You are here: Home / Archives for Occasions / Christmas

Hanging Stockings

13 October, 2011 2 Comments

I have a busy weekend coming up with not one but two Stamp A Stacks and both ladies wanted cards with the Stitched Stockings & Stocking Tag Punch so I thought I’d make a new card to share with them.

I have seen a couple of  cards recently and I wanted to combine a couple of the elements into the one card. So this is a result of the cards I saw from Jackie Bolhuis and Belinda Tubby – thanks ladies for the inspiration!

Here is my card ….

I love how this turned out and I’m happy too as I managed to use up some of my retired Designer SEries Paper!!

How cute are those mini Brads?? They are going to be perfect for alot of new cards where the other brads were too much or too big.

I hope you like my card and now I best be off and finish the kits for the weekend … just have to cut enough cardstock to make 30 of these little cards!!

Now dont forget when you hold a workshop and your sales reach $450 then you can get this stamp set and the matching punch absolutely free!! Now dont stress – if you still want the punch & stamp set you can purchase them during the month of October :)

Item Description Price
125798 Stitched Stocking Wood-Mount Set $53.95
123784 Stitched Stocking Clear-Mount Set $42.95
124095 Stocking Tag Punch $33.95

Feel free to email or ring me to place your order or book your workshop in!

Are you running low on Christmas preparations? do you need to make more Christmas cards?? Well check out ‘My Events‘ on my Stampin’ Up! website or click the ‘events’ tab up the top and book in so you will have all the Christmas Cards, Tags, Bags and boxes you’ll need!

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Birthday Club, Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, Friends n Family, Many Merry Messages, Occasions, promotions, Punches, specials, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Stitched Stockings, Stocking Tag Punch, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Christmas Wishes

6 October, 2011 5 Comments

You may remember the little Baby Stocking card I shared the other day and while sitting at my desk the other day I had a new idea for that very card!!

So here is a card you can make for all the stampers in your life and they will love it!

You just love it dont you??

Now what stamper wouldnt want to wake up to a stocking like this on Christmas Morning … wonder if they make stockings big enough for all the stuff I want??

Maybe you are the same as me and never know what you want for Christmas when asked – well with the start of the new Catalogue my wish list is huge! How cool would it be to get some of the new stamps and products for Christmas?

Well you can!!

I am offering the same service as I do each year where you can download the Christmas Wish List, fill it out and give it to hubby/family/friends and it has all my details on it for them to call me and place the order. Alternatively you can send your wishlist to me and tell them to contact me and tell me how much they wish to spend and arrange payment and I will order, wrap and deliver or send your presents ready to go straight under the tree!  Also, if you order by 30th November and your order is at least $120 then you will receive a bonus free gift from me!

Leonie\'s Christmas Wish List (107)

Simply Click on the link above and download my Christmas Wish List and have it completed and you’ll need to make sure orders are placed by 10th December to ensure delivery before Christmas!

I do hope you liked this card as much as I did making it!

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Birthday Club, Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, Friends n Family, Heard from the Heart, Occasions, promotions, specials, Stamp Sets, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Stitched Stockings, Stocking Tag Punch, Toteally Tess Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Christmas Fire

4 October, 2011 2 Comments

Yesterday I told you about this month’s promotion and shared my ‘Baby’s First Christmas’ card and said I had a few more to share so today I’m sharing the next card with you.

Now in Australia our Christmas is stifling hot and therefore we dont have a fire at Christmas or snow on the trees but I couldnt resist making this card with the new Stitched Stockings Stamp Set and coordinating punch. I suppose with no fire in the fireplace Santa isnt going to burn his butt when he slips down the chimney hey?

I just loved making this card!!

 

Recipe:
Stamps: Stitched Stockings, Texture Jumbo Wheel
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Regals Patterns DSP Stack, Sahara Sand, More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories: 2 Step Bird Punch, Paper Trimmer, Bone Scorer, Stampin Sponges, Jumbo Stampin Round Handle, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips

I would love to show you this card and if you’d like to book a workshop for you and your friends then please dont hesitate to contact me!  If your workshop sales reach $450 you can then get the Stitched Stockings stamp set and coordinating punch absolutely free!!

Now as a bonus for my customers anyone who purchases the Stitched Stockings Stamp Set and coordinating Stocking Tag Punch from me during October will receive a special “Stockings” project sheet with instructions on how to make this card and two other cards using the Stamp Set and Punch.

