The Fresh Vintage Bundle  costs £91.50 + £3.50 P&P and contains:

In-Colour 2011-2013 A4 Cardstock £6.25 – Gorgeous bang-up-to-date colours you’ll want to keep using

Soft Suede A4 Cardstock £6.25 – A fabulous neutral cardstock, this one is stunning colour and great for Men cards too.

In-Colour 2010-2012 Markers £11.75 – Markers are a great way to add lots of colours to your collection.

In-Colour 2011-2013 Markers £11.75 – And with both sets, you’ll have lots of great colours to choose from!

Soft Suede Ink Pad £4.95 – This is the perfect colour for adding that vintage inked edge to your card.

Sponge Daubers £8.75 - Loads of great uses in your crafting.

It’s Your Day Stamp Set £7.95 - A fab small sentiment set.

Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon £8.95 – This is absolutely stunning ribbon – I’m going through reels of it!  You’ll be so glad you added it to your collection.

Very Vanilla Envelopes £5.95 – You can never have enough of these!

Two Tags Bigz Die £18.95 – This die has many uses and makes a great addition to your Big Shot collection.

Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and Everyday Enchantment DSP- FREE! – Available for free with your £90+ purchase, these coordinating products are a wonderful addition to your crafty stash!

Once your order has been sent out to you, I will email you the instructions and templates you will need to complete the project shown.  Some additional card and adhesives will be needed to complete the project in full.

Of course you might already have some of items in the bundle, but if so, don’t worry, just email me your £45 value order and choose your FREE stamp set/paper and state which of the 4 tutorials you would like access to.

To Clarify: I am giving away one Tutorial for every SAB qualifying spend with me of £45+, so spend £90 and I will send you 2 tutorials; and so on.  The bundles are just an example of what you could buy to make a qualifying spend, and provide you with the materials needed to make the project in the tutorial.  However, you can spend your £45 on any products you would like, and still receive a Free Tutorial with every £45 spend.  Simply email me your order and you choice of tutorial(s) and I will arrange to get those both to you ASAP.  The offer applies to everyone making a SAB qualifying spend with me – including my Virtual Hostess Club members.

To purchase the Fresh Vintage Bundle with the free stamp set EMAIL ME on stampingwithval@moodyfamily.plus.com today.

The Elementary Elegance Bundle  costs £47.35 + £3.50 P&P and contains:

Simply Adorned Pendant £14.95 – Part of the brand new Simply Adorned Range, these are stunning for showcasing your wearable artwork.

Simply Adorned 60cm Chain £9.95 – Well, you need something to hang your pendant on!

Simply Adorned Black Bauble £3.50 – A lovely charm to add that little extra to your pendant!

Pool Party Cardstock £6.25 – One of this years great In-Colours – you’ll love this shade of blue – I do!

Melon Mambo Ink £4.95 – A fabulous shade of pink you’ll want in your collection, it goes with loads of other colours.

Rhinestone Jewels £4.50 – Well, everything needs a bit of Bling!

Dimensional £3.25 – Perfect for adding a bit of dimension to all your projects.

Elementary Elegance Stamp Set – FREE! – Available for free with your £45+ purchase, this stamp set is unmissable in my opinion – probably my favourite of the lot!

Once your order has been sent out to you, I will email you the instructions and templates you will need to complete the project shown.  Some additional card and adhesives will be needed to complete the project in full.

Of course you might already have some of items in the bundle, but if so, don’t worry, just email me your £45 value order and choose your FREE stamp set/paper and state which of the 4 tutorials you would like access to.

To purchase the Elementary Elegance Bundle with the free stamp set EMAIL ME on stampingwithval@moodyfamily.plus.com today.

The Everyday Enchantment Bundle  costs £45.30 + £3.50 P&P and contains:

In-Colour 12″ x 12″ Cardstock £8.75 – You’ll have loads of card left after creating this mini book to make even more gorgeous projects

Neutrals 12″ x 12″ Cardstock £8.75 – A fabulous pack of basic colour cardstock, these will be useful for very project you make.

Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon £8.95 – This is absolutely stunning ribbon – I’m going through reels of it!  You’ll be so glad you added it to your collection.

Very Vanilla Envelopes £5.95 – Great for this mini album, they’ll be useful for any card you send too.

1″ Circle Punch £9.75 – A perfect staple to add to your collection – you’ll find so many uses for this punch.

Stampin’ Write Journaler £2.95 – Great for scrapbooking, this pen won’t fade and has two thicknesses of tip.

Everyday Enchantment DSP – FREE! – Available for free with your £45+ purchase, this paper is gorgeous – don’t miss it!

