Isle of Wight Craft Party- Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board Makes

Good morning and what an exciting week we have ahead of us with the new Stampin' Up! catalogue launching TOMORROW!!! I cannot wait to share some projects and products with you all and also start placing orders from the new catalogue. There are SO many lovely new things I'd like to have a craft with. If you haven't got your hands on a copy of the new Stampin' Up! catalogue yet, please drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk and I'll happily pop one in the post for you.

I demonstrated for some lovely friends of mine on Friday evening. At the request of the hostess we made two projects using the Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board. My ladies love crafting with their boards and wanted some extra inspiration. So I had a quick search on Pinterest for some unusual punch board ideas and found these lovely two projects by a fellow Demonstrator, Sam Donald. I loved how she has created two boxes thinking outside of the usual EPB box (tee hee!).

The first is this curved sweetie treat box.  I used the very soon to be retired Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper to create both boxes. I love the big splodges of colour on this paper design. If you'd like to get hold of this paper then place your order super quick as its only available for the rest of today and then it will be gone for good!

The box was designed to hold two tubes of Love Hearts. But I managed to squeeze a treat size Crunchie and Chomp in to the sweetie holder. You can see a little sneak peek of a new little punch from the new Stampin' Up! catalogue above. I love this new little floral punch which comes as part of a set with a star and little heart too.

  

The second project we made was this standing sweetie holder. It was perfect for using with a Medium Cello Bag filled with some M&Ms. I love how this stands alone and would make a perfect wedding favour or table place setting. You can change the occasion or season simply by using a different colour scheme or Designer Series Paper.

Thank you to all who popped by to my new catalogue Open House on Saturday. We had a lovely day creating and chatting (and eating some tasty biscuits too). As you can see from the photos below my own copy of the new catalogue has been super busy. Firstly it is showing off the creative make and take on Saturday designed to showcase the FAB new Blendabilities.

And after all the excitement of my Open House both my babies fell asleep for about an hour and a half of Saturday. As you can imagine a whole 90 minutes of quiet time is rare in this house, so I tucked up on the sofa with my littlies sleeping either side of me and I made my (very long) wishlist of stamps, punches, dies, embossing folders, pens, Designer Series Papers, Project Life sets... and much much more. Something tells me I won't be ordering it all at once. Unless I win the lottery in the mean time of course......

Please let me know if you'd like a copy of the catalogue. I'd love to pop one in the post to you.

And don't forget today is the last chance to order from the Retiring List. So if there is a product you'd love to own from the current catalogue please check my online store to make sure it is not on the Retiring List. Tomorrow is a brand new catalogue and all retiring products will be gone for good.

Please get in touch with any questions, I'd love to help: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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Join my fabulous team of stampers, The Island Inkers, for just £50!

Lots of exciting things to share with you this morning. I forgot to mention in my earlier posts that with every customer order placed in June, you will receive one of these fab new In Color bookmarks as a thank you. Aren't these colours lovely? Mossy Meadow makes me feel all Christmas-y and Blackberry Bliss makes me hungry ;0) 

If you read my blog regularly you will know I have a fab team of Stampin' Up! stampers and that we meet regularly for a crafty shoebox swap. Well one of my lovely teamies, Lorraine, recently had a little girl (only 10 weeks or so between our bubbas!) and to celebrate her new arrival, I made this card (it was inspired by a card I'd seen over on Stampin' Pretty).

The colour scheme is Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White and Crumb Cake. There is a sneaky tiny amount of paper piecing on this card to create the bows on the little shoes. These were stamped using the Baby, We've Grown stamp set. The flowers were stamped and punched with the Petite Petals bundle. To finish I added pearls (one of which I now notice is missing!).

Growing and supporting my team of Demonstrators, the Island Inkers, is one of my favourite things about being involved with Stampin' Up!. I have made such great friends through crafting and I love being able to share and meet up regularly with them. I love to encourage them in building their businesses as well as celebrating their fantastic successes.

If you'd like to get involved and Join My Team, I would love to welcome you. You don't have to live locally to become an Island Inker as I am able to provide one to one support and assistance over the phone and via Skype. Plus, with the fantastic country wide events offered by Stampin' Up! I am regularly able to touch base with team members away from the Isle of Wight.

This is a perfect time to join Stampin' Up! as they are currently running the Join for £50 promotion and with the new catalogue just around the corner you are joining at one of the most exciting times in the Stampin' Calendar!

Please drop me a line if you'd like to find out more or click here to sign up directly online.

