New Chalk Inkpads......wow loving the results......

Good Morning Thank heavens for Friday, I am off out to a 70th birthday party later on and then babysitting my grandson tomorrow but hoping to get a little lie in first......... Stampin'Up have introduced a new Chalk inkpad and Chalkboard paper. Take a look on page 25 of the catalogue. The results are really lovely and will definately give a wow factor. One side of the heavy paper has a smooth grain wich pairs perfectly with the chalk inkpads and the other side will work with our Craft Stampin' ink. I would recommend that you purchase a refill at the same time as the pad, as these inkpads need to stay moist to give the best results. There are three colours to choose from, aquamarine, Rose Coral and Yellow Citrus. My colour combination is Black, Blushing Bride and Whisper White. The combination had mixed results from my ladies. I have also added some embossing with the Happy Heart embossing folder which can be found on page 9 and some Stacked with Love Designer washi tape on page 5. The sentiment comes from the Big Day stamp set which you can get for FREE with any £45 order placed until the 31st March 2015

Butterfly Basics Bundle

Good Morning, gosh its chilly this morning..........and what a morning for the heating system to play up. Thank goodness I am married to a general builder who can sort out any problem.....heating has been restored. I mean how can I craft with cold hands!!!! Todays share is another card from card club and it uses the Butterfly Basics bundle which is on page 26 of the new catalogue. This was a real hit with my ladies and I sold 4 bundles on Monday. With the thinlits you really need to use wax paper layered up as follows. Cardstock, wax paper and then the thinlit. When you run it through the bigshot you will find is much easier to poke out all those small bits. My colour combination today is Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party and I picked out Calypso Coral from the Best Year Ever dsp which is FREE with any £45 order you place during SALE-A-BRATION. There is a lovely honeycomb stamp in this set, I am hoping you can see it on the card. Have a close look under the greeting.

Happy New Year..........and welcome to SALE-a-BRATION TIME

Good morning and happy new year to you all........... I am delighted to share with you all that our new Spring/Summer catalogue went live yesterday as well as Stampin'Up!s largest promotion of the year SALE-A-BRATION. For every £45 order you place you can choose FREE goodies from our limited SALE-A-BRATION brochure until the 31st March 2015. To earn even more host a party and receive an extra £20 worth of hostess benefits once your party sales reach £200........whats not to love here? How about joining Stampin'Up!...........You can join for £99 and during SALE-A-BRATION and choose one of the project kits on page on page 22 of the brochure for FREE or any two sale-a-bration items for FREE. This is a fantastic offer and if you have been thinking about this business opportunity.....wondering if its for you pick up the phone and call me for a no obligation chat. If you click on the links on the right hand side you can view the catalogues on line, place orders through my on-line shop or call me. Now for a crafty share. We made this card on Monday evening at card club using the Moon Lake Stamp set which is in the new catalogue on page 21. I think the possibilities are endless with this one and perfect for those oh so difficult male cards we have to make. I stamped the image in stazon onto some watercolour paper and then coloured it in using my aquapainters and ink from the lid of the pad. I really felt like an artist and it is so calming........The colour combination is Crushed Curry and Cajan Craze, with a little Old Olive and Soft Sky.

To finish off I have tied some linen thread and a couple of rhinestines which I coloured with one of the blendability pens.