Hello and welcome to the first Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop of 2024. I hope you have all had a lovey Christmas/New Year! This month’s theme is Sale-a-bration. If you are new to Stampin’ Up! you may be wondering what Sale-a-bration is. It is a fantastic offer that Stampin’ Up! run yearly. Where you can get FREE product for qualifying orders.

For every £45 spend (before shipping), you can choose from a selection of products, including stamp sets, DSP (designer series paper), embellishments and more. You can also earn extra rewards when you host a party and if you join my team, the Stampin’ Up! family, you can choose the fabulous glass mat studio or an extra £30 worth of product. What’s not to like?

Using Sale-a-bration Sunny Days DSP

I have chosen to use the Sale-a-bration Sunny Days DSP, which are FREE with a £45 spend. I have paired these with the Fluffiest Friends Bundle, which is an online exclusive.

Cut a piece of Sale-a-bration Sunny Days (DSP), measuring 8cm x 14.4cm, and matt onto a layer of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Adhere to an A6 Petal Pink card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Using the Deckled Circles Dies, die-cut 6.5cm circle from a piece of Petal Pink cardstock and using Petal Pink ink, stamp the bees’ image over the top half.

Stamp your little creature onto Basic White cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and add colour with Stampin’ Blends. Using the coordinating die, die cut out and adhere to your circle.

Add a fold of Pool Party Grosgrain Ribbon behind your circle and use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere to your card.

Finishing touches.

Add several Pook Party hearts from the Adhesive-backed Hearts & Flowers.

You can watch me recreate this card, but in a landscape orientation here.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used and listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration.

Happy Crafting

Fluffiest Friends Bundle [162850] £51.25	Sunny Days 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162974] £11.75	Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers [162557] £7.50	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon [160430] £7.50	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] £35.00
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] £9.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] £9.50	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] £9.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] £8.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £6.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £10.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] £9.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £25.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £120.00

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September 2021 Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration Counting Sheep Stamp set

Hello and thank you for hopping by. I can not believe we are in September already. Kids are back at school and life is getting back to normal. I have been missing for quite a while, due to circumstances, but that is life and I am back! I have so missed crafting and sharing my makes with you all.

For this months Blog Hop, we have been given the theme – Sale-A Bration. Allowing us to showcase any of the offers from our current Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Obviously, there is only one stamp set that I could choose and that is the Counting Sheep Stamp Set and coordinating Sheep Dies.

I adore these little posing sheep and their quirky expressions. They are so easy to place in various positions and the Sheep Dies make it easy to cut them out and create wonderful backgrounds. The Counting Sheep Stamp Set is available FREE, with a qualifying £45 order, as are the Sheep Dies. These are only available whilst stocks last or until 30th September.

Saturday Night Fever Sheep

I have really enjoyed creating this fun card. The expression on his little face, as he struts his stuff on the dance floor. I can hear the music now, ‘Night Fever, Night Fever’! It’s wonderful and suitable for all.

Cut a ‘Basic White’ card stock layer, measuring 9.5cm x 13.9cm. Using a ‘Blending Brush and ‘Night Of Navy’ ink, blend the ink onto the cardstock from the edges, turning your layer as you go. This will give darker edges. Continue until you are happy and have very dark edges and an area, high center, that is light. Using a ‘White Stampin’ Chalk Marker’, splat all over by hitting against a pen or pencil.

Trim a piece of ‘Be Dazzling 6×6 Speciality Paper’ (available free during Sale-A-Bration), measuring 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to an A6 ‘Night Of Navy’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Layer your card front on top.

Stamp your sheep image, using ‘Basic Grey’ ink. Colour the face, legs, ears and feet using ‘Ivory and Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends’. Using the coordinating die, cut out your sheep and adhere to your card front using ‘Stampin’ Dinemsionals’.

Die cut a circle from ‘Be Dazzling 6×6 Speciality Paper’, using the ‘Layering Circles Dies’. Add to your card front using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’. Draw a line from the top of your card to the disco ball.

