Everyone needs a little Kindness dont you think and yes it matters!!

Have you noticed the Kindness Matters stamp set?? its on page 71 of the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue (AU/NZ) – it is just the sweetest little set with three lovely butterflies, two sentiments and two little motif/decal images – its just gorgeousness in a box for just $22.95 (wood)!

Here’s a card I made to go with the Kindness Matters mini album I shared last week …

Recipe
Stamps: Kindness Matters, Creative Elements
Paper: Beau Chateau DSP, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, Designer Frames Embossing folder set, Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Pearl Jewels, Stampin Dimensionals, Stampin Sponges, Marina Mist Satin Ribbon

How sweet did this card turn out – I just love it!! The Kindness Matters goes so so well with the Beau Chateau DSP!

I hope you like this card as much as I do and if you’d like to see how to make this card or any others I have shared here on my blog then please feel free to contact me to arrange a demonstration.  Now is the perfect time to be a Hostess as you not only get all the gorgeous Hostess Benefits but you also get free Sale•a•bration sets as well!  You’ll need to be quick as I only have a couple of spots left for February!

Morning all!!

I’m busy finishing off some wedding samples for a customer who’s coming to view them this afternoon – so hard working out pricing as I dont want to charge too much yet at the same time dont want to rip myself off for my work and time!

Its another Saturday – last Saturday of our school holidays here before the girls embark on a new year of schooling and with my youngest starting High School it is a bitter sweet time for me but glad they’ll both be in the same school now so wont need to worry if one is running late on the bus or not!

Being Saturday that means its time for another Utah Divas Sketch Challenge and here is this week’s sketch …

Diva Sketch 173

Easy enough … and look no rotating or anything …

So Sweet!

Recipe
Stamps: Up in the Air (Hostess – Summer Mini), Charming (Summer Mini)
Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Subtles Paper Stack
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Bashful Blue, Peach Parfait, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Scallop border punch, Saleabration Organza ribbon, stampin write markers, rhinestone jewels.

How pretty and ‘springy’ is this card??  and what’s a ‘spring’ card without butterflies??

I love how this turned out and it seriously came about in like 25 minutes – must be one of my quickest sketch cards ever!!  This will be one of the cards for our next Stamp A Stack so if you’d like to make a couple of these be sure to book your spot for the 11th February!

Now be sure to hop over to the Utah Divas Blog and see what lovelies the other Designing Divas have got up to this week!

Wow what a day!!

Not only do we have the awesome December Frenzy starting today we also have a gorgeous new Mini Catalogue to celebrate!

2011 Summer Mini Catalogue

Please feel free to contact me if you’d like your own copy to be posted to you and I’ll include a special offer just for you!

Now if you’d like some ideas for using all the gorgeous new products in the Summer Mini Catalogue we arranged an ESAD Summer Mini Catalogue Blog hop to inspire and motivate you – just click on the button below to start you on your motivational hop!

click here to start hopping!

Contact me to place your order and if you mention you did the Blog Hop you’ll get free postage on your order!

Well what a difference a couple of days makes!!

Remember the other day when I was saying how hot and humid it was? welllll now look at today … the mercury hasnt registered higher than 18.5C (65F) and it’s overcast, cost and wet … obviously this is ALL hubby’s fault as he packed the heater away on Sunday!  I have no doubt though that it will heat up again over the weekend!

One of the best things about being a demonstrator is recruiting new demonstrators and encouraging and developing your team and having like-minded friends that share and understand your passion (or addiction as some may call it).

Each month I have my team meeting here and those in my team who wish to come along come and share any news, promotions, specials and help in areas that others need help with. We also have a show and tell session where the girls bring along what they’ve created lately and we also have a make n take time as well.

Garden Concertina

Today I’m sharing with you  a gorgeous concertina card Barbara taught us all how to make.

How sweet is this card?

We’ve used the flowers from the very pretty Greenhouse Garden Stamp Set.  Now when you use this set you’ll definitely need to use a Stampamajig so your images all line up perfectly.

I love that stampamajig! It takes all the guess work out and not to mention saves you throwing away all that cardstock when your images dont line up!  Its also great for getting your greetings straight and in the right place and for using your alphabet stamps to ensure they are all lining up and straight!

Here is the card opened …

How pretty is this?? looks like Grannies cottage garden doesnt it??

