Why I Love Stampin' Up; Colour Co-ordination

I have been crafty most of my life.  Notice I said crafty, not artistic or creative, that's one thing I am certainly not.  I really can't draw or colour to save my life but I love the creative process and seeing something I have made.  I also enjoy the number of wonderful friendly supportive people I have met through crafting.

 I especially love paper crafting, making cards, scrapbook pages and recording our families day to day adventures through Project Life. Boxes can be made as well as decorative pieces like pictures and candle decorations.  The products and tools really are so versatile too.

Stampin' Up products are not just high quality but all the colours match throughout the vast range of products they manufacture.   I know that when I use Coastal Cabana or Strawberry Slush I know I can just grab some ink and cardstock and it will match perfectly.  No more having to look through a stack of paper trying to find a random piece that might kind of match with the ink I am using.  Time and time again it's the perfect match.

The same can be said for the stamp sets and matching punches and dies.  They have been made to go hand in hand together.

Stampin’ Up! has a wide range of colour coordinated choices that includes much more than just ink and paper.  Now you can get color coordinated

• Ink Pads
• Cardstock in A4 AND 12″x12″
• Markers
• Designer Series Paper
• Brads
• Buttons
• Ribbon
• Embossing Powder

What will they think of next?

It really is so easy to craft with Stampin' Up products and I'd love for you to get involved and see how easy you can create some magical projects yourself.  If you live local to me in Tywyn Wales why not hold a workshop with friends, family or co-workers?  At a workshop we can all have fun whilst I show you some of the amazing products Stampin' Up has to offer and we can all make a small project together.  The project will be aimed at your guests abilities, even first time crafter's can take home a stunning make that they can be proud of. 

If you are already with Stampin' Up products and wish to expand your collection you can order online 24/7 from my online Stampin' Up shop.  Alternatively ,if you have ever thought about joining Stampin' Up as either a Hobby or active demo now is the time to do so.  You have until Monday (21 October) night to take advantage of the lowest ever priced Starter Kit; Just £25 to celebrate Stampin' Up's 25th anniversary*.

Either way please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

*After this date the Starter Kit will rise back to its original price of £99.

2013-15 In Colour Collection Makes Part 5

Today's makes are a card and an open/closed banner for my toy shop made using the Hearts A Flutter Stamp Set and matching framelits:

Wood  131922  £22.95

Clear  129252  £17.95

Framelits  130159  £20.95

There are 8 stamps i the set and 5 matching framelits.  They are so simple to use together.  First stamp you image on to your card and then cut out using your Big Shot (113439  £87.95).  To make it really easy why not use the new Big Shot Magnetic Platform (13058  £35.95) to keep the framelits in place while you cut.

To make this card I cut some Coostal Cobans card stock in to a 3" square card base ( 6" x 3", scored at 3") and then matted  a slightly smaller whisper White mat.  I then stamped the largest heart on to a sheet of paper from the Winter Frost DSP Pack (Seasonal Catty  132183 £8.50) and using the framelits I cut it out.  The card was stamped with a sentiment from the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set (Wood  131347  £21.95  Clear  131350  £17.95).

Inside a white mat and sentiment from the same set.

I used the same stamp set and framelits to make a banner.

After cutting and gluing together the individual banner pieces I turned them over on the desk and glued the piece of string to them.

On the reverse I glued the coordinating piece to make the banner say open on one side and closed on the other.

I hung it in the window on two pegs and each morning and night we just turn the banner around.

2013-15 In Colour Collection Makes Part 4

Today I am sharing a quick and easy card made using the Mosaic Madness bundle.  

Wood  130246  £23.95

Clear  130249  £18.95

Mosaic Punch  131267  £14.25

Mosaic Madness Bundle

Wood Bundle 132734  £33.50

Clear Bundle  132733  £29.25

Colours used:

Crisp Cantaloupe   

Pistachio Pudding  

Stamped on Whisper White with the addition of some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246  £4.50).  The little centres were punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309  £15.50)

I'll back next month to show you a couple of lovely Christmas cards I have made using this stamp and punch bundle.

See here for product details.

