It was a Very Happy Valentines Day

Hello Dear Blog readers, I hope this finds you well and enjoying a nice weekend even though the wind has been howling and it's raining yet again!

Yesterday was St. Valentines Day and oh my goodness what a lovely day I had ...Justin and I had a lovely meal courtesy of M&S and their fabulous Dine In selection , I don't know how they do it for the money and it sure was a bit of a bun-fight in there to get the best dishes !

I dressed our dinner table with jam jars decorated with doilies and die cut hearts tied on with bakers twine , i popped little tea lights inside and along with some heart shaped table confetti it looked very pretty indeed.

Anyway, on to the card ...

Having made several commissioned cards for the chaps in work I wanted something different for Justin . I deliberated over the flowers , too girly ? But then I thought what the heck it's a Valentines card and it's all about the romance right !

I used Real Red cardstock and the stripy paper is from the Fresh Prints stack available in the Spring Summer Mini Catalogue , I love the selection of prints in that set ! I die cut flowers and leaves using the Sizzlet Floral Fusions and Little Leaves dies and cut the banner using the Banners Framelits.

The sentiment and Eiffel Tower were from the Follow Your Heart stamp set. The die cut large heart is cut from my all time favourite Glimmer Paper in Silver.

Finally I decorated the inside with FREE Banner Blast stamps and matching punch which you can get as part of Sale A Bration by spending £45 before March 31st.

Don't forget to let me know if you'd like to to take part in my Virtual Hostess Club starting in March , I have a few places left and you can still join us :)

Have a Happy weekend.

Nicola xx

A Real Invitation to A Virtual Workshop ....

Would you like to enjoy the benefits of being a Workshop Hostess without having to host a ‘real’ workshop? Then my new Virtual Hostess Club is for you …

A Virtual Hostess club is an opportunity for you to build a nice collection of all those Stampin Up! Products from the Spring Seasonal AND Annual catalogues over a period of time while spreading the cost and ensuring you are still receiving the fantastic hostess benefits associated with a qualifying order. A qualifying order has a value of minimum £150. For this the hostess is eligible to the following FREE benefits…

*£25 worth of free product to be spent as you wish in the catalogue, you can choose between exclusive hostess sets or merchandise you decide. The bigger the total the bigger the benefits.

THIS CLUB WILL RUN FROM MARCH to DECEMBER  :)

Here's how it works: 10 people get together and form a club,, this will be co-ordinated by me , you don’t have to find another 9 members ! The club runs for 10 months, each member agrees to place a minimum order of £15.00/ month plus p&p. This will give us the minimum qualifying order we need every month. Each month a DIFFERENT member in the club gets to be the Hostess and collects all the free benefits associated with that month's total. By the end of the 10 months all the members in the club will have had their turn to be the hostess!!! Fabulous!

Each month your chosen goodies will be delivered to your door .You will also get a FREE copy of the catalogue and any mini catalogues released throughout the club duration.

If you'd like to be a part of my very first Virtual Hostess Club or have any questions simply email me NOW at nkerridge3@sky.com 

Looking forward to hearing from you and see what goodies are first on your list.

Nicola xx