Stampin’ Up! Leadership Orlando Swaps Video

Here it is – a quick video of the swaps I received from the Leadership Conference Held in Orlando and my conference highlights below

Here are some of the photos from the long weekend – in no particular order

Me and my good friends Caroline and Erna – 2 lovely demo friends from the Netherlands

The amazing $1million sales achiever Dawn – she was so sweet

My name badge – in America Silver 2 Demos are called Managers!

Demos starting to congregate on the first morning – the conference centre is HUGE

Me posing for pictures with Brian King – such a sweet guy and a great stamper

Here I am with Cayleigh, Kim and Fiona enjoying our special night out at Disney Hollywood Studios – such fun

So pretty

Some ideas for the ballon bash stamp set

This was one of my faves

A lovely idea with you and me

Some of Shellis cards

So there you go – apologies for the picture heavy post but I took nearly 400 photos in three days, and these are just a few.  it was back to the real world and the day job with a bump on Monday – and brrr its turned cold – not used to it after the lovely florida sunshine.

Being part of stampin up gives you access to exclusive events like this one and the chance to meet and make new friends with like-minded people from all over the world. (As well as a great discount and heaps of other benefits).  For me the friendships and the people you meet are the best bit – and if you haven’t joined up yet – what are you waiting for?

2015 Class Schedule

I hope you are all enjoying a nice relaxing time as we slide into the Christmas week.  I have everything ready apart from the food shopping and I am looking forward to spending time with family, friends and creating wonderful memories.

I have worked out a class schedule for the first 6 months of 2015, and hope that local blog readers will be able to attend.  The details are below

 

Coffee and a card is a new drop in event – come make a card whilst enjoying a great coffee in Hythe for just £5.  More details to follow in the new year.  My classes in Folkestone are £15 to attend, or free with a Stampin’ Up! Order.  We usually make 3-4 cards or projects over a 2 hour period in a relaxed small group in my home.

I do hope you enjoy the break over Christmas if you are getting one.  Spare a thought to those who have to work over the Christmas period x

Best wishes

 

Caroline xxx

 

Stampin’ Up! UK CraftyHallett’s Desk Organiser

So I wanted a little organisation for my desk.  I kept loosing my note book and calculator.  Two very important things when you go to parties or card classes, and they just kept disappearing under a mountain of ink pads and stamp sets.  So it was time for a little organisation – and I came up with this

Its perfect for what I needed.  A note book, pen, and calculator all safe in their own little folder.  And I thought how useful for other stampin’ up demos, so I cut 8 kits out with some instructions and gifted them to my  Stampin’ Up! Demo buddies when we got together last weekend.

If you would like the instructions to make this – click the link here ——> Instructions for Crafty Hallett Desk Tidy

If you make one please leave me a comment and let me know how you get on

Hope you are having a nice time and getting ready for Christmas.  Just a reminder the last order date for guaranteed Christmas Delivery is fast approaching – you have just 5 days left so please do get those last minute orders in.

Lots of love
Craftyhallett  xx

Boys Birthday Card from Crafty Hallett

Just a quick post to share with you a card I made last week for my Son’s 24th Birthday.

I used a number of stamp sets for the card.  Starburst Sayings for the “Happy Day” and “You make the World a Better Place”, Sassy Salutations for the Happy Birthday Sentiment and the Larger Than Life Alphabet stamps to do the Number 24.

The background paper is from the lightweight “Typeset” stack and I used the Stars Mask to sponge stars in Lost Lagoon ink to tie in with the ribbon on the card.  A little twine and a mini staple and I was done.

All the items used to make this card are available from my shop – clicky click the pictures below to be taken automagically to my shop.

Bokeh Technique from Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Caroline Hallett

I just love the big sentiments that are in the Bravo stamp set – but they are a bit of a challenge as they are so BIG.  They ideally just need to be on a pretty piece of DSP or a back ground all on their own.  Which is what led me to this technique – BOKEH.  I want to keep singing that song, you know Oh, the Okey Cokey – but as Oh the Okey Bokeh!

Its a watercolour technique and you do need watercolour paper to get it to work.  The details are all in the video.  Only thing I can recommend on top is GIVE IT TIME TO DRY.  White craft ink takes an AGE to dry translucent.

Also after I had completed these cards, and you didnt see it on the video, I gave them a quick spritz with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch just for a little more SPARKLE

Please enjoy the video and making your own versions of these cards – they are so quick and easy and a little bit addictive.

