooner rather than later if there is something retiring that you don't want to be without after all!

Yes you guessed it... we are celebrating the life of ... Lovely as a Tree...

Which has been with us in Europe since Stampin' Up! began!

So I thought I would do a round up post and share some of my Lovely as a Tree makes over the years...

Just click on the photo to go straight to the blog post for more details... some with tutorials...

So I did a quick blog search... and realised that there are 65 posts using Lovely as a Tree...

And that is only since 2016... I am not sure where the previous 8 years worth of projects are hiding!!

So I am not going to share them all... or you would be here all day!

And finally... and I am sad to report... all stocks have gone in Europe... so it is no longer available to purchase...

And an admittance... I didn't buy the set for a while... as one of my lovely very local customers had bought the set and kept lending me it! 

Needless to say the minute I used it in a class I finally bought it! And no regrets...

Sunday Suite - Classic Garage

Classic Garage Suite... One for the Boys! Though there are a few paper patterns in these papers that I will be using for some of the girls too! Trust me... it will work!

And there are even a few that are perfect for the home decor I am working on ... think flooring! Though no... I don't mean in the paper format shared here...

Suffice to say... I can't wait to get creating with these... particularly as I come from a completely car mad family...  so these are just perfect... Coming to a Craft Spa class near you from late April... 

In the meantime... if you want to get ahead of the game... have the supplies and and be ready for doing your own projects at home as and when I share... whilst also benefiting from the Sale A Bration freebies on offer at the moment then here is your chance... as my Classic Garage kit(s) can be yours from £20 delivered... Just read onto the end of this post for more details...

But back to the components of the Suite.... 

First up the lovely Classic Garage papers.. 24 different paper patterns in 48 x 6"x6" sheets  (4 sheets of each of 12 double sided designs) ... be sure to press on the photo or this link to see every sheet one by one!

Then we have the Geared Garage stamps

With the co-ordinating Garage Gears dies

All bundled up with 10% off that way... as the Geared Garage Bundle... 

Then the lovely Metal Elements embellishments... oh my... did I tell you that my teenage nickname was Spanna! (ie spanner )... And so as to avoid any rumours... it was a general nickname for most people with the surname of Spencer... yup! I was Amanda Spencer for half of my life... 

The A4 cardstock pack... 24 sheets ...8 sheets of 3 colours... in Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Tranquil Tide

And finishing off with the Silver/Black Metallic Edge 1/4" Ribbon...

Definitely perfect for creating cards for the men in our life... as well as a few others! One not to be missed in my book...

And here are some projects created using the suite... though you may find I go in a different direction... 

And finally back to my Kits... 3 simple options...

The Half-er Kit... half a pack of paper, A4 cardstock, Metal Elements and Ribbon for just £20 delivered

The Full Kit... full pack of the above for just £35 delivered

Or the I Want it All Kit... Add the Geared Up Garage Bundle for just £40 (ie £60 Half Kit basis or £75 Full Kit basis)

Just contact me by email here to make arrangements... 

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Earn free Sale A Bration products for every £45 spent (note that some require £90 orders to redeem). Promotion ends 31st March 2019. 

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