Feeling Sentimental 2

As promised, here are some more cards from my workshop using the Stampin'Up FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set.  You only have to purchase £45 worth of Stampin'Up excellent products to choose one of the 17 FREEBIES on offer. (The Sycamore Street papers are especially useful and gorgeous!!!)
AND if you decide to sign up as  a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration you will get an extra £25 worth of products for just £99.  This is because Stampin'Up are celebrating 25 years making and selling their quality products.

Anita's card

Lynn's card

This one was made by Janice.

Maxine opted for a square card....

....and so did Lauren, who also used the new Flower Trim, only £6.25 for 1.8 metres...a bargain and so very versatile.

If you would like to make cards when all the materials are provided and some of the ideas!! why not come along to one of our workshops and join  a super group of crafters?  Beginners would be especially welcome.

Happy crafting.  Mandy x

Sunday 6th January 2013

Happy New Year to all!!!

Isn't it great to be back to normal?  I enjoyed Christmas and the New Year, but I am really happy to be back to my usual routine.  I'm not really as boring as that sounds!!

My first workshop is not until Tuesday this week, so no cards to share with you at the moment, except......one of my regular crafters celebrated her 59th Wedding Anniversary over the holiday, and below is the card I made for the occasion. I used the new Stampin'Up Stippled Blossoms stamp set, which I will certainly be using a lot more in the future. I was so pleased with the results it gave using the two step stamping technique.  It would have looked even better if I had masked the blossoms before using the lovely swirl from Everything Eleanor.

I am intending to be much more organised this year, and to prepare the projects we make at our classes and workshops, well in advance. I wonder how many of you intend to do the same! Good luck to us all!

Happy Crafting,
Mandy

STOP PRESS!

Stampin’Up have a cute little offer for us this month but take note – it only runs from 3-21 January 2013 so you’ll need to act quick to take advantage.

Buy the My Little Valentine four piece stamp set for £9.95  …

… and get the Sealed With Love Simply Sent Kit (usually £8.25) – free!

The Simply Sent kit is in the Autumn/Winter catalogue and will be available until 31^st January but Stampin’Up have designed the My Little Valentine set especially for this offer and it won’t be available after 21 January!

Please email me at mandy.murphy1396@gmail.com  or  give me a call on 01673 860893 to order. 

Mandy x

Christmas is creeping up on me!!!

I am going to include photos of some of the cards we have made this month, as I can’t think that you want to see Christmas cards in January !!! We used a number of different papers to achieve some great effects and we learned how to make very realistic holly leaves!.

I really do love the 'Greetings of the Seasons' stamp set, you get a super image every time.

At another session, we used the retired ‘Dasher’ stamp (following a popular request). It certainly is a pity it has gone.  However, there is an alternative in the current catalogue on page 19, called ‘Christmas Deer’, and it has the added advantage of some pretty baubles which can be hung from his antlers! Certainly I think this is one for next Christmas!

The packet to hang on the tree was popular and I love the framelet on the front. (The patterned  paper was not Stampin'Up!!)

 And doesn’t the ‘Lovely as a Tree’ stamp look good when embossed in silver?

	Our last session for this year is on Tuesday evening at 7pm when we will be making a thank you card, and then celebrating the festive season with mince pies and a drink. Why not come along to the session, it is a free one!  Just ring and let me know.  I will be back in January but in the meantime I trust you will all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy, prosperous and crafty 2013. Thanks for stopping by.   Mandyxx