More on Monday - Hand Penned

Another inspiring creation for you today... using the Hand Penned floral stamp set... 

But before I start... don't forget that the extra free £20 Stampin Rewards Craft & Collect promotion for a £200 + order ends today... and that my double gift value offer (for orders £25 to £150) also ends today at 5pm...

Created by our very talented Barbara Norton (who is currently blog-less as we say in the trade.. but I will be sure to pass on any of your messages... ) Thank you for your gorgeous Happy Mail swap Barbara... 

CLICK HERE for the details on the Hand Penned stamps and all the Suite... And I do have to admit that this bundle and suite is appealing to me more and more every-time I look at it... check out those fabulous Penned Flowers dies... 

Barbara used an Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya colour scheme... with a shiny touch of gold embossing powder to highlight... along with a Happy Thoughts sentiment punched out using the (retired) Story Label punch...

And the Happy Thoughts sentiment stamp set is one well worth checking out... as not only is it only £10 in the Sale... but it has a range of "similar sized" greetings ... so particularly useful for a quick stamp & punch to add to a card as you need it... though it is retiring soon ..so you will have to be quick...

Grace's Garden - Team Training Swaps #1

So we tried out something different for our Team Training swaps this time round... and huge thanks again to Donna for organising us...

But more of that on another day...

This was one of my swaps... featuring the lovely Grace's Garden... in Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Grey Granite and Whisper White...

And for a bit of fun... what do you think these are for?

Snow Globes and Penguins...

Sharing more of my lovely Team swaps from our last quarterly Team Training...

Rebecca Deary's gorgeous Still Scenes card... and I have to admit to my loving this bundle... which means I have more to share with you very soon...

Stunning and cute Playful Penguins card...

And a lovely Stitched Stars Delightful punched tag in more traditional colours... 

Sadly the last two are not named... but please let me know if it is you or you know who did! As I would like to amend the post to give credit where credit is due... 

A friendly Snowman Season trio for Merry Monday...

Just realised that I haven't shared the swaps I received at our last joint Jems and Passionettes training... so now seems like the perfect time to do so... whilst I continue to "take it easy" and keep myself away from my craft room for a few more days...

So lots of christmas inspiration for you here featuring the lovely Let It Snow papers and the Snowman Season stamp set and co-ordinating punch...

And click here for the details on the whole Let It Snow suite... and I wonder if you are singing the same song as I am now!!!

First up a stunning minty treat holder by Kylie...

 A beautiful water coloured snowman scene by Karen Henderson...

And lastly for today... a gorgeous snowman scene in the trees by Jennie Fieldwick ...

Thank you for swapping with me ladies... sorry it took me so long to share!

On Stage Card Swaps Part 5 - The Bluey Blues

And so to the penultimate trio...

Starting off with a beautiful Enjoy Life & Butterfly Gala fancy fold card by the lovely Gill Moore...

A stunning Tropical Chic beauty by Lynn Cheesmur...

And finishing off with a super Lovely As a Tree & Hardwood creation by (sadly) unknown... and even more sadly... I still can't believe that the Lovely as a Tree set is finally retiring! It has been with us in Europe since the beginning of Stampin Up!... and it has certainly had a lot of use around here... but more of that on another day! And note... both these stamp sets are now discontinued in Europe... so sadly no more!

Thank you for swapping with me ladies...

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On Stage Card Swaps Part One.... The Pinks...

I love to create a project... make lots of said project... and then take part in the General swap at the Stampin' Up! events...

It is not obligatory... and it does take a bit of time up front... but it is fun... and you get to meet ( & know) other people... and become very inspired... as well as have some projects to share with stamp sets and papers etc that you haven't got...

So I have been making for and sharing such beauties with my ladies for many a year... but this year I thought it high time to share more widely... and so I have a few Swap Series for you... the 3D series already being shared over the past few weeks...

And so now I come to the cards... And I don't think any day will disappoint ... as there are some real beauties in here... with something for everyone...

And a big thank you to all these ladies for swapping with me...

Varied Vases card above sadly with no name.. but using a fabulous "vase wrap technique" way with the Metallic Thread

 Country Home beauty by my lovely Jems teamie Hayley Shaher...

Colourful Seasons gorgeousness by Lynne Fahey

 Beautiful Promenade Bridge Fold card stunner by Karen Henderson...

Best Bunny & Country Floral embossed complete and utter cutie by Lola Lorenz... who had joined us in Telford all the way from Germany...

Amazing  Amazing Life, Stitched Labels & Well Written shaker card by Carol Willis...

Dandelion Wishes & Beauty Abounds fabulous hanger by Joyce Jones...

Super Duper Piece of Cake and Incredible Like You by card Allyson Longe. Remember that this bundle is now finally back in stock for a while.. and that it won't have the extra 10% discount come the new catalogue from 4th June...

Told you you wouldn't be disappointed... so much inspiration here... and don't forget to contact me if you would like any further information on any of the cards... it may be a while before I get back to you as I may not be in the same location! But I will get back to you...

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Just click on the relevant pictures below for catalogues and/or more information... 

If you are ordering today... do remember to add the Host Code shown below to earn yourself a gift and help support The Craft Spa at the same time... For orders over £150 you should claim your own Stampin Rewards when ordering... you will still get a separate gift from me... 

Please note that this host code is relevant to today's blog post date... it does expire and change over the months... but the current code is always shown at the top right hand side of my blog...

Current Catalogues & Products

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Accented Blooms - oh so Clean & Simple...

So I think this stamp set, Accented Blooms is one of the true crackers in the new Catalogue!! Available in Wood Mount and Clear Mount... And I love every image and greeting in there...

Ink up, stamp, Tailored Tag punch and stick... Who needs to make cards difficult and time consuming...

So it was one of my first purchases from the new Catalogue... and I am not disappointed...

And now I can also share my 2 new favourite colours too... Soft Sea Foam and Gray Granite... I just went straight ahead and bought a full pack of card of these two.... no messing!

So this card is a design for Quarterly Team Training swaps today... as I always make a clean & simple swap card that just lets the stamp set shine for itself... and I think this just does that... So much so ... I have made some more for this months Customer Thank Yous...

Though I do have a few more ways to use to create and share with you soon .... But the sun was out... so I just had to have some time out yesterday!!