Time to Celebrate - I did it!

It's time to celebrate, in more ways than one!

So I finally hit my £100,000 sales last week! YAY!  It's taken a long time, and a lot of hard work - However, it would not have been possible without my amazing customers, the orders that you have placed, attending classes and attending retreats.  Thank you so much for sticking with me through thick and thin.  Talking of which, I know I've been a bit thin on the ground the last two years, but if you're still here with me - then thank you again!   Thank you also to my wonderful team "The Hearts" for all their support, and of course my friends and family.

Recovery from my huge 'ear & bits' operation took a lot, lot longer to recover from than expected (I'm still adjusting even now), then leaving my husband and moving back to my home town in Wallasey.  My lovely Mum with her fall two years ago, and then her recent fall in Copenhagen when she fractured her hip in three places, has all meant a break in my business.  Which is why, I appreciate you sticking with me all the more.  Hopefully, it's business as back as usual and now that Stampin' Up! will be my only career, you should see and hear from me all the more!

Anyway, on to business ...

I made the following card using the Watercolour Christmas stamp set and a sentiment from Snowflake Sentiments.  I know I keep saying it, but the Watercolour stamp set and the Snowflake Bundle, are literally all you need for Christmas cards ... I can't stop using them!

Instructions

For this card, I used a 6x6" white card base.
1.  Cut a 21/2" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper.  Cut 'tails' into one end, and attach to the left hand side of the card leaving a 1/4" gap to the left side.
2. Cut a 31/4" x 31/4" piece of old olive cardstock.
3. Cut a 3" x 3" piece of whisper white cardstock.  Using Old Olive ink, stamp the greeting to the top of the piece of paper.  Then using the Old Olive ink again, stamp the three trees from Watercolour Christmas in a straight line across the bottom.
4. Cut a foil snowflake in half, and attach one of the halves underneath the bottom of the stamped topper.
5.  Attach this topper to the Old Olive cardstock.  Adhere all of this to the card using dimensionals.
6. Voila!  So quick and easy, and I think you'll agree, it looks pretty stylish too!

Watercolour Christmas stamp set

Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set

Here's another card using the same sentiment, but stamped it in black memento. TIP:  I attached the stamps to the acrylic block in a row, and using Old Olive ink, stamped all over the card base.  It saved tons of time and took the guesswork out of lining up the stamps individually.  I added a layer of patterned paper and attached the sentiment over this using dimensionals - another quick and easy card!

To co-ordinate with the Snowflake sentiments stamp set there is a set of beautiful matching framelits.

You can see where they have been used below with our dazzling diamonds glitter card - stunning isn't it?!?!

If you would like to purchase any of the above products, or if you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186 or you can message me via my Facebook Page, Heartfully Yours. To order direct, please use the shop now button to the right, or click HERE

Once again, thank you again for your all support - it truly is appreciated.

Happy Crafting - Cal xxx

Exclusive Kits and Gift

Just a reminder, that one lucky person who :-

Places an order before the end of September OR
Orders an Exclusive Creative Kit (£19.75 incl. postage) OR
Orders one of my shares ....

.... has the opportunity to win this Exclusive Gift ... 

If you place your order online please use the hostess code RUVCQTMK if your order is under £150.... 

I've had a few people ask about some of the papers that I've been using with the Memories & More cards in the Exclusive Creative Kit.  I'll let you into a secret ... they're not papers, they're the larger cards that are contained in the kit.   I literally trimmed the card down to just under 14.5cm and used it as background paper.

INSTRUCTIONS:-

On the card above, I trimmed the striped paper down to 13.5cm, then punched out 6 x 3/4" black circles, glued them to the edge of the striped paper and then glued this to the card base.  I used the Merry & Bright sentiment card from the set and added a strip of rhinestones where shown.  I then tucked half of a silver foil snowflake to this layer.  Lastly, I attached this to the striped paper using the miniature dimensionals.  Voila!  Easy peasy!

Details for the Exclusive Creative Kit are in the post below,, as are details of my Paper and Embellishment Share.

Happy Crafting!   Cal xxx

It's All Exclusive ... Kits, Gifts and more!

Exclusive Creative Kit:

Impress your friends and family into thinking that you have spent hours creating these stunning cards, when really they are super quick 'n' easy!

