Stampin' Up! Another Great Year

Ooh I've been so busy today but not quite ready to share my exciting news just yet so instead I'll share one of my latest creation with you instead!

It's a larger card than the ones I normally make so not sure I've got the balance quite right! I've been playing with embossing powders and different colours of card to create this one. The stamp set is another new one - Another Great Year and I've stamped and embossed it three times with a little cutting out to create this effect.

The banners are quickly made using our new Banner Punch - which by the way you can earn for FREE with a spend of £45 with me on Stampin' Up! products during our Sale-a-Bration promotion. I know you'll probably ask how I stuck down the bakers twine so I made a thin line with Tombow glue and left it to one side for 5 minutes to allow the glue to change from wet to tacky and then placed the bakers twine in place, this way the twine doesn't absorb the glue and move around, it just sticks straight in place where you need it.

Right got to dash, painting to do in the new conservatory - cannot wait for the boys to have their playroom!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Sweet Sorbet and Perfect Pennants

At last we have a lovely sunny day and I've actually got the washing hanging outside to dry! The boys have gone to Granny's for a sleepover, The Spark has been painting in the conservatoire and it won't be too much longer now until the boys can claim it as their playroom. I can't wait to set it all out with their toys and make it perfect for them.

Meanwhile, I popped up to the room of craft and had a play with the Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Accessories Kit - yours for FREE when you spend £45 with me on Stampin' Up! products during the promotion.

This was so easy to make and really quick too which is a bonus. I made a card base and a layer with Baked Brown Sugar and then wrapped some of the Crisp Cantaloupe  Twine around. The oval is a die cut self adhesive piece from the Celebration Basics Add-On Kit in the new Stampin' Up! seasonal catalogue. I've added the cork with Dimensionals (even though they are self adhesive) and popped Candy Dots in the centre. My sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral onto Whisper White and it's from another new stamp set Perfect Pennants.

Want to see close up detail of these fabulous cork flowers?

I'm sure since I got my new computer my photos look darker to me - can you tell the difference? I'd love to know what you think.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Sweet Sorbet meets Kraft Box

Can I just start by saying 'Yay!', the builders came today and fitted the last two pieces of glass to our conservatoire roof! Only taken them 6 months but am I glad it's finally done. I can't believe we can actually start to decorate, lay flooring and turn it into a playroom for Zac and Blake.

So whilst the builders were busy fitting glass I got busy spilling glitter and whoa did I spill it good!  Let me show you what happened when our Sweet Sorbet Designer Papers met a Kraft Box.

Do you like? It's one of our Kraft Boxes decorated with the Sale-A-Bration designer papers Sweet Sorbet, aren't the colours so pretty? I wanted to make a flower and put to use the Crepe Filter Paper from the Stampin' Up! main catalogue. I thought it would be cheating to use the pre-cut round pieces so cut strips, punched the edges and daubed them with ink using a Finger Dauber before pleating together. Then the mess started.

I thought it would make it look even more pretty to add glitter to the edges, so I carefully applied Tombow then ever so gently scattered on my gold glitter. Then I sneezed. Then the whole tub of glitter fell on the floor (glad for laminate). I retrieved what I could and the rest went to the Dyson. Would love to do that at a hostess' house!

Back to the project, I popped the flower onto a Tea Lace paper Doily - covered it with Versamark ink first and then used Gold Embossing Powder (made sure I didn't spill that).

Other bits and pieces I've used; our gorgeous Gold Glimmer Paper, Subtles Button, Gold Linen Thread (thank you Stampin' Up!), Foil Embossed Vellum and the cute little Petite Petals Punch.

Here are some flower close ups:

 My disaster.....

If you'd like to know more about how you can get Sale-a-Bration products for FREE, please just click HERE or you can go direct to my online shop HERE.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! See Ya Later

Wow today has been one of those random days I wish I had taken photos at regular intervals. 

This morning when I took the boys to school it was so cold, one of the other Mums said it might snow. I got home, started work, looked out of the window and it was raining absolute buckets. Literally three minutes later the rain turned to snow - I mean big chunks of snow falling from the sky and sticking even though it had just rained. I had to go out in the snow but it was OK. Then I go to collect Zac from after school club and I had to take my scarf off and pop my sunglasses on the sky is as clear and blue as anything. Random!

Anyway - I'm going to share with you a project I created last week and couldn't blog due to the absence of the PC:

LOVING this stamp set. It's called See Ya Later and is one of the freebies you can get your crafty mitts on during Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration promotion. More about that HERE.  My card base is Pear Pizazz and I'm not a clever fancy fold kind of girl so I used our Card Circle Framelits Die to create the cut and folds for me. I did however use a lot of patience to colour and stamp just the alligator part of the stamp all over the right side of the card. Thank goodness for a Stamp-ma-jig that's all I have to say on the matter.

