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Perfectly Plum for Mum

20 March, 2011 6 Comments

With just 11 days left of March Sale•A•Bration I thought it was a good opportunity to share a card I cased from the lovely LeeAnn Gref - she makes some very lovely cards.

As soon as I saw this card I knew I had to case it. One of the ladies attending my sister’s Stamp A Stack tomorrow asked for a Mother’s Day card so I thought this was just perfect ….

Now what’s not to love about this card??

  • I love doing the ruffled/gathered ribbon
  • I love the patterns in the DSP Paper Stacks
  • I love purple/plum/eggplant
  • I love free stamps during Sale•A•Bration

The set used in this card is the Sweet Summer from the Sale•A•Bration catalogue – its just so useful and really all you have to do is change the sentiment and this card would fit any occasion at all!

If you would like this set – or any of the other Sale•A•Bration stamp set then be sure to get your order to me as soon as possible and dont forget I’m giving a 10% discount on all order from now till the end of March.

I am also offering a special bonus to anyone booking a Demonstration in April & May – I have a bonus free stamp set to the first four to contact me and book in a date.

So if you want more free stamps then please be sure to email or ring me to book your Demonstration in – but remember the free stamps only go to the first four!

Well I hope the ladies tomorrow like this card as much as I do!

I’ve cut up all the kits for tomorrow so now I’m off for a little siesta – well it is Sunday and therefore a day of rest!

Thanks for stoppin by

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Soft Roses

3 July, 2010 10 Comments

Its a chilly Saturday here in Sydney and I’ve had a nice morning of shopping with the hubby and even managed to get me more things than the rest of the family – which doesnt happen very often. 

I even got some new coffee cups I’ve been after for a while so a good morning in all.

As its Saturday its time for another Utah Divas Sketch Challenge from the lovely Carol.

Now when I first saw this one I thought ‘hmmm ok’  but then it dawned on me what I could do and what sort of a challenge would it be if I didnt change it any?

So me being me gave it a good old rotation and this is what I came up with ….

I really do love this Rose is a Rose set and will be sorry to see it retire in 2 months however if you dont have this set and would like to get it before it goes then you can and if you buy it before 31st July then you can get it at 20% off!  Pretty good deal huh?

Now I did hear from the lovely Max today and she said she cant participate in this week’s sketch – something to do with her mother visiting from England and leaving on Monday and wanting to spend every waking minute with her.  Max I hope you have a wonderful few days and Mum has a lovely trip back home. So this week the next stop on the Utah Diva Sketch Hop is the lovely Ruthie Burkey.

So skip on over toRuthie‘s blog and see what she’s created for this sketch.

Thanks for stoppin by

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A Rose for mum … and a special bonus offer

29 March, 2010 8 Comments

Hi everyone … I hope you are enjoying this last week of school – well those in NSW anyways.  Dont forget its Easter this weekend so make sure all your Easter Bunny preparations are all done! I’m sure there will be a huge rush on carrots over the next few days!

Here’s a card that I created for my mum as its her birthday on Thursday.

Mum loves roses and I love this rose!

My last two Stamp A Stack groups made this card and they just loved it!  Its quite easy to put together and the hardest part is just the embossing!

The Pink Pirouette layer is stamped in versamark then clear embossed.  The rose is stamped in Whisper White onto Whisper White cardstock and then clear embossed. Its then coloured using the Aqua Painter and Pretty in Pink Classic Ink Reinker and highlighted with the Regal Rose Classic Ink Reinker.  You will need your Aqua Painter to be very wet for this technique to spread the ink over the whole flower.

I would just love to show you how to make this card and you and your friends could make it for free just by holding a demonstration! So all you need to do is to email or ring me to book your demonstration in.

Now for my special bonus offer ….

The Stampin Up! ‘year’ goes from April to March and during that year you can achieve Sales and Recruiting goals and receive awards at Convention to achieving set goals. The first level Sales goal is $20,000 and I am just $500 short of this amount and am asking for your help so I can walk the stage, receive a special $20k pin and receive a bonus free stamp set at Convention in May.

Now there are only two days left to achieve this goal so I know I’m asking alot but if you would like to help me I am offering some special bonuses for those who place an outside order and pay on or before Wednesday. These offers are only good through me and only available until 8pm Wednesday 31st March and they are ….

  1. The first five orders of  $70 or more will receive either a bonus Designer Brad set or pack of Designer Series Paper of your choice
  2. The first four orders of $150 or more will receive a level one hostess set
  3. Purchase my ‘must have adhesives set‘ for $60 and receive a bonus adhesive remover! This set consists of Snail Adhesive, Snail Refill, Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, 2-way glue pen and Sticky Strip. This set is valued at $65.85 and is just $60 plus you get the Adhesive Remover valued at $3.75!

All orders received from now until 8pm Wednesday will go into the draw for a pack of Fine Supernova Stampin Glitter – this consists of 5 jars of superfine glitter and is valued at $26.95

All orders received for $150 or more from now until 8pm Wednesday will go into the draw for a free ‘Wanted’ stamp set.

Payment can be made by bank transfer, cash or credit card and must be receive by 8pm Wednesday 31st March, 2010.

So ring or email me now to place your order and help me ‘walk the stage’ at convention! Remember these offers close at 8pm Wednesday 31st March, 2010.

