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Tea Shoppe

2012-05-06T18:28:00.000+01:00

Today I want to share with you one of the lovely new stamp sets to be found in the New Summer Mini Catalogue. As soon as I saw this set, I know I just had to have it....

I also used some new dies, which create lovely edges, I used the scallop one on this card and the embossing folder that created the scallop edge plus the beautiful little hearts embossed at the bottom of the card both available in the new Summer Mini Catalogue.
I also used our dazzling diamond glitter to give a little sparkle to the stamped flowers on the background, hopefully it shows up in this close up photo.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Card: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point
Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binging Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Basic Pearls.

Summer Mini Catalogue is Here

2012-05-04T20:44:00.002+01:00

I am so pleased to be able share the new Summer Mini Catalogue with you all. There are so many wonderful new things, I don't know what to tell you about first! One I am excited about is the Simply Scored.

Scoring has never been easier or fun. Score cards, make scoring designs or 3-D projects fast and easy!
The main bord holds 12 x 12 card and features score tracks every 1/8" with easy to read imperial measurements. For those who prefer metric measurements there is a metric plate that sits right on top. I have other makes of score board, but this one is fantastic. I Love it.

I will be sharing new projects very soon, so do call back. In the mean time browse the new Summer Mini Catalogue on-line here. If you wish to place an order please Email me.

April Offer

2012-04-01T21:53:00.000+01:00

We have such a great offer on for April. Spend £45 or more and receive a FREE pack of our Designer Papers from the following:

Berry Blossom

Beyond the Garden

Nursery Nest

Pocketful of Posies

Contact me here for more information or to place your order.

Reasons to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

2012-02-17T12:11:00.000Z

Now, during Sale-a-bration is a great time to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. During Sale-a-Bration, Stampin' Up! add an extra stamp set of any value to your starter kit. This means for an investment of £119 you get kit worth up to £300.

You will be starting your business at a time when your customers and hostesses can benefit from the excellent Sale-a-Bration offers. These will help you get a flying start

There are additional rewards available to Demonstrators as part of Sale-a-Bration and you too could benefit from them.

Stampin' Up! offer great rewards and recognition schemes. As well as the income you can earn, you can also qualify for free products and free luxury holidays. You are given access to training and support to achieve these things, which includes a dedicated demonstrator web site with training materials, newsletters and live training events.

You can grow your business how you wish, You will be in control of the hours you work. You can fit your business around your family, another job and other life commitments.

Join my team and in your welcome pack, containing all the team details you will receive a set of ribbon samplers (pictured below).

If you have been thinking about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like an informal, friendly chat email me with your contact number.

NOTE: These Ribbon Samplers are for SALE to any Stampin' Up! Demonstrator at Demo Fairy. x

Happy Valentine

2012-02-14T18:06:00.000Z

I am posting this a little late in the day as the card is for my wonderful hubs, who works very hard to provide for us. He leaves the house at 6.30 am each morning and it is a little early for me to give him his card! so he received it along with a large box of chocolates this evening when he arrived home. He has surprised me with a lovely meal out at our favourite restaurant.

So here is the card...

It is very clean and simple, as I wanted a masculine card. Right off to get ready ...

SUPPLIES
Stamps: Delightful Dozen, I (Heart) Hearts
Card: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Small Heart Punch

Ribbon Swatches for SALE

2012-02-02T14:32:00.000Z

I have been busy creating these lovely Ribbon Swatches to showcase all the colours and types of ribbon available to purchase from Stampin' Up!. It is a great tool to take to workshops so people can see for themselves the colours and quality that is on offer.

I am offering these for sale to fellow demo's and more details can be found here on my Demo Fairy blog

SALE-A-BRATION

2012-01-24T19:03:00.000Z

Well today is the start one of the most exciting periods in the Stampin' Up! calendar. Sale-a-bration is here!! Yes it's that time, where you can earn FREE stamps and this year a set of Designer papers! Now these are only available for a short period of time. 24th January until 31st March 2012. After the 31st March these stamps are no longer available. You can choose a free set for every £45 (before shipping charges) you spend. See the choices here

Why not book a party during this period and share this fantastic offer to your crafting friends. By becoming a hostess you can earn even more free crafting goodies. Contact me today to discuss and book your date.

Last Four Months

2012-01-15T20:46:00.001Z

So here are the last four months of the Calendar.

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my Calendar panels and I have inspired you to make one yourself. They look great when complete.

Calendar Part 2

2012-01-13T21:34:00.001Z

Today I showing the next four months of the calendar.

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

So over the weekend I will post the last four months of the Calendar, so make sure you pop back.

2012 Calendar

2012-01-12T21:15:00.002Z

This year I decided to make christmas presents for my downline, and wanted something they would be able to use all year. I saw these in Boots and decided to have a go at making a calendar for them.

The Calendar is actually designed for you to add photos, but I thought it would be a good idea to design a little panel for each month instead of using photos.

