How was Yours?

So Christmas is over :(

I trust you all had a fabulous time and Santa left you lots of crafting goodies under the tree.
l didn t get any crafting goodies but lots of pennies to spend on crafting goodies so I'm happy

I didnt do much crafting over Christmas except to make a birthday card for my son who turned 7 on Christmas Day (l planned that one well didnt I?)

l use the owl punch-which is fast becoming one of my favorites.
I love how versatile the punch is-keep your eyes open for more fabulous projects made with it.

Did you manage to do any crafting over the holidays?
Share with me your projects :)

I hope you all have a fantastic new year however you are celebrating

Pop back again soon as there is some exciting news l will be sharing

Jaime
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Clearance Rack Sale!!!

Here at Stampin' Up you don't have to wait until after christmas to grab yourself a bargin

take yourself over to my Online Shop (open 24/7) and take a look in the clearance rack

it has just been filled with some fabulous Stampin' Up goodies 

With up to 80% off the original price

This is only while stocks last

While your there you never know what else may fall into your basket

Treat yourself to an early Christmas present

Happy Christmas

Jaime

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Festive Friday

Happy Friday everyone :)

today I am sharing some of the gorgeous christmas projects that were on the display boards at convention

So many talented people out there in Stampin' Up world :)

Aren't they gorgeous??

I love seeing what other people are crating using Stampin' Up products.

I become inspired and determined to try something new.

I have purchased products after looking at what someone else has made using it :)

Are you feeling inspired by these samples?

Have you seen something and thought 'I would love to make that - I need that product'

Check out my online shop by clicking the button below or contact me to order direct

Thanks for popping by

Jaime

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Happy Mail :)

Hi everyone

I received this email today from a customer and it has brightened up my day :)

Hi Jamie

I received my order this morning and wanted to thank you for your fantastic customer service and the way you handled my query.

I am new to Stampin Up and came across you online via your blog posts on facebook.

The Stampin' Up products look fantastic and although I haven't had the time to play with my recent purchase I cant wait to order more.

I have mobility issues and do alot of my craft shopping online - some retailers are like a machine dealing with customers in a conveyor belt fashion however you were extremely friendly and didn't hound me into making any decisions, you gave me helpful advice and honest opinions on products, I asked lots of questions and you didn't seem to be in a hurry - just happy to help

Thank you again and I will be in touch soon with another order

Kerri

I was having a bad morning and then I read this :)

Kerri I am happy to help and hope you enjoy playing with your new products

Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference

Thanks for popping by

Jaime

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Convention talk.......

I wanted to share with you some more convention excitement

Convention is a fantastic opportunity to gain some inspiration and ideas for that ever growing stamp collection.

I gave a few sneaky peaks at the projects I had mad for my swaps

(Swaps: each demonstrator makes a bundle of samples and swaps them with other demonstrators in attendance.  This increases the samples you have for display purposes at classes/crops)

so now its time to share the actual swaps with you all

General Swaps

I only made 80 general swaps and wish I had made more

I used 

 2013-2015 In Colour cardstock and Inks

Bitty Butterfly Punch

Label Love Stamp Set

Artisan Label Punch

Envelope Punch Board

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Big Shot

Team and Roomie Swaps

I loved making these and made a bigger note pad for my Upline Carole - her notepad included a pocket on the inside of the cover that was big enough to hold a card or any notes/leaflets she may have collected.

I got the idea from Brandys Cards where she used the secret garden set to make notepad covers

I used:

Flower Shop Stamp Set

Pansy Punch

Chocolate chip Cardstock and Ink

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Crumb Cake Ink

Vintage Verses Stamp Set (Retired)

I really enjoyed making these and I hope the recipients liked them

All the products used can be found on my online shop by clicking the button below

Pop back on friday when I will share with you some of the gorgeous Christmas swaps I received at convention in my Festive Friday post

Jaime

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its promotion time:)

I have a fabulous promotion to share with you all :)

Had you noticed that there weren't alot of valentines products in the annual or seasonal catalogues

well I can help you out with some Valentines products with this fabulous promotion

Dates: Available 1 December –27 January or while supplies last.
The fine print: These are exclusive products that will not be available after the promotion. No limits on this promotion.

