Sale-a-Bration is not far away!!!

 Hello Stampers

I really hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were able to spend time with Family where you are.  Here in Queensland we are not restricted too much at all and I had all my Family at my place on Christmas Day.  So much fun and laughter with the Grandchildren.  I have 4  - 9, 6, 5 and nearly 4.  It is just so exciting with the littlies around and putting out the milk and chocolate for Santa and a carrot for the reindeer.

So now it is time to get back into the craft room and start all my Birthday Cards for January.

Just a few more days left to pick up those items you have had your eye on from the latest "Handmade For You" mini catalogue which finishes on 4 January 2021

SALE-A-BRATION TIME   

   

So then from 5th January our new Mini Catalogue will begin and also it will be Sale-a-Bration Time!!!!  Yay!!! One of my favourite times in the Stampin' Up! Year.  If you haven't heard of our Sale-a-Bration Promotion before it is when you get FREE things 😃😃

For every $90.00 or $180.00 spent you choose free things from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure. The different coloured Sunbursts all through the Brochure indicate whether it requires a $90.00 spend or a $180.00 spend.

There are stamp sets and Designer Papers to choose from.  I am unable to show you what is inside yet as it is not 5 January. 😄  Just a few more days to wait.........or if you can't wait you can get to see and buy new fun things before anyone else by joining my Team of Sunburst Stampers.  You can choose any items at all from any of the current Catalogues to make up your Starter Kit for $169.00 Just click here for more details and the easy steps to follow to begin the fun stamping adventure.

If you decide to join "Sunburst Stampers"  as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive a free stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family.  Just email me here if you would like to chat more about the process.

             

I have been playing with one of the new Suites in this upcoming Mini Catalogue - The Fine Art Floral Suite -  and made these two cards for special birthdays coming up in January.

I am just loving the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper and the matching Specialty Acetate that fits perfectly over the top of selected sheets in the collection

  

You can also use the Acetate sheets to cover a gift box.   I will do a video showing this in the weeks to come.  Watch this space

Don't forget to use my Hostess Code GVVTNSUA for your online orders in December  to also receive my free Thank You Gift of a selection of Balmy Blue Glitter Paper.

Happy New Year to all my wonderful stampers and 

Happy Stamping

Janette

December News

 Hi there Stampers

It has been very amiss of me and I have not updated my Blog in way too long. The end of the year for my Classes has come and gone and now taking a break to get ready for my Christmas Celebrations.  I will have all my Family here at my place this year and it will be simply wonderful.  My Son and his Family will be here from Canberra and my Daughter and her Family from Brisbane.  We are so lucky here in Australia where we now have not many new cases of COVID19 popping up and the ones we do have are Travellers coming back into Australia from Overseas.  So they are quarantined for 14 days as soon as they arrive in Australia and are tested to make sure they are negative after that time.  So my Son and his Family are free to travel to Queensland from the ACT and I am just so glad 😊😍

I still have many more Christmas Cards to make though and send out to all my Family and Friends.

Every year I send a Christmas Card to each of my 4 Grandchildren and this year I used a retired set called "On to Adventure" as it has a little Grandma Lady stamp that I thought was just like me and teamed it up with the little Greeting from "Gnome for the Holidays" as well as the Christmas Tree using the "Pine Woods" Dies

They should be receiving them in the mail in the next few days.

Our "End-of-Year" Closeout Sale starts tomorrow and there will be some good specials for items retiring from the "Handmade For You" Mini Catalogue.  Amongst them is the "Gnome for the Holidays" Stamp Set and the "In the Pines" Stamp Set and "Pine Woods" Dies as well as much more so be sure to pop on over to my Website here to see all the bargains.

Also don't forget to add my Hostess Code for December GVVTNSUA to receive a little Thank You Gift from me as well - some Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper (while stocks last).  Order Online anytime of day or night and have your goodies delivered straight to your door.

Happy Stamping everyone and hope you are all well wherever in this crazy world you live.  Enjoy the Family time at Christmas and hope Santa brings you all some fun crafting goodies 😉😁

Janette

Delving into the Video World!!

