Last few days of 2017!!!

Hello Stampers

A quick mention today about our fabulous new Stamparatus ( Stamp positioning Tool ) which will be readily available in our next Annual Catalogue beginning 1 June 2018.

"That is a long time to wait" I hear you say 😕  Well, you still have time to Reserve your very own Stamparatus now and receive it in the mail March/April 2018.  

I have ordered mine and am doing excited little squeels with anticipation 😁😍.  I can't wait to show all my class attendees how easy it makes stamping.

To order yours just go on to my website here , go to "Shop Now" , Reserve your Stamparatus and create your own account.  No payment is required at time of Reservation although you will need to add a credit card for payment at time of delivery in March/April 2018.

You can cancel your Reservation beforehand if needed and no penalty payment will be processed.

You only have till 31 December to Reserve your Stamparatus, otherwise you will have to wait till June 2018.

Check out what it can do here:-

 

I hope you all had a relaxing and fun time with friends and family over the Christmas break.  I spent time with my daughter and Son-in-Law and 2 beautiful grand babies Peri who is 3 and makes Christmas such a magical time and little Oliver who is 11 months and just loved all the wrapping paper 😍😀

Hope 2018 is a happy healthy safe and craft-filled year for you all and I look forward to sharing some fun new cards and creations from our new up-coming Occasions Catalogue beginning 3 January 2018.  If you haven't already got your very own copy in your hot little hands and you live in Australia email me here and I will shoot one to you in the mail straight away.

Happy stamping everyone

Janette

Playing with new toys!!!

Hello Stampers

Now that I have my Christmas cards done and sent and presents nearly all wrapped and gift cards made I can now play with some of my new goodies that I am so lucky to get my hands on before everyone else 😉 I love being part of the Stampin' Up! Family. You could join in all the fun too with me.  There are some really great incentives coming up soon in January so if you are given some 💰 for Christmas you could put that towards your Starter Kit and then get all your own SU goodies at a discount.  If you are in Australia check my website here in January for more info and email me here to help you get started. I would love you to join my Team of Sunburst Stampers 🌞😃

So now to our new colourful and exciting 2018 Occasions Catalogue which is up and running from January 3rd 2018

and with this beautiful mini Catalogue comes Sale-a-Bration!!!!  That means lots of free goodies to earn from 3 January till 31 March 2018.

If you would like copies of these new brochures just flick me a quick email and I will get them in the post to you (anywhere in Australia) straight away.  If you are one of my lovely regular customers yours are on their way to you this week ready to read over and over on your lazy Christmas days.

So yes, I have read my copies from front to back and back to front many times now and I really love everything in the "Picture Perfect Party" Suite.  The Designer Series Paper Stack is going to be used up super quick!!!!

I made a birthday card for a very good friend who has a bit of a "weird" sense of humour so I used this DSP and a new Stamp Set called "Birthday Wit".  It suits him to a Tee. I also used a "Confetti" type of DSP from this stack to add to the envelope.

I also have acquired a couple of the free stamp sets on offer in the new 
Sale-a-Bration 2018 Brochure and am quite liking the "Party Pandas".  A lovely friend has her birthday tomorrow so I hope she doesn't read this before she opens her mail 😜

I did use some retired Designer Series Paper and washi tape on this one but also used my new Stampin' Blends to do a bit of colouring on the balloon.

The little mini birthday cakes on the envelope are from the current Hostess Set from the Annual Catalogue called "In the City".  This is such a versatile set.

2018 is going to be one fun year 😁😁

Happy stamping everyone
Janette

Happy Christmas wishes to all!

Hello Stampers

Well it is only 16 days till Christmas!!  Aaaaghh! where has that time gone??  I haven't finished my Christmas preparation yet 😟   Every year I say to myself I have to be more organised and be Christmas ready.....it always sneaks up on me.

Most of my 40 + Christmas Cards have gone out so that is one thing done.  I made a few Christian Christmas Cards this year and I really loved the "Night in Bethlehem" set which is carrying over after the end of this Holiday Catalogue so am very happy about that.  Here is one that I made for a very good friend

 

 and another.....

 

So with the end of the latest Holiday Catalogue on 02 January 2018 comes the Retirement List of all those items that will not be returning so if there is anything you have on your Wish List and have not yet got now is the time to pick them up before they are gone. Just click here  to see the whole list.

Also if you shop online with me during the month of December please remember to add my Hostess Code DB67NJTJ to get an extra free gift from me.  You will also need to record your address so that I know where to post the goodies to 👍😃

I have been doing a little bit of home decorating lately also and my Bestie's husband put together this hat rack for me.  We saw something similar during our travels through the Hunter Valley and the Shoal Bay Region and he thought he could whip something up himself.  He did a fabulous job and I added the feature tiles.  I looked everywhere for fancy tiles to add to the rack but, apparently, that is so 1970's 😀 (my era totally)  and they are not available anymore.  So thinking cap on and I really love the "Year of Cheer" Specialty Designer Series Paper so I thought I must use that.  I found some slate tiles in my local Spotlight Store.  I coloured squares of the DSP with my foam roller and Dapper Denim.  This is to match the colour scheme in my lounge room. I then added these to the slate tiles with Hodge Podge and walah!!!!!  They turned out perfect.  

