Mothers Day Easel Card!

Im in love with Easel Cards at the moment I think they are just a gorgeous idea. So easy to make and a versatile card that doubles as a gift because it is not only given but will be proudly displayed by the receiver!

I made this particular one (the first one I ever made in fact) for my dear Mother in Law for Mothers Day last May.

and here is a close up of the side...

The colours I have used are Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Whisper White and Kraft. The Stampset is one of my all time favourites which is sadly retired the beautiful Bodacious Bouquet and I used Occasional Greetings for the sentiment. Of course I also used Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to add a bit of sparkle!

Enjoy!!!

Loads of Love Card.... Literally! & July Promotion!

Hey there...

I have made a card to tie in with Stampin' Up!'s July Promotion... Two-Step into Fabulous!!!

So here is the card first...

I have used Loads of Love and Vintage Vogue stamp sets, Blender Pens, Cutter Kit, SAMJ, Scallop Edge, Large and Small Tag Punches, Crimping tool, Basic Black, Mellon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Bashful Blue inkpads, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Whiper White cardstock.

So here is the July Promotion

Two-Step into Fabulous 

This month Stampin' Up!'s promotion is 20% off of a selection of our awesome Two-step stampsets!!!

These stamps sets allow you to quickly and easily take you creativity to the next level!

These stamp sets are on sale between the 1st - 31st July 2010. There is no limit and no minimum purchase required!

So contact me today to start Two-stepping into Fabulous!!!!


*From autumn -Winter mini catalogue
**Retiring Stamp sets
stamps with a W are wood mount
stamps with a C are clear mount
 

Medallion Progressive Scrapbooking

Remember the scrapbooking page from this Recent Post well I decided to turn it into Progressive Scrapbooking and I think it worked out pretty well. I even demonstrated it at a workshop and it was soooo simple to do! So here is my A4 scrapbooking page...

As you can see Ive put the medallions on the other side and used slightly different hodgepodge hardware.

Then I created a 6x6 scrapbooking page. I love scrapping in this size you can not only use it for general scrapbooking like brag books and such but often they look stunning actually put into a square frame.

 

Last but certainly not least is this gorgeous card. I just love this Medallion Stamp to death!!!

 

Deal of the week # 3!

I know Im a couple of days late *sigh*!!! So here is the next deal... Heavily discounted select stampsets!!!

Item         Description                        Regular Price   Sale Price

114263    A Happy Heart stamp set  $41.95             $20.98

Item         Description                        Regular Price  Sale Price

115792   Greetings Eight stamp set   $49.95            $24.98

Item          Description                      Regular Price   Sale Price
116330     Bella's Bloom stamp set   $24.95            $14.97

Item           Description                               Regular Price    Sale Price
113009      Enjoy Every Moment stamp set $53.95             $26.98

Item          Description                   Regular Price    Sale Price
114283    All Scallops stamp set   $55.95              $27.98

Hurry you only have till Tuesday the 22nd June so contact me today to get your hands on one, some or all of these fab stampsets!!!

Week 2 Deal of the Week

Well the next Deal of the Week has arrived yipee! 

So here it is...

Up to 40% off selected Designer Series Papers!!! Yum... Im personally going to snap up the Sweet Slumber Specialty Paper!

Item        Page   Description                       Regular Price      Sale Price

112470   132     Haiku                               $16.95               $10.17
113976   132     Pink Flamingo                  $16.95               $11.02
113992   133     Tea Party                         $16.95               $10.17
113975   133     Raspberry Tart                 $16.95               $11.02
114037   133     Sweet Slumber Specialty  $22.95      $14.92

So contact me today to get your hands on this yummy paper!!!!

12x12 Medallion Scrapbooking Page

Hi there all

I have a new favourite Stamp - MEDALLION!!! I am absolutely in love with this background stamp. I created this page to show off this fab new stamp!

I chose to use Kraft 12x12 cardstock, Chocolate Chip and Tempting Turquoise cardstocks dont those colours just look delicious together! I decided to use chocolate chip ink and threw in a bit of silver hodgepodge and chocolate chip ribbon! and of course that beautiful Medallion Background and Warm Words stampset. 

I love using black and white photos they just go with everything and look great. The picture was taken on my wedding day with my gorgeous bridesmaids Lizz, Danni & Amy. Ahhh almost 3 years ago gosh time flys!!!

Enjoy!

Deal of the Week!!!

Stampin' Up! are at it again!!!! Each week in June there will be a new deal!!!