Here’s the prices and codes for the sets and punch …

Item Description Price
125798 Stitched Stocking Wood-Mount Set $53.95
123784 Stitched Stocking Clear-Mount Set $42.95
124095 Stocking Tag Punch $33.95

Remember if you dont purchase this set during October you wont be able to purchase it again until 1st December.

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: 2 Step XL Bird, Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Circle, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, Friends n Family, Occasions, promotions, Punches, specials, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Stitched Stockings, Stocking Tag Punch, Techniques, Texture, Wheels Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Simply Stockings …

3 October, 2011 6 Comments

Walking through Big W the other day my daughter saw the Christmas Decorations and said ‘seriously?? Christmas stuff already?”  to which I just said yes – it is only 12 weeks till Christmas!! Oh dear … I’d better get a wriggle on!!

With Christmas so close Stampin’ Up! has given us a bit of early Christmas Cheer with this month’s special …

During October you have the oppotunity to purchase the Stitched Stockings Stamp set and the coordinating punch which wouldnt be readily available until 1st December in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue.

But wait …. there’s more!!

If you hold a Workshop during October and the Sales reach $450 then you get the Stitched Stocking stamp set and coordinating punch absolutely free!! That is in addition to the already generous Hostess Benefits!  So get on the phone or send me an email NOW and book in your workshop or if you’d rather you can hold a Catalogue Party and I will send you a whole bunch of goodies including samples and card kits to share with your friends.

Item Description Price
125798 Stitched Stocking Wood-Mount Set $53.95
123784 Stitched Stocking Clear-Mount Set $42.95
124095 Stocking Tag Punch $33.95

Now as a little tempter here is a card I made recently using the Stitched Stockings Stamp Set and Punch …

Baby's First Christmas

I got the inspiration for this card while I was making a few others – which I’ll share with you over the next week or so. I have a few to share with you and they arent all Christmas either!!

This will also be one of the cards we do at my monthly Stamp A Stack at my house which is this Saturday so if you’d like to do this card and a few others contact me to reserve your seat!

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Baby Bundle, Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, Friends n Family, Heard from the Heart, Occasions, promotions, Punches, specials, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Stitched Stockings, Stocking Tag Punch, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What a weekend!!

21 September, 2011 6 Comments

Good Morning!

How are you enjoying all this gorgeous Spring weather?? I love Spring when everything becomes new and the buds come out and all the flowers start to bloom – just love it!!

With Spring we also have something new to love too – the New Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalogue!!  Its started on 1st September and if you dont already have a copy please contact me to arrange your copy today! Being September it also means lots of birthdays for my family and that of my dear friend Lisa.  Since joining Stampin’ Up! I’ve met the nicest people and Lisa has become one of my closest and dearest friends.

Lisa and I had our 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue launch this past Saturday and the weeks beforehand were spent making a tonne of samples so at least I should have some pretties to share with you over the next few weeks!  We had a great day and I hope all the ladies who attended had a great time too.  We had door prizes, mystery hostess and a ‘vote to win’ prize as well. Its was also a little bit of a birthday bash as we both have our birthdays in September and had the yummiest Caramel Torte to celebrate!

Here are the make n takes for the day ….

Pennant Parade Make n Takes

Pennant Parade make n takes

We thought it would be best to highlight something that shows how well Stampin Up! coordinate their products so we went with the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and Pennant Punch.

Lisa created the box for her make n take.

It uses the Box #2 die  with the Big Shot and she’s also used the Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, the Pennant Punch and some Linen Thread – how cute is this box? It does look small but you’d be amazed at what you could fit inside. Its a great idea for giving little treasures, gift cards, chocolates or jewellry.

If you have a close look at the Big Shot and dies in the new Catalogue you will be pleasantly surprised to see most of them have been reduced in price!  How sweet is that??

For my make n take I wanted to show just how versatile the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and punch is so wanted to make something other than a ‘pennant’ card.

I love the Pennant Parade stamp set as you can make just about anything with it as it has 6 greetings in the set which cover just about everything – Christmas, Birthday, Baby, Love and Thank You! There’s even a little ‘hello’ stamp which would cover everything else!! I am sure you will see many more creations using this set and punch in the future!

