SALE-A-BRATION 2013

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Welcome to Sale-A-Bration!

22 January - 22 March 2013

Love to shop? How about shopping and getting rewarded?

Customers may choose any one product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every 60 €/£45 they spend. 

This year’s offering includes exclusive stamp sets and accessories, as well as a selection of catalogue stamp sets, ribbon, buttons, and even an embossing folder! 

With 17 different items to choose from, there’s something for everyone!  

View the Sale-A-Bration brochure HERE

*Excluding shipping & handling

Sale-A-Bration +  Stampin’ Up!’s 25th anniversary = the best time to host a Stampin’ Up! party!

• Get one FREE Silver Glimmer Paper when you host a 200 €/£150 workshop!*  
• Get a FREE hostess bundle when you host a 425 €/£300 workshop!* 

Hostess Bundle Details:
The Hostess Bundle includes:

• Madison Avenue stamp set (wood- or clear-mount)
• Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
• Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack

If you join my team during Sale-A-Bration (22nd January - 22nd March) you will get an extra 25% worth of product FREE in your Starter Kit! 

This means you can pick £162.50 worth of product for only £99! 

AND you also get a free business pack worth £45! 

Its the best deal on the Starter Kit out there! Over £200 worth of stuff for £99!! 

Click HERE to sign up............ it's so simple!!!!

Contact me if you have any questions, to book your Stampin' Up Party, or to place an order

Julie Halls

07786266722

01256335270

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

Hi there!

I'm finally back with a couple more cards to show you that we made at February's card class.

This card is my favourite from this class.  I just love the subtle colour of Wisteria Wonder against Crumb Cake..........

The base card is Naturals Ivory, which has lovely little speckles through it and makes for a more sturdy base than Very Vanilla or Whisper White card.  
The Crumb Cake layer has been embossed using one of the Needlepoint Border Embossing Folders.  One of the stunning Tea Lace Paper Doilies has been cut in half and layered with an Elegant Eggplant Scallop Circle, then topped off with some of the lovely Flower Trim.

The butterflies images are from Papillion Potpouri stamp set and have been punched using the Elegant Butterfly and NEW Bitty Butterfly punches :o)

Finally a sentiment from Sweet Essentials was added along with some Itty Bitty punched flowers and lots of elegant Basic Pearls!

This next card is very quick and simple!
I took the colour inspiration from the Print Poetry DSP Stack (48 sheets of 11.4x16.5 DSP for only £6.25 - bargain!)

The base card is Summer Starfruit, then a layer of Midnight Muse and then DSP.  The flower images are from the new Secret Garden stamp set, which has a fabulous matching Framelit Die set....... this makes cutting the flowers out so much faster than with scissors.

The sentiment is from Petite Pairs, and lastly I have coloured some Basic Pearls with the silver Stampin' Dazzle Marker :o)

Stunning cards can be made quickly and simply when you have wonderful co-ordinating products, and that's what Stampin' Up! do so very well.

If you'd like to come along and join in a class and have a go with the products yourself, then check my upcoming class listing - HERE

I still have 1 space left on the March and April classes.

Thanks
Julie x

Julie Halls

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

07786266722 / 01256 335270

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

First Card Class of 2013

Hello,

It's been a while since I have blogged, but with a now 10 week old little man it's been hard to find the time.........  I have however managed to work in some Stampin' Up time and prepped for my first class of 2013 which held was yesterday.

I was joined by 11 lovely ladies who all coo'd over Isaac before getting to work on the five cards I had prepared for them, all based around products in the new Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogue!

With time being so limited I was very thankful for the wonder that is Pinterest!  I did CASE quite a few designs and elements from cards I saw on Pinterest, which did save me a huge amount of time trying to design from scratch.

Here is the first card:

I used the gorgeous Swallowtail stamp, which is full of detail that is captured brilliantly using embossing powders.  Stampin' Up have super fine embossing powders which come in so many lush colours!  On this card I used Melon Mambo (from the Main Catalogue) and Pool Party (a new colour in the Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogue)  They look fab together don't you think?

