The New Stampin' Up! Catalogue 2015 Is Here!

Hello to the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue 2015-2016! 

Click on the image below to link through to a pdf of the new catalogue or alternatively pop your details in an email and I'll post a paper copy straight out to you.

Check out all the lovely new products online in my Online Store (click on the link to the left).

I absolutely love this catalogue and all the loveliness contained within it. It is well worth making a cuppa and indulging for a few minutes (or hours in my case). And I'm not ashamed to admit I still take my catalogue to bed with me. I love poring over all the details and projects before falling asleep.

Today I wanted to highlight the fantastic new In Colors. I look forward every year to the big reveal of the 5 new colours. This year we have Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe and Mint Macaron. As usual the names make me hungry. But aside from their mouthwatering sounding names they are also beautiful and vibrant too.

I used the colours to create the 'Hello' bookmark at the top of this post. I used the beautiful new In Colour Lace Trim to tie at the top.

I made the fab In Color sampler bookmarks below to accompany all orders and catalogues sent out throughout June. I wanted to showcase not only the colours but the new Ronald McDonald charity stamp set, Sprinkles of Life. Stampin' Up! give a donation to the charity for every stamp set purchased. 

I love the different uses of this stamp set- you can create ice creams, cupcakes, trees, clouds! And even better, there is a matching punch too (the Tree Builder Punch).

I created a quick series of notelets using the stamp set and new In Colors. I added extra embellishment using the Cherry On Top Paper Stack and coordinating Washi Tapes. The sentiment was stamped using the Work of Art stamp set.

I have a more detailed run down of all the fantastic things I love in the new catalogue tomorrow for you. Just a reminder that for today only you can order from the brand new catalogue, the past catalogue, the Spring Summer and the Retiring Lists. But this is for one day only. And don't forget I'll post an In Color bookmark & catalogue to all customers placing an order in June.

And as if all this amazing newness wasn't enough, Stampin' Up! have also announced a fantastic joining promotion for June. If you join my team anytime between now and June 30th you can pick an extra 2 stamp sets (choose any sets from the new catalogue of any value) on top of your amazing £130 of product. All for the fantastic price of £99. For more information about joining my team click here, or click the picture above to order your Starter Kit straight away.

So pop on over to my Online Store to check out all the FAB new products as well as pick up some last minute bargains. Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop or get in touch directly and I can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door. I'd also love to Demo for you and your friends at a crafty party. As the hostess you earn lots of lovely freebies and you all get to make a fun crafty project too (no crafting experience necessary!)

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Sheltered Tree Bookmark Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Happy Friday!

What do you have planned for the weekend? Crafty fun I hope. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a couple of hours to work on my Project Life album. I have all my January pictures printed and ready and I am just chomping at the bit to get my pages designed. I love how quickly an album can come to life with the Project Life system (you can find out more about Project life and Stampin' Up! here).

I have the final project from my January card class to share with you today. This was inspired by a gorgeous bookmark card creation I found on Debbie's Design's blog in the USA. I'd never thought of creating a fancy fold card with a detachable bookmark. What a lovely little extra for the recipient. And with the Perforating Cutting Blade (part of the Rotary Addition for the Stampin' Trimmer) it couldn't be easier to create an easily detachable bookmark.

I wanted to capture Debbie's fun summer-y feel to the card so I used Old Olive and Real Red as my colour scheme. I coloured Basic Pearls with my Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities markers to add to the stamped Sheltering Tree to create apples.

To give added dimension to the leaves on the tree I simply stamped the 'leaf' stamp freshly inked with Old Olive and then stamped immediately again without reinking. This gives added colour dimension to your tree with both lighter and darker leaves. I used the same effect for the grass too.

I just love stamping with this stamp set. I love all the little extras you can add to your image from the rake and swing to snowflakes and the bicycle. And with our new photopolymer stamps it is super easy to line everything up.

Thank you for popping by today. You can find out more about the new Spring Summer Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration promotion by clicking here or by using the navigation menu on the left. This really is the most exciting time of the year to shop. New products and fantastic freebie rewards too. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop (or click on the links above to find out more about specific products) or get in touch directly and I  can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door. 

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By the Tide Birthday Bookmark

Good morning Stampers.

I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. What have you been up to this fine May Day? I squeezed in a little craftiness on Saturday making my Hostess Club welcome gifts. I will share those with you later in the week. But now my mini flurry of birthdays in briefly paused (to be resumed next weekend) I can share the second of the birthday cards I made for my Dad.

If you remember this project I made last year for Mother's Day (altered gift cards) well then you might recognise one of the elements of this birthday card. Mum wanted to create a bookmark as part of the card for my Dad. His books are often littered with old train tickets and receipts that he uses as page markers. So as this old gift card was about the same size Mum wanted to create a fishy themed glazed bookmark and then use it as a focal point for a card.

I covered the gift card in Modern Medley Designer Series Paper and inked the edges with my daubers and Soft Suede ink. I then stamped the seaweed image from By The Tide across the newsprint. I also stamped the fish from the same set twice in Black Stazon on to a scrap piece of Very Vanilla. I sponge daubered Garden Green ink over the fish images (and then inked Gold Encore ink over the top to give the fish a Ghost Koi feel). The seashell is from the By The Seashore stampset.

To finish the card I used a Tempting Turquoise base with Island Indigo and Soft Suede layers.  For the inked main layer I used Naturals White Cardstock (slightly textured like sand) and stamped the seaweed again and then used a stamping sponge to spread Pool Party ink over the background. I then ripped two pieces of cardstock (Crumb Cake and Soft Suede) to give the sandy feel to the base of the image. I then used a length of Linen Thread and a Neutrals Button to finish the embellishment.

The base of the card was inspired by this creation I found on Pinterest. I thought it made a perfect base to highlight the fishy bookmark (which i glazed with Mod Podge to make it last longer).

Thank you for popping by today. You can order all Stampin' Up! products through my online store by click here or by clicking on any of the product links above. I will also happily order any products for you. Just drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249 and I'll happily assist.

And don't forget to check out this weeks Weekly Deals to see what fab items are discounted for a limited time only (until tomorrow!).

Happy Crafting

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