Last day of Sale-a-Bration 2018

I can't believe that March has flown by so quickly and that we are now onto the very last day of Sale-a-Bration (31st March 2018).  You may be fed up with all the sale-a-bration posts, or you may just love seeing all the ideas for using your free products. I do hope it's the latter!

As a reminder then, for every £45 you order, you can choose free products from the sale-a-bration brochures - these include exclusive items such as the Springtime Foils card, Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes. but also selected items from our main catalogue and Spring/Summer catalogue. To see the whole list on line  CLICK HERE.  There are 2 sections you can visit - depending on what you have ordered. Either £45 or £90. Of course, if you spend £90+ you can choose 2 x £45 qualifying items rather than a £90 qualifying item if you prefer. You will be prompted to add your free items automatically!

We had fun with the Springtime Foils this week at coffee and card.
Here are some samples for you. The free pack includes 12 sheets of sturdy foiled, glossy card, all of which are 12" x 12". You could make 72 A6 card front from this pack!

We used the Stampin' Blends pens to colour these foiled flowers and leaves. The ink dries very quickly, and the foil resists the colour, so you still get the foil shining through.

 

We stamped the sentiments onto Whisper White card and punched them out with various circle punches.  We then chose the foil card we wanted - silver - gold - copper and punched out a larger shape for the backing layer.

 

For the pink card above, we used the sponge brayer and layered over some ink directly onto the foiled card. We built up the colour by adding more layers - it gives a really pretty effect.

In the card on the right hand side, the flowers and leaves were coloured first, and then the Smoky Slate ink was applied over the top!  The Blends pens create a surface that resists the water based ink, We used a piece of kitchen roll to buff over the card layer, revealing the ink underneath. Everyone did a great job.

Can you see the Old Olive ribbon in the card on the left ? That is actually our white/silver ribbon coloured with the Old Olive Blends pens. The ink from the pen dries almost instantly - and it means you can make coloured ribbon to match your card/paper/ink.

Enjoy the last day of sale-a-bration! Happy Easter!

 
 

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Get your favourite stamp set before it retires.

In preparation for the launch of the Brand New Annual catalogue, Stampin' Up! have released their annual  retiring lists.


These are all the products that are not being carried through to the new catalogue and will be available only whilst stocks last.  The products include many stamp sets (individual stamps, and both wood and clear mount sets); plus punches, Sizzix/Stampin' Up! Dies, fabric, buttons, ribbons and accessories. Most of the Designer papers are retiring (except Polka Dot Parade and Natural Composition Speciality).

Some of the old colours are also being withdrawn:  Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, River Rock. All ink pads, papers and associated accessories for these colours will be discontinued.

The up-side to this is that we have some fantastic new colours and products available to you from 1st July.

The retiring list is updated every day - so please check back regularly. Some stamp sets are currently discounted by 40%, and accessories including papers to 50%.

Here are two stamp sets that are retiring:

Established Elegance Stamp Set

Word for You Sentiment Set

Please click on the link at the top right of my BLOG page, or you can view the page from here:

Retiring Lists




When you click on the link you will be taken to the main Stampin' Up! promotion page, so just scroll down for the PDF files (1 for stamps and 1 for accessories). If you prefer, these files are also available as Excel files, to make it easier to sort and cut & paste your order.

To order, please just send me an email, pick up the phone or text me!  Postage is £4.95 direct to your door, or FREE if you can collect from me in Brackley.

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