May 2013 Promotion - This and That

We have a really great new promotion, sneak peak of a new product line called This and That!

Order before 31st May and receive 15% off!
This is a limited time offer and when the new 2013-14 Catalogue is out the bundle will not be available!

It is such a great product and i've ordered it myself.

Do you love scrapbooking?
Do you love treasuring memories?
Or do you find scrapbooking to hard to do on the move?

If you've answered 'Yes' to any of the above then this is a product for you!

Item                     Description                                                   Price

131268                  Epic Day This and That Journal                         13.50 €/£9.95

130814                  Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper    13.25 €/£9.95

131463                  Remember This and That Rotary Stamp             6.95 €/£5.50

131271                  Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers           5.95 €/£4.50

131269                  Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape      5.95 €/£4.50

133905                  Epic Day This and That Bundle                          38.76 €/£29.24 15% Off Retail Value!

Includes the five This and That products listed above. Only available in a bundle until 31 May 13

If you would like to order this then please send me an email to: tashahrt@me.com

Valid til 31st May

(This post will stay at top of blog until after 31st May)

Stampin' Up! UK Youtube

Stampin' Up! UK now have a youtube channel.

Go visit it at  http://www.youtube.com/stampinupUK

Upcycling a jotterpad

Hi everyone,
Can't believe its nearly then end of May already! So I spent my Bank Holiday Monday 27th; doing some upcycling. Kind of like recycling to make it more pretty :)

I have some old jotter pads laying around on my craft room shelves so decided to give them a bit of a Stampin' Up makeover. As you will see below:

It was quite simple to do and I'm not an expert at all when it comes to these sort of projects.

I embellished the project with a Pin Wheel; but it would also look great with a flower made using 3 cut outs of card stock from the Fancy Flower Punch (118073) and sprayed with a Stampin' Spritzer (126185) then scrunch them up and shape them into a flower and allow to dry. You can then fix them together using Mini Glue Dots (103683) then embellish the middle of the flower using a designer brad or designer buttons.

                            For example >>>







Products used:
Card Stock- 
Whisper White (106550)
Crumb Cake (121685)
Calypso Coral (124392)
Island Indigo (124390)
Lucky Limeade (124388)
Designer Series Paper-
Tea for Two (129311)
Classic Stampin Pad-
Early Espresso (126974)
Embelisments-
Mini brads Silver (122941)
Big Shot-
Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die (129411)
Adhesives-
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Stamps-
Chevron Oval Stamp from Oh' Hello Set (130730)
'WOW your the best' from Friendly Phrases Set (126151)
Accessories- 
Stampin' Trimmer
Simply Scored
Paper Snips
Acyrlic Block
Grid Paper
Plain/Cheap Jotter-Pad

If you fancy trying out this project:

I would suggest before cutting or scoring measure your Jotter-pad or notepad. I used the grid paper for this so that I would have it visually set out in front of me. As a rough guide whatever you measure out allow an extra 3 centimetres. For example it measured:

Length: 21cm (+3cm spine allowance)
Width: 7.4cm
Depth of the spin: 0.5cm

Also if your jotter pad originally came with a flimsy cover use your scissors to cut it off and just leave the black strip that attached the cover on.

Your base card stock that makes your cover needs to be scored to allow it to bend over the spine; I used the scoring board but you could use a bone folder tool.

If you would like further details on how to make this project then please leave a comment below or email me at tashahrt@me.com

Online Store

Some of you may have heard we now have an online store (yippee) so that when you really need that stamp set or collection of dies and don't want to wait for your demonstrator to process it.

Well you can now put the order through the online store and select your demo.

It went live on 21st May - unfortunately due to technical issues they have had to temporarily suspend this function until they can sort out the issues. If you have any urgent orders then please send me an email marked urgent and I can process your order for you straight away. I will then phone to process your payment or send you a PayPal invoice before I submit it.

Email: tashahrt@me.com

Inspiration and Projects

Late night 'brain storming' tonight.
Taking inspiration from other demonstrators in the Stampin' Stars such as Natalie and Tracie - I'm embarking on a new project to brighten up my desk stationary mainly my plain boring notebooks.

Paper crafts are so versatile from making cards to gift boxes. Check back over the next few weeks and I will be demonstrating the use of the Stampin' Trimmer and the Simply Scored and their use for 3D projects.

xoxo

Regional Training swaps

SWAPS!
After such a great day yesterday sharing ideas and having fun. I thought I'd show you what I made for Telford in terms of swaps, name badge and what I received from some other love demo's.

First lets start with the name badge and swaps. (See picture below) I wanted to go with simple but pretty and I think it worked out.

Products used for swaps:
Papillon Potporri stamp set
Pretty Butterfly Punch
Crumb Cake card stock
Whisper White card stock
Time for Tea DSP
Ovals collection framelits
Basic Grey Stampin' Pad
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Basic Rhinestones

Products used for name badge:
Whisper White card stock
Crumb Cake card stock
Oh hello stamp set
2011-13 In Colours Markers
Pin Wheel Die & Big Shot
Ovals Collection framelits
Corner Punch
Basic Rhinestones







Also gained lots of inspiration from over demos from around the UK. Here are there swaps below.

EmmaC: www.craftwithemma.co.uk

Tracey-Jayne Clout: http://www.favour-itthings.blogspot.co.uk/

Ashlee Ahmad: www.craftingwithashee.blogspot.co.uk

Jane Hindry

Miriam Grazier

Unknown

Mandy Taylor

Unknown

Sharon House

Michele Gattrell

Janette Cowie

Unknown

Katy Worsfold

Yvonne Hunt: www.vonniesworld.co.uk/blog

If you know who designed the swaps marked 'Unknown'; please comment below with which design and their name in the comments below. Many thanks!

Telford Training Day 11th May

Such a great day at Telford; which was my very first Stampin' Up! event.

There was talks from experienced demos, make and take demo's, prize patrol, goodies for everyone, talks from the UK Manager and European Manager. Lets just say it was so much fun!

I'm now back home with my lovely swaps - thanks everyone who swapped with me :)
I will take a picture off them all together so that all my viewers can have a look; check back tomorrow for the blog post.

Also, such a great day with the Stampin' Stars girls!

I can't tell you all the details unfortunately but I can tell you it's an exciting time to be a demonstrator!

If your'd like more information on becoming a demonstrator and its benefits then please contact me at tashahrt@me.com and i'll be happy to help.

Thats it for tonight xoxo