Creative Tour freebies

A quick post today to show you what we got when we went to the Stampin' Up! Creative Tour in Loughborough last Wednesday:



We got everything we needed to make two Make & Takes - the muslim bag and the Notecards. We got the Love & Joy stamp (to stamp on the Muslim bag with), and we got a bracelet which is actually a USB memory stick. It has a copy of the FREE My Digital Studio trial and an extra little download for demos.

I had a lovely evening and received some beautiful swops, which I'll show you later. I was too busy taking photos to make my projects, so have taken them home to make and will show them to you when they're finished. If you want the chance to come to these Stampin' Up! events, why not contact me about joining my team.

Check back soon to see the latest. x

 

Clearance rack now available in the UK

For the first time ever, we now have the Clearance Rack available in the UK. This means retired products can be bought at hugely discounted prices.

The best way to buy clearance rack products is to go to my online shop by clicking HERE or by clicking on the  Order Now button at the right of my blog.

Once you're on my page (my name is in the right hand corner), click the SHOP button at the top to go to the online shop. Clearance rack is the second option in the list on the left.

Although you can try and order these products through me, the clearance rack changes all the time and products are only available while stocks last. If you wait for me to place an order, the product you want may be sold out. So to prevent you from being disappointed, you just need to create an account, and order it yourself. Your order will be sent straight to your house. (P&P charges apply). You can obviously add anything else you want too. P&P is the same, no matter how big your order is. If you spend more than £150, you will qualify for FREE hostess goodies, just as you would do if you were hosting a party.

I hope you enjoy having a look. Who can resist a bargain eh? x

Stampin' Up! Creative Tour Swaps

Hi everyone, tonight I'm going to Stampin' Up's Creative Tour in Loughborough. I'm not sure what to expect but we've all been invited to make swaps.

Swaps are made by the demonstrators and, guess what.... they are swapped. This gives everyone lots of samples using current products.

I didn't have a lot of time to make my swaps so I've kept it very simple, using the Tape It stamp set. This isn't marketed as a Christmas Stamp Set but I think, by using Christmassy colours, it works just fine.

 

The greeting is from a stamp set that has been carried over from last year. It's not in the catalogue but if you click here, you'll find a PDF with carried over stamps (Autumn/Winter Carryover). This set is called Greetings of the Season. I used Real Red, Old Olive and Crumb Cake for my colour scheme. Here are a few more. In total I made about 20:

 

 

All products can be ordered from my online store by clicking HERE.

 

I'll be back with more news from the evening soon. x

Flower shop class - Wednesday 25th September

Hi everyone. Plenty of advance notice for a change for the next class. Here's a bit of a preview:

We will be using the fabulous Flower Shop stamp set and the matching Pansy punch. These are available as a bundle, saving you 15%. You can order these from my on line shop. Click WOOD for the wood mount bundle, and CLEAR for the clear mount set. 

If you would like to join us for this class, please contact me on 07970 708348 or email me at mapleleafstampin@yahoo.co.uk

Card Class 31st August

Hi everyone, here's a quick picture of what we will be making on Wednesday. There is a card wallet and 4 matching cards:

Here's a clearer picture of the wallet:

 

If you would like to join us please contact me on 07970 708348. I'll show you the rest in more detail later. x

By the Tide

Hi everyone, I have been absent for so long, I bet you've forgotten me. I've been on holiday and although I had lots of projects and photos prepared to show you, while I was away, I didn't get round to sorting it. We had very dodgy internet acces while away, so you ended up with nothing!!

I'm going to try and make it up to you by showing you all the things I had prepared, over the next few weeks.

This card uses the By The Tide stamp set which is in the new catalogue. I did a class with this set this week so will post those projects too, over the next few days. Although this one says Father's Day, you can obviously make it for any occassion.



I gold embossed the coral behind the 3D shapes. You can see it better here:





The block of colour which creates the background was done by inking a clear stamp block, all over, with Crumb Cake ink and then spritzing it with water, and using it as a stamp. Once it dries it leaves a lovely, 'textured' background.

I even stamped the insert: 

and the envelope:

I hope you like this. I will show you the other By The Tide projects soon. x

Best of Everything Gift Set

Good morning, today I am showing you some projects we made in card class in May. I'm so behind with blogging that I didn't get a chance to show them to you in advance. 
In this class we made a gift box, containing 4 cards which were made with the  Best Of Everything stamp set. I love this set. It's clean and modern and looks great in any colour.

We used some retired Designer Papers in this class but obviously you can use any designer papers you like. The cardstock colours are: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral. Here are the 4 cards:













And here's the box. We made the rosette on the Simply Scored board, and made the insert for the clear box:

Here are all of the projects together. I'm sorry the picture quality isn't better but I took these photos very late at night. x