2017 Spring Summer Occasions Catalogue coming soon

Yes it is time for those words... Not long to wait until the release of the Spring Summer 2017 Catalogue now... as well as the release of the 2017 Sale A Bration promotional free items leaflet... Both coming your way 4th January 2017....

I have sent copies out in the post to those of you that have placed orders during 2016 (unless you have selected to be a No Contact customer) - but click here to email me if you are wanting a crafty product fix and would like your own copy.

So whilst you are waiting... how about a few videos... with a bit more than a hint to some of the new products coming your way...

First up... and I am delighted to see these Watercolor Pencils..... even I can colour with these babies....

Secondly... these are what dreams are made of! The Up Up And Away product line! Gorgeous

And lastly for today... a product that I thought was good on first view... and then the Window Box project presentation at the Stampin Up! On Stage event blew me away! Flew up to the top of the list and I cannot wait to play with them!!

Berry Basket Planter… Work in Progress!

A few of you asked what Berry Basket project I had been originally plotting for my mothers’ Ferrero Rocher treats for Mothers Day…

Well it looked like this… but those heavy little chocolates just made it tip over… so I went back to the drawing board… but in the meantime some little blossoms from Indescribable Gift just made it in the planter…so I think you can get the idea…. definitely a work in progress….. though now not for Easter…. plotting for her birthday in July now!!

And yes…. the base is made from 2 Berry Basket die cut sides too… just an extra score 3/4”(2cm) down from the die-score-line…eh voila!

The “stand part” is added…simple little long box that goes neatly into the base through a punched square with tabs opened up underneath…

Painted Petals Note Cards Trio

Loving my Painted Petals stamps. I can feel a series coming on…..

Let’s start with something simple…. grab some white and crumb cake notecards & envelopes, some Whisper White cardstock, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky  & Craft Whisper White inks & some sponges. Oh and maybe a few other things as we go along…..

And just create…. no fuss, no bother… simple but gorgeous!

Keeping it clean & simple… Direct Wild Wasabi ink pad around the central Whisper White panel. Gems coloured using Blendys….

Could maybe do with a close up photo here…. the central panel flowers are inked with Rose Red..then extra highlights added using a Rich Razzleberry marker… yummy!

A bit of faux shadow work…. background of whisper white flowers over-stamped with Rose Red flowers.

And central Whisper White panel Soft Sky sponged all over then Wild Wasabi sponged around edges….

Central white panel all Soft Sky sponged  and Dazzling Details applied to the flowers. So pretty!

And you can still see the texture of the stamp coming through…

Painted Petals Large Square Double Display Card

I have a real treat for you today…

This is a stunning card made by my incredibly talented friend and fellow Jems team member, Sam Wilson using my Large Square Double Display Card tutorial. Imperial version here. Metric version here.

It is just too good not to share more widely… so I was delighted when Sam agreed that I could share with you all….

Spot that centre panel…no, not the Painted Blooms papers. Sam meticulously re-created the large paper panel effect using the co-ordinating stamps. But Sam’s tip for you….. that took  a while!!!!

And I will have another Double Display card treat to share with you shortly…. Sam has sent me a photo of her gorgeous Christmas Large Square Double Display card…all I can say is double WOW!!

Spring & Summer Catalogue Now Live!

Delighted to now be able to share the NEW Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer Catalogue with you. Live from today until 2nd June 2015. Lots & Lots of exciting new products for you…

Just click on the picture above to download your own copy.

Or contact me today on thecraftspa@gmail.com to arrange to collect a copy if you are local – or for a copy to be posted out to you (UK only).

Copies are already on their way if you are not local & have purchased from me during the last year. But if you have not received yours by the weekend – please just email me for a copy with your address… you may have selected “No Contact” when you placed your online order – in which case I can’t see your details…..

Alternatively – go to my Online Shop here to view & shop… Remember to enter HOSTESS CODE CX7PUMYE if you are shopping & your order is less than £150… I can then send you a little gift! But please allow me to contact you...

Or want to come to a Catalogue Launch Party… just contact me on thecraftspa@gmail.com

Summary of the 9 Picture Posts of the 2014 Retiring List

Here is a summary page of my 9 earlier posts of Pictorial Overviews of the 2014 Retiring List. All images © 1990-2014 Stampin’ Up!

Go straight to my On Line Store here to see the full Retiring List…. with pictures & prices all on the one screen (select ALL on the SHOW dropdown options)

If you are ordering on-line in any case – just pop them into your basket whilst you are there!!! But don’t forget to enter my hostess code QRMXUEA6 on your on-line order (note  - do not use this hostess code if you are ordering over £150+…claim your Stampin Rewards instead…!!!)

If you are visiting, emailing or phoning me with your order – don’t forget to make a note of the relevant item code!

