Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day of April Promo!

That's right - tomorrow is the last day of the Springtime April promotion. Throughout the month of April Stampin' Up! have been offering you a FREE pack of 'DSP' with every qualifying order of £45 or more!! It's been a very popular promotion and i'm sad to see it come to and end...

It's not too late to make an order and take advantage of this promo. Just email you order over to me ASAP: amyjtidd@gmail.com and DON'T FORGET TOMORROW IS ALSO THE LAST DAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ORDER FROM THE SPRING MINI CATALOGUE. (Available to view on the righthand side of my blog.

 You can choose one of four packs of paper:

Item	Description
122350	Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper
122342	Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper
122347	Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper
122354	Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper

Spring Catalogue Products You Don't Wanna Miss Out On...

Hey everyone, todays blogpost is to remind you that products from the Spring Mini Catalogue are only available until the end of this month - that's right YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL MONDAY TO GET IN ORDERS FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU LOVE FROM THE SPRING MINI CATTY!! (and to take advantage of the April promotion - a FREE pack of 'DSP' with orders of £45...)

So today i'm going to share with you some of my favourite products that i would hate for you to miss out on:

First up the 'Create A Cupcake' stampset and the coordinating 'Cupcake Punch':

This stamp set and coordinating punch are so versatile you can make a whole range of projects using them – such as cupcakes, hot air balloons and clouds, pots of flowers and more. Here are two projects that have previously been featured on my blog using these products:

Cupcake Card:

Hot Air Balloon Card:

Another project i have loved crafting with from the Spring Mini Catalogue is the 'Spice Cake DSP':

These 12x12 double sided papers have a seventies feel to them and i think they're fab! You can purchase a coordinating stampset, fabric and buttons too!! Check out this project i made with them:

Or why not treat yourself to the 'Perfect Postage' stampset and coordinating 'Postage Stamp':

I have just loved using these products (the images from the stampset are suitable to make a whole range of projects such as baby cards, valentine and anniversary cards, easter cards and birthday cards) to make crafty makes like this card:

So here are just a few of my recommendations! I love every single product within the Spring Mini and will be so sad to see them all go! So don't forget if you want to add these products to your crafty stash you HAVE to make an order by Monday. Online versions of the catalogue are available on the righthand side of this blog. Email your orders over to me: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Quick Reminder: April Promotion!!

Hi everyone, just a quick post tonight. I have been over to my mums this evening celebrating my little sisters birthday! This does however mean no time for crafting today.

So todays post is just a little reminder about this months Stampin' Up! promotion:



With every order of £45 you will get one of four packs of DSP for FREE!! You can choose from:

• Nursery Nest
• Beyond The Garden
• Berry Blossom
• Pocketful of Poises

Also don't forget... the Spring Mini Catalogue finishes THIS MONTH!! So if there is something that you want from there you MUST order it by the end of April or it will be gone forever. Email your order over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Suzanne - a pillow box for a gift!

Hey all! What a brilliant weekend i'm having - the perfect end to Easter hols - reality hasn't yet sunk in that i am back to work tomorrow. Yesterday we went to our friends wedding and had a great time and today we're off out for a pub lunch to celebrate my best friend Suzanne and also her hubby Andy's birthday! Happy days!

Now, i cannot post the card i made for Suzanne as i'm planning on using it for a design team offering in the next Crafty Boots Challenge, i can however share with you the lovely bright pink 'Pillow Box' that i made to pop her gift in...

This is such a quick and simple project to create! I simply ran some 'Melon Mambo' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Pillow Box Die'. Before constructing it i stamped two flower images from the 'Fruit and Flowers' stampset in 'Rose Red' ink. I constructing the box using one strip of 'Red Sticky Tape'. Popped Suzannes gift in and then wrapped a strip of the beautiful 'Whisper White' 'Organza Ribbon' around it! I just love that ribbon! And with a quick colour change/ image change suitable as wedding favours!!

Now, just a quick reminder that this Spring mini catty is only available until the end of the month - so that means if you want the fab 'Fruits and Flowers' stampset:

(or any of the others within the mini catalogue) you must order ASAP! So check out the catty on the righthand side of my blog and email your order over to me straight away: amyjtidd@gmail.com. As an extra incentive on orders of £45 you will recieve one of four 'DSP' packs for FREE and i will also offer you FREE P&P TO YOUR HOME! - usually £4.95 (Free P&P offer is exclusive to CraftyThINKer customers and not a Stampin' Up! national offer)

Happy Wedding Day Kim and Stu!

Today is our friends Kim and Stus wedding day! So today i have the card that i have made to give them:

This card uses a beautiful stampset from the Spring Mini Catalogue called 'You Are Loved'. It is the most perfect stampset to create cards for engagements, weddings, anniversarys, valentines day and plenty more occassions too:

Isn't it just stunning!! I couldn't resist making a card with this set!! To create Kim and Stus wedding card i 'Heat Embossed' the heart image using 'White Embossing Powder' onto some 'Pool Party' card. I mounted this onto a piece of 'Early Espresso' card. Then on a piece of 'Whisper White' card i embossed the bottom of the card using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder'. I ran a piece of 'Pool Party' 'Ruffled Ribbon' and then glued the heart image onto it. I heat embossed the sentiment (from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set) onto some 'Pool Party' card and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch'. I finished this card off by mounting it onto an 'Early Espresso' cardbase!!

