Be the Hostess with the Mostess!

Hello there,

How would you like a copy of the brand new Autumn/Winter catalogue? Delivered directly to you? And a hard copy of the current Main Catalogue too? and then some yummy Hostess benefits on top of all that? Great, 'cause I'm starting a new Virtual Hostess club in September :-)

In brief you commit to spending just £25 a month on any products from any current catalogue and for one of those months you will get to be the hostess! Which means at least £25 worth of freebies will come along with your order :-) I will also include a special kit designed just for you to make a card at home each month as if you have been to a workshop with me along with your order and details on a club only blog plus a Facebook page to remind you I have posted the card and any other updates too.

Phew! Well if you would like to read more pop over HERE for more details.

So, how about a sneak peek at some of the new goodies available in the new Autumn/Winter catty starting on the 29th August??

I am so excited to be playing with these products, I have had a blast designing cards for my All Day Kick Start Christmas Class running soon but had a break away to create something a little different...

I have used and abundance of New Products on this card. To start; the new expressions Thinlits, which is the "Merry" die cut on this card, LOVE these ;-)

 lovely new silver ribbon around some Winter Frost DSP,

 The cute, new, striped Embossing folder was used on the Apothecary Accents die cut frame and I added just the Christmas word from the "Christmas Messages" set which I had inked with a marker to get just this section and a stamp-a-ma-jig to position onto a strip of silver card

 and the new Chevron Punch accent in the bottom corner to finish!

OK, that's all for today.

If you are interested in my new Virtual Hostess club or want to place an order or even just ask a question then please do get in touch :-))))

Thanks for visiting today!
Stampin' Hugs,

See the full catalogue HERE

Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651
For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
Places are filling fast, message me asap to join in!

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Six Sided Sampler with a New Ink Pad Top Tip!

Hello there,

I have a card today to share with you that we made at class this week using the cool Six Sided Sampler stamp set and matching Hexagon punch.
**EDIT TO SAY I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO WITH MY TOP 3 INK PAD TIPS HERE if you prefer :-)**

I wanted to try a little banner style card with this set and came up with this card.

I used the Honeycomb Embossing folder for the background on Pink Pirouette card with a Coastal Cabana card base..

 I simply stamped and folded the hexagons for the banner securing just the centre one with dimensionals so there was still movement but so they didn't flip over all the time ;-)

 sentiment is from the Sweet Essentials set, this sentiment actually reads "hello, baby" but I just inked the "hello" section using a marker :-)

OK, so top tip time! So, I love the new Stampin' Up! Ink Pads, they give fantastic coverage when stamping and your images are so much bolder. That said I found when they are new they are just too "juicy" and I was having trouble getting certain images to not bleed into the white areas! I have found this to be a tad frustrating-- please see below for an example of what I mean...

Now, I know you could blot some of the ink away but I don't have all the re-inkers and was worried if I over did this my ink pad would be too dry instead ;-) Soooo I came up with a compromise....

 I simply took my Bone Folder and scraped the bottom half of my ink pad, several times, and pushed some of the excess ink to the top half of my pad, this way I can use the dryer bottom section to stamp and when I have used  it some more I can re-distribute the ink back over my pad and not have any waste!!

 this is what it looks like, it does stay like this too even once it's stored* for a few days (*stored flat, don't know about if you keep them on their ends as I don't keep mine like that) obviously if it evens out simply re-scrape the pad.

 and this is the difference when stamping with the "fixed" ink pad...

Well, I hope this helps if you are having the same troubles with your ink pads :-)

Thanks for visiting today,

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Online Ordering and My Digital Studio now available! Plus a card ;-)

Hello there,

I am delighted to tell you today that you can finally order your Stampin' Up! goodies from me online!! 

This is going to make your shopping so much easier but please remember you can always contact me with any questions or queries you still have :-) 

**VISIT MY STORE HERE**

The second part of today's post is all about My Digital Studio (MDS) where you can create everything from scrapbook pages to cards in a  flash with templates and regular new downloads to keep your projects fresh and exciting! For a look at what MDS can do please pop over HERE. 

This software is priced at just £13.95 or you can take advantage of the 30 day FREE trial!! So you have nothing to loose by giving it a go ;-)

Ok, so how about a quick card then??

I needed a few Thank-you cards and wanted to play with my Happy Day stamp set and I thought it would make a cute "flower" ;-)

 Colour combo is Strawberry Slush with Pool Party and a touch of (retired) lucky limeade ribbon,

Plenty of depth but quick and easy to make in multiples

OK, I'm off for today but will be back with you tomorrow with the start of the makes from card class this week.

Thanks for looking today

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Pleasant Poppies for Laura plus lots of offers and news!

Hello there,

I have a card to share today which I made for my dear friend Laura's birthday last week plus some offers and of course the BRAND NEW SEASONAL CATALOGUE TOO!!!

So, shall we start with the catty? It's choc full of Christmas, Halloween and Autumnal goodies. The layout in this catty is a bit different with all the projects and designs at the front and then the products at the back, I'm sure we will all enjoy flipping through though to find all the goodies we "need" to add to our stash ;-)

TO VIEW THE NEW SEASONAL CATALOGUE PLEASE CLICK HERE

 Next up, an offer! 15% off when you purchase Papillion Potpourri and the matching Bitty Butterfly punch, to see a couple of cards I have made with either the stamp or the punch (or both ;-)) go HERE and HERE

That makes the punch with the clear mount set now £23.97 and with the wood mount set it's just £26.52! Message me to purchase yours

 Of course we also have a new "Best of" set, this month featuring Christmas! Whoop!! The best of sets are £13.95 and come in clear mount only, they all feature what  is considered the best of a previously released stamp set plus one original and new stamp in each set. They are all available until the 31st March 2014 :-)

 So, now onto Laura's card. I met Laura through SU! and we became great friends even though we don't get together nearly enough!! We must remedy this soon, now the children are back to school!

 I recently got my hands on this Pleasant Poppies stamp and was desperate to make a card with it so this is what I came up with...

 I stamped onto Naturals White card and coloured in using my blender pens and ink pads

 Chalk Talk sentiment with a touch of Coastal Cabana In Colour ruffle ribbon

 and of course I added a bit of decor inside too!

Right, that's me done for today.

I just wanted to quickly update you on my Christmas Kick Start Class, Saturday 28th Sept. is now FULL, Tuesday 1st Oct. I have just one place left but I still have spaces on Monday 30th Sept. 

Please message me to reserve your spot asap!

Thanks for visiting today,

Stampin' Hugs 

 

 See the full catalogue HERE

Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651
For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
Places are filling fast, message me asap to join in!

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Epic Day card for an Epic Day!

Hello there, 

My BiL was 40 last week and what better DSPaper to use than Epic Day (This and That) to celebrate his Epic Day?? ;-)

I also used the designer stickers that go with the journal kit, I love the sentiments on these and there is so many to choose from and still to use.

I used a base of Gumball Green with Basic Grey with the coolest stamp set Gorgeous Grunge which I will share more of with you soon ;-) ...

 I added Vellum card corners using small staples and a die cut "40" stamped, again using Gorgeous Grunge,

 some "That's the Ticket" accents..

 and inside to finish

OK, that's all from me for today,

I'll be back soon with more cards, I just have to edit the pics! ;-)

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

See the full catalogue HERE

Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651

For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
Places are filling fast, message me asap to join in!

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Chalk Talk Thanks

Hello,

I have some cute and quick thank-you cards to share with you today,

I used some of the Quatrefancy Speciality DSP and the new Chalk Talk stamp set to make these little cards. They are just 9.9cm square and perfect for a little note and you can get 3 from an A4 sheet of card!

Card base is Midnight Muse with a pop of colour in Strawberry Slush and I added a little bit of the yummy new ruffled ribbon Coastal Cabana too...

 The sentiment I used is a retired set but lots of others would work well, you could use; Petit Pairs, Fabulous Phrases or even Teeny Tiny sentiments...

 and here they are all together...

Thanks as ever for stopping by today :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

See the full catalogue HERE

Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651
For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
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Doctor Punch Art with a Tutorial ;-)

Hello there,

I was asked by my DH to make a card for a guy at his work who was leaving to finish his medical training.
I was a bit stumped at first as it's quite a unique theme but finally decided on punch art to come up with this....

I used a colour combo of Smoky Slate with Basic Black and Island Indigo for the 'scrubs'

 the face and hands are Pink Pirouette with Silver card for the stethoscope 

 and as lots of people wanted to sign and wish him luck I added inserts and decorations to both of the inside areas, I love how the small tickets make perfect "surgical masks"

 I printed he sentiment onto Vellum card and added a red cross flag to decorate

 So, these are the punches you need to make this doc...

Word Window, 1+3/8" circle, Modern Label, XL oval, 1/4" and 3/4" circles, ticket punch and the small oval.

 and here are the parts, pretty self explanatory I think but if you have any questions, please do ask.

There are a few more details further down, please scroll down to see. 

I inked all the edges before assembly in matching colours

 the stethoscope was made with the small oval and the 3/4" circle punch adding 1/4" circles to the ends

 and the hands are the ends of the modern label punched with the 3/4" circle again

 

 to make the feet use the modern label again, cut in half, trim a third at the top away and a bit from the back

 flip over the two scallop section left so the longer piece is at the bottom and add laces ;-)

and the finished card again :-))))

I hope you enjoyed today's card and if you make your own doctor then please remember to share it with me, I love to see your creations!

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

See the full catalogue HERE

Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651
For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
Places are filling fast, message me asap to join in!

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All Day Christmas Class Sneak Peeks!!!

Hello there!

Today I have some sneaky looks at my new All Day Kick Start Christmas Class to share with you :-) 

This class is running on the 
28th- NOW FULL and
  30th September- SPACES AVAILABLE and also the 
1st October- JUST ONE PLACE LEFT
from 9.30-2.30 and costs just £30 with all materials included as well as tea/coffee and (always) cake! Please bring along your own lunch.

 If you would like to come along to this class then please message me asap as spaces are limited on each day and they are filling really fast!

We will be making 21 cards on each of the days, 3 each of 7 designs and you will need to choose a colour scheme to make. 

Either...

Blue and Silver...

 or Red and Green...

OK, I hope you have enjoyed this sneak peek and please do get in touch to book your place today!

Stampin' Hugs,

See the full catalogue HERE
Email: sarah-janerae@sky.com
or Call: 07974 946 651
For all new class details please follow

this link to my on line store 

including my 

NEW ALL DAY KICK START CHRISTMAS CLASS 

coming at the end of September... 
Places are filling fast, message me asap to join in!

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