Heat emboss your sentiment onto ‘Night Of Navy’ card stock, using ‘Versamark Ink’ and ‘White Emboss Powder’. Trim to suit and adhere using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Jumping Fences

I also created a birthday card with a happy sheep scene!

All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

I hope I have inspired you with my makes and I am sure you will find lots more as you continue to hop around.

Counting Sheep Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156591]

£0.00

Sheep Dies

[156600]

£0.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

£33.00

Be Dazzling 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156629]

£0.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.25

Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[149165]

£7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

White Stampin’ Chalk Marker

[132133]

£3.25

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

£17.00

Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

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Hello and welcome. For todays post I am sharing a heat embossed background card and joining in with the Global Design Project #GDP280, where we have been given a card to CASE-Copy And Selectively Edit.

I watched Emma Goddard – Coastal Crafter Facebook live on Sunday and she created a gorgeous card using the ‘Snail Mail’ stamp set. I had an idea to recreate using the ‘Darling Donkeys’ Stamp set.

When I saw the #GDP280 challenge, it had the same layout and new this was the perfect card for this.

Fun Friends Card With A Heat Embossed Background .

Create a ‘Shaded Spruce’ A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, and layer with a piece of ‘Bumblebee’ spot DSP, from the ‘Flower and Field Designer Series Paper’, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm.

Cut a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 9.5cm x 13.9cm. Rub over with your embossing buddy – to stop the static – and stamp spot image, from the ‘Pattern Play’ stamp set, using ‘Versamark’. Do not stamp right to the edges, leave some card untouched. Cover with white ‘Stampin Emboss Powder’ and tip off any excess. Use your ‘Heat Tool’ to melt all the powder and adhere to your card front.

Cut two strips of DSP, ‘Bumblebee’ spots and ‘Shaded Spruce’ flowers, 1.5cm wide and banner the end. Adhere to your card front with them over lapping. Die cut a ‘Basic White’ panel, using the ‘Hippo and Friends’ dies, and adhere to your card front.

Using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink, stamp two ‘Darling Donkey’ images onto ‘Basic White’ cardstock. Colour using ‘Stampin Blends’ ‘Smoky Slate’ and ‘Crumb Cake’ combos, ‘Petal Pink’ and ‘Soft Suede’ light, and Ivory. Using ‘Stampin Snips’, fussy cut both images and adhere to your card front, using ‘Multipurpose Liquid Glue’ for the fisrt and ‘Stampin Dimensionals’ for the second.

Stamp your sentiment, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink and trim into two. Adhere to your card front using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’. Finish your card by adding ‘Playing With Patterns Resin Dots’.

I hope you enjoyed my Heat Embossed Background Card. All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set

[155264]

£0.00

Pattern Play Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[152523]

£15.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

£33.00

Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155223]

£0.00

Playing With Patterns Resin Dots

[152467]

£7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

£8.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

£8.50

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

£8.50

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

£8.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

£8.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

£5.50

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

£3.75

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You to can create a beautiful Ombre Background with this cheat.

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post, I am joining the Crafty Collabrations – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop. We have been given a sketch to follow and you can follow exactly or interpret as you wish. I have sent myself the challenge to follow exactly.

I wanted to share with you the Free 6×6 DSP,(designer Series Paper), that is available during Sale-A-Bration with a £45 order. It allows you to create a beautiful Ombre background without any tools or mess. I know a lot of crafters feel they can not create an acceptable Ombre, do not like the mess or do not have the tools. All you need to do is trim your DSP to the size you require.

The DSP comes in four colours, ‘Bermuda Bay’, Blackberry Bliss’, ‘Granny Apple Green’ and ‘Rococo Rose’, and two designs, plain and circles. Both have the Ombre effect.