If you are looking today (2nd June) just scroll down to see al the posts… but if a few days down the line….. here are the links to the relevant overviews ……

Discounted Items

Stamps

Punches & Tools

Dies & Embossing Folders

Card & Papers

Ribbons & Embellishments

Wheels

Bundles & Kits

Spring Summer Catalogue items not carrying over

Right must now dash…school nurse just rung… so an unexpected early pick up of son & heir….

So Very Grateful Four You

There are just times where something really simple just says it all….

Though I have to laugh… this is a “concept card” ie a card where I play at a new technique or with a new stamp set…or just because!

Just setting off on my travels to the Stampin’ Up! event at Telford tomorrow now… going down to Kate’s and hitching a ride from Carol & Kate from there. A gang of us joining up for a meal at the hotel tonight. And then trying to grab enough tables first thing in the morning – so the team can all share our excitement together!!! New catty from 1st July… So lots of new products tomorrow… so much excitement amongst friends… Can’t wait!!

Clean & Simple Dapper Dad Watch Man’s Card

Another clean & simple card using the Dapper Dad stamp set with the Parkers Patterns papers. Think there is just one more Dapper Dad card to share after this one!! We did these in a class back in March and again I thought it was about time I got round to sharing them.

This one uses the watch image with a soda pop top which was crushed through the Big Shot just to add a little detail around the watch face.  I also tried filling in the watch face with Crystal Effects but the ink ran badly so... don't try that one at home!

But I have to admit that I now prefer the watch detailed using the Silver Basics Designer button and brad as shown on yesterday's post.... Though the pop top version maybe better for a ladies watch… What do you think??

SU! Supplies

Stamps – Dapper Dad; Sassy Salutations

Papers – Parkers Patterns

Cardstock – Naturals Ivory; Not Quite Navy; Baja Breeze; Marina Mist

Ink – Not Quite Navy

Embellishments – Soda Pop Top

More Dapper Dad for Fathers Day or Men Cards

A card – and a shoe box- today using the shoe or brogue image from the Dapper Dad stamp set. 

First up a geat card we made at our last Jems Quarterly Training…  with an addition though….. I now can’t use this image without threading the shoes and tying the laces!!

 

This was a fabulous idea picked up from Angie’s swap (aka feathertassel) so I just have to share her swap as well …. as it is SO SO cute…… Go to Angies blog here to see more (and better) images of a pile of these adorable shoe boxes…. thank you so much for making these and swapping with me Angie……. I just love this box!!! And yes I have eaten the chocolate …..

SU! Supplies Used (Card)

Stamps – Card  - Dapper Dad, Delightful Dozen

Card & Inks – Crumb Cake; Night of Navy

Embellishments – Basic Designer Silver Buttons, Early Espresso Bakers Twine

Embossing Folder – Argyle

SU! Supplies Used (Shoe Box)

Stamps - Dapper Dad,That’s The Ticket, Tiny Tags

Card & Inks – Naturals White; Early Espresso

Punches – Ticket Duo Punch; Jewellery Tag

Stampin’ UP! Sale A Bration– Patterned Occasions meets Lattice Die or Honeycomb Embossing to make Baby Quilts!

So here is Part 7 of my Sale A Bration project share!! These cards were ones that prompted  huge amounts reaction and comment at Team Training… a bit of a  “different” colour combo for me… particularly for  a Baby card….. but everyone else loved it!!!

You may spot the new Amanda die-fetish here too….. I am really loving the Lattice die… wouldn’t be without it!! More uses of this die definitely coming this way….. Can’t wait to use it on some real material…. can you imagine the “real” patchwork quilt you can make…. And spot the Essentials Paper Piercing pack used on this card to add the pierced circle around the white base circle – you can also get this for free with a £45 order during SAB….

And of course the new Honeycomb Embossing Folder – a definite must have!! Loving the look… very now & happening…. The honeycomb paper pieces are just made by embossing Designer Series papers and then cutting the shapes out by hand…. great value for people on a budget… ( but I still await the punch Stampin’ Up! – Fingers crossed!!)

And here is a close up the textured face of both of these cards – still loving the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to add this effect.  A little extra that makes the biggest of difference!!

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Supplies

Stamps – SAB Patterned Occasions; Sweet Essentials; Petite Pairs; That’s The Ticket; Ciao Baby; Hearts A Flutter

Dies – Lattice; Window Frames Framelits; Circles #2

Embossing Folder – Honeycomb

Punches – Scallop Circle 2 3/8”; Circle 1 3/4”; Ticket; Scallop Circle 7/8”(NEW) ; Circle 3/4”

Paper Piercing Pack – Essentials

Papers & Ribbon – SAB Sycamore Street

Stampin’ Up! Sale A Bration– Blooming Marvellous meets the Scallop Square die! With a Mini Tutorial as well!

