Stampin' Up! UK Warm Holiday Wishes

Good morning crafters.

Thank you for joining me this lovely Autumnal Thursday morning. Today is an exciting day for us in the Poulton-Williams household as we have our 20 week scan this afternoon and *fingers crossed* we can find out what flavour our new little one is. And today is 2 years to the day since we had our 12 week scan with Summer. What a coincidence ;0)

So as promised I have been having a play with some of the lovely new promotional downloads in My Digital Studio. MDS is proving an even bigger time waster for me than Pinterest. Once I start looking through all the content and then start matching up my photos I get lost in a scrapbooky daze. If you haven't had a look at My Digital Studio yet, I strongly recommend giving it a go. You can download a free trial version here and find all the promotional downloads here. 

This project uses the Warm Holiday Wishes Photocard Template currently part of the 30% off promotion at the brilliant price of £1.05. It is one of MDS' fantastic photo card templates ready for you to add photos to and then print either at home or through a printing service. And voila you have a ready made family greeting card to send to friends and family.

I cannot sing the praises of MDS highly enough. It makes scrapbooking quick and easy with the potential to print and add 3D embellishments to. It also makes projects such as photocards and postcards with the personal touch so easy to create and print at home.

I have so many festive projects to share with you over the upcoming weeks. They are all ready and waiting to be photographed so I can upload them here. I have been having a fab time playing with the festive packaging bundles (click here for more info) and creating gifts for my upcoming party hostesses and door prizes for attendees.

I have a new Hostess Code for you for orders placed before November 16th. If you place an order online add the code below to your order and I will add your name to the draw to win the hostess benefits for the order (with a minimum of £25 in hostess freebies):

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Please get in touch if you have any questions about todays project or My Digital Studio, about placing an order or about Stampin' Up! in general. You can contact me on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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Stampin' Up! UK Packaging Bundles Promotion

Good morning and welcome to a new and exciting Stampin' Up! day filled with new promotions and festive crafting cheer.

Stampin' Up! have announced two lovely festive product bundles for all your festive packaging and gift tag needs. These bundles are excellent for packaging treats and small gifts this Christmas season. 

The Holiday Tag It Decorative Box Bundle (item 135811) includes

• Stamp a Tag Kit
• Cherry Cobbler 1" (2.5 cm) Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (9.1 m)
• Decorative Window Gift Boxes (6 boxes)

The Holiday Tag It Extra-Large Box Bundle (item 135812) includes

• Stamp a Tag Kit
• Cherry Cobbler 1" (2.5 cm) Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (9.1 m)
• Extra-Large Gift Boxes (3 boxes)

If you click on the flyer below it will connect your straight through to my online store to see the products in more detail.

Preparing for Christmas is also the perfect time to invest in the fantastic My Digital Studio software. It could help you with invites, Christmas cards, thank you notes, photo layouts for family and gifts. And for the next month, Stampin' Up! are offering a selection of seasonal downloads for 30% off. 

To download the full MDS software or a 30 day free trial click here and to see all the lovely products and downloads included in the festive sale, please click here.

What a lot of lovely festive creativity for a rainy Tuesday morning. Please get in touch directly for any help or queries about these promotions: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

And please pop back over the coming days to see samples made using these promotional items. I cannot wait to download some of these new promotional MDS downloads and make some projects to share with you.

And just before I leave you, here is a quick Christmas card I shared with my team recently using the Shaker Frames and a small section of Window Sheet to create the shaker frame front. This card uses the mini Dasher image from the Best of Christmas stamp set and the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder. I love creating these quick and easy shaker frames to add a little dimension to my festive creations (and kids love the interactivity of the glittery shaker element). 

Thanks for popping by today and Happy Crafting to you all ;0)

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Stampin' Up! UK! Last Day of 25% off 25 Stamps

Good morning and welcome to another crafty week at Stampin' Sarah! I hope you are bundled up warm and have weathered the storm overnight. I haven't ventured to the window to survey the damage just yet. But it was certainly rainy and windy overnight (!).

Just a quick reminder that today is the final day to benefit from 25% off 25 stamp sets. Click on the picture above for a direct link to my online store to see the 25 stamps included and to order your stamps direct online.

 And don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month. So far there is a guaranteed £25 to be won! Orders need to be received by 6pm tonight to be entered in to the draw.