Ombre Background Cheat Card

Cut a piece of ‘Rococo Rose’ plain Ombre DSP, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Wrap around a piece of ‘Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon’ and adhere to a ‘Crumb Cake’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Using the ‘Beautiful Friendship’ stamp set, stamp your flower image in ‘Rococo Rose’ ink onto ‘Basic White’ cardstock and your sentiment in ‘Crumb Cake’ ink. Die cut with a ‘Layering Ovals’ plain die. Adhere onto a die cut scalloped edge oval from ‘Crumb Cake’ cardstock, using the next size up die from the plain one used.

Trim off the righthand side to give a straight edge. Adhere on top of your ribbon, level to the righthand side, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Cut a 1/2 inch strip of ‘Crumb cake’ cardstock and use the ‘Lovely Labels Pick A Punch’ to give a fancy edge. Strip the scalloped edge from the ‘Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon’ and adhere to the top edge of your label. Trim to 4cm.

Wrap a piece of ‘Linen Thread’ around two fingers, several times, and place on the back of your label. Adhere to your card front using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Please continue to hop round for lots more inspiration. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149252]

£20.00

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155225]

£0.00

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

[152883]

£21.00

Layering Ovals Dies

[151771]

£33.00

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150080]

£7.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

£7.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£8.25

Rococo Rose 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon

[149704]

£7.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.75

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Hello and welcome to my first Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop. For this Month we hare bringing you the theme – What’s New! We are free to interpret this in any way we feel. I have chosen to show case new products. There of lots of lovely new products available in the new mini catalogue and with ‘Sale-a-bration’ happening, there are even more than usual.

I have chosen two ‘Sale-a-bration’ products to create with. ‘Darling Donkeys’ stamp set and ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’ (Designer Series Paper), both of which are available free with a £45 order. The ‘Darling Donkeys’ stamp set contains three, super cute, donkey images. Four great little sentiments and a triple star image. The ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’ comes in four beautiful colours, in two designs.

Darling Donkeys Gift Tags

Cut a piece of ‘Balmy Blue’ card stock, measuring 7.5cm x 12.5cm, for your tag base. Layer with a piece of ‘Blackberry Bliss’ ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’, measuring 7cm x 12cm.

Die cut a small circle and rectangle, using the ‘Stitched Shapes’ and ‘Stitched Rectangle’ dies, from ‘Gorgeous Grape’ card stock. Fold the circle in half and adhere over the top of your tag. Adhere your rectangle slightly over to the left of your tag. Punch a hole in the top of your tag, using the ‘Detailed Trio’ punch.

Stamp your donkey on to a piece of ‘Basic White’ card stock, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink and colour using ‘Stampin Blends’, ‘Gray Granite’, ‘Crumb Cake’ and ‘Petal Pink’. Die cut with a medallion from the ‘Hippo & Friends’ dies. Ink the edges using ‘Balmy Blue’ ink and new ‘Blending Brushes’. Adhere using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’, on top of your rectangle.

Cut several strands coordinating of ribbon, approximately 30cm long, and thread through the hole. If you do not have coordinating ribbon, you can colour white ribbon with ‘Stampin Blends’. Secure these in place, tying with thread or twine.

An Alternative Colour Combo

I hope you have found some inspiration from my creations and I am sure you will get plenty more as you continue to hop around. All products used and listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set

[155264]

£0.00

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155225]

£0.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

£28.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

£33.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

£33.00

Detailed Trio Punch

[146320]

£19.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

£8.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.25

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

£7.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

[146912]

£7.00

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

£9.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154886]

£8.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

£8.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

£8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.25

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Happy New Year!

This weeks Global Design Project #GDP274 is a sketch challenge. They give you a layout to recreate, using any supplies you wish. This gives endless possibilities to your creative instinct.

I love to create an ombre background, using brayers and blending brushes, but not everyone does. I want to show you that this is possible with the new ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’ (Designer Series Paper). This is available Free during Sale-A-Bration.

