I am Leonie and I'm an Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Sydney, Australia.Archive for stamp-a-stack
Happy Moments Box
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Today I’m sharing a little boxed set of cards I made using the Happy Moments Sale A Bration set – this is one of the free stamp sets you can get just by purchasing Stampin’ Up! products.
Today’s Stamp A Stack ladies made this set in their class today and I have another doing the same set tomorrow night.
This makes a gorgeous gift for anyone and it has different sentiments so you are covered for just about any occassion!
Now you might like to keep the cards yourself so you could always put just the one card inside with a gift card, chocolates or gift voucher for the lucky recipient.
As I have many readers and subscribers to my blog where its just not possible to get to me for a class or have me come to you I am offering the Tutorial including the template for this box for sale – for just $4.00. It comes with a full instructions to make the box and recipes for the cards.
Simply click on the button above to pay and once the funds are received you’ll be directed to download the file. So there’s no waiting for me to get the PayPal email and then send the file to you. You will also receive an email with a link to download. However, should you encounter a problem with the downloading please let me know as this is the first one I’ve done like this.
Dont forget that Sale A Bration is only for 12 more days and its only during this time that you can earn the free Sale A Bration sets or receive the bonus Stamp Set (value $79.95) for joining Stampin’ Up! If you would like more information about joining my team and all the benefits of Stampin’ Up! please do not hesitate to ring or email me. You can also phone or email your orders through to me and you can pay by Credit Card or Bank Transfer (account details will be given when you place your order).
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Scalloped Bunnies
Posted by: | CommentsToday’s share is the last from Monday’s Stamp A Stack in which I was asked for ‘Easter cards for kids’.
This is a very easy and simple card and one that you can give to anyone just by changing the colours and designer series papers.
Recipe:
Stamps: Greetings Eight, Occasional Greetings.
Paper: Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, Morning Sun, Tea Party DSP, Washington Apple DSP
Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Brocade Blue, Regal Rose, Morning Sun
Accessories: Circle Scissor Plus, Ribbons, Stampin Dimensionals, Watercolour Crayons, Aqua Painter, Scallop Circle Punch.
I also showed my ladies how to use your Scalloped Circle punch to create scallops on larger circles. This way you only need the one punch and the ‘know-how’ to use it for larger circles.
I got this idea from the lovely Marelle Taylor and this is how you do it ….
I have punched a 1 3/4″ circle and I want to put a scalloped edge around it and as you can see from this picture that our scalloped circle punch isn’t big enough to do so.
So what we need to do is to punch two Scalloped Circles and punch another circle in the centre – I’ve used the 3/4″ punch here
using your Paper Snips cut right through between a scallop and then from the centre and on every second scallop snip to within a couple of millimetres of the scallop and do this all the way around your scalloped circle. I am hoping you can see the pictures OK to see what I’m talking about! Then on the second scalloped circle cut to how many you need to fill up the scallops.
Using your fingers spread the sections out being careful not to spread too much as they can brake off.
Then take the circle you want to scallop behind and place small sections of Snail Adhesive behind and then spread your scallops around ensuring they are even and have the same amount showing on each one. Once your finished you can then attach to your project or to ensure the scallops dont fall off punch out another 1 3/4″ circle to attach behind to keep it all secure.
So how easy is that??
Now you dont need to buy umpteen scalloped circle punches for each size circle you want to scallop – you just need the one!
As a special bonus from me to you I am offering a bonus just for my customers …. when you spend $60 with me from now until end of March I will give you a free Sale A Bration stamp set. I have a few spares here so happy to reward my customers in little ways like this so email or ring me today with your order and payment details.
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Truckloads of Eggs
Posted by: | CommentsIf your house is anything like mine then it tends to look like a Cadbury shop at Easter time!! We always say we buy too much and we wont buy so much next Easter but we always do!
I am going to try and buy just a couple of eggs and maybe throw in an iTunes or giftcard from Target or Big W or similar. So I might still ’spend’ the same amount but make the gift a little more useful. All I have to do is think chocolate and I put on a kilo! so doing the giftcards will be much better for everyone involved! Or maybe I’ll buy everyone a Gloria Jean’s giftcard and they can take me out for coffee!
Anyway … onto the card ….
I have borrowed this set from my lovely downline Jossleen for today’s Stamp A Stack. You’ll probably notice that the colours in this card are not one’s I’d normally choose but wanted to make a ‘boy’ Easter card for today’s Stamp A Stack and think its turned out quite well.
Recipe
Stamps: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories
Papers: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Going Gray
Accessories: Stampin Write Markers (to colour eggs & sentiment), stapler, staples, Bashful Blue Grosgrain, Stampin Dimensionals, Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch
Hope the ladies like this one today!
