Hi Everyone

Just a quick sneak peek of a set of gifts I have made this past two weeks. All going out very soon to their new homes. In addition please take a good luck at this amazing Christmas card that arrived yesterday from my downline Jill. She has been teasing me FOR WEEKS about the new Donkeys stamp set that is coming in the Saleabration leaflet. We were given a sneak preview of this set when we attended Onstage last month and it was one that I just fell in love with immediately. the second I saw it and I was "got to have them they are seriously cute" Jill really wasn't taken with them like me...however on the quiet she must have got them too as they are all over my card, along with the mega cute goats from the main catalogue. She has certainly put in some work on this card and there is pink used too....her least favourite colour of all time....I am honoured Jill lol

I wanted to also let you all know that there is a huge year end sale of goodies from the current mini catalogue, many at 50% discount. These are all available whilst stocks last so if there is something you have been hankering after but not purchased yet get yourself over to my shop and have a browse. Stampin' Up ! have also added lots of last chance goodies to the Clearance rack at remarkably low prices.

I now have the new spring mini catalogues and saleabration brochures here so please do get in touch if you want your copies of these.

Guest Stamper Week 4

 Well here I am again with my offering for my Guest Stamper spot for our team.

This is week 4 which means this is my final time doing this challenge. The theme for this last week is gift packaging for some of our most popular Stampin' Up products. I have created 5 different packaging ideas for the following: a stamp set and dies, ribbon, in color markers, glue dots / cutter blades and standard embossing folder .

Obviously these boxes could also be used for 101 other gift items but I concentrated my efforts on the products we sell. So much nicer to create your own packaging rather than shop bought wrapping paper, gift box or bag.

I have thoroughly enjoyed coming up with four weeks of projects using just my chosen stamp set "All Things Fabulous" and I do hope that you have all enjoyed at least one of my weekly themes. My colour scheme for this week is Soft Suede, So Saffron and Bumblebee. Please leave me a comment as to which colour and theme was your favourite week.

My upline Jenny was very clever when she set this challenge as she has made each one of us in our team realise that every stamp set has hidden potential beyond the first project we create. Coming up with a different idea for each of the 4 weeks has really stretched my creativity and it has sown the seed in my mind that perhaps I should continue with this going forward. I will readily admit that I have stamp sets on my shelf that I have inked only once before it retired even though I easily admit that I love the set itself. There are so many lovely stamps and I know that I truly do need to show that every single stamp set should be showcased to its fullest

Well it is now Friday again so that must mean that I need to share my creations for my Guest Stamper challenge that my Stampin' Up team leader came up with a few months ago. She let us choose a stamp set which she then sent to us and in return we agreed to upload a project each Friday for a month. My name was drawn for November and I am now on week 3 of my month. My first two weeks projects have focused mainly on cards so this week I have moved to 3D items which I have always loved. So onto what made me choose this weeks projects. I have had a lovely little 6" wooden embroidery hoop wandering around my craft room for the past 6 months or more and when I say wandering I mean I have not only moved it from A to B , I have moved it from A to B and right through to XY and Z. I have wanted to make a little wreath with it for ages and make it into a nice frame for my craftroom just haven't got round to actually doing it. So.....as I said last week the guest stamper challenge has made me shift my backside and get things done, so my little wooden hoop was always going to figure in here somewhere. As I also said at the beginning of my Guest session , I wanted to showcase my chosen stamp set All Things Fabulous in a different set of colours each week. I was truly amazed at how very different this set looks depending on the colours you use and that is why I have used completely different combinations each week.

My colour choices this week are Garden Green, Misty Moonlight and Magenta Madness I had the 12 x 12 frame stuck down the side of my desk....and it has been there for a couple of years. It had held a scrapbook page for one of my Open House displays and as I love to repurpose things it was perfect, especially in these times when every penny counts. So I am going to urge all of you to have a little look at old projects you have, that maybe you are just bored with or they are with old retired stuff and see if you can repurpose them into something fresh and new without it costing you a bean.

When I was thinking of what to use for the sentiment on my wreath banner I looked through my stamps and realised I had the perfect one for the times we have just gone through and as this frame is going on my craftroom wall it will be a lovely reminder to me that FAMILY is everything. So thank you Stampin' Up for the stamp set "Lovely You" which contained the stamp "Love is what makes us Family"

The wreath and frame did take a long time to put together with all the die cutting of leaves and flowers but I decided to add another small project as well. I decided to make a little mini photo album. It uses the grey chipboard that comes in the back of some of our specialty DSP and I have a mountain of that as I save every single sheet lol I have titled my album Family just to complete my theme for this weeks Guest Stamper offering. This little album will be a gift for someone very special to me.

