Stampin’ Up! – Page 124 – A Stamping Journey

Have you heard the news?? the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue will be released very soon, in fact June 3rd. Not long now. Lots of things are happening though leading up to this and I wanted to give you some important dates.

NOW – Reserve your new catalogue NOW. For those not local to me I will start having them mailed out to you so let me know if you want one. I can mail anywhere in Australia. Local customers, stay tuned when you get your hands on one.

April 21st – the retirement list is out!! Stop by next Tuesday and I will have a link for you to see all the products leaving us.

June 2nd – 2014 Catalogue ends!

June 3rd – It’s here! The 2015 Catalogue will be available from this date.

June 13th – Catalogue Launch event. Reserve the date now to join me in my studio for this fun event. You can book your seat now. More details will be out soon.

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LAST DAY FOR BUNDLES TODAY!

Today is the last day you can get 15% off select bundles. Email or phone me for your order or Shop online HERE.

CLEARANCE RACK

New items have been added to the Clearance Rack. Have you checked them out yet??? Head HERE to find out more.

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I hope you can get your stamping on today. I am in the middle of making swaps for our upcoming Convention – in less that 2 weeks!!! YIKES!!

Have a good day,

Jenny

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CAPTURING YOUR MEMORIES WITH ‘EVERYDAY ADVENTURES’ PROJECT LIFE!!

April 13, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I don’t do a lot of Scrapbooking. If you have visited my blog for a while now you would realise that. With Project Life though I think it could be a little more manageable. I am sure you are like me and have lots of those family photos in their packets or on the computer??? Yes?? A couple of months ago I went through some of my photos and dragged out my Project Life kit – and got some more pages together. I do say it was a couple of months ago. In fact it was over the Christmas holidays but with all the excitement of Sale-A-Bration I haven’t got around to sharing them with you. So today is the day!!

On these pages I have used the ‘Everyday Adventures’ Project Life kit and the Accessory Pack.

This was quite a few years ago now (in fact 10 years!). Here is a close-up of each page.

The camera on these pages are from the set ‘Around the World’. I have also used ‘Just Sayin’ and Project Life Remember This set.

A few years on (these kids keep growing!!).

It is a special way to preserve your memories. I really must do more.

Thanks for indulging me today with these pages.

Jenny 🙂

3D projects, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!

SOME THANK YOU GIFTS AND QUICK UPDATES!!

April 8, 2015 Jenny Hayward

The weather has been a little ordinary the last few days BUT that means it is inside days AND that means some creating time!!!! Today I have been busy creating some Thank You gifts for some lovely people who ordered during my recent ‘Celebrate Sale-A-Bration’ event that I ran for my newsletter subscribers. These were fun to put together.

I used the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets dies to embellish the cello gift bags. They were filled with some of the Irresistibly Yours DSP and Sheer Perfection Vellum Sheets. I think they might like these as both of these items were sold out at the end of Sale-A-Bration so at least now they get a little sampler. 🙂

NOW I have some quick Stampin’ Up! Updates for you.

1) Don’t forget this week’s Weekly Deals. If you love your Big Shot then you will love these great discounts this week.

2) The Retirement List will be released on April 21st. That is not long AT ALL. I will add the link here on that date for you to find out what will be leaving us. It’s always sad to say farewell to our favourites but that means that it makes room for some new exciting products!!

3) With the Retirement List out we will say Farewell to the 2013-2015 Incolors. These are the colours that will be leaving us. I am a bit sad about these colours leaving. I have loved every one of them. NOW is the time to stock up on cardstock, ink refills, inkpads etc. Please don’t wait until the retirement list is out as these items are the first to sell out within the first day or 2. Grab them now! Seriously, you don’t want to be disappointed and miss out on your supplies of these colours.

4) I am selling off my Retired stamps and Big Shot Embossing Folders and Dies. Have you checked them out yet?? Check out the page HERE. (Australian Residents Only).

** If you want to place an order for any of the Weekly Deal items or any Catalogue product, then drop me a comment and I will get back to you. OR Head to my Online Store HERE and please use the Hostess Code – 2MFNKUVZ Don’t forget to check out the Clearance Rack while you are there. New items have been added recently.

