Celebrating 10 Years

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As part of Stampin’ Up!’s 10-year anniversary celebration, we are offering something special to all crafting lovers. This Stampin’ Up!-branded scrap bin was designed exclusively to mark this special occasion and is so cute that it will stand out on your craft table or in your office for all the right reasons. We know that when you craft you always have rubbish, so why not dispose of it in something eye-catching and fun.

Book a workshop today and receive one of these fantastic bins.

Global Design Project #057 | Colour Challenge

Here are the colours we are playing along with this week – such gorgeous colours!

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“Spring is in the air” and you can really tell when you drive around the Southern Highlands.

Main street Robertson in springtime, Southern highlands
Main street Robertson in springtime, Southern highlands

The colours in this weeks challenge are reminiscent of these Spring Time Blooms.

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Using a simple water colour technique, I stamped tree image’s from the Totally Trees

Stamp Set onto water colour paper.Then with an Aqua Painter going over the image with water.

The tree trunks and the sentiment from Laying Love has been stamped in Basic Gray Ink.

  The edges on the paper was sponged with Rich Razzelberry Ink.

“Enjoy the Little Things” such as spring and new growth.

 

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Designer Series Paper Sale

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Between 1-31 October, you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free!

That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalogue and the recently released holiday catalogue (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks).

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World Card Making Day

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Do you remember the last time you received a card in the mail?

In a sea of junk mail and bills, a card is a simple thing that really stands out to the person who receives it. Sending a card is a small gesture that shows just how much you care about that special someone in your life. With World Card Making Day on 1 October, celebrate by making and sending a handmade card to someone who could use a little recognition, love, or just a boost (which is anyone, really!).

And in celebration of World Card Making Day, from 1-5 October, you can save up to 25% on cardmaking essentials that can be used to share your love all year long!

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Global Design Project #053 | Colour Challenge

This week we are being inspired by colour.

Colour is something Stampin’ Up!® is very well known for and it is wonderful that we have

so many products that co-ordinate with one another.

The Design team this week have give us 3 beautiful colours to work with….

Gold, Night of Navy and Watermellon Wonder….

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I have really enjoyed working with these colours and here is what I have come up with.

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The Flourishing Phrase Stamp Set and Flourish Thinlits are part of a Bundle,

buying these as a bundle gives you a 10% discount.

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The Flourish in the back ground has been stamped in Versa Mark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Sentiment also from the set I stamped with Night of Navy Ink. The Velum leaves soften the card and

 goes with the elegance of the card.

I love these beautiful Thinlits, they are elegant with the feel of old world yet still modern and

whats a card like this if it wasn’t finished with a bit of “BLING”.

I have added Dimensionals between the Watermellon Wonder and White matting to give depth

to the finished card.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Global Design Project #052 | CASE the Designer

What a week…..

I have been sick all week with end of winter Flu/Tonsilites

but the best news of the week has been ….

Robert (my No: 3 son) has been chosen to be the next School Captain.

So proud of him.

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But to the task at hand……

This week Global Design Project have given us another Challenge “CASE the Designer”

and it’s none other than the talented Teneale Williams.

I just love her cards…they are so beautiful.

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I really like the layout of this card, so I have taken my inspiration from there.

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For this card I have used the Cookie Cutter Bundle.

A great set for adults and children…a great way to get them involved in making this years Christmas cards

for family and friends.

Its a simple Stamp Set with some great images for Christmas and includes a Builder  Punch, which makes cutting out so easy..

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Father Christmas – ESAD 2016 Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop

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The New 2016 Holiday Catalogue has just been released….have you seen or even had a try of some of the wonderful new products as yet?

Through this Blog Hop you will find many wonderful ways in which you can use these products….

If you have just arrived from Kathryn Ruddick’s Blog or are starting this adventure with me ,I would like to welcome you and say…..

“Hi and I hope you enjoy this experience”

 Make sure to click each link to see all of the wonderful creations.

Who doesn’t love a great Santa?

I love Christmas and I love Santa.

My parents every Christmas Eve would gather my sisters and I together

and read to us “Twas the Night Before Christmas”

by Clement Clarke Moore

So I love the traditional Santa decided below

“He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.”
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This year Stampin’ Up! have given a wonderfully traditional Santa and I couldn’t resit
purchasing this stamp set.
So here is my card using this the “Father Christmas Stamps”
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I wanted to achieve the old world charm of this stamp set.
So I have used  Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke as my card stock. The images were all stamped in Early Espresso.
In stamping the top and base of this card the “Stamp-a-ma-jig” became my best friend in lining
everything up nicely.
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Using a Blender Pen and Always Artichoke Stamp Pad I traced around the
finer scroll lines in the boarders top and bottom.
Santa was then coloured in softly to allow the fine detail of the stamp to come through.
The edges of the layers of card stock was sponged in Early Espresso and Always Artichoke
to add to that Aged Old Charm.
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I hope you have enjoyed my part in this Blog Hop.
Make sure you check out this next blog from Carolina Evans
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  1. Lou Kitzelman
  2. Libby Dyson
  3. Nicole Wilson
  4. Rachael Lewsley
  5. Cathy Pinchbeck
  6. Kelly Kent
  7. Leonie Schroder
  8. Delys Cram
  9. Monique Fielder
  10. Richelle Fletcher
  11. Barbara Williams
  12. PapillonPapercraft
  13. Kathryn Ruddick
  14. Michele Jutrisa – You are HERE
  15. Carolina Evans
  16. Liv Ingle
  17. Rochelle Blok
  18. Emily Campbell
  19. Samantha White
  20. Andrea Buckland
  21. Maree McIntosh
  22. Renee Lynch
  23. Peta Stephen
  24. Jackie Noble
  25. Alisa Tilsner

 

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Welcome Baby……..

This week I was asked to make a card to give to a New Arrival.

His name is “Fox”

and as my friend had seen the Foxy Friends Stamp Set,

she requested I use that.

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Isn’t he cute!

And so much fun to do.