3 x 3 Card swap over at ILWS

I made these in December for a swap over on ILWS, little 3x3 note cards,they are so much fun, I just want to say, that once you do them you will love them and you get hooked into making them!! These little beauties were made using all of Stampin-up products. I love working on small little pieces of art work i.e dominos, inchies, twinches, ATC's, 3x3 note cards as well as the love notes!
These note cards are available in the Stampin-up catalogue in 20 cards and envelopes, 10 in each colour i.e white and vanilla on page 76 for £5.50!

I made about six of these for Christmas, but I could only got pics of a few, All products used are Stampin-up - some retired and some from the current catalogue...

I am still alive, although not very mobile.....

Its been tough the last couple of months to cope with all my health issues, and not be able to have some fun time with my stamps....Well life still goes on, and even if I can do a little bit of stamping for myself, it is very therapeutic, I am sure all my stamping buddies and stampers all over the world will agree with me!!

Ever since I started stamping in the US in year 2000 - Sale-a-bration has been my favourite time of the year with Stampin-up, I remember we used to wait for it patiently to buy most of my merchandise during this period, as you can earn free sets for a minimum amount you can spend - so here in the UK is our first Sale-a-bration, there are 4 brand new stamp sets, that you cannot buy, you can earn them, by simply spending £45.00 before shipping, Well! yes,for every £45 you spend you can choose a free stamp set! from the four sets on offer! You can have as many as you like the more you spend the more sets you earn.

As a customer you can choose one free Sale-A-Bration stamp set for every £45 spent - no limits! So if you spend £90 you can choose two free sets - and so on. If you place an order with me for £150, then you can choose three free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, plus a level one hostess set and £15 worth of products from the catalogue. The order will be delivered directly to you.

As a hostess you can choose a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set if your workshop sales total £300 or more. This is in addition to the normal level two hostess benefits. So if you hostess a workshop totalling £300, including a £45 spend by you, you choose two free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, plus a level one or level two hostess set and £35 worth of free products from the catalogue.

If you sign up with me as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you can choose any retail stamp set for free from the current catalogue (a value up to £38.95) and as an incentive, I am offering a few other Stampin-up stash.

This promotion is available from the 1st of January to the 28th of February 2009. If you would like to see the pictures of the sets, do click on the promotion Picture on the left hand column!! So if you are interested, please e-mail me!

I wish for you and all your loved ones the most happy and prosperous New Year.

During this time of year everyone seems to get ultra crazy (at least that is what I think) with all the shopping for gifts, food and decorating, wrapping, cleaning, entertaining, visiting others, preparing huge meals, well it just does not stop!!
and then it is all over in just 24 hours.......

So, now that it is the last day of 2008... I am wishing you all a Very Happy New Year 2009.......

Okay, I am back..... with some great Stampin-up news

Well, I have been MIA and Yes, I am still alive although still not doing so well health wise! Please accept my apologies for simply being away for so long and not posting a thing. The reason for all this absence is that I have been battling with a health problem I have had before we moved to the UK, as well as my daughter's visa situation that drove me crazy, which now has been resolved, but we are still in waiting!! it has been a huge challenge to say the least, since we moved here to the UK!

Anyway, all of the above has taken over my time and life, but now things are seeming to be settling down a bit, even though in the last few days I have had a bad bout of flu, well I have made it to my blog finally........ I am now going to try and post as often as I can with at least once a week in mind!! as I am not sure where the time flies off......

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and hope that Santa brought you all the nicest things you wanted to get/receive! I did do pretty well myself..... got a few nice things as well as some cash to spend on my hobby... Woooo hooo!

I would like to thank all of you who have left comments and sent me emails, your kind thoughts have helped me through this somewhat crazy time.

So,my next post will be about the Sell-a-bration promotion from Stampin-up for you?
here ya go........

Monday........ what's happening

The weekend has not been too good, I am still in pain and to add to it, time seems to go flying out of the window.... but I have had a good day today - spent 30 mins in the bath, and really felt great!! got all my mailing done for Stampin-up as I have had a few ladies contact me through my blog!! I wish they had more rub-ons in our UK catalogue, I love them, am crazy about them, I decorate different shaped bottles with them and pain them with bottles with alcohol inks, they look fabulous - I shall take a picture soon! my great camera does not work though, have to find a new battery charger, as in the consignment the old one got misplaced or got feet and walked away!!
Did some candles too, with the rub-ons.... and I must say they have the wow factor, sold two this evening while working on them as my neighbour dropped by to see how I was doing along with her visitor from Devon, and the lady simply went crazy - so on Wednesday, they both are coming to make some Christmas cards!!
I don't have any art work to post as all the things I worked on were 3D Projects!
Well I joined this great paper crafting on line community take a look and join if you would like to, its called the Papercraftplanet!!

I still feel so sick.....

I love stamping, so many ideas flowing through, so much fun to have, but I have been really down with awful pain, that the blooming doctors cannot diagnose!! but I am still plodding away with my stamping, as I had placed adverts in the near by villages, and I have had quite a good response! as we have moved here a year ago, its been nice to meet some more craft/stamp enthusiast!!

Well, I have to get some stamping done, as I have so many new stamps and so little time to play.... see you later! hopefully the pain will disappear... at least so I hope!

Monthly Birthday Celebration Promotion from Stampin'Up

This months Birthday celebration offer is

20% off on Rub-Ons and textured card stock when you spend £20 on any Stampin'Up products.

113659 p77 Hidden Garden Blossoms rub-ons @ £6.00
113660 p77 Cherished Memories rub-ons @ £6.00
(The rub-ons come in a pack of 2 - white & Chocolate Chip colours)
113634 p68 Bold Brights - textured Card Stock 12 x 12 @ £7.40
113635 p68 Earth elements - textured Card Stock 12 x 12 @ £7.40
113636 p69 Rich regals - textured Card Stock 12 x 12 @ £7.40
113637 p69 Softsubtles - textured Card Stock12 x 12 @ £7.40
(Each pack of Card Stock contains 24 sheets(2 ea.of 12 colours)
113638 p67 Neutrals - textured Card Stock 12 x 12 @ £7.40
(Each pack of Card Stock contains 24 sheets(4 ea.of 6 colours)

This offer runs from 10th to 30th November.
If you would like to order anything, not just offers please Email me!

Bye for now, I shall be back soon to show you what I have done with my Rub-ons... you can make your own Christmas gifts! decorate flower vases, pottery, candles and many more things..... here is a card I made for the World Card Making Day with
Rub-ons

'Tis the Season to Host - Special Stampin-up Offer

This Christmas season, host a qualifying Stampin’ Up! workshop, and get a free gift!
From 1 November through 31 December, when you host a workshop totalling £150 or more, you’ll get a FREE stamp set from the selection below, in addition to the already wonderful hostess benefits.

* A Level 1 hostess set
* £15 of free merchandise
* PLUS a free stamp set from the list shown below :-



Its a great way to have an extra present under the tree for yourself. So book a if you want to take advantage of this wonderful offer, please email me as soon as possible, as very few spaces left on my calendar!

Halloween is over and time seems to be flying faster,

or is it me that is getting older, for Halloween - I made some ATC's for the EnglandStampers Yahoo Group - October Lottery, and this is what I came up with, all products are stampin-up from the US Catalogue retired and new. I simply love making these babies now!! If you do like them and would like to learn the techniques how to, please e-mail me.