Autumn Winter Mini is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Stampers!!!!!! Well it's an exciting day. I love to see the launch of a brand new catty. Our Autumn/Winter Mini is wonderful. You can click on the image in my side bar and see this beautiful collection of new products online. I especially love the buttons and sewing themed products. Very Cute!!!!! If you would like your own copy, let me know and I'll pop one in the post for you. Happy Stamping,

Bliss and Butterflies!

I think this might have to be my favourite Sale-a-bration set, but I love them all so it's a hard choice! I've teamed it up here with some other current favourites- Big Shot dies -Top Note; Lot's of tags; and Beautiful Wings. These tools make card making so fast and decorative.

Only a few days left to Sale-a-brate. Get in quick if you too would like this stamp set for free.
Happy Stamping,

Don't Forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick reminder that this is the last month of Sale-a-bration AND the last month of our Summer Mini catalogue. So if you had your heart set on any of the products in the mini catalogue you better act fast because this could be your last chance to purchase. Why not get a $100 order together and get a free set of stamps while you're at it!!!! The sale-a-bration stamp sets are never released again.
Hope your start to Autumn has been fabulous, and on a personal note if you live local to Corrimal NSW, hope to see you this Friday at the Corrimal Primary School Fete (4 to 8pm). I'll be there with my Stampin' Up stand. Drop by and say hi.
Happy Stamping,

Which colours are best???

So which do you like the best. I demonstrated this card at a party last weekend (hi Lianne), and I love how simply changing colours can make a card look different. I love them both. The softer, pastel colours of the first give a charming feel, where the boldness of the black, red and cream create a whole different look. So what's your pick?

I think I need to add a black pearl for the birds eye! I loved using my antique brads and "love letter" DS papers on this one.

Happy Stamping,

Free stamps!!!!

Todays cards use stamps from the Sale-a-bration stamp set "Punch Bunch" which can be yours for free!!!!!! So have a look below and then get your orders together and email me so you don't miss out!!

This card alos uses the Top Note die and Lots of tags with the Big Shot; and Short and Sweet stamp set. The heart and owl have both been cut out with our punches.

This card shows how an image can be used however you wish by using markers. I have used the entire image on the main flower shaped greeting, but only used the flowers for the top piece and just repeatedly stamped them along the card. You can't tell here but the scalloped flower is actually punched out of the front and the stamped image is adhered to the inside of the card.

This is the perfect boy card, bold and fairly plain. Again the background is created with the Big Shot and then punches pretty much do the rest!!! I love tools that make craft simple and quick!
So go through your wish list and stock up on your supplies so you can get this or one of the other three gorgeous stamp sets for free.
Happy Stamping,

Time to Sale-a-brate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes!!! It's finally time to Sale-a-brate and everyone loves free stamps!!!!!!!!!!!
So, click on the image on my right hand side bar to see this year's free stamps and then email me me with your orders- it's that easy!
I'll be back soon with some projects using this year's gorgeous collection of free stamps.
Happy Stamping,

4 Cards and no stamping!!

Today's post, my first for 2011, is all about using up some of my "stash" from last year!!! I also wanted to show how easy it is to create quick cards using tools other than stamps and ink. The cards below use all Stampin' Up products and were a lot of fun to create.

Finally had a chance to play with my 2 step bird punch for this one AND the new Square Lattice Embossing folder (from the Summer Mini catty) with the Big Shot to create the textured background. I love how it all came together.

I've always loved these DS papers. This is a simple and clean card which was super quick to create. I think I'll make a few sets of these up in different colours. The butterflies are made using the gorgeous Embosslits Die, Beautiful wings, with the Big Shot. This die is excellent value at $21.95 as it cuts out 5 different butterflies at once, with different sizes and patterns.

These two cards again use up some DS paper from my collection and can be used for lots of different occasions. The white flowers were in the old Pretties Kit. You can now purchase a pkt of 40 paper daisies by themselves for just $13.50. (see pg 140 of IB&C). The middle of the flowers was created using the Build a brad Kit. I've punched a circle from the DS papers to attach to each brad.

So there you have it. 4 quick cards made using various tools and bits and pieces. Hope you like them!

Happy Stamping,