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Welcome to my February newsletter. February is the month for Valentine's Day. For me, Valentine's Day is all about sharing the love, but not necessarily about romantic love. So this year, I will be sending out Valentine's Day cards to random friends and family to let them know I am thinking of them. If I am time-poor or even brain-poor (you know when you are too tired to even think), I will open up one of
Stampin' Up!'s all-inclusive kits, pull out the instructions, and make up a few quick cards to send out. I can always swap out some of the sentiments to create cards that fit the occasion. I am so loving SU kits at the moment. This month, another two kits have been released. I am so excited - one is a home decor kit - soooo gorgeous! I will post all the details below. We are now halfway through Sale-a-Bration (January and
February), which is the best time of the year to be part of the Stampin' Up! community. It comes with FREE products, more rewards and a bonus Starter Kit option. Have you picked up a fabulous goodie or two from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue? Sale-a-Bration items are only available
while stocks last. But the great news is that Stampin' Up! released some exciting new products yesterday. Check out all the details below. Included in this newsletter are some top tips that you are not going to want to mis - Six Top Tips: Easy Ways to Step Up Your Cardmaking.
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Just released: the Happy Houseplants Kit
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I have already ordered this kit and can't wait for it to arrive. How adorable is this Happy Houseplants home decor crafting kit? And it is 3-D. YAY! This kit comes with four 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) white frames and pre-cut paper pieces for you to curl and assemble inside
the frame. You’ll end up with four coordinated houseplant decor pieces. They can stand by themselves, or you can hang them on your wall.
To find out more
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Just released - Birthday Sparkle Kit
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This is a supersized all-inclusive kit with tags, cards and envelopes. You can now create glittering birthday cards and gift tags easily. And each project is full of sparkle. This kit includes six cards and six gift tags. Create each project with the included stamp set, die-cut paper pieces, and
twine. It also includes other elements such as glitter stickers, pressed wood picks, coordinating envelopes, and gold foil paper pieces!
To find out more
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Breaking News: Additional Sale-a-Bration Products just released!
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SURPRISE! You are going to even get more to Sale-A-Brate! That’s right, you can earn even more products for FREE! Take a look at the products just added to this promotion. Get shopping now because Sale-A-Bration ends on 29 February! Two of the best bargains are the
Delightfully Eclectic DSP (48 sheets) $53, now free during SAB; and the Stampin' Write Markers (11 colours) $68.75, also now free during SAB. So how do you earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration product or products? You can choose a FREE SAB item (check out your SAB brochure or my online
shop) with every $90 (level 1) or $180 (level 2) you spend (before shipping and handling). IMPORTANT: the item numbers in the flyer must be used to redeem these products as FREE Sale-A-Bration items.
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The most versatile stamp set - Hooray for Surprises! |
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Have you checked out this week's LiveStream (on both YouTube and Facebook). I featured the Hooray for Surprises stamp set and dies (sold as bundle at 10% off). I showed how one stamp set can be used for both quick and easy cards as well as interactive cards.
Check out my Livestream here
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Do you share handmade cards with 'naked envelopes'? |
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I love stamp sets that you can have a little bit of fun with. I am a great promoter of not doing 'naked envelopes'. Once you decorate an envelope (and there are so many different ways to do so), the joy of receiving a handmade card from you starts at the letterbox. Already someone is smiling before they even open your card.  .
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Six Easy Ways to Step Up Your Cardmaking
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My challenge to you this month is to add one new technique to your cardmaking repertoire - let's all try something new in 2024. - Interesting shapes (card bases, layers, sentiment blocks, fun folds; 3-D);
- Lots of layers, including die cuts, cardstock, patterned paper;
- Textures (embossing, stencils and paste, heat embossing, patterned paper);
- Different colouring techniques (Stampin' Blends, watercolour
pencils, Stampin' Write Markers, Water Pens, Ink Pads, Reinkers, blending brushes);
- Embellishments, including ribbon and gems; and
- Interactive features - shaker cards, pop-up cards, hidden panels.
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Have a fabulous month. Your crafty co-conspirator Ann |
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