Sale -a- Bration

STAMPIN' UP! SALEABRATION
Promotion Dates: 30 December 2009 - 28 February 2010

Anyone who places an order with me between the above dates to the value of £45 or above will receive a free Saleabration Stamp Set. Place an order of £90 and receive 2 free Saleabration stamp sets.

Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product with a £300 or more workshop, in addition to the regular hostess benefits. If you would like to book a workshop with me during January or February please contact me on craftingdeb@gmail.com I cover the whole of Coventry and I can provide an evening of fun, laughter and prizes...

Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to £38.95) from the current catalogue when signing up during the promotion. And if you join my team during January or February I will also give you a free stamp set to the value of £38.95, so that makes a bargain Starter kit for £139 with a total stash value of more than £245 plus 2 free stamp sets worth up to £38.95 each. I welcome any kind of demonstrator and will help you in your business venture or just become a hobby demo and never buy your Stampin' Up! Stash at full price again. Contact me at craftingdeb@gmail.com for more information.

little christmas

Thought I should just show a little fellow made for christmas, cased from another SU Demo.
Made using SU punches and coloured cardstock
The little star punch and mirri card is from my stash.

Welcome to the new Catalogue

I have been so busy forgot all about blogging.
Had so many new stamp sets to play with my favourite just has to be the flight of the butterfly.
Todays card is a cased card from a fellow demo, sorry i have forgotten who but didnot want to take the credit for the design.
Will try and post another later

rose is a rose

Here is a set of cards and a little box that I made at a class.
I have always admired the Rose is a Rose set but never really been sure how to work with it. This is what I found I could do. I am pleased with the effect I got..

Gifts for the teachers and cards

Have been busy making gifts and cards for the teachers all these Items have been CASED from other crafters sites. I hope these people don't mind.
Firstly gift boxes filled with choccies


Petal pizzazz cards using washington Apple dsp


All in the family stamp set and tart and tangy


These are all for my little boy to take to school next week,before a long summer holiday.

Christmas memories

I am running a workshop to make these gorgeous christmas scrapbooks on 18th July 10-4
The cost of this class is £20 and this includes all materials except glue.
refreshments will be provided but packet lunch is advised.
For further questions and to book a place please email me :craftingdeb@gmail.com
All bookings must be made before 11th July

Summer by the sea

Todays card has been made for the inspiring inkin Challenge #4.
The theme for this card is something masculine with embellishments.
For this card i have used
Stamps: Summer by the sea
Inks: basic grey
Watercolour crayons
Accessories: Hodgepodge, Linen thread
Dsp:Tea Party
Cardstock: Sage shadow and Bordering blue

fresh cuts delight

Todays cards have been made in preparation for my first weekend class.
I will be making 2 cards and a3d item using the fresh cut stampset.
I have made the first 2 ideas using CASED cards fom my lovely upline Amanda.
If you would like further information regarding the saturday classes please contact me on :craftingdeb@gmail.com

Thank U box

I have cased this box from another Su demonstrator Sarah jane here blog can be found here

This is called a round top box and I have made it using Su card ,dsp from stash and the one of a kind Su stamp set. The flowers are die cuts and circles cut with nesties.
I thought this would make an ideal gift for my sons teacher at the end of the year.

little boxes

Todays makes are little boxes to go with the various fathers day cards I have made.
All cut using big die and big shot.
Digital images printed and coloured and boxes are then filled with chocolate.

Pretty in pink

The first card for today has been made for the sketch and stash challlenge#12

All the cardstock is from Stampin'Up! colours are pixie pink and whisper white with DSP from the teaparty range.
The stamp in the centre is from pollycraft and is coloured with promarkers
The Just for you is a papermania stamp.
All the flowers,ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Awards to my blog

I have just received two awards from my good friend Sarah.
Thank you

Best wishes card

I have made this card to send to my dad from by little boy Liam, I really thought the boy looked like Liam..
recipe:
whisper white,pumpkin pie cardstock
papers basic grey-Boxer
Stamps pink gem design and papermania sentiment
Coloured with promarkers in various colours
accessories Orange buttons from stash

