Happy Easter

A bit early I know but I thought I'd share this card I made using the little chick from Fun & Fast notes. The sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings set (a very handy set to have as it includes both mother's day and father's day greeting as well as lots more). The cardstock is Old Olive and So Saffron and one of the So Saffron layers has been stamped using the Canvas background stamp and So Saffron ink.
The ribbon is the NEW striped grosgrain from the Occasions Mini catalogue.

AND REMEMBER - any pre-orders for the new Occasions mini catalogue items must be with me by 6pm this evening

New Baby

This card will be winging its way "across the water" to celebrate the arrival of a liitle cutie, Jack who finally put in an appearance today (after a couple of false starts LOL) You can read all about it on Alison's blog.

Huge congratulations to the new Gran and Mum. x

A few cards...

First of all a big thank you to all the ladies who came along to class today. As always you were all great company and it was great to have some time to spend with two of my downlines Louise and Annette.

This was the card I demo'd in my workshop last week. Its a spring card and once you know how to make the folds it really easy but so effective. There's a tutorial over on Split Coast Stampers

I used my new A Rose is A Rose set - I think this might just be my new favourite - especially as I earned it for free during sale-a-bration. Yet another perk of being a demonstrator with Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A Rose Is A Rose, Its Beautiful Wheel
Card: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Regal Rose,
Ribbon: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain
Tools: Stamp-a-Ma-Jig & Wheel Guide

Then I used it again to make a Mother's Day card for my mum (obviously!!! LOL )

I used Tempting Turquoise (as this is my mum's favourite colour) and Mellow Moss.
The "Happy Mother's Day" stamp is from a set called Occasional Greetings and this was stamped with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

This next card was my swap card. A group of demonstrators over on ILWS got together and made some cards featuring some of the new stamp sets and products from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. We each had to make 9 cards the same and then we will end up with 9 different cards all using new stamps.

Stamp set: Fresh Cuts
The card base is one of the newFresh Cuts Notes
(you get 15 pre-cut cards and envelopes in a pack for £6.95),
Ink and background card: Perfect Plum
Accessories: 5 petal flower punch (in velum) and new oval punch

And lastly today this was the make and take we did at the workshop last week


Stamps: Simply Said, Circle of Friendship
Card: Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink
Designer Series Paper: Sweet Always

TWO Special offers for my blog readers from me!

OFFER ONE:

Pre-order any item from the Occasions mini catalogue by 6pm on 31 March 2009 and receive 10% off your entire order (excluding P&P costs).

In order to qualify for this offer your order and payment must reach me before 1 April and you must advise me that you saw the offer on my blog!

There are some great new sets and products in the mini.

This card was made using the new stamp sets Soft Summer and Oval All and the new Oval punches.


Cardstock and ink used: basic black and real red. Patterned paper is from the Level 1 hostess gift paper pack.


OFFER TWO:

If you sign up with me as a demonstrator during the special offer period of 12-25 March 2009 not only will you only pay £125 for your starter kit but I will also include a FREE polka dot punches stamp set as a welcome gift from me. For more information please email me at: thefineartofstampin@gamil.com or phone me on 01475 689958

March Class

Classes can be arranged at a time and location convenient to you for groups of 6 or more people. Please contact me for more information.
T: 01475 689958 or email me

Sample class shown below:







Sorry for the delay! DHL decided to hold on to a few parcels from Stampin' Up! last week before delivering them (and who can blame them - I suppose given how yummy the new stuff is I should be grateful they delivered them at all!)

This is the class for March - we will be making a mini magazine file style holder that is sized to keep your cards in. We will also be making six cards (two each of three designs) and will have a chance to use some of the new stamp sets (Fresh Cuts) and the new oval punches.



The class will be at 10am on Thursday 26th March.
Venue to be confirmed shortly.
Cost £10 per person.

Class attendees should bring the following with them if possible:
- Paper trimmer
- Scissors
- Embossing Tool
- Paper Piercer

Please let me have your payment by 18th March to secure your place.

Mini catalogue

Yessss! We have now got a Mini Stampin' Up! catalogue here in the UK - click on the picture on the right hand side. Lots of lovely new stamp sets, some ribbons, NEW OVAL PUNCHES (love, love, love these!) some new patterned papers and some other fab accessories.

You can order from the mini catalogue from 1 April until 30 September. I'll be posting a copy of the mini catalogue out to all my regular customers over the next couple of weeks but if anyone else would like a copy do please let me know :)

However if you really can't wait you could always sign up as a demo and pre-order any of the items from the mini plus you will also receive a demo discount of 20% off the price of all the stamps sets in the mini. You'd have to be quick though as you have to wait for 7 days after your sign up forms are received at Stampin' Up! before you can order.

If this appeals to you and you'd like to join my team then please do give me a call on 01475 689958.

March offers

Stampin' Up! has two special offers for March.

The first one is a very generous 25% discount off of all the chipboard in the catalogue (see page 78) and also the retired chipboard (page 94) whilst stocks last. This runs until 31 March 2009.



The next offer is for anyone who is maybe thinking of signing up as a demo. For a very limited time, ie from 12-25 March 2009 only, there is 10% off of the starter kit bringing the price down to a fantastic £125.



Dates: 12-25 March 2009

Promotion details:

In conjunction with Stampin' Up!'s participation in the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC in Birmingham, Stampin’ Up! is offering a limited-time 10 percent discount on the Starter Kit to new recruits. When you join Stampin’ Up! as a new demonstrator during the promotion period, you’ll get over £240 worth of stamping and business supplies for only £125. That's 10 percent off the regular price of £139!

Things to Remember:

* New recruit paperwork must arrive in with Stampin' Up! by close of office hours on 25 March, 6:50 PM (CET):

* Discounted kit price will be automatically applied.

* Discount applies to all new recruits who sign up during the specified time frame, whether they attend the Hobbycrafts show or not.

If you would like to join my team of demonstrators please let me know as early as possible so that the paperwork can be submitted on team. I would love to have you join my team of demonstrators and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have either by phone (01475 689958) or by email (the fineartofstampin@gmail.com).