The Red Haired Stamper

FREE SHIPPING and NEW COLOUR Selections!

Did you know that there is FREE shipping on everything this weekend?

I have created a hostess order that you can access throught my online store (click on the tap on the right) and use this code:

KX37XPDC

Everyone who places an order between now and tomorrow evening (Monday 8th) at 6pm will be eligible for any hostess benefits that may come about. I will pick a name from those who have ordered and you will get the benefits along with your order. If I cannot reach you at 6pm tomorrow I will choose the items to add for your hostess products (Probably embellishments etc) You can e-mail me your $20 wish list just in case if you wish. If you wish to call in your order feel free to do so but then the order will come to my house and not go directly to you as it will if you order online.

Here are the Colurs Changes coming soon. I highly recommend that if you wish reinkers or cardstock for the retiring clolours that you add them to the order asap...they fly out the door and when they are gone they are gone!

Some things to remember...our new This and That Journal Bundle on special until the end of April

New photopolymer Stamps!

Sent With Love Bundle..

And remember...it's always more fun with a friend so why not join my team! I still have one more set of Inkpads ($80 Value) to give to the next person who joins! MORE INFO HERE

 

Hope you are having a fantastic weekend!

Please note that I may be difficult to reach during the day tomorrow but will check in as I can and at 6pm will be closing the order.

The Red Haired Stamper

 

 

Paper Angels Retreat and Class List

 

Yay! Our third Paper Angels Retreat is almost here and we have some exciting news! First I would like to share that my good friend Alison Solven will be joining me in presenting this retreat along with her assistant Barb. ALSO....drum roll...we are offering a one day option this year to see how it goes over and if it works for us and you! Details are below!

Friday, April  26th 1pm - Sunday, April 28th 3pm

Registration:

FULL WEEKEND
Register by March 31st  for the special Early Bird fee of $265.

Register April 1st - 12th and the fee is $295.  (April 12th is the final day of registration.)

This glorious weekend of crafting includes:

• a private room complete with linens and towels (some shared rooms available on a first requested basis) 
• six full, delicious meals (dinner Friday to lunch Sunday)
• delightful pillow gifts
• a fabulous goodie bag valued at over $50! 
• WOW stamping demos  
• door prizes
• raffles
• 50/50 draws
• use of your very own 6 foot long table including plenty of space around your chair for totes, etc.
• optional classes(see details below)
• tool bar, Big Shot station, punches, and stamps galore
• and best of all, FUN, time to complete your crafting projects, and companionship of other like-minded crafters!

So come, create fabulous things, eat delicious food, browse the inspiration tables, learn new things, laugh, and enjoy your crafting time. :)

ONE DAY ONLY 
If you can't make it for the entire weekend, but would like to join us for one day you are welcome to join us on Saturday, April 27th from 9am - 10pm.  The fee for one day is $85 and includes your lunch, dinner, 1/2 of a 6' table, a welcome gift, the fab goody bag (valued over $50!), and access to all of the other events taking place on Saturday.

You can register with me by e-mail.

Contact me at surich@shaw.ca or call (604) 614-8264.

Your registration will be confirmed once payment has been made.

About Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre:

Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre is located on 30 acres of forested grandeur on the banks of the Nicomekl River,in south Surrey, so there are acres of beautiful serene property to wander around on.  There is plenty of shopping nearby, lounge areas in each residence, and a fridge & microwave will be available.

All meals are absolutely fabulous! Special dietary needs will be catered where possible, so please inform us of any requirements. Feel free to bring your own snacks, but please refrain from ordering/bringing meals from outside as it is not permitted..

The facility is wheelchair accessible. It truely is a beautiful spot and you will feel like you are far far away from the city and hussel and bussel of life.