Don't forget the current promotions at the moment using the links below:

• Check the Retiring List for all products about to leave the catalogue
• Find out more about the fantastic Starter Kit Offer. Join my Team for just £50

You can order all Stampin' Up! products through my online store by clicking 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.

Happy Crafting

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The Autumn Winter Catalogue is here

The new Autumn Winter seasonal catalogue from Stampin' Up! is here. Click on the picture above to link through to all the lovely new seasonal makings and craftiness. I have been sharing projects made with all the lovely new products over the last week and now the products are available to purchase. If you'd like a copy of the new catalogue, just drop me a line on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk and I'll happily pop one in the post for you.

There are also two new promotions launched today from Stampin' Up!, one fab bundle discount  on Papillion Pot Pourri and the matching punch, and also the very lovely 'Best of Christmas' stamp set for September. More information on the promotions tab above.

And now for a quick crafty share to celebrate the new catalogue launch.

Just a quick and simple creative share with you today. My lovely Mum brought home a whole box of these black gift bags from work thinking I could use them for my Christmas day. I was more than happy to have a go at decorating them as I knew the black bag would work perfectly with the Stampin' Up! Glimmer Papers and the beautiful new Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper.

Each of the bags originally featured a popular whisky brands logo on each side. So to cover these logos up and to create a lovely bottle gift bag I made these pennant style snowflake embellishments. The pennant was cut using the beautiful Winter Frost Speciality DSP. I then layered up snowflakes cut with the Festive Flurry Framelits from Silver Glimmer Paper, Bermuda Bay cardstock and then a smaller snowflake cut from one of the patterned foiled sheets from the Speciality DSP.  I made two of these pennants to stick to each side of the gift bag.

A quick and simple crafty project to embellish and personalise a quick bottle gift bag.

Thanks for popping by today. I know there is a lot to take in with all the news and a new catalogue launch. Please get in touch with any questions or to be sent a copy of the fantastic new seasonal catalogue. I'm always more than happy to chat Stampin' Up! and all things crafty.

Happy Crafting ;0)
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Welcome to the New Catalogue

Good morning and welcome to the new Stampin' Up! catalogue. 

Here it is in all its new colour shiny glory. If you click on the photo below it will take you directly to the new catalogue and all the loveliness contained within it.

With the start of the new Stampin' Up! crafty year I also have lots of exciting announcements to share with you today.

July sees a brand new 'Best of' stamp set, Best of Butterflies. I am a sucker for a butterfly stamp and I absolutely adore this collection. I really love the small sketchy butterfly. Cannot wait to add this set to my collection.

 And here is the new discount promotion Stampin' Up! are offering on three lovely sentiment sets for July only. Who doesn't love new product and a price saving too. These are a real bargain so get yours while they are 25% off. I'd be more than happy to help you place an order.

If you'd like any more information, to book a party or place an order, please get in touch. And if you are local to me don't forget it is my new catalogue celebration Open House on Saturday 6th July from 10.30am to 3.30pm at my home in Newport. Please pop along for a copy of the catalogue and some crafty fun. Fabulous prizes to be won on the day as well as incentives for joining my hostess club or booking a party. Bring a friend, it would be lovely to meet you.

And finally a little bit of craftiness after all the excitement of a new catalogue and exclusive new sets. Here is a card we made at last months card class using the fabulous Best of Flowers (still available through March 31st) stamp set. 

This uses the white craft ink watercolour technique. We heat embossed the sunflowers with white embossing powder and then coloured using an aqua painter and white craft ink refill (I squeezed a few drops of white ink on to an acryllic block and drew the ink from the ink). Once this was fully dry (we heat blasted with a heat tool to speed up the process) we then coloured over the white ink with Daffodil Delight and Cajun Craze to give this lovely subtle coloured technique. We used the rock and roll technique for the Papillon Pot Pourri butterfly which was then punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch.

The sentiment was stamped and punched using the fantastic Label Love stamp set and coordinating punch, both available as part of an exclusive bundle (saving 15% if you purchase them together!).

Bundle details:
Label Love and Artisan Label Punch

Clear: 132722 £28.95

Wood: 132723 £31.75

I think that is enough information for one day.

Please get in touch for any further information about the products or techniques featured. I would be only too happy to help: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

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You Are Invited.....

Evening all ;0)

Let me start by cordially inviting you to join me on Saturday July 6th for my new catalogue celebration Open House from 10.30 to 3pm at my home in Newport.

