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• Much, much more !

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· 20% OFF on all future purchases

YES! You can join for the discount!!  There is no obligation to "sell" products (unless you want to) you will never be pressured if you want to just take advantage of all of the great perks joining the SU family has to offer!!

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My Team spans from coast to coast in the UK.  As a part of  the he{art[fully yours online community you can learn skills such as blog successfully, how to offer classes successfully, participate in our card challenges, share ideas, swaps,   learn more about Demo Discounts, quota and the Stampin' Up Career Plan

Some people join to "save" money, some to "make" money...some for both, There is no obligation to "sell" if you don't wish to, you may join for a great discount and gain all of the perks being a part of this amazing company has to offer!

Contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299 for more details, or questions.  Remember – I have the answer !

Enchanting everyone !

The Everyday Enchantment designer papers appear to be a HUGE hit with everyone – they are soooooooooo adaptable.  I have used the papers on both male and female scrapbook pages, and a shed load of mini albums !  At only £9.95 for 12 double sided papers – they are an absolute bargain !  Of course you ARE guaranteed the Stampin Up! quality – so its no wonder they’re so popular !

Instructions:-

Spray a 12 x 12 sheet of crumb cake cardstock with Indigo Island reinker or marker (use marker with spritzer tool)

Stamp the woodgrain background stamp with Early Espresso inkpad.  I stamped the image 3 1/2” from the top and 1 3/4” from the right hand side of the page.

Cut a 6” x 3” piece of paper. (as shown).  Ink edges with Early Espresso inkpad.

Trim a 1” X 12” piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock, and punch with the lacey border punch.  Add a 6” strip to the bottom of the 6“ x  3” strip of paper.

Add a 3” x 4” photograph in a landscape direction over the piece of patterned paper as shown.  Adhere this mat to the layout over the woodgrain background stamp.

Punch out 11 large hearts and 3 small hearts in co-ordinating papers, ink all the edges.  (I also folded the hearts in half an inked down the middle edge).  Add 10 large hearts and 3 smaller hearts as shown in my sample.

Add a 2” strip of the remaining punched out Pumkin Pie border and add to the top left hand side of the layout, approx 1/2” from the top.  Add the remaining heart as shown.

Voila !

DON’T FORGET – the FREE tub of brads and TWO reels of ribbon that you will get free for every order placed over £45 (plus P&P) !

As always, if you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions or queries, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299.

Happy Scrapping !

FREE Card Kits & More !

Would you like to earn for FREE the card kits to be able to make these cards ?  Well you can …………..

… when you place a £45 order (plus postage)

Ingredients:

• Open Sea stamp set (unmounted) £18.95 OR (mounted) £23.95
• Antique Brads - £5.50
• White Organza ribbon - £5.50
• Inks (Navy, Tempting Turqoise, Real Red, Crumb Cake) - £4.95 each

The bundle costs £44.55 (unmounted) or £49.55 (wood) and you will receive:-

• The FULL bundle above (which includes 3 ink pads – your choice of colours) 
• A FREE card kit for EACH of these cards.
• PLUS: You will also be entitled to a FREE tub of brads & TWO reels of ribbons FREE as per the current Stampin Up ! offer (below)

I hope you agree that this is one FAB deal !

If you would like to place an order for anything you see above, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com OR text me on 07765 847062 or call me on 01706 351299

Lovin’ it !

Mini albums that is !   I love, love, love scrapbooking, and to me, an extension of that is making mini albums to house my memories.  What a better way of remembering a particular event or a particular memory.  What a beautiful gift to give someone of a special one-off occasion.

I have lots of events that have happened this year, in particular Aarons prom, and more that are due to happen – my friends Alison and Simon are getting married in two weeks, and then of course, the BIG one – my BIG Birthday !  So, I am getting prepared, and I have started making mini albums to ensure that I never forget these momentous events

At the moment, I’m working on mini albums to give to each of the In-Laws at ‘the wedding’ – so I’ll post them once they are done !

The first album below is a TOILET ROLL mini album complete with inserts and uses the Everyday Enchantment papers, Four Frames stamp set, Decorative Label Punch, and the FREE brads and ribbons that you can earn for spending £45 this month. 

The second album is a maze album, and uses the same Everyday Enchantment papers, the boho blossoms punch and sadly, a retired label punch. 

