Stampin' Up! Competition and Offers

In the current PaperCraft Inspirations, Stampin' Up! is offering a lage box of goodies to anyone who subscribes to the magazine, worth nearly £50! This includes card, stamps, ink, a couple of pastels and embelishments. If I didn't already subscribe, I certainly would now, I find the magazine is always full of new ideas.

There is also the chance to win one of two Start Up kits, which are normally purchased for £139 with a value of around £250!

Thiss issue of the magazine includes new ways of using stamps including the brand new 'kiss' method. Want to know more book a workshop or come along to a demonstration day, see the posts below.

Easter on Its Way!

Well Mother's Day has been and gone, I hope you all enjoyed the time together with family; it's time for crafters to think of Easter.

Perhaps some cheeky chicks...or lorry loads full of eggs...to parcel up that fab gift or make shop brought chocolate eggs a bit more special? What about a co-ordinating card?

Supplies

• 1", 1 3/8" circle punches (main catalogue p88/89)
• scallop edge border punch (main p88/89)
• Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories stamps (main p31) So Sworly Stampin' Round (main p18)
• Bashful Blue card (main p73), Bashful Blue Patterns Designer Series Paper (main p76), pale plum and very vanilla card (main p80)
• Bashful blue, pretty in pink, perfect plum and pale plum inks (main p73)
• Stampin' Dimensionals, strong Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive (main p91)

Demonstration Dates

If you would like to see some new techniques or come and take a closer look at Stampin' Up! products then please come and join me on the following dates in Norfolk. You'll find there will also be a number of other crafts and no doubt cake and pickles too. I know my Mum will be demonstrating some of her quilting and patchwork skills in May too.

Saturday 27th March 10.30 - 3.30

Craft Fair

Kenninghall, Norfolk

and

8th May

Craft Fair

Connaught Hall, Attleborough, Norfolk

I'm also going to be holding a workshop towards the end of April in Ipswich.

Retiring Products

Today brings some sadness and some excitement.  Today sees the issue of the list of products that will be retiring from the current catlogue, some will be at reduced prices!  As with all sales the number of items will be limited, with the list updated daily I imagine some items are going to sell out pretty fast.  I will set up a link as soon as I can.

On September 11th I will be holding my Ipswich Retiring Party from 4pm to 6.50pm, come and pick up a bargain.  There will be make and takes, and lots of inspirational samples for you to see. You may even win the draw prize!
A number of the colours will be disappearing, if you love them you'll need to pick up your card, papers, inks and ribbons now.  To see the retiring colours, double click on the chart in the panel to the right.

Items retire, so that we can have brand new stamps, papers and ribbons and all sorts of lovely crafting items in the new catalogue.  I know that we'll be getting the new Contempo Christmas stamp set, shown on it's side below (whoops).

Although not as exciting, the way in which post and packaging is charged will also be changing from 1st October and the new catalogue.  There will be one fixed charge for p&p, no more working out the 5% of the value of the items, there will be a fixed fee.  It means that you can order loads of items for the same p&p as for one item, making buying more cheaper at no additional cost! (More on this later.)

Perfect Pairs Promotion

March and a new promotion!

20% off a paper punch when you by the co-ordinating stamp set. There are 5 options to choose from.

The Full Heart Punch is a limited production run as it's not currently available in the main catalogue! If you want it I suggest you move fast!

I already have the Say It with Scallops and Scallop Square punch and I love, love, love them. Pick a colour, ink it up, stamp, punch and off you go. So, quick and easy to create cards, gifts and more.

I also have the oval punch and the butterfly punch and have been creating with Stampin' Up!coloured paper...more later...

Be quick: Sale-A-Bration ending on Sunday

Just a quick reminder that the Sale-A-Bration promotion is ending on Sunday.

Don't forget these stamps will never again be generally available!

If you just NEED them, contact me: pinkcottagecraft@yahoo.com before 3pm on Sunday 28th February

Organising Marathon

Amazing, I ordered these last Sunday, and they arrived on Friday! A few hours of sorting and putting these together and voila, as the French say. These sit on a shelf at the top of my stairs, it will mean going up and down the stairs to fetch papers, but at least there's no risk of the original cardboard boxes collapsing and crushing my papers! Some drawers are themed by projects so that I can pull one drawer out and know all the papers and embellishments are in one place. My Stampin' Up! paper and card is stored by colour family. I know have half my lounge back, and I now have one shelf in my big cupboard free, so perhaps I can regain my kitchen worktop as well as my lounge?

Perhaps I'll get some inspiration from the reorganising and try out some new colour combinations for you?