Falling Flowers class - Stampin' Up!

Hiya! I'm back...

I've had a bit of a holiday - mainly because I have been doing so much crafting, working and I've had a holiday!

Here was the view from the caravan when I did a bit of sneaky crafting... at the bottom of a Welsh mountain.

Not bad eh? I took 2 of the amazing kits from the new catalogue!

August classes are focusing on the Falling Flowers set and we'll be doing some sponging and some heat embossing. I'm going to show the Emboss Resist technique and how awesome clear embossing ins on coloured card stock.

I'm loving the new In-Colours! The sentiment is a stand alone stamp called Stylized Birthday.

Look at the effect of the emboss resist technique - gorjuss!!!!!

You can see how lovely the clear embossing powder looks on coloured card.

Lastly we're just going to go wild with some random stamping on this fab panelled card.

Well - I'm back to the day job on Monday - can't believe 2 weeks have passed already! The new job, as expected with a promotion, is taking up lots of time! But I'm still selling products via my on-line shop and running classes... I would love you to come along!

Stampin' Up! - Floral Fun!

Good afternoon!

I don't 'do' sport really but well done to Andy Murray for winning the men's singles at Wimbledon, well done to Lewis Hamilton winning the British Grand Prix... and well done Paula for walking the dogs and getting all the washing and hoovering done, finally editing the photo's so she can blog and helping one of her downline with her job application - a very productive day in the UK!

Now to the interesting stuff! One of my favourites in the catalogue is the Floral Boutique Suite... have you seen it? All that blue and white is stunning!Well I had to have it all! I've not used everything yet but the Floral Phrases stamp set and Detailed Floral Thinlit Dies come in a bundle - saving a fabulous 10%.

Isn't the die stunning! Look at that! ^

Here I teamed up the stamp - coloured with Stampin' Write Markers and the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper. ^

I was immediately drawn to the blue and white - but am looking forward to trying other combinations.

Here I cut the Night of Navy card stock with the dies.

Well that's it from me for tonight... not least because I have a class to prep for and a cat walking backwards and forwards over the keyboard and in front of the screen driving me nuts!

Have a great week - I'll try and post a bit more - I still have all the home decor bits I displayed at the festival to show you!

Laters! xxxx

Bonus Days - Get your vouchers now!

I've been so busy - I'm afraid I've been focusing on the off line side of the business. In particular preparing for a big event on Saturday! I am having a stand at our town annual festival... so if you're in Princes Risborough - come along the high street and say 'Hi'!

We've had a fabulous new offer announced - for every £45 you spend in July you get £4.50 to spend in August - that's basically 10% of the value of your July order to spend FREE in August!

There are no limits - so you can earn as many as you like... one is emailed for every £45 you spend and you need to keep the code safe as we do not store any personal data so cannot retrieve lost codes for you!

I'm off to catch up on some long neglected paperwork but promise I'll post some crafty stuff soon!

Oh - and here's a gratuitous picture of Blaze with our new addition! If I haven't mentioned her before... she's kind of taking up some time too!

Botanical Blooms Exploding Box Card... Stampin' Up!

Hiya - Me again!

It's such a busy time of year, I have a new full time job and Stampin' Up! is being a little neglected so apologies!

Today I'm sharing the exploding box card I made for my sister for her 40th... I love these cards and am considering doing a class - if there's enough interest... so get in touch if you would like to come along!

I used the retired corresponding papers but there are loads of alternatives! You just match the DSP with the card stock and colours you choose...

And when you lift off the lid... I used Glimmer Paper, Botanical Blooms stamps and the Botanical Builder Framelits.

Fabulous isn't it? I couldn't do it without my Stampin' Up! Trimmer and Simply Scored.

Well - I'll leave you with that for now... I'm home alone for the week as hubby is off working (gallavanting) in Devon... on the seafront...! Apparently he's fitting a bathroom... :-)

Enjoy the rest of the week! xxxx

Stampin' Up! Bella & Friends

As you can tell - my new job is keeping me busy and so is my stash of amazing new goodies from the new catalogue! I placed a huge big order and am totally in love!

Here are some cards I made this week. I've used the Aqua Painters to watercolour the images and the new layering framelits.

Isn't that little dog just Sooooo cute?

The card is for a friend who just got a new job!

The patterned papers are the 6x6 A Little Foxy, pack.

What do you think of the little eye patch?

This is the last one... I used the new Duet Banner punch.

My one regret? I didn't get the Layering Ovals framelits on this order!

I've noticed how on-trend Stampin' Up! are - particularly with this catalogue... I bought a new locket and some charms... leave a comment if you can name the stamp sets they represent from the new catalogue!

Hopefully I'll post sooner than 10 days! Have a fab weekend!

Paula xxx #foundaflamingo

New Annual Catalogue now LIVE!

Whoo Hoo - It's here and I've already placed my order! I just couldn't wait...

You can order now from my online shop and I guarantee if you don't LOVE this catalogue... well I'm a pixie!

Some fantastic news too - If you order at least £250 worth of product - as well as 10% free Hostess Rewards to spend on anything you like... You get an EXTRA £25 to spend. You can either host a party and I'll come and inspire you and your friends with a hands on demonstration or you can place a £250 order... maybe encourage some of your friends to add to your order and share postage costs to get the extra rewards!

The other option, if you have a big wish list... is to join my team - it costs just £99... there's no further obligation to buy, but you get to choose £130 of product PLUS this month only, you can choose ANY 2 stamp sets absolutely free too. That's any 2 of any value, such an amazing deal.

If you would like some more details please feel free to call me on 07786 860438. If I can't answer just leave a message and I promise to call back.

The catalogue is available from clicking the image on the right (and above) as always, so Happy Browsing! Once you have selected the items you would like to buy - make a note of the product code and use the Shop Now link at the top right! I won't bombard you with emails if you allow contact - I just like to send a Thank You card and a brief email inviting you to join my mailing list.

Paula xxx

Stampin' Up! Meets the day job!

Hiya!!! I'm back after an amazing weekend camped alongside the Thames in the caravan with my niece and the dog!

It's an odd post today because rather than focusing on SU i'm kind of focusing on me - which I'm not great at!

So you already know I earned a promotion and one of the reasons, is that I was selected along with 130 other Civil Servants from 1500 applicants, to join a development program, so I'm pretty chuffed on both accounts!

I managed to incorporate a little crafting as we were asked to create an inspiration board...

So I used my Project Life pocket pages, cardstock, ink, stamps, embossing powder... I am so pleased with it!

And this weekend Blaze won the obedience and dog the judge would most like to take home!

You know what? With the new catalogue coming soon too - Life is pretty fabulous right now!

xxx