Heartfelt goodbye!

Well Tuesday sees the retirement of one of my favourite sets in the current Stampin' Up! catalogue - the lovely Level 3 Hostess Set - Heartfelt.

I am really sad to see this one go, its such a gorgeous set.

My sister asked me to make a card for her Mother in Law so I thought I would use this set. I have used the 2 step stampin technique on the brown flowers and if you look carefully 3 of the flowers have been stamped and cut out again for a decoupaged effect which you cannot really see on the picture.

Wording done on my PC and "mum" is the Big Deal alphabet stamp.

Colour combo is the scrummy Taken with Teal, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip

Hope you like!!

Jules x

The new catalogue has landed!!!

Yes, its here, The new Stampin' Up! catalogue has landed in Yorkshire!!!

I have a boxful of them!!!!

It is totally lovely and of course the new products are fantastic and loads of ideas for projects in there too. The best thing is the prices on most items have come down which is great.

I can start placing orders on 1st October and I will be making an order that day!! If you are interested in buying a catalogue from me for £4.00 (inc postage) then please get in touch and I can arrange for one to be delivered to you.

Jules x

Sketch Saturday

Here is my entry for the Sketch Saturday challenge.

A very simple Christmas card with the new Season of Joy stamp set, the flourish in the set is gorgeous

Colours used are Real Read and Old Olive

Papers are Dashing which are retiring, grab them while you can, they are gorgeous!!!

Julesx

Thank You Secret Sister!!

Not had chance yet to thank my secret sister for the fabulous goodies I received last Thursday

Now it can't have been easy buying for me as I obviously sell SU stuff but I was really happy with my lovely goodies, I have already used some of the pink gingham for a baby card!!

SO thanks Secret Sister, who actually knows that I sussed her out!!!!!

Jules

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9 days to go!!!!

Until the new Stampin' Up! catalogue is out!!!!

Yippee!!!

I have one in my possession but it is top secret!!! My order of catalogues whould however be here this week so if you have ordered one from me it will be on its way to you!!!

Dont forget I am taking pre-orders for the new Scallop Edge punch which I will be ordering on the 1st October. These are fantastic value at £10.95 and I have had a practise with one at the SU training I attended on Friday and they work with cardstock, not just paper, in case you were wondering!!!

What a fab time I had at the Field Training, met some great ladies and the weekend was eventful to say the least!!!!

Didnt end up sleeping where I had intended to sleep but my new roomies were very accomodating!!! And yes they were female!! LOL!!!

I have had a lot of interest in my Stampers 10 monthly club, so I am thinking of setting up another one in conjunction with the catalogue launch. If you are happy to spend £15.oo a month on SU goodies for 10 months and receive free goodies during one of the 10 months then please get in touch with me and I will give you more information!!

Right I am off to add to my ever expanding wish list!!

Jules

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Loads of Love

How fast has this week gone?????

Quick post to show you a new card I have made using the fantastic Loads of Love set. This set will still be in the new catalogue which is great as its a fantastic versatile set.!!

This card was for a commision for a lady who wanted an Anniversary card, but nothing too sloppy or gushy!!!!!

Colour combo is Old Olive, Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip.

I am going on Stampin' Up!'s field training event this weekend, hoping to see what new goodies we will be getting on 1st October!!

WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Happy Birthday Anna!

Today is my friend Anna's birthday. I made her a card with my new True Friend stamp set.

The colours used are my current favourite combination of Apricot Appeal. Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose.

The photos arent the best as I had to use the flash on my camera but I am sure you get the idea. Also forgot to say I have used my other new set, Totally Tabs, can you see the little pattern on the tab at the top?

Anyway Happy Birthday Anna, hope you have had a nice day xx

Do you like a Scallop???

Great news!!! Stampin' Up! will be launching a new catalogue on 1st October and we have found out that the new Scallop Edge Punch will be in the new book!!!!

OMG, this punch is fantastic, very much like the Fiskars Threading Water Punch but with no holes in the scallops. The price is £10.95 and you can register you order with me today and I will order on the 1st October for you.

If you would like to order this with me please mail me at julie.kettlewell@ntlworld.com. First 5 people to order will get a little extra treat in their parcel too!!!

Jules

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Sketch Saturday

Get me!!!! 2 posts in one day and finding time to do a Sketch challenge!!!

I have decided I need to do more challenges so will try and aim to do one a week, not many I know but its one more than I used to do!!!!

Most of the products are Stampin' Up! and can be purchased directly from me!!!

Colour combination is one of my favourites, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa and Pretty in Pink

Really enjoyed it, will be doing more!!

Jules x

Another True Friend

As promised here is another card with the fab set True Friend, same colour combo as before, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Chocolate Chip.

This set will be available in the new 2008-2009 Idea Book and Catalogue with effect from 1st October 2008. Please mail me to reserve your copy!!

Hope you like

Jules

Are you ready for a sneak peek?????

Below is a card I have made with the True Friend set. It is a lovely set and a lovely colour combo suggested my Monica whilst I was at her house for a spot of crafting yesterday!!

I got very carried away with this set and the colours and made 4 cards, this one is a very simple one, I will show the others over the next couple of days.

Colour Combo of Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal and Regal Rose.

Hope you like!
Jules

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A lot to tell you!!

Well there is so much to tell from the Stampin' Up! HQ!

The 1st of October sees the launch of the brand new Stampin' Up! catalogue, which should be bigger and better than ever before!!!

In order to make room for some new goodies Stampin' Up! have announced their Retirement List. This means the items are available until they are sold out and then after that they will be no more!! So if there is something on the list that you really fancy please mail me sharpish and I will get it ordered for you!!!

If you have a look at the list you will see that some of the prices have been lowered. This is because Stampin' Up! are lowering the prices across the next catalogue and the items on the retired list reflect this new pricing.

I have some sneak peeks of new sets to show you very soon so WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Jules

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