SALE TIME

Stampin’ Up is having a sale from the 15th December (aka NOW!) until the 24th of January 2010. There is no minimum purchase and no limits to how many you buy.

115918 p26 Happy Christmas Mate stamp set was $37.95 NOW $28.46

115934 p30 Occasionally stamp set was $69.95 NOW $34.98

115944 p40 Voilà a la Carte stamp set was $29.95 NOW $22.46

116432 p40 Voilà stamp set was $45.95 NOW $34.46

116368 p56 Great Grads stamp set was $45.95 NOW $22.98

115916 p62 Family Favourites stamp set was $33.95 NOW $25.46

116380 p64 Life’s a Breeze stamp set was $56.95 NOW $42.71

115924 p68 Just Netball stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

115926 p68 Just Rugby stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

115922 p68 Just Cricket stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

116442 p68 Just Riding stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

116418 p92 Sprinkles stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

116420 p96 Stem Sayings stamp set was $39.95 NOW $19.98

111255 p97 Daisy Dash jumbo Stampin’ Around wheel was $15.95 NOW $11.96

116408 p100 Seeing Spots stamp set was $29.95 NOW $22.46

115920 p106 It’s Maori, Mate stamp set was $45.95 NOW $22.98

116434 p107 Wanted stamp set was $43.95 NOW $32.96

116346 p107 Boho Backgrounds stamp set was $29.95 NOW $22.46

116436 p114 Warm Words stamp set was $39.95 NOW $29.96

115946 p115 Wonderful Favourites stamp set was $39.95 NOW $29.96

116382 p120 A Little Birthday Cheer stamp set was $26.95 NOW $20.21

116344 p121 Big Deal Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

116376 p121 Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

116440 p122 Wild West Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

115928 p123 Life Definitions stamp set was $90.95 NOW $68.21

113976 p132 Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper was $16.95 NOW $12.71

111376 p144 Blooms die cuts was $16.50 NOW $12.38

111343 p145 Chunky Sprinkles Stampin’ Glitter was $31.95 NOW $23.96

111325 p149 Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware® was $57.95 NOW $43.46

111846 p150 Rose Red 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon was $19.95 NOW $14.96

111849 p150 Chocolate Chip 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon was $19.95 NOW $14.96

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Christmas Cards

Christmas time is coming and I decided to do a Stamp-a-stack at home by myself case-ing two designs. One from Vanessa and one from Kelly.

From Go to Whoa (aka How to mount your stamps)

Mounting stamps with the new die cut stamps is really easy.

Everything comes in the stamp storage box. Pull out your die cut stamps and begin separating them. I find it best before I mount them to separate them all and check which stamp goes on which block to ensure I get the right sizes.

Once you have matched the stamps to their correct blocks, take off the baking paper and attach to the block in the position you want. You don’t have to put them in the middle, but you could put them to one side to help you when lining up stamping later.

You can trim the stamps closer if you like. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.

Now times to put the labels on.

I try and match the label with the position of the stamp on the other side.

Now last but not least don’t forget to label the box

And now the card…. I {heart} heart is from the summer mini and it has a punch that coordinates with it.

I made this card for my husband’s birthday and then since I had the card stock already cut up I experimented with another one. I CASED ideas from the mini catalogue and also the ribbon weaving from Expressions – the stampin’ up magazine.

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze; Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red
Stamp Set: I {heart} Heart; Birthday Wish
Accessories: Full Heart Punch, Heart to Heart Punch; 3/4″ Polka-Dot Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon; Riding Hood Red Grosgrain Ribbon, SNAIL, scissors

More from the new catalogue

Here is another use of the sweet cups. A bit harder to scan in. I made a little pouch and put jelly babies in the pouch but used blue jelly bellys in the sweet cups for she had a little boy.

My other favourite new item from the summer catalogue is a butterfly punch which coordinates nicely with the stamp set butterfly prints.

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This was a very easy card to make and I enjoyed using my vintage brads so the butterfly floats on the card and the crop-a-dile makes it so easy to punch the holes in the butterfly and the card.

Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral; Butterfly Prints
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Card Stock: Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Butterfly Punch; Vintage Brads, Crop-a-dile

New Summer Mini Catalogue

The spring catalogue is coming to an end but fear not the new summer mini is about to start. Orders finish the end of November for the spring but here is a sneak preview of what you can look forward to in the summer catalogue.

I had fun making these two cards with the new sweet treat cups. I tried jelly beans first but they are a little big. Next time I will try jelly bellys which I almost bought but decided not to but I think they will fit better.

So then my husband went out and bought mini m&ms for me and they work much better but not sure how they will go in the post.

Stamp Set: Something Sweet
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: 1 3/4″ Punch, Sweet Treat Cups, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Punches

This was the make and take at the stamping meeting and I can’t wait to try my own version of it… No stamps were used in the creation of this card

All you need is the scallop punch, scissors and the star punch oh and the word window punch for the tree trunk and voila!

Thanks Cass!

instructions here

This week for the stamping meeting the theme was from the new catalogue. There were some great cards. Here is mine…

Card: Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Versamark
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Accessories: Embossing Powder/Buddy/Trays, Head Gun, Stamp-ma-jig, earth elements designer paper
Technique: I stamped the butterfly on designer paper and cut it out so if you see the card, the wings stand up and it has colour on both sides. Perhaps I should have photographed it so you could see the butterfly flying. I also stamped the butterfly straight onto the card and mounted the cut out butterfly ontop.
I used the stamp-ma-jig so I could create a branch coming off the main stalk.

Someone else at the meeting had a similar idea to me..

Card: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Gable Green
Ink: Green Galore, Pixie Pink
Stamp Set: Great Friend
I love the silver sparkly antennas

Choo Choo

I love this year’s In Color colours and I have been enjoying mixing and matching them with each other and with other Stampin’ Up Colours.

I also love the spring mini and combining the colours and the new stamp sets has been lots of fun.

This is a card I have been working on. I have wanted a train stamp set for … well since I had a baby son and his first birthday was spent at the trains. Finally it is here!!!!

Card: Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point; Basic Black
Stamp Set: Choo Choo; Right On Track Stampin’ Standard Wheel
Accessories: Stampin’ Around Standard Handle; Paper Snips; Stampin’ Dimensionals
Technique:
I rolled the Right on Track diagonally along the card (there is a Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide if one needs to or wants it straight but I didn’t mind if this wasn’t straight along the page)
I then stamped the carriages and engine in different colours, cut them out and used stampin’ dimensionals to place them along the track. I stamped one puff of smoke on the card and then layered the next two with stampin’ dimensinals.

Lots of fun..

Ooops I realised I never published this page… Here is something added to one of the carriages.

Good Friend

This is a new stamp set in the idea book and catalogue which is quite versatile. It can be a birdie or a whale.

Card:Riding Hood Red; Baja Breeze; Whisper White; Pacific Point
Ink: Baja Breeze; Pacfic Point
stamp sets: Good Friend
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch; Paper Snips; SNAIL.

Turn it the other direction and add a beak and legs and you have a bird.

Card: Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Kiwi Kiss; Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette (Part of this year’s In Color series), stampin’ write markers (bold brights), versamark
stamp sets: Bitty Birthday; Good Friend
Accessories: Paper Snips, SNAIL

Two simple cards… Just stamp, cut and attach to the card. In the case of the bird I tried to stamp the legs onto card and cut them out but they didn’t give me the look I wanted so I just stamped straight onto the card and layered the bird’s body on top.

I CASED the idea of the bird saying Happy Birthday from the idea book.

Spring Mini

There’s a new spring mini starting August 1st.

Here’s a sneak peak at “Great Friend” stamp set