Hope you all had a nice weekend.
Craftyhallett xxx

Mini Luggage Collection by Stampin’ Up! UK Demonstrator Caroline Hallett

Hi there

Hope you love these cute little boxes I made a while ago. I promised then that I would make a video for them, and then my video equipment broke so the video was put on hold.  Luckily I now have a new video set up – so loads more videos are now possible 🙂

Anywho… here’s the video – made with a 6×6 square

I hope you enjoy making your own little boxes.  I am off to build IKEA furniture now with Hubby… wish me luck!

CraftyHallett Reward Day!

Oh its my favourite day of the year – craftyhallett reward day.  Save your diaries, for ….. Saturday 24th January from 10am until 4pm  – a whole day of crafting with friends.

Crafty Reward Day  this year is at  St George’s Church Hall, 8 Audley Road, Folkestone CT20 3QA.

This event was such fun last year – a whole day with friends, old and new.  Crafting, chatting and mainly laughing.  So why not do it again!

You will get to make 5 different projects with 5 different Stampin’ Up! Demos.  Lorraine, Sandra, Sally, Sharon and I have each prepared something fun to share with you, all you need to bring is yourself, a packed lunch and some cash for a raffle as you might win an awesome prize or two. And did I mention table gifts and spot prizes?

Here’s a few photos from last year to whet your appetite

Meli and I messing around

Mini Album in a box

hard at work

busy making

busy chating

More creating

more chating

fun had by all

busy bees

we took over the hotel

 

The day is free to customers who spend a total of £50 or more in November & December.  If you are not a customer of mine and would like to attend the cost will be £20.   Do hope to see you there.

PLEASE RSVP by EMAIL TO MRSCAROLINEHALLETT@GMAIL.COM or TEXT/CALL  07545 968127 NOT LATER THAN 19^th JANUARY TO SECURE YOUR SPACE AND ENSURE WE CATER FOR THE RIGHT NUMBERS THANK YOU

Advent Calendar using Stampin’ Up! UK’s Nifty little Boxes

Stampin up have brought out a great set of little boxes and a stamp set to make this cool advent calendar.

The boxes fold flat and need no glue to keep them closed.  The box is a 2 inch cube so perfect for your own chocolates or perhaps a poem or a riddle?  I punched the circles out from Pear Pizazz and Soft Sky cardstock and then stamped them using the 25 Days Stamp set.  Such a versatile set that is not just for christmas advent calendars – oh no this is the set that just keeps on giving.  How about using this set for

Thank you gifts, first day of school photos, birthday cards, border & backgrounds, labels, graduation cards, party favours, 25 reasons why you love your other half, anniversary cards and gifts, countdowns to a wedding, list of your favourite things, project life and scrapbooking, check lists, banners, clue for a treasure hunts and so much more…

The boxes are just £6.25 for 25 – click on the pictures below to buy them automagically from my shop.  Such good value even if you didnt want to make an advent calendar with them, perhaps gifts for the table on christmas day, or just little treat boxes.

Come back tomorrow to see the “alternative” advent calendar I have made using the same stamp set but some different ideas for boxes.

Lots of love

Crafty Hallett

“Frozen” style keepsake curvy boxes from Stampin Up UK

I just love the new curvy keepsake die from Stampin Up – I have been using it this week to make pumpkin boxes and also inspired by Paula from my extended family of Stampin up demonstrators I have made this stepped up frozen version.

Using pool party, island indigo and lost lagoon inks I sprayed a die cut from the Silver glimmer paper, I added a little touch of white craft ink to “frost” up the blue and then the tag is made using the Letterpress Winter stamp set.

The ribbon is coloured using blend abilities and then scrunched up when wet to dry crinkly

Don’t forget you can buy all the things you need to make these boxes from my shop – click the link at the top right of this page

Hope you have a good week – pop back during the week to see the advent calendar I have made 🙂 Thanks for visiting

Oh and here’s the pumpkin ones – the kids loved them

Wedding Card & Gift Box using Project Life Kit from Stampin’ Up! UK

Today I am sharing with you a card and envelope I made for my friend’s wedding.  Their colour theme was deepest purple so I was able to use as a colour match Rich Razzleberry.  I used the cards from the Love Story Project Life Kit to create a bunting string with pictures of the happy couple, a shaker heart with star confetti and an envelope containing the gift (cash) we had for them.  I have shared some photographs below so you can see each part of it.

The project life cards are perfect for this project – and a few stamps from Big News and other sets completed the look!

I hope the bride and groom liked it.  We had a lovely day with them.  Here’s me and the man getting in the mood ourselves

Hope you have all had a great weekend.  Click on the pictures below of the products I used in this card to be taken automagically to the shop if there’s anything there that takes your fancy.

