Sale-a-bration is here at last!

Well, it's that fabulous time of year again, when Stampin' Up! give us their best promotion of the year! Everyone benefits - customers, hostesses & new demonstrators, so if you were ever thinking of signing up, now's the time!

Click the pic for full details of the promotion, but basically you can earn an unlimited amount of free stamp sets between now & the end of Feb.

Customers - earn a free limited-edition stamp set for every £45 spent on product (so spend £90 on product & get 2 sets, etc.).

Hostesses - host a £300+ workshop & earn a free limited-edition stamp set, in addition to all the other hostess benefits!

New Demonstrators - sign up during Sale-A-Bration & receive a free stamp set from the current catalogue, up to the value of £38.95. What a fantastic way to boost the amount of product you'll receive in your starter kit!

The stamp sets are detailed in a colour brochure, available for download from my website (pdf format) - just click the picture above & follow the link.

Catalogue Launch Party

My launch evening was actually on 30th September, but I've had a problem uploading photos recently, so I'm only just blogging it! I held a VIP invite-only new catalogue launch party on 30/9/09. All my guests received a new catalogue, a catalogue sidekick (for marking pages), a little chocolate treat PLUS 25% off the most expensive item on their order that evening.

Recent Workshop Demonstration & Make & Take

Here's the sweet Christmas gift box I demonstrated at a recent Stampin' Up! home workshop:

The box was really easy to make, using the Scor-Pal and the new "Punches Three" hostess set, plus a few half pearls from the Pretties kit.

For the Make and Take, we made these cute Christmas tags, using the Spotlight on Christmas set. A plain white small tag is glued to the back of each, so there's room to write your "to" and "from"!

Cupcakes Galore! Workshop

I recently held a Cupcakes Galore! Workshop - here's what we made:

Cupcake Presentation Box:

Cupcake Gift Box:

Cupcake Cards:

Cupcake Pocket Card:

Me & Shelli!

I had my picture taken with Shelli at this year's convention & remembered that I'd also been pictured with her last year. Having lost some weight recently, I was interested to compare it to the picture I had taken last year and was quite pleased with the results!

Please note that I haven't shrunk - Shelli was wearing higher heels at the convention than she was at the Experience evening, where I met her last time!

Left photo was taken July'08, right photo taken Nov'09.

Stampin' Up! Convention pics

I've finally got all my pics off my camera, so hold on tight as there'll be a few posts tonight!!

This 1st one is to give you a taster of the convention pics I have - there's plenty more on my website & you can get to them by clicking here.

Shelli takes the stage....

The top 3 UK demos - from the left - Jenny Moors (3rd), Monica Gale (1st) & Julie Kettlewell (2nd). Congratulations, ladies!!

The lovely Chris & Eileen from UK Demo Support

Stampin' Up! UK Top Demonstrators of the Year Award

OMG!! I've just returned from the 1st European Stampin' Up! Convention with 2 awards!! One is for recruitment & the other is for being number 15 in the Top 25 UK Demonstrators!! I didn't expect to be in the top 100, never mind the top 25!! I was absolutely gob-smacked!!

Lots more posts to follow this week as I've got lots of project & convention photos to upload!

Shirley

New Stampin' Up! Catalogue Launched

The brand new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue has now been launched. It's full of the most gorgeous stamp sets, fantastic co-ordinating inks, watercolour crayons, card stock, ribbons and accessories. Some old favourites are still in it, but there's plenty of new goodies to tempt you!

Click here to view an online version of the catalogue. If you'd like a "proper" copy, then click here to contact me via my Rubber Stamping Workshops website. You can also use that link if you wish to place an order or book a Stampin' Up! workshop.

Crafters Tabletop Sale, Saturday 10th October 2009

Calling all Crafters!

Crafters Tabletop Sale, Saturday 10th October, 10am-5pm

There will be a Crafters Tabletop Sale on Saturday 10th October 2009 at Timperley Methodist Church, Stockport Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7UG, 10am-5pm. FREE ENTRY!!!

There'll be plenty of craft goodies for sale at great prices. New & lightly used items, including craft tools, craft kits, card, papers, embellishments, card blanks & envelopes, stamps, ribbon, buttons, inks, paints, punches & more. Plus purchase some fantastic handcrafted items, including greetings cards, card sets, sweets, stationery sets & more - come along & grab a bargain! Meet other local crafters! Start getting ready for Christmas!

Put the date in your diary now!! This is one event not to be missed!

Stallholders Needed

£10 per stall

Contact me now to book your stall for just £10. Sell your handcrafted goods & your unwanted craft stash (new & lightly used items only please). Event will be well advertised.

Click here to email me if you're interested in booking a stall - be quick!!

Wedding Menu & Seating Plan

You may remember from earlier posts that I made my brother's wedding invitations. Well, the wedding was on Friday & went really well! I also made the menus & the seating plan - here are some pics:

This is the front cover of the menu, made in a very similar style to the invitations. I mainly used Stampin' Up! products. The card is Almost Amythist, which was embossed top & bottom with a cuttlebug embossing folder (sorry, haven't got the name of it). I hand cut the centre aperture with a craft knife, then stamped the hearts & swirls with Almost Amythis ink. It is backed with Whisper White. The word "Menu" & the hearts have been embossed with silver embossing powder (Stampin' Up!). The white grosgrain ribbon is from Stampin' Up! & the lilac organza ribbon is from Hobbycraft. These are just tied in a simple double knot.

This is the inside of the menu. The text was computer generated & printed on Whisper White card stock. The swirls were again stamped with Almost Amythist ink.

Here's the seating plan - made from A2 foam board from Staples. I covered it with some purple organza that I already had. The same cardstock has been used & I've added some gems to bling it up a bit!!! The flowers were made using Stampin' Up! punches & the silver buckle is from the Silver Hodgepodge set.







Here's a couple of close-ups: