She has her leaves!!!

 

I don’t know if you remember last year I featured this gorgeous beauty here.  Well…. I thought I’d revisit her just before Christmas and share her gorgeous beauty with her leaves on!

So……here she is………

Isn’t she BEAUTIFUL!!!  I think she looks even more beautiful with her leaves on!

           There is a wonderful tradition in a little town near Hamilton called Tarrington called “Lanternan Fest”.  It is one of those wonderful activities which brings communities together.  Locals can decorate a hay bale and there is a competition to select the best one!

Locals also celebrate with a Festival at the local school {which I had a stall at, the atmosphere was fabulous!} and finish the night with a procession carrying lanterns through the streets looking at the bales, just wonderful!  Pick the bale designed by the very talented lady who owns the Yarn Bombed Tree….

In the mean time…. are we counting down to Sale~a~brations?????  Only 5 SLEEPS!!!  And it is just FABULOUS ~ very RETRO {sooo my cup of tea :)}

To celebrate, I will be having a launch night on Friday 31st of January @ 7.30pm.  This night is free of charge and you will be able to have a little play around with some of the Sale~a~brations goodies and some of the new Seasonal Catalogue goodies ~ and if you know me, there is always food involved :).

2014 is going to be a BIG year so come along for the RIDE!!!  I look forward to meeting you, if you’ve never stopped by, or catching up with you if I haven’t seen you over the holidays!

Just email your attendance to craft2u.sam@gmail.com or phone/text me on 0427 519 969 by Thursday.

In the mean time, happy stamping!

Sam

Christmas is over too quickly…

How was your Christmas?  Ours was full of fun and tradition….

Christmas Eve was spent driving around looking at the gorgeous Christmas lights around town…

One of my students’ beautiful Christmas trees with some of her yummy gourmet treats {I received one of the gorgeous jars which was a beautiful “brownie in a jar”}, she is so creative!  And if you look really closely, you will see some clay tags we made in class.

Everything looks better with washi tape!!!

Some of our pre-Christmas class projects…

 

And finally, the beautiful Donna Hay gingerbread village by my clever daughter! I hope you had a lovely Christmas, I know I’m excited about all the wonderful things happening with Stampin’ Up this year…..like Saleabrations…..this year you can choose something for free for every $90 you spend!

I will also be trying lots of different crafts and workshops in my studio, so stay tuned….

Happy New Year,

Sam!

Sale~a~bration is here!!!

It is the most exciting time in the Stampin Up year (aside from the new catalogue launch in September!) …. Sale-a-bration!!  For those of you who are unfamiliar with what this all means….well, for every $100 you spend you get something for free from Stampin Up!!!!  And this year there are 19 things on offer to choose from!!!  I am lucky enough to have a few goodies to play with and they are absolutely gorgeous!!!

There are also a lot of benefits from having your own workshop during Sale-a-brations, click on the link below to check them out!

I had my first ever Stampin Up workshop during Sale-a-brations and had such a great time with my freinds and received so many free products I couldn’t believe it ~ and look at me now 5 years later…. a total addict :)!

It is also a great way to join Stampin’ Up if you would like to receive a permanent discount on your products or the opportunity to earn some money doing something you love!  Now is the perect opportunity and you will receive an extra discount, click here for more info:

Please feel free to call me on 0427 519 969 or email craft2u.sam@gmail.com and I can book a time for a chat to show you the new products!!

 

What’s happening this month with Stampin’ Up!????

Soooo much!!!!  It is one of my most exciting months this month since I have become a SU Demonstrator!!  Stampin’ Up! have had some fantastic specials this month with the “Clearance Rack” with up to 70% off.  This week is the last week of specials and they are selling out FAST!!!

There is another great special for this month… ~ click on the picture to follow the link to the SU Website

 Valentine Promotion

Stampin’ Up!’s got a super special valentine offer sure to set your heart aflutter!
Get the Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE—a $15.95 value—when you buy the brand-new My Little Valentine Stamp Set ~ which is only available during this promotion!

Item	Description	Price
132242	My Little Valentine (clear-mount)	$17.95

Holiday Catalogue

The gorgeous Holiday Catalogue is in its final weeks!  This catalogue ends on the 31st of January ~ so make sure you have a flick through it (click on it if you don’t have a hard copy 🙂 and double-check you have all the goodies you would like!  There is a wonderful new Mini Catalogue starting on the 1st of February, so if you would like me to post that out to you, please call me 0427 519 969 or email me @ craft2u.sam@gmail.com .

The countdown is on to Sale-a-brations!!

This year is Stampin’ Up!s 25th birthday and to celebrate they are giving their customers the birthday presents!!!!  This years catalogue is the BEST EVER!!!  I was almost in disbelief when I received this one in the mail ~ how could they possibly have SOOOOO many things for free to choose from?????  Here is a sneak peek at one of my creations…

I have used the gorgeous Sycamore Street DSP and the Sycamore Street Ribbon bundle ~ absolutely gorgeous!!!  I can’t wait to share the Catalogue with you when the sale starts on the 22nd of January ~ YES, only 11 days to go!  This means you can get an order in for any last-minute goodies you’d like out of the Holiday Catalogue and receive a freebie for every $100 you spend out of the Sale-a-brations Catalogue!

Please feel free to give me a call if you would like to have a look at anything from the Seasonal Catalogue and I can help you put together your order :), but in the mean time,

Happy Stamping, Sam

Bliss….

The Sale-a-brations sets this year are sooooo gorgeous!! This is my favourite set, Bliss. It goes beautifully with vintage pages and cards. I just thought I’d quickly share this card with you, if you would like anymore information on Sale-a-bration please don’t hesitate to email me.

Happy Stamping, Sam