Classes:

Printer's Tray $40

Instructor:  Joanne West

Friday, 7pm

In this class you will create this beautiful, seasonally themed Printers Tray. All supplies will be provided and you will go home with a truly exquisite piece to decorate your home. Bring your camera to this event! We will have alternative themed displays for you to take pictures of so you will have inspiration to  switch out the theme for the seasons! Yes..this is interchangeable and so easy to change as you feel through the year, come to the class and find out just how easy this is!

Limited to just 10 spots in this class. Don't delay!

Pimp My Kit $25

Instructor: Sue Farrant

Saturday, 9:30am

Back by popular demand! In this class we will take the "For the Record" Scrapbooking Kit and "pimp" it up!

Adding beautiful metallic accents and colourful co-ordinating cardstock and ribbons we will recreate the layout and make it even better! At the end of this class you will have two pages completed ready to just add your photos!

Sweet Swallowtail Card Class $30

Instructor: Barb Baker

Saturday, 2:30pm 

In this class we will make four cards and a box for storing the cards, making it a fabulous gift for someone special. Each card will feature the gorgeous Swallowtail stamp found in Stampin' Up's Spring Catalogue.  You will also get your very own clear-mount Swallowtail stamp with your class fee!  If you already own the Swallowtail stamp, you may choose another stamp set valued at $16.95 or less, but be sure to bring your Swallowtail with you!

Think Outside the Boxes! $25

Instructor: Sue Farrant

Saturday, 7:30pm

In this class you will use the contents of the Designer Boxes Kit and "Think Outside the Boxes". There is nothing Sue like more that to take a kit and play with it and see where it leads her. This one led her to a whole lot of fun and creativity!

In this class you will create a 2-page 12x12 layout, 2 cards, 1 decorated box with gift cards, 1 decorated peek-a-boo window box with candy.

12 Things Mini Album, $30

Instructor: Joanne West

Sunday, 9:30am 

Made from scratch you will complete a beautiful, colourful, and fun mini album. 12 6x6 pocket pages with lovely accents and details. Using our beautiful International Bazaar Designer Series Papers Jo will take you through the steps of creating this great little book. 12 things, 12 months, 12 anything! Choose your theme. Papers are really versatile and can be used for a male or female themed book.
   
I really home you can join us!

The Red Haired Stamper 

Paper Angels Craft Retreat

It's almost time. Our third Paper Angels Retreat is almost here.
April 26/27/28 Friday 1pm to Sunday at 3pm in Beautiful Rosemary Heights Retreat Center in South Surrey.
I still have a few spots left so I am extending the early bird price of $265 to March 22nd, after this it will be the full price of $295.
What is included? Besides the fun and companionship of other like minded crafty people?
- Private room with linens and towels (Some shared rooms available on a first requested basis)
- 6 full meals. Dinner Friday to Lunch Sunday. (Have to say the food is amazing here!!)
- Your own 6 foot table to spread out on...and plenty of space around your chair for your totes etc.
- REALLY GREAT GOODIE BAGS!!
- PILLOW GIFTS!!
- Optional classes running through out the weekend. These will be posted soon to attendees.
- Demos and Make and Takes
- Door prizes
- Raffles and 50/50 draws
- Fridge & Microwave available.
- Lounge areas in each residence,
- Acres of beautiful serene property to wander around on
- Shopping nearby
- Special dietary needs catered where possible.
- Wheelchair accessible

We would love to have you join us! Email for information!
The Paper Angels

Clean And Simple Sketch Challenge

They had an SCS Sketch challenge on SCS recently so I decided to play along. After our Stamp Camp last Saturday I dropped into my friend Sue C for a cup of tea and a chat and she was showing me these lovely craft paper cards she had done with white embossing and painted images. They are lovely and will be featured in a class in the not too distant furure!

This was my take on the layout for the SCS Sketch Challenge which was a simple card with three banners and a greeting on the middle one.

What I love it that the colouring shows up so well ogainst the Crumbcake cardstock.

A whole world has just opened up to me LOL!