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you are having a super awesome day whatever you do. If not, I hope you can smile your way through it 🙂 🙂 🙂

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RETIRED STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS FOR SALE!!!

April 4, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I have just updated my Retired Products for Sale page. They include stamps, Big Shot dies and embossing Folders. Go and check it out and you might grab a bargain. This is for Australian Residents only.

Click HERE to check it out.

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BUNDLE BONUSES FOR A LIMITED TIME!

April 1, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Receive 15% off selected Bundles for a limited time from 1st – 17th April. Grab one of these stamps and punch or die combo. They are great. Always good to save money too 🙂

Check them out. Which one do you like???

Order at my online store HERE or message me to order. I can ship anywhere in Australia.

Have a great day 🙂

Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!

STAMPIN’ UP! UPDATES!!

March 19, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Sorry no creations today. There are lots of Stampin’ Up! news to share with you so bare with me for a few minutes to update you all.

BLENDABILITIES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED

Due to quality issues with the Blendabilities Stampin’ Up! have made the difficult decision to discontinue them. Problems were occurring in the manufacture process and they cannot be rectified to Stampin’ Up! quality standards.

Here are some Q&A from Stampin’ Up! that might help.

Q: What are the quality problems with this product?

A: When the tip is welded to the barrel, the welding process can leave microscopic (invisible) holes in the marker tip. This leads to accelerated evaporation of the alcohol in the ink.

Q: Are all Blendabilities markers defective?

A: No. Most Blendabilities markers work as intended. We ask that you use your best judgment to determine whether your product is in good condition or if you need a refund.

If your Blendabilities work well then continue to enjoy using them. If you are having any problems with them especially with ones you have bought during Sale-A-Bration then please contact me if you have obtained them from me or from your Demonstrator.

MDS TO BE DISCONTINUED

The ‘My Digital Studio’ program will be discontinued on May 31st. You can continue to purchase the program or any digital images until that time. Ensure that you have backed up your program externally.

MORE FOR SALE-A-BRATION

With the Blendabilities being deleted as a Sale-A-Bration choice Stampin’ Up! have introduced some Catalogue options for you to select as your Free choice with your $90 order.

There are some great choices.

This is in addition to the extra choices I recently show you. Here they are again.

What will you choose??? I love the Embossing Folder choices!

With less than 2 weeks to go for Sale-A-Bration time is running out. Don’t miss out to SHOP, HOST OR JOIN!! Check the post out HERE for more of these details.

Thanks for stopping by. Come and visit again 🙂

3D projects, Masculine, Stampin' Up!

FACETED BOX FOR THE MENFOLK!!

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 Jenny Hayward

A few weeks ago I saw a cute Faceted box on a Facebook group I am on. Of course, one must have a go at one of these! I thought I would show you my version. Then I will show you where to go to make your own.

I thought for this it would be good to make a male version.

I have used Night of Navy and Crumb Cake cardstock and used a new stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue ‘Guy Greetings’. This is a good one to tuck some chocolates in for the males in your family. They are always the ones that are hard to make for aren’t they!

What do you think?? I thought at first it would be really hard to make with all those angled sides, but it was really easy once you got the scoring and cutting right.

Do you want to make your own?? My lovely friend Sam created this box {waving HI SAM] 🙂 Here is the You tube link for you to make it. Really it is not hard so don’t be scared off by all those angled sides.

Now the funny thing after Sam posted this tutorial things went a little crazy and little Faceted boxes were streaming onto our group page. So fun to see all the versions. You can check them out on Sam’s page. She posted them to show how crazy things were. HERE THEY ARE!

So now go and check the Youtube video out and make your own version. Why not send me a photo of your version and I can share it with Sam. 🙂

Happy Stamping,

Jenny

3D projects, Stampin' Up!

PAINTED BLOOMS MINI TREAT BAG!