So over the next few days I will share with you each month. Today is January, February, March and April.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

Tomorrow, I will share May, June, July and August so check back.

Spring Mini Catalogue

2012-01-10T21:08:00.000Z

Wow, what a wonderful start to the year, Stampin' Up! have launched a mini catalogue running from 4th January to 30th April.

To view the catalogue on-line click here or if you would prefer a paper copy, email me here.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T20:01:00.001Z

Merry Christmas everyone.
Hope you have a great time over the festive break. xx

70th Birthday

2011-10-24T22:01:00.002+01:00

Last Monday, my Mum celebrated her 70th Birthday so a special birthday card was called for.

As soon as I saw this stamp set (Everything Eleanor) in the new catalogue, I know it just had to be on my first order. It didn't disappoint, it is so elegant. I used the new colours, Calypso Coral and Pool Party along with Crumb Cake with pearls finishing off the flowers beautifully. I can see lots more projects being created with this set.

It's half term, so I am off work and looking forward to getting my cabin sorted (it's a mess) and knuckle down to some serious crafting.

Supplies:
Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Sincere Salutations
Card: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral
Other: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Basic Pearls.

Busy Time

2011-10-18T21:45:00.000+01:00

I am so loving the new catalogue. There are so many new and exciting things to craft with. This year we even have FABRIC, which I am loving. When I first left school (many moons ago) my first job was working in a fabric shop, I used to love sewing and making my own clothes, I also made soft toys to sell at craft fairs, life changes and so did my crafting adictions LOL, but it has been great to get back into sewing again.

I have been kept busy with creating my samplers for the past couple of weeks, this year I have had a lot of orders which is great. Here are some photo's of the samplers and details can be found here my other site DEMO FAIRY.

These samplers are such a great way to show my customers the new fabric and Designer Papers from the new catalogue, seeing them for real is so much better than the pictures from the catalogue. If you are a demo and would like a set, then please email me.

I will be back later in the week with a special card, made with much love for my Mum's special birthday we celebrated the weekend just gone, so be sure to check back.

It's HERE

2011-10-02T14:25:00.000+01:00

we can reveal the new catalogue.

You can view the catalogue on-line here or contact me if you wish to purchase a paper copy £4.50 posted out to you.

There are some fantastic new items in this catalogue, such as new exclusive sizzix dies, Halloween stamps and papers, crochet lace trim, Fabric YES we now stock fabric!!

I have placed my order and cannot wait for my goods to arrive so I can get busy making lots of new samples.

Along with this catalogue is the launch of the new Hostess Benefits. They are so generous and if the order/party sales are more than £300 you can choose any item from the catalogue HALF PRICE.

Contact me for more details or if you wish to book a party or place an order.

Say Goodbye - Get your favourite products before they're gone

2011-09-02T19:54:00.000+01:00

With the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue just around the corner, it’s time to bid a fond farewell to hundreds of our favourite stamps and accessories in order to make room for exciting new products. Items on the Retired List are only available while supplies last. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Click here for the list to see which products you can’t do without, and email me your order straight away to avoid disappointment. Remember it's while stocks last or until the end of the month!

PS – Newsletter subscribers, you should have received an email copy of this list along with details of how you can get your New Idea Book and Catalogue as soon as they are available and for FREE. If you did not get your email please let me know. If you are not already a subscriber and would like to know about the subscriber offer its not too late – join my mailing list before Tuesday and you too can benefit! There is a box at the top right hand side of this blog ...

FREE GIFT

2011-08-31T11:12:00.001+01:00

Please note: This post will remain at the top of my blog for the Month of August.

Please scroll down for newer posts.

Stampin' Up! have come up trumps with their offer this month. Get an exclusive gift from Stampin' Up! with a qualifying purchase or workshop!

Your gift includes a beautiful, exclusively-designed cosmetic bag, along with Rich Razzleberry 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and a 24-piece Clip Assortment.

This offer is only available during August so contact me today for more details, to place your order or to book your Stampin' Up! workshop!

And the Winner is ...

2011-07-19T14:20:00.000+01:00

So Sunday I spent the day at Bramford, Nr Ipswich, with my downline and great friend Rebecca, meeting up with tons of lovely people who like us love to craft. We had a very busy day and chatting with everyone and gathering details with our door prize forms. In my previous post you can see the bag of goodies that one lucky person could win, just by filling in the form.

I am pleased to say the winner is:-

B SIMPSON

Well done... your prize is on it's way to you. x

I am afraid I don't have any photo's to show you of our stand. I took my camera, but totally forgot to take a photo. We where having far too much fun... x

Papercraft Show

2011-07-14T21:30:00.000+01:00

Scrapbooking and Cardmaking Papercraft Show

Bramford School Sports Hall

Duckamere

Bramford

Ipswich

Suffolk IP8 4AH

Sunday 17th JULY

10.00am - 4.00pm

£2.00 Entry

Come and visit my stand at the above event and enter my Free Draw to win some fantastic Stampin' Up! products.