The third album is a matchbook album again, complete with inserts, and uses Attic Boutique papers, Everything Eleanor stamp set, Markers and the gorgeous spotty scallop ribbon. 

The Everyday Enchantment papers, are only available this month (July) £9.95, and the FREE brad and ribbons can be earned by spending £45.

 

If you would like to place any order, a qualifying order, or if you require more details, please contact me on 01706 351299, 07765 847062 or you can email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com

NEW Stampin Up! Scrapbook Albums

... be quick before these go - these are truly beautiful quality scrapbook albums in both post bound and D-ring.

To place an order, please contact me as soon as possible on carole.bryson@gmail.com

CAL's CRAZY CHRISTMAS Event !

Places are being snaffled up, so email me as soon as possible to book your place !

Saturday 18th AND Sunday 19th August - Christmas Weekend.  Two different Christmas Events over two different days.  Saturday is the second Christmas Stamp-a-Stack event, and will run the same as the first, except that you will be making Christmas cards. On the Sunday, you are invited to join us for our 'extra special Christmas Gift Day'.  Get ready for Christmas by making some 'extra special' gifts for friends and family.

The cost of the Stamp-a-Stack day is £30, and the 'Christmas Gift Day' will cost £50.  A deposit of £20 will be required for all events. The cost includes all your supplies, (with extras left over for you to continue making even more projects ! (except adhesive), lunch, goodies and a free raffle.

Please contact me to book your limited place, or for more details.  Please email or contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299

Remember these …. ?

Do you remember these lush Everyday Enchantment" papers from Sale-a-bration ? 

Well, they are back FOR THIS MONTH ONLY !!  For only £9.95 you will receive 12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. 12” x 12” (30.5 x 30.5 cm). Acid and lignin free.

Here are some projects made using these adaptable papers.

(not my designs)

ALSO - to match these papers, you can earn the following FREE products just by spending ££ 45 pounds !  Honestly, you just need to order £45pounds worth of products to earn a FULL pot of beautiful matching brads, and TWO reels of matching organza ribbon – FOR FREE !

You would be mad to miss it !

STAMPERS GROUP

I have one place left for my Stampers 6 Group, and one place left on the Stampers Group.   By joining a Stampers Group you are not only able to spread the cost of buying stash, but you will receive heaps of extra benefits – click on the tab on the left for more details.   You must act quickly though – as the Stampers 6 group starts this month !

CALS CRAZY SUMMER CHRISTMAS EVENT

Places are filling quickly for the Cals Crazy Summer Christmas Event on the 18th and 19th August.   On the Saturday, we will spend the day making STACKS of Christmas Cards – the cost of the day (10am-2.00pm) is £25 which includes everything you need to make at least 16 Christmas Cards, refreshments and a raffle.

On Sunday 19th August – we will be spending the day making Christmas Gifts for your loved ones.  The cost of this day is £50 and includes everything you need to complete all the projects, and refreshments.

For details of any of the above products or events, please contact me on 01706 351299, 07765 847062 or email me on carole.bryson@gmail.com

Europe here we come !!

STAMPIN’ UP!  EXPANDING IN EUROPE Coming to the Netherlands & Austria

It is with huge excitement that I can announce that Stampin Up!  are preparing to open for business in the Netherlands and Austria before the end of 2012! Stampin Up!  are also opening up the borders in our European markets (UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Austria) to allow Demo’s to sell and recruit in all five countries!


New countries In 2007 Stampin Up! decided to open for business in Europe in three languages: English, French, and German. While they continue to offer only those three languages in Europe, it is exciting news for the growth potential in Europe. Stampin UP! have therefore decided to make our products available in Austria as a German-speaking market as well as in the Netherlands, where SU! will operate in English only.
If you are from these countries and would love to join the Stampin Up family, then please get in touch with me for details on how to join my team OR, when this goes live,  and you wish to purchase products or join my ‘virtual’ stampers ten groups, then please also get in touch


STAMPERS 10 GROUP – Spread the Cost !!
I have 3 places left for my virtual stampers 10 group starting in August.  If you would like to earn FREE products (at LEAST £20 worth), then please contact me immediately to reserve your place in the group.
With all the new changes to Stampin Up! in September and October, there has never been a better time to spread the cost of purchasing products, particularly all the NEW products.  As a reminder, we will be launching the new (to us) Autumn/Winter Catalogue in September, containing heaps and heaps of Halloween and Christmas products.  Then in October, we will be launching the new Main Catalogue – which will be on par with the US Catalogue, and will contain everything that the US catalogue contains, except US-related products.


