Fun with the Adventure Awaits Bundle by Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafty friends. I have a confession. I am in love with the new Adventure Bound Paper Stack. I cannot express just how lovely these papers are. They are 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" in size which is perfect for mounting on to a card front as I have done here. The stack has 48 sheets (4 each of 12 double sided designs) and each sheet is lovely quality thick cardstock.

These papers are perfect for masculine projects and would suit a Birthday, Father's Day, graduation or any celebration where more masculine colours are needed. And they are so lovely on their own they need little extra embellishment.

This card is a case of a little frame in the Spring Summer catalogue. I love the simplicity of simply stamping the 'Adventure Begins' stamp in bold black over the top of the tree image. This would be a perfect 'Travel Safe' card for someone off on a travelling adventure.

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 or pictures below to find out more about specific products) or get in touch directly and I'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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Adenture Awaits Photopolymer Bundle

£25.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

£5.50

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Regals Candy Dots

£5.50

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Perpetual Birthday Calendar Kit Part 2 created by Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

As promised I am back with another Spring Summer celebration post today. I love nothing more than new product and introducing new catalogues to all my lovely customers. And as I mentioned earlier in the week the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Kit is my favourite of all the new products (and there are a LOT of lovely things in the new Spring Summer catalogue) and I cannot wait to show my sample one off over the upcoming months.

I have the second half of the year to share with you today. 

Starting with my slighty over stamped July page. I tried a different colour combo on this page (Blushing Bride, Real Red and Lost Lagoon) and embellished with confetti stickers and sequins (all part of the kit).

 I love the little butterfly stamps and thought they would work well with the little sunburst stamps.

Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Lost Lagoon for September.

I wanted to have a go at capturing Autumn on my October page so I used the two different leaf stamps and tried the rock n roll technique with Hello Honey and Real Red to give a two tone effect to my leaves. I then stamped over the top with the second leaf stamp in Baked Brown Sugar.

I wanted to create fireworks for November so used a Hello Honey background and stamped over with Real Red stars and glued sequins for a little bit of sparkle.

And last but not least I created a winter snow themed December page.

Now all that remains is for me to dig through my diary (or failing that checking upcoming birthdays on Facebook) and filling in all my pages with upcoming celebrations.

I hope this has inspired you to have a go. It really is a great value kit at just £14.50 for the box and bits and £21.95 for the photopolymer stamp set  (which has numerous other uses for scrapbooking and cardmaking).

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'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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A Sale-A-Bration 2015 Happy Thing set of cards from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning and a very Happy Thursday to you all. What has your week brought you so far? I returned to work this week following my Sylvie maternity leave. What an adjustment that is. I love the routine of work and of structuring my day. But I also really miss the girls too and our casual days at home. Still today is my final work day of the week so I will have to come up with something fun to do with the girls tomorrow when I am at home with them again.

Today I wanted to show you this pair of cards I made with the gorgeous A Happy Thing Sale-A-Bration freebie stamp set (receive this stamp free with a purchase of £45+). I initially got this stamp set as I loved the little bird stamp and thought he would lend himself to Blendabilities colouring. I had completely overlooked the lemon image until I came across this little picture in my Next catalogue.

I just fell in love with the colour scheme of this little girls dress and knew it would make the perfect starting point for using the little lemon stamp from A Happy Thing.

So here is what I came up with.

I picked Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay as my main cardstock colours and used my Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blendabilities Markers to blend and shade the lemons.

I created the Bermuda Bay border using my Scallop Edge Border Punch.

After creating my first card I wanted to carry on colouring so decided to create a simply One Sheet Wonder style card. I stamped the lemon image all over my piece of cardstock and then filled the gaps with the 'Love Life' sentiment. I then blended and coloured the leaves and lemons. For this card I used the Blendabilities Colour Lifter marker to give the extra bit of colour definition. I lifted some of the blended yellow on the lemons to have that dimensional feel.

I really enjoyed using the Next catalogue picture as inspiration for my two cards today. I'm now going to keep my eye out for more inspiring images and see what I can come up with.

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'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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Perpetual Birthday Calendar Project Kit stamped by Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters. Are you loving all the new loveliness of the Spring Summer catalogue and Sale-A-Bration? What is not to love?

As promised I am sharing with you today the first half of my Perpetual Birthday Calendar made with the amazing Project Kit from the Spring Summer catalogue.

Some days I crave crafting using a kit. Something ready prepared and waiting to be made in to something beautiful. And this kit is my all time favourite kit offered by Stampin' Up! It is just such a lovely little make and so much fun to put together.

During Demonstrator preorder this was the first thing I ordered along with the coordinating Perpetual Birthday Calendar Photopolymer stamp set (all the lovely background stamps along with the months).

To keep it simple I used the suggested ink colours in the instructions: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Baked Brown Sugar, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Real Red. I simply picked out these ink pads and sat down at my desk to create with the ready made die cuts, embellishments and accessories.

Each month has its own background embellishment stamp ranging from hearts and butterflies to splodges and leaves.

The kit also contains sequins, trim & confetti stickers to add extra texture and fun to your pages.

I especially love the little die cut feathers. I loved creating this Melon Mambo themed page for April.

Just a little tip if you purchase and create this little project kit. Each ready made calendar page is printed with a specific number of days. So be sure to make sure you pick the right number days for the month your are stamping. I am so glad I realised this before starting my calendar. I would not have been happy to have stamped January with 30 days or February with 31!!

And as well as the lovely stamped calendar pages you also get the hard board and clip to mount your pages on to. And they all come packaged in this lovely presentation box too (perfect for keeping your completed calendar in when not on display or for decorating if you are giving as a gift).

Pop back on Friday and I will have the final 6 months of the year to share with you.

Here is the full kit and all its components. If you click on the image it will connect you through my online store for more detail. The kit is £14.50. A really good value fun make.

Thank you so much for popping by today. Thank you for supporting my blog throughout the year. 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 (you can click on the pictures below) or get in touch direct and I'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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Perpetual Birthday Calendar Project Kit

£14.50

Perpetual Birthday Calendar Photopolymer Stamp Set

£21.95

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The new Stampin' Up! Spring Summer Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration freebies are here

Good morning and a happy new catalogue day.

So much to celebrate today starting with my new blog design. What do you think? I love it. I love my little owl family- me, Summer and Sylvie watching over all the craftiness below. A huge thank you to Catherine over at Ideas Inkorporated for all her help in getting my blog design sorted.

Now on to crafty news!

Today is the official start of the new Spring Summer catalogue. So many lovely new products. The highlights for me are the new range of kits (my absolute favourite being the Perpetual Birthday Calendar which I will be sharing with you later in the week), the two step stamping stamp set Sheltering Tree perfect for customising for any season, the gorgeous Crazy About You stamp and Hello You Thinlits bundle and last but not least, the new colours of Blendabilities markers. 

But don't take my word for it, click on the image below to check the catalogue out for yourself. If you'd like your own paper copy in your hands to read through, please drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk. I'd love to get one in the post to you.

And as if a new catalogue is not exciting enough, Sale-A-Bration 2015 launches today too. So that means you can earn a Sale-A-Bration freebie with every purchase of £45 of product from the new catalogue. Stampin' Up! have outdone themselves with this years fabulous offering of free product. Click on the image below to click through to the Sale-A-Bration brochure online.

Sale-A-Bration does not just mean freebies as a customer. It is also a perfect time to sign up as a Demonstrator. This year Stampin' Up! are offering a fantastic extra choice of product, either a free Spring Summer kit or 2 Sale-A-Bration products, on top of the amazing £130 of product. All for the still amazing price of £99! You can sign up direct to my Inkin' Owls team by clicking here or to find out more visit the 'Join My Team' tab above.

And the final way you can benefit is by hosting your very own crafty Stampin' Up! party. As a hostess you can benefit from an extra £20 in free product with a party of £200+ in sales. So for a £250 sales party you will receive an amazing £60 in free product (yours to choose from either of the current catalogues).

What is better than new products and extra freebies? Sale-A-Bration is my favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year!!

I'd love to help you earn some extra freebies this Sale-A-Bration (running through to March 31st) so please drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or visit my online store by clicking here.

