Bonus Days coupons - make sure you spend yours!

Did you receive Bonus Days coupons from orders that you placed in July?  If so, don't miss out, pop on over to my shop and make sure you spend them before 10:50pm GMT (when shopping online) on Thursday 31st August!
 
Wondering what to spend them on? Why not take a look at all the yummy items in the Clearance Rack with up to 60% off!  Here is a small selection of what is on offer.

 

Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit [142767]	Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack [142744]	Sprinkles Punch [141472]	Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770]
Halloween Night Designer Washi Tape [142026]	Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper [142022]	Fiesta Time Framelits Dies [141475]	Cheerful Tags Framelits Dies [141838]
Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies [139667]	Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack [141991]	Warmth & Cheer Designer Washi Tape [141994]	Pine Bough Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141831]

Something Old, Something New - Mixed Drinks

I decided to start a blog series called "Something Old, Something New", where I use current Stampin' Up goodies with some of the items no longer available.  We all want to use the stamps, papers and embellies that we have in our stash right?  Exactly!

So the first post in the series is a male themed card using a number of current and retired items.  Its a card based on a couple I have seen on Facebook (sorry I did not make a note of the names of the designers), and this is my take on it.  And if you don't have the same papers or sentiment stamps as I have used, you can change it up even more!  You can even use the layout and add any image as the focal point.

I hope you'll pop by to see the next Something Old, Something New posts, and get crafting with all that stash!

Happy Crafting!
Mandy

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamps - Mixed Drinks, Playful Backgrounds, Sassy Salutations (retired)
Designer Series Paper - Urban Underground (retired), Neutrals (retired)
Ink - Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate
Card - Whisper White, Whisper White thick card
Other - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Fast Fuse  

Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928]	Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920]	Sassy Salutations Clear Stamp Set [126707]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper [142783]	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Stampin' Trimmer [129722]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Autumn / Winter Catalogue Sneek Peek #1 - 3" x 3" envelopes!

 

You are going to be soooo excited when you see the new Autumn / Winter catalogue which launches on the 1st September.

Here is a sneeky peek of something new - 3" x 3" envelopes - they are so cute!!! And if you have the Envelope Liner framelits which sadly retired a while ago you'll be able to get them back out and use them with these envelopes!

I'll be posting more sneeky peeks soon!

But in the meantime - don't forget to spend those Bonus Days coupons before the end of August! Pop on over to my online shop and get a few of those things on your wish list!

Happy Crafting!

Mandy

Have You Spent Yours?

Did you receive Bonus Days coupons from orders that you placed in July?  If so you can now spend them - but don't miss out, pop on over to my shop and make sure you use them before the end of August!

Wondering what to spend them on?  If you are looking to get ahead on your Christmas crafting take a look at the Carols of Christmas stamps and dies which are on early release, so you can get them this month before the new autumn/winter catalogue comes out next month.  

Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Bundle [146037]	Carols Of Christmas Wood-Mount Bundle [146036]	Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies [144674]
Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144804]	Carols Of Christmas Wood-Mount Stamp Set [144801]

Santa Suit Gift Tags

I have some fun Santa Suit gift tags to share with you today - I seem to have a bit of a thing for making tags at the moment - they are quick to make and fun too!  I made these for the craft fair that I did recently, and even though it was in July I did sell a few of these Christmas tags all packaged up! 

I have used the retired Tag Topper punch for these tags, but you could also use the Scalloped Tag Topper punch in the current annual catalogue if you don't have this one.

Each tag was cut to 4.9cm x 8.3cm, and I added the white strips before using the tag punch - that way you get the hole in both layers.  I cut out the buckle from silver foil card using by Brother Scan n Cut - I created the shape in Canvas using a square and two rectangles - then threaded a strip of black card through each buckle before adding to the tag.  The buttons were stamped using an image from the Sweet Home stamp set.

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamp sets - Sweet Home, Forever Evergreen (for the packaging)
Card - Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver foil
Ink - Basic Black, Real Red
Punch - Angled Tag Topper
Other - Stampin' Trimmer, liquid multipurpose glue

 

Sweet Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [140936]	Forever Evergreen Photopolymer Stamp Set [142184]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
Angled Tag Topper Punch [133323]	Stampin' Trimmer [129722]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]