December Frenzy!!

Dates: 1-29 December 2010


Details:

You can get up to 50 percent off great Stampin' Up! products during our December Frenzy sale! Products and sale prices are listed below.

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
119181	39	A Little Treat Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$21.95	$10.98
120018	39	A Little Treat Clear-Mount Stamp Set	$15.95	$7.98
119189	40	Tote-Ally Tess Wood Mount Stamp Set	$37.95	$26.57
111255	43	Daisy Dash Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel	$15.95	$9.57
121482	56	Baby Bundle Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$49.95	$34.97
119161	72	Autumn Days Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$19.48
120012	77	Pendant Park Clear-Mount Stamp Set	$27.95	$13.98
113031	88	Tart & Tangy Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$21.95	$15.37
115806	91	Fresh Cuts Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$27.27
115946	102	Wonderful Favorites Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$39.95	$23.97
119167	104	Heard from the Heart Wood Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$23.37
119185	105	Teeny Tiny Sentiments Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$62.95	$31.47
105115	118	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$4.03
105106	119	Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
100045	119	Pretty in Pink Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105114	119	So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105111	119	Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105108	119	Regal Rose Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105109	120	Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
100069	120	Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$4.03
100082	121	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
103104	122	Small Cello Bags	$7.50	$4.50
111325	140	Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware	$57.95	$28.98
112530	140	Circle Scissor Plus	$16.95	$32.97
116681	161	Kind Heart Wood Mount Stamp Set	$11.95	$5.98

To find out more details, click on the Specials page.

Contact me today to place your order or schedule your Christmas workshop!

There are no limits, and there is no minimum purchase.

Market Day at Epping and Point Clare

It's been a very busy and hectic week, getting things ready in preparation for market day. So busy that I didn't get a chance to take photos of my many goodies that I made.

On Friday 12 November, my friend and upline, Emily manned a stall at the Epping Night Markets. It's my first time to display there and so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was very busy on the night and even though we were inside a hall, the foot traffic came in and sales of items were promising. All my chocolate tree trimmings and chocolate boxed gift cards sold, as well as my milk cartons filled with assorted chocolates. Must say..chocolates equal sales. Only sold a few cards on the night.

Point Clare Markets and some of the goodies for sale

On Saturday 13 November, the day after, it was an early start, although I did sleep in after staying up till 1am in the morning making more goodies, as most had sold the night before. It was a very hot day, and not too many people were interested in the Christmas cards and goodies we had on offer. But it was nice being outdoors with friends, having fish and chips for lunch and and snow cone to cool down and just having a day out in the fresh air.

Last workshop for the year

Display of cards and Christmas special

 Had the last workshop/club for the year and challenged the group with 2 intricate projects. For the first project we made a trifold birthday card using the On a Pedestal & Party this Way stamp sets and Celebrations designer paper. For details pics, go to my gallery.

Busy crafting

Working on the tri-fold card

 In the second project we made mini milk cartons.  I have been tempted to buy the Big Shot milk carton template, but found it so easy to just make my own..once I got the measurements, they were really easy to make up.

Christmas ribbon special & milk carton goodies

Anyway, I made some big ones and some small ones. I gave 7 away to my club members, filled with assorted chocolates and sold the rest at the markets.

Baby Showers & Baby Shoes

I have a few friends who have either had babies recently or will be having babies and I came across this website http://www.lovebugscrapbooking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5043 which has a template and pictures of these cute little baby shoes which you can make to decorate or give as a gift.

Aren't they just adorable. I would have liked to use Stampin' Up designer paper, but couldn't find the right pattern, so I'm using some designer paper which I bought ages ago.

Dress Up Christmas Promotion

Create beautiful packaging to fit any Christmas gift with exclusive products from Stampin' Up! From 16 October-30 November*, there are two ways to get FREE ribbon:

• Get an exclusive package of ribbon for FREE when you purchase a Christmas gift-giving bundle!
• Get an exclusive package of ribbon for FREE when you host a $550 workshop!

To find out more details, click on the Specials page.

Contact me today to place your order or schedule your Christmas workshop!


*Bundles and ribbons available while supplies last.

Card Making Class

This is a slider card, which we'll be making in a class on Tuesday 19 October at 7.30pm. We'll be making a set of 6 slider cards using the Happy Christmas, Mate stamp set. If you would like to come along, please email me. For more details go to the Classes tab.