YAY Confetti Card #GDP274

Cut a piece of ‘Bermuda Bay’ ‘Oh So Ombre’ DSP, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Randomly stamp the starburst image from the ‘Pattern Play’ stamp set, using ‘Bermuda Bay’ ink. Wrap around a piece of ‘Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon’ and fix on the back.

Layer your DSP onto a piece of ‘Basic White’ card stock, measuring 10.2cm x 14.6cm. Create an A6 ‘Basic Black’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, and adhere your card front.

Die cut YAY from ‘Gorgeous Grape’ card stock, using the ‘Playful Alphabet Dies’. Adhere above the ribbon on your card front, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

Heat emboss Cut The Confetti, using ‘White Embossing Powder’ onto ‘Basic Black’ card stock and fussy cut out the word Confetti. Adhere to your ribbon.

Finish your card by adding white sequins from the ‘Woven Threads Sequin Assortment’.

Happy Birthday Treat Box

I had to make a coordinating treat box. This is creating in the same way as my card.

I hope you have found some inspiration in my projects for #GDP274. All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Pattern Play Bundle

[154087]

£42.25

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155225]

£0.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon

[154572]

£6.50

Woven Threads Sequin Assortment

[149498]

£4.75

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

£5.50

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

£3.75

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February Update!

Hello and welcome to this months update.  I cant believe we are in February already, January seemed to go by in a flash and I am not ready for it at all.

We are in full swing with the new mini catalogue and Sale-A-Bration and you seem to be loving all the new products.  Have you found your favourite, or is you wish list that big you can not decide?  Mine is still huge and I am slowly getting through it.  So what is new for February?

Coordination Product Release

Yes we have even more new products and as it says they coordinate with current products!  This makes your crafting possibilities endless.  We have five sets of dies, which coordinate with both Sale-A-Bration products and products from the new mini catalogue, and a beautiful pack of Designer Series Paper, which coordinates with four of our punches.

How do we keep doing it I hear you say, well its is an amazing team behind the scenes that make it all happen.  We are so lucky to have such a wonderful team working so hard for us all.

Click to be taken to Coordination Products

These products will be available until the 31 March 2020 or while stocks last.  These are really products you don’t want to miss.

Don’t forget, when ordering from my online shop, to use this months host code QNQXFBZX and receive a free gift from me in March.

My Events

This month I will be running several classes.

Monday 3rd – Cuppa and Cards – The Hinksford Arms, Swindon Road, Kingswinford. DY6 0BA

Monday 10th – Cuppa and Cards – The Hinksford Arms, Swindon Road, Kingswinford. DY6 0BA

Monday 17th – Cuppa and Cards – The Hinksford Arms, Swindon Road, Kingswinford. DY6 0BA

Monday 24th – Cuppa and Cards – The Hinksford Arms, Swindon Road, Kingswinford. DY6 0BA

Monday 24th– Card Club – Wall Heath Community Centre, Enville Road, Wall Heath. DY6 0JT

Please contact me for further details.

Happy crafting

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Stamptastic Friends January 2020 Blog Hop

Theme – Sale-A-Bration

Hello and welcome to our January Blog Hop, theme Sale-A-Bration. You may have notice that we have had a change of name for our group. This is due to the working collaboration between Pip Todman and Louise Sims, SUBA (Simply Unique Business Angles), has been put on hold. They are both, seperately, concentrating on their individual businesses. We are still the same group of friends bringing you fantastic project inspiration.

This month we are showcasing some of the amazing products available, for FREE, during Sale-A-Bration.  Yes, I said FREE.  Sale-A-Bration is an annual sale, hosted by Stampin’ Up!, where you can earn free products.  All you have to do is order the products you would order anyway and for every £45/£90 spent you get to choose a product, for free, from the Sale-A-Bration broucher.

Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set

I have chosen to share the ‘Happy Birthday To You’ stamp set. This set is available FREE with a spend of £45. I just love the elegant, simplicity of the set, which includes one main image, three sentiments (Happy Birthday, To You, Celebrate) and a background image. This is perfect for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, engagements and much more. I hope you find inspiration in my makes.

For my main project I have made a ‘Congratulations’ card.  The background is made using a 10cm x 14.4cm piece of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock and ‘Gorgeous Grape’ ink.  Load a ‘Sponge Brayer’ with ink and starting off the cardstock, roll side to side starting at the bottom and working up.  This will give you an ombre effect.  Continue to do so until you are happy with the colour you have built up.  Allow to dry and rub over with an ‘Embossing Buddy’.  Load cake image stamp with ‘Versa Mark’ ink and stamp in the righthand bottom corner.  Cover with ‘White Embossing Powder’, shaking excess back into pot, melt with heat gun until all becomes shinny.  Layer onto an A6, ‘Thick Whisper White’ cardbase.  For the sentiment I used the congratulations stamp from the ‘Label Me Bold’ stamp set, embossing, in white, onto a piece of ‘Gorgeous Grape’ cardstock.  Fussy cut around the sentiment and attach to card front using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.  Finish with a spool of ‘Silver Mettalic Thread’.

A full list of products used is available below.

I also recreated the card using ‘So Saffron’, ‘Pear Pizzazz’, ‘Smoky Slate’ Ink and ‘Aqua Painters’ on ‘Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper’, layered onto a ‘So Saffron’ cardbase.  Finished off with ‘Wink Of Stella’.

For my second recreation I used ‘Watercolour Pencils’ and ‘Blender Pens’ on ‘Shimmery White’ cardstock, layered onto a piece of ‘Pool Party’ cardstock and a ‘Thick Whisper White’ cardbase.

I hope you like my ‘Sale-A-Bration’ card and please hop along to the others for some more fabulous inspiration.

Happy Crafting

Happy Birthday To You Cling Stamp Set (English) (£0.00)	Label Me Bold Cling Stamp Set (English) (£16.00)	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Versamark Pad (£8.75)	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock (£8.25)
Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.75)	Embossing Buddy (£5.50)	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (£5.50)	Heat Tool (Uk) (£28.00)
Silver Metallic Thread (£3.25)	Paper Snips (£9.25)	Paper Trimmer (£23.00)

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to the New Year and to the brand new mini catalogue. There are so many beautiful products and I am really excited to start sharing with you.
Not only that but we also have Sale-a-bration which gives us even more products to be excited about, great hosting rewards and a fantastic joining offer.

NEW MINI CATALOGUE

Order between 3rd January  – 2nd June, items are only available whilst stocks last.

You may (or may not) have noticed that we have a new layout for this catalogue.  The landscape layout allows for large, clear photos of each design.  As usual it is packed full of lots of inspiration and there are alternative designs for even more (p62-65).  As with the annual catalogue, there is a bundle index featuring items that can be brought together with 10% off (p3-7).  Each product suite page has colour swatches, making matching card and ink easier.

SALE-A-BRATION

Order between 3rd January – 2nd June, items are only available whilst stocks last.

Earn FREE Sale-a-Bration  items, for every £45 or £90 you spend you can choose from the exclusive range. Your order can include products from any current catalogue.

HOST A PARTY – during Sale-a-bration

Earn the exclusive Little Ladybird Stamp set when you host a party and reach £275 in sales.  It’s easy to do when all your guests get their own Sale-a-bration items for every £45 spend.

Contact me to discuss possible dates for your party.

JOIN MY TEAM – Leighsa’s Lambs

Joining Stampin’ Up is always a fantastic offer, but purchasing a starter kit during Sale-a-bration so much better.  The kit gives you £130 worth of product for £99, plus during Sale-a-bration you will receive the New Mini Paper Cutter, a 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper sampler and any stamp set from Mini or Annual catalogues.  You get all this for just £99.  Plus enjoy 20% net discount on all future orders while you’re a demonstrator.  What’s more, it’s free postage.

