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Free Shipping from tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd) until Friday 25^th April on orders over £60. 

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Note that there are still lots of heavily discounted products in the Last Chance category… and/or you may wish to beat the card stock price increases coming in May!

And remember to create/amend your online account to opt in to get your own Stampin’ Rewards (for any order over £20)… unless you prefer to still get a free gift/class from me! See here for the details…

PS For my locals! I can place an order on Friday, 25^th April if a few of you would like a little something but not £60+. (Please note that this offer is subject to overall demand being over £60!!)

 

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...

Vertical Greetings Topiary #3

Same design... Same way of inking... but with a different stamp from the collection... 

And big shame I forgot the gemstone on the bow before I took the photos!!

More Vertical Greetings Topiary....

Well you didn't expect me to only make the one did you!!?

This was actually my favourite... but then I realised how much time I would need to spend getting those three words on each topiary ball... so hence yesterday's bulk make...

I was also asked how I did the envelope... I just inked up the bottom ball and pot in the same way... 

3 ways to do that... but do make sure that your stamp is nice and clean before you start... you don't want any image ghosting from a dirty stamp...

(1) Eyeball it like I did! I found there was enough of a gap between the parts of the image to do so with my inkpads with success...

(2) Cover up the 2 top balls and stalks with a post it note, ink up as required, remove the post it note   - and then stamp...

(3) Ink up the required part of the stamps with marker pens rather than ink pads

And a quick update on the Staircase Card Tutorial that SO SO many of you have asked for... I really was surprised & humbled by it's popularity!

I hope it will be my Fancy Fold Friday post this week... I am REALLY sorry to have kept you waiting - but I am running 4 different classes over the next 4 days... so I have been very busy creating!!! And this week my feet won't touch the ground...

Vertical Greetings Thanks Topiary

Well after my busiest Stampin' Up! month ever during September... I am very thankful and blessed to have a lot of Thank You cards and gifts to pop in the post...

Want your own card and gift from The Craft Spa... see bottom of this blog post and/or go here for my Rewards Club details...

I picked up some Whisper White notecards and my new Vertical Greetings stamp set  - which had arrived with my Autumn Winter catalogue pre-orders in August  - and had thus being feeling neglected!

And came up with this small little cutie! Love these... and I hope that my ladies will too... And I also know a couple of people that will be very happy with a batch of these for their Chrismas pressy!

So the how to.... 

(1) Grab the Topiary Trio rubber stamp

(2) Ink up foliage area with Mint Macaron ink pad then randomly "thump" with Garden Green marker pen... 

(3) Ink up pot area with Soft Suede ink pad then  over-ink stalks with Soft Suede marker pen. 

(4) And now you can stamp...

(5) Ink up "Thanks" from the One Big Meaning small "A Little Thanks" stamp... with Garden Green marker pen 

(6) Stamp over top of pot

(7) Die cut a Clear Glimmer bow ( I had the Hang Your Stockings dies out!)

(8) Adhere bow and a jewel too

Ooh Ooh Ooh! The Clearance Rack has been updated

Note this is my 2nd post today... please go here for my earlier creative share...


And/or go here for the Clearance Rack...Some very nice items added today!

And whilst you are there - don' forget the Weekly Deals... also showing off to the right of the screen! Remember that the products will change at 11pm (UK time) tonight ( 22 Sept)

You're in My... Best Thoughts

Another quick card featuring the new hostess stamp set - Best Thoughts. 

Another lovely exclusive hostess stamp set - we really do have some great ones this year... quick picture of the 5 of them here...

Want to get your hands on some of these hostess sets?? Well here is how...

(1) Place an order of £150+. 

All for you - or for you and a few friends!

Through my Online Shop or via email. 

You will get £15 Stampin Rewards - which means you can get your hands on a couple of them... (or alternatively you can still choose any current products of £15+ value)

(2) Join my Rewards Club. Details here.

(3) Email or phone me with your order of £75+... and choose 1 free hostess set as well.

I will add your order to my next order. 

For collection or postage at cost

(4) Host a Stampin' Up! party... earn rewards whilst having some fun with your friends as well....

So back to the card... again clean & simple... just adult colouring with my Blushing Bride & Pear Pizzazz marker pens... Crystal Effects added to the flower heads and Dazzling Details to the butterfly to make them pop..

Stampin᾿ Up! Supplies

Table built by craftingbecky.com

Best Thoughts Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Dazzling Details	Crystal Effects
Many Marvelous Markers	Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock	Basic Black A4 Cardstock

Work of Art ... Tractor. And a Public Warning!!

So here is the other mode of transport I came up with using Work of Art... 

Again a true CAS card just to show you the concept... Any further additions would have used up all my time & stopped me from sharing ( says the voice of experience!) ...so I thought it better to just mount it, photo it & blog it!

I am glad I found these though...as they reminded me how much fun I had when I opened the Work of Art stamp set for that first time. I reckon that everyone has their own unique Work of Art ...what will yours be?

Remember that the Work of Art stamp set  RRP£20 is only available at the £15 discounted price until 11pm tomorrow night (Tuesday)... but I wouldn't leave it until after 10.30pm to order....!

And my Public Warning... well... 11.01pm UK time tomorrow will bring us the new Weekly Deals... and SU! tell us that there will be more of them than the usual 8... with discounts up to 30%. But also that once the allocated stock is gone...then the item will revert back to full price!

And... wait for it... the Clearance Rack will be updated... don't we just love that! Discounts up to 60%

But remember stock-outs do occur VERY fast... so don't wait...if there are items you want... just order them through my On Line Store! Delivery will be direct to you from Stampin' Up! in 4-7 days... P&P £4.95

And do remember to enter my Stampin' Rewards code BPNRGEWY... then I can send you a little gift for orders over £20 (excl P&P)