I've stamped the main image and sentiment onto one of our new Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards and Envelopes (Convention freebie thank you!!!!) and die cut with a Circle Framelit. The note cards are pre-printed and have a texture just like water colour card too. I added some accents from the Thinlits set and created my 'alligator teeth' edge using Whisper White card and Finishing Touches Edgelits dies.

Got to dash, reading time with Zac now before Blake gets home from Granny's!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Perfect Pennants and Banner Framelits Bundle

So.....

 You know when you leave stuff out on your desk (c'mon you know you do!) from the project you made yesterday? Do you find it inspires you to create something else too? Well today that's what happened to me. I used different stamps and dies etc but basically the same card and style as yesterday's project. Want to see it?

I've used two fabulous new products from Stampin' Up! - Perfect Pennants stamp set and Banner Framelits. They are a match made in heaven and because of that, Stampin' Up! have put them together as a bundle so that if you love them both - you get a little savings too, 15% in fact. Bonus.

I've used Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder and Coastal Cabana for my colour combo. really easy to create, just stamp in Versamark, heat set with White Embossing Powder and die cut with the coordinating Banner Framelit. I also added some arrows from the Card Dies Thinlits set.

If you want to see more ideas on using this bundle from Stampin' Up! watch this video:

If you've fallen in love already, click HERE to visit the products at my online shop. I'm open 24/7 so shop anytime you like! Oh and remember during Sale-a-bration you can earn yourself a FREE gift with every £45 you spend on products!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! You're Lovely and a free tutorial

Whooo-hoo it's snowing here in Nottingham today. My little boys will be so excited, especially Blake as his class were going for a walk today to a local nature area as they're doing Hansel and Gretal this week and are off to find the 'friendly' witch. I can picture him now catching snowflakes on his tongue!

Anyway, as you know this week sees the start of Stampin' Up! new seasonal catalogue and our Sale-a-Bration promotion. You can read all about it HERE.

And today's card features products from both:

The stamp set You're Lovely is one you can get for FREE during Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration when you spend £45 with me. You can see all the products on offer HERE.

I've used one of our Tea Lace Paper Doilies (from the main Stampin' Up! catalogue). Turning it silver is really easy and sooo satisfying to watch too! Just rub a Versamark ink pad all over the doily and then sprinkle with Silver Embossing Powder. Set with the Heat Tool and smile as it turns from gritty grey to lush shiny silver!

The centre circle and silver glimmer banner are leftovers from the Happenings Simply Created Card Kit as is the Silver Button and Silver Bakers Twine. A little goes a long way!

Love this stamp set and how it coordinates so well with the Deco Labels Framelits dies too. Happy days.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration what's it all about?

Wow - grab yourself a coffee, a pen and wish list and start writing!

Today sees the start of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration promotion and it really is our best ever! you can click on the image below to view all the products and the brochure too

 

So what's it all about?

 For every £45 you spend with me on Stampin' Up! products during Sale-a-Bration promotion you can choose a FREE exclusive product from our brochure. No limits to how many you can have either! Take a look, there are papers, punches, stamps, kits and digital products too - our best offering yet.

Party time - invite me to run your Stampin' Up! party at home and when your party sales reach £250 you'll receive an extra £25 in hostess freebies on top of the existing hostess rewards.

Take the leap and become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration and for £99 you'll get an EXTRA £20 worth of product of your choice in your fully customisable craft kit. That's £150 worth of product! You'll also get a great business kit worth £45 too. You can find out more HERE or drop me an email at bluejellystampin@sky.com or call me on 07748 707845 / 01159 206500 to chat about the possibilities.

Need more stash? Let me help you there too, today we launch our brand new Spring / Summer Seasonal Catalogue:

Click the photo above to browse the products.

Want more?

How about our brand new Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing Machine? Brand new today and only £26.95. You can order / buy HERE.

if you'd like to know more about anything in this post, please drop me an email at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Last Chance to buy and new for tomorrow!

Woo-hoo a busy couple of days in the world of Stampin' Up!

Tomorrow sees the launch of our new Seasonal Catalogue and the start of our fabulous Sale-a-Bration promotion too where you can earn products to make yummy projects like these for FREE:

But for today, so that you don't miss out PLEASE, be aware that it's your last chance to order from our fabulous Autumn / Winter Seasonal catalogue and to make sure you don't miss out please click HERE to go to the right section in my Stampin' Up! shop.

Today is also your last chance to order our gorgeous limited time products:

If you want them then please click HERE to pop them in your basket. There are also still lots of products available at up to 80% discount in our Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack, you can see them HERE.