 Hello Stampers

Hope you have all been able to spend some quality time stamping 😀😀  as we get closer and closer to Christmas....aaghh!  I am nowhere near organised haha.  

I have my last Class for the year this Saturday and a Coffee Cake & Card Morning next Tuesday so then I will be concentrating on my own Christmas Cards and shopping for the Family.  I have all my Family together here at my house this year so there will be lots of noisy laughter and fun times.  So exciting!!!  I certainly hope you can all get together with your Family this Christmas.

So I have decided it was time I started making some Stamping Videos.  Here is my latest:-

I am still very new at this and learning as I go.  I have, accidentally, set this video so that no comments are allowed. 😞 and I don't know how to change it???  So you see I am learning.  The next one will be better.

My first Video can be seen here so you can start from #1 and follow me as I go along.

Happy for any comments below so that I can improve more.

I enjoyed a fun Class last night with just 3 Ladies, one of which was very new to stamping and I am sure she left with just as much excitement as me 😁😁

Christmas is not too far away my friends - just 36 days!!!!

So get those Christmas Cards Created and in the mail to put a smile on the receiver's face this year.  We all need some cheering up this Christmas 💖

Happy Stamping

Janette

World Card Making Weekend 2020

 Hello Stampers

Well where has that time gone??  Sorry for being away so long.  Leading up to Christmas gets so hectic!!

Firstly I wanted to Thank everyone who came along to my World Card Making Weekend Open House 9th - 11th Ocober.  It was a great success with more than 120 cards made over the 2 1/2 days.  Lots of creativeness, laughter and fun was experienced by all and $150.00 was donated to the National Heart Foundation. Thank You all!!!

Many prizes were won over the course of the weekend with the major prizes picked up by these lucky ladies -

1st Prize for the Lucky Door Prize - Ann Hayward

 

2nd Prize for the Lucky Door Prize - Clair MacKay  and

Scratch & Win Minor Prize - Clair MacKay

Scratch & Win Major Prize - Karen Cumberlidge

Lots of creative fun and laughter was had by all and we are all looking forward to a more "Normal" Year next year   😊

One of the cards we all made at World Card Making Weekend was using the "Floating Frame" Technique which is supposed to look like this - 

You make 2 x cards using this technique.  This is what it is supposed to look like 😊  However I chose to modify mine somewhat and not cut out the middle.  So I left it in its entirety and this is the result - 

I quite like this look as well.  So if you follow my Facebook Page "Stamping Daze with Janette" you would have read my post about the "Mistake" making my card 😁😁  This explains my "mistake".

We are now full steam into Christmas Card production.  I still have heaps to make for my own collection and also donate a lot of Christmas Cards to the WishList Sunshine Coast Foundation at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

NOVEMBER HOSTESS CODE - CPUEKUVT

Don't forget to use this Hostess Code for November in all your Online Orders at my shop and this month you will receive some 6" x 6" Red & Green Foil Sheets. So get out that wishlist and grab all the supplies you need for this year's Christmas cards and pick some extra freebies from me as well.  Just click here to go straight to my shop.

Happy Stamping

Janette

September Flash Sale coming soon!

 Hello Stampers

Are you ready? The biggest stamp sale of the year is coming up on 23 September! It’ll only last for 24 hours, so you will need to act fast to grab the goods.

Check out all the info on my Website here on Wednesday 23 September and grab your favourite stamp sets you have had on your wish list.

Don't forget to add my September Hostess Code P2KAA6BW when ordering online at my shop to receive a Thank You gift from me as well.

I just love my "Dressed to Impress" Stamp Set and have been using it a lot.  Here are a couple of my "Dressed to Impress" cards

Happy Stamping everyone

Janette

World Card Making Day 2020

Hello Stampers

Well here we are again at this time of year and World Card Making Day is fast approaching 😃 

This year of 2020 is not "Normal" as we all know it and World Card Making Day falls on a long weekend here in Queensland.  So I will be changing it up somewhat and celebrating "World Card Making Weekend"  but on the following weekend 😁

Current COVID-19 Restrictions here in Queensland @ 31 August 2020 are as follows:-

As there are limited venues available I will be holding an Open House Event at my own home here on the Sunshine Coast over 2 1/2 days.  Bookings will be absolutely essential to keep my numbers within my limits.  Watch my Blog, Facebook Page "Stamping Daze with Janette" and Website Calendar here for any updates closer to the date.