See this post on how you can earn £85 of free Stampin' Up Products this month.

2013-15 In Colour Collection Makes Part 3

Welcome back to Lou Lou and Jim Jams Crafts.  I hope you are liking the projects I have made using the 2013-15 In Colour Collection.  Today I have made some cards using the Flower shop and Tape it stamps.  I have also used the pansy punch and for the sentiments the Express Yourself and Banner Greeting Sets both of which are Hostess Stamp Sets.

Flower Shop

Wood Stamp  130939  £21.95

Clear Stamp  130942  £17.95

Pansy Punch  130698  £14.25

Tape It

Wood   130712  £23.95

Clear   130715   £18.95

Express Yourself Hostess Set

Wood   130336  £14

Clear   130339   £11

Banner Greetings Hostess Set

Wood   129711   £9

Clear   129714   £7

Rhinestones Basic Jewels (150 Jewels in 3 sizes)  119246  £4.50

The colours I have used on both cards are:

Strawberry Crush

Crisp Cantaloupe

Pistachio Pudding

See here for product details.

See this post on how you can earn £85 of free Stampin' Up Products this month.

2013-15 In Colour Collection Makes Part 2

Today I am showing you some cards made with the new Stampin' Up hexagon bundle available in this years annual catalogue.  Hexagon's were quite big in the paper crafting world in 2012 and as a scrapbooker I noticed that a large number of scrapbook paper manufacturers had hexagons in their collections.  At the time I thought somebody needs to bring out a hexagon punch.  

In the summer Stampin' Up had a hexagon/honeycomb embossing folder which I snapped up and loved from the word go.

Honeycomb Embossing Folder   129378   £7.50

It was lovely to see this item has made it in to this years annual catalogue along with a lovely stamp set and matching punch:

Six Sided Sampler

Wood  130953  £23.95

Clear 130956  £18.95

Hexagon Punch  130919  £130919

Stampin' Up have also packaged the stamps and punch together to make the six sided bundle which sells for 15% less than if you purchased the items separately.

Six Sided Sampler Bundle

Wood   132725  £33.50

Clear   132724  £29.25

As with all stamps and punches from Stampin' Up these work together wonderfully.  Here are a few cards I have made using all three items:

I have used the same three colours on each of these cards:

Strawberry Slush

Crisp Cantaloupe

Coastal Cobana

I love the way that even though the colours are all the same on each card, each one looks so much different as a result of changing the colour of the mat used.

You can see the codes for the ink and cardstock used on these cards here.  In addition I have used Whisper White cardstock to stamp the hexagons on and raising them with Stampin' Up dimensionals (104430 £3.25 for 300 acid free dots)

See this post on how you can earn £85 of free Stampin' Up Products this month.

2013-15 In Colour Collection Makes Part 1

On Monday I talked about the 2013-15 In colour collection; a set of 5 subtle tones available from Stampin' Up for the next 2 years.  Now I have spent a few weeks playing with this collection and I must say I love them.  The colours coordinate together so well and the products available is fantastic.

I first started with the Delicate Doilies stamp Set:

Wood 128541  £19.95

Clear  122592  £15.95

The set contains 4 stamps.  The largest stamp coordinates with the  2 1/2" punch (120906  £15.50) and the third largest coordinates with the 1 3/4" punch (119850  £15.50).  For these cards I have used the two middle stamps and used a slightly smaller punch (1 3/8"  119860  £14.25) to cut the smaller of the two stamps to layer on top of one of the larger stamped images.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and look at some projects I have made using the In Colour 2013-15 Collection.  Please come back on Friday when I will have some more makes to show you with the Six Sided Sampler bundle (Hexagons).

I really do value your custom and would love for you to start crafting with Stampin' Up Products and as a Thank you I am running a promotion this month where I will send you a thank you gift from the In Colour 2013-15 Collection when you make a purchase from my Stampin' Up Online store in excess of £75.

For every order you place during October 2013 over £75 excluding P&P you will receive a free gift** from myself as a Thank You for your order.  The order must be placed through my online store (Click on shop button, top right to be taken to the order form.  Please check my name, Candace Mantle, is in the top right hand corner of the shop order form).  Any queries please either email loulouandjimjams@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 01654 712196.