So here is Part 4 of my Sale A Bration Projects share… a Fancy Fold card this time…  using the gorgeous Blooming Marvellous stamp set – yes this is another set that you can get for free with an order of over £45 until 22 March…..

This card showcases my new favourite die for this month!! The Lattice Die…. lot of detail but a simple look… just like its owner!!! And loads of ways to use it…. more coming at some point!!

And yet another Scallop Square Die project has slipped in… this must be about no 30 shared on this blog…. time to move on me thinks… though I do have some tutorials yet to post with the how tos…. I took a lot of step by step photos… and then misplaced them!! But I found them all this week…..

As the How-To-Do-That (Aka Mini Tutorial) for this one – you need to take a 12” x 4 3/4” piece of card.

Score Landscape at 4 1/4” and 7 5/8” and bone fold ( one as a mountain and the other as a valley)

Place the folded panel on your Scallop Square die with the folds placed one scallop in from either side (piccys below.. may help.. may not!!) The elevated fold to the LHS is placed one scallop in from the LHS.. trust me!!

 

Die cut. You end up with a concertina fold card base

So here is an image of what else you get in the Blooming Marvellous stamp set.

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps – SAB Blooming Marvellous

Dies – Scallop Square; Lattice

Punches – Large Oval; Scallop Oval; Bitty Butterfly** 

Embellishments – Basic Rhinestone Jewels; Large Rhinestone Jewels**

Card & Inks – Sahara Sand; Pool Party; Summer Starfruit; Whisper White

Papers – SAB Sycamore Street

** new in the 2013 Spring/Summer catalogue

Stampin’ Up! Sale A Bration– Pretty Petites and Petite Curly Label Punch –2 very different looks and a different use for the Simply Scored Border Plate

So here is Part 3 of my Sale A Bration projects share…. this time I am focusing on the Pretty Petites stamp set and the matching Petite Curly Label Punch. Both the stamp set and the punch are free with a £45 order until 22 March – but you need to spend £90 to get them both for free!! However we have it on good authority that the punch will still  be available after Sale A Bration finishes on 22nd March… phew! It is proving very popular…

Thought I had better share this “moustache” card early in the series…. as we are only a week away from St Valentines Day on 14th Feb….. and how simple can a card be!! The Petite Curly Label Punch is just perfect for the job of creating a little moustache…. just punch the top of the shape at the edge of a piece of cardstock … then move the punch up slightly above your punched shape and punch again… eh voila! Out pops the little moustache…..

And as a second share today , also using the Petite Curly Label punch – but this time with the SAB Pretty Petites Stamp set…..

This card also uses the new Borders Scoring Plate for the Simply Scored Board as available in the brand new Spring/Summer Catalogue … but in a whole new way!!!

No embossing tool or Bone Folder used here…..I got the dauber out on it!!! Inked up my dauber and just daubed along the cut out shape in the overlay for the  length required for my card, then moved the overlay and repeated for the other colours. I used the second shape down for my card…….  For those of you that haven’t see the plate… there is a plastic overlay that you can place over your piece of card or paper to ( very significantly ) help you line up your scoring tool to score the lines – this is what I laid over my card blank and used…..

So here are a couple of product pictures to help you see what shapes you can “daub”…… or even emboss as originally intended of course…..  A very very popular item at the moment….

 

Stampin’ Up! Supplies 

Valentine Card

Stamps – Delightful Dozen

Punches – Petite Curly Label, Small Heart

Card – Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink  - Staz On Black

Daubed Border Card

Stamps – SAB Pretty Petites

Punches – SAB Petite Curly Label; Curly Label; Itty Bitty Blossom

Embellishments – Gem

Card & Inks – Summer Starfruit; Tangerine Tango; Pool Party

Stampin Up Sale A Bration – Madison Avenue–Christmas in January!??

So to start my series of Sale A Bration (SAB) product projects.  Here is a simple one for Christmas!!!! With the all year alternative below ( Thank You Anne) …….. This was one of the favourites of all of my ladies!!

Don’t those flower images just make the most beautiful snowflakes.

And spot the detail on those tiny snowflakes (flowers!) – I have used the Itty Bitty Flower Punch which appears to be the perfect size and shape for the job!! I just love it when that happens!! Life sometime gets easier……

And there is another new Spring & Summer Catalogue product here – the lovely Natural Trim 7/16” Ribbon – beautiful to use……

This is using the Madison Avenue stamp set you can can get free with a £45 order.  Lots more to share using this set over the next 2 weeks….

More product pictures for you below. Supply List at the bottom of my post.