We will still be having all the fun that World Card Making Days have brought in the past, just in the comfort of my own home and for a couple more days, and this will mean more funds to be raised for the National Heart Foundation of Australia. 👏 As I lost my husband at a very young age to Heart Disease this Foundation means a lot to me.

I will be opening my doors on Friday 9th October 2020  from 2:00 - 4:30

Saturday 10th October from 9:00 - 4:00

Sunday 11th October from 9:00 - 4:00

COST:    $50.00 for 1 Full Day

                 $75.00 for 2 Full Days

              $20.00 for half a day

2 1/2 days full of crafting fun, Make and Takes, Lucky Door Prize and other give aways.  

Come along and learn some new techniques or just see what all the fun of Stamping and Card Making is all about. I am sure you will fall in love with it and all the beautiful Stampin' Up! ® products we use.

Lunch and Morning and Afternoon Teas will be supplied and all materials to complete your projects. Some adhesives will be supplied but extras will be available for sale on the days.

It will have a "Christmas Theme" mainly but a few other occasion projects will be thrown in as well.  If you can wear Christmas colours there will be a few random prizes for the best bright Christmas attire 🎅🎄

Once again I will also be asking for 1 card from each attendee on each day to be donated to one of my chosen Charities - Wishlist Sunshine Coast Health Foundation - Sunshine Coast University Hospital; Ronald McDonald House Charities South  East Queensland; Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit Royal Brisbane Hospital.

So I would love you to come celebrate with me 😊😊

Happy Stamping

Janette

More Stamping Fun!

 Hello Stampers

Here we are at the end of August!!!  This means here in Australia it will soon be the start of Spring and everything sunny and floral.  I just love Spring.  It is my favourite season - not too hot for my early morning walks around this beautiful Sunshine Coast where I live and not too cold so I spend too much time sleeping in and not using all my crafting time 😁😁

It also means that it is nearly September and do we have some exciting new things happening in September!!!

Firstly, from 1 September,  you will be able to get your hot little hands on our very own new Stampin' Up! Cut & Emboss Machine

I am just loving mine.  As a Demonstrator I am lucky to be able to purchase and play with new products a little bit earlier than all my Customers.  So I have mine and I really can say it has everything you need in a Cut & Emboss Machine and so compact. So if you are a crafter and have been looking for a top quality Cut & Emboss Machine then check this one out and pop on over to my Website Shop here  to add it to your Shopping Cart.

Due to the machine’s solid steel construction frame, the tightness and effectiveness of the cutting and embossing will remain intact over time. The precise pressure designed and engineered into the machine results in crisp, clean, and precise cutting along with beautifully detailed embossing. It also has a small footprint, ergonomic carrying handle, easy rotating handle for comfort in use, and strategically designed platform for superior control. The best part is that all this value is offered at a great price!

Also for the month of September if you have been thinking about joining my Team of fun "Sunburst Stampers" now is the time to ask me more and join the Stampin' Up! Family.

For the cost of the Starter Kit of $169.00 you get to choose and products up to that value + you receive a bunch of free goodies as well:-

• Cardstock pieces to make 16 cards - Granny Apple Green Card + Coastal Cabana Card
• 1 x Pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• "So Much Love" Stamp Set
• "Queen Anne's Lace" Stamp Set

You will then be able to purchase your new Cut & Emboss Machine at a discount!!!  No other obligations of holding parties or workshops, just enjoying the perks and discounts of being a Demonstrator.

If you are in Brisbane or on the Sunshine Coast you also will have the opportunity in joining in some great Team Fun Days held on a regular basis.  We had one just yesterday and it was a fabulous day

We made 11 cards

 

and a beautiful Christmas Sampler which I finished the following day at home and now just need to find a frame to pop it into

All using all the fun Christmas products in the current "Handmade For You" Mini Catalogue.