You will have tons of elements left over to incorporate into your own creative projects including cards, scrapbooking and home decor projects.

Your complete Exclusive Creative Kit includes:- 

• A Memories & More pack of cards (full - including stickers and elements)
• 10 x kraft card and envelopes
• 10 x white card and envelopes,
• A full pack of Foil snowflakes (silver and gold)
• 1m x black crochet trim
• 1m x twine.

At only £19.75 including P&P, you need to snap yours up quick! Email me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or message me via Facebook (Carole Bryson) to secure your Exclusive Kit. xx

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Paper and Embellishment Shares

Embellishment Share

Paper Share

You could also add the paper and embellishment share to your Exclusive Kit - or purchase them individually.  Combining all of the elements of the Exclusive Kit and the two shares, would give you an unlimited amount of creative ideas.

I have used the paper share for cards, scrapbooking, home decor and gift wrapping.  Below is a beautiful homemade scented candle that my teamie Julie Smith made using a combination of the paper share and embellishment share products. Isn't it stunning?!?!

Combine elements of my exclusive embellishment selection to create stunning Christmas, Halloween or home decor projects.

With the embellishment kit, I knocked out these beautiful wired ribbon bows in no time (until I started faffing with the bow) I'm definitely going to order more of the striped ribbon and make slightly smaller bows for this years Christmas tree, and then use it again on the gift wrapped christmas presents that I give out to family and friends - what would you use it for?!?!

To buy these embellishments individually (just for the bow), would cost you £24.25!

Paper Share - £16.50 plus £2 P&P

(includes a 10% discount on what you would normally pay for these items individually)

You will receive:-

12 @ 6x6 sheets of Quilted Christmas

12@ 6x6 sheets of Merry Little Christmas

12@ 6x6 sheets of Around the World

8 @ 6x6 sheets of Year of Cheer

2@ 6x6 sheets of Champagne foiled card

12@ 6x6 sheets of Painted Autumn

12@ 6x6 sheets of Spooky Night

24 @ 6x6 sheets of Merry Music 

That's a total of 94 @ 6x6 sheets of double sided paper (excluding the foil card)

Embellishment Share - £23.50 plus £3 P&P

(includes a 10% discount on what you would normally pay for these items individually)

You will receive:-

6 x quilted Christmas felt embellishments

2m x Quilted 1/4" Christmas ribbon

2 x mini ornaments

1m x Striped black & white ribbon

3 x christmas tree sprigs

2m x Mini tinsel trim (1m each colour)

9 x mini gift bows (3 of each colour)

2m x Real Red 1/8" ribbon

6 x Wood Christmas around the world embellishments

6 x Year of Cheer metal embellishments

1m x Burlap ribbon

6 x Wooden Touch of Nature embellishments

6 x Foil Snowflakes (3 of each colour)

1m x Vintage crochet trim

PLUS

A surprise from me ;)

AND ... that's not the end .... One lucky person who places an order with me before the end of September, has the chance to win this exclusive prize ....

... what's inside?  

You need to place an order via my online shop - link to the right, order an exclusive kit, embellishment share or order a paper share to be in with a chance of finding out .......... *evil cackle*

As always, you can contact me via any of these mediums ... email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com, call/text me on 07747 465186 or message me via Facebook (Carole Bryson) ... it couldn't be easier!

Happy Crafting my friends ....

Cal xxx

 

It's Limited .... and it's beautiful!

Merry Patterns - Limited Edition

LIMITED EDITION: If you place a £250 order, as an extra bonus, you will receive this limited edition stamp set for free -  It will not be offered again, and truly is a one-off set ...  This is a two-step stamping set, which means that you stamp the outline of the image first, then stamp again filling in the outline.

Here is a great video from Stampin' Up! demonstrating this set ....

And here are a couple of my samples ...

Instructions:  Cut a triangle from the Merry Music designer series papers and adhere to the card base as shown above. Stamp the 'tis the ....." using black ink onto white cardstock.  Mount onto Old olive cardstock leaving a slight border.  Adhere to the right hand side of the card as shown above.  Stamp the outline of the word 'season' in black ink onto white cardstock.  I have then filled in  the outline with the pattern stamp in real red and olive green markers.  To give it even more pattern and to make it a little different,  I gently spritzed water over the inked stamp, and stamped over the outline.  Mount onto old olive cardstock and adhere over the triangle shape of Merry Music papers as shown.  Finally, punch a red bow, construct and adhere to the right hand side of the card as shown above.  Voila.... a quick and easy card!