Stamp with us challenge sketch

This week the stamp with us challenge is to follow the sketch





For my card I used all Stampin'Up!products
Recipe:
card: Pumpkin Pie,Ruby red,old olive and whisper white
Dsp:washington Apple
Stamp sets:Forest friends, one of a kind, polka dot Background
Ink: pumpkin pie,rose red
Accessories:real red,twine thread,1 1/4" circle punch,1 3/8"circle punch and oval punch

Flowers for the challenges

I had a lovely day on saturday learning to make a flowerpot cards with my dear friend Sarah.I am entering these into the Cute card thursday challenge and Colour create challenge.Well this is what my attempt turned out like:

Recipe: All stampin' up products
flower pot: close to cocoa,dsp chocolate chip
Ribbon:very vanilla
Stamp sets:playful petals, Best yet hostess level 2 set
Card:Barely banana, pretty in pink
Circle scallop, 1 3/8" circle punch and twine thread and dazzling diamonds

Passion for promarkers and Mojo monday

I had to make a card for an old school friend and thought I would include the sketch from mojo monday and use the colours for passion for promarkers Apple and pastel pink.




Recipe Cardstock- whisper white, certainly celery and pretty in pink
DSP- Tea party
ribbon- certainly celery
pollycraft digital stamp -cherry kisses with pooch
Stampin' up!- oval all stamp set used to stamp sentiment in cetainly celery ink and oval scallop punched in pretty in pink
Flowers were coloured in apple and pastel pink with a pearl gem
Digi stamp coloured as follows-
Hair- cinnamon and gold
skin- blush
pooch-dusky pink and ivory
trousers apple and meadow green
top- pastel pink
Grass- apple, meadow green and lime green


Thank you for viewing my card and please feel free to leave a comment

Stampin'Up ! june-july promotion

Stampin' Up promotion has just been released. What a fabulous opportunity to get a free extra stamp worth £14.95.


Hostess Promotion

Dates: 1 June – 31 July 2009

Promotion Details:

June and July’s promotion is for hostesses.

Hostesses
Hostesses who hold a £250 workshop during the months of June or July will receive a FREE background stamp.

So if you would love a workshop party in your own home having fun with your friends and family, email me craftingdeb@gmail.com

Pennyblack Saturday challenge Wk 51

This is the first time i have joined in with this challenge but, I just loved the sketch when I saw it.


For my card I used Whisper white cardstock,pretty in pink -Stampin'Up!
Basic grey sultry paper
Nestabilities- scallop circle and die cut flowers
In love pennyblack stamps
Oval and scallop oval punches from Stampin'up!
and Ribbon and pearl gems from hobbycraft.

Allsorts challenge

This card has been made to enter a challenge:
Allsorts challenge wk3 curly swirly


For this challenge i have used
Papermania cardstock in grey, claire curd signature papers
SU true friend stamp
Black stazon ink
Die cut flowers and swirls and rectangle nesties.

Crafts 4 eternity Sketch#34

I thought I would made my challenge card using all Stampin' Up products.
The colours are all using Lilacs -Lavender lace, orchid opulence and lovely lilac.
The stamp sets are one of a kind and true friend.
Scallop circle nestie.and whisper white grosgrain ribbon.

Passion for promarkers challenge #1

This is my entry to the challenge.
It is made using the following products
DCWV Nana's Nursery baby girl papers
Stamp-Pollycraft Sharing sherbert-heartstrings
The sentiment is a Stampin' Up hostess set, along with the card stock and ribbon. These can all be purchased through me.
The flowers are diecut using SU pretty in pink and blush blossom and assembled with a pearl gem in centre,bought from hobbycraft.
The image was stamped in black ink on whisper white cardstock.
Then it was coloured with the following promarkers...
Skin - Blush
Hair - Cinnamon and Blush
Outfit - pastel pink and dusky pink,, saffron and blush
Socks - cool aqua Shoes- pastel pink and saffron
Flower, grass and stems- pastel pink,, pastel yellow,lime green
The image was then outlined in blue pearl

Cute Thursday Challenge

Cute thursday challenge


The Challenge was to make a card on a sporting theme.
I thought my little elephant was just what I needed.So here is my card.