Stamps: Gently Falling CM #123804 $35.95 / WM #123802 $48.95;(Double set)

               Kindness Matters CM #122902 $10.95 / WM #122900 $14.95

Ink: Whisper White #101731 $9.25

Cardstock: Crumbcake #120935 $8.50 / Whisper White #100730 $9.25(40 sheets)

Supplies: White Embossing Powder #109132 $5.95

 

Thanks for stopping by!

The Red Haired Stamper

The Bunny is coming soon..are you ready?

Easter is a HUGE event for this household! A few years back I decided I wanted to host a BIG Easter Egg Hunt..and so it began...now every year i get r-malls from the little ones asking if Mr. Bunny and His Missus are going to host another hunt...and of course we are...but it just keeps getting bigger every year as more babies are born LOL. So right now I am gearing up for the big day and many ideas are going around in my head....I thought you might have some questions too...so here you go!

Easter Q&A

Q: I’d like to make some treats and decorations for Easter, but I’m not sure what. Do you have any suggestions?

A: Spring and Easter are coming up quickly! This time of year we think about the weather warming up and start looking forward to spring flowers. Spring also brings to mind holidays like Easter and Mother’s Day, and small gifts for teachers at the end of the school year. Stamping and paper crafting have virtually unlimited possibilities, but some of the most popular are tags, treats, and baskets. Read on to get your creativity blooming this spring!

Tags & Décor
Tags are a quick and easy way to personalize gifts, holiday tables, and Easter baskets. Tags can be made for:
•    Spring themes with small stamps like Spring Sampler (#125510 wood, #125512 clear).
•    Floral themes with the Secret Garden stamp set (#129141 wood, #129144 clear) and coordinating Secret Garden Framelits Dies (#129372). You can save when you bundle the stamps and framelits together in the Secret Garden Bundle (#131100 wood, #131099 clear)!
•    Easter themes with the A Little Bit of Spring stamp set (#126009 wood, #126011 clear) or use punches to create punch-art bunnies, chicks, eggs, and more!
•    Family events with the Amazing Family stamp set (#129189 wood, #129192 clear).





Treats
A little special packaging makes even a simple and small gift feel special and heartfelt. Try creating a quick and pretty small box using the Fancy Favors Bigz XL die (#115965) and the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (#129311). Fill it with homemade candy, small gifts, or seasonal candy like jelly beans or chocolate eggs. Or fill a Small Cello Bag (#102757) with homemade cookies and make a quick topper by folding the tag from the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit (#131395) in half. Decorate the tag topper with one of the beautiful flowers from the kit and stamp “just for you” using the stamp included in the kit and you have a very special gift!




Baskets
Store-bought baskets can be decorated with stamped embellishments, torn fabric bows, ribbon, and tags. Or create your own basket using card stock. This small basket features the Mixed Bunch stamp set (#125535 wood, #125537 clear) and the coordinating Blossom punch (#125603). The Dragonfly is created using Vellum card stock (#101856) that has been stamped and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#101930). The body is created from the Word Window (#119857) and 1/2” Circle (#119869) punches.

Let Your Creativity Bloom
I hope some of these ideas for tags, treats, and baskets have given you a few seeds to help your ideas grow and bloom into beautiful handmade gifts and décor this spring! As always, I love to brainstorm ideas with you and can demonstrate some spring-themed projects for you and your friends. Just get in touch with me!

Want a little peek at the crazy bunny that resides at this house?

Yes we get right into it! LOL

 

Happy Hunting! Sue

Wearin' o' the green!

Yes I'm Irish so I couldn't resist playing along with the SUOnly challenge to make a green card. The Irish in me had to add a wee bit of gold for the Green White and Gold colours of the homeland! The funny thing is I rarely make an St. Patrick's Day card because it is all so mixed up with "The luck of the Irish" theme that so many in north America associate with St. Patrick's Day, which has nothing to do with luck and everything to do with religion! We don't wear 4 leaf clovers but we do wear the three leaved Shamrock to represent the Holy Trinity. SO..my card is a green good luck card ... thats all..nothing else! good Luck to you all! LOL

Here is my card...

