Sale-a-bration: It's 'Elementary' ... Elegance!

OK all, today i have a new Sale-a-bration stampset to share with you today and over the next few days - the beautiful 'Elementary Elegance' stampset:

So here's todays card showing off this stampset to it's full potential:

This card could of course be made in any colour combo and have any number on to suit any occassion or recipient. But this cardbase has been created from some 'Pretty in Pink' card. On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' i stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment in 'Rich Razzleberry' ink (don't you just love that font?!) and then above that i stamped the frame stamp also in 'Rich Razzleberry'. Next i punched a 'Modern Label' from some 'Rich Razzleberry' card and placed it in the centre of the frame. Next i ran some 'Pretty in Pink' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Die' to create the '50'. Finally i stamped the beautiful bird stamp onto a scrap of card with some 'Rich Razzleberry' ink and handsnipped it out and glued it in place at the bottom of the frame. I mounted all of this onto some 'Rich Razzleberry' card and then placed it all onto the cardbase!!

I just LOVE this stampset and i'm certain i will make you completely, utterly fall in love with this set too!! I just love how it coordinates with the 'Curcly Label Punch'!!

Make sure you visit back tomorrow to see another card made with this stunning stampset... and if you're already won around and want it for your craft collection email me over an order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

A Fresh Vintage Postage Card!

I just love the card i have to share with you today - it is another card using the beautiful 'Fresh Vintage' sale-a-bration stampset!!

This card started life as a 'Whisper White' cardbase. I ran the bottom of the cardbase through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder'. I placed a strip of 'Soft Suede' card along the middle and then a strip of the sale-a-bration 'DSP' - 'Everyday Enchantment' over the top. Finally on a small piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the stamp stamp (does this even make sense?!) using 'Poppy Parade' cut it out by hand and then mounted it onto a 'Scallop Square' punched from 'Soft Suede' card. Raising it with a 'Dimensional' to give it a 3D effect! Finally i stamped the 'hello' sentiment from the 'Elementary Elegance' sale-a-bration stampet in 'Soft Suede' ink - you could of course place any sentiment here making it a completely versatile card!!

If you have been inspired by the four cards i have showcased using the 'Fresh Vintage' stampset over the past week or so and would like the set for yourself - you can get it for FREE by placing an order for £45 with me! If you love the papers and the stampset you can get BOTH by making an order for £90!! Email me today to make an order: amyjtidd@gmail.com

From tomorrow i'm going to be sharing with you in detail four cards using the beautiful 'Elementary Elegance Stampset' - but to whet your appetite here is a pic of all four cards:

Make sure you visit back tomorrow!!

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The benefits of signing up:

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Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Coffee Morning: 28th January

Hi all!! What a lovely day i have had!! This morning i hosted my crafty coffee morning in celebration of the new spring catalogue and the sale-a-bration promotion! It was completely hectic but totally enjoyable!! I'd like to thanks the following lovely ladies for attending:

Jade, Suzanne, Audrey, Lucy, Jamie, Kirsty, Katie, Cate, Charmaine, Susan, Claire, Ruth, Poppy and Laura
As well as some lovely people who sadly couldn't be there but made orders:

Jane, Stephanie-Emma and Hannah.

It was a lovely morning involving tea, coffee, chocolates and of course CRAFTING!! Most of the ladies are experienced crafters and so adapted the fairly simple make and take project and made it their own!!

So here is the original card - designed by the wonderfully talented Jade (as i have been super busy with being lazy and pregnant!!) Don't know what i would do without Jade she has been AMAZING!! Thankyou! :

The card is a 'Whisper White' cardbase, with a strip of 'DSP' running down the middle - handsnipped to create a snakes tongue style flag. The cupcake componants were stamped using the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset using 'Rose Red' and 'Wild Wasabi' (for the cherry) 'So Saffron' (for the icing) and 'Pool Party' for the cupcake case) These were then punched out using the 'Cupcake Punch' and stuck down using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect. The sentiment is also from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset, inked in 'Pool Party' and then punched out using the 'Word Window Punch'. Finally Jade placed three' Basic Rhinestones' down the righthand bottom corner!! Such a fab card - and with a change of sentiment would suit plenty of alternative occassions!!

And here are a few pics taken from today's event:

First up Kirsty and her take on the project - a lovely valentines card:

For this design she used a 'Whisper White' base, ran a strip of 'Melon Mambo' 'DSP' across the card. The valentine sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset and punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' with a couple of 'Basic Pearls' each side. Above she created a cupcake using the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset and the 'Cupcake Punch' and i love the way she has used the 'Two Way Glue Pen' and applied lots of 'Dazzling Diamond Glitter' to her design!!!

Next up is Ruthie!!:

Ruth kept the design suite close to the original adding of course a little extra bling!! She changed the sentiment at the bottom of her card to alternative one from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset and then using 'Stampin' Write Markers' she stamped a candle either side of the sentiment - and most impressively she did this WITHOUT  a 'Stamp-a-ma-jig'!!!

