And the winner is......

 

I am excited to announce the winner of my Big Shot competition is..... Pat!!! And the runner up prize of a fab Stampin' Up! paper trimmer is Julie. Well done to you both and thank you to all my lovely customers for all their support, parties and orders throughout this years Sale-A-Bration. It is very much appreciated.

 

Hope you all have a very lovely and crafty weekend.

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Exclusive Offer from Stampin' Sarah!

Throughout the Sale-A-Bration period (which runs until March 22nd) I am personally running an exclusive competition to win your very own sparkly new Big Shot die cutting machine.

Click on the photo above to find out more.

 

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Happy Tuesday Makings

My return to work has thrown my crafting schedule right out the window. I love scrapbooking and telling my family stories on paper with pictures. But sadly with Summer and work and classes to prepare for, sometimes my scrapbooking gets pushed to the bottom of the list. So I am sharing a Try It Tuesday card today instead. I decided to search Pinterest for some inspiration this time. Sometimes if I have a bit of a creativity block I will type in a stamp set name and look through all the inspiration on Pinterest to get me started. I came across this card by a talented German Demonstrator and set about recreating it.

 

I love the stamped images of the bee and butterfly from the Collage Curios stamp set. They fit perfectly within the embossed hexagons (Honeycomb Embossing Folder). This is a beautifully simple card and I love the natural-ness of the Crumb Cake and Linen Thread.

 

Just a reminder that I am still offering the opportunity to WIN a BIG SHOT. Place a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order (£45+) with me before March 22nd to be entered in to the draw. Only 8 names in the hat at the moment so the chances of winning are pretty darn good ;0) Click on the photo for more info.

 

 

And don't forget the fantastic freebies on offer till March 22nd when you place a £45 order during Sale-A-Bration.

 

 

Please get in touch for any Stampin' Up! help or to book a party or place an order (poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249).

Happy Stamping

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A Bloomin' Marvellous Monday

 

Welcome to a Bloomin' Marvellous Monday post. I've had a lovely crafty day today with some crafty friends of mine. We celebrated half term with a crafty Stampin' Up! party.

To highlight the fantastic freebie benefits of Sale-A-Bration I decided to use the freebie Bloomin' Marvellous stamp set as the focus for our cardmaking project. We made the card above which is inspired by this beautiful card made by Vicky. I love this technique of using a square punch to create a window behind which to stamp the images. We used a 4inch by 1.5inch strip of paper from the Birds of a Feather DSP to stamp the flower and leaf image on to. This was then set behind the Whisper White layer with the window. We then punched two butterflies (using both beautiful butterfly punches) to layer and finish the card.

And while we are talking about Bloomin' Marvellous. Here is another card I taught during our January card class which uses this stamp set as its focus. I love this colour combo of Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Perfect Plum.

 

Just a reminder that I am teaching a new class this week in Ryde at the Sew N So Craft Centre (first class Thursday February 21st 1-3pm, £8.50). Spaces are limited so get in touch with the shop to book your space. I am so excited about beginning technique classes in a new venue and hope to see you there very soon.

Here is a little sneak peak of what we will be making:



 

Happy Crafting & please get in touch to find out more about any of the products I have used or place your Sale-A-Bration order.

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Blog Hop

Change of plan! The Blog Hop has been split into two across the weekend. For my contribution to the Pinkies hop, please pop back first thing tomorrow.

If you'd like to hop the first half of the blog hop please pop on by my friend Gill's blog today and have a look through the very creative projects on offer.

 

Please don't forget to take advantage of my FANTASTIC Sale-A-Bration offer currently running on Stampin' Sarah- place a qualifying SAB order  before March 22nd (gain a freebie from the SAB brochure) and gain an entry into my BIG SHOT draw. See the 'Win A Big Shot' tab above for more info.

 

Happy crafting ;0)
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