I hope you enjoy my projects this week

 

Hi there

I am on week 2 of my Guest Stamper slot on our Bloomin Buds team group. If you are seeing me for the first time , our team leader Jenny invited all of us to take part in a challenge she set. Using just one stamp set create a project each week for a 4 week period and upload it by 9am each Friday onto our team Facebook group and also onto our own social media sites. Last week I made 16 cards so for this weeks offering I wanted to do something a little different. I decided to make a gift that you could give a non-crafter. The idea was a tin containing everything they would need to write and send out some nice hand made cards. With that in mind I created 4 full size C6 cards and 4 notecards. I created a sheet of sentiments so the recipient can choose their own sentiment for each card and added dimensionals to the back of each so they simply peel those off the acetate sheet and stick them on. I created a space for all the envelopes and even added a pen in its own little section in the tin.

Do you like this weeks offering and would this be something you would quite like to make yourself. Please leave me a comment.

 

Team Guest Stamper November 2020

This is a wee bit of a different post for me.

My upline invited our team members to take on the challenge of being a Guest Stamper on our team Facebook group. Any team member could apply and choose a stamp set which was then sent to us as her gift. In return we will use the stamp set and post a different project each Fri for 4 weeks.

I chose the stamp set All things Fabulous (152602) and I purchased the matching dies (153583) which are gorgeous. I decided that for my month challenge I will do 4 different themes and choose a different colour scheme for each week. This stamp set looks very different depending on the colours you choose to use.

Week 1

I have chosen to do a One Sheet Wonder 3 ways for my first theme and my colour palette this week is Pretty Peacock, Mossy Meadow, Bumblebee and So Saffron and I used Whisper White cardstock throughout.

With just three one sheet wonder sheets you can make 16 cards and all you are using is stamps, ink and cardstock. I love this type of project and hope you will give it a try.

 

Next class in the post for November

I am offering something a little different for the class this month. My ladies were divided between the cutie gnomes in the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set or the Polar Bear and friends in the Warm and Toasty stamp set. So instead of just doing a class with one or the other I decided that each class attendee can choose his or her favourite. When doing the class instructions I simply did instructions showing both stamp sets in the photos to avoid any confusion.

The cost for this class is £25 and will include

Warm and Toasty or Gnome for the Holidays stamp set (your choice)

Materials for all projects and clear printed instructions

We will be making

 4 small square cards,

 a standard C6 card, 

Small square gift box 

The bonus project this month will be two gift card / money wallets 

I will be holding the zoom meeting for this class on Monday 30th November at 7pm .If you cannot make our virtual class at that time please don't worry as you can easily complete your pack at your leisure following the printed instructions that are included 

Please let me know as soon as possible if you wish to take part this month and forward your payment by 10pm on Thursday in order for me to order your stamp set and materials on Friday. I will also need your email or messenger details for the zoom invite if you are joining us in class

Poinsettia Petals and Wishes and Wonder Bundle offer

 Hi there

I have just spent this weekend writing up the instructions  for my classes that I offered for free with either of this months bundle purchases. I also made a start on cutting the materials packs for those ladies who have placed their orders already. I am so excited because I know they are going to thoroughly enjoy putting their projects together when I send out their packs in September. You can still order either of these bundles with me right up until 28th August and I will get cutting your class pack too. In addition , if you order through my online shop using Hostess Code ZETSRYPA at the checkout you will receive a further little gift from me as a thank you for your order. 

Classes for Free

Here are the first two classes that you can earn for free with a qualifying order.

Wishes and Wonder Christmas Deer Class 

Order the Wishes and Wonder Bundle to earn this class pack for free 

Page 32  Item No 155151 price £44

 

Poinsettia Petals Class 

Order the Poinsettia Petals Bundle to earn this class pack for free 

Page 16  Item No 155148 price £52

You will need to place your order before the 29th August. Please use Hostess Code ZETSRYPA at checkout and not only will you qualify for relevant class pack for free in September but you will also receive a little thank you gift from me too in your package.

YOU MAY OF COURSE ORDER BOTH BUNDLES AND QUALIFY FOR BOTH AS FREE CLASSES

For a comprehensive list of all the products I have used in these classes, and a direct link to those products in my online shop you may like to head over to my Facebook Business Page 

https://www.facebook.com/MariaMitchellDemonstratorUK/

You may also just make a note of the required bundle number and simply click the shop with me button on the right hand side of my blog here. This will take you directly to my online store too.

NEW CLASS IN THE POST

"Beautiful Friendship"

 Class Price £25 and will include the following 

·Beautiful You Stamp Set (£20 in current catalogue)

·        Base Cards and envelopes

·        Basic class instructions      

·        Bonus Project      

You will make the 4 cards in total as shown above and a small surprise project

For the stamping I used Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Just Jade and Misty Moonlight but obviously you can choose from your own ink colours. If you want to use these colours you may of course order them with me

This class is designed for you to complete at leisure in your own home and will include basic instructions, you can obviously contact me via messenger or phone if you need help with anything.

