Life is taking over right now!

Since returning from the Stampin' Up! Incentive trip to Thailand in the middle of July, life has been a whirlwind and sadly my blogging had to take a back seat for a while.  It has been hard to "let things go" but I had to tell myself that I physically can't do everything, even though I thought I could!

I've since moved house and now beginning to settle into our new home nicely and have to say that we are loving it here!  I've not moved far, just a 20 minute drive (without traffic) from our previous home but we are definitely more rural which has meant I've had to let go a couple of my longer distance classes.

I will continue with a couple of my classes that are local to Whitminster but my plan is to convert an office here into my new Craft Studio so that I can run events from home.  Watch this space for news of an upcoming opening event!

I have set up a temporary craft room in our new home so I've managed to run a couple of classes and still be creative amongst the boxes during the move, and in this time we have seen the launch of the new

AUTUMN/WINTER CATALOGUE

You can click HERE to view the online version

There are so many wonderful new products to get you started on the festive season, it's never to early to make a start!

Here's a recent card using a new set called "Merry Cafe", totally love how cute this set is and that it co-ordinates with the "Coffee Cafe" set and dies in the Annual Catalogue. This set is very versatile and has multiple greetings included.

If you don't already have a Demonstrator and would like to receive a copy of your own, please email me at stampinkerry@aol.com and I will arrange that for you.

Remember you can SHOP ONLINE with me, orders over £25 receive a gift in the post the following month to say Thank You for shopping with me

Great Offers during July.......

Two fabulous offers available during July, here's the details:

The Bonus Day's are back!  We had this fabulous offer last year and it's back for July.

For each £45 you spend during July you will get a Bonus Days coupon that you can redeem against your purchases during August, fabulous!

and another great offer for you....

If you join my team during July, not only will you get £130 of products of your choice for just £99 but you will also get this AMAZING bundle of goodies as an extra bonus

Included in the bundle is the new sneak peak stamp set called Carols of Christmas

If you join my team during July, not only will you get £130 of products of your choice for just £99 but you will also get this AMAZING bundle of goodies as an extra bonus

Included in the bundle is the new sneak peak stamp set called Carols of Christmas

There's no better time to join, so please do get in touch, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have or simply sign up online via the Tab at the top of the page.

Today I am leaving for Bangkok and to say I'm excited is an understatement.  The Stampin' Up! Incentive trip begins on Sunday at Phuket in Thailand and I just can't wait!  I still have my case to pack, clothes are organised, just need to get them in that case so I'd best be off for now.  Please stop by my business Facebook Page on updates from the trip, I'd love to hear from you.

Bag in a Box

I have to say that I went through a phase of making so many cards without a box in sight and spotted a "Bag in a Box" project on Pinterest which inspired me to get out my score board and make something 3D!

There are so many possibilities with this design, depending on the size you create the base which you then simply wrap your cardstock/designer paper around to make the bag.  There are versions with handles on which are great too.

For my design I pinched the top together and added a Gold Bulldog Clip as a closure, wrapping over a piece of the Designer Acetate with the gold side facing up.

I used crumb cake cardstock for my base and stamped beautiful white snowflakes in Craft White ink randomly over it.  I have to say I am in love with this snowflake image, it's from a set called Stitched with Love which will sadly be retiring soon.

My greeting was from the Hang your Stocking stamp set, and I used my Big Shot with the Layering Ovals dies to frame it.

There are still lots of items REDUCED in the closeout sale, you can see the whole list by visiting my shop

HERE

If you decide to place an online order with me and it's between £25 and £150 then please use my Hostess Code below and I will send you a handmade card and a gift in the post at the beginning of next month.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25	Stitched With Cheer Photopolymer Set [142182] £19.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] £7.25
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00	Gold Binder Clips [141673] £6.50	Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653] £11.00	Simply Scored [122334] £27.00
Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set [142114] £19.00	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] £4.50

Santa's Sleigh Gift Box

My project today is a little window gift box, created using the wonderful Christmas stamp set that I have had soooo much use from

Santa's Sleigh

and I love the cute dies that co-ordinate with it too!

Cherry Cobbler is definitely my favourite Christmas red, what is yours?

I've teamed it here with Garden Green, another great colour for this time of year.  The Hearth and Home framelits have made another appearance, it's so useful and perfect for all occasions, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter!

Here's a different view of the box:

If you'd like to purchase any of the products I've used above and would like to have a go at making your own little gift boxes, you can shop online with me

here

or just click on a product below to be directed straight to my shop!

and don't forget to use the HOSTESS CODE if your order is over £25, I'd like nothing more than to send you a gift and hand stamped card in the post to say thank you for choosing to shop with me.

Product List

Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Bundle [143499] £41.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] £6.00	Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies [139666] £18.00
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] £6.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] £7.25	Window Sheets Base Material [114323] £4.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] £6.00

New Bonus Days Coupons are here.....

I’m really excited to share with you an exciting new promotion from Stampin' Up!

"Bonus Days"

This is the first time Stampin’ Up! has offered Bonus Days coupons to customers!  This promotion runs from 7th to 31st July.

For every £45 you spend during July you will receive your £4.50 coupon which you can spend between 2nd and 31st August.  Stampin' Up! will send you this coupon via an EMAIL, so please be sure to save the email when it comes and write down the code as emails cannot be re-sent to you.

This promotion has come at a really great time as just having a newly released Annual Catalogue I know there are so many gorgeous new products that are on our wish lists, this counts for me too!

So what are you waiting for....

Stop by my online shop to take a browse

In the meantime, here's a little inspiration for you!

Product List

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set [141549] £24.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] £15.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad [126980] £4.95
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] £6.00	A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack [141637] £9.00	Silver Sequin Trim [138399] £4.50
Holly Jolly Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139882] £18.00