Time to say goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well if you think that time of year has come round quick, you will indeed be right as this Stampin Up year has ended early here in Europe so that we can catch up with our friends across the pond!!

We have to make way for the new, so therefore we have to  weed out the old!!  Myself I am NOT happy at some of the items that are retiring, BUT we can't please all, all of the time!!

My fave of all time has to be French Foliage, and only having it a short while I am truly gutted!! BUT theres is more to come with the New Annual catty that arrives in July!!

I have a load of new cattys coming this week, and if you want one  NOW and can't wait place an order with me for £25 or more and receive a FREE copy!!


Below are the links to the retired lists, one is for Stamps the other is for accessories, some items have 40% off  (red dots)and some have 25% off (orange dots).

                                                     You can view the list of Stamps
                                                                           HERE

                                                 You can view the list of Accesssories
                                                                            HERE

Do check out the post below showing creations using retiring items, also linked to a blog hop!

Stampin Up retired list Stampin Stars blog hop

Welcome to the Stampin Stars retired list blog hop,  thank you for popping by if you are following the hop you would have got here via Cary's Blog HERE ,  how fab was her creation.

Today I have used several retiring items, all favourites of mine and I shall be wholly sorry to see go including the in colours that are retiring. I was inspired making the box by a make n take at our regional stampin up training at Telford last month, It uses the two tags sizzix die to create a gift box containing tiny cards, stamping the distressed dots  in whisper white ink for a pretty effect. Using the retiring in colours island indigo, calypso coral and pool party inks, ribbon (from Sale a Bration past) and card stock. Oh and not forgetting the fab linen thread for added texture. The stamp set I used is the  Stampin Up Best of everything stamp set...  How cute eh!!

Next is a note pad and gift pack, again using the same stamps as above, this time using Crumb Cake as the base card.  How cute is that birdy?

Well I hope you have enjoyed my creations as much I as I have enjoyed creating them!   We have some specials going on at Stampin up, some new never seen before here in the UK market and the best of 25 yrs stamps, miniture one of Stampin Up's best sellers!!  I will show you later to day!!

Do carry on the hop by visiting  Joanne'sblog HERE Joanne is doing fab things with bottle tops.

Want that Stamp and want it now!!!

Exciting news crafters 24hr shopping available on my Stampin Up Website,  Touring pintrest see a Stampin Up product you just simply have to have now!!  I am excited to offer you 24 hr shopping on my Stampin Up website, Register on my website for an order and receive a gift from me!

 

Click on the picture above to go straight to online shopping!

 

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Feel Goods.........Telford Stampin Up Regionals Swaps....

She believed she could, so she did!!    Sooooo true of this weekend!!   I had a fabulous girly weekend away at the Stampin Up Telford Regional training event!!   It just so happened to correspond with my Birthday, and WOW didnt my lovely friends lay on the most fabulous evening I have had in a VERY longtime!!   I was thoroughly spoilt, with lots of pressie and handmade birthday card to which I shall show you later this week!  So Thankyou to Natalie, Zoe and Pip for organising my special treat!!

Following Friday nights antics we had a day of training , WOW WOW WOW thats all I can say, If it wasn't great enough to come home with loads of Orla Kiely and Liz Earle pressies from my wonderful friends, Saturday just continued the excitement of whats to come in the VERY near future!!  As well as catching up with other wonderful demos I have gotten to know during my Stampin Up reign, we craft, we see demos and share fairs from other demo's win prizes to which my lovely friend Mrs wonka aka Zoe  won a free entry ticket to this years Stampin Up convention worth £150, we get a sneak preview of whats to come, and WOW have we got some special stuff coming our way in the next month or so!! BUT I can't share I am afraid, that's one of the bonus' of being a demo, seeing and getting to know what's coming in the new catty and other exciting stuff...

For now though I would like to share my name badge and matching swaps I made, we got asked again this training to make our own badges using our own creativity!!    And this is where the feel goods stamp set comes into play, I had NO time at all to make the things I wanted to, I wanted to make a little gift for my downline, my upline and two of my sidelines... To thank them for their support and to see the looks on their faces when I gave them what I created!!  

I had no time, BUT  I believed I could SO I made sure I did!!...   Using  Stampin Up's Feel Goods stamp set, and the beautiful new Butterfly Punches all from our Spring catty, and some papers from our annual catty, and the Oval accent bigz clear die, I set about to making my creations, with the help of my downline Sarah Lower in our hotel room after our shenanigans of the birthday dinner!!  I wanted the butterflies to be dangly  not just stuck on, I wanted to give  movement,  a little wow on an otherwise simple card....

The colourways I chose were funky and bright, I used Rich Razzelberry and Old Olive!! and of course a bit of Bling!!

Well thats enough from me for now, do pop by soon , I have more to share with you!!

