£240 worth of stash for £125

Stampin' Up! starter kit promotion

Have you ever wondered about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator yourself but weren't quite sure? I signed up last year and I love it and you can join my team now and grab yourself a right bargain in the process as Stampin' Up! have an amazing offer on:

Sign up between now and 7th May 2010 and get your customisable Starter Kit for just £125. That's 10% off the usual price of £139 and you get £240 worth of stash!!

That's a saving of £115 - why wouldn't you want that? 

On top of that, I'll throw in a stamp set of your choice (any value) from the current Idea Book and Catalogue or Mini Catalogue. That's an offer just from me - not Stampin' Up! I'll also give you colour swatches, and a couple of sample cards to start your collection.

Join my team and you can start your own buiness working the hours you want, or simply extend your hobby or get yourself discounted stash. Either way, you'll be able to take advantage of special offers and promotions, attend exclusive Stampin' Up! training events and the European convention is in London this year so loads to look forward too.

I'd love to hear from you if you're interested, you can contact me HERE and have a look at my Stampin'Up! blog HERE.

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Victoria
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Love is in the air

Please hop over to my other blog to see this card

Thanks

Victoria

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Going Girly

This is mt Design Team creation for Cupcake Crafts this week where our theme is 'going girly'. We were given these lovely images to work with so I chose girly papers and colours.

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• My Graphico - Use yellow (squeezed plenty in on the papers and the image)
• Digital Tuesday - Valentines
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The sketch!
• Creative Inspirations - Anniversary
• The Treehouse - A bird, a button and some bling!

I used plenty of glitter on the owl and here's a close up of the button to show you it's a glitter one!

And some news, I've decided to step down from a couple of my Design Team positions - Lily-Boo and Paperplay. I'm also taking a two week break from Die Cut Dreams. Just to re-charge my batteries and give me a bit more me time.

In the meantime, hop over to my other blog - Blue Jelly Stampin to see this weeks DT creation for Die Cut Dreams:

 Thanks

Victoria

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More New Year Cards

To see this set of cards, please hop over to my new blog - Blue Jelly Stampin

Thanks

Victoria

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Yummy Cake and FREE Stamps!

To see more of this scrummy cake card and to learn about how to get your hands on FREE stamp sets, please hop over to my new blog - Blue Jelly Stampin.

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Victoria
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Precious Metals

To see details of my DT creation for Paperplay this week, please hop over to my new blog Blue Jelly Stampin. 

If you want to join my January Stampers 10 Club, please be quick as there are only 3 spaces left!

Thanks

Victoria

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Papertake GDT week two

Well it's my second week doing a GDT spot over at Papertake and this week our challenge is 'New Beginnings'. Here's my creation:

My brother and his girlfriend are due to move anytime now so this will be perfect for their new home card.
I'm joining these challenges:

• Sophisticat - Fancy borders
• Copic Colour Create - YG03, BV02, B93
• ABC - Kissing
• One Stop Crafts - Something beginning with 'B'
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - Hearts

I used this cute birdie stamp from the Love You Much set by Stampin' Up! and shaded with Copics. I printed the sentiment on the PC as didn't have one in rubber I could use. I embossed the top panel and punched the border using the eyelet border punch. The patterned paper is from the Pink Flamingo set.

Please hop over to my other blog - Blue Jelly Stampin to see my DT creation for Creative Card Crew, it's a bit different!

Thanks
Victoria
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Bee Crafty Design Team Card

You can see my DT card over at my new blog Blue Jelly Stampin here.

Thanks
Victoria
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Sale-A-Brate a bubba card!

To see my card for today, please hop over to my new blog Blue Jelly Stampin.

Thanks and Happy New Year!
Victoria
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FREE Stamps!!

Yes you read the title right - FREE Stampin' Up! stamps are available now during Sale-A-Bration.

Hop over to my new blog Blue Jelly Stampin for details of this amazing offer and to see this card.

Happy New Year to you all
Hugs
Victoria
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Happy New Year and Messy Desk has returned!

Wow it's the last what's on your workdesk Wednesday of the year! join in the fun over at Stamping Ground.

What a dull desk - all my scrummy craft goodies pushed to one side to give me a clear space to do my accounts - groan, I always leave them to the last minute. Still, nearly finished and then normal crafting service can resume!

Still have a card to show you here's a little peak:

To view the full card you'lll need to hop over to my new blog - Blue Jelly Stampin.

STOP PRESS
if you want to join in my January Stampers 10 group, please be quick as now only 4 spaces left. January classes also getting to limited spaces now too. Details all on Blue Jelly Stampin.

Victoria
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Papertake GDT spot and class and club update

How thrilled am I to be a GDT member for the next four weeks at Papertake? This week there is a fab sketch by Dawny to follow, I made two cards!