I hope Kim and Stu like this card and have a fantastic wedding day!!

A Rainbow Coloured Birthday Card!

Hey all, Happy Easter! Hope you are enjoying the weekend! I certainly am! Had such a fab day yesterday went out for a personal shopping experience and got a new dress, shoes, bag!! hehe! Such a treat! I also spent the afternoon/ evening yesterday with my family and had a yummy curry!! Good times :)

Today we're spending some time with hubbys family and i'm sure we'll be eating lots of chocolate!! yummy!!

I have a card to share with you today that my upline Cate gave me last month for my birthday and features  yummhy products from the Spring Mini Catalogue - remember these products are only available until the end of the month - so get your order in soon!!

Cate used the 'Borderlines' stampset (Page 13 of the mini catalogue) and several Stampin' Up! inks to create the background onto a piece of 'Whisper White', which she mounted onto a 'Crumb Cake' cardbase.

She stamped the sentiment (from the 'Sincere Salutation' set) onto a piece of 'Whisper White' which she punched out with the 'Large Scallop Circle Punch' (Page 22 of the mini catty) She drew on some extra detail with a 'Stampin' Write Marker' and then added some bling with some 'Basic Rhinestones'. She placed this on the multicoloured background using some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!

Thanks Cate for such a beautifully bright card! And don't forget - if you wanna get your crafty mits on any of these products you need to get an order in before April! Hurry, Hurry! Email your order over to me: amyjtidd@gmail.com (Don't forget orders over £45 will recieve a FREE pack of DSP and just for the rest of the Easter hols i will offer FREE P&P (usually £4.95) on all orders over £30.

Cate's 'Outlined Occasions' Card

Hey all, hope you're having a good week. Today i have a card to share with you that Cate designed and shared with us at Jades crafty gathering last Saturday. It featured the wonderful 'Sale-a-bration' stampset 'Outlined Occasions':

On a strip of 'Wisteria Wonder' we randomly stamped the small flower from the 'Fruit & Flowers' stampset in 'Wisteria Wonder' ink to create a background. On the centre of this piece of card we stamped the 'thanks' sentiment from the 'Outlined Occasions' set in 'Versamark' and then 'White Embossed' it.  We coloured in the sentiment using a 'Perfect Plum' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. We punched three small flowers from the 'Itty Bitty Punch Pack' and glued them randomly in place, finishing them off with some 'Basic Rhinestones' to add a little bling!

We glued this onto a piece of 'Whisper White' and then each side we pierced some holes using the 'Paper Piercing Tool' and the 'Mat Pack' to make sure the lines are all nice and straight!! Finally we glued this onto a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase!!

I just love this card and the design! Thanks Cate! It's a great way of showcasing the fab 'Sale-a-bration' set that is available at the moment!! Don't forget you can earn this stampset for FREE, just by making a qualifying order of £45 or more. But don't forget the sale-a-bration promotion is only on until the end of the month so you'll have to get your order in soon. Email it over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Get Well Soon!!

What with the freezing cold weather there's a lot of people with coughs and sniffles and so recently i have made a few 'get well soon' cards. Here's one that i made using the 'Charming' stampset from the 'Spring Mini Catalogue' - it's becoming a bit of a favourite of mine:

Onto a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase i layered a piece of 'Whisper White' card which has been run through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder'. Onto a pieced of 'Wisteria Wonder' card i stamped the get well sentiment (from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset) inked in 'Wisteria Wonder' - i punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch' and placed a couple of teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls' either side of the sentiment.

On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the flower image from the 'Charming' stampset using 'Calypso Coral' and 'Lucky Limeade' 'Stampin' Write Markers', mounted this onto some 'Calypso Coral' card and then onto a larger piece of 'Wisteria Wonder' card which i edged with the 'Eyelet Border Punch'.

Just For You Nan...

Sometimes it is important for someone to know that you're there for them and there is no better way than making them a handmade card to let them know you're there for them no matter what... and that's exactly why i made my Nan this card:

I created an 'Elegant Eggplant' cardbase (folded at the top) and embossed the bottom half of the card using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder'. I ran a piece of 'Lucky Limeade' 'Ruffled Ribbon' along the middle of the card. On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' card i stamped the flower image from the 'Charming' stampset using 'Lucky Limeade' and 'Elegant Eggplant' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I stamped the 'just for you' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny wishes' stampset, using 'Elegant Eggplant' ink. I mounted this onto 'Elegant Eggplant' card and then onto a piece of 'Lucky Limeade' card. before sticking it to the cardbase using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect.

There's nothing quite like a handmade card to show someone you care. So why not get your craft stash out and make someone you love a card! And if you like any of the products you see featured on this card then ehy not email over an order: amyjtidd@gmail.com (Don't forget if you make an order of £45 or more before 31st March you're entitled to a free Sale-a-bration' stampset or pack of papers - and i'll throw in FREE P&P - usually £4.95 - free P&P is an exclusive CraftyThINKer customer deal!!)