This is a very easy card to make – you simply stamp three pennants, fold them in half and stick them together and then pop them onto the card so you have a 3D tree! The pot & star are also in this stamp set as well as 4 pennants so you really have lots to choose from!

I’ve used the Polka Dot embossing folder on the Pear Pizzaz layer – I find using the embossing folders on a layer like this just lift a card so much. The Real Red frame is a Sizzlits die from the Lots a Tags set and the greeting (from Snow Swirled) is stamped on Whisper White and punched out with the Wide Oval Punch. Its all just too easy!!

I do hope you like our little projects and I do hope the girls liked making them.

Dont forget we have the Limited Time Mini Kit available for just $169 but this offer finishes on 30th September so if you were considering purchasing this kit please contact me as soon as possible and dont forget about my bonus “Super Stamper Offer”  which is good for just 9 more days!  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all

Also, I’ll be travelling to Canberra on 29th October for Regional Training and youre more than welcome to come along with me to that – ask me about all the details if youre interested.

 

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Big Shot, birthday, Blogging, Box #2 die, cardmaking, Christmas, Creativity, Demo Friends, Friends n Family, Gifts, Just Add Cake, Lots of Tags, Occasions, Off the Page, Pennant, Pennant Parade, Punches, Snow Swirled, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Techniques, Textured Impressions Folders, Wide Oval Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Santa is Retiring …

10 August, 2011 4 Comments

Oh if only my kids would believe that!!

How typical is it that I buy one new stamp set for my Christmas in July Stamp A Stacks and its the one that gets retired?? Murphy’s Law at its best!

Here is a card that was one of the four the ladies made recently at our Christmas Stamp A Stack.

This is a very cute and quick card to do!

Recipe
Stamps: Holiday Hoopla, Contempo Christmas
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Jet Black Stazon
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Celebrations DSP
Accessories: Clear Blocks, Scallop Border Punch, Two way glue pen, dazzling diamonds

I just loved making this card as did the ladies who attended!

Using the clear mounted stamps makes it super easy to do your two-step stamping too!  The santa is actually three stamps!

If you’d like to grab this set then be quick as its sure to go quickly as its on the Retirement List and bound to be a popular one!

You can download the retirement list here

Here’s a list of items already sold out ….

  • Sanded Background Stamp
  • Full Calendar Stamp
  • 12×12 Cardstock Bashful Blue
  • 12×12 Cardstock Early Espresso
  • Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets
  • Metallic Brads
  • Pewter Jumbo Eyelets
  • Sprial Punch
  • Small Oval Punch
  • Star Punch
  • Photo Corners Punch

I would also like to thank all those who commented and sent me messages after yesterday’s post about my mum. They are all very much appreciated and I covet your prayers.  You dont realise just how much affect one person has on your life or on other’s lives. Mum was a school teacher and as kids we always went to the school she taught at. While at school this was such a drag as you werent you but you were Mrs Groenenboom’s daughter and this meant being picked on at times but now we are all grown up so many have said what a positive impact she was in their lives and she was! So again, I thank you all for the beautiful messages and continued support xx

 

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Contempo Christmas, Creativity, Demonstrations, Friends n Family, Holiday Hoopla, Occasions, promotions, Punches, Scallop Border Punch, specials, Stamp Sets, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Christmas Pals

2 June, 2011 2 Comments

I suppose you dont want me to tell you thats its just 6 months till Christmas do you??  mmm didnt think so!

I do a regular Stamp A Stack for my sister and she has at least one Christmas card each time as this way by the time Christmas comes around she’ll have a nice supply of Christmas cards and wont get the ‘Christmas Overload’ before it actually gets here!

Last week we made these two cards …

I love these cards and the simple design – makes for a lovely ‘queasy’ Christmas Card! All you need to create these lovelies is one stamp set, 3 colours in cardstock, 2 inks, one roll of ribbon and markers – too easy!

I love the funky designs in the Punch Pals stamp set and these cards are even easy enough for the kids to do too!

I love this tree!

I’ve just stamped the image in Jet Black Stazon then using my Stampin Write Markers I use the fine point and fill in the outline of the stamp. I then use my handy Aqua Painter to pull the colour to the centre of the image.

So So Easy!

Who doesnt love a cute snowman card at Christmas?

Sample clean & simple layout just change the image!