Please sign up for this class by Tues 4^th August. You can pay me via bank transfer (please phone me for details) or Paypal

Class packs will be posted out from Monday 17th August

Last chance to sign up for this class. Please note that I am closing registration for this class at 4pm today, Wednesday 8th July and I will require payment to reach me by 6pm. I need to order all the materials for your class packs so cannot delay my order beyond today.

Thank you to all who are joining me for this class

Sorry for the long post today, there are so many new things I need to tell you about. Please keep scrolling to view the complete post.

CLASS IN THE POST

As I am unable to hold classes at present, I am offering this class by post.

 The cost is £22 which includes p&p

 Your class pack will include the following:

·        11 card bases and envelopes

·       Half pack of the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper

·        Ornate Garden Ribbon pack

·        Pack of gold Gilded Gems

·        Die cut shapes for sentiments

·        Cutting template and basic instructions

 

You will make 11 cards in total as shown above.

Everything is included except the glue, foam pads and ink pads (I used Old Olive, Early Espresso and Terracotta Tile) If you wish to use those items you can order them from my online store by using the "shop now" button on the right hand side of this page 

You will also need to use a selection of your own sentiment stamps. I will be preparing all your base cards and Designer Series Paper in your class pack so you will be able to complete this class with the instructions provided.

 However I am going to offer a further option of an online get together in order for you to craft with others who have purchased the class pack.

VIRTUAL CLASS Monday 27^th July at 7pm

 I will be using Zoom for those of you who would like to meet up virtually and make these cards with me.  I will demonstrate how to make the best use of your DSP and how easy it is for you to create these 11 cards in a flash. If you are interested in joining me on this adventure you will need to order your class pack, simply download Zoom onto your computer, iPad, tablet or phone and then send me your email address so that I can invite you to the meeting. 

Please sign up for this class by 

WEDNESDAY 8^th July

You can pay me via bank transfer (please phone me for details)

 or 

PayPal me on GOLDCATS99@hotmail.com

We have a great special offer which runs from 1^st July through 3^rd August. For every £45 you spend in the new catalogue this month Stampin' Up! will send you £4.50 Bonus Days coupon to spend next month. With your brand-new catalogue in hand there is so much to choose from so why not make the most of this exciting offer. There is no limit to the number of coupons you can earn and who doesn’t love freebies. The coupon codes will be emailed to you as soon as you have placed your order so just keep hold of the email or make a note of your coupon codes as they cannot be re sent if you lose them.

New Way to Order Stampin’ Up! goodies with me….

JULY HOSTESS CODE   DWQX6T4P

From the 1^st July 2020 I will be introducing a new way for you to place orders with me. Due to not being able to hold in person classes at present, I need to offer you alternative ways of placing your orders and the new way forward is for you to place Hostess Code orders online.

 This is a simple method and no different than any other online order that you may already do. You just need to go to my online shop which is maria-mitchell.stampinup.net and place your order. When you come to pay you will see a box asking you for the hostess code so you simply enter the code I have given you above.

 At the end of the month all the orders will be added together and I will be able to order the hostess rewards to make little gifts to send out the following month for everyone who has used the Hostess Code between 1st and 29th July 2020

 Your order will be immediately shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up! You can order as much as you like and the shipping will always be £4.95.

 Direct Link to my online shop is maria-mitchell.stampinup.net or click the "shop now" button on the right hand side of this page

 Don’t forget to use my Hostess Code  for all your online orders

 A little gift will pop through your door in August as a thank you for using the Hostess code during July

 

Ok so last but by no means least 

These are the cards I made to send out to my customers with their new catalogues this year. If you have purchased from me in the past 6 months you will have already received your copy or will be receiving it from me this week. If you would like a catalogue please get in touch.

Double Wonder Sheet Cards

I made this lovely set of cards a few weeks ago. I used the gorgeous Ornate Garden Suite papers, stamps, ribbons and dies which are simply stunning. The papers are a mix of matt and foiled and feature lots of colours so it’s easy to use an array of different colours for your base cards. 

I used an assortment of stamp sets to add features to my cards but I could just as easily have limited myself to a simple sentiment as the papers alone make these cards stunning.

These cards are really quick and easy to create, in no time at all you can create 11 cards using  just 2 pieces of 12” x 6 “ Designer Series Papers and 5 1/2 sheets of A4 card in assorted colours to make your base cards to co-ordinate with your chosen designer series paper. If you would be interested in creating these for yourself please contact me.