This one using pretty pastels and a cute image by Sally-Ann.

And here's a sneaky look at one that I created that you can see in full along with a project recipe on my new Stampin' Up! blog here.

You can also see details on some fabby clubs with special offers for members, although places are filling up fast! And if you live local to Nottingham and fancy coming along to one of my January classes and being able to take advantage of discounted products - take a look, again places are limited even though I've slotted in an extra class!

Thanks

Victoria

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My New Stampin' Up! Blog

Do you want to know more about this card and how to get your mitts on free stamp sets to make a similar one?

Then please take a hop over to my brand new Stampin' Up! blog - Blue Jelly Stampin. It's gone live today and has loads of project ideas, information on clubs, classes and some fabulous special offers as well as details on how to order Stampin' Up! products.

You'll be able to see details of my first Stampers 10 Club so if you want to grab a place on it, please be quick as some of the spaces have already been filled!

Hope to see you over there, it would be great it you could offer me your support and become a follower. I will try to update my new blog on a daily basis as at some point, I will be closing this blog.

Thanks

Victoria

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Hidden snowflake

Have you ever made a card you loved so much yourself you didn't want to give it away? Well I hadn't until now! This is my creation for this weeks challenge at Die Cut Dreams which is 'a hidden snowflake'.



I've never used white Stazon on acetate before and was nervous about making this as the medallion stamp is huge! Here's a close up:



I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Stamp with fun - Sketch (flipped on it's side)
• Crafty Angels - Use a technique you've never tried (stamping with Stazon on acetate)
• Tuesday Morning sketches - A tag, lots of glitter and a hidden message (gutted as I'm too late to enter this now)
• Stamp Something - Holiday somethings
• Fun with shapes - White and a little bit of colour
• Totally gorjuss - A tag (my card has a tag on it!)
• Our Creative Corner - Let it snow
• One Stop Crafts - Recycled (my acetate is an old box lid!)
• Sweet Stampin - Use at least 2 punches
• Stamp with us - Christmas
• The Chorrosive Challenge - Blingy
  

You can see above my hidden message and snowflake on the back of the medallion stamp. I made the card base out of an old acetate box lid as I didn't have any myself and had this idea for the card in my head. I've had this medallion Stampin' Up stamp for a while and not inked it up and boy am I pleased with the result. I was so worried I'd slip with the ink and it'd be ruined!

Once it dried I went around the edges of the image with a glue pen and sprinkled with glitter - very time consuming! I punched a hole through the centre and attached a gorgeous SU brad through the centre for decoration and to secure the card on the reverse.

The ribbon is from my stash and looped through a Hodge Podge ribbon slider with a little tag hanging off, I used a snowflake stamp and some circle punched to layer up and hung if with some silver elastic thread.

Can't tell you who I've sent it to as I know you read my blog!

Please scroll down to see my DT creation for Cupcake Crafts this week and if you want to stay in the Christmas mood all year round, visit Susie or Vikki's blog!!

Remember to visit to tomorrow to see if you're the lucky winner of my charity candy!

Victoria
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Stampin' Up Project Recipe:
Medallion stamp, white Stazon, filigree brad, bordering blue card, Season of Joy stamp set & circle punches.

Time to Celebrate

Over at Cupcake Crafts we have a two week challenge for you and the theme is 'Celebration'. You can make any card or project as long as celebration is involved...the choice is yours! The Design Team have created some fabby stuff so take a look and pop by their blogs too over Christmas.

I made a New Year card for my Mum as I didn't post a Christmas card to Spain in time (oops!).



I'm going to join these challenges:

• Sketch and Stash - Sketch (new stamp used)
• Cute Card Thursday - Aperture card
• Colour Create - Pink, burgundy and ivory and roses (I made rose wine!)
• Get Sketchy - Use your favourite colour - mine's pink
• Stampin' B's - Use a beverage
• Daring Cardmakers - New beginnings
• Winter Wonderland - Happy New Year
  

I used card and stamps by Stampin' Up, the stamp is from Cheers to You set and I coloured it using a Pixie Pink ink pad and a water brush! I printed the sentiments on the stars on the PC on the same card. The border was punched using the scallop border punch and I cut the aperture and frame with nesties.

Pop back later as I'll have another yummy card and remember to stop by tomorrow to see if you're the lucky winner of my blog candy.

Victoria
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Snow fun

Usually I love snow but not today as it's stopped us from travelling to a Christening. So I'm crafting instead which is lovely but it's not the same!

I made my first three step card:



And I'm joining these challenges:

• Kaboodle - Winter
• Project Tuesday - 3 step card (woo-hoo I'm featured this week!)
• Sassy Designs by Susie - A touch of gold
• Crafty Catz - Fairytale of New York (the song makes me think of Christmas)
• Hand Full of Stamps - All about red

Not usually a fan of gold but I know someone who is and I hope this hits the mark for them. I used the tree from Season of Joy and a sentiment from Punches Three. A spot of gold heat embossing over Versamark stamping, followed by some cutting out, layering on to real red and more cutting out and almost there. Added some real red ribbon and a button and I'm done.

