Happy New Year!

Yes that's right its the start of another new Stampin' Up! year. The new catalogue and idea book for 2009/10 is available now.

This is usually priced at £4.95 plus P&P but as a special introductory offer for the month of October I am making this available at the special price of £4 delivered or free with any first order over £50.

I am so excited with all the new products and can't wait for my order to arrive :)

***SALE*** Updated for sold out items 28 Sep 09

Dates: Beginning 1 September 2009, while supplies last.

Items on this Last Chance List will be available only while supplies last, with the exception of hostess stamp sets and accessories, which are only available through 30 September 2009 and can only be earned with a qualifying workshop, not purchased (sadly).

Keep in mind that the in stock status of any product may change quickly based on demand.

Also, we are offering some Last Chance items at a discount--up to 50 percent! This is the first time such discounts have ever been offered on Last Chance items, and we do not anticipate offering discounts on future Last Chance lists.

Availability last updated: 1 September 2009

Regular Priced Stamp Sets and Accessories

Page Number	Item	Description	Price
16	110546	Un bonheur sans fin	£15.95
16	110636	Freude ohne Ende	£15.95
17	112863	Le Christ est né	£19.95
17	113578	Christus ist geboren	£19.95
19	105612	Joyeux hiver	£10.95
41	110701	Mer d'été	£24.95
41	104243	Summer by the Sea	£24.95
55	110510	Notes de bureau	£27.95
62	110492	Cadeau du Ciel	£26.95
70	113641	Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series paper	£7.75
70	111910	Summer Picnic Designer Series paper	£7.75
71	113642	Sweet Always Designer Series paper	£7.75
91	101850	Flaky Friends	Sold out
91	105063	Little Pieces	£15.95
91	105644	Fête des flocons	£22.95
91	104968	Alphabits	£13.95
91	107009	Be Happy	Sold out
91	110496	Être heureux	£18.95
91	104036	All Wrapped Up	Sold out
91	100319	Happy Hearts	Sold out
91	109324	Dotted Autumn	£12.95
91	105767	Headline Alphabet	£36.95
91	105979	Cold Play	£24.95
92	105755	Mixed Bouquet	Sold out
92	100747	Nature's Wonders	£12.95
92	106624	Unfrogettable	sold out
92	104014	Shapes & Shadows	£26.95
92	109347	Year after Year	sold out
92	108549	Polka Dots & Paisley	£16.95
92	100386	Roses in Winter	£26.95
93	110091	Brocade Background Designer Series paper	£7.75
93	109940	Fall Flowers Designer Series paper	£7.75
93	109944	Le Jardin Designer Series paper	£7.75
93	109879	Confetti Simply Scrappin'	£15.50
93	109911	Sending Happy Thoughts Simply Sent	£39.95
94	110020	Kraft Tiny Takeout Boxes & Tags	£5.50

25% Off Stamp Sets and Accessories

Page Number	Item	Description	25% Off Price
19	100789	Happy Winter	£8.21
23	104417	Happiest of Holidays	£9.71
28	110630	Ein neuer Erdenbürger	£15.71
28	110490	Bonheur tout neuf	£15.71
28	110504	Mon doudou à moi	£15.71
28	110690	Verrückt nach dir!	£15.71
28	107371	Wild about You	£15.71
28	108561	Bundle of Joy	£15.71
41	110676	Sommer am Meer	£18.71
42	109300	With Gratitude	£14.96
45	108545	Doodle That	£8.21
52	108249	Carte Postale	£17.21
55	110622	Büroausstattung	£20.96
56	104421	Canvas	£11.21
62	107373	God's Blessings	£20.21
64	107381	Typeset Alphabet Lower	£18.71
64	107331	Typeset Alphabet Upper	£18.71
64	107379	Typeset Numbers	£11.96
64	110634	Express Alphabet	£26.21
64	110484	Alphabet tout prêt	£26.21
64	107325	Short Order Alphabet	£26.21
70	113640	Haiku Designer Series paper	£5.81
70	113639	Holiday Treasures Designer Series paper	£5.81
71	113643	Junior Varsity Designer Series paper	£5.81
73	109883	Primary Colors Simply Scrappin'	£11.63
73	113672	I Wish Simply Scrappin'	£11.63
76	110100	White gift sacks	£1.46
82	110089	Crafters' Tool Kit	£23.44
89	109676	Autumn Dots Stampin’ Around wheel	£4.13
91	104038	All Wrapped Up Accessories	£6.71
91	104473	All Natural	£11.96
92	109385	Two Cute	£8.96
92	104956	Made from Scratch	£8.96
92	104020	Spring Fling	£8.21
93	109953	Rose Red Prints Designer Series paper	£5.81
93	109938	Dashing Designer Series paper	£5.81
93	109885	Secret Garden Simply Scrappin'	£11.63
93	110094	Wintergreen Designer Series paper	£5.81
93	109948	Certainly Celery Prints Designer Series paper	£5.81
93	110093	Petals & Paisleys Designer Series paper	£5.81
93	109884	Round Up Simply Scrappin'	£11.63
94	105515	Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware	£16.31
94	109971	Three for You Punch Box	£26.81