An online catalogue can be found here.  Don't forget the clearance rack for some fantastic bargains on discontinued products.

See this post on how you can earn £85 of free Stampin' Up Products this month.

In Colour Collection 2013-15

I recently blogged about the new colour collections in the 2013-14 catalogue here.  The new colour collections have now been on sale for 3 months in the UK now and I have happily spent this past few months building up my collection and playing with all the lovely stamp sets, punch, dies and accessories in the catalogue.  Today, I would like to show you the products that are available in the 2013-15 In colour collection.

The five new In Colours this year are:

Baked Brown Sugar

Coastal Cabana

Crisp Cantaloupe

Pistachio Pudding

Strawberry Slush

Available in this range are Classic Stampin' Pads at £4.95 and (refill bottles) at £2.75 each:

Baked Brown Sugar   131174   (131163)

Coastal Cabana   131175   (131164)

Crisp Cantaloupe   131176   (131165)

Pistachio Pudding   131177   (131166)

Strawberry Slush   131178   (131167)

Also available is packs of matching card stock.  The colours can be purchased individually as a pack of 24 A4 sheets for £6.25:

Baked Brown Sugar  131301

Coastal Cabana  131302

Crisp Cantaloupe  131303

Pistachio Pudding  131299

Strawberry Slush  131300

Or multi colour packs of 20 sheets (4 of each colour):

A4   £6.25   131289

12 x 12   £8.95   131195

3/8" (1cm) ruffle stretch trim is available in spools of 9.1m for £8.25.  This ribbon really is beautiful.

Baked Brown Sugar  130022

Coastal Cabana  130024

Crisp Cantaloupe  130021

Pistachio Pudding  130020

Strawberry Slush  130023

Finally to complete the 2013-15 In colour collection we have the Designer Series Paper Stacks (40 sheets, 4 each of 2 double sided designs in each of the 5 colours) for £19.50 (130136). 

Pack of Stampin' Write Markers for £11.75 (131260)

Lastly, the beautiful In colour boutique Details (20 pieces; 4 in each of the 5 colours) for £8.25 (130938).

This really is a lovely colour palette to work with and the colours not only compliment each other but they also work so well with other colours in the Stampin' Up range.  Don't forget to come back and see some projects I have made using this colour collection:

Wednesday 9 October - Delicate Doilies

Friday 11 October - Hexagon Bundle

Monday 14 October - Flower Shop & Tape It

Wednesday 16 October - Mosaic Madness

Friday 18 October - Hearts A Flutter

Remember, everything listed here is colour coordinated so you can say goodbye to the guesswork.

If you would like to purchase any of these items shown here please visit my Stampin' Up online shop.  

For every order over £75 excluding P&P made through my online store during October you will receive a free gift** from myself as a Thank You for your order:

This is n addition to the normal hostess credit and a bonus Hostess credit available this month only

An online catalogue can be found here.  Don't forget the clearance rack for some fantastic bargains on discontinued products.

Spend Over £75

and receive a pack of the 

In Colour Boutique Details 

(130938) worth £8.25.

Spend over £150

and receive a pack of the

In Colour 2013-15 Stampin' Write Markers

(131260) worth £11.75

Plus

£25 in free products of your choice*

Spend over £200

and receive both the 

In Colour Boutique Details (130938)

and the

In Colour 2013-15 Stampin' Write Markers (131260)

worth £20

Plus

£30 in free products of your choice*

Spend over £250

and receive both the 

In Colour Boutique Details (130938)

and the

In Colour 2013-15 Stampin' Write Markers (131260)

worth £20

Plus

£65 in free products of your choice***

What are you waiting for, pop on over today!

* Hostess Credits from Stampin' Up

** The Thank You Gift will be sent by myself under separate cover and will not be sent from Stampin' Up with your order.  Please allow 3 weeks for delivery of your Thank You gift.

*** Standard Hostess Credits from Stampin' Up plus an addition Hostess Credit of £25 availabke during October 2013.