Thanks for stoppin by

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Happy Moments Box

19 March, 2010 2 Comments

If you’re anything like me you love free stamps!!

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.

Add to Cart

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).

Thanks for stoppin by

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Happy Mother’s Day

11 May, 2008 2 Comments

Its been a quiet relaxing day today and just wanted to pop in and wish you all a Happy Mother’s Day!

Here are the cards I made for my mum & mother in law.

Mothers Day Flower

They were inspired by one my good friend Kerri showed me today. This first one is a simple 2 layer card.

The flower accent stamped on whisper white with purely pomegranate and layered onto a scalloped piece of purely pomegranate done using the new Scallop Circle punch. I just love that punch – and I am just so in love with the new in colours so expect to see more using them – especially when I get the other 3 colours!

Mother's Day with Glitter

This next one is for my mum and again the same general design just a little different with different elements.

Not sure if you can see it in the post but I’ve stamped the swirly bit (not sure what to call it sorry) twice – first in Sahara Sand and then over the top and offset in old olive to give it a bit of a dropped shadow effect. I’ve also put a dot of Crystal Effects in the centres of the flowers and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over the top to make the centres sparkly and who doesn’t like a bit of glitter on a card?? I sure the mums like them! I also love that Mother’s Day stamp – so classy & elegant.

Now I also wanted to share with you what Emily made last night. Emily has always loved play doh and plasticine and loves to create things with them and I was so in awe of what she did and all the detail she put into these.

catHere we have the cat and she soooo loves cats.

Notice the whiskers? and check out the food bowl – water and dry food so he dont go hungry or thirsty!caitlyn

Next we have the older sister Caitlyn doing what she does best and thats watch TV – she’d sit and watch it all day if she was allowed (and she isnt!) Notice the remote control on the table? She’s even put the dvd & video player into the cabinet under the TV – you can just see the orange bits sticking out.

mum

Now of course we couldnt have all this with out mum could we? here I am at the computer (obviously writing a post to this blog!)

Do you see the green brush? its even got bristles!!

Yes I do usually have a brush on my desk as with two girls I tend to brush hair alot!dad

Last but not least is dear old dad! Now look at Dad’s chair and yes thats how it normally is with the foot rest out!

Then you have his table there complete with Fish tank, mouse for his laptop and drawers for his ‘things’

This child is a little too clever and very creative! Now if only she’d be creative and tidy her room! Then maybe she could teach her sister how to tidy hers as well!!

Have a great day everyone!

Leonie

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Mini Pocket Books

2 May, 2008 11 Comments

I know its been a few days since I posted and I do apologise for that but I have been working on these gorgeous little pocket books!

Mini Pocket Books

A friend (thanks Vicki) shared what she had made with her Scor-pal and being that I got one recently I thought I just had to try her tutorial – and all it takes is one sheet of 12×12 and a dash of inspiration.

Mother Pocket Book

So I grabbed an old sheet of 12×12 and realised how easy these little books are I had to make some with our lovely new Designer Series papers!

This one uses the lovely Fall Flowers Papers and I’ve made it into a Mother’s Day Card which I will add some tags for myself and my girls to write on for mum and also pop in a few recent photo’s of us all.

Recipe:
Stamps: Wonderful Favourites, Baroque Motifs
Papers: Fall Flowers, Old Olive Cardstock, Soft Sky Cardstock
Inks: Old Olive, Versamark
Accessories: Stampamajig, Pretties Kit, Stitched In Colour Ribbons, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Ribbon Originals – Theatre, Bind it All & wires.

Spring Showers Mini PocketBookThis one is done with the Spring Flowers Papers and would make a great gift for a friend. You could use it as an encouragement booklet with uplifting sayings or quotes and a little note to tell them why you appreciate them and their friendship – or just as an encouragement if they are going through a rough time or for no reason at all!

Recipe:
Stamps: Simply Said
Papers: Spring Showers Designer Series Paper, Bashful Blue Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Stampin Write Markers, Grosgrain Ribbons, Stitched In Colour Ribbons, Gingham Ribbon, Bind it All & wires.

Now this one just has to be my favourite – its using the Berry Bliss papers and how could you go wrong with Pink & Brown??
Cherish Pocket Book Cherish Pocket Book - pages Cherish Pocket Book - inside
Recipe:
Papers: Berry Bliss Designer Series Papers, Pretty In Pink Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Chocolate Chip Cardstock
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Priceless, Simply Said, Beautiful Life, God’s Blessings, Be Happy, Garden Whimsy, Polka Dot & Paisley and Simply Said – it sound like alot of sets but most were for different sayings.
Inks: Versamark, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Very Vanilla & Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin Pastels, Stampin Write Markers, Brads, Grosgrain Ribbon, Ribbon Originals – Theatre, Stampin Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Circle Punches

I just love this one – I’ve used the Berry Bliss with a combination of stamp sets and techniques. These books have 8 pockets so I’ve made 4 tags to pop inside so you will have one tag and one photo per double page opening.

I would just love to show you how to make these in a class and I know your mums or friends would just love them too!

So ring me today to arrange a date – quick Mother’s Day is only 8 days away!!

Dont have time for a class before Mother’s day? then contact me for details for a kit or a pre-made one.

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