Item	Description	Price
131850	Love You More Stamp Set (Wood)	26,95 €/£19.95
131853	Love You More Stamp Set (Clear)	21,95 €/£15.95
132862	Toujours + d'amour (Clear)	21,95 €/£15.95
132892	Liebesgrüße (Clear)	21,95 €/£15.95
134611	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Wood)	18,95 €/£13.95
134614	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Clear)	14,95 €/£10.95
134617	Flowerfull Heart Stamp (Wood)	11,95 €/£8.95

Item	Description	Price	Includes
134610	Sweetheart Treat Bags	5,95 €/£4.50	12 heart sacks, 12 die-cut labels, 12 pre-cut pieces of  Pool Party Baker’s Twine
132162	Monster Hugs Boy (Available 9 December)	6,95 €/£5.50	18 boy monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive hearts
132163	Monster Hugs Girl (Available 9 December)	6,95 €/£5.50	18 girl monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive heart
134609	Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes	6,95 €/£5.50	12 printed card bases, 12 envelopes (four Real Red, four Pool Party, four Crisp Cantaloupe)

here is what you get :)

Flowerful Heart Stamp 

Love you more Stamp Set

Follow my heart stamp set

Sweet Sayings cards and envelopes

Sweet Treat Bags

Monster Hugs (comes in blue for boy/pink for girl)

The Monster Hugs are soooooo cute I love that you can see bum cheeks :)

This promotion finishes 27th Jan or until supplies last so you will need to be quick a I can see this being VERY popular :)

You can order these products and more through my Online shop (click button below) or direct through me 

I am currently offering FREE P&P on orders over £50

Thanks for popping over

Jaime

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MDS Monday

After such an invigorating time at convention I have decided I need to revamp some of my business ideas and that I need to be using My Digital Studio more to help with that.

I decided that I needed to create some new posters for advertising what I do - both online and IRL

1st up was my Stampers club - which is extremely successful and my customers seem to really like and value being part of the club.

Using the Downtown Grunge package on MDS I created this poster

Although I have had MDS for a while Im not using it to its full potential so I am challenging myself

I probably could have made the poster alot more Grungy (if thats the correct word to use hehe) but I was already out of my comfort zone and didn't want to push myself to far hehe

I have recently downloaded lots more MDS goodies and cant wait to play with them

What are you creating with MDS?

Please share your creations with me and I will feature you on an MDS Monday blog post :)

You can purchase MDS (Either the FREE Trial or full version) at my online shop by clicking the shop now button below

Maybe you are interested in one of my Stampers clubs (all new clubs will be started in January)

then please contact me (details on poster)

Pop back again soon for some more Stampin' Up goodies

Jaime

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Convention update .......

WOW

Im back from the most amazing weekend ever

The Stampin'Up European Convention was mind blowing

Jammed full of products, demonstrations, samples and fabulously talented people

There is far to much for me to share in one post so I will be sharing with you over the next few days

So I mentioned that we got to see some sneaky peaks of new products

well while at convention a new product was launched here in the UK

UNDEFINED-STAMP CARVING

Have you ever wanted a stamp but couldn’t find the perfect image? 
Maybe you have a special family logo or a sketch you’d like to have as a stamp. 
Well now you can! 
Undefined is Stampin’ Up!’s new stamp carving product line. 
You define the rubber stamp any way you want.
When you carve your very own stamp, you will have an entirely new and different creative experience. And when you’re finished, you will have created a one-of-a-kind stamp!

Watch the video to see more

Intrigued? 
I know you want to get your hands on the kit and start carving your own masterpieces. 
Here are the item numbers you’ll need (I suggest adding a refill kit on your first order . . . trust me, you’re gonna want it).

Item #	Description	Price
133402	Undefined Stamp Carving Kit	24,95 €/£17.95
134808	Undefined Refill Kit	11,95 €/£8.95
124236	Clear-Mount Cling Foam*	13,25 €/£9.95

*Add a sheet of Clear-Mount Cling Foam to create your own clear-mount stamps. 
Mounting your stamps on the cling foam allows you to make stamps any size you want, not just what will fit on the blocks in the kit.

What do you get...

Included in the Stamp Carving Kit:

2 carving tools

7.6 x 10.2 cm rubber
7.6 x 10.2 cm foam
4 wood blocks (various sizes)
1 Island Indigo Stampin’ Write Marker
3 postcards
Instruction sheetStamp image templates

Included in the Refill Kit:
7.6 x 10.2 cm rubber
7.6 x 10.2 cm foam
4 wood blocks (various sizes)Instruction sheet

I would love to see what you come up with so make sure you share with me your stamps

check in again tomorrow as I will be sharing some of the swap samples from convention

Jaime

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1 more sleep :)

until convention :)

Im so excited I can hardly sit still which is causing lots of problems as I still have loads to do :)

I am currently working my way through a huge to do list and I thought I will stop for lunch and do a quick post for you all

I have finished my swaps they are all boxed up and ready to go 

hehe you still cant see them yet :)

I promise I will share when I get back 

Until then I wanted to share this with you all

CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

So its nearly christmas and people no doubt have been asking you over and over 'what shall I get you for christmas?'

