Oh Happy Day Card Kit

Hello there!

Apologies yet again for the lack of posts on here recently! I'm in the middle of moving house, and currently staying with family as I sold my house in Leeds 4 weeks ago and we're just waiting for the house we are buying the be ready. It can't come quick enough, and I've already spotted the perfect built in cupboard in the dining room for my stamps!

Seeing as it is a Bank Holiday weekend, I came down to visit my Mum & step-dad in Bedfordshire. We invited my step-sister Victoria over yesterday, and we had a mini card kit class in the dining room.  

I had a play with the new Oh Happy Day card kit, which is in the new Annual Catalogue, available from the 1st June 2016. It's a gorgeous bright kit, and makes 20 unique cards. You even get 13 photopolymer stamps and a Basic Black Archival Stampin' Spot in the kit to keep when all the cards are made up. The cards are so easy to make, with printed due cut elements, glittered chipboard shapes, coloured doilies and twine to embellish the cards. You can go "off-piste" with the cards if you choose, but I liked following the clear instructions which made it easy to produce gorgeous looking cards. 

My Mum & Victoria had a play with the Watercolour Wishes Card Kit, available in the current catalogue (140406) which is £31.50 and also makes 20 cards. I love these kits, simple, easy and all you need is glue. They make perfect presents for anyone, even non-crafters as they are so clear to follow. I'll share some more pictures of their creations later. 

Sale-A-Bration is here again!

Good morning,

It's my first blog post of 2016, so I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year. I've got a feeling that this year is going to be a good one. Just before Christmas, I sold my house in Leeds where I've lived for 9 1/2 years and moving to Wakefield with my partner. It's not too far a move at least, but we're looking forward to having a better house with a garden. I'll be getting back into my crafting again, and planning to start up my classes so I'll be sharing some of my makes in a few months time once everything has settled. 

So, let me get on with telling you about Sale-A-Bration! It's Stampin' Up!'s best time of the year, and it runs until the 31st March. There's something for everyone, whether you want to shop, host a party or join up as a demonstrator yourself. I'll explain in the next few days how you can benefit from each of them. 

For every £45 you spend during SAB, you receive one FREE SAB product. To view the catalogue, click on this link http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration%202016/20151005_SAB16_Core_eng-UK.pdf. There's no limit on how many products you can earn, that's up to you on how much you decide to spoil yourself! Be careful though, some of the products are only available for a limited time only, on pages 16-19, until 15th February only. The good news is that there will be a new set of free products available on the 16th February!

To place an order, visit http://www.alexspence.stampinup.net/ 24 hours a day and the products will be delivered to your door. Please use January's hostess code 6RATCZ6C, and if your order is between £25 to £150 you'll receive a free gift from me in February! If you're treating yourself, and your order is over £150, don't use the hostess code and you will be eligible to earn Stampin' Rewards, ie more freebies. 

20% off selected stamp sets-limited time only.

Starting today, selected stamps will be discounted by 20%!!! This sale will only be around for a few days before it ends on 20 November, so don’t miss out! If you'd like to place an order, please contact me or visit my online shop. http://www.alexspence.stampinup.net/

The current hostess code is VPZD2TR6, please use this when you place your order unless it is over £150 when you can earn Stampin' Rewards for extra freebies!

Weekly Deals

Good morning,

I'd like to thank you all for a fantastic Sale-A-Bration, it's been a mad few months! I've had the pleasure of meeting a few new faces, as well as getting to know a few ladies online who live further afield. I've loved the classes I've run, and hope that the ladies who joined me did too! I'm really proud to announce that I promoted yesterday, to Bronze 3, after being at Bronze 2 for 4 years! I could not have done that without you all and I thank you for your support, sales and most importantly, your friendship. 

So, enough of the gushy stuff! I know you're all waiting to hear about the Weekly Deals. There's some great products this week, the best for a while I think. 

This week there is the Gift Box Punch Board, for just £13.46. You may remember last week's Envelope Punch Board, this is similar in design, but you make boxes. It's great for gift giving, as you can customise it to the size that you need. To learn more, click on this YouTube video. https://youtu.be/HbPfYe3tX2M

If you want a ready made gift box, check out the Extra Large Gift Boxes, for £2.81. They are made from plain Kraft card stock, so you can decorate or stamp as you choose. There are three to a pack, and they measure 4-3/8" x 6" x 6". These are also food safe for yummy treat gifts. 

The File Tab Edgelit dies are reduced to £7.46. See how these can be used on this YouTube video http://youtu.be/EPrsCwkhWcM. 

There's three, yes three sets of Framelits dies, the Squares Collection, Hearts a Flutter, and the Word Bubbles. The Squares Collection are perfect for matting and layering, and the other two match with Stamp Sets in the Annual Catalogue. 

I will be placing a customer order at the latest on Tuesday next week, so if there's anything you fancy, please get in touch.  

Thank you again!

Weekly Deals

Good evening!

Wow, there's some great products to choose from this week! Stock up on card stock reduced to just £4.69, and the Envelope Punch Board is down to £13.46! I love this product, it's so useful for so many things, not just making envelopes. You can make boxes, file tabs, and even Christmas crackers! To view a video of the Envelope Punch Board in action, follow this link. https://youtu.be/JzokPixtpko

Don't forget just one week of Sale-A-Bration left, stock up now while you can still earn free products with every £45 order placed. 

To purchase any of these deals, please follow this link to my online shop

Stampin' Up! Project Life Classes in Leeds

Project Life Monthly Class

Do you have hundreds of photos on your camera, phone and hard drive? Have you been meaning to do something with your latest holiday,your wedding photos, or photos of your kids? Would you like to record your memories?

I am holding a monthly Project Life club. Come along to find out more about Project Life and have a few hours to yourself to get your projects started and enjoy friendly company!

You can join anytime, and your first class will cost £28.00 and you will receive the following:

1 x Variety pack of 12" x 12" photo pocket pages (value £5.95)

1 x Card Collection of your choice (value £13.50)

1 x Accessory Pack to match (value £8.95)

I will bring along my punches, dies, Big Shot, Ink Pads and Stamps which you can use on your pages.

Future classes will cost just £5.00 and you will bring along your products from the first class to continue working on. If you order products worth £35.00 to use in the class, you will get the class for free!

The class will be held on the second Tuesday of the month.

The venue for the class is The Garden Gate Public House, in Hunset, South Leeds.  It's a lovely old heritage pub serving food and real ales.

Visit www.stampinup.com/projectlfe-uk for more information.

For anyone who can't make it to the class, you can still get the products for the reduced price of £28.00, I can order them for you and send them to your home for just £3.00 extra.

Dates booked - 14th April, 12th May, 9th June and the 14th July 2015. All classes are held between 19:00 - 21:30.

Please sign up to confirm your attendance at the class at https://www.facebook.com/mycardsandcrafts/events

Weekly Deals

Good afternoon,

I nearly forgot to let you all know about this week's Weekly Deals! As usual there's some great products on offer, and too good to miss! You can get your hands on the matching Artisan Label Punch and the Label Love stamp set at a reduced price! I love these two products, and I'll be back this evening to share some projects I've made with these. I'm also loving the fringe scissors, these accidentally fell into my basket when I place an order this week. They're great for your crafting and also around the house, for doing tasks like shredding receipts. If you just fancy treating yourself to something small, there's Crushed Curry Bakers twine and Washi tape reduced too!