It’s a great life ….

…. being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. 

I love that I can buy my fabulous craft supplies with a 20% discount.  I love being able to preview all the new products before any one else, and I love having an amazing and inspiring team – The Hearts.

Above all, I love being able to meet so many wonderful people.  Most of my customers are now friends, and most of these, I would not have met without Stampin’ Up!   I love holding ‘gatherings’ and being able to share my passion of crafting via Stampin Up!  My classes, crops and retreats, are a great joy to me, and aside from the side-splitting laughs, the highlight is being able to share ideas and inspire each other.

If you have a handful of friends, and would like a fun evening making a project of your choice, then contact me to organise your ‘Grateful Gathering’.  Maybe you organise a ladies group, and would like to learn about card making or memory keeping … if so, then please contact me and we can work together to organise your ‘Grateful Gathering’

Why Grateful Gathering ?  We don’t always have a lot to be grateful for nowadays – but gathering with friends and loved ones is one of the ways of being grateful for what we do have …. Now imagine being able share and inspire each other to create some beautiful projects, or to learn new skills ?  I can organise everything for you – you just need a table of some description, some friends or family … and that’s it !  If you would like more details about a ‘Grateful Gathering’ then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com

Sssssshhhhhh …. Christmas !

Keep your eyes peeled on my blog for more details of my Annual Christmas Gift & Card Class – At the moment, I have two dates .. Sunday the 14th September and Saturday 20th September – so put those dates in your diary !

As the Autumn/Winter Catalogue is launching on the 28th August, you will be using lots of amazing new products, which will make your jaw drop – I promise you !   The projects include:

• A stunning Boys or Girls ‘palpable’ Advent Calendar (your choice)
• An all year round ‘To Do’ Blackboard
• A beautiful and unusual Picture Frame
• Christmas Cards & Tags

The cost is £50 for the day including a lunch-bag lunch, refreshments and christmas cakes

Contact me to reserve your place as soon as possible as places for this event fill up quickly !

Blendabilities

The final 6 sets of blendabilities will be available to purchase on the 1st August – HOWEVER – there is already a back order for them, so if you do want to order some, or all of them, then please be aware that you might need to wait a few days extra (possibly a week or more), until the next supplies of them are available.  I am sorry, but it shows how popular they are !

Have a look on You Tube at all the amazing blendabilities videos – there’s some amazing ideas !  OR … pop along to my Rochdale Crop on the first Saturday of every month, and try them for yourself !  Again, contact me for more details !

Project Life Offer

ALL of the card sets and embellishments are now available to purchase ! YAY ! I am loving ALL of them, and the hardest thing is deciding which set to use !

Below are two sample pages from my 2014 Cruise album using Everyday Adventure, and one of my own MDS Project Life Cards.

 

Offer:  Purchase any card and accessory set together, and I will email you a sheet of ‘flair’ buttons for FREE !   Each sheet of flair buttons contains buttons in different colours, styles and topics.  What are you waiting for ?

Offer 2:  Don’t forget – if you spend over £45 on Project Life products, then I will send you my Introduction to Project Life Class Instructions and Journalling Ideas for FREE !

And to finish … a recap

Weekly Deals – can be found here

Clearance Rack Items – can be found here

MDS New Downloads – can be found here

MDS Project Life Downloads – can be found here

And if you would like to place an online order for anything else, the link to my ONLINE SHOP can be found HERE

If you would like to

• join my team, The Hearts
• place an order
• or if you have any questions or queries

then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Catch ya soon – Cal xxx

Adding Flair to Project Life, Cards and Scrapbook pages !

Do you remember these little epoxy domes from years ago ?



Well, they are now called Flair Buttons … and if you have purchased the Stampin’ Up! Project Life Everyday Accessories Pack (£8.95), then included in your pack, will be a couple of flair buttons.



I love them, but wanted more   So I designed my own YAY !

I bought the epoxy domes from Fleabay (I will send you the link for the seller if you want it), and then I designed my own ‘buttons’ using MDS.



The above is just a sample of the TWO sheets of ‘flair buttons’ that I have designed.  Each sheet contains 30 flair buttons, so you will receive 60 flair buttons in total.  They contain lots of different ‘words’, ‘travel images’ ‘seaside images’ ‘holiday images/words’ etc.  These buttons can be used to add detail to not only Project Life pages, but also cards, scrapbook pages, journals, ATC’s etc. etc., the list is endless !