Once your order has been sent out to you, I will email you the instructions and templates you will need to complete the project shown.  Some additional card and adhesives will be needed to complete the project in full.

Of course you might already have some of items in the bundle, but if so, don’t worry, just email me your £45 value order and choose your FREE stamp set/paper and state which of the 4 tutorials you would like access to.

To purchase the Everyday Enchantment Bundle with the free paper pack EMAIL ME on stampingwithval@moodyfamily.plus.com today.

Today is the first day of Sale-a-Bration – the most wonderful time in the Stampin Up! calendar.  There are amazing free products available for everyone.  Below explains how it works:

This year there are five exclusive Sale-A-Bration (SAB) items to choose from; four gorgeous stamp sets and a pack of absolutely stunning 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper.

Customers can choose a free SAB item for every £45 they spend. So, spend £90 and get two, and so on. There are no limits to the number of items you can earn.

Hostesses can choose an additional Sale-a-Bration product if their party sales total reaches £300. This is on top of the wonderfully generous hostess benefits.

New recruits can choose an additional catalogue stamp set worth any value from the main Idea Book or the Spring Mini to add to their Starter Kit. The Starter Kit costs £119 and is worth over £250.  It’s an amazing bargain at all times, but this offer makes it even more so.

To see the Free stamps and paper available, please click on the image below:

On top of these amazing offers, I have a few of my own this year.  I have been busy creating 4 bundles that will enable you to earn the set featured FREE and as a FREE Gift for purchasing through me, I will send you the tutorial to create the project shown.  I will be releasing one project each day until Friday.  Today’s bundle is the Outlined Occasions Bundle:

The Outlined Occasions Bundle costs £46.65 + £3.50 P&P and contains:

In-Colour Markers £11.95 – This years In-Colours are gorgeous and you’ll be able to do so much with these markers.

In-Colour Cardstock £6.25 – You’ll have loads of card left after creating this project to make even more gorgeous cards

In-Colour Spotted Brads £7.75 – Perfect for attaching Vellum to your card – but also for adding that little something to any number of projects.

Vellum Cardstock – Vellum gives a beautiful soft finish to any project.

Fruit and Flowers CM Stamp set £14.95 – Well, you just can’t go wrong with a set full of Flowers (and Fruit!) – and this one is perfect for any number of occasions.

Outlined Occasions – FREE! – Available for free with your £45+ purchase, you can choose between Wood or Clear Mount – please state you preference when ordering.

Once your order has been sent out to you, I will email you the instructions and templates you will need to complete the project shown.  Some additional card and adhesives will be needed to complete the project in full.

Of course you might already have some of items in the bundle, but if so, don’t worry, just email me your £45 value order and choose your FREE stamp set and state which of the 4 tutorials you would like access to.

To purchase the Outlined Occasions Bundle with the free stamp set EMAIL ME on stampingwithval@moodyfamily.plus.com today.

I had planned to just use one of the Sale-a-Bration stamp sets, but I couldn’t help myself – they are all so fabulous, and the 3 items I’ve used here coordinate so beautifully together!  Here I’ve made a Simply Adorned Pendant, along with a gift box and matching card.  I can’t help working with these colours either.  They’re combined in the Everyday Enchantment DSP that is available as a Sale-a-Bration, and it’s a stunning combination I’ve been using for over a week.

For the card, I’ve used a piece of the paper as a layer on a Calypso Coral card base.  I’ve stamped the gorgeous large flourish from Elementary Elegance in Soft Suede onto a Pool Party mat – I love this image – and then punched out the centre using the Curly Label punch that coordinates with the image.  I’ve added the sentiment behind and layered it all onto the base with a Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon bow.

Now for the gift.  Both the base and lid of the box are made using the Mini Milk Carton Die.  I’ve stamped the large Flourish again onto the lid and punched out the centre so you can see the gift.  You could cover the reverse with a piece of acetate, but I’ve left mine open:

I love the look of this gift!  The lid then lifts off so you can get to your gift:

Inside, I’ve added a ribbon knot for the Pendant to hang from.  I think this gives the inside a pretty feel – although with hindsight, I might have stamped on here too.

And this is where I cheated and used a second stamp set: Fresh Vintage.  I had such a Eureka! moment when I realised that the stamp image from this set would fit almost perfectly inside the 1″ Simply Adorned Pendant:

I’ve stamped the image in Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Calypso Coral.  I’ve then cut out small pieces from each one to build myself a multi-coloured/dimensional piece.  A few tiny pearls finish it off.

