Wednesday Wideo - Poinsettia Place

Now I know that quite a few of you love a poinsettia or two... so you are going to really love this Poinsettia Place suite... as I think these are the nicest poinsettias ( or flowers for other occasions!) I have ever seen....

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And for those of you that prefer it this way... here are each of the products that form the suite... Click on the photo to see all the information online...

Starting with the Poinsettia Place Full Suite collection - one click to buy it all with 10% discount on the stamps and dies bundle included...

The Poinsettia Petals bundle (again with 10% off)
Just think how wonderful our Poinsettia Fairy Lights would be with these... and SO much easier....

I would love to re-make those...  Gulp just realised... we made those 5 years ago! Wow time has well and truly flown...

Comprising of the Poinsettia Place stamps...

And the Poinsettia dies...

Then we have the gorgeous Poinsettia Place papers...

And the stunning Plush Poinsettia papers (think vellum plus flock... WOW!)

The Beaded Pearls

And last but not least the Real Red 3/8" Sheer Ribbon 

And here are lots more project to whet your appetite for this truly lovely suite...

Thursday Thank yous

Following on from the batch I shared on Tuesday... the next batch were even cleaner and simpler... as I made 30 of these for the admins of the Supplies for Key Workers (Harrogate) Facebook Group to hand out to their key donators and delivery personnel. "Thanking it on" as I call it!

This group are amazing at co-ordinating the efforts of people, donations, fundraising, sourcing materials and the logistical arrangements (made even more difficult in the non-essential travel arena)... and I feel blessed to be a small part of the cumulative efforts it is achieving... as the old saying goes "Together we can achieve anything!" Well pretty much!

And the crafters, bakers & donators in us are certainly being able to play our part - be it sewing, papercrafts, knitting, crocheting, jewellery etc etc etc. Be it scrubs, laundry bags, masks & holders, cards, sweet treats, cakes, handwash or moisturising cream to name but a few items... all to make key workers lives that bit easier... and to help fill in some key resource gaps that are occurring...

But the tears also keep coming... not only do I find it overwhelming at what has been achieved so far ... but especially when staff at the hospital who cared for my mum last year (and that I saw day in day out for months) pop onto the group page to say thanks for the donations they have received... important all round I reckon...

Tuesday Thank Yous

Well hello! So I have still been busy creating during lockdown... mostly thank you cards to express my wishes of gratitude to many a Keyworker...

But before I start... I have just received the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalogues which will be sent out automatically to those of you ordering over £50 in the last year... but otherwise please feel free to contact me if you would like to arrange your own copy...

These were the first batch I made... which were sent to the Government cabinet ministers, our local village shop & Post Office workers, our village delivery volunteers and a Supplies for Key Workers Facebook (Harrogate Area) group I donate too... all just to thank them for the job that they do... especially in these difficult times...

I have also donated 100 cards for all occasions to the Supplies for Key Workers pop up shop at Harrogate Hospital... and the next 100 are being sorted out as we speak!

But gosh...10 days since I last blogged!!  And LOL... that sentence does sound like something you would say in a confessional!

I have to admit that things have changed during our total shielding lockdown... and lots of things are taking up a disproportionate part of my days... I am slowly getting back to a new routine... and hope to be back creating & blogging again on a more regular basis sometime soon...

SU! Supplies used
Stamps - So Sentimental (also a bundle with 10% off)

Embossing Folder - Parisian Flourish

Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy
Ink - Night of Navy

Retiring Products and Year End Closeout

It's that time of year already... as we make way for the new and coming seasonal products in the Store... by retiring some of the old Christmas and Autumnal products... and even discounting some of them... in the Year End Closeout...

So grab yourself a coffee (or hot chocolate! or something stronger!!) and spend a while checking it all out... as I wouldnt want you to miss something that you will later regret not having!!!

But before you start... a few things to point out!!

Tombow multipurpose glue is now available to order again... item code now 154974... maximum of 3 per order...

All bundled products (with the combined 10% off) officially retire! Even if both individual parts carryover...

The So Many Stars stamps do retire... but the Stitched Stars dies carry over... So if you want the set... buy the bundle now! And get that 10% off...

First up.... the Retiring Favourites... items that will no longer be available once the stocks are gone...

Second up the Discounted Retiring items... again once they are gone... they are gone!