Spring is here and so is the New Catalogue

It's the first day of spring and we can start ordering from the new Catalogue.

There are 60 brand new stamp sets, lots of new colours, new punches, heaps of new ribbons and a whole lot more.

If you don't have a real life copy of the catalogue yet, just contact me today and for $15 I'll mail one out to you otherwise, feel free to drop in and pick up a copy.  You can also click on the picture of the new catalogue in the side bar and view a pdf version which is available on the Stampin' Up! website.

CORRECTIONS to New catalogue
While Stampin' Up! strives to make each new catalogue as complete and accurate as possible, errors do occasionally slip in. The following item numbers are incorrect in the Idea  Book & Catalogue.

Item	Page	Description	Correction
102627	33	Got Treats Set (Clear Mount)	The printed item number is incorrect. The correct number is 120627
109014	119	Wild Wasabi Card Stock (A4)	The printed item number is incorrect. The correct number is 111850

Mini Scrapbook Album

I came across a video on how to make a mini scrapbook using recycled envelopes and thought I'd give it a try. I have a friends whose little boy is turning one and I had some photos which I had taken which I thought would go well in an album, so I set to work. I used Stampin' Up! designer series paper and card stock from the Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' set. I'm so pleased with how it turned out that I'm thinking of my next mini album to create.

Card Making Class

This is a recessed window box, which we'll be making in a class on Tuesday 17 August at 7.30pm. We'll also be making a set of notecards to go into the box using the Pun Fun stamp set. This project was CASEd  from another demonstrator Alison.  If you would like to come along, please email me. For more details go to the Classes tab.

Birthday Card

My Auntie's birthday is this Wednesday, so I made this card for her using the two-step stamping set of Heartfelt Thanks, which is on the Last Chance List and the saying is from Whimsical Words, from the SAB 2010. Just love the Cottage Wall DSP and the Rich Razzleberry cardstock.

Last Chance List

The arrival of the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue in September sees the end of the 2009-2010 catalogue and with that comes the Last Chance List or what used to be known as the retiring list. This is your last chance to buy these wonderful products.

To make room for a whole new batch of fantastic products, Stampin' Up! are retiring a lot of stamp sets, punches, paper and accessories. Some of the last-chance items are discounted and some have already run out of stock - discount prices and availability on application.

Click here to view the full list.

Products on this list are only available for a limited time, until the end of August and stocks may run out before that date, so if there is something on this list that you would really like, now is the time to get it. Contact me with your order today.

Many of the items on the list refer to retiring colours. Some of the products are simply repackages or redesigned - like punches changing to the new punch format.

Orders are now being taken for the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue, so if you'd like to reserve a copy, contact me today.

Christmas Tri-Fold Card

When looking for projects to make in my Christmas in July Club meeting, I came across a tri-fold card using the Christmas Classics stamp set. So I tried my hand at replicating it.  Not sure where I saw it now, but if I come across the website I will post a link to it.  Anyway here is my take on it.

Club SUM #2

We had 6 members present. Unfortunately, new member, Maria was very sick and didn't want to infect everyone else, and Eileen had to work late and then couldn't find my place :(

Our second workshop/club meeting had a very Christmassy feel to it. We started off by making a combined card and gift card holder. Small and simple, but comes in handy when giving gift voucher cards or "scratchies". We used the Punch Pals stamp set to decorate the card.

For our second project we made a card with the Holiday Lineup stamp set. Steering away from the traditional christmas colours, we used Kraft, Ballet Blue and Soft Suede, with a touch of Real Red.

With lots of Christmas cards and ideas on display, I hope the club members are now in the mood to continue making their cards/gifts so that when December comes around, they aren’t madly thinking what to do and have already got a stack load of Christmas cards prepared to send out.

I had “Snowman Soup” packs ready to give as treats for my club members, but forgot to hand them out at the end of the night, so when their goodies come in,  I am going to include them in their bags, so that they have an additional surprise. Just what you need on a cold winter’s day.

Two-Step Stampin' Promotion

Dates: 1-31 July 2010

Two-Step Stampin' sets allow you to quickly and easily take your creativity to the next level. And from 1-31 July, you will get 20% off select Two-Step Stampin' sets from our current catalogues - no limit, no minimum purchase required.

Choose from the following stamp sets:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
116386	39	Loads of Love	$39.95	$31.96
116342	42	Big Bold Birthday**	$53.95	$43.16
115860	78	A Rose is a Rose**	$66.95	$53.56
116332	86	Playful Petals**	$52.95	$42.36
115770	98	Cheep Talk	$47.95	$38.36
115946	115	Wonderful Favourites	$39.95	$31.96
119187	14*	Tiny Tags (wood-mount)	$38.95	$31.16
118592	a4*	Tiny Tags (clear-mount)	$28.95	$23.16
119163	31*	Cottage Garden (wood-mount)	$32.95	$26.36
120003	31*	Cottage Garden (clear-mount)	$24.95	19.96

You can email me to place your orders. Reminder this special is for the month of July and I will be accepting orders up to Wednesday 30 July.

Final: Deal of the Week #4

During the month of June, Stampin’ Up is offering several discounted products as “Deals of the Week”. No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Weekly deal announcements will be made on the following:

Deal #1: Tuesday, 1 June 2010. Ends 8 June 2010
Deal #2: Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Ends 15 June 2010
Deal #3: Wednesday, 16 June 2010. Ends 22 June 2010
Deal # 4. Wednesday, 23 June 2010. Ends 30 June 2010

So here is the final Deal #4

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
109113	149	Square Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109111	149	Circle Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109112	149	Square Fire Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
111848	150	Bashful Blue 1" doublestitched grosgrain ribbon	$19.95	$10.97
109050	151	Certainly Celery 5/8" grosgrain ribbon	$14.95	$8.97

You can email me to place your orders. Reminder this special ends Wednesday 30 June

Reminder about Retiring Colours

We have been notified by Stampin' Up! that some of the retiring colours are running low, as there is an increased demand for these colours, so if you like a particular colour/s and you know that they are going to be discontinued, please do not leave it to the last minute to purchase reinkers or card stock as you may miss out.

Remember that you can place your order directly through me, postage will be the same amount to anywhere within Australia, no double handling, Stampin' Up! ships to you straight from the warehouse. I do have a Credit Card Facility available.

Senior Associate

What a surprise I got when I got home on Thursday 17 June. Sitting on my creative desk at home was a big white envelope from Stampin' Up!.

What could it be? A Newsletter? Something about the new catalogue?

I opened up the envelope and to my surprise I saw a certificate as well as a gold Stampin' Up! pin. I had made it to Senior Associate level. What does that mean? It means I have sold over $2,000 worth of products.  Considering I haven't had many workshops, I think it was mainly due to me buying up to start off as a demonstrator and my first Club SUM. In order for me to get the next promotion, I would need to recruit.  Might be a while before that happens.

Deal of the Week #3

During the month of June, Stampin’ Up is offering several discounted products as “Deals of the Week”. No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Weekly deal announcements will be made on the following:

Deal #1: Tuesday, 1 June 2010. Ends 8 June 2010
Deal #2: Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Ends 15 June 2010
Deal #3: Wednesday, 16 June 2010. Ends 22 June 2010
Deal # 4. Wednesday, 23 June 2010. Ends 30 June 2010

So here is Deal #3

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
114263	34	A Happy Heart stamp set	$41.95	$20.98
115792	57	Greetings Eight stamp set	$49.95	$24.98
116330	78	Bella's Bloom stamp set	$24.95	$14.97
113009	97	Enjoy Every Moment stamp set	$53.95	$26.98
114283	105	All Scallops stamp set	$55.95	$27.98

You can email me to place your orders. Reminder this special ends Tuesday 22 June

Deal of the Week #2

During the month of June, Stampin’ Up is offering several discounted products as “Deals of the Week”. No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Weekly deal announcements will be made on the following:

Deal #1: Tuesday, 1 June 2010. Ends 8 June 2010
Deal #2: Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Ends 15 June 2010
Deal #3: Wednesday, 16 June 2010. Ends 22 June 2010
Deal # 4. Wednesday, 23 June 2010. Ends 30 June 2010

So here is Deal #2

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
112470	132	Haiku Designer Series Paper	$16.95	$10.17
113976	132	Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper	$16.95	$11.02
113992	133	Tea Party Designer Series Paper	$16.95	$10.17
113975	133	Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper	$16.95	$11.02
114037	133	Sweet Slumber Specialty Designer Series Paper	$22.95	$14.92

You can email me to place your orders. Reminder this special ends Tuesday 15 June

JUNE: DEALS OF THE WEEK

During the month of June, Stampin’ Up is offering several discounted products as “Deals of the Week”. No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Weekly deal announcements will be made on the following:

Deal #1: Tuesday, 1 June 2010. Ends 8 June 2010
Deal #2: Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Ends 15 June 2010
Deal #3: Wednesday, 16 June 2010. Ends 22 June 2010
Deal # 4. Wednesday, 23 June 2010. Ends 30 June 2010

So here is Deal #1

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
112081	152	Scallop Square punch	$30.95	$20.12
109183	153	Trio Flower punch	$30.95	$20.12
110711	153	Boho Blossoms punch	$30.95	$20.12
114889	n/a*	Scallop Oval punch	$30.95	$20.12

* from Carryover flyer

You can email me to place your orders. Reminder this special ends Tuesday 8 June

Another friend recently celebrated her 30th birthday and this is a card I made for her. The little cupcakes were all hand cut and stuck on with stampin' dimensionals and the cherries where dabbed with crystal effects and sprinkled with dazzling diamonds.

Materials Used:

Cardstock: Regal Rose, White, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Discontinued DSP from Simply Scrappin' Winter Bright pack
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Markers: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink
Stampin' Up Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes, Sincere Salutations
Accessories: Melon Mambo Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects
Tools: Sponge Dauber, Scissors, Snail Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals

In with the New, out with the Old

After a great deal of time and research, Stampin Up have revised the colour families and come up with a smart and contemporary new collection.

The changes will only come into effect here in Australia with the next Idea Book and Catalogue release in September 2010. The renovated Stampin Up colour families contain the most popular current colours, some brand new ones and they’re also bringing back the most popular recent InColors!

Here’s the NEW selection, available from September2010:

As well as some new colours, a few existing ones have changed families to bring together the most harmonious ones under the new scheme. And yes, sadly we have to say farewell to some of the current colours.

Here are the colours that will be retiring at the end of August 2010:

Here's a card I made which I just sent off to a friend whose Birthday was today...oops. Oh well, better late than never. I love using the Cottage Wall DSP.

Materials Used:

Cardstock: Old Olive, Mellow Moss and Very Vanilla Cardstock
Paper: Cottage Wall DSP
Inkpad: Rick Razzleberry
Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets: Cottage Garden, Sincere Salutations
Accessories: Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds
Tools: Paper Manhattan Flower Textured Impression, Big Shot, Sponge Dauber, Scissors, Snail Glue

Inaugural Club SUM Workshop 12 May 2010

We held our first Club SUM last night. Five members attended, Sue, Leonie, Maria, Carol and Eileen.


We made two projects, using items from the Autumn-Winter Mini and the IB & C.
I just love the Cottage Wall DSP and matching Cottage Garden Stamp set.

I also made some flowers which I gave to each member as a thank you for attending. Made using sweet treat cups and "A Little Treat" stamp set.

Happy 46th Anniversary

My Uncle and Aunt celebrated their 46th Wedding Anniversary today on this very date 9th May. We also celebrated mothers day today with a BBQ for lunch and seafood dinner with the family.

I made this card today for them, and will be using it as a basis for a card to do on our Stamp Club night on Tuesday.

Materials Used:

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla Cardstock
Inkpad: Soft Suede
Stampin' Up Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Accessories: Brads
Tools: Paper Crimper, Word Window Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Sponge Dauber, Scissors, Snail Glue

Thanks to: Evan for the photography

Point Clare Markets

On Saturday 8 May 2010, I drove up to Point Clare, with a friend, Maria, to join my other friend, Sue and her sister, Leonie and her husband, Brad, run a card stall at the Fairhaven Markets.

We have combined our efforts and are selling our wares. Most of our cards are made using Stampin' Up products.

It was a lovely day and being the day before Mother's Day, there was a good turnout and we made a few sales out of our Mother's Day products.

The next market day is in August, so look out for it next time your in the area.

It's Official, I'm a Demonstrator!

On 10th March, I joined the Stampin' Up family and became a demonstrator after 2 years of using their products.