New Products from Stampin' Up! - The Best of Flowers & Single Stamps

More fabulous news from Stampin' Up!

As part of Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary celebrations, they're bringing back some of their favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 5 sets, which will release one set per month starting June until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!

All "Best of" stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at £13.95. Only one "Best of" stamp set will be released each month (with a new theme each month) and will be available in clear mount only (so don't forget you will need clear blocks).  You will have up until 31 March 2014 to purchase any of the sets.

The first set that has been released is "Best of Flowers".

I am using the set in my upcoming class on Thursday 6 June - a few places are still available so contact me now to book your place!  Here's a sneak peek of one of the cards we will be making....

And if that wasn't enough... I have more news for you.  Earlier on in the year in the US, Stampin' Up! triakled some single stamps instead of a whole set. The response was so successful that they have decided to try it out in the UK too!

From now until 31 August 2013 (or while supplies last) Stampin' Up! are offering you 5 single-image stamps for you to choose from!  Please note they will only be available in clear mount (so don't forget to order your clear block separately if you don't already have one). The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyer.

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Stampin' Up! Retired Lists are here!

The new 2013/14 catalogue is just around the corner (mark the date in your diary - 2 July), so guess what that means?? Yes the Retired Lists for the 2012/2013 Catalogue are here!

Don't forget these items are only available WHILE STOCKS LAST , or until 1 July 2013. So don't miss out - place your order today!

Click on the links below to see the retired items:

• RETIRED STAMP LIST
• RETIRED ACCESSORIES LIST (paper/ink/ribbon/embellishments/punches/Big Shot dies/tools/Stampin' Around wheels) 

I will be placing regular orders this month so if you NEED any of these products before they disappear forever please contact me.

Anyone placing an order before 30 June of £50 or more (before p&p) will receive a copy of the NEW 2013/14 Annual Catalogue for FREE (RRP £5). This will be sent out separately towards the end of June and is an offer from me - not Stampin' Up!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

This and That - NEW from Stampin' Up!

Is your life: Fabulous. Quirky. Exciting. Perfectly messy. And happening really fast?  If so I am excited to announce a new product range from Stampin' Up! that let's you capture it all on-the-go. This and That will debut in the 2013-2014 annual catalogue (which launches in Europe on 1st July), but for the month of May you have the chance to get this product range now plus there is a special bundle offer where you can get 15% off!

Why not watch this fun video to give you ideas of how you might use this product:

So what will you use yours for?  I have already ordered mine and can't wait to get my hands on it - I plan to use it to capture ideas that inspire me to create cards and papercraft projects as well as all my to dos from my Stampin' Up! business.  Don't forget if you wish to take advantage of the bundle offer, you must place your order by 31 May - so why not contact me now to make sure you don't miss out!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Less is More - CASe It! - Week 116

I have not participated in one of the Less is More challenges for quite a while so I thought I would give it a go this week - where the theme is CASe It!  I was really inspired by Jen's card, and have taken the basic layout, colours, embossing and piercing to create my entry.

(Please click on the photo to zoom in)

Recipe
Paper/Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Vellum
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Whisper White, Versamark
Tools/Accessories: Pool Party Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat, Paper Piercing Occasions Pack, Paper Piercing Essentials Pack, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals, Self-adhesive pearls

I really love Pool Party and am so pleased that as part of the Colour Refresh this will become a permanent edition.  I also love Crumb Cake, although I don't think I have really used the two together before, but they are definitely a match made in heaven!

Hopefully you will notice that the middle leaves (heat embossed with Pool Party embossing powder) on the card have a slight shadow effect.  I used the principle (although added heating embossing) of one of 15 techniques that I learnt recently in a class held by fellow demo Catherine at Michelle Last's Pinkie Weekend in Birmingham.  So how did I create this effect?  Firstly I stamped the leaves in Whisper White ink, allowing them plenty of time to dry (although I did help them along by gently heating with my heat tool).  At the same time I stamped the image on to the clear sheet of the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  I then lined up the image on the Stamp-a-ma-jig, offsetting slightly from the original image.  I then stamped the same image again, this time in Versamark and then put Pool Party embossing powder over the top image - voilà!

Please contact me if you want to order any of the items used on this card.

Edited to add: My card has been chosen as one of the showcased cards for this challenge - squee!  There were so many other fabulous entries that I feel really honoured - thanks Chrissie & Jen!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Petite Curly Label Punch and Colour Refresh

Many of my customers loved the petite curly label punch (and matching stamp set) that was available during this year's Sale-a-bration.  Good news - the punch (but not the stamp set) is now available to order for £11.50.  I know several of my customers have been eagerly awaiting news of this!

If you want a reminder of some cards that I made using this punch why not visit this previous post to give you some inspiration.

 So why not contact me today to place your order for this cute little punch?

And if that wasn't enough excitement (?!) Stampin' Up! have also announced that we will be having a colour refresh when the new Annual Catalogue is launched on 1 July 2013.

However don't panic! We will be keeping the four Colour Families - Brights, Regals, Subtles and Neutrals but they will include 10 new colours (six of which are returning In Colours from previous years). Some colours have been moved around and there will be four brand-new colours. 

You can see the changes in the table below:

So what does this mean for you? Well, as from today all the card, ink and accessories in the discontinued colours will only be available WHILE STOCKS LAST so if you have any colours you can't be without do get in touch NOW - you don't want to leave it too late if you NEED to stock up on your favourites!!!

The new colours will be available from 1 July when the new Annual Catalogue is launched - I for one can't wait!


So please contact me if you would like to place an order for items in the discontinued colours or if you want to get your hands on that cute little punch!

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Happy Easter!

Just a quick post wishing you a happy Easter!

 I thought I would share with you the Easter baskets I have made for my family - they were a combination of ideas from Bekka and Vicky.

And here are the whole set!

I thought the baskets were a bit girly for the men, so I made these in more masculine colours with the fancy favour die.

Inside both was a selection of different types of chocolate eggs - yum (as the label says!).  Apologies for the poor quality of the photos - taken with my mobile phone just before I handed them out to my family!

Recipe
Card/Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Stamps: Pretty Petites SAB 2013 (retired)
Ink: Chocolate chip marker, Island Indigo marker, Old Olive marker, Tangerine Tango marker
Tools/Accessories: Simply Scored Tool, Stampin' Trimmer, Fancy Favour die, Square Lattice embossing folder, Petite curly label punch, Tangerine Tango SAB ribbon (retired), Lucky Limeade baker's twine, Brights brads, tissue paper from own stash

A la prochaine! Amitiés!

Nicole

Last day to Sale-a-brate!

Today is the last day of Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-bration event, so I thought I would share with you some projects which use two of the freebies - the Pretty Petites stamp set and the co-ordinating petite curly label punch.  Both of which have been firm favourites with my customers.

Here are some quick cards made with both of these SAB items:

So what items were used:

Item No	Catalogue & Page No	Description	Price
127548	Main p152	In Colours 2012-14 A4 Cardstock	£6.25
106550	Main p156	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock	£7.50
126856	Main p152	In Colours 2012-14 Markers	£11.75
119247	Main p175	Pearls	£4.50
129312	Spring p16	Print Poetry DSP stack	£6.25
119851	Main p182	Curly Label Punch	£15.50
129722	Main p180	Stampin' Trimmer	£25.95
104430	Main p177	Stampin' Dimensionals	£3.25
110755	Main p177	Tombow Multi-purpose glue	£3.25
124262	Main p172	Baker's Twine, Whisper White	£2.50
106588	Main p160	Envelopes - Very Vanilla	£5.75
			£92.45
129405	SAB	SAB - Petite Curly Label Punch	FREE
129639 (w)	SAB	SAB - Pretty Petites Stamp Set	FREE
or 129642 (c)

So would you like to get one or both of these freebies?  If so you will need to quick and place an order with me by 6pm (UK time) today.  So why not contact me now?

It's also your last chance to get an extra 25% in your new demonstrator starter kit!  So that's £162.50 worth of products for me only £99 - bargain!  I joined as a demonstrator 2 years ... just for the discount .... and I'm still doing it - having fun, earning some money to pay for my supplies and meeting some amazing crafters!

A la prochaine!  Amitiés!

Nicole