And just before I leave you, here is a little sneak peek of the project I will be sharing with you tomorrow. The Perpetual Birthday Calendar Kit-

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'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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Pinkies Sale-a-Bration 2015 Blog Hop - A Big Day Magic Slider Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using new Stampin' Up!® products that you can earn free during Sale-a-Bration. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

Thank you for joining me today from Cobi's blog. You've hopped here to the Isle of Wight for my little corner of Sale-A-Bration creativity. Sale-A-Bration is my absolute favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year. Who doesn't love a freebie as a reward for buying gorgeous crafting products?

I chose to feature the Big Day stamp set (along with the ribbons/buttons from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack which is another freebie you can earn during the Sale-A-Bration sales period). I created this magic slider card and matching gift box perfect for fitting in a little choccie or candle gift.

I used the colours of the Accessory pack as my theme- Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana. 

I created my slider element by creating a 2" wide Whisper White tag with my Scallop Tag Topper Punch. I then created a matching layered tag using a Window Sheet to layer over the top. I stamped my cake and greeting on to the Whisper White tag using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to exactly match the base image over the top on the Window Sheet tag (thus giving the magic effect when you pull the tag from the card).

I coloured my Whisper White tag with my Blendabilities Markers in Coastal Cabana and Calypso Coral (don't forget you can also choose a colour set of Blendabilities as your Sale-A-Bration freebie if you want to start building your colouring collection).

And here is the little mini matching box I created using my Gift Box Punch Board. I used a 6" square piece of Crushed Curry cardstock which I then stamped with the matching Big Day stamps and coloured again with Blendabilities. I then tied with ribbons from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack.

Thank you for joining me today for my little bit of Sale-A-Bration creativity. Hop on to Eveline's blog to continue the fun.

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 (you can click on the pictures below) or get in touch directly and I'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting 

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Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

£6.25

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Calypso Coral Assortment

£10.95

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

£6.25

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment

£10.95

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

£20.95

Medium Window Sheets

£4.50

Gift Box Punch Board

£17.95

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Happy New Year Saleabration 2015 Sneak Peek Desk Calendar from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Happy New Year to all my crafty friends and readers.

Let me start with a huge thank you for all your support throughout 2014. I look forward to seeing what craftiness is in store for 2015.

I hope you had a lovely festive season and a fantastic New Year celebration. January 1st is my birthday so I had a lovely day with my family. We started with a morning walk on the beach and then I made homemade soup for everyone at mine. Then Sam treated me to a trip to see The Hobbit in the afternoon. I have been to the cinema for my birthday every year for as long as I can remember. It must be the film studies graduate in me ;0)

So to celebrate 2015 I have my virtual club gift project to share with you today. For all my lovely monthly club ladies I made these desk stand calendars with fun little post it notes attached.

I was looking for inspiration for this months order gifts and I found a whole file of these 'Keep Calm' themed post its in my crafty drawers. The colours were perfect In Color 2013-2015 matches so I used that as the basis for creating these desk easel stand calendars. 

I made two colour ways. One with a Crisp Cantaloupe base (stamping in Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and Tangerine Tango) and the other with a Pistachio Pudding base (stamping in Pistachio Pudding, Wild Wasabi and Garden Green).

The stand up section was Baked Brown Sugar which I stamped over in Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede and Early Espresso inks.  I just cannot get enough of the Sale-a-Bration 2015 stamp set Lotus Blossom. I love the effect of the layered stamping. It is so therapeutic to line up each layer (made easier by the fact that the stamps are photopolymer).

These were super simple to make. I simply started with a 20cm x 10cm base which I scored at 10cm and 5cm. I then folded the 5 cm section inward (towards the post it notes) and attached my 10cm square Baked Brown Sugar section to form the stand up easel section. Super simple. And perfect for any occasion.

Thank you for popping by today.  I am taking part in a Pinkies Sale-A-Bration celebration Blog Hop tomorrow with my fellow team of Demonstrators. We'd love it if you popped back to join the hop and gain some Sale-a-Bration creative ideas.

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 (you can click here and then click shop in the top right corner) or get in touch directly and I'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting 

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2013-2015 In Color A4 Cardstock & Classic Stampin' Pads New Color Kit

£27.95

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