Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – December Host Code, Exclusive Tutorials & More
It’s a new month and it means new tutorials and gifts. But first thing first: the code.
Use this code while shopping to receive my special gifts!
For every order of minimum £25 (before shipping) you will receive from me these amazing Exclusive PDF Tutorials
For every order of £75 + (before shipping) you will receive from me, for free, Exclusive PDF Tutorials Bundle and a pack of Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels!
These are a BRAND NEW product from the upcoming January-June 2020 Mini Catalogue (the former Spring-Summer catalogue).
How it works –
Place a product order of £25 or more (excl.shipping) in my online storein the month of December.
Add Host Code SP39KBER–To claim your reward – either just the Exclusive PDF Tutorials or FREE products – you must include this code in your ordering process.
This December’s Special will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code SP39KBERbetween 1 – 31 December.
If your order is £150 or more pleasedo not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
IMPORTANT: My FREE Monthly Special Host Gift will be mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-January.
PDF’s will include the photos of the finished projects, a list of products used and step by step instructions.
Get ready for the Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza Sale!!
Sales this good don’t happen often.
During Online Extravaganza, Stampin’ Up! is offering discounts on some great bundles and some core products, like select ink pads and cardstock. Stock up on things that you know you are going to need over the coming year! Click here or the image below to go straight to the Online Extravaganza page.
Thank you for stopping by today and have a blessed day xx
November is my birthday month! As a result, you are in for a treat because I’ve got some exciting gifts for my customers! But first things first…
Use this code to receive special rewards from me. And this month I’ve got not one, not two, but 3 levels of special gifts. Just keep reading.
LEVEL 1
Every order of £25+ using November’s Host Code 9FFFRDKH will receive the Exclusive PDF Tutorials from me
LEVEL 2
Every order of £50+ and using November’s Host Code 9FFFRDKH will get from me:
– a bottle of Shimmery Crystal Effects,
– Exclusive PDF Tutorials Bundle;
LEVEL 3
Every order of £100+ will receive from me not only a brand new bottle of Shimmery Crystal Effects but also a Basic Pattern Decorative Masks. And on top of that of course, our Exclusive PDF Tutorials Bundle!
Just make sure to useNovember’s Host Code 9FFFRDKH
How it works –
Place a product order of £25 or more (excl.shipping) in my online storein the month of October.
Add Host Code 9FFFRDKH–To claim your reward – either just the Exclusive PDF Tutorials or FREE products – you must include this code in your ordering process.
This November’s Special will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code 9FFFRDKHbetween 1 – 30 November.
If your order is £150 or more pleasedo not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
IMPORTANT: My FREE Monthly Special Host Gift will be mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-December
PDF’s will include the photos of the finished projects, a list of products used and step by step instructions.
Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Save BIG! 2019 Spring Summer Catalogue & Sale-a-bration Launched Today!
It’s the most fun time of a year in Stampin’ Up! The brand new Spring Summer Catalogue launched today, with oodles of amazing new products! Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, weddings, birthdays, florals, we’ve got you covered!
click HERE to download your FREE copy
I have been blown away with the new offering and I’m positive you’re gonna LOVE it too.
Sale-a-bration, Jan 3 – March 31
click HERE to download your FREE copy
Want to make the most of the Sale-a-bration offering?! Keep on reading.
For every £45 you spend in my Stampin’ Up! store, you will earn one product from Sale-a-bration brochure. For FREE!! How cool is that?!
But wait a minute! Announced last year, two reward levels are back and it allows everyone to create a personalised Sale-A-Bration experience.
When you spend £45 you earn one free level 1 product. Spend £90 and earn one free level 2 product or two level 1 items. But spend £135 and earn either three free level 1 products or one free level 1 product and one free level 2 product. And so on…
Shop BIG or host a party and earn additional Stampin’ Rewards. For example: place an order for £200 and receive £40 in Stampin’ Rewards!
Sale-a-bration is no doubt, the best time to join Stampin’ Up!’s family of demonstrators. And this year there are two ways to purchase the Starter Kit and join Stampin’ Up!
Option 1: Get £170 worth of Stampin’ Up! products for just £99. That’s a whopping £71 of FREE product
Option 2: Get £170 worth of Stampin’ Up! products + the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (valued at £47) for just £125! You will love this bag.
Why not test-drive demonstrator discounts and benefits?
