Spring has arrived!

Well, the Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer catalogue is now out. Oh em gee, it is full of lovely stuff. I can't wait to share some of it with you. Click on the link on the right hand side of my blog to take an online look for yourself. Trust me, when I say that things look even better in real life.

Happy New Year

Wow, I can't believe that it is already 2013. I don't know where my time has gone since I last updated my blog. Perhaps that should be a New Year's resolution of mine!

Stampin' Up! have got the year off to a great start with a lovely offer ready for Valentine's Day. If you purchase the special stamp set My Little Valentine item number 132242 £9.95, only available from 3rd - 21st January, you will get the Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit worth £8.25 FREE (yes, FREE!). If you would like to purchase this exclusive set, please contact me - alison.langford@btinternet.com

     

Not only have we got this fabulous offer running, but, you could also personalise your handmade cards by recording a message on a Talking Tag.

With Talking Tag, you can send a gift that is uniquely you. Talking Tag is a message label you can attach to cards, invitations, gifts . . . anything! Personalise birthday cards, Christmas gifts or even record quick instructions for a recipe. Now your pictures really can say a thousand words!

How to send a voice message:

1. Download the FREE TalkingTag™ App on your smartphone from talkingtag.mobi, iTunes® or Google Play™.
2. Adhere the message tag to your card or gift.
3. Open TalkingTag™ App and scan the code.
4. Record your message (recording starts immediately, so make sure you’re ready!).

You will have the opportunity to listen, re-record, cancel, or confirm your message after you’ve completed recording it. Each label allows up to 60 seconds of a greeting, song, or product message.

To play the message, recipients will need to download the app and scan the code. Messages are saved for two years, so they can listen to it over and over.

How to Buy Talking Tags:

Buy them by the sheet! You get 10 tags for just £7.25 (item 129723).

If this is something you would like to buy, again just email me alison.langford@btinternet.com, I will be happy to help. 

Introducing the New Stampin' Trimmer

Introducing the new and improved Stampin’ Trimmer! Although paper trimmers are a common crafting tool, this trimmer was designed exclusively by paper crafters for paper crafters, and because it was made by Stampin’ Up!, you know it’s a cut above the rest!


Shelli loved the prototype of this trimmer so much that she wouldn't give it back, she even called it the Cadillac of trimmers!

It measures in both centimetres and inches for the European market, so that should keep everyone happy. There's no need to swap trimmers during a crafting session, if you flit between imperial and metric measurements like me. You can cut or score a full 12 inches (30.5 cm) because there is an extra long cutting track, with space at the top and bottom where the blades store right out of the way when you're not using them. There are so many fabulous features on this trimmer, I can't wait to get mine.

You can find this trimmer on page 180 of the catalogue, item number 129722 - £25.95

Ink-redible Offer

Stampin' Up! are offering even more freebies. Just hold a qualifying party between 1st November and 16th December and you can get your hands on a whole colour family of our fabulous new ink pads worth £44.50. That is in addition to the Hostess Benefits you would be eligible to receive. To qualify, your party sales must reach £325 or more, excluding shipping. See the table below, which outlines the benefits you could receive.

Christmas Wish List Service

Have you been making your list and checking it twice? (I bet you're singing that song in your head now!) If your wish list is anything like mine, it will be very, very long. So, how about emailing your Stampin' Up! wish list to me and giving my details to all your loved ones who don't know what to buy for you. I can work with them to get you something you really want, wrapped and delivered, without them having to face the crowds and search the shops. Best of all, it will be a surprise and something you want.

If you have a crafty friend and want to get them a perfect gift, one of my gift vouchers could be just the solution.

They will be presented in a handmade gift holder similar to the one shown below. My elves and I look forward to hearing from you.