Stampin' Up! New Autumn - December 2020 Mini Catalogue.

 The new Stampin' Up! Autumn-December 2020 mini catalogue has been live for a few weeks now, so I hope you have all been enjoying some of the new products.  As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator you can buy any of the products in the new catalogue through me in my online store - https://amethystarcrafting.stampinup.net/ just click the link HERE

The catalogue is filled with Autumn, Halloween and Christmas Goodies and I have made a video showing you some of my favourites

If you would like a hard copy of the catalogue then just drop me a comment and I will happily post one out to you. Thank you to all my customers who have already received one and place your first orders.

Have a great Bank Holiday Monday and even though the weather might not be the best in the UK enjoy.

Love and Hugs

Jane x

Blogging and why I've been absent for a while.

Well it certainly has been a funny old year. I think all our lives have changed during 2020 and there have been some real ups and down in my world.  I always try and focus on the positives so here are the positives

• I have a lovely home, supportive family and a cute little dog
• My Stampin' Up! passion and being an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator has given me purpose and focus.
• My YouTube channel has connected me with subscribers who are all friends across the world who support and encourage me constantly with their lovely comments.
• I earn a few pennies with lovely customers who buy Stampin' Up! products through my online store https://amethystarcrafting.stampinup.net/   link
• I craft almost every day, thinking of new ideas for each stamp set that I have to show and inspire others.
• I am constantly evolving and learning new things in my crafting journey which keeps my mind active.

So here are the negatives that I have been faced with in the past few months

• After being furloughed in May from my job of 10 years working with the elderly in a local day centre, we are now all being made redundant and are half way through the series of three consultations. A very sad time for all concerned and I will miss it dreadfully.
• I am half way through a skin cancer scare having had a small lump removed from my arm, I have to go back and have more removed as they didn't get it all first time. This is obviously an uncertain time, but thankfully once successfully removed will be the end of it.

We all face challenges in our lives and the things that we thought were certainties like our jobs and health can suddenly be turned upside down and we have to realise that although at the time it can seem overwhelming there are always positives to focus on.

So at times like this some areas have to take a back seat as juggling too many balls at the same time means you always have to drop one or two and my blog has taken a back seat.

My intention is to get back to blogging, chatting to you all, sharing some of my crafting creations, inspire you and motivate everyone I come into contact with.

Keeping our mental health healthy is as important as keeping our bodies healthy and crafting is a great way to improve our mental health.

So here is a card that I recently enjoyed making

and the sentiment is my daily mantra at the moment, that however tough things may appear "You can do this"

See you all soon, stay safe and well and be kind.

Love and Hugs

Jane xx

How to simply colour with pencils to build up colour tones using Stampin' Up! Tasteful Touches stamp set & Water Colour Pencils

I enjoy colouring stamped images but sometimes find it difficult to get tones and depth of colour. Stampin' Up! Water Colour Pencils work beautifully used with water or just as pencils.

The flower image from Tasteful Touches a new stamp set with lots of lovely images I stamped and then used the pencils to colour in different tone to build up depth .

Each image took about 5 minutes to colour and I used a pretty simple technique of building up layers of colour.

I have done a video tutorial so you can see how easy it is to achieve.  The stamped image really helps as it has lots of shadow lines to follow.

If you would like to buy these products then please click on the links below

Water Colour Pencils 

Water Colour Pencils Assortment 2

Tasteful Touches stamp set

If there are other items you would like to purchase, or you want to have a browse of our new catalogue, see special offers, join my team then pop over to my Stampin' Up! online store

amethystarcrafting.stampinup.co.uk

Thank you for stopping by stay safe, stay well and be kind

love

Jane

Stampin' Up! Joining Offer Pick A Free Bundle June 2020 Jane Allmark Amethystarcrafting

From the 3 - 30th June 2020 if you Join My Team

you can get a free bundle of your choice.

