The Stove Card Tutorial & Online Extravaganza is Live!

I have had a lot of people ask for a Tutorial for these Homemade Kindness Bridge U Fold cards...

But before I start... the Online Extravaganza Sale is now live!.

Discounts off most Annual Catalogue products over three 2 day sales... So a great time to stock up! Deals from today, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. Click here to go straight to the relevant products in the Online Store... And/or click here for more details...

So back to the card...Make one of the Bridge U Fold cards as per this Tutorial here...

Cut the Festive Farmhouse papers as per the background scene papers in the Tutorial... Note that these 2 stove versions are just using the 2 sides of the same piece of paper...

The hearth front  is just a 1/2" x 15.5cm (6 1/8") high strip of the wood effect Farmhouse Christmas paper stuck to a piece of 1/2"  x 15.5cm (6 1/8") high piece of Grey Granite card for strength

But add a 5.5 x 8.5cm (2 1/8" x 3 3/8") Whisper White panel, scored when PORTRAIT at 1cm (3/8") from either side. This forms the top of you hearth (and is instead of those centre/box panels at the bottom) and is stuck to the card at the centre/back.. so that the hearth top and front lift up and fold onto the back of the card.. so you can fold the card flat...

And add a 12x4cm (4 3/4"x 1 1/2")  piece of Basic Grey card scored when LANDSCAPE at 2, 5.5, 7.5 & 11cm. (3/4", 2 1/8", 2 7/8" & 4 1/4") Stick this "open at the sides box part" behind the bottom/front part of your fussy cut stove... and then stick the back to the back/centre of the card... lining it up so the stove legs sit on your hearth!

The stove is black embossed on Basic Grey - only one stove needed as you chop the bottom section off the chimney! (unless you want legs at the back too - as I have on the stripy green one!) Chimney goes on back of card, rest onto that "open box part"

Though you do need another Memento Black stamped stove onto Whisper White... for colouring just those kitchen paraphenalia parts & pie... including the towel! Reduces the fussy cutting/colouring timings...

Two 1/2" Circle Punched Basic Black circles for the hob... and some Basic Black marker or Stampin Blends colouring to finish... I have also added silver highlights using a non SU silver Uniball Signo pen on the tartan papered scene...

Hand cut a few log rolls from the Wood Textures papers...

And finish off with a stamped and die cut Winter Woods large tree... (the die that cuts out within the tree shape with the extra cuts!)

And a final tip for you... after opening up... I find that the hearth/stove/fold is better if I pull the hearth and stove down through the base of the card...and then push both up into position...

The Online Extravaganza has started... 10% off... and Free Postage anyone?

The Online Extravaganza has just started.... It will run for six days. During this time, there will be  three 48-hour sales featuring a selection of products from the 2018–2019 annual catalogue— all at 10% off! 

Each 48-hour sale will feature two product categories (e.g., paper, stamps, ink, etc.). When one sale ends, the next sale begins; this cycle will continue until Online Extravaganza is over. By the end, nearly every item from the annual catalogue will have been on sale!

Click here to see the items in the Online Store...and/or click here for all the details...  

AND EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT THE CRAFT SPA FOR THE PERIOD OF THE EXTRAVAGANZA... ie 23-28 November

ORDER £50+ ONLINE AND I WILL SEND YOU A GIFT UNDER SEPARATE COVER....

ORDER £100+ (OVER MORE THAN ONE ORDER ) DURING THE SALE AND I WILL REFUND YOUR EXTRA P&Ps  [or send you gift(s)] AND SEND YOU AN EXTRA GIFT TOO... P&P refund applies to 2nd and 3rd orders as applicable.

You need to enter Host Code YE6ARV6Q where prompted in the order... and please remember to email me after you place your order to tell me whether you prefer postage refund OR GIFT(s)

Starting off today with Card, Paper & Embellishments... I for one am stocking up on quite a lot today! Just click here to go straight to the Online Store and enjoy 10% off the selected large range of your favourite Annual Catalogue products!

Re-purposed Treat Holder...

So the lovely Donna shared this re-purposing  - or altered - idea with us... Thank you Donna... Just brilliant!

But before I start... don't forget that the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start this Friday, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. 

She quickly gobbled all the chocolate and is re-using the Table Gift from our On Stage Team meal like so!

Fantastic idea Donna... and I will be greedy... as I have 2 of these left... so one for pens & pencils... and one for my trusty Tombow multi purpose liquid glue!

Click here for more details on the holder...

Wednesday WOW... Bags Part 2

Well ... following on from yesterday's share of the 2 new Craft & Carry bags coming your way...

I just have to share some more brilliant bags that came my way at the recent Stampin Up On Stage event... well I have always loved a bag!! And judging from the reaction in the room... so do most other demonstrators!!

But before I start... don't forget that the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start this Friday, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. 

First up...my beautiful new Tool bag...

Then we have the Shopper Bag...

Ooh lovely!

And VERY large when opened up...!

This is the double-sided or reversible On Stage bag,...

And this is the On Stage Neck Bag! Which most of us wore on the day...as we didn't see the lanyard in our box!

Oh wait! Yes I said box... this was it! Sat on our tables all ready for us... And I did have to laugh...as our table were so well behaved and left the boxes sitting there almost till proceedings started! Or was it because of all the chatting!

 This is now my To Do box for my Stampin Up stuff...

And just to round off my On Stage shares.... 

I thought I would share these cards that were in each box... 

I hope all my fellow demonstrators checked the back of theirs... as...

Aren't these signatures just the final personalised lovely touch... Thanks so much Sara Douglas, Shelli Gardner and Travis from HR at Riverton, USA... #littlethingbigdifference

And go on... for my fellow On Stage-ing demos... who wished you a great day & signed the back of yours... let us know using the comments fields below...

Tuesday Totes! aka The Bags-`Part One!

Now have we got some mobile storage treats coming for you... Craft & Carry is the way to go!

But before I start... the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start this Friday, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. More detail at the end of this blog post... or click here for the full details...

First up... What about a bag for your beloved Stamaparatus? Arriving just in time for Christmas... as live for ordering 5th December... You know the family would love to treat you to one!?

Not got your Stamparatus yet? Again another wonderful crafting tool for your Christmas Wish List... Just click here to order...

 

As Stampin Up say... A must-have tool for all stampers, the Stamparatus® helps you perfectly align stamp images, stamp multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, and get complete ink coverage.

It was created by stampers for stampers, so it has all the features you want:

* Compatible with red rubber and photopolymer stamps
* 2 magnets to hold the paper in place
* Rulers on 2 sides for quick measuring
* 2 open sides so you can use larger paper
* Multiple hinges for more placement options
* 2 reversible plates for 4 sides to work with
* 1 foam mat for use with photopolymer
* 1 base with grid
* Magnet storage areas

And don't forget to check out all the accessories too... 

And then... there is this BIG beauty... for demonstrators only... 

Coming soon to a Starter Kit near you... as available during Sale A Bration when you sign up with Stampin Up... 

But wait you could get these now... 

As if you Sign up to be a demonstrator now... you can pre-order these wonderful bags in your first order... Mine are on their way already! 

And actually... even better... you can pre-order the Stamparatus bag as part of your Starter Kit! Product code 149695 refers... Click here to sign up now... 

Aren't they both just gorgeous?

And so back to the highlights of the Online Extravaganza starting this Friday... Just click here for all the details...

Beautiful Gifts...

Quick share of the lovely gifts given to me by my fellow team members, Julie, Julie and Sharon... 

But before I start... the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. Check back tomorrow, 20 November for more details.

We gift these to each other just before the Stampin Up Centrestage event (held for leader demos who reach a certain title and above) on the Friday night before the all day On Stage event... #feelingspecial

Signs on Sunday Share ... with a Smile!

Couldn't resist sharing these altered sign variants with you today... these colours make me happy!!! Much brighter and merrier... but  Click here for the original version... These use the Twinkle Twinkle papers for the starry sky... which annoyingly I forgot that I had in the class kit when I made the original!! But hey...time has rectified that oversight...

So here we have Caroline, Lisa and Dianne's signs... gorgeous... and we missed you Elaine... but I know you want to see these sooner rather than later!

Again the signs being simple to create once the stamping, die cutting and colouring were all done... using the stamps and dies in Farmhouse Christmas, Merry Christmas to All  and Winter Woods

Making good use of the Festive Farmhouse papers... Twinkle Twinkle papers too... and the Festive Farmhouse embellishments... which were finger daubed with the Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint...

And how is this for a happy smiley face!! This is Dianne who had her first day papercrafting with me last Wednesday... so we had lots of happy faces and ecstatic oohs and aahs too... Definitely makes me love my job!!! And didn't she do well!

So last but not least is Dianne's sign... with the introduction of the Dashing Deer too... and lots and lots of glitter... love it!

And a quick last word about the products I used here... Most of the dies are on the "soon going out of stock "list! So please don't delay if you want the products... just click here to read all about these on yesterday's post...

Carryover Products & Low Stocks announcement...

We have a few imminent stock outs expected from the Autumn Winter catalogue over the next week or so... These are not expected to come back into stock before the Autumn Winter catalogue ends in January... And some may have already gone out of stock due to this announcement! 

So I thought I should let you know... If you have any of these items on your list... please do not hesitate to order them now...

But the good news is ... that as a result... we know about a few carryover products* too!! So you might as well know about those too... 

But before I begin... 
Now I happen to have a few of the Santa's Workshop Memories & More cards and the Red Card & Envelopes here available to purchase!

So please contact me straightaway if you are interested... as ... I have just been told they are both now out of stock!

  

So first up... products going out of stock in the European warehouse...

JOYOUS NOEL SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (item 147816)

SPRIG PUNCH (item 148012)*

IN THE WOODS FRAMELITS DIES (item 147919)*

FROSTED FLORAL SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (item 147800)

CHRISTMAS TAGS THINLITS DIE (item 147926)

SANTA'S WORKSHOP SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (item 147809)

SANTA'S WORKSHOP ENAMEL SHAPES (item 147811)

SANTA'S WORKSHOP MEMORIES & MORE CARDS & ENVELOPES (item 147815)

SANTA'S SIGNPOST FRAMELITS DIES (item 147911)

BLACK 3/8" (1 CM) GLITTERED ORGANDY RIBBON (item 147897)*

CHICKEN WIRE ELEMENTS (item 147807)

CAULDRON FRAMELITS DIES (item 147914)

* denotes a product that will carryover through to the next years catalogue - Hoorah! So these will come back into stock at some point... just don't know when!

And here a few more that are now low in stock in the USA... and so may even go low or out of stock in Europe too... but that we now know are carrying over!! So they will be back too...

Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies *

Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder *

Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies *

And just to finish off this round up... Here are a few more products that are in imminent danger of stock out in the US... and so are likely to be on last available stocks in Europe too... so lets hope there are plenty of them over here!

Farmhouse dies (Oh No!!)

Sincerely Santa Project Kit

Detailed Leaves dies

Takeout dies

Alpine Sports dies

Galvanised Clips

Galvanised Buttons

Snowflakes & Stars Wire Elements

Tranquil Tide 1/4" Velvet Ribbon

Real Red 3/8" Satin Ribbon

5/8" Striped Burlap Trim

Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine

Also... whilst I am on the subject... note that the White Velvet paper in the Snowflake Showcase is already out of stock...

Dashing Deer in the Winter Woods...

Another little scene built using my favourite Winter Woods and Dashing Deer stamp sets... with some Rooted in Nature trees thrown in for good measure...

Click here for the card tutorial... though I added 2 hand-torn and glittered pieces of 8cm wide x 2.5cm high Whisper White to the back and central section too...

Set on A Twinkle Twinkle Paper background.... no sponging required!

Finished off with a 1 1/2" circle punched moon... and lots of Dazzling Diamonds Stampin Glitter....

3D Sweet Treats...

And there's more...

As explained in my post here... we demos like to meet up on the Saturday evening for a post-On Stage meal ... catch up some more and share a sweet treat or two... and here is the beautiful table setting I was presented with last Saturday night at Zizzis in Solihull..

And here are the treats close up... thank you so much girls... beautiful!

And apologies for this very quick share today... but not only have I got back to back classes this week...

But my mum is not good at all... so I am very stressed and meeting myself going backwards...

Good job I am (very almost) perfectly OK after my radiotherapy treatment... 

So please do not worry if I do not achieve my usual daily blog post service for a  few weeks...

It just may have to be...

But it won't be because of me... I am feeling great!!

And I will be back to it as soon as I can...

And a sad story about this last Malteser reindeer picture (though Angela may not be happy with me!!!)... just in case any of the team didn't know...  

Angela spent all her time making the 28 or so treat holders to pop her treats in on the day ... but then left the packaging at home!!! Don't you just hate it when that happens...