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My crafty share for this rainy Monday is this lovely card designed by my downline Hayley for a recent shoebox swap. I love this use of the huge Sunflower Background stamp (Page 71 of the main catalogue) overlaid on to the panel stamped with the En Francais background stamp (Page 100). The colour scheme is So Saffron, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla and the card is finished with a Designer Button and Linen Thread.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about todays project, about placing an order or about Stampin' Up! in general. You can contact me on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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Stampin' Up! UK Flower Shop Gift Card

Good morning and a very Happy Thursday to you!

I've woken up with a terrible sore throat and earache today. Oh the joy of winter bug season. Going to wrap up warm and have a quiet day with Summer I think (if there ever is such a thing as I can assure you she is far from quiet!).

I have a quick birthday Gift Card project for you today. With the festive season fast approaching I wanted to share my Stampin' Up! Gift Vouchers with you again. These prove very popular every year with my customers as a perfect way to help a loved one choose their own crafting pressie. I love making all different styles of gift card and voucher and would be happy to personalise to any style or any amount. If you give me a call on 609249 or drop me an email on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk I'll be only too happy to discuss your requirements and get a voucher made up for you asap.

This voucher was made for a good friend's birthday using Stampin' Up!'s Modern Medley Designer Series Paper coupled with the Flower Shop stamp set and matching Blossom Punch.  I decided to try another monochrome creation inspired by the DSP and really pleased with the end result. And I love the effect of finishing the floral embellishment with the 'For You' stamped using the A Round Array stamp set.

Please get in touch with any gift voucher requirements for Christmas or an upcoming special event or birthday. I'd be only too happy to help.

To order any of the products above and receive your free surprise festive gift in the post (direct from me and not Stampin' Up! for the rest of October only), you can order direct with me or through my online store direct to your door. Click on the image below and then click shop in the top right corner.

 And don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month. So far there is a guaranteed £25 to be won!

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Happy Crafting

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Stampin' Up! UK 1 Week Only Special Promotion

Good morning and what a way to start the crafty Stampin' Up! UK week! Lots of lovely things to share with you today to get your craftiness off to a inspired start. And I apologise in advance for the information overload.

First of all, today sees the start of a 1 week only special 25% off promotion. Until 28 October you can order 25 specially selected stamp sets for 25% off. What a bargain!! Please see below for a full list of all the lovely stamp sets offered at this 1 week only reduced price. To see these stamps in the online catalogue, please click here for a direct link to my online store complete with pictures (and for anyone purchasing anything from my online store over the next week I have a little festive thank you gift to pop in the post to you to help with your seasonal craftiness. Place an order to receive your surprise gift). Or alternatively drop me an email on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk for an 'in your hand' copy of the catalogue.

And if this wasn't enough to get your creativity flowing, today Stampin' Up! have released two FAB new products, Thinlits Card Dies for use with your Big Shot! I have been so excited about getting my hands on these since I first saw them appearing on YouTube videos and blogs across the pond. And since I preordered them a couple of weeks ago I haven't been able to stop creating fantastic swinging cards, perfect for all occasions. Now the products are live I can share some of my creations with you. This makes flip cards so quick and easy (and no more trying to guess-timate how far to run your die through to get the effect!).

I really love these Thinlits and think they are a fun and creative addition to any crafty stash. If you'd like to see more click the video below for more info & Thinlit ideas.

To order any of the products above and receive your free surprise festive gift in the post (direct from me and not Stampin' Up!), you can order direct with me or through my online store direct to your door. Click on the image below and then click shop in the top right corner.

 And don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month. So far there is a guaranteed £25 to be won!

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And just to leave you with something a little crafty for the day, here is a Christmas card we created at my workshops last month. The Christmas Tree image is from the lovely stamp set, Evergreen. And the Merry Christmas is from the More Merry Messages stamp set. Please get in touch directly to find out more about how I created this card and the products used. I'd be only too happy to have a crafty chat.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting to you all on this rainy Isle of Wight day.

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Stampin' Up! UK Joyful Christmas Tidings

Evening all!

A bit of a late one today. Its been a week of disturbed sleep and 6am starts so blogging has been a little challenging. Sam is off giving Summer a bath so I thought I would sneak 5 minutes to share a couple of crafty projects with you.