These are exciting times for Stampin Up! and for us Demo’s, and truly, there has never been a better time to join the Family.

As always, for more details or information, or to place an order, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299 or 07765 847062.

Thanks for popping by …. come back later for more ideas and inspiration x

Faux Stitching & Cal's Crazy Christmas !

I designed the following card and layout for the UKScrappers Technique Thursday.  To see the technique forum on UKS, make your way HERE - you will find shed loads of free tutorials that I have put together, using lots of different techniques for you to experiment with.

This weeks technique was faux stitching, and I am sure we all do ours in different ways. :)  As UKS is not a Stampin Up dedicated forum, I have used different products for this project :)  ... just in case you were wondering ! :)


Ingredients
4 different patterned papers (one large flower design, one smaller flower design, one spotted paper and one plain coloured paper in a co-ordinating colour)
Alphabet of your choice (I used my own printed 'Adornit' type alphabet)
Rhinestones or Pearls
White signo pen
Paper piercer


Instructions for the layout


Step 1) Cut the large flower strip 1 3/4" x 9" and cut out a tail at the bottom
Step 2) Cut the spotty paper strip 2" x 6" and cut a tail at the bottom
Step 3) Cut the blue plain paper 3/4" x 5 3/4" and cut an angle (left to right) at the bottom
Step 4) Cut the photo mat 4 3/4" x 6" and place a photograph measuring 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" to the bottom right hand corner of the mat.
Step 5) Adhere the patterned papers as shown in my sample.
Step 6) Adhere the title to the top left hand corner of the photograph and the bottom right hand corner of the photograph
Step 7) Cut out one large and two smaller flowers from the patterned paper, and adhere to the layout using foam pads where indicated.  Cut out and adhere half of a large flower to the bottom right hand corner of the background cardstock. 
Step 8) Add pearls or rhinestones to the centre to add a bit of 'glam'.
Step 9) Using a ruler, draw a light pencil line around the top left hand corner 'larger flower' strip, and then do the same for the photograph map, but draw a light pencil line around the bottom right hand corner.
Step 10) Using a paper piercer, poke holes along the pencil lines at regular intervals.  Using a white signo ball pen, join up the pierced holes.   Gently rub out the pencil lines.
Step 11) To finish, I distressed the edges of the layout.


You're finished :)

DON'T FORGET - Cal's Crazy Christmas Stamp-a-Stack on Saturday 14th July @ Turf Hill Community Centre 

from 10am to 2pm.   

The cost is £25 and includes all the products that you will need to produce at least 16 Christmas Cards, refreshments and calories !   

To book your place, please contact me on 01706 351299 or by email carole.bryson@gmail.com

Winner !

The winner of the UKS blog hop from yesterday is ....

ARTANGEL !!

Please contact me to make arrangements for you to spend your winning voucher xx

VERY MANY thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on my project. xx

UK Scrappers BLOG HOP !!!

Welcome to the UKS BLOG HOP !   If you are visiting from the UKScrappers Sponsor Blog Hop you may have come here from FUNKY FARM
There is a special offer at the end of this post, and the chance of winning a prize, so please keep reading !

‘ME time’

Ingredients:-

• 12 x 12 Crumb Cake cardstock
• Pool Party cardstock
• Lucky Limeade Cardstock
• White cardstock
• Everyday Enchantment designer papers
• Early Espresso inkpad
• Indigo Island inkpad
• Indigo Island re-inker
• Boho Blossoms punch
• Itty Bitty punches
• Elegance standard wheel
• Rik Rak ribbon
• Rhinestones
• Spellbinders scallop circle die
• Spellbinders circle die