Again I’ve stamped in Jet Black Stazon and then used my Stampin’ Write markers to colour the outline of the image. I find you really cant beat Tempting Turquoise for snow!

Now when you pull the colour from the images and you find there’s not enough colour just grab your Classic Ink Pad and squish the pad before opening and then use the ink from the inside of the lid to add a little more colour with the Aqua Painter.  Be sure to water the ink down as you dont want it too dark and spoiling the subtlety of the image.

To do this just give your Aqua Painter a squeeze to let some water through and then just mix it with the ink on the lid. Now if its real watery be sure to soak up the excess water with a tissue or paper towel before closing your pad – you dont want to water down the ink pad!

I love these two cards and I havent even done a penguin one yet – bet remedy that I think!! I lurv penguins :)

I hope you like these Christmas cards and if you’d like to do these at a Workshop or Stamp A Stack then please dont hesitate to contact me to book in your date!

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Blogging, cardmaking, Christmas, Creativity, Friends n Family, Occasions, Punch Pals, Stamp Sets, stamping, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

You asked for it ….

25 May, 2011 14 Comments

Wow 3 posts in 24 hours … amazing!!

Well last week one of my Demonstrator friends, Nicole Derendorf, shared her hideous card she’d made – now I dont see it as hideous but then we are all our own worst critics are we not?  She also challenged other Demonstrators to share their creations they saw as only fit for the recycling bin – maybe I should blame her for the Christmas Card I made a couple of days later??

After sharing on Facebook that I’d made the ugliest Christmas card ever it seems everyone wants to see it – what’s with that??

Anywho I decided last night that I’d share it and let you decide for yourself as the reaction here in the Stamp A Latte house was mixed …

Its a new style of card I’ve made over the last week and I just loved the first one (which I’ll share tomorrow) so thought a Christmas Card in the same layout would be nice but now …. not so sure … maybe its just the images that dont sit right with me. Personally I think its way too busy but hubby thinks its nice? What do you think??

This is the card opened so you can see there is still room to write a message and if you wanted more space to write you just add another block of whisper white on the chocolate chip section.

Maybe I just need less snowflakes or maybe some ribbon & dazzling diamonds might be the go.

What would you do to fix it?

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Blogging, cardmaking, Challenges, Christmas, Creativity, Demo Friends, Demonstrations, Occasions, Snow Swirled, specials, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Deals of the Week – Week 3

18 May, 2011 1 Comment

 

Are you ready for another weekly bonus offer? 

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required.* Now is your time to stock up on your favourite products!

Be sure to hurry and purchase each week’s deals early on so you don’t miss out! When the new week’s deals start up each Wednesday at midnight, the last week’s deals are over . . . forever!

This week’s deals:

Item Page Description Regular Price Sale Price
119750 137 Daffodil Delight 5/8” (1.6 cm) Satin Ribbon $16.95 $11.87
119963 137 Certainly Celery 3/8” (1 cm) Taffeta Ribbon $12.95 $9.07
109112 139 Square Fire Rhinestone Brads $19.95 $13.97
109113 139 Square Ice Rhinestone Brads $19.95 $13.97

and who doesnt love bling and pretty ribbons??

Remember, there is no limit to the number of Deals of the Week items you may purchase and this deal finishes Tuesday 24th May at 11.30pm.

Extra Hostess Benefits ….

You may be aware I was at the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention last week in Melbourne. It was here that they announced a wonderful new promotion just for our hostesses!

When you hold a Workshop between 23rd May and 30th June and your party sales total $450 or more you will receive a bonus $70 in Hostess Benefits! How cool is that??  So instead of $40 to spend you now have a minimum of $110 to spend!

So if you’d like to take advantage of this awesome deal contact me to book your workshop in.


Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: cardmaking, Christmas, Demonstrations, Gifts, Occasions, promotions, specials, Stampin' Up!®, stamping

Christmas … in March??

19 March, 2011 12 Comments

Good Morning and welcome to another Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge!

This week I’ve gone a little ‘festive’ as I’m doing a Stamp A Stack for my sister on Monday and she’s requested two Christmas cards! Jen … its only March but who am I to argue with a big sister??

Here is this week’s sketch ….

Now seeing the sketch you can understand why I went with Christmas cant you?? Its crying baubles!!

