Stampin' Creative Blog Hop - Love & Hearts

Good morning and welcome to another Stampin' Creative Blog Hop. My, hasn't the time flown. It seems like only yesterday that I was doing the hop post for Boxing Day!

Whether you've hopped here from Mikaela, where you're sure to have seen something fab, or just joined the hop here, welcome to you!

As the title suggests, this month is all about Love & Hearts. We're not big on Valentines Day in this house. Mainly because it falls so closely to our wedding anniversary which always seems so much more important.

Today I've 2 cards to share with you. The first uses the new Bloomin' Heart Thinlets die along with another new product, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper. I'm not a 'pink' girl but this is lush. However, to tone it down a bit, I've used the Glimmer Paper in the shape of a heart inside the card so that it just peeps through the die cut heart gently. My only difficulty is getting good photos of the cards!

My second card is less fussy,frothy,girly despite it also being in pink! this is my swap card for this weekend's team training event. Perfect for something a little more understated and for those of us with not many Valentine/Love themed stamps and products.

The arrow fletchings (yes, I did have to look that up!) are made using the chevron punch. The pieces then have a light coat of clear Wink of Stella. A product I have loved for a very long time - sooo glad that Stampin' Up! are featuring it in the latest catalogue. I hope you can see it more clearly here.

The arrowhead is cut from the same Glimmer paper as above, using the Sweetheart Punch. The small heart is from a retired, much loved punch but we do have another small heart in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. The sentiment is from the Project Life stamp set Memories in the Making.
I hope that you've enjoyed your visit today. Do feel free to leave comments on the blogs as you hop around, we love to get your feedback!
To hop on to Caroline's blog for more inspiration, click on the button below.
For a full list of participating blogs and links, along with a supplies list for my projects, please scroll down.

Participating Blogs

Stampin' Creative Blog Hop List

Kim at Simply Fairies

Pip at Queen Pip Cards

Emma at Coastal Crafter

Eimear at StampinColour

Mikaela at The Crafty Oink Pen

Lesley at Lelly Jelly's Stamp N' Scrap       YOU ARE HERE!

Caroline at Craft with Caro

Louise at Stampin' Delight

Supplies List for above Projects

Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper - 140550

Price: £4.50

Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock - 131291

Price: £6.50

Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper - 133704

Price: £11.75

Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock - 131287

Price: £6.50

Sweetheart Punch - 133786

Price: £14.50

Chevron Border Punch - 132154

Price: £20.00

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack - 133787

Price: £15.50

Project Life Memories In The Making Photopolymer Stamp Set - 140743

Price: £14.00

Basic Gray A4 Cardstock - 121689

Price: £6.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush - 141897

Price: £7.25

Supply List

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A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported me in my recent push for promotion.

I achieved the Stampin' Up! title Silver Elite on Saturday . 

Spring/Summer Catalogue & Sale-a-bration Today!

Today sees the launch of our Spring/Summer 2016 catalogue and the start of Sale-a-bration.

To view the new catalogue on my blog, click the picture above or the one in the left side bar. As always, it's chock full of new product with a few returning favourites. You'll see plenty of samples over the next few months to whet your appetite!

Sale-a-bration, for those of you who haven't experienced it before, is a major event in Stampin' Up! land. It's a time of FREEBIES! And we all love a freebie!

Sale-a-bration (SAB) runs from 5th January - 31st March.

How to get your freebies:

• Host an event and your Hostess Rewards increase once your order reaches £200 or more.
• Buy for every £45 (not inc p+p) of goods ordered during SAB you can claim a FREE item from the SAB leaflet. Yes, for each and every £45 you spend! To view click the picture above or in the left side bar.
• Join join my team and get £160 of product in your choice for just £99 (that's £30 more than normal!)

So, lets spell that out...

Sale-A-Bration Explained

Sale-a-bration 5th January—31st March 201

Free Gift when you spend £45

Spend £45 from the annual and/or seasonal catalogue and select a free item from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. 

Delivery cost £4.95

(This cannot be used in conjunction with the starter kit deal).

Host a Party 

 Join

 £160 of products for £99

Yes, that’s right - choose any products to the value of £160 from the Annual and Seasonal catalogue and pay just £99 + FREE shipping!

  Why?

• Join Stampin’ Up as a demonstrator and become part of a global team
• Enjoy a discount on your future purchases whilst you remain active and share your creativity.
• You get to choose to stay as a hobbyist or to create your own business – it’s up to you!
• To join would normally you get £130 in product for £99 — join NOW! and get an extra £30 worth

Sale-a–bration you choose £160 of product for £99.

What’s the catch?

None! Should you not purchase or sell the minimum amount before the end of June, you ‘drop’ from being a demonstrator.

There is absolutely no commitment.

Nothing to return, nothing to repay!

Too good to be true? It really is good an true! 

Interested? Have Questions?

Contact me: 

Lesley lendon 07725 217695 or email Lesley lendon@gmail.com

Retiring List/End of Year Sale

Last day to order from this list is TODAY!!!

You can view the list here

Again, last day to order from this is TODAY!!!

You can view the items here

Don't miss out!

WOW! Swap

Today I'm finally sharing my WOW! swap from Onstage Live, Brussels.
A group of the Stampin' Stars made each person in the group a WOW! card or 3D item to swap during our Onstage Live event in Brussels. I'll share the swaps I received with you in the next post but, in the meantime, here is mine.

The whisper white card is embossed with the Woodland embossing folder. This folder is so popular that, despite being due to retire this month, Stampin' Up! are adding it to our new annual catalogue in the summer.

The belly band is Mossy Meadow with white satin ribbon. The leaf is stamped with the Vintage Leaves stamp set, heat embossed in gold with iridescent ice and then die cut with co-ordinating dies. A little gold thread behind.
Inside...

The inside trees are stamped with the Wonderland stamp set, sadly due to retire tomorrow evening - get them now whilst you can!!!

The images are 3 layers deep in invertage style, with the central trees heat embossed in gold. The greeting is from the Flower Patch stamp set.

I hope you like my WOW! swap. It seems to have been well received.

Don't forget - you only have until tomorrow evening to get your hands on retiring products. When they're gone, they're gone!

Thanks for sharing time with me today.

Lesley x