A Watercolor Wings Swinging Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

A very happy new week crafty friends. How was your weekend? I had a full house for my class on Saturday. We had a lovely time and my home baked Slimming World Orange and Raspberry Sponge went down well too.

I've got one of our crafty projects from the class to share this evening. I've seen a lot of these pop up swing cards around the blogosphere. I decided to showcase our beautiful new In Colors and create my own version.

For the measurements I used and the inspiration I used this blog post from a fellow Demo in Australia.

I created my card frame using Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush and Whisper White.

I stamped the Watercolor Wings butterfly using Delightful Dijon, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder and Memento Black ink. I love how easy this is to line up using our fabulous photopolymer stamps.

For the inside of the card I created a frame using the squiggles from the Sweet Stack stamp set. I added the smaller butterflies and flowers from Butterfly Basics to cover the joins in the squiggles. The sentiment is from another new stamp set called Cottage Greetings.

I finished the card with an In Color Blossom. I love these little embellishments. Beautifully textured and coordinated.

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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A Butterfly Basics Hostess Gift from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafty friends.

I'm a bit later with my posting than normal this week. We returned from a lovely week away to France at the weekend so fitting in crafting amid washing and unpacking proved a little challenging. But I did manage to sneak an hour for creating last night. I have a Stampin' Up! crafty party this week and wanted to make something special for my Hostess. 

I found a pack of these little notebooks in my 'crafty inspiration' drawer full of things I will get round to making eventually. I thought they would make perfect gifts for upcoming new catalogue party hostesses.

I used my Butterfly Basics stamp set with the Butterfly Framelits (available together as a fantastic bundle for a 15% saving) to create the background and butterfly feature. For the background I stamped the flower from Butterfly Basics in Versamark and heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss powder. I then stamped the small butterflies in Watermelon Wonder ink.

I added the white film frame cut with the On Film Framelits and the larger butterfly cut with my Butterfly Framelits. To finish I added an In Color Blossom in Mint Macaron and Itty Bitty Flowers punched with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Mint Macaron Cardstock (I added a White Candy Dot for the centre of the flower).

I have added a special Stampin' Up! pen to the gift and will set about designing a gift bag this evening.

If you would like to host your own Stampin' Up! party I would love to come and demo for you and your friends and family. I always make a gift for all my hostesses on top of the fab product freebies you will receive from Stampin' Up! themselves. I also provide all materials for you and your attendees to complete a stamping project aimed at all levels of experience from a new stamper through to the more experienced crafter.

Thank you for popping by today. Don't forget to check out this week's Weekly Deals. 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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Serene Silhouettes Birthday Greetings Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

How much are you loving the new Stampin' Up! catalogue? 

There is just so much to choose from amid all the loveliness. I cannot wait to create and share so many new projects and ideas over the upcoming months.

Today I have a birthday card I created with my Hostess Club ladies recently using the Serene Silhouettes and Butterfly Basics stamp sets.

To create this card we punched a circle from a piece of scrap card and used the scrap piece as a mask. Using a Stampin Sponge (or a dauber would work too) we sponged So Saffron ink as a base and then Calypso Coral ink over the top to create a sunset.

Once the sunset effect was created we stamped the branch silhouette in Memento Black and covered with Clear Embossing. This gives a lovely sheen and raised texture to the card.

To finish we stamped the Happy Birthday from Butterfly Basics in Calypso Coral ink.

A super simple, quick and easy note card which could be personalised for any occasion.

Thank you for popping by today. Don't forget to check out this week's Weekly Deals. 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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An Artisan Embellishment Scrapbook Page from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafty friends. Sorry about the week long absence. Would you believe I had a case of crafters block? I should keep projects in reserve for those weeks where I just don't have the time to get in my craft room and have some fun.

You'll be pleased to hear that I am over the block now. Cannot wait to get scrapbooking some lovely pictures I took over the weekend. We went away in our campervan to visit friends. The weather was so lovely that I managed to get some great snaps.

But back to today's crafty share. I was rummaging through a big box of photos awaiting scrapping and came across this pic of my Mum and Pops at my cousin's wedding.

I wanted to create something vintage-y and wedding-y so knew the beautiful Artisan Embellishment Kit would be a perfect starting point (currently reduced as part of the Weekly Deals promotion. Available at the bargain price of £6.71). I used a Crumb Cake 12"x12" base and stamped in Crumb Cake with the Swallowtail stamp and added extra detail with the Butterfly Basics stamp set. I also inked the edges of my cardstock with more Crumb Cake. I sprayed my base layer with a little Smooch Spritz to give a little extra sparkle.

I then created my Blushing Bride layer. I used the beautiful rose die-cut in the Embellishment kit as a stencil and daubered Blushing Bride ink through to create the rose background.

I then embellished with the flowers and ribbon from the Artisan kit. I created my title using the Little Letters Thinlits Dies (cut from Rose Red).

I love how the page came together using the Artisan Embellishment Kit as my colour inspiration. It was perfect for a wedding page.

Pop over to the Weekly Deals page to see the other products available at a reduced price just for today and tomorrow. New deals will be available on Wednesday.

Thank you for popping by today. 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 below 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. 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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A big Sale-A-Bration Send Off from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters.

I was going through my projects to post here last night and realised I had several pictures of Sale-A-Bration projects to share with you.

So today in celebration of the last day of Sale-A-Bration 2015 I thought I would share the last of my projects using all of my favourite SAB freebies.