There you go, I hope you like it.  The next stop on the Blog Hop is Debbie, who I’m sure will wow you with some more gorgeous SAB projects.  These products are so lovely, you can’t help but create lovely things with them.  I’ll be back tomorrow with some more projects to help you get into the Sale-a-Bration mood, I hope you’ll join me. Hugs, Val. XX

Just popping in quickly to let you know that I’ll be taking part in a Blog Hop tomorrow showcasing all the fabulous products that will be available very shortly in Sale-a-Bration! Sale-a-Bration is Stampin’ Up! biggest and best promotion of the year and it starts on Tuesday 24th January (just a few days away now!).  You can earn some fabulous and beautiful exclusive products for free with every purchase worth £45 (not including P&P) you make between then and the end of March. So join us tomorrow for our Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop for some of your first peeks at these delicious free products. Til then, XX

Edited to add – sorry for any inconvenience, but this will now take place on Monday 23rd at 10am.  Hope you can come by then. X

6 sheets of Spice Cake Designer Paper

6 Coordinating sheets of cardstock

(1 x Very Vanilla, Pool Party, River Rock, More Mustard and 2 x Soft Suede)

4 x Spice Cake Big Buttons

Ribbon – 1m each Pool Party Ruffled and Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, 0.5m Crochet

1 x Pack of Pearls

KIT PRICE – £16 plus £2.50 P&P

The second is a selection from the Berry Bouquet Suite, also offered in the Spring Mini catalogue.  I love this paper, it is so fresh and cheerful for the New Year.

6 sheets of Berry Bouquet Designer Paper

6 Coordinating sheets of cardstock

(1 x Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Whisper White and 2 x Basic Black)

10 x In Colour Spotted Brads

1m each Calypso Coral and Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon

1 x Pack of Jewels

KIT PRICE – £16 plus £2.50 P&P

I am currently taking these kits as a pre-order so that I can judge the level of interest.  So, for now, all you will have to do is email me on stampingwithval@moodyfamily.plus.com or call me on 07970 876670 to reserve your kit.  I will then email you next week with a request for payment.  Each kit will also come with a set of printed instructions for layout ideas.

On top of all of that, for every 5 kits I sell, I will be giving away a free Sale-a-Bration Scrapbook Kit to one lucky purchaser!

Even if you’re not a scrapbooker as such, these kits still offer great value for money and a wonderful way of getting a selection of all these products, without having to purchase the full packs or reels.  You can make some wonderful cards or 3D projects with them just as easily. So let me know if you’d like a kit (or two!).  Hugs, Val. XX

More of the same actually.  I’m totally in love with this Well Worn DSP for my man cards.  I’ve used River Rock and Soft Suede for my card bases this time, adding another layer of the same colour, embossed using the Stripes folder.  I’ve then added a panel of Very Vanilla card, the bottom half of which I covered with the Well Worn DSP.  I’ve stamped the Birthday Sentiment from Delightful Dozen on the top half.  I’ve then added a strip of coordinating card across the join, securing in place with a couple of brads.

All cards have been pretty simple really – which is what you need for men’s cards, in my book anyway!  Here’s a quick recap of all 4 of the cards I made – I hope you liked them:

Thanks for looking today.  I’m hoped you enjoyed some inspiration for your Men’s cards, as they are always the tricky ones!  I’ll be back again tomorrow with a new venture for me – some Scrapbooking kits!  I’m also working hard on some lovely projects ready for Sale-a-Bration next week – you won’t want to miss them!  Hugs, Val. XX

ACCESSORIES: Metallic Brads

Adapted to suit the colours in the Well Worn DSP collection (you need this for your men’s cards – it’s perfect!), and the stamps in my collection, I stamped the Woodgrain background onto a Soft Suede mat layer, then added a strip of the DSP, a die cut circle and letters. Linen Thread is great one for men’s cards, rather than ribbon.  I also crumpled the card behind the ‘DAD’ for extra texture and dimension.  The tiny sentiment was stamped from the big Happy Birthday sentiment in Delightful Dozen – I just used my Stampin’ Write markers to colour the bit of the image I wanted.

I have one more men’s card to share with you on Friday, so I hope you’re able to stop by again and are enjoying some masculine inspiration.  Til then, Hugs, Val. XX

This was quite a quick and easy one actually.  More of the Well Worn DSP, and that fantastic sentiment from Delightful Dozen.  It’s a great one for cards of any age/sex.  I used my markers to colour the different sentiments in colours to match the paper before stamping it onto Very Vanilla card.  I’ve used more Twill Ribbon through the centre – but no bows or knots, so totally manly!  A clip from the Stampin’ Up! Clip Assortment finishes it off nicely.

Right – I’ve a huge list to get  through this week, so off to tick some more things off it.  How about you – got much on?  I’ll be back with another masculine card for you on Wednesday, I hope you’ll be able to stop by. Hugs, Val. XX