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Thursday Time Out – Sweet Nothing

May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

Sometimes it really is great to do ‘nothing’ with a dear friend than ‘something’ with someone else! That’s the beauty of a true friend that you can just simply do ‘nothing’ together and have the best time.

However I am sure I am not doing nothing today as I’ll be in the first day of the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Brisbane! I am sure looking forward to catching up with a lot of sweet friends who have become such a part of my life over the past 6 1/2 years! Some who I know just to say hello and others who I really could just do ‘nothing’ with and still walk away blessed!

If you are after updates on the happenings of Convention please be sure to either follow me on Twitter or check out and ‘like’ my Facebook Business page! Simply click one of the buttons on the top right!

Today I’m sharing a very easy “WoW’ card – “WoW” simply means “White on White” …

TTO-SweetNothing

Recipe
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, From my Heart
Paper: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple
Ink: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Stampin Trimmer, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch set, Basic Pearl Jewels, Mini Glue Dot, Stampin Dimensionals

Such a quick and easy card and here’s how …

You will need 3 pieces of Whisper White – 21×14.85cm (A5), 14.5 x 10cm, 12 x 7.5cm

Score and Fold A5 piece in half
Emboss 14.5x10cm piece with Perfect Polka Dot Folder and adhere to base with Stampin Dimensionals
Stamp greeting in centre of small piece and leaves in opposite corners
Punch Flower from Raspberry Ripple scrap and adhere to top layer with mini glue dots and affix a medium pearl on each flower
Adhere top layer to card using Stampin Dimensionals

Too easy!! I would love to see what you create with this layout so please leave a link to your card in a comment.

Now just because I’m away doesnt mean you cant still shop with me! You can shop online in my store and simply pay with your credit card. Now for anyone who does place an online order while I’m at Convention you can grab my very first ‘Conventional Special’ !

Conventional Special

If you spend $50 in my online store you will receive free postage on your next order or spend $100 or more in my online store and receive a $10 gift voucher plus free postage on your next order!

This offer is available through online shopping and from 21st May to 26th May

Please feel free to email me with any questions and I’ll answer you as soon as I can!

Thanks for stoppin by

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Latte Girls Challenge – Sketch Challenge 1

May 21, 2013 1 Comment

Welcome to our second “Latte Girls Challenge” and our first Sketch Challenge!

I hope you all enjoyed playing with the colours last week and thank you to those who played along.

Here is this week’s Challenge …. its our first Sketch Challenge …

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Here are the cards the Latte Girls created using that sketch ….

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Card by Kat

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Card by Narelle

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Card by Virginia

Here’s my card using the very cute ‘For the Birds’ stamp set …

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I would love for you to play along – just leave a comment to a link where you upload your image to as I’d love to see them!

Now from today I’m away in Brisbane for the Stampin’ Up! Convention. I’ll be away till but you can still email me and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Now I have a special ‘Conventional Special’ just for while I’m away ….

Conventional Special

If you spend $50 in my online store you will receive free postage on your next order or spend $100 or more in my online store and receive a $10 gift voucher plus free postage on your next order!

This offer is available through online shopping and from 21st May to 26th May

Now I’ve set up a special Hostess code for you to use so once the combined orders reach $300 I’ll give two lucky participants a bonus $25 to spend! If combined orders reach $400 or more I’ll give three shoppers a bonus $40 to spend! All you have to do is enter this Hostess code (HPJBTQFK) when you complete your checkout – remember you must input the Hostess code to go in the draw for the bonus dollars!

Dont forget the Hostess Code - HPJBTQFK!

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Conventional Special

May 20, 2013 1 Comment

Well early tomorrow hubby is dropping me at Sydney Airport for my flight to Brisbane to attend the Stampin’ Up! Convention – South Pacific!

I am so excited and nervous all rolled into one! I cant wait to catch up with so many demonstrators and many have become good friends over the years too! Not to mention my annual catch up with some of the staff from the Stampin’ Up! Home Office in Utah!

This year its going to be the biggest and with Stampin’ Up! celebrating 25 years it’s going to be huge and I dare say full of lots of surprises! So if you hear screams coming from Brisbane it could very well be the girls at the Stampin’ Up! Convention!!

I wanted to remind you of some of the current Specials and Promotions happening at the moment …

Sent with Love … buy separetly or grab the bundle and get 20% off the retail price!

Grab a bonus $60 when you Join Stampin’ Up! or Host a $400 Party – hurry ends 30th May!

25% off Selected Digital Downloads – click to see what’s on sale!

This and That bundle! Get it all for 15% off! Click to get it now!

