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Sara Rayner

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Welcome banner cards

Welcome banner cards

Today is a bit of a crossover day, business-wise.  You may have already heard that I'm now an Artist (of the jewellery kind) with South Hill Designs and of course, still a demonstrator with Stampin' Up! Four lovely ladies have now joined my South Hill Designs Dream...

Sneak peek honey

Sneak peek honey

I couldn't let the week pass without taking part in the sketch challenge over at SUDSOL. This week is another easy one: So to make it more interesting, I thought I'd incorporate a few sneak peeks. We have two of the new In Colors and just a hint of a new DSP Stack :)...

Everything Eleanor birthday card

Everything Eleanor birthday card

This card gives the illusion of multiple layers and mats, with none of the bulk (though admittedly the Pearls add that - but I couldn't resist 🙂 ). The card base is an A6 portrait of Chocolate Chip, matted with Calypso Coral card. After stamping the sentiment from...

Weekly Deals extended indefinitely!

Weekly Deals extended indefinitely!

Just in case our Retiring List deals aren't enough, our Weekly Deals have now been extended indefinitely! Each week’s deals are only advertised in the online store. You can expect 6-12 new deals each week, including one digital download. Be sure to check my online...

Are you ready for a sneaky peek?

Are you ready for a sneaky peek?

It's a bit early in the month but … would you like a quick sneak peek? Of course you would 🙂 These are the In Color samplers I made for the team when we met up for team training recently. The new colours for 2014 - 2016 are: Blackberry Bliss Hello Honey Lost Lagoon...

Watercolor Wonder stepper box

Watercolor Wonder stepper box

It's not only our annual catalogue that comes to an end on 30 June but also our Spring/Summer catalogue. Now some of the stamp sets and tools will carry forward to the new catty (I'm sworn to secrecy about which ones 😀 ) but the papers don't carry forward. So this...

Au revoir En Francais

Au revoir En Francais

There's lots going on in today's card which uses a mix of retiring products and some that are staying. I started this when friends came round to craft last Monday and only got it finished today. The lovely En Francais background stamp is going, as is the In Color,...

Join Stampin’ Up! for £50

Join Stampin’ Up! for £50

If you're thinking you may have a looong wish list when the new catalogue comes out, then boy do we have an offer for you! From now until 30 June '14 you can join Stampin' Up! at the very special price of just £50. Joining lets you get great discounts on future...

Say goodbye – to our retiring products

Say goodbye – to our retiring products

It's that time of year again (doesn't it come around quick!) and we need to make room for all the lush new products launching in our annual catalogue  on 1 July. So we’re saying goodbye to a whole bunch of our existing stamps and accessories. All retiring products are...