   

  

 

 

  

 

 

SU! Products used

Stamps – SAB Madison Avenue; Delightful Dozen/ Word Play

Punches – Itty Bitty Flower Punch

Papers – SAB Sycamore Street

Ribbon – Natural Trim Ribbon 7/16”

Embellishments - SAB Sycamore Street Button Pool Party

Inks & Cardstock – Pool Party; Sahara Sand; Whisper White

Blog Hop to celebrate the new Stampin’ Up! Spring & Summer Catalogue

Welcome to The Craft Spa for you that have come from the beautiful Valentine card project on Yvonnes’blog and for those of you starting here..... just a few words to explain!!

A group of 17 extremely talented Stampin' Up! UK demonstrators in the Jules Jems team have set up a blog hop to show you projects using brand new products from the new Stampin' Up! Spring & Summer catalogue and the Sale A Bration freebies too……. Just press on the Prev… or Next… icons at the end of my post to travel round in whichever direction you prefer!! There is also a full listing of all the participants blogs right at the end!!

 
So my share for today is a card for Valentines Day….. I have used lots & lots of new products on this card as well as finally making the Scallop Square Card Easel card to add to my Scallop Square Die project collection!! I hope that you like the card… my ladies have thoroughly enjoyed making this card – not only is it a great card to reproduce in your own style – but it is one that can be easily adapted for any occasion – and as - they like grids!!  But they did not see the easy grid in the Bingo background stamp that I used! Sorry ladies for making you pierce it before!!!!

So what new products have I used…. and what else do you get in the pack!! Scroll down below the Hop icons to see the full listing of products used.

That’s The Ticket. Something for all occasions… gorgeous to use with (or without) the co-ordinating Ticket Duo Builder punch!! I feel that I have been waiting for this stamp set for a very long time! And now it is here…. It is fantastic!

Hearts A Flutter These also come with matching Framelit dies as a bundle!! We like bundles….. great value….
 

Ciao Baby! Two co-ordinating punches used here… the new 7/8” Scallop Circle  - and the Petite Curly Label - which is free with then SAB promotion until 22 March when you choose over £45 of product (and that will be available afterwards for £11.50)

And some of the free (with a £45 order) SAB Sycamore Street papers and Pool Party ribbon from the Sale A Bration promotion…..

Do feel free to contact me if you would like to order any products or come to a cardmaking or scrapbooking class located between York and Harrogate. I run fortnightly Monday night and Tuesday morning classes and some Saturdays too! See schedule here.

Want to see more projects – lots and lots of Sale A Bration projects made and ready to be shared with you all over the next 2 weeks– just follow my blog and/or I’ll see some of you at the next Jems training…. Also some Spring/Summer Catalogue projects too… but most of them will come a bit later!!

So Bye for Now…… just press on the Next icon to the right below to go to the next blog on the hop – the lovely Mel’s stunning chalkboard card….
      

 

 

SU Supplies Used (AC for items that aren’t brand new and in the Spring & Summer Catty!! They are to be found in the Annual Catalogue 2012-13)

Stamps – Ciao Baby!; Hearts A Flutter; That’s The Ticket; Bingo Card(AC)

Punches – Petite Curly Label *SAB ; 7/8” Scallop Circle; Ticket Duo Builder (AC); 3/4” Circle (AC); 1/2” Circle(AC)

Papers & Ribbons – Sycamore Street *SAB

Dies – Hearts A Flutter; Scallop Square(AC)

Embellishments – Gemstones(AC) *SAB -  Free with Sale A Bration order over £45 until 22 March 2013 . See full details of the SAB promotion here.

Full List of BLOG HOP Participants
Debbi Taylor  - http://beecraftyandstamp.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop.html
Karyn Davies - http://kdcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/jems-bloghop.html
Elizabeth Youd -  http://stampinandcreatin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/the-julies-jems-blog-hop.html
Rebekah Cornford -  http://craftingbecky.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-spring-blog-hop.html
Angela Dawes - http://sparklycards.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/jems-blog-hop.html
Nicola Worrillow - http://nicolaworrillow.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/jems-blog-hop.html
Alex Spence - http://mycardsandcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/blog-hop.html
Yvonne Hunt - http://www.vonniesworld.co.uk/blog/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop/
Amanda Bates - http://thecraftspa.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/blog-hop-to-celebrate-new-stampin-up.html ( THIS IS ME - YOU ARE HERE!!)
Mel Hughes -  http://melhugz.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop.html
Kate Martin - http://kraftsbykatemartin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop-now-on.html
Jane Bisby - http://stampsandpawprints.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop.html
Kylie Henshaw - http://hellostamper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop.html
Sharon Glynn - http://shari-anne-happycrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/lets-go-to-hop-oh-baby.html
Angie Hutton - http://feathertassel.blogspot.co.uk
Emma Williams - http://www.ditsydaisystamper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/my-blog-hop-creation-using-spring.html
Julie Kettlewell - http://juliesjapes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/julies-jems-blog-hop.html
 

Hugs Amanda