I know there is lot’s happening and I’m happy to answer any questions you might have and here’s a super “Conventional Special” just from me to you ….

Now I have a special ‘Conventional Special’ just for while I’m away ….

Conventional Special

If you spend $50 in my online store you will receive free postage on your next order or spend $100 or more in my online store and receive a $10 gift voucher plus free postage on your next order!

This offer is available through online shopping and from 21st May to 26th May

Dont forget the Hostess Code - HPJBTQFK!

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Just for You …

May 17, 2013 1 Comment

Well this week has certainly flown and I’m running out of time at a fast rate of knots before I head off to Brisbane for the Stampin’ Up! Convention on Tuesday!

So here is this week’s Thursday Time Out … on a Friday – just to mix it up a little – well it’s still Thursday in USA and Canada!!

Just for You Tag Card

Recipe
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Just Believe
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Two Tags Bigz die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Itty bitty Banners Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Basic Pearl Jewels

I just love Silhouette stamps … Serene Silhouettes, Just Believe and the very gorgeous Summer Silhouettes.

I wanted to show you also that the Two Tags die is not just for tags!

The one I’ve used here fits perfectly on the front of a card and popping the stamped layer on top one would never know there was a score line across the middle!

This card is great for any occasion and if you wanted it to be more specific just swap the sentiment out for Happy Birthday or With Sympathy. We made this card at last week’s Stamp A Stack and a couple of the girls actually used it as a Mother’s Day card.

Dont forget to sign-up and for my weekly Time-Outs by email and feel free to share or forward them to a friend!

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Introducing … Latte Girls Challenges!

May 14, 2013 4 Comments

I’ve been thinking about doing my own challenges on my blog for some time now and thought just yesterday there is no time like the present! You will see me share not only my card or project for the challenge but also some from my Stamp A Latte Team as well!

So each Tuesday I’ll be offering some sort of challenge – sketch, colour, product or inspiration and I would be thrilled if you played along!

This Week’s Challenge is a Colour Challenge …

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These are three of my favouritest colours and they just go so well together!

Here is my card for the colour challenge …

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I just love these criss-cross pocket cards and realised I havent made one for a while and thought ‘let’s do it’! I’ve used the gorgeous Summer Silhouettes card and here’s the insert pulled out so you can see …

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This is another one of those easy cards that are great to give as they are just a little more special than a regular card! The stamp sets I’ve used are Summer Silhouettes and Friendly Phrases. Would you like to learn how to make this card? I would love to come and show you and your friends so grab your diary and give me a call to book in your Stampin’ Up! Party and get some goodies for free!

Here is what a couple of my girls came up with ….

Narelle Fasulo

rhondaLLCC1 Rhonda Sadler

Now it’s your turn to play ….

Rules of the Challenge ….

Have Fun!
You must use the colours I’ve given you and you are free to add Whisper White and/or Very Vanilla
please use only current Stampin’ Up! products

Please feel free to enter by clicking on the Mr Linky below and adding your creation!

Next Monday my team will judge their favourite entry and that person will be deemed the winner and receive a small gift.

Please feel free to share this post on your blog, facebook or twitter – I have share buttons at the top of this post so it’s super easy to do! I would love for us to have lots of entries for our first week of this new challenge!

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013 1 Comment

To all the Mum’s, Grandmum’s and Great Grandmum’s out there – I wish you a very very Happy Mother’s Day.

Hopefully I’ve had some pancakes for breakfast and washed them down with a lovely coffee by now!

Last week I did a party for Kat and her friends and she requested a card and a box for Mother’s day so we made this little set …

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Kat loves anything with black so thought the Vanilla and Black combo would make an elegant combination.

The card …

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Adding the Pink Pirouette Taffeta ribbon just gave it a little touch of colour and lifted the card.

Oh look … I even popped in an insert ….

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The stamps from the Wonderful Mother set are absolutely perfect for Mother’s Day or any card for your Mum!

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The boxes were super easy to put together – I’ve used the Kraft Gift Box and just added one black panel and then a stamped Vanilla panel over the top on each side and the top as well. Those Kraft Gift boxes are a great buy as you get 4 in a pack for just $4.95 – their finished size is 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ so perfect for many gifts!

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Here’s the top of the box showing the tag and the scalloped flower on top – the girls loved making these and learning how to separate the layers of cardstock. We spritzed them with a Shimmer mist to make them all shimmery and sparkly!

The ladies loved making their creations and were very pleased with their finished card and box. Kat got her bonus $60 in Hostess benefits and then decided to join the Stampin Up! family and grabbed another bonus $60 products in her kit. She’s as pleased as punch as she’s managed to get a heap of free stuff this week! I am excited to have her on my Stampin’ Up! Team!

