Love Free Ribbons

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Great time to buy some Stampin, Up! supplies, for each $60.00 you spend you receive a reel of the gorgeous In Color Ribbon. Now what to choose first is my question as I want them all.

Well I have to be realistic as I don’t work full-time as I want to craft heaps, so I could just go place myself a small order now, like the $60.00 and Hey, I will get a free ribbon, next which color is my favorite? How do we choose when they are all so nice?

Well for me, Pink is my just favourite color, so looks like I have chosen.

The Fine Print
•Any order type qualifies for this promotion-customer, demonstrator or workshop.
•This promotion has no limits-for every $60 you spend, you’ll get a free package of 3/8″ (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon. Go crazy!
•Sorry-hostess dollars don’t count toward this promotion.

•You need to take advantage of this deal before the following deadlines:  Wednesday, 31 October 2012; 5:20 PM (AEST)

Sketch Journal for Ten

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As the weather is starting to get slightly warmer, decided that it was time to invest in a new water cooler, so had gone shopping for one, instead found this cute little Sketch Journal in KMart and thought I could have a go at covering this with the beautiful new “Fan Fair” paper on page 165 of the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue for 2012-2013, its one of my favourites and I knew that Teneale also liked it, she had covered a tin that she puts on the table when people attend her classes. So thought I could make the journal to match.

Now we call her Ten, so was able to use the Broadsheet Alphabet in the clearmount set #1205858 on page 145. Cost is $60.95 and the greeting from the “Trust God” stamp set, #126702 which is $27.95. The greeting I used was “God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with” – Billy Graham.

Both the name and greeting were embossed with the New Espresso Embossing Powder. Just a little suggestion of you buy a cheap book with a plastic cover, PLEASE emboss your paper before attaching to the cover, the heat gun just loved trying to curl my front page.

Hope you enjoyed looking and as Teneale didn’t feel well, am sure me popping in with a little gift made all the difference to her.

Blooming with Kindness

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Another card using the gorgeous stamp set “Blooming with Kindness”  this time I used the Crumb Cake Cardstock making the card a one layer wonder, I used an aquamarker to drag the color in the flower giving it a little bit of a washed look.  What do you think, I personally love it.

Was in a class the other night and my friend Mari asked why we used craft card stock all the time, we had to tell her that the crumbcake is the most used one and that it had replaced Craft……….not sure she was impressed with us.  I personally love this colour cardstock and its great to use for male cards.  Reminds me I have a male card to make for my husband as its his birthday on the 3rd October.

If you’re wondering what the colour of the ink is it’s from the new In Color range called Primrose Petals, beautiful pink I think, do you.  I also used the roller from the current Holiday Catalogue after making my Bloom with a post it note.  You can find the roller called “Timber” on page 33, #129717 for $10.95 plus postage.

 

Want free Ribbon?

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Great time to buy some Stampin, Up! supplies, for each $60.00 you spend you receive a reel of the gorgeous In Color Ribbon.  Now what to choose first is my question as I want them all.

Well I have to be realistic as I don’t work full-time as I want to craft heaps, so I could just go place myself a small order now, like the $60.00 and Hey, I will get a free ribbon, next which color is my fav?  How do we choose when they are all so nice?

Well for me, Pink is my just favourite color, so looks like I have chosen.

The Fine Print
•Any order type qualifies for this promotion-customer, demonstrator or workshop.
•This promotion has no limits-for every $60 you spend, you’ll get a free package of 3/8″ (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon. Go crazy!
•Sorry-hostess dollars don’t count toward this promotion.

•You need to take advantage of this deal before the following deadlines: ◦Phone: Wednesday, 31 October 2012; 5:20 PM (AEST)

Tea Shoppe

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Tea Shoppee #125547, Page 57 was in the Mini Catalogue and carried over into the Main 2012-2013 catalogue. I have been playing with an idea I have for this set, but as yet havent mastered it.

If you haven’t bought any of the new foam ink pads, I would love to demonstrate mine with you if you would like to come to my classes that I run on a Friday morning in Minchinbury.

A Blooming Beauty

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The Blooming with Kindness is such a delightful stamp to use and has some wonderful saying that make up this set.  The set is on page 87 of the new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue 2012-2013.  Clear mount is # 126442 and the cost is $31.95 and will give you endless uses.  On mine card here i used the one that says “Hope is a wish with a little more CLOUT” which I had embossed with the Silver Embossing Powder.  I love embossing, but then is that because I am an older stamper?

This was one of the cards that we made on Friday’s class in Minchinbury with my special ladies.  We used the new In Color of Midnight Muse ink pad and our Blender Pen to drag the color and add definition to the flower.  Such easy card but quite effective.

 

Hope you like it.

Perfectly Preserved Autumn Leaves

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I was a little hesident about buying this set called Perfectly Preserved until the weekend that we had a team training and the fabulous Narelle Macey lent her set to Teneale Williams and Teneale as she often does, did a great job with it.

The Set is called, “Perfectly Preserved”  Page 29 of the Holiday Catalogue is $39.95 for the clear mount set #126692, but there is more, Stampin” Up! have combined it with the fabulous Framelits Dies $42.95 singly, or buy the Perfectly Preserved Bundle for $70.50, that’s a saving of $12.50 or you could buy yourself a packed of cardstock with the saving.  What a bargain!

I will be using my “perfectly preserved” in some other cards that I have in mind, so don’t forget to come check them out.

I used the leave out of the another stamp set, lets see if you can guess the stamp set?   Now not sure what they call it, think its called Blog Candy, what could I give that might entice you to left a message for me with the name of the leaves that I used on this card.  What about 2 metres of the beautiful seam binding for the correct answer.

Please drive safe this weekend, double demerit points.

Beautiful Wedding

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On Saturday I attended the Wedding of a delightful young lady Courtney Price, whom I known since she was a small baby and had the privilege of watching her grow into a delightful young lady. It was one of the nicest weddings I have been too.

Now a beautiful bride deserves a beautiful card, so what do you think, did my card fit the bill?  I used the very beautiful Papaya Collage stamp set out of the New 2012-2013 catalogue, it’s on page 75 and is $44.95, (126612).  It’s a really beautiful set that has the Rose, Butterfly and Frame in it to name a few.

I cannot take the credit for this card, it was taught in a class by the very talented Teneale Williams who regularly runs card making classes weekly.  Whilst Teneale taught one for a 60th Wedding anniversary, I had changed mine to a wedding card for Courtney.

Stamps: Papya Collage {NEW Page 75}, Memorable Moments {NEW 139} and French Foliage
Ink: VersaMark, White Craft, Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake and Old Olive
Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake and Old Olive
Accessories: Blender Pen, Clear Embossing powder, Old Olive Satin Ribbon {retired}, Pearls and Crumb Cake Tulle {Holiday Catty Page 4}

Many Thanks

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This is the second lot of Thank you Cards made for the guys that helped on the BBQ day at the school.

I used ivory cardstock and stamped down the stamp set called “My Friend” using the new in colour Gumball Green.  Nice little set and so easy to use.  Its $36.95 on page 122 of the new Stampin’ Up! 2012-2013 Catalogue.  Want your own catalogue, please contact me.

I call these my 5 minute card, hey if you’re doing multiple cards, they need to be 5 minutes.  That’s my thoughts anyway.