If you're itching to get your mitts on the new stash and are a crafter who likes to frequent shopping late at night, I think my shop will update with all the new products around midnight tonight!!! Remember for every £45 you spend on product during Sale-a-bration you can choose a free product from the selection available too!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration Sneak Peek

Isn't the weather just completely pants at the moment? Perfect for staying indoors and creating! We've just had a lovely family lunch and the boys are downstairs with The Spark reading some books they took out of the library yesterday so I'm popped up to the room of craft to share my project for today with you.

To know me is to know how much I love to create tutorials so it might surprise you to know I enjoy using other crafters ideas too. I found this cute mini book tutorial HERE and had to make one for myself.

It features the very soon to be available Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper. You can get these for FREE with a spend of £45 on Stampin' Up! products with me from Tuesday when our Sale-a-bration promotion kicks off. There are loads of freebies to choose from and there are no limits as to how many you can have either. Just as well as it coincides with the launch of our new Seasonal Catalogue too - there is going to be so much going on in the world of Stampin' Up! you'll be needing to book a day off work to look at it all mwah ha ha!

Here are some close ups of the mini book. I got to print off more photos of my boys, these were all taken in October on a few family days out to Ruddington Railway Heritage Centre, Nottingham Goose Fair and a Spooky Trail at Rufford Park. So lucky there are so many amazing places to take the boys out and they're all on my doorstep too.

So we're on a countdown now to Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration. I can't wait to share it all with you!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Purse

Well hello - I've had a nightmare few days with issues with the builders we are using at home but I have found on many occasion's an escape to the room of craft fixes all and calms me down. Yesterday was no exception and I decided to revamp an old project with new products:

 It's my Two Tags Purse but as t he tags dies have retired I've switched them in favour of newer dies. What do you think? Gold is the new black right? Want some close ups?

Don't panic you'll be able to get your crafty mitts on all these delicious new products early next week. From Gold Sequin Thread to Gold Embossed Vellum - bet you can't wait eh?

If you want to be amongst the first to buy these and other fabulous products in the new Stampin' Up! seasonal catalogue, you can do so by visiting my Stampin' Up! Shop online.

 I'm open 24/7 so you don't have to wait for a certain time to shop and nor do you have to form an orderly queue behind other new product hungry crafters. My door is always open. Plus you can shop late at night when your partner isn't looking, always a bonus.

Did I mention you might want to spend £45 each time you order from Tuesday too? Why it's the start of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration promotion where every £45 spend on products = FREEBIES! This year there are even more to choose from, we're spoiling you!

If you love this bag the tutorial is available as an instant download in my right side bar, you just need to switch the two tags dies for other dies, or use the Two Tags Dies if you still have them.

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Victoria

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It's my favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year.....

It's our best promotion and absolutely EVERYONE can take the opportunity to benefit from FREE products.

Bigger and better than ever before, this year you can choose from 17 products!! Enough to make Jelly wobble.

So, to get your mitts on some freebies, for every £45 you spend on Stampin' Up! products with me, you can choose one for free, no limits. Here are your choices:

I'll be adding a page to my blog with lots more detail on the promotion as there are lots of ways you can earn these products. 

If you'd like a copy of the brochure, please email me with your address to bluejellystampin@sky.com and I can pop one in the post to you.

Meanwhile, please visit my Facebook page at  www.facebook.com/bluejellystampinupdemonstrator

as I am putting lots of ideas and inspiration on there for you.

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Stampin' Up! Bloomin' Marvelous Class Tutorial

Hello - I'm back with another new tutorial for you. This tutorial features Stampin' Up! Kraft boxes and the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Bloomin' Marvelous:

The tutorial is £2.50 and shows you with full photo instructions how to make these vintage style cards, envelopes and coordinating box. you'll also learn how to make your own 3-D flower and butterfly embellishments.

The PDF tutorial is available in my right hand side bar.

If you are a fellow demonstrator, I have also done a Demonstrator prepped class of this tutorial - you can find details by clicking on my 'Demo prepped classes' tab above.

NEW - Postal Kit UK only

If you'd like to buy this class as a kit (exclusive of inks, adhesives and stamped images) you can buy this from me for just £20 including post and packing. Your kit includes a bottle of Crystal Effects and a tub of Dazzling Diamonds as well as card, Designer Paper, ribbon and pearls etc. The PDF tutorial will be emailed to you once payment for the kit has been processed. To buy the kit please click on the button below - UK ONLY:

Bloomin' Marvelous Postal Kit £20

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Stampin' Up! Patterned Occasions Class Tutorial

Jelly woke up this morning and thought 'cor it's cold innit?' and so of course it's snowing again and the white fluffy stuff is sticking and my poor mini bests are doing a sponsored scoot and pedal at school today. I hope they let them do it in the hall!