Thinking Of You Grandad...

Last month would have been my Grandads birthday. I still like to make a card and drop it down to the crematorium with some flowers to let him know that i'm thinking of him. I made him a card using the 'Charming' stampset from the new Spring Catalogue and here it is:

On three squares of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the round image from the 'Charming' stampset, placed a large 'Basic Pearl' in the centre of each one. I mounted all three onto slightly larger squares of 'Concord Crush' card and placed them on a 'Whisper White' cardbase.

On a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the 'thinking of you' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset, using 'Conceord Crush' ink, punched this out using the 'Word Window Punch' and then mounted this onto a strip of 'Concord Crush' card, which i handsnipped to create the flag-shape at the end.

I think about my Grandad everyday and a handmade card is a special way of showing how much i love and miss him.

Hot Air Balloon Birthday Card!

Hi all, today i have a birthday card to share with you that i made for my Grandad-in-laws birthday, which was a couple of days ago. February is a completely busy birthday month for hubby's side of the family so i have had a very crfaty few weeks!!

This card shows another fab way of using the 'Create-a-Cupcake' stampset and 'Cupcake Punch' to create this fab hot air balloon:

The cardbase is 'Marina Mist' on which a square of 'Bashful Blue' card was placed on the base. The 'happy birthday' sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' which has been inked in 'Marina Mist'. The clouds have been created using the icing part of the 'Cupcake Punch' from 'Whisper White' card, which i ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' to give them a bit of texture.

On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped (in 'Chocolate Chip' ink) the cupcake base (from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset) and punched out using the 'Cupcake Punch', i glued this into place to create the balloons basket!

 Next i punched four '1-3/4" Circles' from 'Big Top Birthday DSP' folded each of them in half and then glued them all toegther to create the 3D hot air balloon. Here's a close up:

Finally using a ruler and a 'Real Red' 'Stampin' Write Marker' i drew on by hand some ropes and bows to connect the balloon and basket!

I just love finding fresh ways of using my punches and the 'Cupcake Punch' is proving to be so versatile!!! Why not get your punches out and have a go at creating something less conventional with your punches!! Punchart is so fun - give it a go today! And if you don't have many punches why not take a look at pages 116 - 119 of the Stampin' Up Catalogue and pages 20 and 22 of the Spring Mini catalogue to update your collection!!

Don't forget at the moment with all Stampin' Up! orders over £45 you also get a free sale-a-bration stampset or paper!! Email me over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Thankyou Jade!!

Those of you who follow this blog will often recongnise i mention someone called Jade. She is a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator who has become a good friend of mine. We're kind of like Stampin' Up! partners in crime, we bounce ideas off one another, share our craft stash and help one another out at crafty events. A week or two ago she kindly came over and helped me at my very busy crafty coffee morning. So i just had to make her a card to say thankyou and i used a new stampset from the new mini catalogue: 'Charming', which i'm finding is a completely versatile, elegant stampset:

Here's the card i made for the lovely Jade:

This card is a 'Red Riding Hood' base, on which i layered a piece of 'Soft Suede' card which i stamped one of the stamps randomly over, in 'Soft Suede' ink. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the script using 'Sahara Sand' ink, ontop of that i stamped the flower stamp using 'Lucky Limeade' and 'Red Riding Hood' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. i mounted this onto 'Red Riding Hood' card and then placed that onto the 'Soft Suede'. Finally i stamped the thankyou sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset, inked in 'Soft Suede' onto 'Red Riding Hood' card punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' and just to finish off the card i added two teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls'!!

To return Jades favour last week i helped her out at her crafty coffee morning, whilst i was there i had the opportunity to make her 'make and take' project, which is a super cute valentine project using the 'Owl Punch'. I'm planning to give this card to hubby tomorrow and will also share it with you - so check back here tomorrow to see it!!

Launching Tomorrow: Spring Mini Catalogue!!

Oh, i'm so very excited to announce the launch of the very first UK Spring Mini Catalogue!!

It is simply full of lots of scrummy new Stampin' Up! products - including stampsets, punches, ribbon, papers and dies and is A MUST SEE!!

This card features just one of the fab new punches (although i'm afraid until tomorrow i can't give you any specific details - can you work out the new product?!)

A 'Whisper White' cardbase, this card uses a strip of 'Pacific Point' 'DSP' has been layered across the middle. Three '1-3/4" Circles' punched from 'Bashful Blue' cardstock and then the lovely cupcakes have been layered ontop.

The sentiment is stamped in 'Real Red' ink using a stamp from the 'Happiest Birthday Wishes' set and mounted onto a rectangle of 'Real Red' cardstock.

I hope you're as excited as me about the launch of the new products!! I'm in the process of organising a crafty coffee morning for all my local customers so you can all have a play - watch this space for details.

I will put an electronic copy of the new mini catty up tomorrow for you all to browse through! If anyone would like their own 'real' paper copy to flick through email me your postal address and i'll pop one in the post for you! My email is: amyjtidd@gmail.com

See you back here tomorrow!!