Butterflies are …

God’s special work of art!

Well they are arent they?? I mean who else could create something as unique as a butterfly with it’s starting as a caterpillar and then becomes a new creation when it emerges from it’s cocoon into a Beautiful Butterfly and all different shapes, sizes and colours! These things do not merely ‘just happen’!

We had lots of fun last weekend creating ‘Butterfly cards’ at my montly Stamp A Stack and here is another we made which was inspired by a card by Tami White

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Recipe
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Trust God, Everything Eleanor
Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White, Basic Black, Soft Subtles Designer Paper Stack
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Accessories: Square Punch, Labels Framelits, Big Shot, Elegant Butterfly punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I am so so glad all of these sets are in the new 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue!

Have you pre-ordered your new Catalogue yet??  If you have and would like to pre-order one please be sure to contact me as soon as possible.

I’ve got a couple of events coming up that you might like to pop in your diary now ….

A Fine Farewell

(Retirement Party!)

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Retired Stock for Sale!

Saturday 22nd June
2pm – 5pm
RSVP 20th June

 

New Catalogue Launch

(Wine & Cheese Night!)

Make n Take • Mystery Hostess • Door Prize
Sample Bag including New Catalogue!

Friday 5th July
7.30pm – 10.30pm
$15
(or prepay by 30th June & pay $10)
RSVP 1st July

New Catalogue Launch

(Sweet Treats Afternoon Tea!)

Make n Take • Mystery Hostess • Door Prize
Sample Bag including New Catalogue!

Saturday 6th July
2pm – 5pm
$15
(or prepay by 30th June & pay $10)
RSVP 1st July

 

 Please contact me to reserve your spot or click to RSVP under each event above!

 

 

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A Fine Farewell

Have you seen the Retiring Lists yet?? Did you know some items are up to 50% off?  With just two weeks left before they are gone for good now is a great time to have a look and make sure you dont miss out on anything you want!

To view the lists just click the images below for the list you are after!

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I am sure you will see many on these lists that are your favourites – I know there are a lot of my favourites on those lists and will be sad to see them go.

So to send them off in fashion I thought we’d have a ‘Fine Farewell’ …

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Come along next Saturday for a fun afternoon with lots of laughs and you’ll get to take home a couple of hand made projects – made just by you!  We’ll also have some fine Afternoon Tea and I’ll have all my retiring stock for sale so you’ll also be able to grab yourself a bargain!

Be sure to contact me to reserve your spot – you can even pre-order your new 2013-2104 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue!

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Stampin Up! Elegant Papillon

Where has the time gone?? you here people say that all the time and you dont realise how quickly it can swallowed up in busy times!  It seems like just yesterday that I was returning from Brisbane however it’s nearly been two weeks! Whaaaaaaaaaaaat??

It appears my luggage was not the only thing I brought back from Brisbane … I bought home some gorgeous new stamp sets and I apparently bought back some lovely germs as well – gotta love how the flu sneaks up on you and jumps up and says “Hello I’m here!!”

I’m back on deck now and since it’s Thursday it’s time for a Time Out!

Here’s a card we made at my Stamp A Stack last weekend …

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Recipe
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri
Ink: Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red
Paper: Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accent Framelits, Paper Doillies, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions embossing folder, Basic Pearl Jewels

Sweet hey?? So quick and so so easy to do – I just love how Stampin’ Up! give us products that coordinate like the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and the Butterfly punches that fit perfectly!

Talking about coordination … I’m coordinating a Special Bonus buy for just 1 day!  So just for Friday 14th June you can grab this Beautiful Butterfly Bundle …

  • Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set
  • Elegant Butterfly Punch
  • Bitty Butterfly Punch
  • all for just $75 (clear) or $80 (wood) and including postage!!

Be quick as this offer is only available till midnight Friday 14th June, 2013! You can pay by credit card, cash (if local) or Bank Transfer – contact me to place your order now!

Here’s the same card but with Rhinestones …

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Best of Stampin’ Up!

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As you know this is Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary and to celebrate they are bringing out a new “Best Of” stamp set each month and they will include their favourite stamps from the past 25 years with the addition of one new stamp in each set! Pretty sweet dont you think!

First up is the ‘Best of Flowers’ …

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How sweet is this set .. .it’s got a few of my favourites too – love that Hydrangea and everytime I see it I think of Mum so that cant be a bad thing!  They come at a great price to – just $25.95 in clear mount.

Oh and see the Daisy stamp? you can use our Scalloped Circle punch to cut it out – too easy!!

