The party goes on!!

Stampin' Up! really are going all out on their birthday celebration!!

For one week only you can get 25% off 25 of their stamp sets!  You can see the list on my online store by clicking here

Order from there directly to your home 24/7 or email me your order to creativecraft@btinternet.com and I will add it to my order on 28th October.

Happy shopping!

Oh yes it's ladies night!!

Wine, shopping, pampering and cupcakes, what more could a girl ask for?  

Please come along and support this amazing event in aid of the East Anglia Children's Hospice.  Last year the organisers raised £2000 

and they are hoping to raise even more this year! 

I will be here selling lots of gorgeous handmade Christmas gifts.

Hope to see you there!

Wow! What an Offer!!

From today until 21st October you can join Stampin’ Up! for just £25!!

This amazing offer is only available for two weeks to celebrate

 Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary in 2013

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For £25 you get to choose £26.95 worth of Stampin' Up! products from any current catalogues PLUS a business starter kit giving you all you need to start your own business. 

There are so many reasons to join my Stampin' Up! Team

Save money on all your Stampin' Up! products.

Earn some extra money leading up to Christmas.

Sneak peek of products before anyone else!

Come to the Stampin' Up! Convention in Manchester this November!

Make new friends who love to craft!

Make Stampin' Up! your new career!

You will join my team of lovely demonstrators, some who run this as a business and others who just like to order their products at a discount. There is no obligation to hold parties or classes and no pressure if you change your mind.  The £26.95 worth of products is yours to keep whatever so there really is nothing to lose.

 

If you would like to know more or come along to one of my team crafting days then drop me a message at creativecraft@btinternet.com

Party More ... Get More!!

Exciting news today!! .....

Did you know it is Stampin' Up!'s 25th Birthday?  

As part of the celebrations we have a fabulous offer for any of my lovely hostesses who book a party with me this month.

Host a party with sales of £250 or more and get an extra £25 of FREE products! For those ladies who have already booked with me, that's an amazing £65 of FREEBIES! I only have a couple of dates left for this month so if you would like to join in then please let me know but dropping be a message at creativecraft@btinternet.com

If you are considering joining Stampin' Up! and would like to be part of my team then check back later for an UNBELIEVABLE offer!!

 

Who loves a bargain?

We have our first ever UK Clearance Rack full of amazing bargains available in my new  ONLINE SHOP!!

Once you follow the link to Online Shop you will need to click Shop in the right hand corner.

Then Click on Clearance Rack to see all the bargains!

There are some amazing bargains with up to 80% off!!

Bakers Twine 79p, Fabric £2.19, Designer Paper £1.99 and lots more!!

These bargains are only available while stocks last so order today!

If you place your order online enter this hostess code and you 

will also be entered into a draw for free goodies!

 

If you have any problems just drop me a line at 

creativecraft@btinternet.com and I will be happy to help.

Stampin' Up! comes to Ipswich!

On Tuesday evening the Stampin Up! Creative Tour kicked off in little old Ipswich!  It was an amazing night with over fifty demo's from all over East Anglia attending.  We are so used to traveling miles to attend any Stampin' Up! events that it was a real treat for us.  We were the first locations to fill places so fingers crossed that this region maybe consider for future events :-)  

 

I don't want to spoil things for anyone who maybe going to other locations BUT I can tell you that we got to see some fabulous projects!  There were prizes, giveaways and some exciting news about what is coming our way very soon :-)  I also got to see lots of lovely friends that I have made since joining Stampin' Up! 

 

I thought you might like to see some of the amazing swaps I got too :-)

 

I will start with my swaps which were these little containers made from the In Colour Designer Paper Collection.

 

 

 These are from my lovely team - Tina, Angie, Jo and Karen.  Thank you for swapping ladies ...

 

There were some brilliant cards ....

3D projects .....

and lots of Christmas ideas ....

 

The quality of all the swaps were amazing.  

Thank you to everyone who swapped with me.

I am back to share another project from the training evening I co-hosted last week.  This card was designed using the Six Sided Sampler stamp set.

The coordinating Hexagon Punch makes it so simple to create these gorgeous patterns. You can buy the stamp set and punch as a bundle for just £29.25 in clear or £33.50 in wood.  That's a 15% saving!

Here is an enhanced version created by adding a few extra elements.

I have just added two exciting Creative Christmas events to my page.  You can find out more by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marisa xx

Team Training

On Thursday I spent a brilliant evening with nine other local demonstrators at our "Team Training" evening.   I organise these events along with another local demonstrator Becki at Pennikkity Pots in Ipswich Town centre.  They a brilliant chance for ANY demonstrators local to Ipswich to meet, craft and share projects.  

One of the things I love about these evenings (and most Stampin' Up! events) is that everyone brings along a project to swap with others.  

Here is what I designed to swap with everyone.

These bright and cheery tags are designed around the very pretty 

Gingham Garden Suite.