I added a banner across the bottom of the card which was punched with the Scallop Border Punch and a length of Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon was added.  

The sentiment in Melon Mambo ink is from Fabulous Phrases, stamped onto one of the designs from the Lots of Tags Sizzlit set.  This was attached using an Antique Brad (one of my favourite accessories)

Quite a few of the ladies commented on how they never get their embossing powders out, or said they only had boring colours!  I really hope that they now use their embossing powders more often and they can create striking cards and are actually really quick and easy to use!

If you want advice on using embossing powders, or maybe want a demonstration, then contact me to arrange a private card class, or a home workshop........  they are really fun :o)

I have lots of other lovely cards to share with you, so watch this space!

 

Julie Halls

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

07786266722 / 01256 335270

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

NEW - Spring/Summer Catalogue

NEW - Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogue

The wait is finally over!!!!

Check out the gorgeous new products in the Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogue HERE

To get a hard copy of the catalogue, or to place an order, contact me on the details below

Julie Halls

07786266722

01256335270

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

Open House Catalogue Launch

Stampin' Up! NEW Spring/Summer Catalogue Launch

plus Sale-a-bration promotion!!!!

 Come along to this FREE event

The new spring/summer catalogue is packed full of gorgeous new stamp sets, fabulous new embossing folders, ribbons, embellishments and designer papers.

Come along for a FREE fun and friendly get together with other crafty people. Bring your friends, and have a good time browsing the pages, and get a first-hand look at some of the products on offer.

Event Details

Saturday 2^nd February

10am - 12pm

NEW Catalogue Launch Coffee Morning 

42 Mulberry Way, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8TZ

• Make and Take Card Project
• Lots of samples to view made with products from the new catalogue and SAB freebies
• Check out new catalogue products in the flesh
• Free Prize Draw to win some Stampin' Up! goodies
• Book a party on the day and receive a £5 voucher
• Come talk to me about signing up as a demo - either to get great products with a discount, or to run as a business
• Drinks and Nibbles
• Meet other crafty people and have fun.................

Please contact me to book for this event

Julie Halls

07786266722

01256335270

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

New Class Schedule!

Crafty Bug Classes

Held in my home in Chineham, Basingstoke

Places are limited to 8 so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Saturday 23^rd February

10am - 1pm

New Product Class

Come along and have a fun filled morning making 5 cards using all NEW products

£7.50 (or free with a £25 order)

Saturday 30^th March

10am – 1pm

Birthday Class

Come along and have a fun filled morning making 5 birthday themed cards

£7.50 (or free with a £25 order)

Saturday 20^th April

10am – 1pm

Fun Folds Class

Come along and have a fun filled morning making 5 fun fold cards

£7.50 (or free with a £25 order)

Advance booking and payment (cheque or Paypal) is required

Please contact me:

Julie Halls - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

07786266722 or 01256 335270

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

New weekday classes coming from April 2013

Monthly Technique Class

Scrapbook Club

Quick Cards and a Cuppa Class

Refreshments and all supplies, except glue, included in the price - please bring your own glue, both wet and dry, and anything else you cannot craft without.

If you would like to attend but the date / time are not suitable to you, please do let me know.  If I have enough interest I will add additional dates and times for all classes, but I need to know people are interested.
Alternatively I can bring the class to you!  Just gather a minimum of 5 people and we can hold the card class in the comfort of your own home.  The same pricing applies.

January Promotion

My Little Valentine!!!

Dates: 3-21 January 2013 Details: During the My Little Valentine promotion, you will get the Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE—a 10,95 €/£8.25 value—when you purchase the brand-new My Little Valentine Set. This four-piece set was created exclusively for this promotion and will not be available again after 21 January!

    

      The My Little Valentine Stamp Set is only available in clear-mount.

To view the leaflet click HERE

Contact me for more information or to place an order

Julie Halls

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

07786266722 / 01256 335270

http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com

craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

The Fine Print
Promotion

• The promotion will run 3-21 January 2013.
• For every My Little Valentine Set that your customers purchase, they will get a Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE!
• There are no limits to the number of My Little Valentine Sets that your customers can order and the number of Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kits they can earn for free.