New catalogue launch party

October is the most exciting time of year for devotees of Stampin' Up - it's the launch of the new Idea Book and Catalogue!

I'm going to host my first ever new catalogue launch party to celebrate and introduce you to all the lovely goodies on offer. It will be on the very day the catalogue is launched - 1st October and will run as a drop in from 12 until 4pm at my house.

As a special deal for the 1st you will be able to buy the new catalogue at just £3.50 (RRP £5.95) and I will also be offering a very special BOGOF deal! I will have lots of retiring items including stamps, ribbons and designer papers and for every pound spent on the retiring items you will be able to spend another pound in the new catalogue!

There will be a chance to play with some of the new items that I've been able to get my hands on early with a Make and Take. So that I can be fully prepared could you please let me know if you'll be coming along by 23rd September, and if you are going to bring a friend along. Remember that there is no charge for this launch party! I will also be having a raffle with some fabulous prizes and a catalogue treasure hunt. You will get 1 ticket for coming along, and another 1 if you place an order on the day, and yet another 1 if you book a workshop on the day.

I've also been finalising some of my projects for the next couple of classes too - I've got some great Christmas items ready so I'll let you have the details in my next newsletter and full details will be available at the launch party.

Test Drive the Starter Kit

With the new catalogue out in just 2 weeks now is a perfect time to think about signing up as a demo.
I signed up when I discovered that I could substitute items from the starter kit for ones of my own choice, and that there was absolutely no obligation to do anything after I had bought the starter kit!

The kit is £119 and for that you get £230 worth of goodies, once you are signed up you will get 30% of your first order and you get to keep 20% of every order that you place.

If you are interested then there are more details on my 'Join My Team' page, or just call me on 07877042498 or email me at niki.ridge.nr@googlemail.com.

Stampin' Up Last Chance Blog Hop

The lovely ladies at ILWS are having a blog hop to see off some of our retiring old favourites in style! We're not too sad because it means that our lovely new catalogue with all it's new gorgeous items will be live from 1st October.

I've chosen 2 of my absolute favourite sets that are retiring, Beware Pirates and Plane and Simple which was in our mini this year. Both cards are based around crumb cake and black card and use the linen twine for a highlight. The gorgeous papers on the plane card are also retiring - if you want to get your hands on either the stamp sets or the papers give me a shout on niki.ridge.nr@googlemail.com. They are around until stocks last or the end of this month depending which happens first, so if you want something don't delay! You can find the full list of retiring items here

Make sure you hop on over to Sarah-Jane's awesome blog to see what wonderful creations she's come up with - Happy Hopping!

Last chance list and a chance to grab some bargains.

The new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue will be with us soon and while that means that there will be lots of exciting new goodies on their way it also means we have to say goodbye to some things in the current Idea Book and Catalogue.

You can find the list of these last chance items here.
The things on this list are only available while stocks last so don't delay, check the list and then either phone me or email me with your orders.
I will be placing orders over the next couple of weeks - if you want to collect your orders from me there will be no post and packing charge.

How to Order
Email or phone through your order details.

Decide if you would like your order delivered direct to you (costs £4.95) or if you would like to collect it from me.

Once payment is received your order will be placed with Stampin' Up! Payment can be made by credit card, cheque, cash, bank transfer or even paypal.Then all you have to do is wait for your new goodies to get to you!

So Don't Wait - Email niki.ridge@ntlworld.com or call on 07877042498

An extra treat
If you would like to be among the 1st to receive the new Idea Book and Catalogue then I will be sending one free of charge to anyone who spends more than £30 in September.

My first one page wonder

I've seen one page wonder mentioned a few times recently so thought I'd better check it out! What a fab idea - for those of you like me who had no idea it is so simple. You take 1 A4 sheet of card and stamp all over it. You then cut it into various shapes and use to make several co-ordinating cards. I used the lovely Greenhouse Garden stamp set and stamped it in Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink and So Saffron. I've seen this used for Christmas cards so can't wait to have ago with Serene Snowflakes! I hope you like them too.

I really love the bottom one, i'll definitely use the technique on larger cards too - the window effect is really lovely.

Children's class- Teacher Gifts

I can't believe how quickly this school year has gone - there is no way I'll have a Year 4 and a Year 1 next year!

Anyway here is a sneaky peek at some of the projects I've got in store for the class on Saturday. Don't worry, there will be lots to choose form otherwise Mrs Smith will be having several of the same thing! If you want to come along let me know on 07877042498, or niki.ridge@ntlworld.com. It's Saturday at 3pm at my house and costs £10 for parent and child - additional children just £4.00.

I would like to enter these projects in the following challenges too:
Stamping for the Weekend - Wings and Things
The Poodles Parlour - Birds Eye View
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges - Punches (the owl is a punch!)
Riley and Co - Dies and Punches
City Crafter -Birds of a feather
Scrapbook SIsters - Just for teacher

My first blog hop!

The lovely ladies at In Love with Stamping have organised a blog hop to inspire us all. The hop is based around the colourways that can be found in the Stampin' Up Colour Coach. This is an ingenious tool that suggests colour combinations from the range of lovely colours available - especially useful for those of us who are sometimes lacking in inspiration for colour schemes!

I chose the bright fresh combination of So Saffron, Poppy Parade and Baja Breeze. I have a confession to make because I shamelessly CASEd this card from one that I made at a craft day with the talented duo of Natalie and Zoe and just changed the colours around.

I hope you like my creation - do hop along to Sarah-Jane's amazing blog and see what she's come up with.