Here is my card …

Welcome Christmas

Recipe:
Stamps: Christmas Classics, Heard from the Heart
Paper: Jolly Holiday DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White
Inks: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 1/8″ Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, 5/8″ Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Paper Snips

This will be a great card for Monday’s Stamp A Stack – so very quick & easy!

Now dont forget to check the Utah Divas International Blog for links to all the other designing Divas and their lovely creations and now its time for you to skip on over to the blog of the lovely Ruthie Burkley to see what she’s come up with for this sketch this week.

Now dont forget there are just 12 days left for Sale•A•Bration and my 10% discount – so get your orders in to me as soon as possible to take advantage of this discount AND free stamps!

 

 

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Blogging, cardmaking, Challenges, Christmas, Christmas Classics, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, Eyelet Border Punch, Heard from the Heart, Occasions, promotions, Punches, Saleabration, Scallop Border Punch, specials, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Utah Divas International Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Bauble Card

23 December, 2010 7 Comments

I recently ran a Christmas Big Shot Class in which the ladies made various Christmas goodies using dies and folders and the Big Shot.

One of the projects we made was this Bauble card which was inspired by a card from Andrea Lowcock who has since informed me that her inspiration came from Leonie Hegarty. I think its just wonderful how even though we are all working for the same Company we are all more than happy to share our ideas and encourage each other – something that didnt happen with other craft companies I’ve been with.

Here’s my card ….

I just love this card … its such a queasy card ;)

I simply cut the circles using the Circle Scissor Plus and used the Scallop Circle Die in the Big Shot to create the scalloped card base.  The top of the ‘bauble’ was created using the Round Tab punch. You simply stamp the greeting first and then randomly stamp the snowflakes from Snow Swirled Stamp set and pop on a few adhesive rhinestones and you’re done!

It also looks awesome hanging from the Christmas Tree – do you like my new  Penguin bauble? he was a new one this year ;)

I do hope you’ve finished all your Christmas preparations and can now sit back and relax. If not then I hope it all comes together smoothly (and quickly) for you.

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: Big Shot, cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Creativity, Demo Friends, Friends n Family, Punches, Round Tab Punch, Scalloped Circle, Snow Swirled, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

The Christmas Dash (er)

22 December, 2010 5 Comments

Well I suppose these are the things that happen when you leave writing your Christmas Cards until 4 days before Christmas …..

There I was yesterday afternoon and last night writing out my Christmas cards. I’d downloaded an app for my iPad to track who I wanted to send to and who I’d recieved a card from so there I was completing names and I was depleting my stock of Christmas cards way too quickly.

I got to the last card – and that was after going through leftovers from last year as well and found I was about 20 too short! Oh my … what is a girl to do?? It was 1am and I didnt want to create a whole new card so popped a few m&m’s and then thought of the Notecards that Stampin Up! have and here is what I came up with …

Dasher Notecards

I went with a simple single layer card and just couldnt go past this Dasher design – I just love it so much.

Now can you believe I did the whole pack of 20 Notecards and envelopes in this design in just one hour?? Its true!

Now if you already had the Lovely as a Tree set which everyone should have – its one of the most have sets all you’d need is Dasher at just $14.95 and a pack of 20 Notecards with Envelopes for just $9.50 makes a very affordable set of Christmas cards.

Now if youre thinking youre going to need something to play with during the holidays why not pop an order in – dont forget the December Frenzy goes until 29th December – just click on the link in my sidebar to see all those awesome deals with some at 50% off!

As a special Christmas Treat I have a couple of ‘festive freebies’ for you ….

  • anyone who places an order of $60 or more between now and 31st December will receive free shipping and handling
  • the first person to place an order of $100 or more before 29th December will receive a bonus free A la Carte stamp set – these are the single stamps that can be found on the inside back cover (p161) of the Idea Book & Catalogue or on page 23 of the Summer Mini Catalogue .

I do hope youre all organised for Christmas or very close to it. I am done and just have to pick up some bread rolls and chickens for Christmas lunch.

Thanks for stoppin by

Filed Under: cardmaking, Christmas, Classes, Contempo Christmas, Creativity, Dasher, Friends n Family, Lovely as a Tree, Occasions, promotions, specials, Stamp Club, stamp-a-stack, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,
« Older Posts
Newer Posts »

To the Top

Analytics Plugin created by Cheap Web Hosting - Powered by Mapex Meridian and Kanye West.

Blog Widget by LinkWithin