I will have lots of on the day incentives and prizes to include:

• A free catalogue for all attendees
• Free P&P for all orders collected from me
• Incentive gift for anyone booking a workshop
• A handmade welcome gift for joining my new catalogue Hostess Club
• An extra special gift if you join my Stampin' Up! team on the day
• Entry in to a Stampin' Up! door prize for everyone placing an order on the day (two fantastic new products from the new catalogue)

And just to give you a little sneak peak of some of the fantastic new products available come July 2nd here is a little gift box I recently made for an upcoming party door prize. This uses some beautiful new papers, Gingham Garden, along with Gingham Washi Tape and a fab new Label Punch too (with matching sentiment stamp set).

 This is such a simple and striking mini bag. I love the inside folds which both give it stability and an interesting feature too. To create this box yourself, I found this tutorial online which I followed and then decorated to suit.

Thanks for popping by today. Please get in touch to find out more about my Open House and please feel free to pop along. Everyone is welcome and feel free to bring a friend also.

Happy Crafting ;0)

Retirement Lists Are Here

The Retirement Lists for 2013 are here - please remember these items are only available while stocks last. I've placed an order this morning (May 31st) and some items are sold out already.

I will be placing regular orders throughout June to make sure you all get the items you require before they leave the catalogue once and for all. I will be processing my first retirement order tonight (Friday 31st May) so please call me or email me with your must haves.

You can view the retiring stamps HERE

Items with a RED DOT have 40% off

Items with an ORANGE DOT have 25% off

You can view the retiring accessories including papers, punches, dies and fabric HERE

Some items are discounted up to 50%

I look forward to hearing from you and helping you to get hold of all your favourites before they retire.

Happy Crafting ;0)

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Quick and Easy Christmas Cards

My apologies for the terrible lighting in this photo. I wanted to share these two Christmas cards with you this evening and had to take pictures with only the night time lighting. 

 

The first uses my new favourite technique, the triple time stamping technique, with the Watercolor Winter stamp set. The colour scheme is Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. This card also uses my new favourite embellishment, the fab Ribbon Sliders.

The second card is Crumb Cake and Real Red with Designer Series Paper from the Be Of Good Cheer papers to create the candy cane (cut using the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies). The greeting is from Curly Cute.

 

I have been busy all day today preparing for a Ladies Night at Ryde Rowing Club tomorrow (event starts at 7.30pm). Please stop by and say hello. I will be demonstrating the cards above using gorgeous products from the new Autumn Winter Seasonal Catalogue. I have also designed a lovely Make and Take using Betsys Blossoms from the new 2012-2013 catalogue. I look forward to hopefully seeing you tomorrow and sharing my Make and Take project with you then.

And please don't forget my Open House on Saturday between 10.30am and 3.30pm. All are welcome and please feel free to bring family and friends. Please drop me and email or give me a call to find out more: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

 

Happy Crafting

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Hello New Catalogue

 Hello and Happy Stampin' Up! New Year!

 

I always love October 1st and all the new crafting products it brings. I was up at the crack of dawn pondering the new catalogue and all the lovely new things within it trying to decide on my essential purchases (new iridescent embossing powder, Smooch Spritz, Two By Two stamp and the Ticket Duo punch were top of my list!). My order was in first thing and now the wait for all the lovely new goodies to arrive *fingers crossed for a quick despatch*. Click on the photo above to link through to the new catalogue and see all the lovely new crafty bits for yourself.

And as if the new catalogue (and all the lovely things in the Autumn/Winter Catalogue too) was not enough, Stampin' Up! have launched a new promotion for October and November. For all new recruits joining you will receive a free pack of Designer Series Paper each month for 6 months. That is an extra £59 value on top of the £130 product value of the Starter Kit, all for a bargain £99!! It is a perfect time to join my Wight Stampers team (click on the link to order your Starter Kit directly with Stampin' Up! and receive your kit asap- this is my personalised link for you to join my team specifically). Find out more by clicking the 'Join My Team' tab above.

 

So many exciting new products and so little time to craft. Please get in touch to book your Stampin' Up! crafty party, order your products, talk about the opportunity to join Stampin' Up! as a Demo (with no commitment to make further sales) or just chat all things craft: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk, 07830 343830 or 01983 609249.

 

Happy Crafting ;0)

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Time to say Goodbye

I always grow so fond of each years Stampin' Up! catalogue and I'm sad to say goodbye to some of my favourite stamps and products (I'll be saddest to say goodbye to Season of Joy- my most used stamp set of the past 3 years!). My catalogues come to bed with me, I read them in the bath, they get tatty in my handbag and I take them on holiday with me too. So as you can imagine, I grow quite attached to the Ideas Book. So today is the last day for ordering from the 2011- 2012 catalogue and from the Last Chance List. Tomorrow I will be back to share the fantastic (and HUGE) new 2012-2013 catalogue with you.

