BRAND NEW - All Together Suite & Natural Tones Stampin' Blends

Gosh where did the last week go!? Thought I should quickly pop on with details of some great new products... 

Introducing the All Together suite.. perfect for these times... Available as a whole collection... aka buy in just one click!

OR in the individual parts...

This includes a great collection of Natural Tones Stampin' Blends (alcohol marker pens) perfect for all skin colours, lots of hair tones and objects in nature... a must have IMHO.... just think of all the sepia fun you can have with all these...

The Here Together bundle... see the individual stamp set and dies images below...

And the stunning All Together 6x6 pack of papers... click on the link to see them sheet by sheet...

And I leave you with some inspirational projects to show the goods in action...

Fancy Fold Friday - True Love Double Fan Fold...

 Oh my... this card makes me happy!

Another lovely Double Fan Fold  card... resized for standard envelopes this time... as per Carole Baumgartner's tutorial here...(which in turn was a resized CASE of this card by Tina Shaw shared the month before) though I just used the foiled mat dimensions for the decorative papers... as I only used papers...

Black and white papers... care of the True Love paper pack...

With a pop of colour - care of Coastal Cabana cardstock... with Bermuda Bay Light plus Pool Party combo Stampin Blends coloured flowers... and Old Olive combo coloured leaves...

And last but not least... coloured stripes on the front face... care of Light Olive and Dark Pool Party Stampin Blends... 

Finished off again with the "cut up" greeting from Happiest of Birthdays ... die cut into a label using the Stitched So Sweetly dies... more details on those here...

Stampin Up! Products Used

True Love Papers

Happiest of Birthdays stamps

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Stampin Blends Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party

Mmm... wonder what I may have made next....

The Stampin Blends markers are ALL in the house... and an offer for you...

Well that should say in the warehouse really...

Note that this is my second post today... just scroll down for my earlier Fancy Fold Friday creative share...

Just quickly popping on to tell you that all of the Stampin Blends alcohol based markers are now available and ready to ship when you order...

And seeing as you have had to wait a while for them... how's about a Special Offer... available uniquely from The Craft Spa... offer available until the end of July...

First of all... you need to know that there are 11 NEW colours and 11 OLD colours to select from... see page 205 in your catalogue... and look for the little pink N symbol to see the NEW colours... or go to the Online Store here to see all the colour combo packs... 

And that a "combo pack" contains one Light and one Dark marker pen in one colour... as they are what you need for the blending properties of these wonderful markers...

Order any 10 combo packs of markers and get an 11th for free (RRP £8.50) ... so for a cost of £90 including postage ...

OR a 3 month Club for the 11 combo packs.... at £36 per month including postage... and you choose which colour combo packs when... 4 packs in month 1 and 2... 3 packs in month 3... And you could then carry on for a 2nd Club if you want them all...

Though don't forget your Color Lifter, and the Bronze and Ivory "skin tone" markers too... and a Memento Black ink pad too.... The Memento pad and Color Lifter really are essentials... you want those first!

And here are the NEW COLOURS for you....

Just click here to contact me if you are interested... and I will send you more details...

Want Stampin Blends alcohol markers? Act Fast...

Second post for today... with some important and urgent news...

Due to their popularity and long supply lead times....which has resulted in many back order situations over the past few weeks...

Stampin’ Blends alcohol based blending markers will be made unorderable beginning on Friday, 23 March, 6:00 p.m. (GMT) ... 

Which means that tomorrow (or today if you are reading this on Friday!) is the last day you will be able to order Stampin Blends until later on in May... for which more details will be released as and when available... 

This affects all versions of the Stampin Blends... the whole Collection, the duos and the singles... A few colours are already out of stock... they will just follow direct to you later... as and when they come into stock...

So if you have been thinking about purchasing any of these wonderful alcohol blending marker pens... please do it now!! 

Want to maximise the value you get with the Collection RRP £108... then sign up with Stampin Up here... as you would get 2 extra free stamp sets as well as have another £22 of free product to select... more details/ideas on this option here... 

Or if you would prefer just to order... you would also get 2 free Sale A Bration items (or one Level-2er) with the whole collection RRP £108... though you can order one, two or however many you would like... all £4 each... so 12 would get you one free Sale A Bration item... 

Here is the direct link to the collection on my On Line Store... 

Or here is the direct link to all the options (singles, duos and collection) if you prefer to pick n mix at £4 each... 

Please remember to add this month's host code 6EVXZYDQ (if your order is under £150)... for an extra gift from me... PLUS a £4.95 postage refund cheque from me too... if your order is over £60. 

If your order if over £150... then please select your own Stampin Rewards... you will still get the gift and postage refund from me

Gift and postage refund cheques will follow in about a fortnights time...

Happy Blending!

Half Full & Stampin Blends...

Very quick share today...

Remake of this card but using the new Stampin Blends alcohol based blending marker pens... now that is more like it!

Green bottle top because I just wanted to use 3 Stampin Blends colours destined for christmas makes... Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Pool Party... and not because I wanted to spend the day singing "10 green bottles standing on a wall"... mmm! Sorry to those of you now singing away...!!!

Don't forget to check out my options for your Stampin Blends purchase...

Blending your Stampin' Blends... and more...

May seem like a funny little photo... but just something I wanted to quickly share with you today... and it would have been well into next week if I waited until I had made it into a full project!

The Stampin Blends in their light and dark duo format are designed to give you seamless blending in 12 of the Stampin' Up! colours... but there is no reason why you can't blend different colours when you need more variety... infinite possibilities!

So take my little pot of succulents here... I needed more than a couple of greens to make my display more interesting and life-like... so I grabbed 4 Blendies - Old Olive in dark and light... and Night of Navy in dark and light...

Front right - just light Old Olive
Front left - blended dark & light Old Olive
Back right - dark Night of Navy plus dark Old Olive
Back left - light Night of Navy plus light Old Olive

The pot is just in the dark and light Night of Navy in the alternate stripes...

Live in the UK? Want your own Stampin' Blends? Click here for ordering options - including my 3 month Stampin' Blends Club - exclusive to The Craft Spa...

Image is from the Just Add Color Speciality Paper pack... which is fabulous for a bit of colouring therapy with the Blendies...

And now as promised... more information for you about the Stampin Blends... in the form of a video Web Series... click on the relevant image (or highlighted title/link) to be taken straight to the relevant video on You Tube...

Basics of Blending

Color Lifter & Skin Tones

Stampin Blends - Features & Benefits

Color Me Happy Kit

Stampin Blends are here!

Delighted to finally announce that Stampin' Blends alcohol based blending markers are now live to order!

These high-quality, dual-tip markers come in twelve exclusive Stampin’ Up! colours. They each have a light and a dark shade, which will give you the best blending experience! Plus 2 skin colours (Bronze & Ivory) and a Colour Lifter too...

Just click here to order the full set in one go... 

OR click here for more details and/or to register your interest in the Stampin' Blends Club that I am running over the next 3 months... just 1 place left... though I am alway happy to run another one!!

There is also a new Color Me Happy Project Kit and coordinating stamp set, which include beautiful line-art imagery that will give you ample opportunity to test these markers’ superior blending abilities. You’ll see that you don’t have to be a van Gogh to achieve great results with these products!

Main Features... 

• Stampin’ Blends come in Stampin’ Up! colours. Because they fit right alongside our other product lines, they give you an opportunity to play with colour in a way that adds to your Stampin’ Up! experience.
• Add just the right amount of colour where you need it with the brush tip or fine-point.
• Stampin' Up! have done in-house testing for evaporation and also life testing, and were pleased with the results. Each marker is sealed with a press-fit that prevents air from entering the barrel (which would lead to evaporation).

• They are sold as individual markers and as a combo pack (with a light and dark shade).
• The nestable lids are easy to keep track of and have a tight fit for long-lasting colour.

Want to see more... 

Click here or the picture below for the downloadable leaflet showing you the full range and accessories...

and/OR just click on the video icon below to briefly see them all in the flesh...

Or if you have a bit more time - and are wanting more detail -  then check out the Stampin Blends Web Series coming your way on here from tomorrow...

Red... and yellow... and green... and blue

Well just red in my case today... but yours can be any colour you like! Well once you have your Stampin Blends safely in your hands...

So this made me very happy this week... and I couldn't wait to share this Top Tip with you... the project will have to wait until another day!

I needed a red bauble for a project... and I only had the silver Mini Ornaments to hand...

Perfect size... love them... but definitely not the right colour!! 

And then I thought...why not! So I grabbed my dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin Blend marker and coloured them easy peasy... and it has not shifted since! And a little tip... easier with the brush end...

So what colour will you make yours??

Stampin Blends alcohol markers coming very soon... just 48 hours to wait! Remember to click here to email me for the leaflet and details on my Stampin Blends club... I promise you won't be disappointed...

Stampin' Blends are coming!

I am excited to announce that Stampin’ Blends alcohol based blending markers will be available for you to order from 1 November! So not long to wait...

I have been lucky enough to receive my set...and I just have to say they are fabulous... even I can colour and blend... beginning to feel like an artist after all!!

Want to see more... then just click on the video icon below to see them all in their glory

And would you like a chance to win some for free for yourself... well Stampin' Up! are having a Stampin’ Blends Giveaway! 

You can enter by a share, like, or comment on Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Blends Facebook post by clicking here (UK) for the chance to win a Stampin’ Blends Marker Collection or a Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack. Running until 1 November 2017. View complete rules and details for the UK here.

Year of Cheer Snowflake Flowers & Stampin Blends Part 2

Following on from yesterday's post with the details... another quick tip for the Stampin Blends (coming soon!) for you...

Want a coloured Foil mat in a colour of your choice? Well now you can... just colour the edge of your Silver Foil mat using your Stampin Blend marker... in my case, dark Bermuda Bay to co-ordinate with my flowers (on yesterday's card!)

Though I will be honest and say that it works well for a thin mat such as used here... but I wouldn't use this technique for a larger area and it goes quite streaky when you have to go over the same area multiple times...

You will also notice that I have a few mats from my one Silver Foil mat. This is one thing I am always frugal with... just line up at 1 cm (or 3/8") on your Stampin Trimmer and cut from 1 cm at the top to 1cm from the bottom, Turn 90 degrees and repeat... and so on until you have cut out a rectangle from the centre. The larger is on today's card whereas the middle one was used on yesterdays...

And another silver embossed Big on Birthdays greeting to set everything off...