I made the mat behind the L is for Luck piece by cutting two of the green mats and sliding them out on either side. The mat is from Apothecary Accents Framlets.

The stamp is Quint-Essential Flower #126790 and I stamped it in three shades of green and punched out each section with scalloped and circle punches. The other stamp used if from the Occaisions Alphabet Set. Easy Peasy!

I am linking up with SU Only Challenge Blog ... play along if you feel like it!

Happy Stampin' and thanks for visiting!

The Red Haired Stamper

 

My Paper Pumpkin countdown has started!

I'm so excited! ONLY 12 days until the first Pumpkins start shipping! Don't delay...you have to order before the 10th (just 7 days away) in order to get this months kit! The first kit will include a FREE "D"size Clear Block. Each Pumpkin contains everything you need to cpomplete the projects except adhesive! Don't wait...all the details are below! Call or e-mail me if you have any questions!

Once upon a time, there was a creative person who needed a creative escape...She didn't have time to create...She didn't know what to create....She didn't want to buy a lot of stuff...And then she discovered Paper Pumpkin and her world was changed! 

Paper Pumpkin arrived at her door....was so pretty on the outside...and beautiful on the inside! It was filled with everything she needed for a little creative escape.  She created...she smiled...she pinned on Pinterest!  Her friends were so impressed and she was excited!

 

 

 

Here's how Paper Pumpkin works:

• Each month, you'll receive a unique, surprise kit with a project (cards, journals, home decor and more) presented in a beautiful cool red box - everything will be colour-coordinated, measured, and cut for you!
• Each kit will include stamps, ink, paper and accessories PLUS instructions.  Everything you need to complete the project except adhesive which you will provide.
• Each kit is designed to give a fun, 30 minute creativity escape.
• Kits will ship around the 15th of the month and arrive at your door in Canada by FedEx
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is only $24.95 (shipping is included)
• There is no commitment beyond your first month, you can cancel at any time and if you want you can skip a month (or more) but once you start receiving your special box you will look forward to the next month! *Only cancel if you don't want to continue because if you rejoin after quitting you will receive the Welcome Kit for a second time - if you want to take a break then just suspend your membership - when you are ready to come back you'll get that month's kit.  Only quit if you never want to rejoin.
• Paper Pumpkin starts on March 10th (make sure you sign up before then to activiate your membership) - your first kit will ship on March 15th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Welcome kit (pictured above) is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership (so if you wait and join in April you'll receive this kit as your first kit).  The Welcome Kit includes a free gift of a clear acrylic block!

Join my Pimp Your Pumpkin Club and each month I will have a exclusive Pumpkin Party here in my studio where we will Pimp Your Pumpkin with your kit and in addition I will have an extra surprize project to make too. If you cannot make it to my studio or live long distance I will send you instructions to make all the things we do!

The Pumpkins mail out on the 15th of each month so make sure to sign up SOON! You must be signed up by the 10th to recieve the current month's Pumpkin. Here is how to do it..

TO SIGN UP FOR PAPER PUMPKIN AND MY PIMP MY PUMPKIN  CLUB:

Visit http://mypaperpumpkin.com
Choose Canada from the Drop Down Menu as your country
Click "Subscribe"
Complete the online form
Select quantity for the monthly program (You can order for you and your friend/daughter/mother and play together)
Create your ID & Password
Enter your shipping information
Provide Payment information

IMPORTANT - select me as your demonstrator : Susan Farrant, Surrey, BC, V3S 0R3 - - if you have trouble let me know! I'll be happy to do this part of the application for you if you have problems

FAQ's

When Will I Be Billed?

A: Your credit card will be charged as soon as your Paper Pumpkin ships. You will get an e-mail notifying you that your card has been charged.

What comes in my Paper Pumpkin?

