Stampin' Up!'s Biggest Sales Event

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Yay It has arrived!

That is Sale-A-Bration and the new Occasions Catalogue has gone live today.

Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sales event in the Stampin' Up calender! 

From 28 January-31 March, there are so many ways for you to get involved whether it’s through shopping, hosting a party, or joining Stampin’ Up! 

 

 

There are so many lovely new products now available to you!

From today - 30 June 2014.

Stampin' Up also have added another brand new product to our market today.

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

$59.95

It’s embossing made easy. 

Texture Boutique is the perfect, portable tool to create embossed cards, tags, embellishments, and more. Use it with our Stampin’ Up! exclusive Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

Go to check out my Online Store HERE

Here's the Heartfelt Banner Kit that is one of the many free products you can earn FREE.

I will come back tomorrow with more details.

Till I hope you get a chance to get inky fingers.

I have a Confession to Make

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I bought the Dress Up Framelits and matching Stamp Set in the pre-order last year, and I haven't used it until today.

 I had the frame which used to have a picture of coffee pot which was very faded and we haven't had it on the wall since we lived in Dunedin 7 years ago.

It was crying out for a make over.

This is the end result, which will go on our lounge wall.

I sanded the frame a bit then rubbed Real Red Ink into the frame.

 

This is the bottom dress.

I tiered the dress with Modern Medley DSP and Silver Glimmer Paper.

The roses on the waist are retired, then I added a Basic Pearl necklace.

This is the top dress.

I cut this in Modern Medley DSP and Very Vanilla Card Stock.

Then I place the Very Vanilla dress into the heart punch to cut the bodice.

I finished it with a Very Vanilla Candy Dot and Basic Rhinestones for a necklace.

This the middle dress.

I did this one quite different, I cut the dress form out of the Real Red Card Stock and raised it above the dress with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I finished this dress of with Simply Pressed Clay Rose which I coloured Real Red.

I am determent to use supplies which I have used.

Do you have supplies you have bought and never used?

I'm sure we all have somethings, here's a challenge for you use something that has been inked etc with every project you make.

Tomorrow is an exciting day.

Sale-A-Bration and a new Occisions Catalogue start tomorrow.

Spend $110 NZD with me and get free product.

Happy 18th Birthday Darian

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18 years ago today our first baby arrived into this world.

Today Darian turned 18, he as grown into a wonderful and handsome young man.

 We celebrated yesterday with a BBQ with a few of his friends and family.

Savannah DD made his birthday cake, a Tardis Iceream cake.

Here's the card I made him today, yes today he did get before 5.51pm when he turned 18.

 Did you guess that is a Tardis?

I used Midnight Muse, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock.
The punches are 1' square and 1/2 circle cut in half.
I used a Midnight Muse marker and ruled up the windows and sponged the edges.

Just a very basic inner.

Thanks for popping by.

Bag Yourself a Bargain

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Stampin' Up has just released a Clearance Rack.

 Go bag yourself a bargain for Christmas pressies or for yourself.

The great Clearance Rack Blitz is on and you can save up to 80% off selected Retired Stampin' Up! product!

Visit my Online Store HERE and see and order all the great products on sale!  It will be delivered straight to your door!

Framed Christmas Collage

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On Wednesday evening we had our 1st Kiwi Stampers Christmas Team Meeting.

We had lots of fun, there were pressies from Rebecca for all of us.

Thanks Rebecca and a yummy supper.

The Secret Santa's were amazing, which sadly I didn't partake off. 

The swaps we made were 2 1/2" squares CLICK HERE for more details.

Here is what I did with some of my swaps.

I decided to made a 4" square in the middle instead of another 4 squares, which shows more of the back ground Card Stock more.

Which means I have another 9 more swaps, so I will made 3 more and I will made another collage.

The frames are from Typo.

 I had a bit of a dilemma when I was choosing my back ground card stock.

I didn't have any Old Olive or Cherry Cobbler 12" card stock.

So I had some Chocolate Chip Core'dinations cardstock, which designed to run through the Big Shot with an embossing folder then you sand it.

That wouldn't work for as I wanted the sheet to stay whole, so I started thinking about bark rubbing (like we did as kids with crayon and paper against a tree).

So I put the 'Modern Mosaic' Embossing Folder open on the table and placed the Core'dinations C/S over it and used my standing block, I moved it 6 times and the photo above is the end result.

I don't know if this is a new idea or not, I don't think I have seen it before.

Just shows that if we think outside of the square and work with what we have, you can come up with a sultution.

Have and great weekend, I hope you all get a chance of getting inky fingers.

I have to work today (I had better get ready to go) but hope to get into my craftroom tomorrow.

Team Swap

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Last night we had our team meeting, it was so nice going as a local.

This was our guide lines for our swaps.

1.      Please use current Stampin’ Up! Product as much as you can, try to avoid non SU stuff
2.      Christmas Theme
3.      Pieces are 2 ½ inches square (3 inches if you cut before embossing thru the BigShot as they shrink)
4.      Colours – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Choc Chip, Crumb Cake, Champange/Gold sparkle (you don’t have to use all of them, but we did want to co-ordinate)

Here's my swap.

I left my swaps at work so I have to post them to all the ladies today.

I have bought a 12" frame from Typo to make a beautiful Christmas Collage.

The problem will be choosing which one to use.

 Here's all the swaps.

Thanks Patty for letting me use your photo.

Thanks Louise

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Savannah stayed with Louise a lady from church so she could finish her school year.

Here's the thank you card I made her.

I used Primrose Petals and Very Vanilla.

I embossed the Primrose Petal Core'dinations card with Modern Mosaic EF, then I sanded it.

 I used Chalk Talk Stamp Set and matching Framelits, which is a bundle in the Catalogue you can save 15% if you buy it as a bundle.

I like to add an element of the outer to the inside, I stamped the Mosaic Madness on the inner.

I stamped Lots of Thanks Stamp Set them used the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and mounted it with Dimensionals.

Thanks to Uys

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Today I traveled to Timaru to pick up Darian and Savannah.

Darian has stayed at the Uys a family from church.

He was made one of the family.

Here's the card I made them.

 Most of the family are swimmers.

I saw a cards on Facebook on Saturday that Jo Weedon made, I knew that I had to case it for the Uys.

So this my take on it.

The colour combo is Island Indigo, Soft Sky and Whisper White.

The DSP is from Venetian Romance.

The Stamp is from Lots of Thanks.

The waves were cut with Tasteful trim Bigz Die, the swimmer was 1" Circle Punch and Word Window Punch the body was cut using my trimmer.

The Ribbon is retired SAB Ribbon.

I loved making this card.

We Are Settled In Our New Home, Tomorrow I Go Get The Big kids

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Samuel and I moved from Timaru on the last day of the third term (27th Sept).

We went to my Mum and Dad's for two weeks, leaving Darian (DS) and Savannah (DD) in Timaru with friends to finish their school year.

Paul, Samuel and I moved into our new home in Parklands 5 weeks ago.

We are settling in nicely, still boxes to unpack but slowly and surely we are getting through them.

We have found a great local church and are making new friends.

Samuel has settled into his new school, making lots of friends.

 

He has been to one birthday party and has another invite on the fridge.

We are loving been near family and had lots of BBQs.

We are enjoying been near the beach.

I have finally got my craftroom sorted enough to get some cards and swaps made that needed doing (it was left to last sadly).

 It still needs some tweeting, and if you know where my sanding bits for my Core'dinations Card Stock are please let me know LOL.

It will turn up.

Tomorrow after I have got Samuel of to school, I'm heading for Timaru.

To pick up the big kids.

Tomorrow Darian has a level 2 Maths exam and Savannah has a level 1 Science exam.

Savannah has Drama exam on the 26th November which I will take her back to do.

Savannah has been very homesick, it will be good to be a complete family again.

I will be back to show you the things I have made later in the week.

That was a bit of a teaser for you.

See you later in the week.

Tag It Christmas

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Here's another Christmas card that the girls made at the Craft Creators Craft Day.

 The stamp is from the 'Tag It' Stamp Set.

Stampin' Up are donating $3.50 to Ronald McDonald House Charity, when you purchase this set.

I used a sketch that I Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.

Have a great day!

So Kind of You

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 The So Kind of You Card was another well liked card on Saturday at the Craft Day.

 I cased it from Sandi MacIver a demo in the states.

I changed the flower, which is from 'Blooming with Kindness' Stamp Set.

I also used 'Gorgeous Grunge' and 'Sweet Essentials' Stamp Sets.

The colour combo is Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black and Whisper White.

The embossing folder is 'Beautifully Baroque'.

We have had a beautiful spring day here today (still is winter), I hope it stays like this for the weekend.

Enjoy your weekend.

Piano Card.

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Here's another card from Saturday Craft Creators Craft Day.

The ladies enjoyed this card.

 I'm not musical at all, I tell people the only instrument I play is the Fool and I am good that that.

I cased it from a pin on Pinterest.

Carol L made the original card, the ladies told me that the keys are correct.

The keys are made using the Word Window Punch.

The colours are Melon Mambo, Basic Black and Whisper white.

The ribbon is retired from the last catty.

The sentiment is embossed with White Embossing Powder.

To finish we added a butterfly and bling.

Pleasant Poppies Sympathy Card

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This was a very popular card on Saturday.

 The colour combo is Crisp Cantalope, Pistachio Pudding and Very Vanilla.

We stamped En Francis with Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Ink, then we ran it through the Big Shot with the Designer Frame Oval Embossing Folder.

We stamped the poppies with Stazons Black Ink, then we coloured them with Blender Pens.

Craft Creator Craft Day

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On Saturday Craft Creators held their annual Craft Day.

(I told you briefly on Sunday about it)

I have had the privilege of been the card tutor at Craft Creators for the last 18 months.

I have come to know the ladies very well and love them dearly.

I have had to give this up at the end of last term, with our move to Christchurch happening.

I have left the ladies in the very capable hands of the talented Alison Hydes.

I was invited back for Saturday fo the  Craft Day.

I made 6 cards for the ladies to made.

   They loved them, I will blog bout them in the next few days (Betsy's Blossoms Christmas Card see HERE).

 This the lovely Karen Tarbottom, she is the leader of Craft Creators.

 These ladies are making the Betsy's Blossoms Christmas Card.

 These Ladies are making the Piano Card.

These ladies are making Pleasant Poppies Sympathy Card.

 Here the ladies are trying their hands at Mosaics.

 Here they are making Felted Cupcakes.

Here are the knitters and crocheters.

In the afternoon some of the ladies made Christmas Picture Frames, sorry I forgot to get photos of this.

The talented Sonia Cullen was the tutor for them.

It was a great day.

Update

On the house front, we are under offer again.

If this works out as planned we will be in Christchurch at the end of this term (27th September).

It is a cash offer, they need a LIM and builders report (coming through Saturday), so in 10 - 15 day hopefully we will be sold.

So the house hunting in Christchurch starts.

I will try to get back tomorrow to detail another of the cards from Saturday.

Have a great day today.