A friend of mine turned 50 this week and we went to her birthday celebrations last night. Of course I wanted to make a card but sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming with what stamps to use or what colours. In our team group this week we have had a challenge to use a stamp set we haven’t used before. I could choose from a few different ones here. I have a number still uninked!! I went with the Blooms and Wishes set and used the Eclipse technique.
The colours used are Sweet Sugarplum, Fresh Fig, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizzazz and Lemon Lime Twist. I picked those colours from a Colour combination off Pinterest. I added a little bling with the Rhinestones.
Hope your weekend is going great. Today I have been at a Christmas market all day so it was a busy one but always great talking to people about stamping right. 🙂
PLEASE NOTE: The reservation window has now closed for this round. Be ready early on December 6th (Sydney AUST) time to submit your reservation then.
I know SO MANY people who have been waiting for Stampin’ Up! to bring out a Stamp Positioner. I can say the day has finally arrived! Over the last 18 months I have been working on a team with Stampin’ Up! to help develop this tool and I can say that this great piece of equipment will help you in your stamping. Whether you need to overstamp an image as it hasn’t come out well, or you have multiple of the same image to stamp, or just to line up 2 or 3 step stamped images easily. This Stamparatus is what you will need.
The Stamparatus will be available early next year but to help keep up with supplies Stampin’ Up! are offering a reservation order. So you reserve it now and pay for it when they arrive in Australia.There are 3 reservation periods. The first Reservation period begins TODAY in which delivery will be early February. Then there will be one in December and another in January with later delivery dates. These will then be available in the new Annual Catalogue in June 2018.
But I know since you have been waiting for this you will want to reserve your own NOW right?? This is how you can reserve one Today.
Reservation for the Stamparatus begins TODAY through my store ->HERE.There is only a limited number each round so you need to be quick! You will need to add your credit card details but payment won’t be made until the Stamparatus arrives. Then this will be processed as normal through my store. Cost will be $85. (maybe you will have some Christmas money to spend???).
Now go right now to reserve it as I have already heard the numbers are low.
You have seen them around your blog travels and I have been talking about the Stampin’ Blendsfor a while. I know it is a big investment so why not try them out. If you are a Wollongong local come to my Blends Play Day.
WHEN: Friday 17th November 10am and Saturday 18th 2pm.
COST: $15 All materials to create 2 fun cards with different ways to use the Blends.
BYO:Scissors and Adhesives.
Please RSVP Thursday 16th.
I hope you can come along. Let me know soon though.
The day has finally arrived. The Stampin’ Blends are here now for you to order. I think you will love them. They are so easy to use and to blend. You will feel like an artist!!
Just a few features of them:
There are 12 colours of Markers available.
In each colour there are 2 colour shades – a Dark and a Light colour. They are available as single pens or as a Combo pack with the 2 colour shades.
Colours available are Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate.
In addition there is a Bronze marker, Ivory marker and also the Color Lifter.
Each marker has a Brush tip end and a Bullet tip end. These are marked on the outside of the barrel.
These markers are not refillable.
Stamp the images you intend to colour with Memento Black Ink.
For an individual marker they are $7.75 AUS. For the Combo pack they are $15.50 AUS.
The Collection of 26 colours – Dark and Light of the 12 colours, plus the Bronze and Ivory plus the Color Lifter is $209.75 AUS.**This month receive 2 Clear Cases with inserts to hold them FREE to store your markers in when you buy the full Collection. (see the cases down below).
Do you want to see how they work??This is very timely for a Wednesday and so it is this week’sWATCH IT WEDNESDAY #9. Let’s have a close up look at the Stampin’ Blends.
NB: If you get this post via email updates and the video is not showing, please head to my blog and view it there.
So what do you think?Can you wait to get these??They are available in my store now -> HEREPlease use the Host Code this week: EJJVSDME
OR you can order them by contacting me directly.
OR Why not join my BLENDS CLUB!
Here are the details.
Each month for 3 months receive 4 Combo Colour Markers and 1 Single Marker (either the Ivory, Bronze, or Color Lifter).
**Receive 2 Clear Cases with inserts in to hold them Free the first month to store your Markers.
Total Includes Shipping and Handling $73.25 (Local) or $75.70 (Non-Local)
The Clear Cases include and insert and front cover to store your Markers securely.
Sorry folks there was an error in the links for the previous blog post for my retired products. Sorry about that. I checked it but obviously not good enough hey! (Thanks Lynda x).
I have corrected them on the previous blog post BUT if you want to grab some retired Stampin’ Up! products then you can also head to these links.
OK, help me out here. I NEED SOME STUFF GONE!! I still have so many stamps, Punches, Big Shot Dies and Folders and different “bits” to go. Go and check out to see if you want to grab something.
NB: Available for Australian residents only sorry. Prices don’t include shipping.
Special to the end of the month, Spend minimum $90 and receive an extra 10% off.
Check the lists.I haven’t included photos at this stage. If you are unsure, Google search the name or you can ask me to send an individual photo to you.
Back to some projects with the beautiful Designer Series Paper that Stampin’ Up carry. I wanted to share this fun Card In A Box style card using the cute Birthday Memories paper. This was created by my lovely friend Leonie N and she allowed me to share it with you.
Isn’t this just so cute??? 🙂 There is no stamping involved. All these cute images are cut from the paper. (No colouring too!). I love this paper as you get one side with really cute images and then the other side is some fun patterns. It really is a great pack.
The Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper is one of the packs available for the special promotion this month. Buy 3 packs and get one Free!!
Just to remind you of the papers that are available during this promotion.
You can order the Birthday Memories Paper or any other products in my store -> HEREnow. Please use the Host Code this week BRE396PY
So what would you like?? Free paper or 15% off stamps??Hard decision isn’t it. Well, to make life a little easier why not get both. There are 2 fantastic specials for this month. Let me tell you all about it.
**SPECIAL NO. 1
There are select papers available from both the Annual and Holiday Catalogue. See the list below and you can check them out pictured further below but you can see them even closer in the catalogue. The papers include 12″x 12″ and paper stacks.
Mmm! Now what would you choose? I am glad you can get 4 choices here.
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SPECIAL NO. 2
World Cardmaking Day is officially celebrated on Saturday October 7th this year. Stampin’ Up! doesn’t want you celebrating for just one day. Why not celebrate from 1st – 10th October with 15% off select stamps and also on notecards. AND if you choose to buy a Fast Fuse Adhesive you can get 2, yes 2, Refills for free! Here are the details.
Is there a stamp set there that grabs your attention? YES!Be sure to grab them between now and October 10 to get 15% off. Grab the notecards and envelopes too while you are at it. They make up quick cards in no time.
All these can be seen in my store now ->HEREand orders can be made via my store and sent directly to you. (psst! They don’t take long to arrive either when you order online!!). If you are ordering online please use the Host Code: PW7NDBKF
OR
You can contact me directly to order. I love to chat to you anyway. 🙂
Thanks for visiting. Now go and have fun choosing what you will get.
I am joining in with the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hoptoday. You would have come from Jenny Hall’s blog (HERE)coming all the way from the US. Or you have just started here. Thanks for stopping by either way.
The theme this month is Something Different. A fold, a technique, something we have been wanting to try but haven’t as yet. Really! That’s an open minefield. I like doing different card folds so thought I would try a different.
This Fun Fold really is simple but I think it is fun. This is a Step card and I haven’t done a Single Step card before. For this I used the Night In Bethlehem Bundle.
I love how you have the stamps and the matching dies in the bundle making it so easy to create your images. No scissors required Thank you very much. 🙂 I lightly sponged around the edges of the white card to soften the edges.
The sentiment on the bottom panel has been heat embossed in Gold. For the ground under the figures I used a stamp from the Timeless Textures set. I like the effect that created. Edited to add: The base card and the stamping is Cherry Cobbler. It is a bit hard to tell in the photo. 🙂
As you are all busy hopping today I don’t want to take up much of your time. Stop by tomorrow and I will have a tutorial for you to create your own step card.
For now you need to continue on with the Hop. You can head off now to Sue’s blog HERE. She creates amazing projects so be sure to stop by.
See you tomorrow for the Step Card Tutorial.
(Edited to Add: The tutorial is now available at the next post. You can find that HERE.)
#4 WATCH IT WEDNESDAYis all about tying those bows. If you come to my classes you can hear the groans every time I say we have a bow! 🙂 🙂
If you are groaning at the mere mention of tying bows yourself then never fear. I have put together a short video to show you how I tie my bows. I hope it is helpful.
NB: I am just starting out on this video venture so be patient with me. I do appreciate your feedback though (good or bad) and hope that I can share more videos with you with a little more practice. 🙂
TYING BOWS THE EASY WAY!
Did you find that helpful?? Yes / No / Maybe / Perhaps stop this video gig before you get started??? 😉
A Stamping Journey 