Have a great week!

Caroline xxx

Stampin’ Up European Convention – Craftyhallett Day 2

So welcome to the first full day of convention!  This morning we will be hearing from Shelli Gardner – the founder of Stampin Up, and getting some tips and ideas on how to run our business and share what we love. The second session of the morning is a session called “Inspire – Create – Share” – The Workshop.  And this is where the big secret comes out.  Way back in August I was called out of the blue by Stampin Up USA office to ask if I would like to partner with them on a “mocked up stampin up workshop/party”.  Once hubby picked me up off the floor, and they had reassured me that it wasn’t a wind up, I told them  I would be delighted to!  Since then I have had a number of emails, conference calls and live Skype presentations and the privilege of working with a load of great people from the SU Office putting together something fun and hopefully inspirational (eek!) for my fellow convention delegates. So this morning, at 11am I will be “pretending” to demonstrate a workshop that has been hosted by the International Business Director for Stampin up – Natalie White.  As this is a scheduled post I cant tell you how it will go – lets hope my brain doesn’t get an idea and my mouth just decides to run with it! (Stole that phrase from one of my teamies – Sandra – but its very apt for the moment).  To say I am nervous is an understatement.. even my nerves are nervous… I will be demonstrating how to use the gift box maker – and here’s a sneaky peek picture of the finished article – If you would like a copy of the instructions on how to make and decorate the box please download them here. The rest of the afternoon will either involve me shaking quietly in a corner somewhere or looking forward to the Awards Ceremony in the evening.  I am not getting an award myself, but I will be cheering loudly all the Pinkies in my extended upline and side lines who have – and there are a lot of them, so I am expecting to be quite horse on Saturday!  Come back tomorrow for some more pictures/event details (depending upon my internet access at the hotel!)

Who Doesn’t Want Free Crafting Stuff? Time to Join Stampin’ Up!

Stampin up have a fab joining offer this month –

BECOME A DEMONSTRATOR AND EARN FREE PAPER FOR SIX MONTHS!

Just for now, when you sign up to become a demonstrator you’ll receive six months of FREE Designer Series Paper!

You read that correctly.

You’ll receive one FREE package of Designer Series Paper, every month for the next six months, when you sign up to be a demonstrator. After signing up, you simply need to place a demonstrator order each month to redeem your chosen qualifying paper!   This is worth another £60 to you and will give you plenty to play with as you start growing your stampin up addiction collection

Don’t miss out; talk to me before the 24th October to sign up and qualify for this sweet deal.   You will also get all of the usual great perks of being a demonstrator including up to 30% off your first order, and 20% thereafter (and the longer you are demo and the more you sell you can also get up to 15% volume rebate).

Details:

• One FREE package of Designer Series Paper, every month for six months, when you sign up to be a demonstrator during the month of October. Redeemable beginning November 2014 and ending April 2015.
• Free paper must be redeemed on demonstrator order and is subject to shipping and handling. You must remain active during incentive period (November 2014-April 2015) to be eligible for free items.
• Specialty Designer Series Paper and Designer Series Paper Stacks not included.

The starter kit costs £99, and contains £129 worth of stampin up goodies that you can order for yourself.  All the benefits and extras of being a demo are on my JOIN UP page here 

BUT THATS NOT ALL!  The first demo to sign up will get an extra gift from me – for free – one of the CURVY KEEPSAKE BOX DIES – worth £30!  EDITED – CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLOTTE who joined my team on 5/10/2014 and is the winner of the free gift x welcome aboard

CLICK THIS LINK TO JOIN UP NOW!  or alternatively go to my “Buy A Starter Kit” page to read more about how it works

These are great fun dies, have a look at what I made today with them.  

 

 

Hope you have all had a nice world card making day.  I am off to the cinema tonight with Mr Craftyhallett to see the new Vampire movie… ooooh better take my cushion to hide behind.  Oxford tomorrow to go visit my daughter at Uni.  Hope you have a pleasant weekend

 

Caroline xxx

 

 

Book a Party and Earn Free Stamps!

 

Parties are so much fun – they are a really fun way to get to play with crafting supplies, learn to make cute cards and gifts and enjoy a stress free evening with friends.

If you have ever wondered what happens at a party – have a look at this blog post from last year – it was a round up of a fun party I had at Sandi’s house.  Sandi has since joined my team of demonstrators!  I am always happy to do a party – and have a variety of date/time options.

Until October 31st we also have a great promotion on – in addition to the free hostess ££££££ you can spend on anything you want from the catalogue you can also get this great free stamp set – see the details above.

To book a party just leave a comment, give me a call on 07545 968127 or send me an email at mrscarolinehallett@gmail.com – and lets make a date to make something that means something.

Lots of love

 

Caroline xxx

Tardis Box Maker

The new seasonal catalogue is live – click the links to the shop on line

The new box maker punch board is a joy to use – and it inspired me to make a number of boxes – including this fun one

I am giving this to my son who is a big Dr Who fan – hope he likes it 🙂

Hit me with your Stampin’ Up! Big Shot Baby!

We all love a deal!  And this one is a great bargain – Order a big shot and choose one of these stamps and bundle sets for FREE!  WOOOO thats a saving of up to £47.50 depending upon which stamp set and die you go for.

So if you have been thinking of adding a big shot to your collection, Stampin up has just hit you with its Best Shot and what a deal it is….

Click on the link below to be taken automagically to the shop to buy your bargain today.

Do not despair if you already have a big shot and just want the stamps and dies.  They have been prepared as a bundle, and one of them is a sneaky first peek from the Christmas Catalogue – and will be very popular – those stars are lovely.  You can buy them together with the dies and save yourself 15% – wish I had waited to buy the star dies!

 

Bloom with hope

 

Just a quick post to share a card I made this weekend.  This is totally different style of colour and card for me, not sure if I like it or not.. what do you think??

 

C

Handbags and Gladrags… from Stampin’ Up! UK

 

Here is a little handbag and card that we will be making in my Open House Next Saturday.

Its with the new in-colours 2014-16 – I love the purple – its called Blackberry Bliss and its just scrummy with Lost Lagoon the dreamy blue one

I am really looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.  Enjoy your week everyone xx

Magic Slider Cards

Hi all

I saw one of these magic slider cards on a facebook group and knew I wanted to make one of my own.  Unfortunately the picture didnt have a tutorial or measurements with it, so I did a bit of googling and found something similar, and then ended up making my own up anyway!

 

The card base used is Melon Mambo – cut at 5 inches x 6 1/4 inches – scored at 3 and 6 inches on the longer side.  On the first flap I punched out a 2 inch wide circle using my circles framelits.  the tag is cut using whisper white which I then stamped on the flower from the so very grateful set in stayzon.  Its coloured in with Melon Mambo inks and Old Olive.  You also stamp another version in stayzon on acetate window sheets – these are then tied together, and inserted into the magic pocket – made from a piece of whisper white glued just on the long sides et voila – One side of the tag (the acetate sits on top of the pocket and the coloured in tag sits underneath.

I found these instructions helpful to get the general idea from http://juliedavison.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/magic-card-tutorial.html

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set – and SHOCK HORROR – it is NO LONGER available after 1st July so if you want it – clickitty click click the link below and order it before it disappears.

Hope you find this useful and are enjoying your weekend.  Pop back later in the week for another tutorial – this time on FAUX leather notebooks using the lovely Ex-Libris stamp set…

New Class Schedule is UP!

So my card class on Monday 2nd June is full – and I have just realised that is the end of a series of classes and it was time to do another series.

I have also been asked to run some classes in Canterbury at weekends as well as Folkestone during the week, so I have had a re-jib of the calendar and with a lot of forward planning am pleased to announce my new schedule for the next 6 months is live – here on this page 

I am running two types of a class – a beginners class and a technique class – details of what these are below

Class Types

Technique Class

This class is suitable for the more advanced crafter who may have already been to a number of my classes, or wishes to learn new techniques and ideas to create beautifully detailed and stunning projects.  The cost of the class is £10 or free with a Stampin Up Order.  All supplies will be provided to make your projects but please bring along your own glue (several different types) and a basic tool kit including a paper trimmer and scorer. Refreshments are included. I offer a  weekend  day and evening mid week time slot but I need a minimum of 4 people to run each class.

Beginners Class

The class is priced at £10 or free with a minimum order, and I supply refreshments, tools and everything you need to make 3 or 4 beautiful cards or a simple project

One on One Classes – 

This is an opportunity for you to spend 3 hours in Craftyhallett’s craft room making anything you like, you can use any of my large collection of stamps, punches and inks and get one on one tuition on how to use equipment like a big shot, envelope punch boards, stamping techniques including heat embossing, masking and much much more.  It costs just £30 and includes a £10 voucher towards any purchases from my Stampin Up shop

Free Group Parties

Why not book your own Stampin’ party in your own home. You invite your friends (no crafting experience necessary!) and I provide the fun and a free make and take. I will bring along lots of samples and walk you and your guests through the catalogue. Everyone gets to use the products and create their own FREE card and anyone wishing to can place an order. If the orders come to £150+ you will receive free products of your choice as the hostess and a free copy of the current catalogues. It’s a great fun girly night so get in touch to book a date now…..

Everything you see on this website you can make with me, so if you have missed a class and want to make something please get in touch.  If you need supplies then please visit my shop

Hope to see you at a class soon – and if there isn’t a class date available then please book me for a party.

Wedding RSVP screen card and envelope

I teach wedding master classes where I sit for 3 hours or more with brides to show them how to make wedding invites, favours and much more.

I was delighted to receive an invitation from one such lovely bride and wanted to push the boat out with the RSVP – what do you think?

As I am in a generous mood if you want to know how I did this, leave me a comment and I will send you a link to the video tutorial for this card. Hope you are having a lovely weekend

Tea Light Boxes with the Scallop Top Tag Punch

These boxes for three tea light candles are made using the scallop tag topper punch

 

So I have produced a video tutorial on how to make these cute little boxes

 

The measurements for the box that holds three candles is

Paper Size = 12 inches x 3 1/2 inches

Score with the long side at the top at 1 1/4,      5 3/4,        6 1/2,   and     10 3/4

Score with the short side at the top along at 3/4 on both sides

 

The measurements for the box that holds two candles is 

Paper size = 10 1/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches

Score with the long side at the top at 1 1/2,      4 3/4,        5 1/2,   and     8 3/4

Score with the short side at the top along at 3/4 on both sides

 

Decorate as you wish – I hope you enjoy making these boxes – you will need a scallop Tag Topper Punch – if you dont have one you can buy one here

 

 

 

Perfect Pennants & Petite Petals Gift Bags

This little gift bag is a protype for a bag I am making for my day job.  The charities is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and in June we have our anniversary Ball.  I have about 200 bags to make – like this but in Gold with our logo on them and a black bow.  I shall be making them with the help of some crafty colleagues and hope to blog about that later.

 

The bag is made using the free DSP from Saleabration – its such a lovely print I hope they use it again somehwere.  The whisper white cardstock tag is made with the scallop top tag punch and the sentiment is from the perfect pennants set, stamped in Night of Navy.  I punched the flowers out of night of navy card stock using the petite petal punch, a few diamonds, a little silver glimmer paper and some satin ribbon and we are good to go!

 

Sending good thoughts your way too.. I am on the count down to Telford – the one a year meeting of around 350 UK Stampin’ Up! demonstrators – swapping crafty ideas, tips and swaps.. Check back in the week for my swaps and name badge post – and then after the event for some fun round ups of what we got up to!

Card with A Clasp Peaceful Petals & Morning Meadow

When I saw this card from Brandy  I knew I wanted to have a go.

I didnt have the same stamp sets, but it was easy to switch them out with Peaceful Petals and Morning Meadow.

I used Wisteria wonder and Soft Suede as my card & ink colours – I love the way its turned out and it was so quick and easy to make.  Watch the video to see – although warning – there are spoilers there about the new catalogue – the US get their new catalogue a whole month before us – so lovelies in Europe you will have to wait till 1st July to see the card she is referring to!

 

Photopolymer stamps for FREE!

Great news – spend £60 and you could be one of the first in the UK to get your hands on Stampin’ Up! new poly stamps

I am excited to announce the release of our new Stampin’ Up! photopolymer stamp sets! Photopolymer stamp sets are transparent stamps that can be placed on Stampin’ Up!’s regular acrylic blocks, and the transparent nature of these sets makes it easier to line up what you are stamping without the need of a guide.

From 1 May until 31 May, you can earn a free set for every order of £60 worth of other products

Click here to buy them if you cant wait to add them to your order

 

 

Lots of love

Caroline

 

Envelope Punch Board – Any Size – Free Spreadsheet

I have made a spreadsheet in Excel which allows you to make any envelope in any size and any depth.

Here is the spreadsheet –magic numbers old style please feel free to  download it and save it to your computer.

IMPORTANT UPDATE – if you are making perfect square envelopes you will need to use the lower line of the calculator – the one called Deep Envelope – enter the same numbers for length and height and set the depth to Zero.  For some reason the upper one is giving a false reading and I cant work out why!  THANKS

 

 

Here is a little video showing how to make the deeper envelopes if you don’t know how to.

Thanks – and please let me know if you find it useful.

Caroline xx