Stampin' Up! New Colour Share

Would you like to get a taste of the new Stampin’ Up! Colours now.

Sign up to this share and you will receive the following:

3 metres of Melon Mambo ribbon

3 metres of Soft Suede ribbon

3 metres of Rich Razzleberry ribbon

12 sheets of 6x6 Cottage Wall papers

6 sheets of Melon Mambo A4 card

6 sheets of Soft Suede A4 card

6 sheets of Rich Razzleberry card

ALL THIS FOR ONLY £13.00 (inc p&p).

To order please email me at thefineartofstampin@gmail.com

If that isn’t enough for you and you want to add inkpads in the three new colours as well then the price is only £26.50 (inc p&p)

Vintage Vogue Class - 24 June 2010

Come along and make three cards using the gorgeous Vintage Vogue stamp set and some of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Colours - Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede.

The class will include instructions on how to make two types of three-dimensional flowers and we will also cover the brayering technique.

The class will take place on Thursday 24 June and due to customer demand I will be running two classes:

- from 10am to 12 noon

- from 7pm to 9pm.

Please remember to let me know which time slot you will be attending.

The class will take place at Dip N Doodle, 6 Gallowgate Lane, LARGS, KA30 8BE.

The cost of the class will be £10 and payment should be made on or before the registration date of 15 June.

Special Offer: Treat yourself to your own Vintage Vogue stamp set to use in class and pay the special low combined price of only £28 for both the class and the stamp set.

To book your place please either email me at thefineartofstampin@gmail.com or phone/text me on 07949 101534. Payment should be made by cheque to reach me no later than 15 June.

Some retired and US sets for sale

I have the following sets for sale:
Please note that stamps are all previously used and there may be some staining on the rubber and/or the wooden blocks.

Office Accoutrement £20


Typeset Alphabet Lower £20


Cause For Celebration £15 (level 2 hostess set 2008-09)


Botanical Blooms £5

Polka Dot Punches £5


Mixed set of 13 stamps - ideal for demos to use as incentive stamps. Includes some (but not all) from the US set Taggers Dozen £10


Post and packing will be charged at cost - let me know which stamps you are interested in and I'll let you know the cost of P&P.

Payment by paypal preferred - please email me at thefineartofstampin@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing any of these sets.

Thanks for looking - any questions just let me know.

Exciting News from Stampin' Up!

I am so excited to let you know that Stampin' Up! is having a Colour Renovation!

What does this mean for you - well starting from 1 October 2010 there will be some fabulous new colours for you and we will be saying a fond farewell to some other colours.

There will be 15 new colours to chose from:Daffodil Delight
Early Espresso
Marina Mist
Cajun Craze
Cherry Cobbler
Melon Mambo
Pacific Point
Tangerine Tango
River Rock
Soft Suede
Riding Hood Red
Rich Razzleberry
Wild Wasabi
Pink Pirouette
Baja Breeze

and Crumb Cake = Kraft :-)

The retiring colours are Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Pale Plum, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Taken with Teal, Glorious Green, Handsome Hunter, Sage Shadow, Mellow Moss, Green Galore, Gable Green, Barely Banana, Yoyo Yellow, Summer Sun, Apricot Appeal, Only Orange, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, and Going Gray.

From now until the end of September you can stock up on all of the retiring inks, reinkers, papers, ribbons, and other accessories. Remember once they are gone, they will no longer be available. Please don't wait until the last minute. If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to help you. If you would like to place an order please email me at thefineartofstampin@gmail.com or phone me on 01475689958.

***NEW*** Mini Catalogue

Click here to view the new mini catalogue

Special offer for those close to me - if you would like to place an order by 5 April and are willing to call round and pick up your items from me then P&P will be free.
Just drop me an email or pop an order form with payment through my door :)
For more information phone me on 01475 689958.

Perfect Pair Promotion

Dates: 1-31 March 2010

Promotion details:

Buy a qualifying stamp set and receive the coordinating punch for 20 percent off! Plus, be the first to purchase the brand-new Full Heart punch—now available in the United Kingdom for one month only (or while supplies last)!

Qualifying stamp sets and punches are listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
106598	59	Simply Said	£22.95
106812	59	Amitié (French Simply Said)	£22.95
113693	n/a*	Full Heart punch**	£12.50	£10.00

*The Full Heart punch will not be available again until the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.