I love the strips of coordinating Washi Tape along the bottom!  If you haven't tried these yet I would highly recommend them!  At £4.50 for three rolls they are great value for money but also so versatile and extremely easy to use.

The next Team Training evening is on Wednesday 4th December at 19:30 at Pennikkity Pots in Ipswich. These events are open to everyone, including local demos from any team or anyone who is thinking of joining and would like to find out more. If you would like to come along just drop me a quick email at 

creativecraft@btinternet.com

 

I will be back soon with one of the projects I designed for the evening.

Marisa xx

Happy Birthday to me!

My poor blog has been very neglected lately so thank you for coming back to visit.  What do you think of the new design?  

After a busy couple of months I took all of July off to spend some time with my boyfriends parents who are visiting us from Australia.  We have had an amazing few weeks showing them around sunny Suffolk.  I can't believe how lovely the weather has been!

It also coincided with my birthday so I thought I would start by sharing some of the gorgeous handmade cards I received from my lovely friends.

My poor picture doesn't show some of the gorgeous shimmer and amazing detail on these cards.  Thank you so much ladies for making the effort to create these and post to me. After a few days way it was lovely to find these on my doorstep.

I will be back with some amazing offers for August!

Marisa xx

New Annual Catalogue!!!

The new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue goes lives today!!!

It is packed full of brand new stamps, accessories and gorgeous NEW colours!!

You can view it online HERE or to get your copy email me

at creativecraft@btinternet.com

I will back soon with info of my catalogue launch party! 

Best of ......

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the long awaited sunshine!  To kick start off June Stampin' Up have released two more amazing special offers!

As you may know Stampin' Up! are celebrating their 25th year and over the next five months they will release five sets called Best of.  These will combine some of the most popular images from the last 25 years PLUS a brand new image.

The first one is Best of Flowers which is available in clear mount only and costs £13.95

On top of that for a limited time you can also purchase these single stamps which will be available until the end of August (or while stocks last)

I will be back soon with some Best of Flowers projects.

Hope you have a great day!

Marisa x

Get your favourite products before they are gone!

It is that time of year when we say goodbye to lots of products to make way for the new catalogue!

You can see all the retiring stamps by clicking HERE and all the retiring accessories HERE

With some products being discounted by 40% these items will sell out very quickly!  I will be placing an order over the weekend so if you would like anything please email me at creativecraft@btinternet.com

Free This and That Class!

Wow!! Have you seen the new This and That Bundle??  A modern, portable and fun way to record your memories!

Here is mine, isn't it absolutely gorgeous!!

Until 31st May you can get this whole bundle delivered for just £29.24! 

Take a look at what you get ...................................

• The Epic Day This and That Journal - 60 Gorgeous printed sheets with pockets and coordinating envelopes.

• Epic Day 12x12 Designer Series Patterned Paper - 12 sheets of gorgeous coordinating paper.

• Remember This and That Rotary Stamp - 12 amazing phrases that can be personalised by a adding your special date.

• This and That Washi Tape - 3 designs.  Use to attach photos, tickets and decorate your journal.

• Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers - 4 sheets of amazing stickers in a variety of designs.

 

This really is amazing value for money and on top of this if you order the bundle from me you will be invited to my FREE and exclusive "This and That" class in June where you will learn tips to create fun and fast layouts for you journal as well as amazing accessories to accent your pages.  If you don't live local to Ipswich you will receive an online class with all the info and tips!

To place your order just drop me an email at creativecraft@btinternet.com

Marisa xx

Telford Training with the Amazing Buds!

I am back from a fabulous Stampin' Up! training event in Telford!!  I was lucky enough to spend two whole days crafting with my fabulous team, the Bloomin' Buds.

I traveled to the event with one of my lovely downline Angie.  This was Angie's first event and I was so pleased that she came along with me.  Here we are getting our picture taken with one of Stampin' Ups! stars Chris.

We were lucky enough to meet up with four other Bloomin' Buds, Jenny, Kathey, Maria and Jill. 

These ladies are the most amazing crafters and wonderful friends!!  We spent the first day crafting in our hotel room and I haven't laughed so much in ages!!  Thank you ladies for an amazing weekend, can't wait for Convention in November!!  I will share their gorgeous projects with you later this week.

If you would like to join my team and be one of Jenny's Bloomin Buds, you could come along with us for the next big event in Manchester later this year.  On top of that if you join before 30th May you only pay £99 and you get to choose £155 worth of products from either catalogue and you will also get a free welcome gift.

For more information click here or you can email me at creativecraft@btinternet.com

Back with more swaps pictures soon!

Marisa xx

So excited about This and That!!

I know that a lot of my customers have been talking about the fabulous Smash Book projects that are really popular at the moment. Which is why I am so excited to share with you the amazing new This and That range from Stampin' Up!

For those of you that haven't seen them they are portable easy to use journals/notebooks with 101 creative uses!  From capturing those everyday moments and holiday memories to recording birthdays or planning a wedding.  The list is endless and they make fabulous presents!