And don't forget there is still time to earn your own Sale-A-Bration freebie by placing an order today for £45+ in product. You can order any Stampin' Up! products via my online store by clicking here.

The first of my projects is this Thank You note I created for a recent customer order using the fantastic Lotus Blossom freebie stamp set.

I stamped the Lotus Blossom in Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and Blackberry Bliss. I used a strip of Painted Blooms Designer Series paper. I then created the Thank You by punching a Whisper White Note Tag and stamped the greeting in Blackberry Bliss. I embellished with three Brights Candy Dots.

I had a Stampin' Up! party at the weekend with some lovely ladies. We celebrated the end of Sale-A-Bration (and the special extra Sale-A-Bration products available in March only) with these two cards created using the gorgeous Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum.

We coloured the reverse of the Designer Vellum and mounted on to one of Stampin' Up!'s precut and scored Note Cards. The butterfly is stamped in Blushing Bride and the greeting in Rose Red. The stamps are both from the Butterfly Basics stamp set.

If you'd like to find out more about any of the products I have used please click on the product links below. Don't forget Sale-A-Bration ends today. These additional exclusive products will not be available beyond today.

Thank you for popping by today. 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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Wellie Boot Butterfly Basics Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Happy Friday crafters.

What a fantastically busy and crafty week I have had here at Stampin' Sarah! HQ. I've been busy planning a special product class next week using the Painted Petals stamp set and matching papers. I've also been making Hostess Club gifts for my lovely virtual club members (more on that next week once I've taken some pictures). And lastly I have fallen in love with this online crafty project. Going to give it a go (with a lot of help from my Mum no doubt).

I have another of our card class projects to share with you today. This is a project and template I have cased from Stamping T in Australia. I loved the simplicity of the wellie boot template which could be used in endless combinations for all the gardening or outdoor loving people in your life.

For this card I used a Very Vanilla cardstock base and then stamped the flower from Butterfly Basics in black ink. I then layered the fern/leaf image by stamping multiple times from one inking in Wild Wasabi. I coloured the main floral image and then stamped and punched two little butterflies from Papillion Potpourri.

I finished with Candy Dots in tones of purple (taken from the Regals and Subtles Dots) and Basic Pearls to embellish the butterflies.

I absolutely love creating different shaped cards and this one is perfect for the time of year with Spring beginning to show itself in all the beautiful blooms popping up everywhere.

Thank you for popping by today. Don't forget Sale-A-Bration finishes on Tuesday so only a few more days to take advantage of all the lovely freebie products available only while supplies last.

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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Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafty friends.

Happy new crafty weekend. I hope you all had a lovely crafty weekend. I managed to get some more quilting done (well I sat and cut 36 perfect rectangles ready for the next step in the sewing process).  Saturday was also my monthly card class with my lovely ladies. We had a full house this month and my ladies still managed to be packed up and finished half an hour early. More challenging cards on the list for next month....

Here is one of this month's makes. I'd seen a similar card over on Amy K's blog and decided to give it a go. I absolutely love the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum which Stampin' Up! have added as part of the bonus Sale-A-Bration product offering. I love the printed designs and they are perfect for coloring and layering on to cards.

For this card I managed to use two of the 15.2cm square butterfly design pieces and create 8 cards from them. I cut 3.8 cm strips from the designer vellum and coloured on the reverse using Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon and Pool Party Stampin' Write Markers. I then mounted on to a Whisper White piece of card cut to the same size.

For the stamping we used the butterfly image from Papillon Potpourri and stamped in Lost Lagoon on to the Pool Party card layer. We then stamped the greeting from the Butterfly Basics stamp set in Island Indigo to overlap the butterfly image. To finish we used a short length of Linen Thread and a Regal Designer Button.

With only 1 week left of Sale-A-Bration it is the perfect time to place your order for all the lovely products in the Spring Summer catalogue. You will get 1 Sale-A-Bration free product for each £45 you spend. So with the purchase of the stamp sets used in this card plus the In Color Markers you could receive the Sheer Perfection Vellum for free! Who doesn't love a good freebie?

Here is more info on the 4 exclusive products added to Sale-A-Bration for March only.

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 (click on the links below 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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Butterfly Basics meets Painted Blooms from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters.

Happy Thursday to you. How is your crafty week going? I had my lovely Hostess Club ladies round last night for a bit of craftiness and a cuppa. We had a lovely catch up over a card. I run my Hostess Club evenings every other month. I would love to welcome you to the Hostess Club, either locally or virtually (I can provide project kits if you are unable to attend), you can find out more here or by dropping me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk. And don't forget you'll benefit from sharing in regular Stampin' Up! promotions, a handmade gift from me each month and one month of hostess freebies.

Today's crafty share is inspired by this Jennifer McGuire tutorial I found on partial die cutting. I loved the simplicity of creating a dimensional fancy fold with my Butterflies Thinlits Dies.  Although after prepping 8 of these card bases I did begin to wonder what had inspired this creative fancifulness (each card required 3 times through the Big Shot).

I used the Butterfly Basics stamp set to create the Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight butterflies. Both the Thinlits and Stamps are available as part of a fantastically priced bundle  (only £36.25 for the photopolymer bundle).

I layered a strip of Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper over Old Olive cardstock and secured this to my base layer (so the butterflies overlapped). I then finished with a Melon Mambo coloured pearl (I used my Blendabilities markers to colour my pearl) and three Brights Candy Dots.

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 (click on the links below 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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