I am selling TWO pages of Flair Buttons (images only) for £5, and you will receive the documents by email.
You will then need to print off each sheet onto cardstock, punch them out with a 1” circle punch, add your epoxy dome, and Bobs your Uncle – done !

Incidentally, the cheapest pack of 12 Flair Buttons I have found on Etsy is £3.62, and the American Crafts Flair Buttons are £3.99 for 6   …. wow … you will be receiving 60 Flair Buttons (images) for £5 – bargain !

To purchase your Flair Buttons, please click on the Paypal ‘buy now’ button below.  You can still purchase the buttons even if you don’t have a Paypal account.  You will be asked for your debit/credit card details.  I will receive an email, and then forward you your documents.  If you want the images sending to another email address, then please let me know in the ‘messages’ section.

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

Have fun playing !  Cal xxx

What a Brown Day its been today ….

Oh yes … very brown indeed !

As you can see, I was paid a visit from our lovely Mr Brown – fondly called by all Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator !  I know you can’t see inside, but I just wanted to build up the tension !  These boxes are full of NEW products from the NEW catalogue that is due to launch on the 1st July.
However, because I care for you all deeply, and just know that you’re twitching to see some things, I thought I’d start with this.  This idea is not mine, but from Deb Valder (see You Tube video).

This is a Pop Up Block card, that literally, like the pop-up boxes previously, folds down, so that you can fit it in an envelope.
This is the block, laying flat.

and this is some of the finer details :-


The flower top left, has been made using the Petite Petals punch using one of the NEW In colours, Hello Honey.  The leaves have been made using the bird punch in another NEW In Colour, Moss Green.
The top right flower was made using the ‘wings’ from the bird punch, and the smaller ones, made using the Itty Bitty punches.
The third flower on the bottom, was made using 5 layers of the pansy punch in a third NEW In Colour, Blackberry Bliss.  This is definitely my most favourite of the new In colours.  The centre was made using a 1” strip of Hello Honey, folded in half, and then ‘snipped’ with the fringe scissors.  This strip was then rolled and adhered into the centre of the flower.
Can you spot any NEW papers ????
What do you think ?
If you like it, then the tutorial for this Pop Up Block card is available for FREE with any order  from now until the end of June  !
To help you spend your cash, how about some MASSIVE savings  :-
Weekly Deals can be found HERE
Clearance Rack can be found HERE
Retiring Stamps & Accessories can be found HERE
Remember though – these products sell out really quickly, so you need to be quick to grab em !
Join My Team !
For only four weeks, the price of the starter kit has been reduced to £50 and you get to choose whatever products you want to the value of £55.  You will also receive a stationery pack to help you get your business up and running.  £50 ? what are you waiting for ?
JOIN MY TEAM HERE
PROJECT LIFE – Project Life Kit Bundle & Class (by mail OR in person) is available HERE
If you would prefer me to place your order rather than online, then email me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186. Or, if you want to reserve a place on my Stampers Group/10 Club, or reserve your Project Life Kit and Class.
Don’t forget – if you snooze, you lose !
Have fun !  Cal xxxx

Making Christmas easy– and - NEW offers !

Continuing with Stampin Up!s 25th Anniversary celebrations, I am delighted to announce TWO new offers !

THE FIRST OFFER is The Tag-It Bundle – you have the choice of two different bundles – either LARGE gift boxes or a different bundle with SMALLER boxes.  Both kits also contain a 10 yard reel of the lush 1” Cherry Cobbler stitched grosgrain ribbon together with the adaptable Stamp a Tag Kit.

I am telling you – I am first in the queue for this bundle – Just how easy is it going to be to beautifully wrap not only your Christmas gifts, but ALL your gifts all year round?

This is the link to the full pdf document

http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_TagIt_demo_Oct2913_UK_r1.pdf

The bundles can be ordered via my online shop HERE

THE SECOND OFFER is 30% DISCOUNT on selected MDS downloads !

Now you all know how much I love, love, love the MDS programme, it is a seriously brilliant software programme for crafters.  I always said that I was a paper crafter and that digi crafting didn’t ‘do it’ for me – but I am a convert … I have seen the light !  If I am ever stuck for an embellishment, a journalling tag or a topper, then I can just pop onto MDS and in minutes, I have created something individual to complete my project.  MDS has enhanced my crafting experience, and I urge you to give it a go – try out the FREE 30 day trial, and let me know what you think !