A: It's a surprise each month—anticipation for the surprise is seriously half the fun! No worries, though, you'll have everything you need to complete the project: paper, stamps, ink, accessories, and more! (You will need adhesive.)

Is my subscription on auto renew?

A: Yes, your subscription is on auto renew. However, you can skip a month or cancel at any time. Simply log on to your account on www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click skip a month before the 10th of the month in order to skip the Paper Pumpkin for that month. If you click skip a month on the 11th of the month, you will receive that month's Paper Pumpkin and not receive the following month's Paper Pumpkin.

When do I need to sign up in order to get my Paper Pumpkin for a specific month?

A: You need to sign up by the 10th of the month in order to receive your Paper Pumpkin for that month. If you sign up after the 10th―no worries! You will get your first kit the following month. You'll know your Paper Pumpkin is on its way when you receive your shipment confirmation e-mail.

It asked me if I have a demonstrator—what is that?

A: That's ME! (Susan Farrant) I will be your creativity coach and I can help you purchase your Stampin' Up! products. Paper Pumpking gives you the option to choose a demonstrator when you sign up for a membership. You're definitely going to want one. But you can still join without selecting a demonstrator.

Are there any benefits to signing up with ME for your Paper Pumpkin Subscription?

 YES - I have a special PIMP MY PUMPKIN CLUB - join me in my studio (or I'll send you instructions) and we will play with the kits and make a special EXCLUSIVE BONUS project! 

I hope you will join my Party!!

Happy Stampin'

The Red Haired Stamper!

Wednesday's Colour Challenge!

I'm back and ready to do my weekly challenges again!!

This one is for Connie and Mary's challenge HERE

I missed the dead line to add it to the other submissions as I was away but here is my card never the less. I love the subtle colours!

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette #111351; $8.50, Midnight Muse #126843 $8.50 and Whisper White (40) #100730 $8.50

Ink: Pink Pirouette#126953; $7.25; Page 154

Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper #120175; $9.95;  Page 189 Main Catalogue

Framelits Die: Dress Up; #130101; $30.95; Page 32 of the Spring Catalogue

Self Adhesive Basic Pearls #119247; $6.50(150 total); Page 175 Main Catalogue                                   

3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White; #109070; $9.50/10yds; Page 173 Main Catalogue

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Phew! just made it under the wire to get this posted on Wednesday! LOL                                       

Happy Stamping my friends!

The Red Haired Stamper!

 

 

Sketchy Friday

Look at me ...... another deadline met! This could be my year!! LOL

This card was for the newest sketch challenge with Connie & Mary

I rotated the sketch and played with some of the new toys again... I am totally in love with those ribbon flowers! I have almost gone through a whole package already!!!

It's 1am so I am going to make this quick and head off to bed! I have to get to bed earlier than 2am every night!!

Thanks for dropping by!

The Red Haired Stamper!

Just Fluttering By...

One of the new toys you can NOW purchase from the Lastest Seasonal Catalogue is...a HUGE beautiful butterfly. It's a background stamp size!

What I did for this card is to emboss the Swallowtail butterfly image with black embossing powder. Then I watercolured it in the same colour as the card base..making the darker part on the inside of the wing near the body. The body I used Basic Gray to colour. You don't have to worry about staying within the lines for this one as you are going to cut off all around it..so just use broad washes of colour and play! NO FEAR!!

...cut is out then attach it onto the card front which I had embossed with the beautiful

Fancy Fan Folder (#127751 $9.95)

LOVE this elegant background folder! Added a little bling, a ribbon and a little word stamp! DONE! Easy to recreate in every colour of the Stampin' Up! Family!!

My very talented friend Jo played with me in The Stamp Cave today...we had a blast!   I finally got my LOVE banner finished! I'll besharing that too and lots of fetails about the upcoming Catalogue launch on February 9th! You won't want to miss that!!

See you tomorrow for Sketchy Friday!!

The Red Haired Stamper!

Swallowtail 129216/$19.95 / 129213/$21.95