March 2, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I am sure you have seen the little treat bags around the internet made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets. Now I will be honest, I wasn’t going to get this framelite set. I can make up little bags myself- can’t I??? But I saw lots of cute versions and realised you get so many cute little “bits”. How cool! So OK, I had to get it 🙂

Here is my cute little bag I made a couple of weeks ago. I made a cute envelope using the bag die from the gorgeous Painted Blooms DSP. This is such BEAUTIFUL paper. Have you got it yet? I made a tag to fit inside it. The sentiment used here is from the Sale-A-Bration set ‘Simply Wonderful’. I coloured the flower from the set using the Markers. Wouldn’t this be lovely to give to someone special! I love that Blackberry Bliss colour.

Now this die set is not just limited to little gift bags. You can enlarge it and make larger bags or make gift boxes. I have played around a little doing this so I will have to show you soon.

Here is the Thinlet set for you to see all the “bits”.

Mini Treat Bag Thinlets (137547) $67.95.

If you want to find out more about this fun little die set you can check out the Stampin’ Up! video here.

Thanks for looking. Stop by and visit me again soon.

Jenny

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SALE-A-BRATION IS A TIME TO JOIN STAMPIN’ UP!

February 17, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Of course any time is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! but there are extra bonuses when you join during Sale-A-Bration. I’ve mentioned these extra bonuses AND I’ve mentioned all the reasons why it would be great for you to join. Not sure you can read this post HERE.

Are you still thinking about it??

Why not come to an Information Session this Saturday 21st Feb. 2pm in my studio East Corrimal. There is no obligation but it might give you some answers.

Cost: Free. Receive a little gift for coming. We will chat over a cuppa and also get to make a card. Please let me know by Thursday. If you have had any thoughts about it this will be the place to have those questions asked. If you can’t come then ask me for an information pack. (only Australian residents).

What are you waiting for??

I would love to welcome new members to my growing team. I am here to help you on your way whether you are a hobby demonstrator or you are going to share with others. To help you get started I give you a Welcome gift and during February it’s an extra special one just for you. Ask me about it.

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OCCASIONS AND SALE-A-BRATION LAUNCH 2015!

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Last Saturday I had my Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue Launch. It was a great time with 2 different times scheduled. I think we all had a great time. Why wouldn’t we?? We are creating and having a few laughs (always good for the soul!!). I thought I would show you the projects we did.

Firstly, this card uses the new Chalkboard cardstock and chalk inks. (p 25 of the Occasions Catalogue). The chalk inks come in 3 colours at the moment – Aquarmarine (green), Rose Coral (pink) and Yellow Citrus (yellow). This card was CASED from Pinterest. I have used the Sale-A-Bration paper ‘Best Year Ever’. The chalk inks match nicely with this paper. I used the ‘Big Day’ stamp set. Another Sale-A-Bration Free choice!

To give an idea how the Chalkboard cardstock looks I stamped the images on different card for comparison. You might get some idea from the photos but I have to say it is much better in real life. 🙂

I used the same chalk ink on each of these cards – the Rose Coral chalk ink pad. The first one on the left the image is stamped on regular Basic Black cardstock, the middle one is stamped on the chalkboard paper on the rough side. The one on the right ( I know I didn’t write on this one. I thought I could use it on a card later), is stamped on the shiny, smooth side of the Chalkboard paper. This is important. You will notice the 2 different surfaces to the card. You must stamp on the smoother side. You get a much more crisper image.

This card was CASED from Pinterest also and is using ‘Crazy About You’ stamp set. This is stamped in Strawberry Slush and Pistachio Pudding. The greeting is in Smoky Slate and the “you” is from the ‘Hello There’ Thinlets from the Silver Foil.

Of course, we can’t forget the Goodie Bags I gave to all the guests. These were inspired by a project on Pinterest. I used regular brown lunch paper bags and decorated them with the ‘Butterfly Basics’ stamp set and the Butterfly Dies. The sentiment is from the Sale-A-Bration set ‘Simply Wonderful’. I coloured part of the “THANKS” with the blender pen and inkpads. The Designer Series Paper is from the Painted Blooms DSP. Absolutely gorgeous paper! The tags were attached with a cute little peg.

So I bet you wish you could have joined us!! If you are local you will have to make sure you are here next time 🙂 It was great fun.

If you haven’t seen the Occasions or Sale-A-Bration Catalogues yet then there is a link in the right hand column that will take you there. If you would like your own copy (and you are in Australia), then let me know and I can send one your way.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Jenny