What would you spend an extra $60 on??

All you have to do to get a bonus $60 worth of products is ….

Host a Stampin’ Up! Party before the end of May and when sales reach $400 you too will get a bonus $60 for free
dont have time for a Party? No worries – Have a Catalogue Party and still earn all the Hostess Benefits you would as if you had a regular party – I’ll even send you and your ‘guests’ a kit to make a project!
Join my Stampin’ Up! Team before the end of May and select $295.00 worth of Stampin’ Up! products and pay just $169!

Got questions? No Worries … give me a call or email me your contact details and I’ll ring you!

Ready to join now? click the image below and join my team today! Also, if you do join today you will recieve a bonus gift from me to the value of $30!

Dont forget to give Mum a hug and spare a minute and say a prayer for all those who’s Mum’s are no longer with them.

Have a great Mother’s Day!

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Sweet Thank You

May 11, 2013 1 Comment

Happy Saturday!

Thought I’d pop in quickly this morning to share a sweet little card before today’s Stamp A Stack and before you rush out to get Mum that perfect gift for Mother’s Day tomorrow. Dont know what to get her? check below for my very special Mum’s Day Offer!

My Sweet Thank You using the Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin Kit ….

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Recipe
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin Kit
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Clouds Embossing Folder, Scallop Dot Ribbon Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Pearl Jewels, Stampin Dimensionals

Hard to believe there’s just one stamp on this card! Here’s what you get in the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp set …

Itty Bitty Banners

Cute Hey??

Now how would you like to win this set??

Well I am giving one away! All you have to do is to place an Online Order in my store during the month of May to go in the entry! Too easy right??

Wait!! There’s More …..

Now I have an extra bonus for you … If you share this special offer with your friends and they place an order in my Online Store then not only will they be entered into the draw but you will get two entries into the draw plus receive a special little “Thank You” from me! You can click on the stamp set image or on my shop now button below and go shopping right now!

So … tomorrow is Mother’s Day and you know just how horridly busy those shops are and to get a parking spot is just impossible so what do you do??

Well you contact me and arrange a Gift Certificate for Mum and I will give you a bonus 10%!!

Yup buy Mum a Gift Certificate from me and I will give her an extra bonus! So spend $50 and get a certificate for $55 or spend $100 and get a certificate for $110! I will email you the certificate so all you need to do is print it out and give it to Mum in the morning with her pancakes or Bacon & Eggs!

Too easy – and think of the stress and petrol I’ve just saved you! My contact details are up the top on the right!

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Time Out … for Mum

May 9, 2013 2 Comments

Happy Thursday and welcome to another Thursday Time Out!

Now my apologies for last week’s Time Out Newsletter disappearing into space. Gotta love modern technology – well I do when it works!

So today I’m sharing with you the card you should have received last week – it’s all good as it’s a Mother’s Day card and we havent had Mother’s Day yet! Just three more days if you need to do a little shopping for Mum!

This week’s card is a little different as it’s a Diorama Card using Bordering on Romance ….

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Recipe
Stamp Set: Bordering on Romance, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Paper: Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP, Pink Pirouette
Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Raspberry Ripple, Pretty in Pink, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Simply Scored, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Pearl Basic Jewels, Tombow Adhesive Glue, Dimensionals

This is such a sweet card and its very easy to make – it’s also a little different from a regular card so Mum will be blown away at your brilliance!

Now have you done your shopping for Mum for Mother’s Day??

No?? well here are a few suggestions for you ….

Go to my online store and place your order now or Contact me to place your order!
Get My Digital Studio for Mum for just $24.95 – download it onto her computer then on Mother’s Day she can put her feet up and create all sorts of digital goodness Let me know your order is for Mum and I’ll send her a Gift Voucher for more Digital Downloads!
Contact me and arrange a Gift Voucher and I will email it to you so you can print it out and give it to her with your card – I’ll add 10% to what you pay – so if you pay $50 I’ll send you a voucher for $55!

Thanks for stoppin by

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Stampin Up Deefer Doggie

May 8, 2013 1 Comment

My apologies for not posting for a few days … had a stressful few days when my little dog (Bear) got out and was hit by a car.

After a lot of tears and a touch of shock from not only seeing the car go over him but the horrible driver failed to stop! I’m still so very angry about that – he just kept on his merry way

Needless to say it put my world in a bit of turmoil but I am very happy to report that Bear came home that same afternoon with not a broken bone or any serious injury. He was rather shaken and was rather tender for a few days and he’s just now started to return to his bouncy self. Thank you so much to all who messaged me on Facebook so check on me and Bear!