I have just worked out how to add a Facebook 'Like' feature to my blog. So please click on over to my Stampin' Up! IOW Facebook page which I set up a couple of months ago to promote my classes and events. Click on Like below to ensure you are kept up to date with all things crafty and Stampin' Up!

A quick reminder, I am holding another new catalogue Open House next Saturday from 10.30am-3.30pm (October 6th). Please pop by anytime during the day for a new catalogue and a Make and Take (and a Starbucks coffee of course ;0)

And just before I go for the day, I thought I would have a quick reminisce to some of my favourite Season of Joy projects I have made over the years. I love this set, but as of tomorrow I will have a whole host of new favourites I am sure. Roll on the new catalogue.....

And we cannot forget dear old Dasher. He has been a staple of my Christmas makes for the last two years.

Any questions or for a crafty chat please get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

 

Happy Weekend Crafting

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The new catalogue has landed ;0)

So we all know what October 1st means......... the new Stampin' Up! catalogue is here!!!

And what a fantastic new catalogue it is too. So many new things to share and ideas for new projects to make. There are some great new stamps including sentiment stamp sets and matching stamp and paper product suites. The catalogue finally features the beautiful Designer Series Paper matching fabrics we've all admired from the US.  As well crochet trim, Antique Brads, some fab new punches including the Dotty Triple Layer Punch and a greater range of dies and Big Shot accessories.


There is a great new hostess benefits system. You can now choose from a greater range of exclusive hostess stamp sets (no levels anymore) and if the order/workshop sales are more than £300+ you can choose any item from the catalogue at half price. So never a better time to host your own in home workshop and plan for a big half price purchase.

And as if all the lovely newness of the catalogue was not enough. For the month of October only anyone joining Stampin Up as a demonstrator will get ink pads in the 5 new In Colours as well as a multipack of matching A4 cardstock as an added extra on top of the fabulous value £119 starter kit (the 2011-2013 In Colours are Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder).

So much to take in. If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about hosting a workshop or placing an order, please get in touch on: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249/ 07830 343830.

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Last Chance List

So its that time of year again. The new catalogue is drawing nearer. I've seen it and there are lots of new products to be excited about. But it also means we have to wave goodbye to some favourite items and sets from the current catalogue.

The Last Chance List is live as of today and will be updated daily through to September 30th. Supplies are only while stocks last so don't delay in placing your order if there is a Wish List item on this list. Come September 30th these items will be retired and no longer available.

If you'd like to order, book a workshop or find out more about Stampin Up products, please get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249/ 07830 343830.
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New Catalogue Launch Open House- October 16th

I’ve now firmed up plans (and changed the date) for my new Ideas Book & Catalogue Launch so I’m now formally posting the date and details. It will now be held on:



Saturday October 16th 2010 10-4pm




All are welcome. The Open House is free and an excellent opportunity to come along and try out some of the new products from the new catalogue. I will have Make and Takes available throughout the day so please feel free to drop by and have a chat and craft.


On the day I will be offering:

• A free catalogue when placing an order from the new catalogue of £35 or over
• A range of incentive gifts to choose from for anyone booking a workshop on the day
• Chance to win a Stampin’ Up! goody bag door prize

The event will be held at my home in Newport (3 Cross Street), please contact me for further information or to let me know you will be attending: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 07830 343830 (and from September 27th you can also contact me on 01983 609249).


I hope to see you on the 16th! ;0)

Not strictly Stampin' Up!....

Here is a lovely little 'New Catalogue' card I made for Ladybird Paige using a cross stitch chart I'd found in my chart files and some Real Red and Basic Black Cardstock (along with a couple of my SU circle punches!). I love this card. Its one of my favourites that I've made in a while. Just goes to show that SU can easily combine with existing stash or with other crafting methods.

Pre-Order Your New 2010-2011 Ideas Book Now

I have placed my order for the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Ideas Book today which should be arriving by September 20th. So if you'd like to get your hands on an Ideas Book & Catalogue in advance of the launch date of October 1st, pre-order your copy now for £4 (new cover price £5.95) and I will deliver this to you ASAP upon receiving them myself (Paypal button below).

Also, with the new catalogue comes a whole selection of GORGEOUS new Hostess Sets (and they are lovely believe me! I've seen a sneaky peak today!) so if you'd like to get a workshop booked in October for the new catalogue launch, get in touch today and I'll get book you into my workshop diary.

Tel: 07830 343830

Email: poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk