Perfect Partners - 6 new co-ordinating die sets available September only

Six new and exclusive promotional co-ordinating dies to order during September only... with or without the stamps in a bundle (with 10% off)... but only while supplies last...

See the promotional leaflet below and/or check them all out and/or order in the Online Store HERE... and/or the Video if you click here... Check them all out and/or order in the Online Store HERE... and/or the Video if you click here...

Want to see a project or two using these dies and co-ordinating stamps... well here you go...

Lots more to Sale A Brate... & Perfect Partners...

Ooh... just released... some more products you can earn and choose for free during the Sale A Bration promotion in August... 

You know the one... free products for £45+ orders (or £90+ for the dies)

I am now spoilt for choice... as I really like every one of these items! Click HERE if you want to remind yourself of the other offerings... 

But I would like to draw your attention to the wonderful dies that are available for free with a £90+ order... particularly three of them! Either as... I love them... or as some of you have the stamp set but not the dies!

Aspen Tree dies... RRP £34... I really love those silver birch trees in the oval aperture die cut... so I am pretty sure that this one is going to fall into my cart!!

Can't you just imagine all those wonderful backgrounds and scenes we can make with this die cut in the foreground... 

Co-ordinating Perched in A Tree stamps great too!

Flowers of Home dies RRP£30 ...

Not sure I can resist the beautiful Blessings of Home flowers and sentiments any more... not when there are the free dies up for grabs!

And last but not least... 

Daffodil dies RRP £36... for use on their own and/or with the co-ordinating Daffodil Daydream stamps...

As I know a few of you already have just the co-ordinating Daffodil Daydream stamps...

And talking of dies... some more news hot off the press!

There are some new and exclusive promotional co-ordinating sets coming out for  orders in September* only... Perfect Partners... highlights for you below... but more details of these on another day...  as this post is long enough... 

* Can't wait till September?? Join our Stampin' Up! family now... and pop one any of these Perfect Partner bundles or dies on your Demonstrator Starter order during August... 

And oh! The Sale A Bration planner & stationery will be yours for free too... Click HERE for more details...

Tranquil Tulips for Tuesday!

Lovely little colourful trio for you today....

A Tranquil Tulips set we made at Julie's Monthly Training a few weeks back...

This stamp set is a Host exclusive one ... but it can be yours for free if you order £100 (excl P&P) over the next 2 months through my Online Shop ... remembering that a £45 order this month will get you a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon to spend for free in August...

So thinking about it... if you were to do it in one go this month... a £100 order this month... would deliver you £9 free product of your choice on your August order with the Bonus Days offer plus a free Tranquil Tulips stamp set (£14 value) from me under separate cover... free plus more free... what is not to love!

First up... the super CAS card....

Second up... the stepped up card.... with added double -punched Pretty Label label and Fresh Fig ribbon... greeting from Happy Birthday Gorgeous...

And last but not least the accompanying gift bag... care of the Gift Bag Punch Board... so glad I had a refresher on using the board!! Quite timely now I am thinking of Christmas... it is just so good at what it is designed to do! Finished off with with a Gold Library Clip & Berry Burst ribbon

And here they are all together again... remember this stamp set can be yours for free...plus even more free... feel free to shop here...!

Background Bits - NEW Hostess set

A quick share of a quick card made with the new hostess exclusive set, Background Bits... which I just love!

And another card for the Jems team In Color Challenge this week... well I like the colour combination and they were all out looking at me... so it had to be done...

Just a couple of details to spot...

(1) I tried out something new... which had come to me in a flash... so ... I white embossed just the flower stalks (for emboss resist technique) ... then cleaned the stamp and adding Fresh Fig to the flowerheads and overstamped... gives an extra pop... and a technique I will use again... 

(2) the ground is overstamped with the texture stamp in the set (to the left of the flowers in the stamp set photo)... and it definitely adds  a fabulous texture!

Rest all simply sponging...

And then I remembered a returning product.... but more on that another day...

Thoughtful Branches - CAS Thank you

And the cleanest & simplest of the Training makes for you now.... this is a quickie and isn't it gorgeous... this was CASEd from this card by the ever-so-clever Allison Okamatsu

Stamped and die cut Wild Wasabi canopy... double layered banner... Crumb Cake tree trunk and a spot of Linen Thread to finish off

Simple ...but SO effective...

Thoughtful Branches Hydrangea

Another make from Team Training... isn't it gorgeous....

This card was CASED from the incredibly talented Dena Rekow... and her original card can be found here along with a how to video tutorial

But the detail I liked the best!

The Brick Wall ... which is a Crumb Cake embossed card panel sponged with Craft Whisper White to make it all look shabby chic... gorgeous.... that technique will be used again....

Look at the detail on this shot... I think you can even see the Wink of Stealla...

Thoughtful Branches Apple Tree

Now there is an enormous amount of activity going on behind the scenes at The Craft Spa!! 

The Autumn Winter pre-order box has turned up and I am gleefully coming up with ideas... creating... and will be back to share some great projects with you soon...

But for a few days I am concentrating on making.... and not breaking off to photo and blog... I find that my flow is SO much better that way....

So in the meantime I am scheduling and  sharing some more Training makes... first up 3 more cards with Thoughtful Branches... Remember only available this month... and I don't want you to miss it... as it really is fabulous and incredibly versatile...

First up... the apple tree behind the picket fence... this was CASED by Julie from the uber-talented Stampin' Up! 2016 Artisan Design Team member Jessica Winter in Austria whose original card can be found here...

The background is Aqua Painter watercolored Pool Party and Wild Wasabi on Watercolor Paper.

The Crumb Cake picket fence is made using the new Classic Label punch...just so perfect for this fence style... and very good for labels too!!

Though when I got home I just had to gloss up those apples with the Precision Fine Tip glue.... they look good enough to eat!

See you tomorrow!

August Only - Thoughtful Branches stamps and dies

Wow... what a fabulous stamp set and co-ordinating dies...

Just before I went away on my holidays Stampin' Up! released this stamp set and dies... which are for sale JUST for the month of August... so get them now whilst you can...

Now I managed to pre-order them and they were delivered whilst I was away... so I cannot wait to get them to work and create something to share with you... but in the meantime... please feel free to pop across to my Thoughtful Branches Pinterest board here and see some of my favourite Thoughtful Branches makes by fellow talented demonstrators for yourself...

Though I have to admit there may be a little bit of a delay... as ... I have just had a fabulous  - but very hot - fortnight's holiday in Greece...  unfortunately spoilt last Friday with my husband rupturing his Achilles tendon whilst trying to return a winning shot from yours truly during a tennis tournament!! So an unplanned tour of the island seeing doctors and ortho specialist on Friday... an interesting journey home with assistance on Saturday... with an extra hotel night at Manchester airport... A&E visit on Sunday and now he has one leg in a plaster cast (pot)... and we'll see what else ensues when he visits the clinic on Thursday! So this week (month!) will not quite be as I had planned!!