Happy Birthday

This is one of the cards I have designed for an upcoming workshop. It uses one of the stamp sets from the Sale-A-Bration promotion. It is called Birthday Whimsy. I have stamped the images on whisper white cardstock and then mounted on apricot appeal which inturn has been mounted on bashful blue card. All other materials are listed below.

Materials used:
Stamp set: Birthday whimsy
Cardstock: Bashful blue, apricot appeal & whisper white
Stamp pads: Pixie pink, perfect plum, certaintly celery, tempting turquoise & basic black
Accessories: Decorative scissors & stampin' dimensionals

Wild about you!

1. I saw this card on Pat Huntoon's site and decided to case it. I chose more earthy colours, and once I finished it, I thought it would make a nice card for a man (say Valentine's Day!) It was very simple, but I like the use of the giraffe which I think gives the card a cheeky (but cute) look to it.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Wild about you, Linen background

Cardstock: Chocolate chip, confetti cream, whisper white

Stamp pads: True thyme, pumpkin pie

Accessories: Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

Let the Sale-A-Bration begin!!!

Hello everyone. Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful and safe Christmas and you are enjoying 2008 so far. It is a particularly fantastic time at Stampin' Up with the Sale-A-Bration promotion underway. During this promotion you can earn additional free stamp sets whether you are a customer, hostess or new demonstrator (conditions apply) so everyone wins. If you would like to know more, feel free to send me an email. We also have our Summer mini catalogue which has more stamp sets to choose from. This card has been made using Bud Basics from page 6 of the catalogue. Some of you have already received this catalogue, but if you haven't, just visit the Stampin' Up website (link to the left) and view online. It was very simple to make. I have stamped outline images onto a natural ivory matte with chocolate chip, then I have used pumpkin pie, ruby red and old olive for the solid stamp images. I have then made a tag using my cuttlebug diecuts and stamped thank you sentiment. The tag has been attached using chocolate grosgrain ribbon, which has then been attached to the natural ivory matte. The matte has in turn been mounted onto a ruby red card....VOILA!!! I think it looks quite effective. Let me know what you think. As normal, I have provided a list of material used.

Material used:

Cardstock: Natural ivory and ruby red
Stamp sets: Bud basics, favorite teddy bear and fresh fillers
Stamp pad: Chocolate chip, ruby red, pumpkin pie and old olive
Accessories: Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, cuttlebug die cuts and mini glue dots

For unto us a child is born....

This is another of the Christmas cards we made at the workshop this month. It utilises the Madonna & Child stamp set that is available in the current Stampin' Up catalogue (page 26). I felt the stamp was beautiful in itself so the card is very simple to reflect that. I have included two photos for you to look at. The list of materials are listed below.

I am not sure if I will be able to make another post before Christmas, so I want to pass on my best wishes to you and your families. May you have a wonderful Christmas celebrating with family and friends. God Bless you all and keep you safe this festive season. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Materials used:

Stamp set: Madonna & Child
Stamp pad: Chocolate chip
Cardstock: Natural ivory, always artichoke & very vanilla
Accessories: Stampin' pastels, blender pens, glitter glue & chocolate grosgrain ribbon

Sandy Claws

Unfortunately this Crab & Co stamp set is unavailable now!! It was in our Spring Mini Catalogue this year. I know some of you purchased it, as did I. I wanted to show you a Christmas design using the adorable little crab. Again this was not a difficult card to make. I have stamped the crab using chocolate chip ink onto confetti cream cardstock, then I have coloured the crab using my Stampin' pastels. The confetti cream matte has been mounted onto a strip of always artichoke, which is then mounted onto real red cardstock (I really like this colour combination)!! The always artichoke has been stamped with the Print pattern background stamp, and then I have used white gel pen to create a quilt-like pattern. For added bling, I used glitter glue to accent some elements on the card, also the edges of the confetti cream cardstock has been inked with chocolate chip to add dimension.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Crab & Co, Print pattern, & sincere salutations

Stamp pads: Always artichoke, chocolate chip & basic black

Cardstock: Confetti cream, always artichoke & real red

Accessories: Glitter glue, stampin' pastels, blender pens & white gel pen

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree.....

Well it's nearly that time of year again!! What better way to get in the Christmas spirit then sending handemade Christmas cards to family and friends. I thought I would share with you one of the cards we made at the recent Christmas stack workshops. It was quite simple to make, but the little touches gave it added elegance. The card itself was embossed using a cuttlebug embossing folder. Then the stamped image (taken from Greetings Galore) was mounted on bravo burgundy, which was notched, and gold cord was weaved around the notches. For added bling, some workshop attendants coloured the baubles and star on the tree with glitter glue. All products used, other then the cuttlebug and glitter glue are available from Stampin' Up.

Materials used:

Cardstock: Handsome hunter, bravo burgundy & whisper white

Stamp set: Greetings Galore

Stamp pad: Basic black

Accessories: Stampin' pastels, gold cord, blender pens, glitter glue, cuttlebug & script embossing folder.

Holiday Thyme Designer Series

Here are some gift bags I have made out of the Holiday Thyme Designer Series paper. Aren't they cute!!! Stampin' Up® has a promotion running at the moment where they are selling this designer series pack (12 x 12 pages of 6 designs, 2 of each) for an incredible $14.50 (usually $ 17.25). I have downloaded the 2, 5, 7, 10 box template from Splitcoast Stampers to create these little gift bags. I have then filled them with Christmas candy, ready to give to friends and my son's preschool teachers. They were so quick and easy to make. You should give it a try. The promotion for this designer series ends on the 15th December 2007, so don't miss out. Call me today to place an order. There are more great ideas on the Stampin' Up® website for use of this paper i.e Christmas bon bon & cards.




Materials used:

Cardstock: Holiday Thyme Designer Series paper, Bravo burgundy, always artichoke & whisper white
Stamp sets: Greetings Galore
Stamp pads: Basic Black
Accessories: Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, crystal effects, eyelet setter

On another note, there are a few exciting things happening at the moment. Stampin' Up® has released it's new mini summer catalogue that is available to purchase from as of December. Some of you may have received a copy in the mail. However, if you did not, feel free to email me and I will post one to you for $5 (includes postage).

In the new year, Stampin' Up® is running an exciting promotion called Sale-A-Bration. What this means is that you can earn sets advertised in the Sale-A-Bration brochure (available from me) FREE!! You simply need to make a purchase, host a workshop or become a demonstrator (conditions apply).

If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about any of the above mentioned promotions, please don't hesitate to email me.

Finally, I would like to thank each and everyone of you who purchased the All in the Family stamp set during the month of November. As you are aware all proceeds went directly to the Abbott family. Over 4100 sets were sold worldwide!!! It is amazing that so many people got behind such a worthwhile cause. So thank you again on behalf of Stampin' Up® and the Abbott family.