And heres a couple of pics of the lovely ladies getting a crafty and making the make and take project:

And the crafting also spilled to other parts of the living room with 'Big Shot' demos:

Finally i have to share with you Suzanne and Lucy's creations - both relatively new to crafting you wouldn't know it:

On the left is Lucy's creation - i just love the extra sprinkle detail she has added with the stamp from the set and the glitter she has applied to the cupcake icing and around the edge of the 'Word Window'!! and that cherry in the corner of the card is so cute!! And to the right is Suz's card - similar to the original but totally glitterflied!! Love, love, love!!

Thankyou once again to everyone who attended, crafted and made orders!! Hopefully your new products will be with you ASAP so you can get creating!! I know several of you are keen to get your crafty mits on your FREE sale-a-bration sets!!

If you couldn't make it today it is not too late to make an order to recieve a free sale-a-bration goody of your own! Email your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Sale-a-brate .... it's Friday!!

Hey all - it is Friday!! woo hoo! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow as i'm hosting my mini catalogue crafty coffee morning! Lots of regular customers are coming along as well as a few new ones which i'm really excited to meet! I can't wait to share my love of crafting and Stampin' Up! with everyone and have a yummy scrummy cupcake card for everyone to make!!

Do you live local to Aldershot? It's not too late to book a place. Drop me an email tonight: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Today i have yet another Sale-a-bration creation to share with you using the wonderful 'Fresh Vintage' stampset that i have been showcasing this week:

This card pretty much uses ALL the stamps in the set!! On the 'Tangerine Tango' base i stamped the border stamp in the same colour (although it doesn't really show up on the photo unfortunately.)

On a rectangle of 'Whisper White' i stamped the flower image several times, using 'Red Riding Hood' and 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I then punched out two strips of 'Pear Pizzazz' using the 'Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border' and layered the 'Whisper White' over them. Next i ran a piece 'Red Riding Hood' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Butterlies Die', stamped it randomly with the flower stamp using 'Versamark' and then 'Clear Embossed'. Finally i stamped the central image onto 'Whisper White' card using 'Tangerine Tango' ink and then also in 'Pear Pizzazz' punching out the central circle using the '1/2" Circle Punch'. These were raised on the centre of the card using a 'Dimensional' to give a 3D effect.

It all sounds more complicated than it is!! But i just love this stampset and it is most definately on my wishlist!!

Want to make a Sale-a-bration order?! You can view the catalogues and the Sale-a-bration leaflet on the righthand side of this blog. Email over your order: amyjtidd@gmail.com I will offer free P&P on all sale-a-bration orders placed over the weekend!! (Usually £4.95)

Looking forward to seeing all you lovely crafters tomorrow! Have a lovely weekend! xxxxxx

Sale-A-Bration: Fresh Vintage Butterfly Card!

Hey all! Today i have ANOTHER fab card created using one of the lovely stampsets that you can earn for FREE with every £45 purchase of Stampin' Up! products!! (This deal is available from the 24th January til the 31st March'.

This week i'm showcasing the beautiful 'Fresh Vintage' stampset and the card i have to share with you today also features the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' that is also available in the Sale-A-Bration deal!!

The 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' is a beautiful collection of papers - take a look:

And here is the card that i made using them:

This card started life as a 'Crumb Cake' cardbase! On a piece of 'Baja Breeze' i stamped the foilage stamp from the 'Fresh Vintage' stampset randomly all over it! Before gluing it onto the cardbase i punched a strip of 'Pear Pizzazz' card using the 'Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch' and then glued it underneath!

The three butterflies have been punched out of the Sale-A-Bration 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' using the 'Butterfly Punch'. Before gluing them down i wrapped some 'Linen Thread' around the butterflies and placed a 'Basic Pearl' on the centre of each one! And you may notice that on the green butterfly i stamped on the flower stamp (in 'Soft Suede' ink).

Finally i stamped the 'get well wishes' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set onto some 'Crumb Cake' card using 'Soft Suede' ink. I punched this out using the 'Word Window Punch' and placed two teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls' either side of the sentiment!!

I just love this stampset and the papers! If you like them as much as i do then why not make a qualifying Stampin' Up! order and get them for FREE!! Email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Sale-A-Bration: Fresh Vintage

Hello all! Have you managed to look at the Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration promotion yet! It's a great deal which means that you can earn a FREE stampset of pack of 'DSP' with every purchase of £45! There are some fab sets up for grabs and over the next few weeks i plan to showcase these on the CraftyThINKer blog!

So to start off the Sale-A-Bration i want to share with you the 'Fresh Vintage' Stampset:

So over the next four days i will be showing you a range of cards that have been made using this beautiful stampset:

So here is the first 'Fresh Vintage' card:

A 'Basic Grey' cardbase, which has been stamped three times with 'Basic Grey' ink using one of the 'Fresh Vintage' stamps. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the swirly foilage stamp on the diagonal in 'Pear Pizzazz' ink, and mounted this onto some' Pear Pizzazz' card. I punched a 'Fancy Flower' from 'Blushing Bride' cardstock - scrumpled it up a bit and then placed a lovely 'Antique Brad' in the centre. Finally the sentiment (from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set) has been inked in 'Basic Grey' onto a strip of 'Pear Pizzazz' which has been handsnipped at the edges. I placed two teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls' such to finish it off!!

Check back tomorrow for another card created using the lovely 'Fresh Vintage' stampset!! Don't forget if you want to make a Stampin' Up! order and earn this stampset for yourself then email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com