The card below was inspired by this Pinterest beauty. I absolutely adore the white embossing on vellum contrasted with Crumb Cake. And I just love stamping this poinsettia image from Stampin' Up!'s Joyful Christmas stamp set.

And I know the card isn't perfectly stamped. I decided to share it with you today as a reminder to always check the edges of your stamps before stamping (or alternatively don't press too hard  with your stamp like i did!). Unfortunately this card was blighted by the Versamark edge marks. But I love it all the same.

There is still plenty of time to order your Christmas crafting goodies in order to create your own gifts, cards and wrapping. You can order direct with me or through my online store direct to your door.

 And don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month:

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My second crafty share I wanted to show you is a collection of Hostess Club thank yous I created to put in with the club orders last month.

I am usually a more colourful crafter leaning heavily towards the brights family. But I decided to use a Whisper White envelope and my Basic Black ink pad only to create this monochrome Flower Shop stamp set inspired collection.. It was finished with a flower punched with the Blossom punch from Modern Medley Designer Series Paper and the Thank You is from A Round Array. Inside I cut some Modern Medley paper samples and Basic Pearls for all my lovely hostesses. I will be starting a new virtual Hostess Club very soon so if you would like to join please get in touch to find out more on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk.

And one last thing, there are only 4 more days to join my Stampin' Up! team for the bargain price of £25. I would love to welcome you to the Island Inkers and I have a fresh batch of notebooks and paper samplers waiting to welcome you on board to the Stampin' Up! family. Please see this post for more info on joining up, or get in touch directly and I'd be only too happy to chat you through what is involved.

Thank you for popping by today. I really appreciate you visiting my blog and love sharing my crafty projects with you.

Happy Crafting

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Stampin' Up! UK A Happy Day at the Beach Scrapbook Page

Good morning all.

Lovely to be back blogging. I have a whole file on my computer of edited and ready to go project pictures and I just haven't had any free time to write the necessary blog posts for you. I will ensure I get back on track this week to share lots of lovely crafting.

By way of apology I will share a couple of crafty projects today to get the crafty week started.

The above project was a page from last month's scrapbooking class. I was asked to think along the lines of cruising and holiday scrapbooking. So this was the page I came up with inspired by the Stampin' Up! By The Seashore stamp set and Soho Subway Designer Series Paper (mixed with matching sheets of blue DSP from other sets including the Epic Day This and That DSP and DSP Paper Stacks).

I loved the beach embellishment created with a length of the new Burlap Ribbon in the Autumn Winter catalogue. So simple yet perfect for any seaside or beachy themed page.  The '2013' was stamped with the Memorable Moments stamp set in the main catalogue.

And as a Tuesday bonus here is a Christmas card I created for my card class last month. I absolutely adore the Calm Christmas stamp set and love how it matches the Bird Builder Punch (I used this punch to create the leafy branch in the birds mouth). The bird image was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with silver powder. I love the intricate details on the bird and Stampin' Up!'s powder is so fine that all these details are kept when you heat emboss.

The image was then layered on to ovals cut with my Ovals Collections Framelits. I embossed the top layer with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and layered this over a Silver Foil Oval. The final detail is the greeting which is from the Stampin' Up! More Merry Messages stamp set and stamped using my Silver Metallic Encore Pad. To find out more about the More Merry Messages set and other carry over sets from last years Autumn Winter catalogue please see this post.

Thank you for joining me today and my apologies again for the lack of creativity recently. I have been snowed under at work and with growing another baby and looking after Summer. It has all got a bit too busy. But I will ensure I share some of my lovely festive projects and I also have some smashing cards to share from my team shoebox swap last night too.

And one quick reminder that if you are placing an online order through my online store during October, don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month:

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Happy Tuesday Craftiness to you all and please get in touch with any questions or queries about the projects or about the products I have used. I'd love to help.

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Stampin' Up! UK Exclusive Joining Offer- Just £25!

So today sees the launch of Stampin' Up!'s fantastic join for £25 offer! There has never been a better time to join the Stampin' Up! family and my lovely team of Island Inkers.

New recruits can join Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator, for two weeks only between 7-21 October, for just £25. During this offer you can choose £26.95 worth of product for the £25 kit fee. You will also receive a Business Pack which includes catalogues, getting started DVD, order forms and guest invitation postcards too. What a bargain.

Click here to join my team directly online.