Winners of the Stampin Up products from the Excel ICHF Creatives Sticthes and HobbyCrafts Show ....

Hello there my lovely followers, It's been a while, Pneumonia has wreaked havoc in the Fee houshold these last few weeks, well 5 to be exact, and Poor Paul has been in hospital with it for all 5 weeks, and me I have had it two weeks now, WOW it knocks you out!!

I came down with this within days of doing my Stampin Up stand at Excel so have not been able to show the winner of the Prize draw of Stampin Up products...

Well with out further ado before I show you some creations I made for my alldayer class recently, I shall let you know who the winners are, I decided to pull 3 winners since there were an amazing amount of people there:

The winners are as follows:  Andrew Craker from Hampshire, Jan Reeves from Great Dunmow and Lynsey Jackson form Dartford,  Well Done to all three your products will with with you shortly!!

Here are a few piccies of the stand, we were 3 deep on the demo table and there was a queue everyday for the make n take, wowzers never in our wildest dreams did we ever think we would see that many people!!

Wasn't it busy!!

Here as promised are a couple of creations we made at my twirly whirly class, using the Stampin Up Pinwheel sizzlits die, and Stampin Up Wishes your way Stamp set!   There are more to show but thats for tomorrow....

A card and matching chocolate gift, The papers used are the Patio Party DSP papers, The matching colourways are Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse from the 2013 incolours, and Natruals Ivory cardstock ! I am selling Kits to make these and others for £30  plus postage, the kits include the Pinwheel sizzlit die, Papers and wishes your way clear mount stamp set! as well as all the cardstock and accessories needed to make the cards, box, calendar Plus photo and instructions for all the projects for the kit!  Please email me if you wish to purchase the kit!

Well that's all for now folks see you tomorrow!!

Come and have a twirly whirly time......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would you like to spend a whole day crafting with friends both old and new?  Yes - then come and join us for an all day Craft Day on 13th April 2013 in Bexleyheath.  We are going to make lots of beautiful projects which would make a wonderful gift, as well as a collection of cards some real  fun projects.

 

The day will cost £40 per person which includes all the materials you need during the day.  You will also take lots of Stampin' Up! goodies home with you, including the the pinwheel sizzlit and the Wishes your way stamp set in clear mount  (if you would like this stamp set in wood mount please let me know when you book, there will be a £3 supplement for the wood mount set) 

  

                                PLUS a light lunch including homemade cake

 

( If you do not have a cutting machine to use the sizzlit die please let me know at time of booking and an alternative product will be provided to the same value) 

 

 

                If you are unable to attend in person a kit version of the day will be available.

                                        A 50% deposit is needed to secure you place.

  Bookings close 31st of March.

To book your place  please email me at simplyfairies@yahoo.com

50% off price for Creatives Stitches & Hobby Crafts show tickes, ONE DAY ONLY Come and see me and Stampin Up at the excell...

Hello all, I thought I would share with you A Groupon discount on the Hobbycraft show at the Excell London between 4th and 6th of April 2013, Come and see me on my Stampin Up Stand where we will have special offers, Free Make and Takes and demo's allday long.....

ICHF Creative sticthes and Hobbycrafts  are giving a discount today via Groupon here is the link, a big saving of you are going, 50% off  making the entry tickets £4.00 each.

                              Be sure to pop by and see some fabulous action going on!!

Feeling Sentimental

I am as today I shall be lunching with one of my favorite Ladies Mrs Wonka herself aka Zoe and her fabulous Hubby, The one and only Tomy Macaroni, wow he is such an amazing cook, we are really looking forward to it, I have made her a lovely notebook and pen holder (Pen Holder Nicole Heady template), using the FREE sale a bration feeling sentimental stamp set set, I think this is my favourite stamp set of all the sale a bration items, it's the old with the new.... I bought Zoe a beautiful Swarsowski pen , it is full of their beatiful crystals as a thankyou for being such a good friend to us over the last stressful couple of years, she has picked me up when I was down many a times and brings me lots of laughter, I giggle so much I nearly pee me big girls pants, I can tell you!! The notebook was from Sainsbury's and I altered it with Stampin Up goodies, Using various stamps, I have listed below:

I do hope Zoe likes it!!

Items used: Note pad Sainsburys Stampin up ,Sale abration Items: Feeling Senitmental, Sycamore Stree papers Other Stampin Up stamp sets: French Foilage, Affection Collection, Stampin Up Ink pads:Summer Starfuit,Stazon Black, Crumb Cake. Dies: Apothecary Accents, Modern label punch

Big Birthday's

Hello All, what rotten weather we are having in the U.K, I hope the snow isn't causing you too much hassle where you are!!

Last week saw the Fee houshold celebrate Big Birthday's firsat our Nephew Tom was 18 and then Pauls Friend Peter from footie had his 50th and so off we went to celebrate at a fab party in surrey...