These sets will be available through to April 2014 – or while stocks last so dont leave it too late to get yours!

 

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Stampin’ Up! Singles …

No No … its not a dating service!

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You’ve asked for years and now we have Single Stamps for you to purchase – but only until 31st August, 2013!

Check these stamps out …

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In love? Yes!!

How much??

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Contact me to place your order or shop online now!

Dont forget to sign up for the Latte Shopper Rewards and tell your friends so you get rewarded for your referrals too! Click here to get all the rewards details!

 

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Retiring Lists are now here and there is something for everyone …

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Hundreds of stamps and accessories from the 2012-2013 catalogues are retiring and this is your chance to get them before they’re gone – but you’ll want to be quick as products are only available while supplies last!

Some products are discounted with some being discounted up to 25% and some even are 40% off!!

If you want to get in quick simply place your order online that way it is packed and shipped as soon as you’ve paid!  You can even use this special Retirement Virtual Party Hostess Code (FZSFYDTA) and once the orders reach $300 I’ll draw one shopper to win a $50 shopping spree!

Retiring Lists … click below to download the lists …

Now to shop online simply click the Shop Now button below …

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Place your order then key in the Hostess Code (FZSFYDTA) when you are viewing your cart then complete check out and pay for your order.

Please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or would rather place your order direct with me either over the phone, in person or by email!

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Stampin’ Up! Feel Goods

I do apologise for my absence in posting since last week. As you know I attended the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention in Brisbane last week, returned home on Sunday afternoon and promptly woke with a burning sore throat and aches on Monday morning.  I’m feeling much better today as I’ve been taking my own ‘Time Out” going back to bed after sending the family off to work and school which has made all the difference I think.

Now I’m back into the swing of things I hope to be updating you on several of the happening from Convention over the next week.  I thought being Thursday it’s timely to get back to creating and sharing with you another Thursday Time Out!

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Recipe
Stamps: Feel Goods
Paper: Floral District DSP, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose
Inks: Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accent Framelits, Itty Bitty Shapes Punches, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Basic Pearl Jewels

I love the saying in this stamp and wanted to go ‘bright’ inline with ‘sunshine’ so I hope I achieved that.

How aptly named is this set – Feel Goods ….

Want this set? simply click on the image to buy it now from my online store!

Dont these sayings make you Feel Good?  The good news is that this set is in the new Catalogue so you may just be seeing a bit more of it in the future.

Now that I’m pumped and inspired after Convention and I got to walk the stage three times for various achievements to which I have my wonderful customers to thank.  Now as my thank you I’m starting my very own frequent shopper program “Latte Shopper Rewards”!

As part of the Latte Shopper Rewards program you will receive one stamp for every $50 you order on your Latte Shopper card.  You can also earn an extra 2 stamps just by holding a Stampin’ Up! Party with me!

You can redeem your stamps as follows ….

  • 3 stamps can be traded for a Stampin Write Marker, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals or Tombow Glue
  • 5 stamps can be traded for a Classic Ink Pad
  • 8 stamps can be traded for a Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Piercing Pack or Clay Mould
  • 10 stamps can be traded for a $35 gift voucher

Latte Shopper Rewards Jibber Jabber ….

  • you will only receive stamps for every $50  so if you spend $90 you will only receive one stamp for that order however if you spend $101 you will get two stamps
  • once you use a number of stamps you start again from zero – so say you have 7 stamps on your card you can trade them for two items under the ’3 stamp’ category so 2 markers or a pack of dimensionals and a bottle of tombow and you’d then be left with one stamp.
  • you will need to register for the program to participate so I have all your details on file for record keeping.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask me – dont forget to ask for your registration form and your Latte Shopper Card next time you order!

Dont forget to pop back tomorrow to grab the Retired Lists!

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Thursday Time Out – Sweet Nothing

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” …

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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
    1. Score and Fold A5 piece in half
    2. Emboss 14.5x10cm piece with Perfect Polka Dot Folder and adhere to base with Stampin Dimensionals
    3. Stamp greeting in centre of small piece and leaves in opposite corners
    4. Punch Flower from Raspberry Ripple scrap and adhere to top layer with mini glue dots and affix a medium pearl on each flower
    5. 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’ !

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 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!

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Latte Girls Challenge – Sketch Challenge 1

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 ….

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 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

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 ….

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 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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Just for You …

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!!

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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!

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 ….

 

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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

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

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 …

click to order online now!

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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!

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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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