New promotion

Starting tomorrow, Dec 30th, till January 24th, Stampin' Up have a new promotion. If you click on the Valentine Sweethearts image on my right hand side bar you will see the flyer with all the details. You can get a free set of "Heart Treat Cups" with each qualifying purchase.

For something completely unrelated............... I wanted to also post this card I made in early December for my Dad's birthday. At the time I was in full "Christmas projects" mode and even though I made the card, it didn't get posted on here. People are always looking for inspiration for male cards. You can just see the star background that I stamped with versa mark. I multicoloured the greeting with markers and I loved the way it turned out.

If there is something in particular you'd like to see on my blog, please leave a comment and let me know.

Happy Stamping,

The Final Countdown!

This week I thought I'd share with you some of the cards that I have been receiving from my lovely friends/customers. It is always such a buzz to not only open a hand made card, but to see that it's been made with Stampin Up products!!!! And these are just wonderful. I'll be back between Christmas and New Year with our new promotion starting Dec 30th. Don't forget the December Frenzy though, you can still order from this till Dec 30th if stock hasn't run out. I hope you all have a fabulous festive season.

Happy Stamping,

2 weeks to go!

Quick post today with the obvious reason- there is ONLY 2 weeks to go! My above cards are a variation on a card I did earlier in the countdown. It is so easy to create a variety of cards using the same basic layout. Here I just changed the image, and with the "Dasher" card I turned the card the other way and added a punched greeting. Still all the same size pieces which make it quick when making lots of cards at once. See my piles of cards below I have been adding to each day. Get a production line going and you'll have heaps of cards to send out in no time at all. One of these may even be heading to your place!!

Happy Stamping,

3 weeks to go!

With only three weeks to go and only 1 full week of school left before the kids are let loose 24/7, we are in desperate need of quick and easy Xmas projects. These cards are perfect for that! They only use 1 piece of CS so they're economical as well! I just went through my stamps and found various small images that I thought could work for a wreath. Some are from Circle circus, the spiral is from Trendy Trees. Then I just grabbed my markers and randomly started stamping. The greeting is from Curly Cute, one of our new sets of stamps which I just love. You can see below where I turned the card around and then using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamped the greeting as 2 words on top of each other.


The last feature I'll point out is the BLING! If you look closely you should be able to see on the spirals I added some Crystal effects and then put some chunky sprinkles over the top. Too easy!
Happy Stamping,

New Month, new promotions!!!!

December is here!!! For some this means time to start putting up decorations, for most of us it means frenzied last minute shopping!!! Well maybe I can help you there.
We have not only a brand new mini catalogue but also a SALE!!!!!!!
Click on the link below or on the link in the side bar to see the flyer about our DECEMBER FRENZY SALE
http://www3.stampinup.com/au/documents/December_Frenzy_AU_Flyer.pdf

Many items are reduced and some up to 50% so make sure you check it out.
Then make sure you have a look at our brand new catty. Follow the link in the side bar to download your copy. This catalogue runs right through till end of March.
I'll be back soon with more Xmas projects while we count down the last few weeks.
Happy Stamping,

4 weeks to go!!

I don't have a card to show you this week but I do have exciting news to share:
Starting Dec 1st we have two exciting things happening. Our new Summer Mini Catalogue begins so if you check out my blog on or after this date you'll be able to download the brochure or view it online, or you can email me if you'd like your own copy in the mail. It's always exciting to see all the new stamps, embellishments and DS papers and this mini catalogue is no different.
The other exciting promotion is our December Frenzy Sale!!! For the month of December we have heaps of items discounted up to 50%. There are a whole variety of items including stamps, markers and tools. Make sure you check back on Wed 1st Dec to see the flyer and as always with this sort of sale it is best to get your orders in early. There are no requirements with this sale, no minimum purchase or purchase of regular priced items etc, just order the things you want off the list.
So check back on the 1st...........

Happy Stamping,

5 Weeks to Christmas

This week I've used all sorts of tools and techniques! Maybe I went a little overboard????? What do you think?
The main part is the medallion stamp in the middle. I have used the emerging colour technique for this one using the Merry Christmas greeting from Contempo Christmas and the swirl from Baroque Motifs on a Whisper White card. Then you stamp the medallion image in versa mark and emboss it clear over the top of your images. You simply apply colour over the top of this either with sponging or brayering and you're left with this multi layered and coloured image.
I cut the medallion out and cut it in half, then adhered it to the Olive Card.
Other features include the sponging around the edges in Olive, versa mark background using one of the small flourishes from the Tiny Tags set, polka dot ribbon and the greeting from Many Merry Messages.
Happy Stamping,