Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop showcasing new products...

Hello and welcome to The Craft Spa blog with Amanda Bates in the UK...  and a very Happy New Year to you!

Gosh it has been a long while (July last year) since I joined my Global Stamping Friends to hop  around the world... and I am very happy to be back! 2019 is going to be a good year!

This month's Blog Hop brief is a simple one... all of us getting together to showcase products from the NEW Spring Summer (aka Occasions) catalogue and/or the Sale A Bration promotion...

And I couldn't help but CASE ... well myself!

When I saw the Sale A Bration free promotional By The Bay and Home to Roost products I immediately thought of the Wetlands card in my 2nd most visited blog post ever...

A card that has been pinned beyond all imagination... and much CASED around the world ever since... but Wetlands is now long retired... so I thought it high time the basic design was updated for 2019... but I do REALLY secretly wish we still had that  Serene Scenery paper pattern we had back then!! Though luckily we do still have the fabulous Seaside embossing folder...

But we don't have those papers anymore... so after a bit of wet on wet watercolouring with inks on a piece of  Watercolor Paper die cut with the NEW and wonderful Rectangle Stitched Framelits dies (my favourite new product!) ...

... I had a similar seaside scene that I then embossed with the Seaside embossing folder... colours as shown below...

Too much fun!

Come back on Tuesday for tips and tricks and a full tutorial for this new version (with a tutorial that may surprise you if the new tech works out!!) ... and a couple of other cards for a bit of variety!

But in the meantime... here is my original card that I CASED... just click on it's photo to go to the original post with instructions... though ignore the initial patterned paper cutting bit! And the card is a slightly different size to the norm... but more of that on Tuesday...

And now it is time to pass you onto the lovely Lisa in Ontario, Canada... Just click on the big arrow!

And here is the Roll Call of my lovely Global Stamping Friends around the world that have something to share with you today... please feel free to hop using the NEXT icons... or click around this list if that's the way you prefer...

1. Blog Hop Participants
   1. Libby Dyson
   2. Tricia Butts
   3. Karie Beglau
   4. Sharon Dalton
   5. Vicky Wright  
   6. Angélique Stempelkeuken
   7. Narelle Fasulo 
   8. Amanda Farlinger
   9. Kimberley Anne Morris
   10. Amanda Bates
   11. Lisa Henderson
   12.  Marieke Bar
   13. Jan Musselman
   14. Anja Reuss
   15.  Rachel Macleod
   16.  Lisa Ann Bernard
   17.  June Olsen
   18. Sarah Mcdermott

Spring Summer Catalogue Overview...

Click on the picture below for a quick look at many new Spring Summer catalogue products that have now arrived for sale... with a lot of creative project inspiration for you too...

Really amazing what you can see in less than one minute! Definitely worth a click!

Lots to love! Want to know more? Then check out all the information and the new catalogue(s) shared earlier here... 

New Catalogue... Sale a Bration... and videos...

So today is the day for lots of bright and cheerful new stuff and news ...

First up... the new Spring Summer catalogue is now live. 

Click here to download your own copy... or ... if in the UK... click here to request a hard copy in the post if you have not already received one from me... and you would like me to be your Demonstrator...

Secondly... the Sale A Bration promotion is also now live... 

You know the one... a free and exclusive gift for every £45 product ordered... plus another £20 for orders over £200... and - last but not least -  the best time to join our Stampin Up family!

Click here to download the leaflet with all the details... and  showing the exclusive free products

And exclusive at The Craft Spa... Want to maximise your Sale A Bration rewards without placing a very large order in one go? Why not join my Sale A Bration Club? A 3 month club at a budget to suit you... Click here for more details...

But in summary for the Sale A Bration promotion...

SHOP : Earn a free exclusive product for EVERY £45 ordered.
eg one Level One for £45 - or one Level Two for £90 - or two Level Ones for £90 etc etc etc

 HOST: Earn another £20 free product for orders over £200

JOIN: £170 product for £99 OR £170 product plus TOTE bag for £125

Here is a picture of the wonderful Tote bag and/or click here for more photos & more information on the Tote bag (RRP £47)...and do spot how beautifully it co-ordinates with the Stamparatus bag too...

Yes I am very biased!!! As I do so love a good craft Storage bag (or two!)

I will be back with a lot more to share from these 2 new publications... but in the meantime... hows about some videos of 5 of the free and exclusive Sale A Bration products... just click on the picture or title to play...

• Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (item 149622)

• Lovely Lattice Stamp Set (item 149730)

• Tea Time Framelits Dies (item 149697)
• See co-ordinating Tea Together stamps on page 49 of the Spring Summer catalogue... 
• Oh and ... hot off the press... please note that these dies will be carrying over into the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue!!

• Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets (item 149712)
• Urm... How popular are these foil sheets going to be around here!

• Precious Parcel Card Kit (item 149750)

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Simply & Beautifully Detailed Butterfly...

Had to interrupt proceedings to share this simple little beauty of a notecard!!

It is just so easy to produce a simply stunning but ridiculously simple & quick card when the products are right...

And this card had to be made fast... as I had only a few minutes to grab some products, make a thank you card and get out of the door!

And even worse... most of my crafting products are still filed away for Christmas!! But mission truly accomplished!

Stampin' Up! products used (and I reckon all these new ones are going to be VERY BIG sellers!)

Beautifully Detailed laser cut papers (coming soon!)

Butterfly Gala stamp set (coming soon!)

Rectangles Stitched dies (coming soon! My no 1 favourite product in the Spring Summer catalogue)

Butterfly Elements embellishments (Sale A Bration free product for a £45 order... coming soon! Sorry no photo... )
Delightfully Detailed Notecards & Envelopes

White Chalk Marker

And Rich Razzleberry ink... 

And the recipient of the card... well amazed!!!

Introducing... Needlepoint Nook suite

Another product coming soon that I couldn't wait to share with you... the Needlepoint Nook suite...

So pretty... so realistic... and just perfect for those of you loving the fabrics at the moment...

Click here to view the video of the whole suite... though I do have a few product and project photos to share with you too...

Needle and Thread stamp set...

With co-ordinating Needlepoint Elements framelits dies...

Needlepoint Nook 12 x 12 papers... great for all occasion use too...

And finishing off with co-ordinating Mini Buttons, Old Olive Linen Thread and A4 multi colour cardstock pack...

All available from 3rd January 2019...

Introducing... All My Love Suite

This All My Love suite is a beauty... designed not only for Valentines... but for weddings and anniversaries too... and can be used for many other occasions too...

Lots to see... 2 stamps & die sets ( Forever Lovely and Meant to Be), All My Love papers, All My Love Ribbon combo pack, A4 multi colour cardstock pack and Heart Epoxy Droplets embellishments....

So here is a video of all the suite elements for you...

And here is another video featuring more of the Meant to Be stamp and die set... for which you can see project samples too in the last 2 photos...

Suite available to order from 3rd January 2019...

I think you may see quite bit of this suite as the weeks unfold! Even though I don't tend to do a lot of Valentines samples...

The Spring Summer 2019 catalogue is coming soon! Floral Romance...

Definitely time for something else... so I will spend the next few days making a few introductions!!! As there are lots of exciting new products coming your way...

So.. for today... introducing the Floral Romance Suite... nature at its lovely best... Wonderful Romance stamps & Wonderful Floral dies, beautiful 12x12 papers, 12x12 cardstock, ribbon, embellishments and a  Lace Embossing Folder...

Oh... and if you missed them last week... click here to see more of the butterfly based products featured on that catalogue front cover shot at the top...