50% Off Stamp Sets and Accessories

Page Number	Item	Description	50% Off Price
16	105038	Never-Ending Joy	£7.98
17	111612	Christ Is Born	£9.98
23	110500	La plus joyeuse des fêtes	£6.48
23	110642	Frohes Fest	£6.48
37	112620	Für Vater	£11.48
37	111520	À mon père	£11.48
37	111496	For Father	£11.48
42	110488	Avec toute ma gratitude	£9.98
55	108541	Office Accoutrement	£13.98
59	110664	Mehrzwecksprüche für alle Tage!	£17.48
59	107678	Phrases flexibles de tous le jours	£17.48
59	110526	Daily Flexible Phrases	£17.48
60	110536	Seasonal Wishes	£7.98
62	110650	Gottes Segen	£13.48
93	109951	Pumpkin Pie Prints Designer Series paper	£3.88
93	109907	Happy Day Simply Sent	£19.98
93	111108	Old Olive Prints Designer Series paper	£3.88
93	109946	Brilliant Blue Prints Designer Series paper	£3.88
94	109980	On Board Lots of Letters	£5.13
94	110051	Fairy Tale Ribbon Originals	£5.13
94	110108	Theater Ribbon Originals	£5.13
94	109978	On Board Blossoms & Basics	£5.88

Hostess Sets and Accessories

Page Number	Item	Description
9	113498	From the Garden
9	113562	Ein boßchen freude
9	113486	A Little Bit of Happiness
9	113554	Un peu de bonheur
10	111604	Best Yet	Not available
10	112857	Le meilleur de tout
10	111668	Organic Grace
10	113574	Bisher das Beste
11	114299	Patterns Designer Series paper pack
11	114352	Spring Solitude stamp set & Stampin’ Around wheel bundle
11	114353	Ensemble Solitude printaniere
11	114354	Fruhlingszeit Bundle
12	113542	Fêtons sans raison
12	113576	Ein Grund zum Feiern
12	113492	Cause for Celebration
12	111630	Fall Flair
13	111748	À ma fenêtre
13	111712	Window Dressing
13	113610	Offenes Fenster
14	111638	Happiness Always
14	113586	Ewiges Gluck
14	112873	Bonheur eternel

*All page numbers refer to the 2008-2009 Idea Book & Catalogue.

Things to Note:

• There is no limit to the number of Last Chance items you may purchase, while supplies last.
• Last Chance hostess sets and accessories are available only through the end of September. Please contact me to book a workshop right away to earn them before they’re no longer available. You can also qualify for a hostess set with any qualifying order over £150.

T: 01475 689958
E: thefineartofstampin'@gmail.com

18 metres of Free Ribbon with a £45 order!

The August promotion from Stampin' Up! is some FREE exclusive ribbon!

Dates: 1– 31 August 2009

Promotion Details:

During August, your can earn a FREE ribbon bundle two different ways:

• Purchasing £45 worth of Stampin’ Up! products.
• Hosting a £300 workshop.