This card will also be added to the Daisy and Dandelion challenge as it involves circles.

Stamp something challenge

I thought I would have a go at the stamp something sketch

I made my card using mostly SU cardstock, the paper was from my stash and the stamp Is one that i have had quite a whilte but thought it went well with the papers and colours.


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ILWS challenge- Inspiration and theme no.19

I thought as it was a wet type of day that I would take part in a challenge on the In love with stamping site.
The theme and challenge was to use Black, white,pink passion and green galore.
My contribution was made using the true friend and one of a kind stamp sets.
My colours were black, whisper white, green galore and pixie pink.
The circles are made using SU circle punches in various sizes and the scallop circle to end.

ribbon and paper share

If anyone is interested in a paper and ribbon share just let me know
as I am now taking names!

I need just 8 people!

What I am offering is;
1metre of each of the three new colours of the 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon
and
18 6" x 6" sheets of the three new desinger papers,
Tea Party, ski slope & Washington Apple.
All for £6.50 and this includes postage

if you are interested please email me at craftingdeb@gmail.com

Mojo monday challenge#86

Thought I would take part in this weeks mojo monday challenge. For this I had to follow the sketch to produce a card.


Here is the card I produced using all Stampin'Up! products.
Card: chocolate chip and pink passion
Dsp :sweeet Always
inks: chocolate chip and pumpkin pie
stamps:True friend
Accessories:scallop edge punch

For Dad

As I had signed up to stamp with us classes thought I would follow todays class and make this card. I used all the same paper and colours as I had them handy. Hope you like it.

Birthday cards

These two cards are made for some close family friends.
Both use SU cardstock and SU sweet always dsp.
Inks are SU colours and SU punches.
The number 2 is using a stamp from my collection

Stamp with us challenge

This is my latest card for the thank you stamp with us challenge.
Made using regal rose, old olive and whisper white card.
Ink garden green, old olive and regal rose and Su blender pen.
Ribbon- old olive

Birthday wishes

Todays card is for someones birthday,not saying who!
It is made from whisper white card that is folded tent fold style.
Layered with Old olive and rose red SU cardstock.
Ribbon is Old olive
and the stamp set is soft summer and oval all from the SU mini catalogue.
Inks used are garden green, old Olive and rose red.
Oval scallop punch and large oval are used to add sentiment

inspiring inkin' Challenge#1

Inspiring inkin' Challenge#1

For this challenge I used colours that I don't normally use,like red and pumpkin pie.
So firstly out of comfort zone! then a stamp set to use, as I had been working on thank you notelets for my little boys party this set was out. So wild about you it was...

Blog Award

I am thrilled as I have just received my first blog award from my special crafting friend Sarah. You can visit sarah's blog here

Sarah you blog is always such an inspiration to me.

My baby is now 18

Had a very memorable weekend as my eldest daughter Claire has now become an adult.
She celebrated her 18th birthday and we had a really hectic weekend.
Just wanted to post the little 18 card that i made for her.

The card was made using claire curd signature papers and stamps and coloured with SU markers.

Stamp with us recipe Challenge.

To take part in this challenge you needed to use 2 patterned paper, 4 brads and ribbon.
I have used the summer by the sea SU stamp set. This is a particular favourite of mine.
Used papers from stash and brads and wording

blog candy

Lots of lovely blog candy available here
http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/blogoversary-candy.html

wedding card

We have been invited to a family friends wedding on saturday and I wanted to make a suitable card. The wedding colours are cream and burgundy so I tried to follow that theme. The stamps used were: Mr and mrs, the congratulations was from my stash,Wheel:Forever flowers inks:bravo burgudy cardstock: bravo burgundy,very vanilla and rose red. The diamantes were fron my collection and ribbon SU vanilla and burgundy was from stash

Why not join my stampers 6 club

Do you want to earn exclusive free stamp sets and stash from the catalogue and the mini without having to to host a workshop in your home?