Happy Stamping Everyone

Janette

Exciting new things in August!!!

 Hello Stampers

Here we are in August already and hope everyone is keeping well still during these not-so-fun COVID times.  All those crafters in Victoria I send my crafting love to you all and hope your card making is helping you through your isolation restrictions.

I am extremely lucky living here in Queensland where we are having zero new cases every day and life is fairly "Normal" so far.  I feel so grateful 😊

Exciting news!!!  the new Handmade for You Mini Stampin' Up! Catalogue is here and all the lovely goodies within are now available.  So you can start making your Christmas Cards and Halloween Cards (if you love to celebrate this as well) right now.  

If you haven't got your copy yet just email me here and I will pop a copy in the mail to you straight away

If you just love doing our kits where everything is supplied with instructions to make a bunch of cute cards or Tags or other projects there are a few nice ones in this mini Catalogue.

Also don't forget the "Gorgeous Posies" Kit previously mentioned.  You can order this at anytime too.

Speaking of Kits have I got a really nice one to show you which is available this month only....

Be quick cause I am sure these Kits will go like hot cakes!!!

Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes (2 cards of 4 designs)

• Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm)
• Envelope size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" (11.4 x 14.6 cm)

Coordinating Colours:

Basic Black, Bumblebee, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, White, and Gold

Other Contents:

• An exclusive stamp set (This kit does not include a clear block for the stamp set.)
• One Classic Stampin’ Spot
• Paper and crafting materials including, card bases, embellishments, and laser-cut pieces to create 8 cards
• 8 coordinating envelopes
• Adhesive dots and dimensionals

Box of Sunshine Information:

This kit includes extra pieces and stickers (including a sticker label) to help you create cards AND a Box of Sunshine filled with treats and goodies to send to a friend. (Treats not included.)

To order pop on over to my online shop here

I have a very special person in mind to send my box to after I make up the cards.  Do you have one as well???

Happy Stamping everyone

Janette

Gorgeous Posies

Hello Stampers

Aren't these "Gorgeous Posies" Cards just the sweetest???  This is from the "Gorgeous Posies" Project Kit on page 8 of the new Annual 2020/2021 Catalogue and I just love them and really would love to share them with you.  The kit makes 16 cards but there are always a few elements always left over so we will create 4 more cards using some of these.

So I thought if you live in Australia we could do a class together with this kit. Have a look at my Facebook Live Video showing you just how nice all the cards are.  Check it out here

  Here is how it works:-

1. The Class Cost will be $95.00 and this includes the following - Gorgeous Posies Project Kit + Gorgeous Posies Stamp Set + 1 x Pack of Mini Glue Dots + 1 x Pack Stampin' Dimensionals + 1 x Stampin' Seal + additional kits for 4 more cards. So all up you will make 20 cards + the stamp set to use over and over again as well as a few extra little bits left over to use on other projects too.  That is $120.00 value for $95.00.
2. If you buy the "Gorgeous Posies" Project Kit and the Stamp Set online at my shop they will be delivered direct to you and then for an additional $6.00  I will send you the other goodies to complete the projects. 
3. You just say "Yes" I am in and once payment is received I will post your kit containing all goodies needed for the class.  You will just need your own inks to complete the projects
4. If you wish to have guidance putting the cards together I can set up a ZOOM Meeting and help you through them all.   I will send you the ZOOM Meeting details to pop in and follow along with my instructions.  All you have to do is download the Free ZOOM App on your device beforehand and then you will be ready to go 👍😊
5. I am anticipating a date in August for the Zoom Crafting Time.  Check my Website Calendar for any updates.
6. Then after the class you have the Stamp Set to create many many more cards of your own

If you do purchase the "Gorgeous Posies" Project Kit #153131 and the matching Stamp Set #153289 at my Online Store here and ensure my Hostess Code for July - FSU9P7YU - has been added,  you will also receive a free collection of Christmas Colours Cardstock as a Thank You from me

Happy Stamping
Janette

Welcome to June!