So Stampin' Up! is not just for card making and scrapbooking but Interior Decorating as well.

Enjoy the holidays, stay safe everyone and keep on card making 💟😉

Happy stamping

Janette

Online Extravaganza starting Monday!!!

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Here I am again - 2 days in a row!!!!  I told you November is one super exciting month 😄😄

Firstly I am a little sad as I missed out on Reserving a new Stamparatus this morning.  The first reservation window opened at 7:00 am where I am in Queensland ( as we are one of the "backward" States who don't have Daylight Saving hehehe) and I do an hour morning walk Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the wonderful Creekwood Walkers Group from 6:30 - 7:30 am.  I thought I would get home pop on the website and Reserve my new Stamparatus.........but......the number quota was reached in 17 minutes and the window was closed.  Oh well there will be another Reservation Window opening on Wednesday 6th December so I will be waiting and ready this time.  They sure are super popular.

The next thing I am excited about is our November Online Extravaganza starting on Monday 20th November.

 









So be sure to pop on over to my shop here  first thing Monday morning to grab some specials :)

Happy shopping
Janette

November Excitement!!!

Hello Stampers

Well I would have to say that November is turning out to be one of the most exciting months for me in the Stampin' Up!®  World.



Stampin' Up! ®  holds two Events per year to celebrate all its Demonstrators. 
 It really is a wonderful Company to "work" for.  At these Events we get to see upcoming new Catalogues before any one else and also see, touch and play with new products coming soon.  We meet fellow Stampin' Up! Friends from all over Australia and just have a fabulous time.


I have just been to our November Event which was held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre as well as a location in Melbourne, VIC.


I made 33 swaps to hand around and I received back all wonderful and creative swaps from other Demonstrators in return.  Here is what my 33 swaps looks like......

One of the highlights for me at this OnStage Event was the Bag that we receive when we check in and, in particular, its contents. This time we received a gorgeous coffee cup. I simply love it!!!

Here are a few more highlights of the Event:-

 A  Display of an exciting new stamp set coming in January...

 And another one....

If you are one of my regular customers be sure to watch your letterboxes in December for copies of the new Occasions Catalogue as well as the 2018 Sale-a-Bration Brochure!!!!


Email me here if you live in Australia and would like copies or if you want to know more about attending the next OnStage Event in Sydney with me in April 2018 :)


More November excitement in my next Blog tomorrow!!!


Happy Stamping
Janette

Christmas Marathon

Hello Stampers

October is here and it is only 18 weeks till Christmas Day so even less time before you have to get those Christmas Cards in the mail!!!!

So I am helping out by my Open House to get them all hand made and ready to post :)

A great way to get your Christmas Cards for 2017 started. Open House and come along when the time is right for you. So bookings essential for kit preparations :) 

Make 10 x cards for $15.00
Make 40 x cards and get 10 x free
5 different designs to choose from.

Children 12 and older come and make 3 x mini Pizza Box Gift Boxes for Teachers or your BFFs for $12.00

Can't get to Little Mountain? I have Kits by Mail. All materials needed for 10 x cards the same design for $15.00 + $3.00 postage. With the Stamp Set needed $45.00 incl postage. Australian Residents only.  Just email me here for more details.

Here are the 5 designs to choose from (Make 50 all the same or 10 of each or any other choice ) .....

 Happy Stamping
Janette

Featuring Foil Snowflakes...

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It hasn't been so long between chats 😁😁 this time.  I have had a few birthdays come and go and as I mentioned in my previous post I have used the left over pieces of my Silver Foil Snowflakes from my World Card Making Day "Christmas Banner" for a friend's Birthday gift.  I can show you now as she received them last Friday..

I decorated a little Pizza Box and inside popped 4 mini 3" x 3" Christmas Gift cards for her to give to her friends.

I used the "Year of Cheer" Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) which you can grab now for free until the end of October with our fabulous "Buy 3 Get 1 Free" offer.

I cut out one of the gold snowflakes from a piece of the DSP using the Layering Circles Framelits and the other circles were left over 1 1/4" punch circles from a previous Class Project 😉

Inside the little mini cards used the "Cheers to the Year" Stamp Set, the inside cut outs from the Foil Snowflake and silver snowflakes from the DSP again.

This is how I cut the foil snowflakes

I attached them with a couple of little glue dots and popped the scallop circle snowflake on top with a dimensional.

Have fun using your Foil Snowflakes too 😎

Happy Stamping 

Janette