Week One!!!

Here is this weeks deal... 30% off the following punches

Item         Page     Description                   Regular Price     Sale Price

112081   152       Scallop Square punch   $30.95              $20.12

109183   153      Trio Flower punch         $30.95              $20.12

110711   153      Boho Blossoms punch    $30.95              $20.12

114889   n/a*     Scallop Oval punch        $30.95              $20.12

*From Carryover flyer

 
 
 

So contact me today to take advantage of this fabulous deal!!!!

Circle Circus

Hello There

Just thought Id pop on and show you this card I made for my newsletter a couple of months ago and was such a tiny picture I dont think it did it justice... Ithink this was for a colour challenge... Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip and Tempting Turquoise.

I remember having so much fun creating this card doing all the different layers with the circles and scallops and I think the colours just look stunning together. I really like the Circle Circus stampset aswell which I must confess I dont use as much as I should because its beautiful.

Supplies I used for this card is...

Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White Cardstock

Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise and Kiwi Kiss Inks

Stampsets are Stem Sayings and Circle Circus

Kiwi Kiss Vanilla Satin ribbon

Rhinestone Brads

Scallop circle, 1 and a quarter" and 3 quarter" punches

Babies and Young Children Stampastack Cards

At my recent Stampastack I focused on babies and young children. We had fun making these cards together. Here is some of what we did...

The first one in the set of four cards for babies was this sweet little chick from Fun and Fast Notes (all four cards are using Fun and Fast Notes Stampset).

The technique we used in all four cards was watercolouring using aquapainters, inks and watercolour paper.

Then we did this gorgeous Star

We used the Textured Impressions Embossing Folder "Perfect Polka Dots" in the Bigshot Machine

Next was the cute little Pram

All these cards are using the Soft Subtles Colour Family perfect for babies!

Last but not least is the adorable little Hedgehog!

We used the gorgeous Tiny Tags Stampset and matching Medium Jewelry Tag Punch for the sentiment.

 I love how versatile the Fun and Fast Notes Stampset is. You may have noticed that the words under the images were omitted thats how I was able to use all four images just for babies.

Colour Renovation!

A few of you might have heard some whispers that Stampin' Up! are releasing a massive colour revamp. Well its true!!! I have already posted the links on the right hand side for you to look at but I wanted to get a good grasp of the situation before I put some of the details up on my blog! There will be future announcements from Stampin' Up! in the following months so I will keep you up to date with whats going on.

So here is the information that I have gathered so far...

Stampin' Up have announced that they are retiring 30 colours from our colour range. I know its a bit of a shock to the system at first but once you know the full story you will be as thrilled with the changes as I am!
When I first heard about it and saw what colours were retiring I was a tad sad... Goodbye Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow, Mellow Moss... Goodbye Cameo Coral, Pale Plum and Pixie Pink! But HELLO Daffodil Delight how cheery you are, HELLO Early Expresso how yummy you look, HELLO Cherry Cobbler if you were a smell you'd smell very nice indeed!!! And WELCOME back old favourites... River Rock  and Wild Wasabi!!! These are just a few of the colours Im looking forward to in this exciting new Colour Renovation!!!

So to break it down here is the info you need to know!

Stampin' Up! have spent a year and a half researching Colours, trends, design and fashions to come up with a gorgeous aray of up to date delicious colours to see us into the next few years and beyond!  
This Colour Renovation will take effect from 1st of September when we release our brand new main Idea Book & Catalogue.

The new colour palette will be organized into four collections: Subtles, Brights, Regals, and Neutrals. You will see 25 of our current colours remaining, and ten past In Colours returning as core colours, and the addition of five new core colours.

One part of our Colour Renovation that we're sure you're going to love is the new In Colour programme! Each year we will introduce five new In Colours, and they will remain for two years. This means that the 2010-2011 In Colours will be introduced this year, but will not be retired until the 2012-2013 colours are introduced. This year there will be only be five In Colours, but after that, we will always have ten (the previous year's plus the new).

Im terribly excited about the whole thing and to name just a few positives I can see from all this include:

• making it easier for new customers to choose colours they like
• less overwhelming, smaller colour families make it less daunting to create gorgeous projects
• more to spend on other items in the catalogue
• The incolours will stick around for longer YAY!!!

And many more positives too many to name.

I look forward to the next few months as a demonstrator using my colours that are retiring and giving them a terrific send off!!!

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to flick me an email and I would be more than happy to help with any queries you may have!!!!