I can help with this :)

All you need to do is update your wish list and give a copy to everyone who asks (and me)

along with my contact details

they then contact me advising of their budget and I do the rest

I will choose items from your list and even wrap it for them

The latest date for orders to be received by is Wednesday 11th December

so what are you waiting for - I look forward to hearing from you all

Pop back tomorrow for more Convention Sneak Peaks 

Happy Crafting :)

Jaime

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Convention countdown

So It is 6 days until I leave for convention in Manchester and I thought I would share with you my swaps. 

Well I'm not going to give away the finished project until I give them out at convention :)

I am all prepped and ready to assemble my general swaps and my teamie/roomie swaps are complete

I just hope they are all liked by the recipients :)

More convention excitement throughout the week along with more from my Product if the month - The Envelope Punch Board :)

Jaime

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Festive friday

  Happy Friday everyone

Its been a hard week for me personally this week and I apologize for my absence 

On a crafty note i am busy getting ready for the fabulous event coming to manchester next week -

Stampin' Up Convention :)

as a Stampin' Up demonstrator I am attending this fabulous event and am spending every free second preparing swaps, checking check lists, packing and baking cakes fro my roomies :)

I will be sharing all the convention excitement on my Twitter and FB feeds throughout the convention so make sure you are following :)

Right

Festive friday this week is from the fabulous Christmas Workshop kit I have put together 

I held a small workshop at home last week with some close friends and made 4 gorgeous cards and a candle box

Here are my samples:

Over the next few weeks I will share the samples singly along with tutorials so you can have a go at home

(You can also purchase the kit from me for £15 including the sentiment stamp)

Here are the finished products made by my fabulous ladies 

Anne:

Cheryl:

Catherine: 

The box we made I CASED from a very dear friend of mine who sampled it at a Stampin' Up event she held a couple of years ago - So thank you Carole my ladies loved it

The cards were all inspired by Google images and Pintrest both of these are a fabulous source of inspiration to me.

Below is a list of the products used:

Magical Season Single Stamp - 134777 £4.95

Seasons of Style DSP - 132340 £9.95

Snowflake Sioree - 129802 £21.95

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock A4M - 121681 £6.25

Crumbcake Cardstock A4 - 121685 £6.25

Old Olive cardstock A4 - 106576 £6.25

Cherry cobbler Classic ink pad - 126966 £4.95

Crumbcake Classic ink pad - 126975 £4.95

Old Olive Classic ink pad - 126953 £4.95

You can purchase any of the above direct from me (including the prepared kit with full instructions) 

by contacting me at

kankiepopscards@hotmail.co.uk

Or via my online shop clicking the link below

Thanks for stopping by

see you again soon

Jaime

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Product of the month

Hello again and happy Hump day :)

I hope you all had a fantastic bonfire Night last night :)

We stayed in last night but stood watching the fireworks across Wigan from my sons bedroom as the view from there is absolutely fabulous.

We had the joy of the fireworks while staying warm and dry :)

Its time for me to tell you all about my FABULOUS Product of the month

The Envelope punch board

(133774 £17.95)

This product is new to Stampin' up and only went on sale 1st november!!!

Create your own envelopes in up to 66 different sizes (not to mention a million different colour and pattern options depending on the paper you want to use). 

It’s fabulously easy to use.

It looks intimidating at first glance, but  all you have to do is measure for the first punch and from there you just turn and score it couldn't be easier.

 It’s small and light enough that you could use it while watching a football/rugby match, at a park, at a friend’s for craft night—anywhere. 

It even has a clever scoring tool as well as a punch that lets you create rounded corners on your envelopes.

It’s easy to keep it all together, the stylus storage compartment and two punches are designed into the tool so you don’t have a bunch of little pieces to keep track of (even the instructions are printed right on the tool so you won’t lose them!)

The price is terrific - It is only £2.50 more than a punch!!!!

It will be in next year’s annual catalogue, so it’s here to stay.

The instructions come in both metric and imperial - no add-ons needed.

It does so much more than make envelopes

I have seen:

Crackers

Wallets for vouchers or cash

Exploding boxes

Gift tags

Boxes

and much much more :)

Here is a video demonstration from Stampin' up to show you how easy it is :)

Over the next month I will be sharing with you some of the projects that have been made with this FABULOUS tool.

So what are you waiting for??

To order yours visit my ONLINE SHOP

OR

Contact me at 

kankiepopscards@hotmail.co.uk

See you again soon

Jaime 

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