Craftyduckydoodah! October Updates

Hello and welcome to October!  How can it be October already?  There is a definite change of temperature here in Godmanchester, nippy mornings but lots of bright blue skies.  The leaves are starting to change colour too - have I mentioned that this is my favourite time of the year before?

I have been busy doing a tidy up of my craft room - I have found all sorts of lost treasures.  We will be using several of these items, think retired stamps, dies, DSP and even ink colours for my October Workshops (more details below).

As ever, there is a lot happening in the world of Stampin! Up! so here are all the details you need in one place.

World Card Making Day

There is still time to register!  An exciting opportunity to join our free virtual event in celebration of World Card Making Day, our favourite day of the year! During this event you will:

• Celebrate the art of cardmaking
• Learn new stamping techniques
• Craft along with the presenters and create beautiful, heartfelt cards that you can send out
• Connect with fellow stampers

Did I mention that this event is free to join?  Well it is!  

Event - Saturay 4th October

Time - 1pm - 2pm (online)

Registration opens on the 3rd September and everyone who registers will receive a free gift after the event too!  Follow this link to REGISTER.

Joining Offer

I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for over 15 years and this is truly the BEST Starter Kit special we have EVER had!

New team members who purchase their starter kit from 1st - 31st October will be able to choose between these two offers:

•  £130 worth of products for just 46 € | £35
•  £194 worth of products for just 129 € | £99

That's kind of crazy, isn't it?

Plus, with each option, you will also get:

• FREE Shipping on the kit
• FREE Catalogs and business supplies

You'll get exclusive early access to brand-new products - plus you'll get a discount of 20% or more on all of your future orders!

Curious if this might be the right fit for you? Contact me for a now obligation chat  - I’d love to share more, help you get started and have you join my team, 'the ducklings' in October!

12 days of Christmas Crafting Advent Calendar

Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long! Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogues or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone. 

And did I mention that these make the perfect gifts for that friend (or yourself) in your life who loves to craft? After all, there’s nothing better than giving the gift of crafting! 

We only have a limited number of calendars in store, so don’t wait!

Price: £94

Includes: exclusive dies, paper, embellishments, two stamp sets and more.  Items are suitable for use all year round.

New Kits

The Stampin' Up! Kits Collection includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. They are perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.  You can see all the kits that are currently available HERE.  There are lots to choose from and, two new kits will be announced again later this month!

Birthday Bonus!

October is my birthday month and, it is a BIG one this year!!  If you attend a workshop or C & C session or, if you place an online order you will receive a raffle ticket with a chance to win a little something SU from me at the end of the month.  For further tickets, share a project on my Share It Sunday post on facebook too!

Coffee & Cards

During September we made a start with our Christmas cards along with projects for other times of the year.

My favourites were these projects made using the Just A Note bundle.  Lots of little pieces to put together and get creative with.  My crafty ladies particularly liked creating the 'handbag' clip on the project on the right!

We will continue making more Christmas projects this month but we will still be making projects suitable for other times of the year too. 

Sessions take place every Tuesday, 10.30 - 12.30pm in Godmanchester.  The cost is £15 and includes all materials, tuition and light refreshments.  Classes are suitable for all level of crafters from absolute beginners to more advanced crafters.  Keep an eye on my facebook page for further details.  

If there is a project you particularly want to create and you are unable to attend the regular morning session, drop me a message as I may be able to offer either an afternoon or evening session for you.

Workshops

A fabulous workshop last month with one attendee stating that it was her most favourite workshop to date!  We used one of my favourite suites - Modern Christmas.

Everyone made one of these lovely decorations that could also be used as a rather posh gift tag!

I have been delving into my retired Stampin' Up! stash recently, and I came across the Leaves Of Holly bundle.

So, for our projects this month we will be creating a One Sheet Wonder (OSW). We will use this to create two cards and a further projects two using items from the retired suite. You will have leftovers from the OSW to take home and make further projects.

Here is a sneaky peak!

When: Tuesday 21st October - 10.30 am > 1pm

Cost:   £33 and includes all materials, use of equipment and light refreshments.

OR

When:  Tuesday 21st October - 7pm > 9.30 pm  (please note, this is a repeat of the morning session).

Cost:    £33 and includes all material, use of equipment and light refreshments.

For all classes and workshops please bring basic craft tools with you (bone folder, scissors, paper trimmer etc) if you have them and your preferred adhesives - I have limited supplies available for sale on the day if you forget or run out.

Classes take place at my home in Godmanchester unless otherwise stated.

Full payment is the only way to guarantee your place as regretfully, I have been let down in the past saving places for people who have not attended.

Sorry, no refunds unless I cancel the event. If for any reason you are unable to attend, I will do my best to find someone else to take your place but can't guarantee to do so. If not, your workshop kit will be available for collection after the event (kit will include basic supplies but no stamped images as per SU rules).

Godmanchester Town Show

The McCartney House ladies had a stall at our local town show on Saturday 6th September.  Thank you to everyone who popped by the say hello.

I entered a project in the general crafting section and was pleased to be awarded second place.

If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know.  If you have a special request for a particular project for either Coffee & Cards or a Workshop just let me know too and I will see what I can do.

Have a crafty October!

Susan xx

Thank you so much for looking at my Blog today, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and you live in the UK, I would love to be yours!  

If you need to order any supplies, simply use my “shop with me” button or click on the catalogue links on the right of my BLOG. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Orders placed either in my online store or directly with for me £25+ (excluding P & P) will receive a handmade card and a gift as a thank you from me.

Would you like to save on postage costs for your SU orders?

Keep an eye on my Craftyducky facebook page - I usually post when I am about to place an order.  if you are local to me and can collect you can piggyback my orders to save on postage for just £1 per order (any size of order welcome).

If you would like a copy of the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue or the new September/ December Catalogue let me know and I will pop one in the post for you if you are unable to collect. If you prefer, you can view an online version by clicking the links to the left of this post or click HERE.