There’s no risk to join, there’s no penalty to drop and you get to keep all of the products:
build your Starter Kit your way: choose your favourite products: stamp sets, tools, bundles, etc up to £170 (that’s £71 of free product)
starter kit ships FREE
enjoy a discount of 20% or more until at least 31 July 2019
there’s no obligation to sell, run classes or workshops, and you can be your own best customer
there’s no obligation to purchase anything beyond the starter kit
I welcome demonstrators from Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Either you want to build a business or just want to be a hobby demonstrator, I would love to have you to our team.
Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day,
Don’t forget to check
HOST CODE for the month of January is 4SVKJFWC
All orders of £75+ (excl.p&p) will receive from me:
A brand new Dot To Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Exclusive PDF Tutorials – bundle for the month of January
A beautiful handcrafted card with envelope
How it works –
Place a product order of £75 or more (excl. shipping) in my online storein the month of January.
Add Host Code 4SVKJFWC –To claim your reward you must include this code in your ordering process.
This January Special will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code 4SVKJFWCbetween 1 – 31 January.
If your order is £150 or more pleasedo not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
IMPORTANT: My FREE Monthly Special Host Gift is mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-February
PDF’s will include the photos of the finished cards, a list of products used and step by step instructions.
Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – International Highlights Winners Hop: You Are The Greatest
Hello and welcome to my stampin’ cave today.
First of all, I wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all my followers and visitors to my blog for VOTING on my project for this month’s International Project Highlights! My little fridge magnet and card took the 5th place. I’m so humbled!
Every month, the ‘top ten’ get to blog hop with Kylie, using the same theme, which was a “Teachers Gifts”.
You Are The Greatest
For today’s project, I decided to go back to one of my favourite products and techniques – watercolour with Brusho® Crystal Colour.
Here’s my card –
Card dimensions:
Whisper White Thick cardstock: 11-6/8″ x 4-1/8″ scored in half at 5-7/8″ (29.7 x 10.5 cm scored in half at 14.8 cm)
Tranquil Tide cardstock panel: 3-7/8″ x 4-1/4″ (9.8 cm x 10.6 cm)
Lemon Lime Twist cardstock panel: 3-5/8″ x 5-13/16″ (9.2 cm x 12.2 cm)
Watercolour Paper panel: 3-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (9 cm x 12 cm)
Whisper White cardstock for sentiment
My thought behind this card was to create one that could be suitable either for a female or male teacher.
I prepared my watercolour panel – it was bit larger than what I needed – with embossing buddy and stamped the ‘heart constellation’ using Versamark ink. I sprinkled it with a White Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.
When heat embossing on Watercolor Paper, because it’s a quite porous surface, you need to make sure all the image has transferred very well. It can take a little bit longer for the embossing powder to melt, so be patient.
Brusho Crystal Colour
They are high quality and highly pigmented paint powders. They are water-based and most of all completely non-toxic. For my card, I chose two colours to work with: Prussian Blue and Moss Green.
I added my water to the embossed heart, sprinkled it with Moss Green and using the aqua painter I moved the water around.
Before adding Prussian Blue I wet the panel under a running water. I wasn’t too concerned and didn’t worry too much that the Mossy Green will run. Once my panel was really wet I sprinkled it richly with Prussian Blue.
I moved the colour tilting the panel in each direction dabbing off any colour that got into the heart – I wanted to keep it green. Once my panel was dry I spritz it with water (very selectively avoiding the heart) and added more Prussian Blue with a few Moss Green areas for the contrast and moved it around with aqua painter again. Once happy with results, and when the panel was still slightly damp, I sprinkled some more of Prussian Blue and let it dry without moving the paper. I love the effect it left on the panel.
Assembling the card
For the final touch, I took a Whisper White Craft Ink Refill and with a help of clear block and aqua painter, I splashed white all over the panel.
Once my panel was dry I cut it to the size but I saved my colourful off cuts to use them later for some accents.
I adhered Tranquil Tide panel to the card base with liquid glue. Next, I mounted watercolour piece onto a Lemon Lime Twist panel and adhered them both to the base.
The sentiment comes from Tropical Chic Stamp Set. I stamped it in Tranquil Tide ink and punched out with Tailored Tag Punch. I have added it to my card with few dimensionals.
Final touches
For some interest, I stamped a cluster of stars inside of my card, in a bottom left corner. Besides that, I also took one of the watercolour strips that left, cut it at an angle and add it to the inside as well. I think it looks pretty cool.