Instructions:  Make a card base using crumb cake cardstock.  Add a piece of the wooden-style stack papers leaving a 1/8 border of crumb cake.  Using a darker piece of the wooden-style papers, make a 2 1/2" wide 'tail' and add it to the left hand side of the card as shown above.  Stamp the 'tis the season' stamp in black ink onto white cardstock, and colour in the word 'season' using Early espresso and slate grey marker pens.   Cut out using one of the large scallop circles from the circle layering framelits.  Cut out a circle slightly larger than the scallop circle and adhere the scallop circle on top.  Using a piece of left-over wooden-style paper, stamp and cut out the stag.  I lightly coloured the edges using the Early espresso marker and made the body more definite using the marker with the blender pen ... cut out the stag and adhere using the small dimensionals..  Add twine as shown above to finish off your card.  Voila! another easy card.

I can see me using this set to make lots of my personal Christmas cards.  I love it!

When you place your order, please use the shop now button and use the hostess code shown on the right >>>> you may be the lucky one who will earn this set for free at the end of the month.  If your order is over £150 please do not use the code as you will be entitled to your own hostess benefits.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186 .

Happy Crafting!   Cal xxxx

Scrapbook Kit available now!

Would you like a kit with enough stash to make at least 10 different scrapbook layouts?

Here are three samples that I have made from the kit ...  I have chosen these papers because they can be used for any topic or subject - although in this case, I have used them for Christmas.

I used the Pretty Pines thinlets on this layout

Framelits used were the largest scallop circle from
the layering circles framelits

I used the Bouquet Bunch framelits on this layout, together
with the brick stencil and embossing paste

You will receive:-

6 @ 12x12 sheets of Merry Little Xmas Papers

6 @ 12x12 sheets of Merry Music Papers

4 x Crumb Cake 12x12 cardstock

4 x white 12x12 cardstock

2 x black 12x12 cardstock

5 x A4 old olive cardstock

5 x A4 white cardstock

Selection of Project Life cards

Gold foil

Foil Snowflakes

Selection of embellishments

Twine

Selection of Ribbon

The kit is £27.50 plus postage £2.95

Please Note.  I have obviously used a selection of different Stampin Up! dies on my layouts (Pretty Pine thinlets, Circle Layering thinlets and Bouquet Bunch framelits), and you may not have them, but you can use alternative dies that you do have, and make your own personal creative layouts.  

You could also use the remaining products in the kit to make some cards, such as those below.

A great all round kit that can be used for Scrapbooking and Cardmaking.

To place your order, please email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

If you have NOT received your Autumn/Winter catalogue, or wish to have one, then please use the above details to contact me and I will get one in the post to you straight away.

Happy Crafting folks!

Let's Share it Out and Share the Love

Let's share the love of the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue - and at the same time, make a great saving of at least 10% on the cost of individually buying either papers or embellishments at full price.

The cost of buying all of the products mentioned below, would be staggering, so the benefit of purchasing a 'share' is that you get a little bit of everything.  You can then decide what you do and don't like, and then purchase full size products of what you do like. Winner-winner chicken dinner!

Autumn/Winter 2017 Catalogue Share

Paper Share - £16.50 plus £2 P&P

(includes a 10% discount on what you would normally pay for these items individually)

You will receive:-

12 @ 6x6 sheets of Quilted Christmas

12@ 6x6 sheets of Merry Little Christmas

12@ 6x6 sheets of Around the World

8 @ 6x6 sheets of Year of Cheer

2@ 6x6 sheets of Champagne foiled card

12@ 6x6 sheets of Painted Autumn

12@ 6x6 sheets of Spooky Night

24 @ 6x6 sheets of Merry Music 

That's a total of 94 @ 6x6 sheets of double sided paper (excluding the foil card)

Embellishment Share - £23.50 plus £3 P&P

(includes a 10% discount on what you would normally pay for these items individually)

You will receive:-

6 x quilted Christmas felt embellishments

2m x Quilted 1/4" Christmas ribbon

2 x mini ornaments

1m x Striped black & white ribbon

3 x christmas tree sprigs

2m x Mini tinsel trim (1m each colour)

