Love What You Do

by Barbara | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

How apt!!  This is the name of the stamp set we played with at Coffee and a Card this week!

Start of the new catalogue, so lets play with new products!

First card is quite a simple card, using the Stamparatus to move the same image along the card stock keeping it exactly in line, Stampin’ blends, and the sentiment from the Love What You Do stamp set.  Lovely Lipstick ink and card stock and an old favourite Old Olive ink for the flower stems.

Next we used the lovely Share What You Love Speciality DSP.  Berry burst card stock and ink, old olive card stock and ink, basket weave embossing folder, Tailored tag punch (to make the chevron shape on the DSP), sentiment from Perennial birthday and a finishing Artisan Pearl from the Share What You Love range.

Apologies for the smudge in the top right corner…someone dropped the ink pad…..and it wasn’t me!

The Share What You Love DSP is  super thick and amazing quality paper  and the bonus is you wont run out quickly coz its a double sized pack giving a fabulous 24 sheets of double sided paper, some with a translucent finish and some pearlised, and the remainder just super heavyweight.  And if that’s not enough they also co ordinate with 13 colours of card stock , so if you’ve only got a couple of colours, there’s a good chance one will co ordinate!

Next week is the 2nd Monday which can only mean one thing….It’s Christmas!!  Yes… Coffee and a Card on June 11th is Christmas Card Making… come and join us!

So, now I’d better get my thinking cap on…builders in house means I need to get several weeks card sorted because there will soon come a time when I cant get in my craft room!!

Happy crafting! xx

New Products now available

by Barbara | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

From June 2nd, the 2018/19 annual catalogue is live for ordering.  Yay!   I’ve come back from my lovely holiday, sailing up the Rhone river in France, just in time to place my first order for my lovely customer from the new catalogue!!

If you want to order for yourself and have products delivered direct to your home, the host code for this month (June) is KYDU9UNY.   Using this code will give me a chance to send a little something as a thank-you for your order.

Time is running out

by Barbara | May 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

Not long now until the new catalogue is live for ordering from.  Still not got one? Contact me and I will post one out to you (or hand deliver if you’re close by).

This also means that time is running out on retiring products….May 31st deadline for placing an order, and as I am away from Thursday this week, there really isn’t much time left.

At this weeks Coffee and a Card, we made a lovely card using the retiring Flower Shop stamps and retiring Pansy punch, but used the new in colors (available in the early release  right now).  The leaf embossing folder gave it a lovely textured back ground , add a bit of bling and voila!!

Card number two used the same ink selection, and this  time the Happy BIrthday Gorgeous stamp set, the Birthday Wishes for You stamp set and the Balloon Punch

Remember if you want the sets to make the first card, you only have til May 31st!

And finally, I wont be around for Coffee and a Card this next Monday (May 28th), but dont worry, my lovely friend Paula is still running it for me!  She’s a super talented lady…pop along and have some fun!

Happy Stamping!

They’ve arrived!

by Barbara | May 8, 2018 | Uncategorized

look out for your latest catalogue. If you’re on my mailing list or have ordered from me in the past 12 months, a copy will be dropping through your letterbox soon!

Would like a copy ( as long as you’re in the UK, I will post one out to you), just complete the contact me form asking for a catalogue

Share What You Love

by Barbara | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

May 1st already….how did that happen?  The year is flying by, but wont be long until the release of the 2018/2018 annual catalogue.  Any one who ordered from the last catalogue will automatically get the next one as soon as I get my hands on them!  But while you wait, why not take a peak at this early release suite;

The Share What You Love Suite

There are three different bundles to choose from and all include free items (which we all like!)  The first bundle is a basic (new stamper set,  The second assumes you have already got some stamping basics and the third gives you everything in the suite!

You’ll see much more detail about it by watching this YouTube clip.

If you would like a catalogue, please contact me

Happy Crafting xx

Out with the old….well some of it!

by Barbara | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized

What  is better after a busy weekend than to spend an hour crafting with some like minded people? Nothing….well not in my opinion! And the chance to use up some retiring stock (the ‘old’).

This weeks Coffee and a Card brought us a new lady. Her words were  ‘I haven’t got  a crafty bone in my body”, but welcome Sue, and I think you did a fantastic job and look forward to seeing you again!

As the first card had a bit of fussy cutting, this is what we started with.  The patterned  papers were from the  ‘whole lot of lovely’ designer series paper (DSP), and Pear Pizzazz card stock was used for the card base along with Pear Pizzazz Ink for the sentiment and matching Ribbon.  the Whole lot of Lovely papers are beautiful, but are on the discontinued list, so won’t be around after May 31st (or sooner if they sell out before).

Our second card used the 2017/2019 In Color collection.  Card bases were chosen from any of the five colours, and then a flower ( from the Touches of Texture was randomly stamped on a piece of whisper white card stock (6cm x6cm) using all of the In Colors.  The stamped card was then cut into 3cm x 3cm squares and stuck onto the card base using dimensionals., leaving an equal gap between the pieces. Finally a sentiment was stamped under the flowers (I used one from the Cake Soirée stamp set.

Apologies for the pink smudge….I dropped an ink pad as I was tidying up 🙁

I anticipate I will be using an awful lot of ‘old’ to make way for the ‘new’ – all available from June 1st!   And look out for a special early release set at the beginning of May…..details as soon as I have them.

If you want to find out more please contact me

Happy Crafting!