Anyway, have a look at the 30% discounted downloads, and I am sure you will be tempted !   The full pdf document is here …

http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_MDS_Seasonal_Sale_10.29.13_EU_SP.pdf

… and they can be ordered via my online shop HERE

DON’T FORGET – If you order any products via my online shop, then please check that my name is in the top right hand corner of your ordering screen, and then, when you check out, use the October Hostess Code to be in with a chance of winning ALL the hostess benefits for the month – ONE lucky person will win £££s to spend on anything of their choice.  The Hostess Code for October is :

S2TABZEA

THIRD OFFER – If you spend £45 or more, then you will receive FREE postage.  This offer is from me, and not Stampin Up! so if you order online via my shop, then I will reimburse your postage costs immediately.

If you would like to place an order via myself, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Take care and stay safe – Cal xxx

For no good reason its a Scrapbook Sketch !

Evening everyone !

Here’s a scrapbook sketch for you to play along with.  It would be great fun if you would link to your creations in the comments section, and share your work with everyone.

I often find that my mojo just disappears, and I have no idea what I would like to create.  I do know that I want to scrapbook, so that’s the start for me.  Then I have a good old cyber search for scrapbook sketches and see if anything ‘takes my fancy’.  I then have a look for the photographs that I think will suit the sketch, and then papers, cardstock and embellishments.  That is my thought process when I’ve lost my mojo … or even when I am just thinking about how I want my layout to proceed.  Maybe you have a different thought process, so come on, what’s yours ?!?!?

I created the following layout from the sketch using Stampin Ups retired Tea for Two papers.  You can purchase these papers from the new main catalgoue as they have been produced in a different colour way ! YAY !!

Anyway, its getting late, and I have a good book calling me … Don’t forget – please link your creations if you accept the challenge !

Happy Scrappin’ …… Cal xxx

The weekend begins NOW !

… well it does for me ! 

Its our 2 Day SUMMER Retreat/Crop weekend, and I can’t wait for everyone to start arriving !  It is guaranteed to be a weekend of fun, laughter and creativity.  What more could you ask for ? I am so looking forward to seeing old and new friends, and being able to share what I love with other like-minded crafters. I’ll be sure to post photographs after the weekend, so keep your eyes peeled ..

Anyway, I will leave you with my TWO takes on ONE sketch.  The first one is made using MDS and the second layout is the basis of a layout using lots of NEW products that are launching in the NEW Autumn/Winter catalogue.  The layout isn’t finished – it needs embellishing more … so what would you add to it ??  Let me know. Send me your layouts using the sketch below, and YOU could be in with a chance of winning some blog candy !

Oh, and if you haven’t had your NEW ‘Seasonal’ Catalogue (autumn/winter), and you would like one, then please email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com and I’ll pop one in the post to you …

MDS

NEW Products

Whatever you are doing, I hope you have an amazing weekend – remember to come back on Monday, and see some of the fun that we’ve been having !

As always, if you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions or queries about our products, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Have fun !   Cal xxx

STOP PRESS !

NEW Release[s]


If you love the Stampin Up Trimmer, then you will love the NEW Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Addition, with its additional blades !  See page 176-177 – the new Tiny Wave is fabulous for using as a perforating blade !

NEW Paper Offer



Why not bag yourself a free pack of designer paper? During the month of August, you'll get a free pack of
designer paper when you buy three packs. Check out all the gorgeous designs on pages 151, 153 and 154 of the annual catalogue.

Buy 3 packs of paper and receive a 4th pack FREE ! (excluding speciality papers)

I know its still not available … but, I saw this hilarious frog photograph on my Facebook wall, so had to have a play with it in MDS (still not available, but will keep you updated - or sign up to become a Demo, and get it) .... *loves frogs* *but not real ones*



As always, if you would like to place an order, reserve a place on either one of my classes or retreats, or if you have a question about any our products, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Thanks for popping in ….  Cal xxx

Its Simply … an offer !

If you buy THREE packs of designer series paper, (not the speciality papers), you will get an extra ONE free !

Thats it !  NOW is the time to build up your Stampin Up! papers and take advantage of this amazing offer.

To place an order, or if you have a query, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

To finish with … another MDS layout of my twin brother and his beautiful wife.

It’s my pleasure to help you with your paper crafting projects, offer tips, suggestions, and answer product questions. My customer service goes beyond your order! Contact me anytime with questions or with help in placing an order.