I made big cards for Tom and Peter 8x 8 inch sqaure ones, I used a mix of old and new, Some of my Stampin up stamps I will never let go anmd starring you is one of them, a fabulous set that are just perfect for men, and the fabulous sanded background,I used the new Petote pocket die for the inside to put money in, and used Stampin Up's Old Olive, More Mustard and Chocolate chip for the colourways, and retired alphabet dies too!

I love how the cards pulled together and the popping of the inside using a sizzix dpop up die:

Toodle pip!!

Stampin UP Pretty Petites meets Bloomin Marvelous

Hello and welcome to the Stampin stars Blog hop, We are a fabulous team of Stanpin Up demo's who are showcasing the Sale a bration freebies, i just know you are going to enjoy the inspiration we have for you today!!  Also we have the new Spring / Summer catalogue out, click on the picture to take you to the online catty...

You should have come to me via  Victoria's Blog, Wow wonderful creations  as always Victoria has    made don't you think, well I hope you are going to love mine just as much!!

I have used a fair few Sale a bration goodies in my showcase:

You can earn these goodies with every £45 you spend, so the more you spend the more you get!!   Purchase £45 or more from me and recieve free shipping PLUS a PDF on how to make the cute chocolate parcels!!

Please do pop onto the next blog, and say Hi to  Di  you won't regret it lots of loveliness you will find!

Supplies:
FREE: Ribbon, Pretty Petites Stamp set, Bloomin Marvelous stamp set, Vine street embossing folder.
Marker pens and card stock In colours 2013, Whisper white.
Linen thread, rhinestones
Punches:Decorative labels, 13/8 Circle

Celebrate good times come on.......

Everytime I think about Sale a bration I think of Kool and the Gang's song and I keep singing it, well murdering it really...lol

Well hasn't it been the longest time, I could not get on my blog and couldn't fathom out why, and this morning realised It don't like chrome!!

How are you all fairing with the snow, it's beginning to become a nusicence with me, my parcels get lost in it, my play dates get cancelled there is no end is there!!

It's that time of year again where Stampin Up celebrate and what a celebration there is, Freebies are on offer and there are 17 free products available to choose from including some favorites from the main catty too!!

I have been having a play, but some I can't show you as I am having one of my alldayers again so if your interested give me a shout, and if you want to join in the fun and live to far you can purchase the kit, which includes plenty of product  just let me know!!

I have made some cards using two SAB products The embossing folder and the punch wowzers I love them espesh the iddy biddy punch, that co ordinates with a stamp set from the upcoming spring/summer catty thats just around the corner!!   So a couple spring/summer of previews included in this post, I wonder if you can spy them!!  AND MY SPECAIL SIGN UP OFFER!!

Right lets give you the info on sale a bration AND MY SPECAIL SIGN UP OFFER!! for the moment then onto the creations!!

Sale-a-bration has arrived ...  Woo hoo!! 

As it's Stampin' Up's 25th anniversary year, it is bigger and better than ever before ..... Double woo hoo!!! 

Here's the low down: 

AS A CUSTOMER: For every £45 that you spend, you get to pick a Limited Edition Sale-a-bration item for FREE - there are 11 products including stamp sets, patterned paper, ribbon, buttons, an embossing folder, a punch and a card kit.
But not content with spoiling us with so many exclusive products, this year Stampin' Up! have offered 6 products from the Main Catalogue too - cardstock, stamp sets, buttons, Simply Scored Diagonal plate or the Essentials Paper Piercing pack - how fabulous is that? 
There are no limits to how many items you can choose i.e. spend £90 get 2 free items, and so on. All stamp sets available in clear or wood mount.

 HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM:

AS A PARTY HOSTESS: You and all your guests get the same offer as a customer - for every £45 spent choose an item for free. In addition to that, if your party order gets to £150, not only do you get the normal £25 of hostess pounds, but you will receive a free pack of Silver Glimmer paper too. If your party order is £300 or more, then you'll also get a free product bundle which includes the Sycamore Street patterned paper, ribbon, buttons and the Madison Avenue stamp set all FREE too!! So if you live in the Kent area, Bluewater, Dartford, Crayford, Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling, Eltham or Swanley  and surrounding areas contact me to set a date for your party. 

AS A NEW MEMBER OF MY STOMPIN FAIRIES: You get to pick an additional 25% extra in your Starter Kit if you join between 22nd January and 22nd March. Yep, pick £162.50 of products for just £99 plus a business pack worth £45 including catalogues  - a bargain not to be missed!!! Plus you get a business kit and all the support you require if you want to turn your hobby into an earning!  See my Special sign up offer!
You can choose anything you want from any current catalogue as your £162.50 worth of product. There are options for everyone: 

• Sign up for the kit, get your goodies, no further requirement.
• Join to make the most of an ongoing 20% discount on your craft stash for your personal usage and maybe sell to a few of your friends. 
• Start a business doing any of the following: parties, classes, scrapbook clubs or whatever you choose. 