Hello Stampers

Hope you are all well and safe and enjoying the slow lifting of self-isolating restrictions.  Here where I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland we have not had any new cases for quite some time so I have been enjoying getting out with 5 and now 10 friends and having a coffee and cake in a nice park somewhere.  Our winter days here are just so sunny and glorious.

Tomorrow is going to be one very exciting day!  The new 2020/2021 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue will begin 👏😀😀.  If you are in Australia and would love a hard copy of the Catalogue to read through over and over just email me here and I will get one in the mail to you straight away.

There are lots and lots of gorgeous things in this Catalogue as well as tons of inspirational ideas.

Also just for the month of June there are a couple of great promotions too.  

Grab a few of your crafty friends together and check out the new Catalogue.  Pop all your orders together and be rewarded extra during June.  With a qualifying order of $400.00 you will receive an extra $40.00 to spend on anything else you like.  So you will receive $40.00 + another $40.00 to spend on free goodies.  If your own wish list adds up to this amount then you get the additional rewards to yourself.  Gotta love freebies.

Join my fun Team of Sunburst Stampers and receive more extra free goodies

 Not only will you get a Starter Kit—already a great value at $169 for $235 worth of products—but for a limited time, you can select any stamp/tool bundle from the new 2020–2021 Annual Catalogue for FREE. There could not be a better time to join my team.  Would like more details just email me here.

A few more extra features being added to my Website from 3 June and Stampin' Up! are wanting your feedback to hear what you think and help make it even better.  So I encourage you all to tell us what you think about how it is all working.  Check it all out here.

A new Stamp Set featured in the new Catalogue is called "Celebrating Sunflowers"  I just love this set and it also comes with matching Dies!  I just had to have a play with my set this week and also thought I would share a little tip with you all for when you purchase your set 😉

I used the "Double Time" Stamping Technique on my card

And the little hint is for when you are putting you rubber stamps together I keep mine in the case nested in their original spots.  The large Sunflower has lots of curvy petals and is quite difficult finding just the right spot to put it back in so add a small mark with a Sharpie pen on both the image and the rubber where it fits then you will always line them up and pop it back in first go 😄😄

Happy Stamping everyone 

Janette

Exciting News!!

Hello Stampers

I do hope you are all keeping well and busy during these times of self-isolation.  The world is certainly experiencing some trouble times right now and I am just so thankful for my good health, wonderful family and friends and my crafting.  Stampin' Up! is really looking after us as Demonstrators and our product deliveries have not been affected too much here in Australia.  I thank all the wonderful workers at our Sydney Distribution Centre who keep those all important deliveries happening so quickly! 👏👏👏  I think a special card will be making its way to them real soon 😀

Meanwhile I have lots and lots of birthdays coming up to create for as well as our new 2020/2021 Annual Catalogue coming out real soon. If you are one of my valued regular customers watch your letterbox for a special delivery some time in the next week 😉

Another very exciting event in my life is the birth of my Online eCommerce Store - WGs Creations.

Due to all our face-to-face activities being put on hold for a wee while I am expanding all my Stamping Avenues to go online.  I had been holding Market Stalls every couple of months to sell my excess card creations and they have now been cancelled so I have created WGs Creations.  Check it out here 

I mentioned a new 2020/2021 Annual Catalogue...so that means a lot of items will be retiring from the two current Catalogues - the 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue and the January - June 2020 Mini Catalogue so you need to check out the Retiring List and grab those "Have-to-Have" goodies before they are gone.  Check them all out here.




Another fun new item that Stampin' Up! has just launched is the COVID-19 Giveback Digital "Share the Sunshine" PDF Downloads.  You can purchase the 15 Pages of Images for just US$12.00 (Approx A$19.00) and use them with all your other stamping supplies to create fun and uplifting cards to send to friends and loved ones.  All proceeds are donated to a choice of 2 charities which you designate at the time of purchase.  So a really good cause.

I have created 2 cards to send to a couple of friends just to keep their spirits up and say I am thinking of them 😀  I have also used some of the Sale-a-Bration free Designer Series Paper that I still have and great to fussy cut out the individual flowers.

Happy Stamping Everyone
Janette