Ribbon bundle (item 114618) includes

• Certainly Celery 5/8” (1.59 cm) poly-twill ribbon (9.144 metres)
• So Saffron 5/8” (1.59 cm) grosgrain ribbon (9.144 metres)

Things to Remember:

• Limit of one bundle for every qualifying order:
  • Customers and hostesses will receive one free ribbon bundle once they reach the qualifying amount.
  • Orders over the qualifying amount will not receive multiples.
• Order deadlines:
  • Monday, 31 August 2009; 10:50 PM

FAQs

Q: Will I get two ribbon bundles if I purchases £90 worth of products or host a £600 workshop?
A: Sorry no - the offer is for one ribbon bundle per order.

Q: Do the qualifying hostess amounts include shipping and handling?
A: No. Hostesses must meet the qualifying amounts before shipping and handling.

Remember this ribbon is exclusive and can only be obtained through this offer!

Competition Time!

Stampin' Up! Summer Design Challenge

This summer you can win free stamp sets when you participate in the Summer Design Challenge.

Simply create a summer-inspired project using Stampin' Up! products from the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009, and submit it no later than 31 August 2009 for your chance to win!

Four prizes will be awarded to demonstrators and customers:

Demonstrators
Demonstrator First Place: £150 worth of stamps sets

Customers
Customer First Place: £150 worth of stamps sets
Customer Second and Third Place: £50 worth of stamps sets

Summer Design Challenge Rules

• Projects must be created using only Stampin' Up! products from the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009.

• Only one project per participant will be accepted.

• Projects can be cards, home decor, scrapbook pages, or 3D items.

• All projects must be summer-themed.

• Projects must be unique, and created for the Summer Design Challenge. Do not just recycle your old projects.

• A list of products used must be included with the project submission.

• Full contact information, including your full name, address, phone number, and e-mail address must be included with the project submission.

• Projects will not be returned as they may be displayed at future Stampin' Up! events or on the Stampin' Up! web site.

How to Enter. Post your original project to Stampin’ Up! UK Limited, Aston Court, Kingsmead Business Park, Frederick Place, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1LA. Your entry must include your name, postal address, telephone number and, if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Demonstrator ID number. Include a list of current Stampin’ Up! products used in creating your project. Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of entries, and entries will not be returned.

Full rules can be found here.

Good luck :)

Prizewinner!

Thank you to the following who donated £10 or more and were therefore entered in to the draw for Stampin' Up! goodies:

7. (Stampingscene) Zoe
6. Elaine H
5. Helen
4. Steph
3. Dawn
2. Sandra
1. Elaine B

And the winner is..............











Congratulations Elaine B! I'll bring your prize with me to Glasgow Field Training tomorrow!

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Charity Walk

Well we made it! Despite some pretty atrocious weather conditions.
As we got down to catch the ferry we watched in resignation as the clouds and rain swept in and the Isle of Cumbrae disappeared into the mist!

The first hour or so of walking was not particularly pleasant with rain and wind but we stopped for lunch at Fintry Bay (it didn't look like that yesterday!) and managed to dry out a bit.

Wet and bedraggled at Fintry Bay L-R: Dot, Alison, Louise, Lynn, Me!

Alison and I have to put our wet T-shirts back on (no jokes about wet T-shirt competitions please!)

The second leg of the walk took us round into Millport where we were welcomed by a free cup of tea/coffee and some home-baking provided by the event sponsors! and Alison who joined us in the walk through the town. We made its far as Bobby's bar where we stopped for light refreshments (ie pear cider) before making our way on the last leg of the walk back round to the ferry terminal.

We finished about 5 hours after we started but we reckon we were actually walking for about 3 1/2 hours of that which given the weather conditions wasn't too bad.

L-R: Alison, Dot, Louise, me, Lynn

Once again thank you to all of you who supported me. It really is very much appreciated! Thanks guys!

First Communion Cards

Then on Sunday it was our friends' son Andrew's first communion. Luckily the weather brightened up and we all got to sit outside in the sunshine with some Rosé!

This was the card I made - the stamp is (I think) by Penny Black. The letter stickers were in my pile of alpha stickers so no idea who they are by and the sentiment was printed out on the computer.