 Now’s the perfect time to join. Not only will you get a Starter Kit—already a great value at 129 € | £99 for 175 € | £130 worth of products—but for a limited time, you can select any stamp/tool bundle from the new 2020–2021 Annual Catalogue for FREE. There could not be a better time.

Do you love to craft? Would you like to work from home? Do you enjoy people? Then becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator may be the perfect opportunity for you.

DEMONSTRATOR BENEFITS

• Get 20%–25% off all Stampin' Up! products.
• Earn additional income based on your sales and recruiting--just how much extra income is up to you.
• Set your own schedule and put in as much (or as little) time as you’d like.
• Get support through online training resources, a quarterly magazine, events, and a demonstrator-only online community with thousands of project ideas.
• Access to regular promotions, giving you an opportunity to contact customers.
• Opportunity to earn incentive trips.
• Chance to learn creative tips and techniques, share ideas, and come into contact with new friends who love papercrafting as much as you do!

This really is a great offer, so if you want really high quality papercraft products and want them at a discount, then what have you got to lose. The new annual catalogue is a great time to join as there is so much in it and if you love coordination then Stampin' Up! really specialises in all their products coordinating, from cardstock, patterned paper inks and colouring mediums.

Would love to welcome you to my team.

My Stampin' Up! online store is

HERE

https://amethystarcrafting.stampinup.net/

Stampin' Up! Tasteful Touches

The Stampin' Up! new catalogue is now live and there are some lovely products as always. Tasteful Touches is a great all round stamp set, which has so many different elements and sentiments that it really will be a go to set.

This gorgeous flower was simply stamped in  Soft Suede Ink Pad and then coloured with blends.

Click HERE    

to go to my online store where you can see current products, special offers, join my team, see the new annual catalogue in pdf form and to shop.

Here is a step by step video tutorial so you can make this card yourself.

Thank you so much for stopping by on my blog. Stay safe, stay well and be kind.

How walking in nature and crafting keeps me sane

Hello and welcome to Amethystarcrafting, my name is Jane Allmark and I'm a UK Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Life has changed so much during the past six weeks. Social contact has stopped so seeing my family, grandkids, friends, work and just going out for a coffee has all stopped.  This has been really hard and if I didn't have my little craft space and my crafting supplies it would have been even worse. I try and do some form of creative crafting every day.  As most of you know I make YouTube tutorials 3 times a week, and this has been a way of talking to people I have met through my channel from all across the globe.


My one piece of daily exercise is walking in a 3000 acre deer park on my doorstep and nature in all it's beauty does not change. With the reduction in aeroplanes and cars the air is a little sweeter, the skies are a little clearer and the trees are a little greener. There are always positives to be found in every situation.

This is a photo I took of one of the little deer enjoying the morning air.

Misty mornings with the dog.

So as you can see I am very blessed in many ways. Once I have been out for my walk I spend several hours in my little craft space and try and bring inspiration and ideas to everyone.

So join me in the coming days as I can show you ideas in simple to follow tutorials.

Have a look and see what I have been up to by clicking HERE

I also have a Facebook crafting page - HERE

As an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have an online store where you can see current products,special offers, join my team and shop, so if you want to get some crafting supplies then take a look - HERE   My site is amethystarcrafting.stampinup.co.uk  if you prefer typing it in.

Hope you are all keeping safe and well and look forwarding to seeing you here again. Please feel free to subscribe and I love comments and will always reply.

Here's a picture of a recent project I've been working on

Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack keeping your crafting going on a budget

We can’t go out to the shops at the moment with this isolation and all the craft shops are closed. However Stampin’ Up! Is still open for business as usual online.

The Clearance Rack is a great place to get some bargains at up to 60% off. Take a look HERE
These sale items with the most discounts never last long, so worth having a look, to see if there is a bargain you might want.

All items are posted directly to your door in normally about a week.

Have fun and enjoy. Remember stay safe and well at home.