I also decided to decorate the envelope with the same elements as the inside of my card: clusters of stars and another watercolour strip cut at an angle.
And that’s it from me for today. I hope you’ve enjoyed visiting my blog. Do you like the card I created? I would love to hear your thoughts.
Below is the list of all the winners, so be sure to hop along. Your next stop is lovely and very talented Janneke de Jong from the Netherlands – go and see her beautiful project.
As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.
Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Customers Thank You Cards Using Beautiful Healing Hugs Stamp Set
Today I’ve got for you really beautiful Thank You cards I’ve made using Healing Hugs Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
These were the cards for my customers who shopped with me in the month of June and used Host Code. I have sent them out with rhinestones and some treats!
I had a little delay this month because of MS giving me hard time again, but my ladies were very understanding and loved their parcels. I even received a couple of messages back to say how much they loved them!
Healing Hugs ‘thank you’ cards
For my cards I’ve used a gorgeous distINKtive stamp set called Healing Hugs and a sentiment from Love What You Do stamp set.
Healing Hugs Thank You Cards dimensions:
Poppy Parade/Gorgeous Grunge/Bermuda Bay cardstock: 11-6/8″ x 4-1/8″ scored at 5-1/2″ (29.7 x 10.5 cm scored at 13.9 cm)
Whisper White cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.3 cm x 13.9 cm)
Whisper White cardstock for inside: 4-1/8″ x 4″ (10.5 cm x 10.3 cm)
Whisper White cardstock for the sentiments
Mini Striped Ribbon in Poppy Parade/Gorgeous Grape/Bermuda Bay: approx. 4″ (10.3 cm)
How to:
I started by preparing the bases for three cards. Once I scored each card base at 5-1/2″, I had 6/8″ of cardstock hanging off the base. I trimmed it off and saved it, as I will need it later in the design.
Usually, I make individual cards, but for customers, I really like to make cards in batches. Once I have a design I choose colours, and then I start making the cards, each step at a time.
For these cards, I chose to use three different colours: returning Poppy Parade, new Gorgeous Grape and current Bermuda Bay (the bases and stamping). To help me with accurate stamps placings I have used a Stamparatus.
Colour Choices, stamping & masking
My first colour choice was Poppy Parade for the base and flowers, followed by Gorgeous Grape and Bermuda Bay. For leaves and background accents I’ve used accordingly either Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green.
I stamped the main flower first on each Whisper White panel and next onto some masking paper and fussy cut it.
I placed the mask over the flower and stamped two more flowers, one above and one below, first stamping them off for a lighter shade.
Next, using the same mask I stamped the leaves. For the Gorgeous Grape card, I’ve used Granny Apple Green for the leaves. On other cards, the foliage was stamped in Soft Sea Foam.
Once all the flowers and leaves on all of the cards were stamped I decided to use small ‘plus’ stamp from the same stamp set to add some detail to the background.
I didn’t use a Stampratus for this, just a regular acrylic block, size ‘D’. Added details as I went along using same greens as before.
Before I mount all the panels to the card bases I distressed the edges using paper snips and adhered them either centred or to the right.
Finishing off the cards
I took the 6/8″ pieces of cardstock that I have trimmed from bases earlier and stamped them using the flower stamp and Versamark ink pad, to create a subtle background. I adhered them to the cards using snail adhesive.
I have added those strips to my cards and also adhered around 3-1/2″ length of Mini Striped ribbons to each (according to the colour of the base).
For the sentiment, I have used the ‘Thank You’ stamp from Love What You Do stamp set. I stamped it on a strip of Whisper White cardstock, in Memento Black, using Stamparatus.
I trimmed each sentiment to measure 1″ x 2-1/2″ and pop them up on the cards using dimensionals.
Inside the cards, I stamped the flowers and leaves in Versamark for tone on tone look. Next, I adhered smaller Whisper White panels inside those cards.
And here’s the last peak on all colours/designs together –
I truly hope you like my cards and enjoyed coming to my blog today.
As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.
HOST CODE for the month of JULY is D369YGBB. Orders of £50+ (excl. p&p) will receive a SPECIAL GIFT from me: a sampler of In Color® Grosgrain Ribbons (2 yards of each).
Summary of the project which gives all the views of the card in one photo. I’d love if you pinned and called by on Pinterest xx
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Healing Hugs Thank You Cards dimensions:
