Join My Team

Now is the best time to join Stampin Up! We have the fantastic Sale A Bration promotion which entitles all new recruits to an extra FREE STAMP SET of ANY VALUE  included with the already fabulous Starter Kit.

The Starter Kit costs £119 and gets you over £270 worth of products to get your business started!! Please contact me if you would like to join my team, we are a small friendly team who love stamping and of course STAMPIN' UP!

Take a look at this fantastic Starter Kit, including 4 stamp sets (+1 extra set during SAB worth upto £44.95), 4 ink pads, cardstock, papers, adhesive and all the business products you will need. Many of the products can be changed to create your very own personalised starter kit!! 

Plus when you join my team I will provide you with a little welcome kit to get you started, contact me for further details and turn your hobby into a successful business in 2011. 

Angela x

Something Different

My lovely SU mum Julie showed me this link to some collage pictures made with many different Stampin' Up! products, well I just had to have a go at making my own version!!

I have used the square punches from Stampin' Up! to make the mats for the collage and the gorgeous polka dot paper is from the neutrals 12x12 paper stack.  I have added lots of pearls to the pieces to add a bit of glamour.  The punched cupcake is also "CASED" from Julie's Christmas card, you can see it here.

I have used the new FREE sale-a-bration stamp sets Punch Bunch and Bliss.  The colours are Pink Pirrouette, Baja Breeze, Early Expresso and Sahara Sand selected from the fabulous colour coach to compliment the pale colour of the frame.

I will give the picture to my sister when she finally comes home from hospital, she has been there since Christmas Eve, so all of her presents are still to be opened!!  She should have come home last week, but they gave her penicillin, she is very allergic to it and was wearing a red wrist band stating this, so it caused her to be very ill, we are now eagerly waiting for her to come home soon before they do any more damage!!

My sister got home today!!

Angela x



Coming Soon New Scrapbooking Classes

Another late night post, I'm not sure where these holidays have gone, back to school tomorrow!!  So I paln to re-claim the house and have a really good tidy up and clear out some of the old toys!!  It Philips birthday next week, so I need to make space for a few more toys!!

I am starting my new scrapbooking classes later this month.  I have to confess that I wish I had  made more time to scrapbook as I have really enjoyed making this layout and I am going to try harder this year to make an album.

The first picture is Lucy with the snowman we built when the snow first came down at the end of  Nvember and school was closed.  The snowman is modelling one of Philip's hat and scarf sets!!

This picture is Lucy and Philip all wrapped up for an afternoon outside at Sundown Adventure Land to see Father Christmas.   I have to say it was very magical, and the Christmas themes and rides were beautiful.

I have used the Blueberry Crisp 12x12 papers, with some Not Quite Navy and Sahara Sand card,  I used the Confetti stamp set to stamp the twill and the papers are over stamped with the Serene Snowfllakes stamp set.  I have used a die cut snowflake and the eyelet boarder punch to decorate the mats.  The titles are stamped with the Just Perfect and Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamps.

If you would like to join my scrapbooking classes e mail me for more details, we will be completing a layout each month using a different kit and using new techniques on our pages. The theme this month is Winter as I thought cold  snowy and winter pictures would work well with the beautiful Blueberry Crisp papers.

Don't forget you can get your hands on some FREE limited edition stamps from Stampin' Up! you can read all about it here

Well I better get on and sort out the mountain of card ect on my desk as there is no space left to make anything else and Mr UPS will be delivering my latest stash of Stampin' Up! goodies including some of those free stamp sets!!!

Angela x



Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!! 

 I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and successful New Year and hope that 2011 is filled with lots of  love and laughter!!

Here are some more of the Sweet Summer cards using the FREE Sale A Bration stamp set. 

I have used some really bright colours for these cards, randomly stamping on to whisper white card.  The colours are Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzaz, Peach Parfait.  The card above has a few of the gorgeous rhinestone gems, they are just so sparkly!!!

If you would like to get this limited edition stamp set palce an order with me valued at £45 or more and the Sweet Summer stamp set will be yours free!!!

Angela x

Sale A Bration is here!!!!

Free stamps sets for everyone!!

CUSTOMERS - For every £45 you spend you can earn a limited edition free stamp set from a choice of 4. See below for details.

HOSTESS - Host a Stampin Up Sale A Bration workshop with me and if the sales are over £300 you will get an extra free Sale A Bration stamp set!

RECRUITS- Thinking of joining our Stampin Up family?? If you sign up before the end of February you will get a FREE STAMP SET in your Starter Kit, OF ANY VALUE. Taking the value of the kit to over £270 for only £119!!!!!! Please e-mail me for a recruit pack or more info!

All of the stamp sets are available in a choice wood mounted or  new cling mount.

BLISS

 PUNCH BUNCH

 SO HAPPY FOR YOU

 SWEET SUMMER

Sweet Summer is a lovely set and there are so many ways you can use this set, below is just one of the cards I have made with this set.

I will add more projects using the free sets soon!!