Brrrr. Charity Candy winner will be announced on Tuesday!! Good Luck.

Victoria
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Seeking 2 new DT members!

Here's my DT creation for the latest challenge at Creative Card Crew. Our theme is 'Anything goes'. That's right you can submit any project you like and you have until 4th January to do so. We're also sad to say goodbye to Nicola at Creative Card Crew, Nicola makes fab creations so I'm sure you'll be a regular visitor to her blog.

So after saying goodbye we're looking to say hello to two new DT members. To be in with a chance to join our team all you need to do is submit your entry on the Creative Card Crew blog and pop DT next to your name! Good luck.



I'm popping mine in for this weeks challenge at Stamp with fun which is 'little gifts'.

I stamped up these candles to make a cute Christmas gift for a friend. Yes they're made with Stampin' Up products!

I'll be setting up some virtual hostess Stampin' Up groups starting in January where you commit spending £15 a month for 10 months and get to be a virtual hostess on your month by receiving a free stamp set and some £s to spend on SU goodies from the catalogue too. If you're interested, please get in touch sooner rather than later before all the spaces are taken!

Victoria
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No Christmas here!

I've had a fab day, I've been to a friends graduation party. I couldn't turn up without a little something so I took these:



I'm entering these challanges:

• Quixotic - Seeing stars
• Alphabet Challenge - I is for inking
• Totally Gorjuss - Free and easy open challenge
  

Sorry about the quality of the photos, I was in such a rush to go out and I had forgotten to take the pics!



I used Darling Dots stamps by Stampin' Up, these are a hostess set and I love 'em! I printed the sentiment myself as don't have a congratulations stamp - I looked and couldn't believe I don't have one! I added faux stitching with a white gel pen to match the stars.

Hubby came to pick me up from the party with the boys and all the way home Zac was shrieking with excitement at all the Christmas lights, we're going to sort out our decorations this week before we blink and miss Christmas!

Victoria
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Project Recipe:
Stamps - Darling Dots
Inks and card - Lovely Lilac, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories - Word window punch, oval punch, scalloped oval punch, white gel pen

My first SU Workshop

OK - you might want to grab a cuppa or something stronger before you continue - this is a long one with loads of photos!

I did my first ever Stampin' Up class today and absolutely loved it so had to share most of it with you! Eleven lovely ladies turned up and it was so nice to put faces to names and to meet some of the friends I've met through blogging as well as to find out some of the people I know already are actually really into paper craft! Thanks to everyone who took part- can't wait to see you again in January.

These are the projects we made. We made some smaller cards too but I forgot to take photos of them.



I'm popping these projects in for these challenges:

• The Pink Elephant - Favourite Christmas colour combo
• Double Dutch - All about the wrapping
• My Graphico - Recipes (I made snowman soup in a bag!)
  
• Project Tuesday - Gift bag
• Charisma Cardz - Red, green and white or silver
• Hand Full of Stamps - Something green
• Stamp Something - Winter Wonderland
• Frosted Designs - Happy Holiday
• Our Creative Corner - Christmas

Here's the gift bag we made. I have to credit Carole C for this as I saw her design and asked her if I could case it for my class and she kindly said yes! Thanks loads Carole - the bag was real success and was something everyone could carry their projects home in too!



We made a treat bag of snowman soup:



a 6x6 card



another 6x6 card



Here's me showing how not to do it. Trust me - that's the truth, a few errors, but they were funny!!



Louise, Lynn and Sandra



Ellis, Jeanette, Hayley, Teresa and Zoe



All using the punches, inks and stamps and a spot of mingling too



Table with a few project ideas and sample file



If you'd like to join my next workshop in January , the theme will be 'Cupcakes and love' and we've picked 'pink and chocolate' as the colour theme. The workshop will be in Nottingham and will cost £15 which needs to be paid in advance. Please email me if you're interested for details and to reserve your place.

Thanks
Victoria
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Inspired by the movies

This week at Paperplay our theme is to 'be inspired by the movies or a book'. I chose Cocktail!



I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Stampin' for the weekend - Mistletoe and wine
• Stamp with us - Sketch

I've been using my Stampin' Up stash again! This time Kraft card, with papers from Christmas Jingle scrap kit and stamps from Cheers to you and Circle of friendship. I stamped in Versamark and embossed with gold embossing powders.

I love a cocktail at Christmas. Off to a bad start today, my paper trimmer is cutting all fuzzy and it doesn't seem to matter how many times I try to realign the blade, it ain't happening for me...grrrrrr.

Victoria
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