Wednesday 27 February 2019

Well Written meets Painted Seasons again


Welcome back to my blog for another pair of beautiful Spring birthday cards.  I really enjoyed the fresh looking cards I shared with you last time so today I have used the same colour combination, but the images are arranged in  a different way.


This time the images hug the corner of the card leaving a white open space for the dimensional words. The flower images were stamped on the white panel first and then the leaves were stamped behind the flowers.  This sounds complicated, but it is actually simple to do with the aid of some Post It Notes.


How do you achieve this? Stamp the large Grapefruit Grove flower towards the top of a Post It Note and then fussy cut it out, closely cropping the image around the edges. Use the stickyness from the Post It Note to cover up one of the Grapefruit Grove images on the white panel and then stamp the leaves - part of the image on the white card and the rest on the Post It Note.  When you remove the Post It Note the leaves appear behind the flower. Magic! And there is no sticky residue left behind! The white spaces between the flowers and succulents are filled with more leaves by repeating this process and then any further gaps are filled with the tiny Petal Pink images.


There is a lovely white expanse for the dimensional birthday sentiment. The sentiment is in two parts - a die cut element and a flat, two tone element. For the dominant, die cut element three die cut words are stuck on top of each other to give height and extra definition, which is then balanced by the flat, layered element. The simple trio of basic pearls finishes off the card.

The weather has been unusually warm for February over the past few days and it has been a joy to see the sun shining so brightly. These cards are bright and cheerful too - perfect for Spring birthdays. I hope you enjoyed my Spring inspired birthday cards today. 


If you want to purchase the items used for these cards, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop.  You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.  Remember, that you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item when you make a qualifying purchase (£45 spend, before shipping and handling).
 

As alway, happy crafting,

 
If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator.  Use the hostess code TEUUCUBF to get some free product (it will follow inthe post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get rewards.  To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.
 
If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com
 
Alternatively, you can click on one of the images below showing the supplies used:














Monday 25 February 2019

Well Written meets Painted Seasons


Hello and welcome to my blog today. I have had a wonderful half term break, but I haven't done any crafting all week! The time has just whizzed by and the weather has been glorious too. I did have a delivery of new goodies though. Amongst the new things that arrived was one of the new Sale-a-Bration stamp sets called Painted Seasons.  This set has gorgeous images from nature that are beautifully detailed.


I have experimented with a few different colour combinations. The one I have used here is Grapefruit Grove, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist and Petal Pink. The feel is fresh and zingy.


The card front is filled with an all over design using several images from the set. Can you see how delicate and realistic the images are? I've paired these stunning images with the extremely versitile Well Said bundleof stamps and dies. This set works for a huge variety of occasions - there are 51 stamps and 24 dies in the bundle that are predominantly words. Mixing and matching the stamps and dies is so much fun.
 

I have also used a brand new punch called the Story Label Punch that will be available to purchase from 1st March. There are a selection of limited-time products that coordinate perfectly with select Sale-A-Bration products. They will be available during March, while supplies last.  The Sale-A-Bration Coordination products look like this:







If you want to purchase the items used for these cards, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop.  You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.  Remember, that you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item when you make a qualifying purchase (£45 spend, before shipping and handling).
 

As alway, happy crafting,

 
If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator.  Use the hostess code TEUUCUBF to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get rewards.  To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.
 
If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com
 
Alternatively, you can click on one of the images below showing the supplies used:










Friday 15 February 2019

New Sale-A-Bration goodies available today!

Welcome to my Blog today.  There is exciting news from Stampin' Up! today.  Sale-A-Bration is now bigger and better with a new release of products. They are available NOW!

You can see all the Sale-A-Bration products HERE
https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration%202019/20190215_SAB19-2_en-UK.pdf

Sale-A-Bration is a wonderful time in the Stampin’ Up! calendar and the fun continues until 31st March 2019. Opportunities are available to earn FREE products – and who doesn’t like free products! The deal is the same as before, but with more products to choose from.

Until 31st March Sale-A-Bration rewards can be earned by shopping, hosting or joining.  You can view the brochure HERE and the details of the offers are summarised below:



You can earn a FREE product every time you reach a threshold.  Spend £45 (before shipping and handling) and choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  There isn’t a limit – for every £45 you spend, you choose another FREE product, there are lots to choose from.  Level 2 rewards can be selected when you spend £90 – look for the reward icons in the brochure.

For example, for a £90 spend you could choose two level 1 rewards OR one level 2 reward.



HOST
HOST a party during Sale-A-Bration and earn additional Stampin’ Rewards. See the table below showing the qualifying amounts and additional Stampin’ Rewards that can be received.  Hosting does not necessarily mean holding a party.  A £150 order starts to receive Stampin' Rewards, and an order of £200 earns £20 more in Stampin'Rewards.  Win win!


Shopping from the new catalogue, the annual catalogue or the clearance rack will all count towards the Sale-A-Bration rewards. 



JOIN during Sale-A-Bration and get extra perks. If you join as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration there are two starter kits to choose from that are hard to resist!  The kits are the best bundles of Stampin’ Up! products that you can buy and during Sale-A-Bration the bundles have £40 more free products than usual.



1.      Get £170 worth of Stampin’ Up! Products for just £99



2.     Get £170 worth of Stampin’ Up! Products AND the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (valued at £47) for just £125.  The tote is fabulous!
Take a look at your wish list.  Which freebies have your name on them?  

To JOIN my team click HERE!


As always, happy crafting,



Orders are always appreciated, so if you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator.  Use the hostess code TEUUCUBF to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month).  If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become a hostess and get rewards.  To place an order, please visit my online shop: HERE

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com