Fabulous items added to the Clearance Rack

Hello!

I’ve just come back from a week in the Lake District and, before you ask, no it didn’t rain. We nearly always have great weather and I actually had to nip to Boots to buy suncream!

With being away, I’m only just catching up on all the SU news, and I’ve noticed that the Clearance Rack has been updated with some fab.u.lous items from the Autumn/Winter catalogue! Check them out to grab yourself a bargain. 

You can purchase direct from my online store, any time of day or night, by clicking HERE. Below is a selection of the goodies on offer...

Calmly Bearing Gifts

It s the Christmas countdown and I only have a couple of cards left to show you. I do have some new samples from the Spring/Summer catty but the pictures I took are even worse than this one! I’d forgotten how difficult it was to get a decent picture when you’re in the darkest part of the year.

While I’m here I’d just like to remind you that I am now taking bookings for TWO events...

Launch Party
At my Launch Party, you’ll get to see samples, demonstrations and enjoy Make & Takes with products from both the new Spring/Summer catalogue and from the forthcoming Sale-a-Bration promotion. These are always relaxed events, with the odd game and, of course, cake and prizes. The cost is £7 (discount for Virtual Hostess Club members) and you can read all about it, and register, HERE.  Please book soon as the event is on 10th January, which isn’t actually that far away! But what better way to start the New Year than with some crafting?

All-Day Craftathon
My All-Day Craftathon is for those of you who like to get your teeth into a project. We’ll be making several exciting projects and playing with some fun techniques. You’ll get a generous kit to use on the day, with leftovers to take home afterwards to continue your crafting. All materials are supplied (please bring your own adhesives and basic craft kit) and brand new products will feature strongly. This event is more than half full already, so please don’t delay booking as I’d hate you to be disappointed. The cost is £30 which I know isn’t something you want to fork out before Christmas, so you can secure your place now with just £5. All details, and booking, are HERE.

You can also read about and book for either of these events using the buttons at the top of this page, or the links in your most recent newsletter. Not on my mailing list? Click the link on this page to join!

And now... remember that polar bear card at the top of the page? Here’s the recipe...

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Cheerful Christmas card... the final countdown

I ’m proud to say that this year every single Christmas card I have sent has been homemade. Admittedly, the last few were thrown together from bits and bobs I’d previously stamped out, but still... they’re homemade!

This was made from an image I’d stamped at a get-together with some of my team. It’s a really nice stamp set which looks best when inked up with markers as I’ve done here.

I just have a few more Christmas projects to show you then I hope to have some sneak peeks from the Spring/Summer catalogue. I have LOTS of goodies to play with but just haven’t had time yet. A little thing called Christmas keeps getting in the way...

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Curvy Keepsakes Box Christmas favours

Wouldn’t these make cute little favours for your Christmas table? You could even pack small gifts inside them and hang them from the Christmas tree.

I made these for my Virtual Hostess Club members, all in Kraft (which is my favourite) apart from the one for Grace as I know she’s not a fan of browns, so she received a special red one. The Stars Framelits are gorgeous, so useful for all kinds of occasions and perfect for Christmas. And the Alphabet Rotary Die makes gift tags so easy, as you can stamp any name you like.

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Ornamental Pine Takeout Box for Around the World Challenge 31 (AW31)

For the latest Around the World Challenge, I revamped an earlier project. This is a quick and easy way of giving a project a new look although, in my case, I admit it’s not a particularly radical new look!

I have always loved dark red and dark green for Christmas, so Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow are perfect. Add a splash of bling in the form of Gold Glimmer Paper and what could be more festive?

The AW31 challenge was to create a project inspired by this photo, which should be easy for everyone to have a go at in time for Christmas! Go on, give it a go... but not until you’ve taken a look at the other projects. I haven’t seen all of them at the time of typing this, but the one by French demonstrator Cécile Ortiz just blew me away! She’s so talented!

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