Spring/Summer catalogue launch and all the Sale-a-Bration 2019 news!

Hello and welcome to the first day of the new Spring/Summer catalogue and of course the Sale-a-Bration news! Please do stick with it as all the SaB news is below the catalogue links ;-)
Jam packed with exciting new products this catalogue is a gem and you can have your first look HERE. Alternatively head over to my shop www.cardsandacuppa.stampinup.net 

If you don't already have a demo and would like a hard copy of this catalogue to peruse at your leisure then drop me a message and I'll pop one in the post to you asap :-)
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Of course the beginning of January also heralds the start of Sale-a-Bration!
If you have been following me on here for a while you probably know all about SaB but just in case you're new to it then let me share the low down with you now :-)
Sale-a-Bration is a three month long event by SU! and you can earn free products with purchases, by joining SU! and for hosting a workshop.
SHOP
Spend £45 or £90 from any current catalogue or the Clearance Rack to earn Level one (£45) or Level 2 (£90) products, you can choose from this PDF
There is no limit to what you can earn as you shop and you can mix and match to get the FREE products you see. For example if you spend £135 then you could choose either three x Level 1 items or one x Level 1 and one x Level 2 item.  

 HOST
Earn extra rewards for hosting a workshop or even when spending all on your own *wink*

JOIN
And finally earn extra products when you join SU! as demonstrator. But this year there is also a bonus offer!!
Option #1 - Join and choose £170 worth of products for just £99! That's £40 worth of products more than usual!
Option #2 - Join and choose £170 worth of products for just £125! That's £40 more products than usual PLUS receive the fan-flipping-tastic Craft and Carry Tote too!

Here's the tote! All the *heart eyes*

So, I know there's a lot to read today and if you've made it to the end of this post then I congratulate you!
If you have any questions or queries then feel free to drop me a message :-)
One final thing before you go, just so you know I have also started to update my class dates and info so head over HERE if you are interested coming to one (or all) of my classes.
Thanks for looking today!
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Host code for January spends over £25 and under £150 is UFQDSB72

Stampin' Hugs,

Blooming Basket Sale-a-Bration card

Happy Easter to you!
No April fools joke, I'm afraid Sale-a-Bration really is over for another year :-( I hope you managed to get the stamp sets and products you had your eye on? I have a couple of cards left to share with you using the SaB products so I hope if you have these sets that you might want to see my last few makes using them?
Today I want to share a card using the Blooming Basket Bundle and although the stamps are gone forever the basket weave embossing folder will be back in the new catalogue (coming in June)
So, let's look at today's card, shall we?

 I watercoloured this basket of flowers...

 A narrow black card layer makes the basket image pop!

 And that basket weave E.F. is just lovely, I'm so sad this set is gone as I've only had a chance to play with it a couple of times :-( Did you get this set?

OK, that's all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a lovely Easter Sunday, we are chilling at home today (and hoping to squeeze in a little craft time this afternoon) before taking the children to Thorpe Park tomorrow. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain (as predicted) too much ;-)
Stampin' Hugs,
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Bird Banter Birthday

Hi!
It's the weekend, unfortunately it's my weekend to work but I am planning to enjoy the day times! I managed a couple of hours tidying in my craft room today (how does it get sooo messy all the time?) and I also finished making a couple of cards from the 'box of shame' too, so all round a good day!
So, today I have the card I made for the hubsters birthday recently, I used the Bird Banter stamps for this one and even though it's not very masculine he didn't complain ;-) That's the sign of a husband married to a crafter! #goodhusband

 I used Blends (sadly now not orderable until May) to colour these cute budgies, you could of course use an aqua painter and ink pads instead.

 Then I added the die cut Happy Birthday over some of the FREE Sale-a-Bration papers "Bubbles and Fizz" which are only available 'till the end of the month!

 I used the stitched edge framelis and layered them with a scalloped layering oval to cut out this image.
If you have a super long wish list remember now is also a fab-u-lous time to join SU! as a demo to.
 If you wish you can message me to chat through your options :-)

Well, that's today card for you, what did you think?
I really hope you get a chance to be crafty today :-)
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:
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Cake Soiree with Watercoloured Stripes.

Hello there,
I have a watercoloured stripes card for you today in Wild Wasabi using the very pretty Cake Soiree stamps and dies. I decided to adhere the die cut area flat and pop up the larger piece. I do like this layout on a card and I haven't done it for a while so it felt good to revisit it...

 I had coloured this little cake with my blends and then popped it in my "basket of shame." Which is a rather dramatic name for a basket I have of half finished toppers/stamped images/already coloured images, ready to make into a card. The problem is I have far too many half finished projects, hence the recent re-naming of said basket from the much gentler "projects to-do basket" ;-)

 I also made this watercoloured stripes striped background, using Wild Wasabi ink on shimmery white card, a-g-e-s ago and had it ready to use *-* Will I ever learn? ;-)

The stamps and dies are available as a bundle but don't forget, just 'till the end of March, the framelits are available as a Sale-a-Bration item. Please use the special code for this if choosing the dies or any of the "final wave" items as a SaB choice. More info on SaB choices can be found HERE.

 Sentiment is from the Cake Soiree set too and I stamped it on Vellum card before layering it onto more wasabi, hiding the glue with silver enamel hearts.

Right, well that's todays card! What do you think? Let me know in the comments :-)
Thanks for looking today!
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:

Cake Soiree Clear-Mount Bundle	Cake Soirée Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Sweet Cake Framelits Dies	Whisper White A4 Cardstock	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Stampin' Blends Markers Collection	Sweet Cake Framelits Dies
Aqua Painters	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad	Shimmery White A4 Cardstock	Wild Wasabi A4 Cardstock	Vellum A4 Cardstock	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies	Metallic Enamel Shapes

Magical Day Mermaid on a Narrow Notecard

Happy Sunday!
I hope this post finds you well? Last week was super crafty for me but I have hardly managed to get in my craft room this week, which has been tough after thinking I was not very busy this week! My days seem to have been pretty full of jobs *-*
So, today we are finishing off the tiling in the kitchen but I wanted to hop on here and share a card with you first :-) This is another class card and it's a super cute Narrow Notecard. I love the size of these little notecards, they make such cute cards for sending sweet little messages...

 I used the mermaid for this one atop another of those tags from the Sweet Cake framelits which, incidentally, are now offered as a choice for Sale-a-Bration if you spend £90* :-D
*NOTE: Please ensure you use the correct code for the new SaB product choices from the regular catalogues. Feel free to message me of you have any questions :-)

 I added the sweet seahorse as a subtle pattern down one side and also some of the pink tinsel ribbon to the tag for that essential sparkle!

and here's those extra SaB choices for you again...

SaB Original Brochure

Second Brochure

Well, that's all from me today, I hope you enjoyed this new narrow notecard. Have you got any of them yet? I'd love to see your makes with them (or any SU! product) over on my Facebook group I created especially for sharing your creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you get a chance to be crafty today!
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:

Whisper White A4 Cardstock	Magical Day Clear-Mount Bundle	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Stampin' Blends Markers Collection	Sweet Cake Framelits Dies	Love Mini Tinsel Trim Combo Pack	Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock
Whisper White Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes	Sweet Cake Framelits Dies