This new range will be available in the new Stampin' Up! catalogue BUT during May you can order this exclusive bundle with 15% off!!

The Epic Day This and That Bundle costs £29.24 and includes:

The This and That Journal

12 Sheets of Epic Day Designer Series Paper

Remember This and That Rotary Stamp

3 Rolls of Designer Washi Tape

4 Sheets of Designer Stickers

I am offering FREE postage and packaging 

PLUS an invitation to an exclusive This and That class 

to anyone ordering the bundle in May.

To order email creativecraft@btinternet.com or call me on 07734299904.

Marisa

Creative Craft Open Evening

If you are free on Wednesday 15th May be sure to pop in to my 

Creative Craft Open Evening!

This is a FREE event and everyone is welcome.

It will be packed fully of creative opportunities!

• FREE projects for you to make and take home.
• The chance to book onto my brand new classes starting in June.
• I will be selling LOTS of my pre-loved products at a bargain price including stamps, patterned paper, ribbon, accessories and lots more!!
• FREE refreshments.
• Inspiration area with new creative ideas to try at home.
• FREE prize draw - everyone attending will be entered in a FREE draw for some Stampin' Up! goodies!

There is no need to book BUT if you email me to let me know you are coming I will have one of these discount voucher booklets waiting for you to collect on the evening!

So if you are interested in finding out more or just fancy popping in for a bargain it would be lovely to see you.

Marisa

07734299904

creativecraft@btinternet.com

Oh and there's more!

Just when we thought Sale-a-bration was over Stampin' Up! hits us with not one but two great offers!!

Offer One - Host a party with me

When? 15th April to 30th May (yes, the offer ends the day before the last day of the month)

What? Host a Stampin' Up! party generating £250 or more with a few of your friends.

What do you get? An additional £25  in FREE products!  That's an amazing £65 of FREEBIES!

Offer Two - Become a Demonstrator and join my team of Creative Crafters

When? 15th April to 30th May (yes, the offer really does end the day before the last day of the month)

What? Sign up as an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for just £99

What do you get? An additional £25 worth of products in your Starter Kit - That's £155 of products!

My wonderful team  includes lots of hobby demos who do no parties or classes but still enjoy all the benefits of a 20% discount plus the opportunity of attending Stampin' Up! events including the Bloomin' Buds weekend retreats, Annual Stampin' Up! Convention and Regional Training events.

If you would like to find out more about either of these offers or you would just like a FREE copy of the current catalogue then you can contact me at:

creativecraft@btinternet.com

Marisa xx

Colour Refresh!!!

Wow I can't believe it has been this long since I updated my blog!!  You will be pleased to know that during my absence I have been busy with some new crafting ventures!! 

Some of your may already know that I am now running Children's craft workshops in Kesgrave during the school holidays.  These are proving to be very popular and are so rewarding to deliver!  Yesterday we had a brilliant day making Easter Crafts with a fantastic group of children.  Our next children's workshop is on 30th May.  You can find out more details by visiting our Creative Little Workshop Facebook page.

Ok so back to the colour refresh!!  Stampin' Up! have just announced the exciting news that they will be adding ten colours to the core colour group we currently have.  Four of these are brand new colour and the other six are popular colours that I know some of you will be pleased are staying/returning!!

 The new colours will be available on 1st July 2013.

To make way for these for these new colours some of our old favourites will be retiring:

• Regal Rose
• Pretty in Pink
• Bashful Blue
• Certainly Celery
• Baja Breeze
• Riding Hood Red
• Bravo Burgundy
• Not Quite Navy
• More Mustard
• River Rock
• Lucky Limeade

From today all products in these retiring colours including cardstock, ink pads, ribbons etc are only available until stocks lasts.  If you would like to order any items before it is too late please contact me at creativecraft@btinternet.com

I promise to share some more projects with you soon but don't forget you can also find me on facebook

Marisa xx

Spring is here!

It has been a lovely sunny day here in Ipswich which meant I could take pictures of all the projects I have busy creating!

Today I am going to share a card made with the Papillon Potpourri Set.

The colour combination is Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit.  I love how fresh these look stamped on Whisper White.  

Here is a close up of the colours together ...

The sentiment is from the Vintage Verse set which you can get FREE as part of Sale-a-Bration when you place an order of £45 or more by 22nd March.

I will back soon with details of my spring events including a new club!

Fashionable Valentines

I hope you all had a lovely Valentines Day.  Here is the card that I made ...

 

It uses my lastest buy the lovely "Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die" which I used to create the hearts from Real Read and Basic Black Designer Paper.  The little card inside the scalloped envelope contains my Valentine's message.

Did you spot the new Designer Builder Brads??  They come in a pack of 16 and you can add any stamped or punched image and then cover with one of the epoxy bubbles which are included in the pack.

They coordinate with the Itty Bitty Punch which I used to add the Real Red Designer paper. These are gorgeous and I just know that they will be a regular feature on my projects.

 I hope you like :o)

Marisa xx