Make and Takes and Demonstrations all day. Do stop and say hello.

My Training Swap

2011-07-10T20:09:00.001+01:00

I have been trying to get this post written the last couple of days and scheduled to appear this morning, before I started my journey to Peterborough for our training event. But Blogger has been playing up and every time I have tried, it gave me an error!! But it appears to be playing ball tonight. So here is the card that all those cut and punched pieces from my previous post where made into.

Isn't he cute. I think it would make a great child's Christmas card, and you could even stamp the child's name on the banner instead of the christmas greeting.

Here is a photograph of a few of them together, I made 37 of these in total (too many to photograph all together) I had lots of comments from my fellow demonstrators, on how lovely they where, so I am happy. Thats what crafting is about.

Supplies
Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Sincere Salutations
Card: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Real Red,
Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Ink: Whisper White, Real Red, Bashful Blue
Punches: 1-1/4” Square, Heart Small,
Word Window, Ornament, Heart to Heart,
¾” Circle, Scallop Edge Border
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Black Marker

Busy Crafting

2011-07-03T17:33:00.000+01:00

I am busy crafting today....the men of the house have gone to Milton Keynes to see 'FOO FIGHTERS' so I have been here on my own since 9 am and I don't expect them back until way way past my bed time....so I can craft to my hearts content.

Lots on 'MY TO DO' list so check back over the next few days to see what I have been up to. At the moment I can only share with you this photo of my swaps ready for team training at Peterborough next Sunday.

These are now being constructed and I will share with you the completed card, well 40 cards in fact, very soon along with the projects we make on the day.

We have such a blast on these days, I love meeting up with my downline, fellow demo sisters and of course my up-line. I always return so motivated.

If you are interested in becoming a demonstrator and want to learn more about the training Stampin' Up! and myself offer, along with everything else Stampin' Up! contact me for an informal, no obligation chat.

Big Shot Daisies

2011-06-26T22:28:00.001+01:00

Oh my... where have the last seven days gone? I have had such a busy week extra hours at work and then my dear son having a sport event every evening and of course Mum has to do the taxi duties. You can see why my blog name is what it is!

I did manage to get into the cabin today and had a little play with my Big Shot and the wonderful Flower Daisies die. I was actually creating some flowers ready for an event I am attending, which I will show another day. I had a few scraps of card left over large enough to cut the smallest daisy, so I decided to cut a load out. Well us crafters waste nothing do we ;-)

Made this card (and four others the same)

Each daisy is three layers and has a Daffodil Delight glittered centre. They are so cute.

Reminder: I have only a few days left available in July to book your party. Remember you can earn an extra £20 on top of the normal Hostess benefits. See post here for more details. So contact me soon to book your party to avoid disappointment.

Supplies:
Stamps: Build A Blossom (leaves)
Card: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Daisies die, Blossom Petals Punch, 3/4" circle punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Subtles Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack

Sympathy Card

2011-06-19T17:20:00.000+01:00

I learnt today that my elderly neighbour across the road passed away last night. He had been ill for a couple of years now and in the past few months had deteriorated quite a lot. He is now free of pain and at peace. So a Sympathy card is required.

I have used the good for every occasion, Lovely As a Tree set. This is a firm favourite stamp set that I turn to time and time again. A simple card created using Post it Notes to create a border in the middle of the WW card and brayering Baja Breeze ink to create a band of colour. The Trees are then just stamped over the colour border.

Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely As a Tree
Card: Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Ink: Baja Breeze, Early Expresso
Accessories: Brayer, (Sentiment created on PC)

Manhattan Wedding

2011-06-14T22:59:00.000+01:00

The wedding season is upon us, so I thought I would share a beautiful wedding card with you today.

This card is created with the Stampin' Up! Exclusive Embossing Folder 'Manhattan Flowers'. I used Whisper White card but created the Perfect Plum flowers by inking the embossing folder before running it through the Big Shot.

Here is a photo of inside of the card.

Just look at the impression from these embossing folders. They are so deep, I just love them. Remember this folder along with 4 other folders are exclusive to Stampin' Up! and can only be bought through myself. Contact me today to order yours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Tags
Card: Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum
Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Manhattan Embossing Folder, Jewelry Tag Medium Punch

Nature Walk Father's Day card

2011-06-08T20:52:00.001+01:00

Today I am sharing another Father's Day card. This card is made with the Nature Walk stamp set. This stamp set is so versatile and can be used for male or female cards. Remember this female card. I used Soft Suede and Crumb Cake from the neutrals collection to give the vintage look. I created the mottled background by inking the Clear mount block D with Crumb Cake ink then stamping the block onto WW card. The great thing about Stampin' Up! is the colour matching and co-ordination, which this card showcases. If you would like to know more about Stampin' Up! and the co-ordinating products then why not book a party. Email me for more details.

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk, Something to Celebrate
Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Card: Soft Suede, WW
Accessories: Soft Suede & Rich Razzleberry Markers, Clear-mount Block, Neutrals DP, Spritzer Tool