**Full Heart punch can be purchased separately for the full price.

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
111502	55	In the Stars	£24.95
112640	55	Sous une bonne étoile (French In the Stars)	£24.95
112622	55	In den Sternen (German In the Stars)	£24.95
113652	88	Large Star punch	£12.50	£10.00

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
111564	43	Flight of the Butterfly	£23.95
111752	43	Sur les ailes d’un papillon (French Flight of the Butterfly)	£23.95
117404	88	Butterfly punch	£12.50	£10.00

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
111678	58	Say It with Scallops	£14.95
111730	58	Dites-le joliment (French Say It with Scallops)	£14.95
113653	88	Scallop Square punch	£12.50	£10.00

Item	Page	Description	Price	Coordinating Punch Discounted Price
113790	58	Oval All	£14.95
114649	58	En ovale (French Oval All)	£14.95
114663	58	Ovale Sprüche (German Oval All)	£14.95
115429	88	Scallop Oval punch	£12.50	£10.00

Things to Remember:

• The Full Heart punch will not be available again until the release of the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.
• You can purchase the Full Heart punch separately for the full price.
• The Full Heart punch is only available while supplies last. When the inventory is depleted, it will be removed from the promotion.
• There is no limit to the number of coordinating stamp sets and discounted punches you may purchase. For every qualified stamp set you purchas, you get one coordinating punch at 20 percent off.

Just a quick note to let you know I will be out of contact for the next 8-9 days.

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop!

Firstly let me apologise for the poor pictures taken in bad lighting conditions but I don't think I've actually been at home in daylight hours this week! (Anyone else who works in personal tax will know why LOL - roll on February :D ).

Secondly and far more importantly welcome to everyone who is joining me from Carole's blog.
Nice to have some visitors in on a cold Sunday in January.


My first project is a set of mini note cards using the Vintage Labels set (yours FREE with any purchase of £45 or more before the end of February, as if you didn't know!).

I used some Love Notes (these are little 3"x3" cards and envelopes, and they come in a pack of 20, ten Whisper White and ten Very Vanilla) and designer series paper in the following colourways: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Rose Red and Bashful Blue.
Ink and cardstock to match.

I stamped the label using white craft ink and punched it out using the co-ordinating scallop circle punch. I then used the 3/4" punch to punch out the sentiment in the middle that I had stamped on whisper white card. The eyelet border punch was used to make the trim.
Tip: When using the border punches (either the scallop edge punch or the eyelet border punch) on the designer paper I get a cleaner punched edge if I punch two sheets of paper instead of one, as the punches are designed to be use with heavier weight cardstock.

The bag was made from a sheet of A4 printer paper. The handles were made using the 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches.

My second sample uses the Good Neighbours Sale-A-Bration set
I think the houses in this are really cute.


And lastly this little gift tag uses the Good Neighbours set again. I used my Stampin' Write markers to colour my stamp with two different colours before stamping it on to whisper white paper. The flower is from the Pretties Kit (as is the pearl) and has been coloured in using a real red marker.
Some more Sale-A-Bration samples made using the Happy Moments set can be found here.

I hope you are having fun on the Sale-A-Bration blog hop today and you can find some more gorgeous samples on Clare's blog - just follow the link and thank you for visiting. Hope to see you by this way again soon :)

And finally for details of how Stampin' Up! are contibuting to the Haitian Disaster Relief fund please click on the offers tab above - thank you :)

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop!

Look out for the Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop! passing this way on Sunday 24th January.

Love You Much - ony one month to go!

Its time to think about Valentine's Day. Love You Much is a new set in the UK catalogue this year and its so pretty. Here are some examples made using this set:

Card 1
I stamped the large heart four times and cut it out to make a large flower.
The ribbon is the res striped gros-grain ribbon coloured in using a Pixie Pink marker.

Supplies:
Stamps: Love You Much, Polka Dot Background
Card: Real Red, Pixie Pink, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Pixie Pink & Pink Passion markers, White craft ink (for Polka Dot background)
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Red Grosgrain ribbon, scallop circle punch

Card 2

Supplies:

Stamps: Love You Much, En Francais Background Stamp, Its Beautiful Wheel,Vintage Labels (SAB set)
Card: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red & Pretty in Pink markers, White craft ink (for Its Beautiful wheel), Real Red
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Red Grosgrain ribbon,


Card 3

Supplies:

Stamps: Love You Much, En Francais Background Stamp, Its Beautiful Wheel,Vintage Labels (SAB set)
Card: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red & Pretty in Pink markers, White craft ink (for Its Beautiful wheel), Real Red
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Red Grosgrain ribbon,