Do you have a long wish list of things you want to buy from the catalogue and the mini?


Then join my Stampers 6 club to build your stash and get your hostess benefits over the next 6 months through my "virtual" workshop.


Here's how it works:


there are 6 members to each club (you don't need to find them, I organise that, but if you have any friends who may be interested then please get them to contact me)

each club runs for just 6 months (you have no commitment after 6 months but if you want to join another of my stampers clubs then you'll be very welcome)

each member agrees to spend a minimum of £25 per month before postage (£3.95) and this can be on any items from the catalogue or the mini

each month a different club member will get the free hostess stamp set and another one will get at least £15 to spend in the catalogue (so for 2 of the 6 months club membership you will get some free hostess benefits in with the stash you buy)

Here's what you get:


a free Stampin' Up catalogue (worth £4.95) and a free mini catalogue

a minimum level 1 hostess stamp set (these are exclusive to hostesses and cannot be bought direct from Stampin' Up!)

a minimum £15.00 worth of free spend in the catalogue or mini

The next club will start as soon as I have 6 members.


Email me at craftingdeb@gmail.com to join the club or for more information.


Know that you want to spend more than £25 per month? You could take 2 slots within the club and get double the benefits or why not become a Stampin' Up! demo.

If this sounds like something good to you please contact me

Crafts 4 eternity sketch#27

Most of the products used are Stampin'Up!

cardstock: Chocolate chip, taken with teal
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Stamps : Wild about you
Ribbon Chocolate chip 5/8" grosgrain
Paper : Papermania
Embellishments :From my stash.

Thank you for looking please leave a comment

Daisy and Dandelion challenge

I have made this card for the daisy and dandelion challenge.

Stamp with us Challenge #2

This is the second of the stamp with us challenges and the theme is BIRTHDAYS
I have used all stampin'Up! products
The cardstock is pink pixie, whisper white and taken with teal.
The inks are pink pixie, taken with teal and black stazon.
I coloured the glass and umbrella with watercolour crayons and markers.
Stamps were circle of friendship and cheers for you.
Accessories: whisper white ribbon, scallop edge punch, scallop circle, 13/8" circle punch.

Happy Easter

Had a rather busy day yesterday as hosted a workshop for some good friends. We made an Easter card and a little Easter basket that we filled with chocolate goodies.
We all had a really fun time and I would like to wish all my friends a lovely easter.

C4E challenge #26

This is only the second challenge I have taken part in.For the Crafts4eternity challenge,I really enjoyed making this card.
I used
Stamps: stampin'Up! forest friends
paper : papermania
Cardstock: Chocolate chip and So Saffron SU
Inks : SU chocolate chip and Old Olive
Black Stazon
Colouring : SU watercolour crayons in earth tones
Embelishments from Stash


Thank you for looking and please feel free to leave a comment.

Yesterday I spent the day crafting with my good friend Sarah. We set ourselves a task to make a card suitable for the challenge over on Stamp with us.
This is a copy of the sketch we had to follow.





I knew I wanted to use the Bloomin' with beauty stamp set and Chocolate chip cardstock.Please see photo below

Beautiful Bloom

I made this card using all Stampin' Up! products.
The cardstock is Night of Navy, Close to Cocoa and very vanilla.
The inks were Close to cocoa and black stazon
i coloured the poppy using earth tone watercolour crayons.
Stamp sets Bloomin'with beauty and En Francais background.
Accessories Chocolate hip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, oval scallop and large oval punch.

New stamps from mini catalogue

 
The stamp set I have used is called Forest friends and has cute characters like the rabbit, this particular card is one made for a friend.
I have used Mellow Moss,Certainly Celery and Whisper white Cardstock.
Whisper White ribbon, Chocolate chip, Garden Green, close to cocoa and certainly celery inks.

New bags made using SU Goodies

I have just had a big order arrive from SU and I set to making bags with some of the goodies.

Birthday gifts

I set to making a card and a little gift box for a family friend.
The card stock is not SU but the stamps are :touch of nature

These three cards were made using my Stampin' Up! starter kit.