You can view the catalogues online, by clicking the icon in the sidebar.  If you would like a copy delivered to your door, then please email me at leighsa@leighsasloft.co.uk.

Click here to shop online now, but don’t forget to use the host code on all orders between £25 and £129 and receive a free gift from me in February.

Happy Crafting

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Friends of SUBA February Blog Hop

Colour Combo

Hello and welcome to this months blog hop!  We have chosen to do a colour combo for you, ‘Petal Pink’, ‘So Saffron’ and ‘Garden Green’.

If this is your first visit to my blog you may be wondering what SUBA is and stands for.  SUBA – ‘Simply Unique Business Angels’, technology training for entrepreneurs.  Friends of SUBA is a group of SU demonstrators who attending a training weekend, held by SUBA, and formed a blog hop group.  We look to inspire you with our creations.

Whether you have hopped over from Katy – The Sparkly Stamper or joined straight with me, I am so glad you could join us.  I am sure you will find plenty of inspiration as you hop along.  With a colour combo we are able to use any current products in the given colours, plus ‘Whisper White’, ‘Very Vanilla’ and ‘Basic Black’.  This gives us a wide scope and may possibilities.

I have three projects to share with you today, two cards and a box bag.  Each one I made using different products, one is using some of the new second release ‘Sale-A-Bration’ products and co-ordinating products that are available to purchase.

Painted Seasons Stamp Set and Four Seasons Framelits Dies

This card is perfect for a wedding or anniversary celebration, having floral elements that are soft and elegant.  The images are very detailed and need no extra shading, to give depth.  It uses new ‘Sale-A-Bration’ and coordinating products.  All products used can be found at the end of this post.

Emboss a 10cm x 14.4cm layer of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, using the ‘Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder’, add a piece of ‘Petal Pink/Whisper White Variegated Ribbon’ and matt onto a ‘Whisper White’ card base.  Using the largest of the flower images from the ‘Painted Seasons’ stamp set, stamp one image onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock with ‘Petal Pink’ Ink.  With the smaller of the flower images, stamp twice using ‘So Saffron’ ink onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock.  Stamp several of the two leaf images onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, using ‘Garden Green’ ink in both first and second generation stamping.  Cut all the images out, using the coordinating ‘Four Seasons Framelits Dies’.  Adhere these to the embossed layer using ‘TomBow’ all purpose glue and ‘Dimensionals’.  Finish with the ‘Forever & Always’ sentiment, from ‘Itty Bitty Greetings’ stamp set, stamped in ‘Garden Green’ onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock.  Punch this out using the ‘Classic Label’ punch and adhere over the ribbon.

Daisy delight and Daisy punch

This cards uses the ‘Daisy Delight’ stamp set and coordinating punch.  CASE’ed (copy and share everything) from the annual catalogue, page 32.

Beautiful Bouquet

The box bag uses ‘Beautiful Bouquet’ stamp set, ‘Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies’ and ‘Delightfully Detailed Laser-cut Speciality Paper’.   CASE’ed from the annual catalogue, page 123.

I hope you found some inspiration here and I am sure that as you hop along you will find much more! A list of all participants can be found below or click on the next button to join Sandra – Sandra’s stamp and craft studio.

Blog hop list

Caro at Craft with Caro

Carrie at The Inky Nook

Cheryl at Cheryl Diana

Deborah at DJC Creativity

Gina at Emerald Kreations

Ginny at Celebrate the journey

Katy at The Sparkly Stamper

Leighsa at Leighsa’s Loft

Sandra at Sandra’s Stamp & Craft Studio

Happy Crafting

Four Seasons Framelits Dies (£26.00)	Painted Seasons Bundle (£0.00)	Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (£0.00)	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£33.00)	Classic Label Punch (£17.00)
Big Shot (£102.00)	Stampin’ Trimmer (Metric) (£28.00)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)

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