Angela x

Fast and Fabulous

I have been having a "play" with my new colour spritzer tool from Stampin! Up, it is so quick and easy to use with the stampin' write marker pens, and it will also work with pro markers, so I will be trying it with them over the neext few days!!  I'm sure most things will be spritzed if they keep still long enough!!

I used the new level 2 hostess stamp set Fast & Fabulous, stamping the first layer in Soft Suede and then the second detail in Early Expresso, using both colours in the marker pens to spritz over the card along with Blush Blossom.  The edges of the layers are torn and distressed with the tool kit, layered on to some of the Neutrals 12x12 papers, all tied together with some Very Vanilla taffetta ribbon.  I t was a nice quick card to make!!

I have had a couple of busy weeks, with school activities and poorly children and I'm afraid not much time to do much crafting, so most of my cards have gone out in a hurry before I had time to photograph them!! I think Lucy will be well enough to make a start on clearing up her room tomorrow, its amazing how she suddernly feels ill when I mention this!! 

Hope you stay safe & warm and have a very Merry Christmas!!

Angela x

Happy Birthday Julie

Today my lovely downline Julie is celebrating her birthday.  I have made this card using one of her favourite colours and used a tall blank for a bit of a change.

I have used the beautiful level 2 hostess stamp set Fast & Fabulous, and used a water brush with the marker pens to colour the image, the sentiment is from  the versatile Sincere Salutations stamp set, layered with the oval punches,  the lovely boarder was made with the new scallop trim boarder punch.

Have a great day Julie!!

Angela x

Inspired by the Big freeze

I thought I would share some more punch art with you, I have really enjoyed using my Stampin' Up! punches to create something new. I have used several different punches to make some Penguins, I'm sure if this weather keeps up I will spot some in my garden soon!!!  It is so cold out there!!

The papers are form the Jolly Holiday Christmas collection, with some gorgeous Old Olive satin ribbon and a punched Very Vanilla border layered under the ribbon.  I thought the penguin looked cute balanced on the top of the presents, I used Old Olive taffeta ribbon here. Crystal effects has been added to the eyes to give them a raised finish.

Punches used are the extra large oval, 1/8", 1/4", 1/2",  11/4" circles, star and 5petal flower punch.

I have a mountain of ironing I'm hoping to get through this weekend!!!  Then I think I'm going to take advantage of being stuck at home and get on with wrapping some of the Christmas presents I have bought.  Hope you all have a good weekend and stay safe and warm.

Angela x

Snowmen

Inspired by the weather and the need to get my Christmas cards started I have made some snowmen with a variety of fabulous Stampin' Up! punches.

I have used the new extra large oval, 1 3/8"  and 1/8" circle, bauble, tab, word window, star, 2 step bird, small heart  punches.  I have added some Crystal Effects to the hat band & Dazzaling Daimonds to the heart & the snowman's body.  I have used my stampin' pastels to add a little colour to his cheeks and give some definition to his body.

For the first card I have used some of the fabulous Celebration  12x12 papers as I thought this design reminded me of a string of Christmas lights!!  I have added some of the crisp white organza ribbon, the sentiment is from the Delightful Decorations stamp set and layered up with circle punches.

I loved this red paper with hearts all over it from the Play Dates 12x12 papers, I have used the same ribbon & sentiment as before, but I have used some of the gorgeous Frost Whits shimmer Paint to stamp snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes stamp set.

I have put this picture under my light to try and show just how shimmery they are in real life!!  The sparkle on the smnowman is the Dazzling Diamonds I have added around his body.

This is Lucy's snowman she made yesterday, he is still out there but the snow is much more compact today.  The school is open again but I'm not looking forward to going back out on the roads to pick them up as I have just got home from taking Darran to collect his car and had a nightmare drive!!  The roads have turned into tracks of  shinny black ice, the temperature dropped 4C in minutes and another car didn't manage to stop at the roundabout & went into the back of us!!!  Thankfully my car looks OK, but I will have to get it checked at the garage later - I need my car to get Philip around it was difficult enough at the start of this year - please melt away soon!!!!  If you have to go out on the roads take care!!

Angela x

Winter Wonderland

I thought I would share some of the beautiful snowy photos I have taken this morning,  I can't believe how much snow we have here - I dont ever remember it as deep as this!!  The school is closed today and as always the roads out were grid locked so its an extra day home today!!  I am planning to do some baking later this morning, as Lucy likes to help.

These are the trees just at the back of our garden, one solitry bird sitting at the top of the branches.

The snow on the top of the fence post -  8.5" deep!!

This is the depth of the snow on the rabbits cage?? I will be poping back out with a ruler!!!  I will take them some extra treats as well.

The snow on the top of the cage is 7" deep!!!

Icicles on the conservatory.

This is my washing line!!!

It is snowing again now!! We have had quite a lot of snow and lightening already this morning!!  Better get on and make the most of an extra day at home - I think we will have to go out and build a snowman, and then take Philip for a ride on the sledge!!  Hot chocolate all round!!

Angela x