9 x mini gift bows (3 of each colour)

2m x Real Red 1/8" ribbon

6 x Wood Christmas around the world embellishments

6 x Year of Cheer metal embellishments

1m x Burlap ribbon

6 x Wooden Touch of Nature embellishments

6 x Foil Snowflakes (3 of each colour)

1m x Vintage crochet trim

PLUS

A surprise from me ;)

How to Reserve a Product Share:

Email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com or message me via Facebook with your information below: 

Please include the following information in your email or message:

1.  Full Name

2.  Mailing Address (UK only)

3.  Email address so that I can send you a paypal invoice. You can also pay by Bank Transfer or cash if you live local.

When the share is full, I will email a paypal invoice to you to complete the payment process.  I will then place my order with Stampin' Up!  When it arrives, I will sort and cut everything.  I will then package it up and mail out to you. The entire process can take upwards of 7-10 days (assuming that there are no backorders).

A  paypal account is not required to make your payment.  Just an email address and credit/debit card is all you need.  When you receive my paypal invoice, you can choose to pay using your paypal account funds or by credit/debit card.  Just follow their instructions to make your payment via the method that is most convenient for you.

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So ... more samples that I have been making ... the 'eclipse' card samples above were made using a selection of the stunning felt embellishments (that are in the embellishment share), and the new Winter Wonderland embossing folder, which helps to make quick and easy Christmas cards!  I've left the front without a sentiment, but added one inside the card, as I felt that the card was 'fussy' enough.

Winter Wonderland embossing folder

Well, that's it for now - so make sure you don't miss out on one of the shares, and contact me as soon as possible.  The next order will be going in tomorrow evening.  

If you have any problems or queries, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186.

Happy Crafting!

Launch Day - Autumn/Winter Catalogue!

It's launch day of the Autumn/Winter 2017 catalogue.  It's filled to the brim with heaps of lushness and loveliness

There's tons and tons of loveliness that you can find HERE

I've combined the above Memories & More winter cards with  the fabulous Merry Little Xmas designer series papers .....

..... the cute foil snowflake doilies ......

and made the cards below ... there are loads more cards, but I'll just show you these samples for now....

The sentiment sets that I  have used for the majority of my cards - and which I will use for all my personal cards, are the beautiful Watercolour Christmas stamp set - at only £16 for unmounted, I think you'll agree that this stamp set is a much-needed-bargain!  The second stamp set I have used is part of a bundle, and is the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set - on its own, the stamp set is £20, which again I think is a bargain!

Watercolour Christmas

Snowflake Sentiments

memories & more cards with Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set

memories & more cards - great for money or gift cards

merry music designer series paper & Watercolour Christmas stamps

And just to show a further example of how the Memories & More cards can be used, below is a traditional scrapbook page using the cards.  This page will be offered as an upcoming Scrapbook page class.

The scrapbook page above uses the Christmas Pines framelit set, the new Swirly Snowflake framelits, the large scallop circle from the circle framelits,  Memories & More Merry Little Christmas Cards and Merry Little Christmas designer series paper.

I think if you are an experienced scrapbooker, then you would be able to follow this design easily.  If you have any other questions, then please ask.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing just a small selection of my samples that I have been making - I will be adding more shortly ... however, please remember ... that at the beginning of any catalogue, products sell out very very quickly ..... so please make sure you place your orders as soon as possible.

You can order direct via my shop link to the right of my blog 'shop now' ... or you can email me on carole.bryson@gmail.com  or you can call/text me on 07747 465186

ADVANCE WARNING ..... I WILL BE ANNOUNCING MY CARD AND SCRAPBOOK CLASSES VERY SHORTLY.  Card classes will be bi-weekly on a Wednesday morning and Saturday morning (same class just different days)  - and the Scrapbook classes will be held bi-weekly on a Wednesday morning and Saturday morning (same class just different days).  Every 6 weeks there will be a stamp-a-stack card day (full day)  and every 4 weeks there will be a scrapbook day (full day).

So, grab a coffee and a chocolate biscuit and enjoy the catalogue!  If you would like a hard copy, then please contact me (as above), and I will get one out in the post to you.

Happy Crafting!