Be Sassy with your Stampin' today: a time-saving Definitely Dahlia project and a money-saving special offer too!

Today I would like to share with you some quick and easy to make cards, that I designed recently for my card classes, using the gorgeous new background stamp called "Definitely Dahlia" and my all-time favourite, most-used sentiment stamp set "Sassy Salutations":

I wanted to use the brand new thick Whisper White cardstock for the card bases and I LOVE it - I knew I would when I first saw it in the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue, hurrah a sturdier white cardstock at last - thank you Stampin' Up!. I used the regular Whisper White cardstock for the top layer and as you can see, the two different weights of card are a perfect colour match with each other! 

I went slightly out of my comfort zone with the pale pastel colours for these cards, but I do like the washed out, subtle look of them. All three use the exact same layout - with just the addition of a butterfly cut out of Silver Foil Sheet, using the Butterflies Thinlits, for the Thinking Of You version:

The dahlia for this version was stamped in Soft Sky Ink and the words were stamped in Pool Party Ink on the banner of Soft Sky Cardstock. All it needed was a little bit of bling in the form of three rhinestone gems.

In the pink versions of the card, below, I used Pink Pirouette for the stamped dahlias and banners and Blushing Bride Ink for the sentiments. I decided that these ones needed some subtle pearl gemstones, rather than rhinestones, for their bling.  I think that the Congratulations card would be great for all sorts of occasions, but would make a super new baby girl, or even a Christening card, don't you? If the new baby was a boy, then you could easily swap to the blue colourway instead! I love how one card layout can be so versatile and can be used for so many different occasions. Very time-saving, don't you think?! I like to think of it as time-efficient, rather than lazy, when I recycle a card idea for a different purpose! Hehe!

I can't tell you how many times I've used the Sassy Salutations stamps on my cards and other paper projects. I love the size of the greetings and the bold, swirly font style. I think they are great for both feminine and masculine cards too and are my go-to set when I need a large sentiment on a card. Here are all the greetings for you to see: (Click here for more information on them).

Don't forget that you could get this, or any other two stamp sets of your choice, for FREE if you buy a starter kit and join my team - but hurry, this fantastic offer runs out tomorrow (Tuesday 30th June 2015). For a cost to you of only £99 (or 129€) you get to choose any products YOU WANT, up to the value of £130 ( or 175€),  PLUS you will get ANY TWO stamp sets of your choice FOR FREE too. I truly think that this is probably the best joining offer that Stampin' Up! have offered. Perfect for if you have a big wish list and want to save yourself some money, or, if you want to start your own crafting business with a little extra free help.

I would love to welcome you into my team! Click here or on the image below to get going!

That's it for today, until next time, happy stamping and come back soon!

Lucy x

How to make some Stampin' Savings: Weekly Deals and more...

Weekly Deals for 10th to 16th June 2015:

Every Wednesday Stampin' Up! offer a selection of their current products at a discount for one week only. There have been some fantastic bargains to be had in previous Weekly Deals and this week is no exception! Come and have a look at this week's bargains:

These items are only available at these discounted prices until Tuesday 16th June 2015, so grab them while you can! Click here to view them in more detail. I really love the gold and silver ribbons and use the square framelits a lot and the diagonal plate for the Simply Scored tool is SO useful!

Remember that you can add other items to your Weekly Deal order too, to make the most of the £4.95 shipping fee - which is a flat fee, regardless of how many things you treat yourself to!

If you are after even more bargains, then the Clearance Rack is a great place to start and of course there are many new Bundles in the new Annual Catalogue which will save you 15% too. 

Don't forget to add your essentials too - mine are notecards and envelopes, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Whisper White and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Fast Fuse/refill, Dimensionals and baker's twine! Stampin' Up! Paper snips are an absolute must for any crafter too!

While we are talking about bargains - for this month only, (June 2015) you can get TWO FREE STAMP SETS if you join my team! That is on top of the £130's worth of products and £40's worth of business items that are already included in the £99 Starter Kit cost. A great idea if your wish list is big! I welcome hobby stampers as well as business-minded stampers into my team and I am part of a much larger team network too, with lots of help and advice available via our facebook groups, team training events and of course from me directly.

Click here to get more information and to join:

Hope you get yourself some bargains!

Until next time, happy crafting everyone...

Lucy x

IT'S HERE!! THE NEW CATALOGUE IS LIVE!! WHOOP WHOOP!!

It is here at last!

The NEW Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue for 2015-2016 has landed!! How exciting!! Squeee!

To view the new goodies in my online shop click here or click on the image  of the catalogue that is on the left hand side bar of my blog to view the pdf version of the catalogue. If you would like me to send you a paper copy of the catalogue, then please contact me and I shall be happy to send one to you  in the snail mail post!

If you have a large wish list, or, you would like to get discounts on your purchases, then you might want to consider purchasing a starter kit and joining my team. I welcome hobbyists as well as business-minded demonstrators, all are welcome! The starter kit costs £99 and you get to choose £130's worth of products for that £99 cost! (The kit also includes a business pack with everything you need to kick start your business, worth over £40.)

From now until 30th June, there is a special offer on the starter kit and if you join my team during this promotional period, you can choose TWO FREE STAMP SETS in addition to the starter kit items! Click on the image below to find out more:

It is SUCH an exciting time in the Stampin' Up! world, don't you think? New goodies, free goodies, special offers... wow! LOVE IT!!

I think that that is enough excitement for one day, so, I shall leave you to it... Go get yourself a cuppa and enjoy having a good browse through the new catalogue   - if you have any questions please do contact me and ask. 

Until next time, happy shopping as well as happy crafting everyone!

Lucy x

P.S. Don't forget that there are also new weekly deals every Wednesday and that you can add these as well as any of the clearance rack discounted items to your next order of new goodies!! ;0)