Instructions

Step 1) Lightly spray 12x12 crumb cardstock with Indigo Island (dark teal) spray mist (I used a re-inker and diluted alcohol). I directed my spray into the centre of the page..
Step 2). Die cut a scallop circle using pool party cardstock. I used the second to largest die, Also cut out the second to largest circle die using one of the patterned papers (as shown).
Step 3) Using a different patterned paper, cut out a mat measuring 3 3/4” x 5” and ink the edges with Indigo Island inkpad.
This will be the second layer (blue paper with orange and white pattern)
Step 4) Cut another mat in a different patterned paper measuring 2 1/4" x 6” and ink the edges using Indigo Island inkpad. This will be the bottom layer. (blue paper with red dot)
Step 5) Using the same paper as in my sample, cut 2 strips – one measuring 1” x 7 ¼1/4” and another measuring 1” x 8” Ink the edges in Island Indigo.
Step 6) Cut the orange strip of patterned paper measuring 1” x 9 ¾3/4”. Ink the edges with Island Indigo.
Step 7) Layer all the mats as shown –- the bottom layer is the paper used in Step 4, and is placed 1cm from the right hand side and 4” from the bottom of the page. The next layer is the paper used in Step 3. Layer the remaining strips as shown, and staple the rik rak ribbon over the strips.

Matted layer

Step 8) Using a 2” x 2 1/2" photograph, mat this onto a piece of Lucky Limeade cardstock measuring 2 ½1/2” x 3” and adhere where indicated.
Step 9) Die cut a circle using Lucky Limeade cardstock, and then die cut a smaller circle and adhere to the larger circle, then adhere to the layout. This will be used for your journalling.
Step 10) Run a roller stamp inked with Indigo Island ink 5” across the layout from the left hand side. Punch out a circle in Pool Party cardstock, and using the same roller, roll across the middle of the circle. Add this circle to the end of the rollered strip (as indicated) using foam pads

Step 11) Stamp and cut out your title, and attach to the layout. I also added the word ‘time’ using letters from the Adornit alphabet.
Step 12) Punch out the flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch and the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty punch set. Add rhinestones and attach to layout where shown.


Your layout is now complete
After commenting (and BE SURE TO MENTION YOUR UKS USER NAME in your comment) hop on to JUST SCRAPBOOKING .   If you lose your way, hop to the UKS post http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=6449785#post6449785} to see the whole linked list. Be sure to reply in that thread when you complete the hop!
SPECIAL OFFER
The offer from Stampin Up! this month is that for every £45 you spend, you will receive the Everyday Enchantment designer brads and TWO reels of ribbon to match the Everyday Enchantment papers that I have used in this layout.  Here is the link to the offer http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_SummerEnchantment_Demo_July0112_UK.pdf
My special BLOG HOP offer to you is the following bundle.  This bundle is valued at over £45 (plus P&P).  You will receive all of this, plus your FREE brads and ribbons !

• FULL packet of Everyday Enchantment 12x12 papers
• FULL packet of 12x12 crumb cake cardstock (kraft card)
• FULL packet of 2011-2013 In-Colour 12x12 cardstock
• Elegance stampin around wheel
• Stampin around wheel handle
• Indigo Island inkpad AND reinker
• FULL packet of rhinestones

 

If you have any of the products, just let me know, and I will adjust the bundle to suit your requirements !
PRIZE
Firstly, please ‘join’ this blog and post a comment by the 4th July.  I will then put all the names in a container (I still don’t have a hat ) and I will ask my son Aaron to select one poster to win a £10 Stampin Up! Voucher to spend as you like from the current catalogues OR towards purchasing this bundle – double whammy!
To place an order, or if you have any queries, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07764 847062 (or private message via UKS)

Every day is Enchanting……….

The July Special Offer from Stampin UP! is one of my favourite offers !

Spend £45 (plus P&P) and receive the following stunning products, ABSOLUTELY FREE (valued at £15.95) !

Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (127279)
Ribbon :-
1/8" (3 mm) Organdy Ribbon
2 spools: 10 yards ea. spool
1 Lucky Limeade, 1 Calypso Coral
Brads
3/8" (1 cm) Printed Designer Brads
30 brads: 6 ea. of 5 designs
Coordinating colours: Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

PLUS !!  To help you spend your £45 -  back from Sale-A-Bration by popular demand, and for this special offer ONLY, the coordinating Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper--only available while supplies last for £9.95 (126154)

I WILL BE POSTING A VERY SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER ON TUESDAY – SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED !

To place an order, or if you have any questions, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07765 847062