Last Saturday I was asked to pop along to Ella’s 10th Birthday party and help the kids make a card. After talking to Ella’s mum who told me that Ella loved craft, puppies, kittens and all sorts of animals I decided on this cute little Puppy Card ….

Here’s a list of the punches used in creating ‘Deefer’

Wide Oval
1 1/4 Circle
Cupcake punch
Word Window
Small Oval
Large Heart
Itty Bitty Shapes

Here’s the Deefer Dog Instruction sheet to create your very own little puppy!

You can purchase all the punches you need to make this puppy in my online store.

Now if you have a little girl or boy having a birthday who loves to craft why not contact me to arrange for a little crafty fun at their party.

“Unbearable” special bonus …..

As last Wednesday was rather unbearable with my little Bear getting hit and putting my day into a spin I am having an “Unbearable” Special! It would have been pretty unbearable to lose my doggie so in celebration of him getting off pretty much unscathed I am offering a free gift on all orders of $40 or more placed through my Online Store! This special bonus offer is only available until the end of May so dont miss out and make your day ‘Unbearable’!

Click the trolley below or in my sidebar and start shopping now!

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Got a Party to Plan??

May 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

Have you ever looked for just the right invitation for that special party you’re planning but have never been able to find it?

Well look no more!!

With My Digital Studio we’ve got the perfect program for you to make that perfect invite … and not only that – but to make all your party favours and decorations all to match! You’ll be the Party Queen!!

Check out the new Wonderland Party Ensemble comes complete with invitations, a banner, a frame-able, food flags, treat toppers, and thank you notes. All you have to do is invite the Mad Hatter and March Hare.

Check it out, along with our other new downloads or grab the PDF

Want a free demonstration on My Digital Studio? contact me today to arrange a convenient time for both of us!

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Blog Lovin’

May 3, 2013 1 Comment

Have you subscribed to my Blog?

Why do you need to?

Well it means that you will then be notified whenever I pop something here – saves you having to come and check in – you can subscribe by email or via a RSS reader. The best RSS Reader I’ve found is Google Reader and I love it however Google (in their infinite wisdom) have decided to do away with Google Reader from 1st July so I’ve been on the hunt for another reader – one where I can follow the blogs I like easily and my followers can use to follow me.

I’ve found Blog Lovin’

It’s a cool reader and you can have them email you updates each day for the blogs you follow so you can either go via their application or just check it via emails – best of both worlds! I’m in the process of setting up my account with them and if you’d like to follow my Blog using Blog Lovin’ click here to follow my blog with Bloglovin

I’ll be back in a bit to share a sweet little card with you!

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Stampin’ Up! My Digital Software Sale

May 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Lots of stuff happening!! Check this out …

How amazing is this?? We’ve only had the program a short while and there is lots of free stuff to download plus you can now get a whoppin 25% off selected items!!

True to form – a couple of the items i purchased tonight are included in that sale – always the way!!

Want a free MDS class?? Then download the program today from my online store and get your first introduction class for free!

Click the button below and go grab your copy now!

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Stampin’ Up! … This and That

May 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Introducing … This and That ….

This and That is an amazing new product from Stampin’ Up! that allows you to make the book your own. There are no pre-printed pages inside for you to have to make the book according to the manufacturer – our pages are blank so you can make it completely yours! You can make it ….

a journal
a recipe book
a sketch book
a memento book
a baby book
a travel journal
a weight-loss journal
a wedding planner
a pregnancy journal
a house planner
a guest book
anything you want!

Check out this video about This and That …

How totally awesome will this be? How awesome is that Rotary Stamp???

Not only am I excited for this but so is my 16 year old daughter! It’s going to be great to do this with her – what an awesome experience for us both!

Now you can buy the products separately or you can get them in a bundle – if you buy the bundle you get a whoppin 15% off! Neat Hey??

I’m ordering mine today so let me know if you’d like me to order one (or two) for you too!

Would you like to get a This and That bundle for free??

Simply go to my online store by clicking the shop now button below

Register (if you havent already done so) and click “Add to Bag” and then use this unique Hostess code FMXVP6Y9 and click apply. Click on Check Out and complete your payment method.

The first six orders will go into a draw and one lucky shopper will get a This and That Bundle absolutely free! If eight are ordered I’ll give away two!! If you dont want to order online that’s ok – just ring or email me with your order and I’ll add you to the draw as well!

Click here to see the This and That Flyer now!

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