Stampin' Up! is a business designed to fit around your life flexibly, whether you just want to join for the Demo Discount or want to make a full time business out of it. To find out more about ways Stampin' Up! can work for you visit the 'Join My Team' tab above. Or I'm happy to chat to you about the opportunity via email or over the phone: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

And what is even more exciting is that today Stampin' Up! have announced two fantastic new exclusive products, the Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board and the FAB Thinlit Card Dies. Currently these are only available to current Demonstrators to preorder. So why not sign up today and take advantage of this pre-order exclusive.

 And just for a quick bit of craftiness before I leave for the day. I recently attended one of my lovely downline, Lorraine's, first cardmaking class (Lorraine fits her classes and craftiness around having a young baby to look after too! Stampin' Up! is a fantastic way to make your hobby in to a job that fits around your life). This is one of the notelets she had created for the class using the fantastic Zoo Review stamp set. Perfect as a quick hello card or add a bit of snowy sparkle for a Christmas greeting.

Thanks for popping by today. Please get in touch with any questions or queries and I'll be happy to help.

Happy Crafting

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Postcard Scrapbooking

Good morning crafters. Hope you've all had a lovely week and only a few hours to the weekend now.

I thought I would share a recent scrapbook page I completed. The theme for last month's scrapbooking class was cruising. I am helping my class ladies get started with their cruise holiday album. I needed a page that would work as a general holiday page but suited a cruise theme too.

I decided that Stampin' Up!'s Postcard stamp made a perfect centre piece for a page. We used the postcard to both create a title focus and a pocket for mementos and hidden journalling.

The colour scheme for this page is Marina Mist and Summer Starfruit with accents in Midnight Muse. The 6x6 Designer Series Paper square is from the Epic Day This and That paper pack. The edging stamping uses the compass and globe from Stampin' Up!'s The Open Sea stamp set.

We used the Chevron Border Punch to create a mask and inked the Midnight Muse chevron accents. To finish we added Candy Dots to add a bit of dimension and colour.

And just a quick reminder, if you are placing an online order through my online store during October, don't forget to add the hostess code below for your chance to win the combined hostess freebies for the month:

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Thanks for popping by today, please get in touch with any questions about Stampin' Up! and their products or to find out about booking a party or joining my team: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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October offers and news from Stampin' Up!

Good morning and welcome to another crafty day here on the Isle of Wight.

A new month always brings exciting news from Stampin' Up! HQ. The above picture shows this month's fantastic 'Best Of...' stamp set and this month we're focused on the best of Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. I love these floral images and cannot wait to place my order to get hold of these.

There is also a new promotion launching on October 7th, you could join Stampin' Up! and my lovely team of stampers, for only £25! Now that is a real bargain!!! More info to be posted next week once the promotion goes live. If you'd like to find out more in the mean time I'm happy to have an informal chat about joining Stampin' Up! and how it could work for you. I also have more info on the 'Join My Team' tab above.

And the last exciting bit of news is that if you host a qualifying party during October (£250+ in sales) you will receive an additional £25 in hostess freebies. So for a £250 sales party you will receive an amazing £65 of Stampin' Up! product for free. There has never been a better time to host a crafty party. I'm happy to theme your crafty make around any occasion or event (Christmas is still proving HUGELY popular at my parties currently). I can design a card, scrapbook page or gift box depending on what you fancy making. So get in touch on 01983 609249 or poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk to book your party or chat about what is involved and most importantly find out about the freebies you could earn for hosting.

And now for something a little bit crafty. I shared a card with you yesterday from my recent team shoebox swap. Today's cards are Lorraine and Charlotte's designs from the shoebox evening. Sandy designed a lovely card too with Lovely as a Tree and the reflection technique, however, I have yet to finish colouring it so that will be a share for another day.

Card 1 Uses: 

Elegant Butterfly Punch

Bitty Butterfly Punch

Yippee Skippee! Stamp Set

Dictionary Stamp Set

Basic Grey and Daffodil Delight Cardstock and Ink

Card 2 Uses:

Baby Prints Stamp Set

Zoo Babies Stamp Set 

That's The Ticket Stamp Set & Ticket Duo Punch

Small Heart Punch

Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Ink and Cardstock

Thank you for stopping by today. Please get in touch with any Stampin' Up! or crafty questions, I'd be more than happy to help.

Happy Crafting ;0)
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