Christmas In July

This card uses Stampin' Up!'s Lovely As A Tree stamp set, gold embossed sentiment (from Occasional Greetings) on vellum paper, vanilla cardstock and ribbon, and Always Artichoke cardstock and ink. There's a touch of Creamy Caramel and Choc Chip ink in there as well. The eyelets were set with the Cropadile.

Fun Notepad Covers

Just a quick one today. Wanted to share with you what we made at Stamp Club yesterday. The theme was CHIPBOARD so we tried a few different ways to dress up the raw product:

1. inked it with craft ink (which could later be stamped on)

2. embossed (with heat and stick powder, then dazzling diamonds glitter)

2. covered it with paper and photos using ModPodge (this made cute Christmas decorations)

The notepads pictured above were a big hit. We made them for our little girls, as each of the ladies in Stamp Club have young daughters. We decorated their monogram with all that Dazzling Diamonds glitter - wow does it sparkle - and loads of ribbons tied from the binder coil at the top. If you want more details just email me. Thanks so much to Jenny Myerscough for sharing the idea with me.

My 4 year old Zoe loves hers. She is going into hospital today for a little operation (bit nervous, have been up for a while) so keep her in your thoughts today!

Happy stamping :)

Cards for the "Card Tin"!

As promised, here are the cards I made with some more of the Fall Flowers designer series paper as used in my last blog on the tin. This first card is based on the one on page 41 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue... I never tire of looking there for inspiration.

Have I mentioned I love love love this paper?!!

Adding designer series paper is a really simple way of putting together a card - it's quick, easy and effective. You don't even have to be creative!

The best thing is that it's designed to co-ordinate with Stampin' Up's colour range, so it couldn't be easier to pick the right colours to go with the project.

The co-ordinating colours for both these cards are Soft Sky (the blue), Sahara Sand and just a touch of Old Olive (the green).

Tried a few different things with this second card. Definitely not my usual look. What do you think?

Covered Tins

Altering items is really big at the moment... you only need to have a look in the papercraft section at Spotlight to see the huge range of tins available, just waiting to be covered and decorated. I've been wanting to do one for ages, and finally came across the perfect size at Spotlight (from Paper Crafts Australia, item code J4919).

Why is it the perfect size? Well, it fits my cards of course!

This set of 2 tins is covered in Stampin' Up!'s Fall Flowers designer series paper, and flowers from the Pretties Kit (these were coloured using matching Stampin' Write Markers).

EDITED: The small tin wasn't from Spotlight. It was given to me a while ago, with some samples of face creams, moisturisers, etc.

The tins were painted in ModPodge adhesive first, then the papers are attached. I painted a layer over the top of the paper too just to give it that extra bit of protection. Plus it makes sure the joins are stuck down beautifully.

I made some matching cards too. Will post them tomorrow!

Thanks for looking.

In July... with Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! continues to reward hostesses with the Extra, Extra Hostess Benefits promotion, until the 15th July. Click here for more details.

And a fantastic offer for those wanting to join as a demonstrator has just been announced: $25 off the price of the starter kit! This was already good value at $324 but until the 15th of August the price is only $299 - which gives you over $560 worth of products and business supplies . Check here for more details.

We often say:

If you want a little, order it.

If you want a lot, host your own party.

If you want it all, then join as a demonstrator!

How true is that! There are fantastic benefits in joining the Stampin' Up! team. Obviously you get a substantial discount on all your purchases (including 30% off your first order), but you have the freedom to choose what sort of demonstrator you would like to be....

A discount purchaser? A short-term demonstrator? A seasonal demonstrator? A hobbyist? A career demo? It can be as relaxed or as full-on as you want it to be! If you would like more info, email me and I'll send you an obligation-free info pack.

I'm off to cover a tin with some gorgeous new papers now...

Happy Stamping!

Escape to Create

Well the first week of the school holidays here in Victoria is all but over, and we're exhausted already but loving it!

Last Sunday, our Stampin' Up! Escape to Create event at the local CFA first station went off without a hitch. Hello to all the lovely ladies who enjoyed the afternoon and provided such wonderful feedback.

Along with Keah, one of the talented demonstrators in my team, we provided an afternoon of crafting using Stampin' Up! products.

Our 15 guests made a mini flip-top box, 6 greeting cards (2 each of 3 designs) and four gift cards.

It really was a wonderful afternoon!

We went straight to Melbourne the next morning to spend time with family and friends, and returned home a few days later to find this gorgeous card waiting for me. It is a variation on the double fold pocket card that I posted on my blog a few weeks ago.

I'm not sure if the colours turned out too well on my photo, but in real life it looks amazing. The pocket card was made from the Outlaw designer series paper, and the In the Spotlight stamp step (FREE level 2 hostess stamp set). Thanks so much to Juliana for making it for me.

Now that we are back and settled, I look forward to posting some new projects regularly over the next few days. Stay tuned!

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