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Hopping into Easter
Posted by: | CommentsOOOO did you know that Easter is just 3 weeks away?? yup so you better get your lists to the Easter Bunny so he (or she) can spoil you this Easter. Actually thinking about it the Easter Bunny must be a ’she’ cos could a he really be organised so well and get so many eggs to so many people at the same time? no I dont think so either!!
Firstly let me thank everyone for their messages and prayers for my husbands cataract surgery last week. He’s had some discomfort yet is amazed at how he can now see many things he just couldn’t see before. He still has to be careful with his eye and there is still lots of healing to be done. So please keep those prayers going.
Its Saturday again so that means another Sketch Challenge from the Utah Divas International group.
This one has many possibilities however as I have a Stamp A Stack on Monday and they’ve asked for ‘kids’ Easter cards I figured I may as well use the sketch for one of the cards.
I have also used my punches to create the ‘bunny’ and I followed the instructions by Amy Celona which you can find here.
As you can see there is minimal stamping on the card – just using the Egg Hunt Stampin’ Round and a Teeny Tiny Sentiment from one of the upcoming stamp sets in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue which starts 1st April.
I do hope you like this card and I encourage you to ‘hop‘ onto the next Diva with her creation for this sketch which is Lori
Now dont forget to hop around all the blogs for the Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge Team. You will find links to the next blog at the end of each post like I’ve done here.
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One for the boys ….
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Hard to believe its been 2 weeks since our Sale A Bration Spectacular and there were so many gorgeous Make n Takes on the day I was sad I didnt get to sit down and do any. So while we were packing up I managed to grab a couple of the packs and when I got home I realised I only grabbed two so I’ll have to get onto the girls to grab the rest and make them up.
I pulled one out tonite to make and it was one from Lisa and its a card using Natures Nest. Now when I pulled it I realised I didnt have a photo of the sample card so I thought I’d pop over to her blog and alas it wasnt there.
I did follow the instructions in her kits but I did make a few alterations of my own.
Here’s my card ….
I just love this card and I know Lisa wont mind me making the alterations. I love the colours in the card – very earthy and rather masculine. I even managed to christen my curly label punch! The sentiment is from the Sale A Bration Vintage Labels set.
This is a great quick and easy card and I’d love to show you how to make it so why not contact me today to arrange your demonstration. I do have a couple of spots left in March so you can still benefit from Sale A Bration.
During Sale A Bration you can earn free stamp sets! Earn a free stamp set for every $100 you purchase and if you would like to be the hostess at a demonstration then you have the opportunity to earn more free Sale A Bration sets as well as earning the free Hostess benefits you’d normally get for holding a demonstration.
Sale A Bration finishes on 31st March so ring and book in your demonstration today or place your order.
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Thinking of You ….
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One of the men involved with our Church has recently hurt his back and as he does so much for the Church and the community centre I wanted to send him a card to let him know he is in our thoughts and prayers.
I loved making this card!
Making cards for men is not always easy for me and I really love how this one turned out. I do love the soft muted edges that daubering gives.
Recipe:
Stamps: Sanded Background, Trendy Trees
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Inks: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel.
Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Silver Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
I do hope you like this card as much as I do and maybe you’d like to hold a demonstration and see how this card is made as well as many others and have the opportunity to earn free stamps while SaleABration is still happening – if so contact me today to book in your demonstration.
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Party Sketch
Posted by: | CommentsWell here we are at another Saturday – at least today I’m relaxing after last weekend’s Saleabration Spectacular! Now being Saturday its time for another Divas Sketch Challenge! 
Here is this week’s sketch ….
Carol was very nice to let me have last weekend off now wasnt she?? but I’m back into the sketches again and not to let the side down I’ve changed it a little – but what more could you expect from me??
I really struggled with the “least favourite colours” though … I just couldn’t work out what to do as I just love Stampin’ Up!’s colours so I went with some that I don’t use as often and hopefully that will be ok (at least I noticed the ‘extra’ in this week’s challenge this time!)
Here’s my card ….
Now not only did I use colours I don’t use often I also used a stamp set that hasn’t seen much ink!
Recipe:
Stamps: Party Hearty
Paper: Pacific Point, Gable Green, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Gable Green, Versamark
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Pacific Point Striped grosgrain ribbon.
I do hope you like my card and please be sure to check out the other creations by the Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge Team.
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Summer Dragonfly
Posted by: | CommentsI shared on Tuesday the gorgeous Frienship Folder well tomorrow I’m doing a Stamp A Stack where the ladies asked for cards using stamp sets from the new Summer Mini Catalogue. I had a great time creating the cards last night and want to share with you one of them today.
