Stampin’ Up ~ Joyful Christmas

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013Leave a comment

I went to an inspiration night last week and I have to say I was well and truly inspired by the projects we made.

This one used the Joyful Christmas Stamp Set. Heat embossed in silver on Shimmery White cardstock. We then spritzed it with water before using an Aqua Painter with Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo ink to flood in the color. After it was dry (which only took a few minutes) it was out with the scissors to ‘fussy-cut” the flower before adhering to Coastal Cabana cardstock with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The center was finished off with a bunch of rhinestones to add some extra bling!

Stampin Up Best of 25 years ~ November

November 2, 2013November 2, 2013Leave a comment

Is it winter yet? Even if snow isn’t on the ground yet, you can still celebrate the first snows of winter with some of our favorite snow images from the past 25 years! With the Best of Snow set, you also get the never-before-seen Let it Snow image which coordinates perfectly with the Bracket Label Punch. Announced today ~ a great new set for November’s ‘Best of’ Series

These sets are available until March 2014….. they contain a lot of past favorites as well as one brand new design each month. Each has a little ’25’ sticker, collect 6 and get a free stamp set to the value of $14.95….. a great deal.
oooo, just realized – this is my 40th post……. 🙂

A good afternoon’s work (playtime)

October 25, 20131 Comment

Had some of these little calendars kicking around my workbench, so decided to pull together some ink, paper and ribbon to create a little fridge magnet calendar. The base is made of chipboard cut 4×4, a little DSP added with some ribbon in a complementary colour. Flowers were stamped on Whisper White card stock using the Flower Shop Stamp set and punch (available as a bundle) few pieces of magnetic strip hot glued to the back and we have a cute stocking stuffer, hostess / teacher appreciation gift ready for the holiday season.

You can order this bundle directly from my website – just click the picture above. This week’s Hostess Code for week ending Sunday is KWH4TKW3 and you could win all the hostess $$$$$’s that accumulate during the week! One winner will be named at random

If you’d like any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! and my team I’d most definitely like to hear from you!

Stampin Up ~ 25 stamp sets @ 25% off!!!!

October 24, 2013Leave a comment

October 25th is Stampin’ Ups official 25th Anniversary – between October 22nd and 28th they are offering 25 different stamps sets for 25% off…. fabulous bargain! Some of these sets are also available in French,German and Spanish as well as English. Pictures of some cards and an chance to shop and win free product are toward the end of the post.

Here are 3 of the stamp sets included in the promotion:

Ornament Keepsakes ~ this set has matching framelits

Happy Day

Snowflake Soire

Apocathry Arts. this set has matching framelits

This offer is available until Monday 28th – you can order directly from my website – just click the ‘shop now’ button above. This week’s Hostess Code for week ending Sunday is KWH4TKW3 and you could win all the hostess $$$$$’s that accumulate during the week! One winner will be named at random

October Christmas/Holiday Card Stamp Camp

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013Leave a comment

Last weekend was the 3rd Christmas/ Holiday Card Stamp Camp for this year. We made 3 of each of these cards:

Contemporary ‘flip/flop’ card in Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay with silver ribbon and glimmer paper. The middle card in classic red and green, showcased the new ‘ Expressions Framelits’ and ‘Silver Foil’ card stock. The final card in Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive ~ traditional colors with a contemporary design.

And here is the some of the band of happy stampers:

Here is a video on how to use the fantastic Expression thinlits:

Beautiful Stampin’ Up Colors

October 20, 2013October 20, 2013Leave a comment

While working on a design for upcoming Scrap Camps, I was looking thru all the wonderful colors that are available from Stampin’ Up. I started working with some of the Brights family and then my eye was drawn to the Crushed Curry in the Regals family. Hmmmmmm, now I have to choose!!! I will share the result when I have a made my choices.

Leave me a comment on which of the colors are your favorites – I would love to know!

Have a happy Sunday 🙂

Neighbourhood Card Craftin’

October 16, 2013Leave a comment

At the beginning of the summer one of our new neighbours started a neighbourhood group on a web-site called Nextdoor.com. We joined straightaway and went along to a meet and greet. As always, in get-togethers, we ask ‘what do you do?’ There was a lot of interest when I spoke of my Stampin’ Up and card crafting classes. So much so that we pulled together a small group of ladies who meet at my house once per month to make cards, home decor and 3D items. Our October get-together is on the 30th and we will be making this cute little banner which will fit perfectly on a desk or mantel shelf. Amazing what some ink, stamps and some card stock will do to bring folks together!

The background uses Cajun Craze and Sweater Weather DSP

Stamp sets included:

Truly grateful

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Update to Treasure Hunt

October 7, 2013Leave a comment

A bunch more talented stampers have joined in the Virtual Treasure Hunt. You still have plenty of time to join in the fun – just get your entry in by October 25th (at the latest) 🙂 Please go look at my “Rules” post for links to them. Even if you have already submitted your list – go look at their sites for ideas and inspiration ~ you will not be sorry.

Punch Art Bear Baby Card

September 16, 2013Leave a comment

Punch Art Bear Baby Card

We welcomed a new member to our family last week. Made this congratulations card to send to her parents. The bear is made from using different punches and the pieces are sponged before assembly. (the pattern for the bear was from a talented paper crafter in Australia but sadly I cannot find her name – thanks so much for the inspiration 🙂 )