All things Stampin' Up! - SAB, Spring/Summer & New Promotions

So it's officially the start of Sale-A-Bration and the NEW Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue!!! YAY!

So, Stampin' Up have come out with some great products to brighten up your days while you wait for Spring to sprung :)

Basically, Sale-A-Bration or SAB as you might find some YouTube Guru's call it… is basically our annual sales feature which is split into three sections - SHOP, HOST & JOIN

SHOP: For every denomination of £45 you earn your self an item to choose from those available in the Sale-A-Bration brochure for FREE. Only available from 28th January to 31st March.

For example…
Spend - £45 earn 1 item, £90 earn 2 items and so on

The denomination's of £45 can be through purchasing a pre-designed Sale-A-bration bundle,  picking products from the Annual Catalogue, Spring/Summer and so on

When you order online and reach £45, £90 and so on it'll prompt you to choose your FREE items.

The items in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue which are labelled FREE items cannot be purchased separately.

Visit my online store now to take a look at whats available and also to check out the NEW Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue HERE

HOST: Hostess earn £25 more hostess credit with a qualifying order starting from £250 - this can be earnt from hosting a physical/virtual party, or just by placing an order. For further info check out my website at www.heartscards.stampinup.net 

JOIN: Do you have a wish-list of products larger than £80? Join Stampin' Up for £99 and receive £150 worth of product - all of which you choose! Plus 20% discount on products - whether you just want to join for the free product or want to start your own business… you are under no obligation to continue - to JOIN click HERE or visit my website for more info HERE

Plus…
Have you ever wanted a Big Shot but couldn't afford it or just not interested in Die Cutting… well Stampin' Up now is selling the Texture Boutique… see the image below

All for an amazing, £26.95. What's more, if you purchase the Texture Boutique along with three embossing folders of your choice your order will qualify you for a FREE gift from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. But only if you purchase before 31 March.

Right, I hope this has given you a little insight into the current going's on check back soon for some more projects and Sale-A-Bration projects aswell!

Happy Stampin'!
Natasha x

Reminder - Autumn Winter Catalogue Sales End 28th January 2014

Hi all,

Just a quick reminder, Sales end for the Autumn/Winter Catalogue this coming TUESDAY 28th! 

So its time to get those must have items before they are all gone! Visit my online store to put your order in NOW! CLICK HERE

More projects up in the next couple of days plus SAB & Spring/Summer Sneak Peeks!

Happy Stampin'
Natasha x

Monthly Stamp Set Showcase - January

Welcome to my first Stamp Set Showcase; from now on once a month I will be showcasing a card or other type of project using the set plus with instructions for making the project.

To kick it off for the Month of January, I will be showcasing the Wildflower Meadow Stamp Set. This was one of the first stamp sets I bought from the Annual Catalogue due to the fact it also has a matching embossing folder.

In the project below I have paired it up to create a raised effect on the wildflowers. There is many different ways on how you could colour the stamp such as Markers or even using ink refills and a damp baby wipe to create a marbled effect.

Design ©Natasha Hart 2014

To make this card:

Card Stock - Coastal Cabana & Smoky Slate
Ink - Versamark & Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Stamp Sets - Wildflower Meadow & Petite Pairs
Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Other - Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, Snail & Dimentionals
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Big Shot & Heat Gun

Tutorial/Instructions

Preparing your cardstock - First get an A4 sheet of Coastal Cabana, cut it in half width ways at 14.9cm (5.9inches) then fold in half. Then prepare the card front in Smoky Slate (14cm by 10.1cm)
For the greeting cut a scrap of Coastal Cabana at 5cm by 2.1cm

Preparing the card front - Ink up the Wildflower Meadow Stamp using the White Craft Stampin' Pad (Tip: Lay the Stamp on your workspace then apply the ink; you will get a more even coverage), once you've made sure the stamp is easily covered; grab the smoky slate card front. With the stamp laying on your workspace, place the piece of card on the upturned stamp making sure to align the image so it will be centred. Either using a brayer or your fingers place pressure to get a good transfer of ink then remove the piece of card. Once you've done this you can then grab the matching embossing folder place your image in the folder and align the wildflowers to where they are meant to be. Then run it through your Big Shot/Die Cutting machine.

Preparing the greeting - With your pre-cut piece grab the Best Wishes greeting from the Petite Pairs Stamp Set; ink up the stamp with Versamark. Align then stamp out the greeting; with the embossing powder sprinkle it over then tap of any excess back into the pot. With the heat gun melt the powder until it merges. Then, with paper snips (or a square punch) cut out a V shape on the left hand side.

Putting the card together - Use Snail/double sided tape to adhere the card front to the base card then with dimentionals adhere the greeting in the bottom right hand corner

You then have the finished card, this will fit in a C6/Medium Envelope. Plus you could do it in different colour ways to suit your tastes or current crafting supplies.

If you would like further information on Stampin' Up products or just have a question then please get in touch through the contact form or via email tashahrt@me.com

Or simply you would like to place an order, visit my website HERE to access the online store.

Happy Stampin'!
Natasha x

Cards for Friends & Family

Now that Christmas has been and gone. I thought it would be nice to show off a few cards I made for sending to friends and family…

I must admit I took inspiration from Pinterest, as these were my first ever handmade Christmas cards that I have ever made and I must say I just love Pinterest! If you would like to follow my pins and board just click HERE

So on to the cards...

Christmas Tree Card

Christmas Baubles Card

Reindeer in Snow Card

Ho Ho Ho Santa Card 

Santa Joy Card

Santa in Snow Card

The most popular cards not surprisingly were the ones made with the Color Me Christmas Stamp Set; which I really love and is still available until 27th January to purchase through me directly or online HERE

I'm finding I'm really into the water colouring technique now and its very on trend - more to come on that techniques in the next few weeks.

Moving away from cards I made these cute little favour parcels made out of just Designer Series Paper(DSP) from the holiday occasions catalogue and the Envelope Punch Board - see below at the end of this post.

Happy Stampin'!

Natasha x

Happy New Year!

Can't believe its January already! and 2014 at that… HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Anyway i've been a little lax with my blogging due to Christmas mayhem and time to get back and focussed and see all those New Years Resolutions get fulfilled…   1. Update my BLOG!!!

There is lots of great things coming up with Stampin' Up! plus some current promotions and things you need to know….

1. Online Shopping - order from me anywhere in the UK and have it delivered direct to your door or workplace. Just visit my demonstrator website HERE

2. Autumn/Winter Occasions Catalogue - Products available until 1st February 2014

3. A Whole Lot of Love (Valentines Products) -  Available until 27th January or until stocks last

4. Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue - Products available from 28th January 2014

5. Sale-A-Bration (SAB) - Free Product with order over £45 (28th January - 31st March 2014)

For current promotions add my demonstrator website to your favourites -www.heartscards.stampinup.net 


Right now on to the crafting… so back in December I held my first stall at a local Christmas Craft Fair. It was a really great experience, learnt a lot and I cant wait to do it again in the future! Here is a close up shot of cards I'd made to sell plus us still in the throws of setting up!











I was there to advertise Stampin' Up! and also sell some of my creations - plus I learnt less is more as I know realise it was just all far too much on there! Sure one day I will do 'how not to do a craft stall 101'

All in all it was successful.

In my next blog post I will be showing you a few cards I made for the stall which I also sent to friends and family as cards.

Happy Stampin!
Natasha x