I just love how this card turned out! Its so simple yet elegant at the same time.
I’ve started with stamping the dragonfly from Nature’s Nest in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Watercolor Paper. I’ve coloured him in using my aqua painter and the ink from the Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads. The Happiness sentiment (from Warm Words stamp set) is stamped in Not Quite Navy ink. The dragonfly image is then layered on Bashful Blue then Not Quite Navy. I’ve layered a piece from Urban Garden Designer Series Paper and dressed it up with a lovely piece of white grosgrain ribbon. Simple hey?
Now with my share the other day I talked about the blue eggs and yes as some of you shared it was the Robin I was thinking of and originally thought the Emu to have blue eggs however on researching their eggs seem to be more of a dark Jade shade.
I did some research on the dragonfly too while doing this card last night. It seems that if you are given a dragonfly that you should then hear ‘good news’ and I do have some good news for you today!
It appears that a few of the popular products from the Spring Mini Catalogue are still available for purchase even though the sales period for the mini is now over. Now not only are they still available but these products will also be available in next year’s Idea Book & Catalogue.
Here is a list of the still-available products:
| Item # | Item | Price |
| 112534 | Jumbo brads 5/16″ Neutrals Assortment | $15.50 |
| 112533 | Jumbo brads 5/8″ Neutrals Assortment | $13.50 |
| 114889 | Scallop Oval punch | $30.95 |
| 106960 | StazOn ink pad (White pad and refill) | $22.95 |
| 109196 | StazOn Cleaner | $9.95 |
How good is that??
So if these are items you’d like to still get and didnt get a chance in the Spring Mini Catalogue then you can still order them – pretty cool huh?
Just a reminder that if you want anything ordered and to you before Christmas you will need to get your orders and payment to me by 11th December – thats this friday! Also, here’s some more good news, any orders placed and paid for this week (before 11th December) I will pay the postage & handling for you.
Also, I am taking a holiday! Yes you read it right! I will be going to visit my family in Victoria for Christmas so will be leaving here on 20th December and will return back to working on 11th January, 2010.
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Diva Sketch Challenge 54
Posted by: | CommentsGood Morning .. its another sunny Saturday here in Sydney and I’m posting early today as I have a Stamp A Stack this afternoon.
I love doing these sketches!
I find that with a sketch you can do just about anything with it – youre not limited to colours or stamp sets or themes and as soon as I saw this one I knew exactly what ’stamp’ I was going to use just not what colours or papers etc.
I sorted my cards out the other day and found I’ve only made 23 Christmas cards – apart from those I carry in my work trolley to demonstrations and I probably have another 12 or so there. So I figured I’d make some more Christmas cards to show you and here is the card I made for this Sketch.
It has very little stamping on it and so quick and easy to make! I think I’ll be making a few more of these between now and December!
I’ve just used the Peace Love Joy stamp from Occassional Greetings stamp set and stamped it in Ridinghood Red and embossed it.
Now you might say “how do you emboss with the Dye/Classic Ink pads? well … you ink your stamp up in versamark first then ink again on the colour you want. Stamp your image as you normally would and cover with clear embossing powder, shake of excess and heat with your heat gun.
Inking up your stamp with versamark with not hurt your classic pad as it is a clear embossig pad and the embossing powder with cling to the versamark you’ve just used – you just need to remember to clean your stamp before doing these steps again or else you’ll end up with a red patterened versamark pad!
To choose the colours of cardstock for my card I just go buy the colours in the Designer Series Paper pack that I’ve used. With this card I’ve used the Ski Slope DSP and I just love the Baja Breeze with the Real Red! This pack finishes at the end of November as does all the other gorgeous items in the Spring Mini Catalogue so if there is anything you want or ‘need‘ then please contact me today so you dont miss out!
Hope you like this card as much as I do!
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Raspberry Dreams
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I originally bought Dreams du Jour stamp set it was just for the little butterfly in the set and since then I’ve felt a tad guilty – it makes it an expensive butterfly stamp!
It IS a great set for just $33.95 as it has 4 stamps in it so when you break it down thats just $8.50 a stamp and who wouldnt pay $8.50 for any of these stamps!
So over the past week I’ve been keeping the set on my desk so I could make more cards and therefore make the stamp set worth the purchase!
I love how this card turned out! I do like the Raspberry Tart DSP but I find it a bit much at times although I do think that when you layer images over the top like on this card it all tends to blend in.
Recipe:
Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Rose Red card stock, Pretty in Pink Card stock, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Jet Black Stazon, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, sponge daubers, Creamy Caramel Stampin’ Write Marker.
I’ve finished my card off with a little sponging of the eyelet border with my daubers and tied a pink bow around the card – make a pretty feminine card dont you think?
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