If you want to know what being a Stampin Up demo involves then just shout me. I'm happy to have a no pressure chat with you anytime to discuss the possibilities, but if you can't wait to choose your kit just click on the Join my team tab on the right hand side.  MY SPECIAL OFFER FOR JOINING MY TEAM IS THE FABULOUS NEW STAMPIN UP TRIMMER worth £25.95,     I only have two left so don't leave it too late!!  (This is not a Stampin Up offer it's my personal offer)  

     Sign up and sell to your friends and earn more freebies!!

  

I will be placing regular orders throughout the Sale a bration period, so let me know if you want to purchase anything!!


Right now onto my creations, and a snaek peak of my next alldayer,   For my Sale a bration cards, I have used the Vine Street embossing folder and the Petite Curly Label (which co ordinates nicely with our Larger Curly label on page 182 or our main catty,   Doesn't the embossing folder remind you of the Orla Kiely designs, I LOVE it!!  I used our new in colours and the matching ribbon!! and the itty bitty punch pack.   Oh is that another ickle punch I see on the baby card, I hear you say!!!

Very simple indeed!!

Now for a sneak peak of my alldayer class, that includes lunch within the price as well as a fabulous goodie bag!!

Well thats all from me today, I will have loads to share with you, from all of the sale a bration freebies so do pop by again soon!!

THIS IS A STICKY PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWER POSTS!Free Designer papers for 6 months when you join Stampin up

JOIN MY TEAM IN OCT/NOV2012 AND RECIEVE FREE PAPERS FOR SIX MONTHS

WOW........  Yes you did see that right, Stampin up are giving away 6 months worth of papers on top of the fantastically priced starter kit when you sign up in October and November.....    So if you have been thinking about it for a while, now is the time to jump on board  and join my team and claim those freebies .....   check it out here or give me a shout @ simplyfairies@yahoo.com  for more details or sign up and the top of my blog  click HERE  to join my team its easy as 1, 2, 3........

No pressure is given, It's all about "YOUR WAY" and how "YOU" want to do it!!Well Stampin' Up! certainly know how to start the new year off with a bang!

Not only do we now have the BIGGEST and most amazing
NEW ANNUAL CATALOGUE

with 208 pages of stamps, papers, punches, dies and everything you could think of, plus the
 AUTUMN/WINTER CATALOGUE
that was released last month, they also have a fantastic PROMOTION forJOINING STAMPIN' UP! over the next two months.

FREE Designer Series Paper for SIX MONTHS when you become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during October or November. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you’ll enjoy exclusive benefits such as

• A 20 percent product discount!
• A free subscription to Stampin’ Up!’s demonstrator magazine!
• Access to a thriving online community of stampers and paper crafters from around the world!
• An open invitation to fabulous Stampin’ Up! events

And that's just for starters!

The Starter Kit is just £99 and you choose everything that goes into your kit up to the value of £130. You'll also receive all the business supplies including catalogues to start you off on your new venture.

If you have a wishlist as long as your arm, would like to earn extra income or would just love to be part of a HUGE crafting family, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. With the additional Designer Papers adding another £60 of FREE product to your kit, you'll wonder why you never did it before!

 EVERYONE can purchase the STARTER KIT for just £99.

LOOK whats coming with Santa!!!!!!

The super duper Super Duper Stampin Trimmer, the GUCCI of all designs, Oh my I don't think I could wait a moment longer!!  I don't know about you BUT I am a cutter freak!!

            Purchase your Trimmer from me and I will give you 
                  10% off  as a Christmas gift from me!!

Sweets for my sweet.......

Hello All
I know I promised some convention piccies, but have been a little busy bee, Paul asked me to do some decorations for his sweet jars for the Inspire center bazaar yesterday, his disabled club he goes to!!    We got some small jars from Dunhelm mills, I cover them in the lush specialty stampin up papers , placed a piece of early expresso cardstock on top putting it central  and used one of the apothecary dies for a window view,  wrapped a piece of ribbon around it securing in a bow!!   for the top I stamped out aa oval border and sentiment from Stanmpin Up Joyous celebrations stamp set,using the large oval punch to punch it out, I punched flowers from the boho blossom punch and attached a rhinestone, oh they did look beautiful and went down very well indeedy!!

Would you like to sign up for the starter kit,    I am offering a free stamp set to join my team. why not come on board, what have you got to lose!!   The discount and free goods are generous!!

Not only will you get £130 craft product for £99, you also receive catalogues and business supplies if you want to go further than just the discount, you will recieve free packs of papers for 6 months, PLUS a bonus stamp set from me!!