Merry Tags

The Merry Tags Framelits Dies are so useful for making gift tags. I used the Christmas tree die to make these tags and nothing went to waste.

For the base I just used Whisper White cardstock which I then stamped with the Merriest Wishes circular greeting.

I then used transfer adhesive sheets on my Home for Christmas DSP trimmed down to fit the Big Shot. Ran the DSP through the Big Shot with the Tag die. Then I meticulously removed first the bigger die cut DSP and stuck that to a plain Whisper White tag, followed by the smaller die cut pieces which I stuck down to the stamped Whisper White tag. With the Adhesive transfer sheets, there is no need for messy gluing, just peel and stick. Ta-dah!! Two different tags from the one die cut.  Added some gold thread and they were ready to go on some gifts,

Christmas Cards

Was so busy making my Christmas cards and tags, that I forgot to post the finished items on my blog, so here they are. 

I started with the Merry Tags Framelits and my Big Shot and cut out heaps of reindeers and trees in both glitter and red cardstock

Then on a piece of white cardstock I embossed the Pine Bough impression and then stamped the "Be Joyful" stamp from the Merriest Wishes stamp set with Versamark and embossed it with platinum embossing powder. These were then strung with silver thread.

The reindeer tag was then attached to the embossed cardstock with a dimensional. Mounted the white cardstock onto red cardstock and then this was mounted on to the white cardstock base card which was stamped with the greeting from the Calm Christmas stamp set.

Now the cards are ready to be written and sent out to family and friends.

Holiday Catalogue

It's been a while between posts, but it's because I've been away on holidays. But now I'm back and here to let you know that there is a new Holiday Catalogue.

And here's a card we made using the Father Christmas stamp set from the new Holiday Catalogue.

If you would like a copy of the Holiday Catalogue, or would like to order any of the products, please send me an email or go to the Stampin' Up! Store.

A New Annual Catalogue

Hooray! The new Annual Catalogue is out and there are some new products to share. Click Here to see the new Catalogue.

What's New!!

A new range of In Colors
Lots of new Stamp Sets
New Bundles

A whole new range of Hostess Rewards
And a whole lot more, so what are you waiting for, take a look and get stamping!

You're Amazing

 Here's a card I CASED recently, featuring the flower from the Best Thoughts stamp set and the "You're Amazing" greeting from the Watercolor Wishes stamp set. Also made use of the Pretty Print TIEF.  I'll be demonstrating this in my next workshop.

Here's a close up of the embossing which was done using the Versamark ink pad and white embossing powder. Once the image was stamped and embossed, it was just a case of water coloring the flower petals and the leaves and stem. Fussy cutting and layering using dimensionals. This is a very simply but effective card for someone amazing.

Happy Mother's Day

A 4-Step card made for Mother's Day, and although my mum is no longer with us, we do think about her often, and this is made in her memory.

 I used the Botanicals die set to make the flowers as well as the Mum's Love stamp set to stamp the greetings.

Playful Pals Stamp Set and Pyramid Pals Thinlits Dies

Animal Farm

From the 2016 Occasions Catalogue, this Stamp set with matching dies lends itself to making a host of animal gift boxes either by keeping it simple or adding extras.

A Zebra and a Tiger

Elephant and Frog

Chicken and Pig

Pig and Elephant

Tiger and Cow

March Birthday Card Madness

The month of March this year has been a busy one for me.

Starting with our club workshop (see previous post).

There are quite a number of people celebrating birthdays in March, including myself. So I prepared a few birthday cards on hand.

This card was made using the Botanical Builders framelits die. So simply, yet effective. Thinking of who I can give it to.

 This is the inside of the card.

The following 3 cards were for very good friend and members of my extended family. I was on a roll.

 This one below was given to my sister's Mother-in-Law, who's still spritely at 83.

This colourful balloon stamped card below I gave to a friend who was my former Stampin' Up! upline. Her birthday was in February, but I didn't see her until March, saving on the postage.

 And here is the inside - more balloons using the balloon punch

Club SUM Workshop 1 March 2016

Still celebrating Sale-A-Bration, the new addition to the flyer with more stamp sets is now available.

Here are the two projects we completed on the night.

Happy Birthday to you!

Materials used in this project include:

Stamp Set: Honeycomb Happiness (SAB), Party Pants (SAB)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride

Inks: Early Espresso, Mint Macaron, Pumpkin Pie

DSP: Birthday Bouquet

Punch: Scalloped Tag Topper and Curvy Corner Trio

Ribbon: Pool Party 3/8" Glitter 

Honeycomb Embellishments

SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots

A Birthday Wish...

Materials used in this project include:
Stamp Sets: Botanical Blooms,  Remembering Your Birthday
Cardstock: Whisper White, Hello Honey, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
Inks: Mint Macaron, Early Espresso
DSP: Botanical Gardens
Dies: Botanical Builder Framelits
Punch: Scalloped Tag Topper
Ribbon: Natural 7/16" Trim
Brad, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots and Staples

Maria kindly baked a birthday cake to help celebrate my birthday.

We even had a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

And the girls gave me a lovely bouquet of flowers.

Mickey and Minnie Punched Birthday Card

My neice, Kaylene is currently in Orlando, Florida working at DisneyWorld, so for her birthday I made this card using various punches and new DSP. I think it turned out pretty well.  She received it one day before her birthday in the States, but in Australia, it was her birthday, so it looks like I timed it well when I posted it off to her, it took 2 weeks to get to her.  She was so surprised to receive a card from her family, but so happy that we were thinking of her and missing her.

Stampin' Up! Workshop 10 January 2016

Here's some photos I took of a recent workshop for a dear friend of mine, Vanita.  Thanks for hosting and providing a wonderful lunch and afternoon tea.

 All set up and ready to go.

 Vanita even provided me with space to display my cards.

  And here are my crafters hard at work.

I hope they all enjoyed the day and will find more time to get into card crafting and Stampin' Up!

Occasions Catalogue 2016

A new year and a new Stampin' Up! catalogue, fresh from the printer. This year's Occasions catalogue has so many new products. Lots of birthday products. So many fun new ideas and cards to make.

Here's a sample:

Check it out now and put in your orders and you may be eligible for some free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue (see my earlier post).

Occasions Catalogue 2016

Sale-A-Bration 2016

Yes, it's that time of the year again, where you can earn FREE products, just by spending AUD$90 or more. For every AUD$90 you spend, you get to choose an item from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

Here's a card made from one of the stamp sets:

Order items from the Annual catalogue or the new Occasions catalogue and get your free items now. If you would like to order any items, send me an email or order directly from the Online Store (don't forget to choose me as your demonstrator).

Sale-A-Bration 2016

Club SUM Workshop 5 January 2016

A brand new year and 2 new catalogues to show off. It's Sale-A-Bration time and the new Occasions catalogue is now available.

Here's a photo of my group of ladies busy water painting their cards.

Our two projects tonight included the Baker's Box and a lovely Birthday card.

The Baker's Box used materials from both the Occasions and Annual catalogue

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The Birthday card used materials from both the Annual and Sale-A-Brations catalogue.

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