This card is very simple to do and I’d love to show you how!  I just love making cards that are still easy yet turn out just a wee bit different.

Now as a special bonus I have a sales special for you so you too can make this card!  Grab the Greenhouse Garden stamp set and the Stampamajig for just $65 including postage to you. Thats over 10% off!!  So ring, email or text me today as this offer ends midday Monday 21st November!

I have a class that missed being placed in the newsletter too …. I am starting monthly ‘project’ classes.  During these classes we’ll be making all sorts of different projects that you can either keep and use yourself or give as gifts for Christmas, Birthdays or Just Because!  The first class is on Monday 28th November and will be repeated the following Sunday 4th December and we will be making a concertina gift folder, a special gift box with a tag to match and gift bag.  If you’d like to reserve your spot then please contact me or click here to RSVP

Well where has this week gone??  I swear yesterday was Sunday!!

I do know today is Friday though as I have a fun workshop happening tonite!

Are you loving the new Catalogue? I know I am .. now I originally thought I wouldnt need to buy the Delicate Doilies stamp set as it wasnt my ‘cup of coffee’ however after seeing so many gorgeous samples I had to get me one!!  Its so versatile and the two cards I’m sharing with you today and you’ll probably be surprised to know that I’ve even made a dude card with it!!

This first card is such a sweet card all in Pinks!

I just selected one of the patterened papers from the Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Papers and went with the colours in there.

Recipe

Stamps: Flirtatious, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Flirtatious Specialty DSP
Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

For the second card I chose to go with one of the purple papers from Flirtatious – seriously how could I not??

Recipe

Stamps: Flirtatious, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Inks: Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Flirtatious Specialty DSP
Accessories: Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ circle punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, 3/4″ circle punch, Dimensionals

Step it Up ~  add rhinestones, pearls, paper flowers or glitter – or all of the above.

These are both such a queasy cards to do and I’d love to share them with you – these will be in my upcoming Beginner Stamper classes so stay tuned for dates for those.

Now how would you like to do my 6 Beginner Stamper Classes for free??  yes I said free!!

I have developed an add-on bonus when you sign up for the Mini Starter Kit by 30th September for just $169!  This is a great way to get a great selection of products for nearly half the price plus you’ll get a free Stampin’ Scrub and Mist and the 6 Beginner Stamper Classes from me!  Now this Bonus offer is only available with me and you will need to join by 30th September to take advantage of this great offer.  Dont be worried if you’d like the classes and your not local to me … we can do the classes by mail or online via webcam or video.

Questions?  of course you do and who wouldnt?

Contact me and I’ll give you a call and answer all your questions.

Last month I was very blessed by a dear friend in  USA who sent me a ‘care’ package – it contained a pack of Wisteria Wonder Cardstock and a Wisteria Wonder Ink Pad – how blessed am I??

I also had a customer ask for a workshop focusing on different ways to use the Owl Punch and after some research found some gorgeous ideas and one in particular was this beautiful tulip flower …

How sweet is this card??

It is rather easy to do – just a little fiddly with the punched petals but once they are done its super easy!  Since I was making a tulip how could I not complete the card without using the Tulip Frame embossing folder?

The leaves are done using the wide oval punch – too easy!

Notice the flower and it looks a little shimmery?? well thats cos we painted some gorgeous White Shimmer paint over the top using the aqua painter and it just glistens!

This is a sweet simple card and one the ladies loved when they finished making it. I will also be holding some punchart classes over the next few weeks so keep an eye out for those!

Now I have a nice little display with all my creations using the Owl Punch which I’ll share with you over the next couple of days.

Thanks for stoppin by

Firstly, thank you to all those who have sent messages regarding the passing of my Father in Law – they are much appreciated and each one of them touches us deeply.

I have a few cards I’ve made lately that I havent shared yet so hopefully I can be more consistent and get back to the blogging and sharing of my work.

Today’s card is one I made a few weeks back and not only is it another Queasy card but its also a very cute little card. Wouldnt this be a great card to invite friends over for coffee or to meet at your favourite coffee shop?

I know youre thinking … not again .. not those cups!!  Sorry but I just love this set so much and I love the Sweet and Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper – they both seem to just go so well together!

This is a simple little card and I’ve used the Scallop Square die to  cut the card base. I pop in a folded card and make sure the fold line is inside the scallops on one side so its not cut through and there you have an instant scallop square card!