So I have a new PDF tutorial available from today for you to buy:

It features the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Patterned Occasions which you can earn for FREE with a spend of £45 or more on Stampin' Up! products with me before 22nd March.

The PDF tutorial is just £2.50 and gives you full colour photos and clear instructions on how to make these 5" square cards with matching envelopes and lists all the supplies you'll need too. You can buy it in my side bar.

If you'd like to buy the supplies needed to make these cards, please drop me an email at bluejellystampin@sky.com and I will give you the PDF tutorial free by email when you place your order.

If you're a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like the PDF tutorial along with a class flyer, class prep guide and guide on costings for different types of class you could run, please click on my Stampin' Up! Demo Designed Class tab above to purchase the Demonstrator version.

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Stampin' Up! Reinker Video Tutorial

Hello, I'm back with a new technique video to share with you. This time I'm showing you how to make your own ink pad using Stampin' Up! Reinkers. It's a really easy technique to do and is so versatile too. Here is the card I made:

It uses Melon Mambo, Marina Mist, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White card. A close up of the main image so you can see the beautiful coloured flowers.

 

A set of 3" square cards using the same products.

I put together a bundle for you so that you can buy all the products used on these cards and earn a Sale-A-Bration product of your choice FREE, I've used Bloomin' Marvelous or Patterned Occasions on these samples.

• Sunshine and Sparkles Designer Paper 126922 £9.95
• Whisper White A4 card (40 sheets)  106549 £7.50
• Melon Mambo A4 Card (24 sheets) 119980 £6.25
• Lucky Limeade A4 Card (24 sheets) 124388 £6.25
• Marina Mist A4 Card (24 sheets) 121682 £6.25
• Melon Mambo Reinker 115662 £2.75
• Lucky Limeade Reinker 122930 £2.75
• Marina Mist Reinker 119787 £2.75
• Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive 110755 £3.25
• Sale-A-Bration product of your choice FREE
• Total spend £47.70 with FREE P&P if you can collect from me

Here is the video tutorial just click on the image to play:

 

Here are some more samples using this technique and Patterned Occasions stamp set. The first card is on Whisper White. I stamped the elephants onto Whisper White and cut them out. I have used extra products on this one, the flower punch from Itty Bitty Punches and some Basic Rhinestones.

A set to match the Bloomin' Marvelous one above:

A landscape card using a strip of Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP:

Another set of 5 cards using the Sunshine and Sparkles DSP. We made these in team training at the weekend using Bloomin' Marvelous.

To order your bundle or any other Stampin' Up! products, please email me at bluejellystampin@sky.com or call me on 07748 707845.

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Stampin' Up! Happy Hello

Brr, who said it could snow? Glad I took some project photos yesterday whilst it was nice and sunny. 

Today's projects feature a Stampin' Up! kit called Happy Hello Simply Sent Card Kit (item 130149). It's a kit containing 8 die cut cards with matching envelopes and plenty of card stock embellishments, Bakers Twine and Self adhesive rhinestones too. This kit isn't available to buy, but the great news is you can earn it for FREE when you order £45 or more of Stampin' Up! products with me before 22nd March. Drop me an email at bluejellystampin@sky.com to find out how easy it is to order.

I have made a few projects up with my kit, not just the cards by adding some Crumb Cake and Daffodil Delight card to it. Firstly a card and a gift box:

 

 

The card is a die cut one from the kit which I've added a layer of Daffodil Delight card to. I embossed it with Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. The matching box again uses just one of the die cut card, add a bit of clever scoring with the Simply Scored tool and a dab of glue and voila, a cute box. I popped one of our cello bags inside with some ribbon, buttons and an ink spot - perfect gift for a crafter or a party hostess.

Next up a simple mini album using added Crumb Cake Card, with one of the die cut cards folded over the spine.

Four of the cards are pre-printed with 'Hello' so if you don't stamp or have any stamps, there really is nothing to stop you creating with this kit.

Inside the pages are decorated with Comfort Cafe Designer Papers and then simply the cards and envelopes from the kit. This means I can pop photos, messages and memories inside.

Finally I made a 12"x12" scrap page. Again I've added Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Comfort Cafe papers to the mix. I love this photo of Blake as a baby and is one of many I have printed off ready in the room of craft to scrap with. We used to call him monkey feet as he always held his bottles with his feet not his hands! I've popped one of the flower embellishments on and made a banner from one of the cards - again no stamping involved.

Inside the card I've used the top off another card to make a pocket to store something in. I might write a message about how he may look happy drinking his milk but it made him so poorly as it took 18 months to diagnose him as allergic to dairy!

After making all this, I still have a card and some envelopes left over to play with so you really do get amazing value for absolutely NOTHING!!!!

I hope I've inspired you to try something other than make cards from your kit.

Back tomorrow with a tutorial on a technique I demonstrated at training at the weekend.

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