And here a few quick pictures to reflect these Discounted items... please note that some items will probably have gone out of stock already...

Thirdly the Carry Over items... note that the asterixed items are products that carry over to the 2020 Autumn & Christmas catalogue (2020AWC)... so these will not be available until August 2020 (after stocks run out between now and 2nd January) whereas the other carryover items carryover to the Annual Catalogue... so these will continue to be available in the meantime!!

These are the asterixed 2020AWC items by the way... I know some of you will be very happy to see the papers on this list!!

Most Wonderful Time Product Medley (item 150705)
Christmas Countdown Project Kit (item 150703) but not coordinating Christmas Countdown Stamp Set (item 151833) 
Jingle Bells Embellishments (item 149598)
Snowflake Sequins Embellishments (item 150443)
Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 150444)
Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper (item 150432)
Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 150429)
Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set (item 150464)
Gleaming Ornament Punch Pack (item 150647)
Merry Moose Stamp Set (item 150494)
Moose Punch (item 150652)
Gather Together Stamp Set (item 150589)
Gathered Leaves Dies (item 150662)

And note the following items are already no longer available... some of which will be orderable again come August 2020...

• Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 150429)
  • Brightly Gleaming Suite Bundle (EN) (item 153467)
• Celestial Copper Delicata Metallic Ink Pad (item 150707)
• Celestial Copper Delicata Metallic Ink Refill (item 150708)
• Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad (item 150711)
• Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Refill (item 150712)
• Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad (item 150709)
• Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Refill (item 150710)
• Snowfall Accents Puff Paint (item 150691)
  • Let It Snow Suite Bundle (EN) (item 153386)
• Feels Like Frost 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 150444) Note: backorders will be fulfilled with inventory currently in transit.
• Ice Stampin’ Glitter (item 150445)
  • Feels Like Frost Suite Bundle (EN) (item 153474)
• Moose Punch (item 150652)
  • Merry Moose Bundle (item 153015)

Christmas Gleaming Ornament for 3D Thursday...

Oops... a quick share today as I have an All Day class and I thought I had written up a post... but hadn't! Good job I checked...

So I was asked to do an ornament... and so here it is! A Christmas Gleaming and Stitched Stars multi punched 3D extravaganza...

Hope they like making this today!

I certainly did... and I have another idea for one of these for another day... fingers crossed I get there on the makes list!

However I won't get as far down my Christmas makes list as usual.. as I do now have my operation booked for 26 October - yes a Saturday!! (for a chole-wotsit-as-I-call-it AKA gallbladder removal AKA cholecystectomy as the surgeon likes to call it!) 

And so I will be indisposed for a while after that... and am burning the midnight oil getting projects made for all my October, November and December classes before then! No pressure!

Introducing More Than Words....

I really love this More Than Words greeting set coming your way with the Sale A Bration Co-Ordination promotion in March and so couldn't wait to use it...

And I particularly love this greeting stamp combination... though it did take me a while to work it out!! 

So to save you that time....

Ink up and stamp the partial/bottom of WISHES greeting in the darker colour....

Overstamp the full WISHES greeting in the paler colour... the set is photopolymer so it is easy to line up and do... without the aid of any tools...

Ink up the "event greeting"eg Birthday in the darker colour and stamp above the WISHES wording... again easy to place... 

And remember More Than Words will be available to you from 1st March... so not long to wait now... It is a greeting set that works all year round but also well with the Sale A Bration So Hoppy Together Frogs and Hello Cupcake for those of you that have already got those for free as your Sale A Bration free gift!

And that it does work really well with the new Story Label Punch coming your way in March too... did I tell you that I love this punch shape!?

Other products used here are Very Vintage... which is a hostess set you can earn with orders over £150 (or as part of my Monthly Club)

As well as Rectangles Stitched dies and a butterfly punched from the free Sale A Bration papers, Botanical Butterfly which can be yours for free with a £45 order...

And I used Basic Grey and Smoky Slate for the greeting... 

The flowers being stamped in Smoky Slate.... and then the flowers and punched butterfly watercoloured with Aqua Painter with ink of an ink pad lids (Lovely Lipstick, Coastal Cabana & Granny Apple Green)... and the small stamped panel being sponged with Pool Party for the sky effect to finish it all off... 

And oh... the outside panel is embossed with the Subtle embossing folder to add some texture... after I die-cut out the inner rectangle for my spotlight technique panel... 

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