I coloured the image in using SU markers and the background papers are the from the gorgeous SU Wintergreen pack (now retired - grab them quick if you want some before they go out of stock - especially with the buy 3 get a 4th pack free offer that is on throughout May).

And last but not least this is the card I made for my friend's daughter who was also making her first communion on Sunday. I adore these Miss Anya stamps from the greeting farm. Coloured in using SU markers and the paper is from the tea Party designer series paper pack.

Card Swap

My upline Dawn organised a card swap recently and these were the samples I came up with. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else made as we have such talented people in our little SU family. The first two use the From the Garden (level 1 hostess gift) stamp. This is a huge stamp and I couldn't decide if I liked it better coloured in using a pretty in pink marker or left "au natural".

Other supplies used:
Paisley Background stamp
Oval All stamps
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in pink, certainly celery
Ink & markers: Chocolate chip, certainly celery, pretty in pink
Punches: Oval, Scalloped oval



My other design (yes we had to make two different cards x8 of each) used the Pick a Petal set - I love this set. It is so versatile. As well as using it to stamp flowers it can also be used to make lady bugs, butterflies, hearts and even surf boards...and lots more as well.

Background Cardstock: certainly celery & pretty in pink
Paper: Green check from Holiday Treasures pack (not just for Christmas!); Assorted pink petals stamped on Sweet Always paper
Sentiment from Best Yet (level 1 hostess set)
Stem from Petal Pizzaz (I think! One of the new ones from the mini anyway - too lazy to run upstairs and check!)

I also had to make a card for my 14 year old nephew's birthday. And as we were giving him money (what else for a teen!) I decided to make a card that looked (a bit) like a wallet.

Twilight Walk around Cumbrae

What will you be doing on Saturday 23rd May?

I'll be walking round the scenic isle of Cumbrae, sun, rain or hail ( I sincerely hope its the former but with the weather recently it could be all three!!!) to raise funds for Breast Foot Forward. BFF is a Scottish charity and its mission is to contribute to making Scotland renowned for excellence in Breast Cancer diagnosis and care. It works to influence the thinking of those who can ensure that projects link up with other activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive breast cancer care environment, no matter where you live.

If you'd like to sponsor me then my just giving page can be found here or if you live in Millport (waves to Alison) you can come and cheer us on :)

I know times are hard at the moment but if you can spare just £2 I'd be very grateful.

If anyone donates £5 or more then I'll email you a copy of my class instructions for my mini magazine file (which I am more than happy for you to use to teach your own class if you like - just give me credit please). Just let me know once you've made your donation if you'd like a copy of the instructions and let me have your email address.

For those donating £10 or more I'll put your name in a draw for some Stampin' Up! goodies including a wheel guide, jumbo handle, Neighbourhood wheel and ink cartridge.

Paper Share

If you haven't yet sampled Stampin' Up!'s designer series paper then this is the offer for you, or if you have then you already know what lovely quality the paper is for cardmaking, scrapbooking and 3D projects and you won't be able to resist.

How would you like to have a 6x6 sample of each of Stampin' Up!'s current gorgeous designer series paper.

I need 8 participants to join in.

You will receive one 6x6 sheet of double sided patterned paper from each of the following paper packs:

Summer Picnic
Haiku
Rainbow Sherbet
Holiday Treasures
Junior Varsity
Sweet Always
Tea & Crumpets
Spiced Cider
Bashful Blue Patterns
So Saffron Patterns
Chocolate Chip Patterns
Rose Red Patterns
Old Olive Patterns
Pumpkin Pie Patterns
Washington Apple (from the mini)
Tea Party (from the mini)
Ski Slope (from the mini)
Brocade Background (retired)
Fall Flowers (retired)

So that is a total of 120 6x6 different designer series paper.

And the cost - well due to the fabulous buy 3 get one free offer I am able to make this available to you at the very low price of only £15.25 (including P&P).

I will place the order as soon as all 8 places are filled.

Please email me or leave a comment below to take part.


I reserve the right to substitute a different retired paper set if either of the retired packs listed above are out of stock at the time the order is placed.