Sale-A-Bration Time!!

Hi!

I am SO excited! Excited enough to be treating you to TWO posts and two fun projects!
Today is the beginning of Sale-A-Bration! The biggest and best promotion of the year, and with a 20 page brochure packed, and I mean PACKED, with free products for you to earn for FREE, you're sure to find something to love!!

This year's SAB exclusive collection just blew me away, there are so many gorgeous things the only problem is choosing which one to get!

You can earn the free and exclusive products - stamp sets, designer paper, accessories, punch, embossing folder, home decor kit or mds packages - each time you spend £45 between January 28th and March 31st!!

Check out the Sale-A-Bration brochure now!!

Just incase a fabulous brochure of free Stampin' Up goodies wasn't enough, its also the launch of the Spring/Summer seasonal catalougue today. It likewise is just beutiful, why not take a few minutes, put your feet up with a cuppa and have a browse through both catalogues?

Check out the Spring/Summer catalogue now!!

When you've compiled your wishlist why not head over to my online shop and treat yourself to a few goodies and choose a free SAB item while you're at it? Everything will arrive direct to your door in just a few days so you can begin playing right away! 

Alternatively, you can really get the party going by hosting a party of your own - you'll get TONS of free stuff just for inviting friends and family over for a relaxed and fun time crafting and nattering! Contact me today for more info or to book your party!

So, let's celebrate today with a bright and fun card, shall we?!

Stamp Set: Banner Blast (SAB), Geometrical

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay

Punch: Banner (SAB)

Embellishments: Linen Thread

This super fun and bright card would be just perfect for anyone's birthday! Its also totally flat (the linen thread ties so tightly there's no bulk) and lightweight so its perfect for popping in the post without costing you a small fortune! 

Now you could totally do this card without the punch, just use the stampin-ma-jig to get everything lined up just the way you'd like it. I chose to stamp and punch so I could move everything around and switch up colour and patterns until I was happy.

I really love the little banner detail along the bottom edge - its another different way to use the banner and just filled that dead space I had kicking around perfectly! 

Have fun browsing and shopping,

Happy Stampin',

join in the sale-a-bration!

So the Sale-A-Bration starts today! Between now and March 31st, EVERYONE can earn free products when they spend! 

For every £45 you spend you are entitled to choose one of the exclusive products shown below...

Fresh Vintage Stamp Set - A delicate floral set that works with the new Postage Stamp punch. The large image is great for colouring direct to stamp with your markers and the border stamp is ideal for backgrounds.

Sprinkled Expressions Stamp Set - A cute mixture of images and sentiments that have been designed to work together or separately.

Outlined Expressions Stamp Set - Add a little pizzazz to your sentiments. This set also has sentiments that are designed to use separately or paired together. The outlined words are really fun to colour in!

Elementary Elegance Stamp Set - A great combination of a frame, sentiments and images. This set fits with the Curly Label punch, the Artistic Etchings stamp set and with the new charming jewellery line.

Everyday Elegance Designer Series Paper - These papers have soft vintage patterns and colours that are perfect for scrapbookers, cardmakers and non-stampers. As usual they match with Stampin' Up!'s card, ink, ribbon etc. The patterns match perfectly with the Fresh Vintage and Elementary Elegance SAB sets - you will just have to collect them all!

To get your free product just place an order of £45 with me and choose your free set. Spend £90 and choose 2 free sets! 

Also, as a hostess during SAB get another free set when you host a party with a total sales of £300 or more. This is in addition to your usual hostess pounds and half price item. Email me today on amanda_burditt@hotmail.co.uk or call me on 01604 949827  to book your party. I can't wait!

To finish with, during Sale-A-Bration, if you sign up as a demo you not only get he fabulous starter kit deal  but also another free stamp set of your choice up to the value of £45!!! How great is that!?! If you would like to find out more about the benefits of being a demo (whether it is to get discount as a hobby demo or to make some extra money) please get in touch to arrange a time for a chat. I'd love to tell you more! 

Sweet Friend Enchantment 

Stamp Set: You Are Loved

Ink: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait

DSP: Everyday Enchantment (SAB)

Punch: Modern Label Punch 

Big Shot: Blossom Party

Accessories: Designer Printed Brads

I cut some strips of the designer paper and then cut snake tongue banner at the bottoms. I adhered them to the card base. I cut out some flowers from the Blossom Party die, shaped them and sponged them with Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade, punched and sponged. To finish off I sponged the edges of the card and added a designer printed brad!  

If this has inspired you and you'd like the bits to make these cards, and earn the free paper, here's the breakdown:

2010-2012 In Colour Cardstock £6.25

Blossom Party Die £16.50

Modern Label Punch £15.50

Designer Printed Brads £7.25

= £45.50

Want to get one of the matching stamp sets? Why not add some extras:

2011-2013 In Colour Cardstock £6.25

Crumb Cake Ink Pad £4.95

Poppy Parade Ink Pad £4.95

You Are Loved (Wood Mount) £28.95

=£45.10

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx

sale-a-bration candles

Woah, its been a few days! Thursday was an eventful day! The orders from my first two workshops last week came in the morning, at the unearthly time of 9am (well its unearthly for me!). So I had a fun day sorting out all the purchases and getting to play with mine a little! I was really excited to have the Sale-A-Bration sets which were available for every £45 spent 'till the end of February so I just had to have a play! 


It was all going really well and I was enjoying my day, I was even prepared enough to remember to put dinner in the oven to cook for 2 hours at 3:30 so it was ready in time to eat before church. I popped out briefly to the shops to get some salsa for dinner and on the way home managed to trip and fall over some steps near my house. Naturally my first instinct was to protect the glass jar I was carrying and as a result landed and skidded rather awkwardly. I have since learned that steps are not a good place to land as they are pointy, hard and allow one to get battered in several places (shoulder, elbow, hip and knee) all at once! Most of me is better now, just have a very sore and painful shoulder (with limited mobility) and a aching back. I am just thankful nothing is broken!


So, as a result things have been a bit slower the last couple of days, but I have a couple things to show you today. It was a nice day so I took the photos outside on our decking so they look so much better than the last couple candles I did and photographed!

Bliss Candle

Stamp Set: Bliss (SAB)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: Candle, Tissue paper

Just a really simple elegant little candle using the Bliss sentiment stamp and two butterflies. 

If you would like further instruction on how to decorate a candle like this, I am demonstrating one similar to this at my workshops this month, Friday 11th March and Friday 27th March. For more details please contact me! 

Sweet Summer Candle

Stamp Set: Sweet Summer (SAB)

Ink: Basic Black, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant, Pretty in Pink

Extras: Tissue Paper, Blender Pen

I wanted to have a little experiment with colouring in the images that I put on my candle. I wasn't sure how the blender pen would work on such a thin material as tissue paper but its worked out really beautifully and I am so please with how this candle has turned out! Definitely be making more of these now! I really like the flowers that circle around the entire candle with the cute little butterflies fluttering above, really makes me long for it to be summer now!

For more information on my workshops this month or to host your own please get in touch! 

Please feel free to leave a comment, I really love reading them and they make my day! Hope you're all having a lovely weekend! 

Amanda xoxo