I just then added the layers and I find its good practice to add a white layer if you want to ‘lift’ a particular layer and give a card some depth.

I’ve simply stamped the cup stack on a piece of whisper white and coloured the cups in the colours used in the Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP pack.

Now people often ask me why I dont do inserts for cards and my answer to this is that I dont really think they need them. If you use a dark card as your base you can always write inside the card with one of our lovely White Gel pens and when using lighter coloured cardstock you can use a regular pen or even one of our Stampin Write Markers (the fine tip obviously) as you can use a complimentary colour and shows just how colour coordinated you really are!

In saying that I have popped a sweet little insert into this little card …

I have a few different ideas on how to use our scalloped square and circle dies with the Big Shot and if you’d like me to show you how why not contact me today to book your workshop in and dont forget our “Last Chance” list will be available 1st August so you’ll want to have a workshop so you can get all those retiring stamps and accessories before its too late and earn some free products at the same time!

Book your August workshop in by 18th July and receive a bonus Ink Pad when you hold your workshop (conditions apply)

Wow I cant believe its been so long since I posted on my blog!

Needless to say things have been quite busy here!  With the Extra Hostess promotion happening I’ve had extra workshops so some have taken advantage of the bonus $70 in spending dollars just by holding a $450 workshop.

Now its not too late so if you’d like to have a party within the next 10 days or even hold a catalogue party then please contact me for details or to book in. If you decide to go down the Catalogue Party road then I will give you and your ‘guests’ free postage on your orders!

Here is a card that I made for a workshop with the lovely Michelle and her friends a couple of weeks ago  …

I just love this card and so has everyone who has made it over the last few weeks. Its such a queasy card!

Here is the card side-on so you can see the dimension in the butterflies and I just love Elegant Eggplant and Cherry Cobbler together – and I mean love it!

Now one of the reasons for my absence can be summed up in one photo ….

Yup I finally got a new car and it smells sooo good and I love love love it!!

Doesnt the neighbour’s wattle look awesome!?!

My poor old Magna Wagon was really getting very old and starting to show signs of being an 18 year old car … and you could hear her moan so not a good sign.

So if you’d like to see my new Stampin Mobile then book me in for a workshop or party … there’s a great special coming for July so be sure to book your dates in as soon as possible!!

Firstly I am uber happy to report that my Sydney Swans last night were victorious overe the Brisbane Lions   by a wee margin of 65 points!! Way to go Swannies   I mentioned that game in yesterday’s post and I had a few comments saying they hope I enjoy the game and yup I did

Now onto today’s share … this is a very queasy card that will be done tomorrow at Sue’s workshop. Its a case of a card sample in the Idea Book & Catalogue (p69) and since the card in the catalogue was a small gift card I upscaled it to a regular sized card for the workshop.

When choosing the colours I remembered the pretty colour challenge #158 from Stamping 411 …

How pretty are these colours together … very ‘springy’ dont you think?

So here’s my card …

Recipe
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Inks: Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Real Red
Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Jewels – Pearls, Stampin Write Markers – Certainly Celery, Real Red, Peach Parfait, So Saffron

I do hope you like this card and now I’d best be off to make up the kits for tomorrows Workshop!

Have a wonderful Sunday

The best thing about holding a Stampin’ Up! Workshop is all the Hostess benefits you can earn and right now its even better! From now until the end of June when you host a workshop and the sales come to $450 your hostess benefits get a special boost! You get a bonus $70 to spend – so instead of $40 to spend you now get $110 – but only till the end of June!

Another Hostess benefit you can earn is the free Hostess sets and one of those is the gorgeos Punch Potpourri set. This is a gorgeous set that has been designed specifically to use with a few of our Stampin’ Up! Punches and only available to Hostesses.

Here is a card I made that I cased from Shelley Long in USA and using the Punch Potpourri Hostess set

Recipe
Stamps: Punch Potpourri
Inks: Certainly Celery, Marina Mist
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Xtra Large Bird Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Large Heart Punch, Jewels – Pearls, Stampin Dimensionals, Marina Mist Stampin Write Marker

I have limited spots left for June so if you’d like to book your demonstration in please contact me as soon as possible to ensure you get the date you want – you could also have a catalogue party and if you’d like to do that please contact me for a catalogue and all the details.