It's nearly new Catalogue time!!!

Hello Stampers

Our 2014/2015 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue will be coming to an end on 2 June 2015 and not 30 June as indicated on the back of the catalogue.  So if you would like to be one of the first lucky people here in Australia to receive your new 2015/2016 Catalogue in your letter box I can make that happen!!!

For just $7.95 I can add your name to my mailing list and like magic this new catalogue full of inspiration and ideas will arrive by the end of May, wherever you are in Australia.  Just email me here for more details on payment and delivery instructions.  You must do this before 18 May.

Annual South Pacific Convention is nearly here for 2015!!! 

I am off to the Gold Coast at the end of April to have 3 days of fun! fun! fun! with nearly 500 other happy Demonstrators.  We will get to see the new Catalogue and probably even play with some new stamp sets.  We will learn new techniques, make many new friends, and win prizes as well.  Some of the lucky ones will anyway.  I am hoping that this year will be a lucky year for me and I will let you all know how I go :) 

I have finished all my 50 swaps to take....

 and now am thinking about my little pillow gifts for my "Roomies".  I love making special little gifts to pop on to my Roomies pillows when they are not looking. Here is one and I need to find that special something to pop into this box :)

Being a Demonstrator is just so much fun with Stampin' Up! and you can join me too, whether you would like to build your stamping business or just be a Hobby Demonstrator it is so easy and you get to buy all your stamping supplies at a discount as well. Just pop me a quick email with any questions you may have and I will love to help you join my fun team.

Happy stamping
Janette

Male birthday cards

Hi there Stampers

Do you often find it difficult to think of ideas for male birthday cards?  All of my friends and family (especially my son) expect a special home made card from me every year now and I would not even think about buying one anymore. My son inspects every little detail of my card hahaha. Secretly I think he has inherited my "crafty" gene and wants to make some himself.  He certainly supports his wife with her creative card making.

So I have a couple of special people in my life whose birthdays are coming up this weekend and I quickly escaped to my craft room yesterday afternoon to create these 2 cards.

This first one is made using 3 different stamp sets and the greeting is from "Remembering Your Birthday" Stamp Set and I actually used the Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write Marker to colour in a part of one stamp to just use the Happy Birthday part.  The stamp says but then I forgot, Happy belated Birthday.  So you can use your stamps in so many varied ways

This second one is using the "Celebrate Today" stamp set and my favourite colour at the moment which is Bermuda Bay.  I stamped the banner in Versamark, embossed it with white embossing powder and coloured in the dotty banners with my Bermuda Bay Ink and Blender Pens.  The Designer Series Paper popped in behind the little banner Thinlit Die cuts is from the Confetti Celebration set and the chevrons are from the Circle Card Thinlits set. Then I randomly popped on a few Candy Dots to complete the look.  I did get a little inspration for this one from Pinterest and StampinGeorgia.com.  Thank You Georgia.  I also added a little bit of my own twist as well.

So I do hope this gives you some inspiration as well for your male card creating :) 

Happy Stamping
Janette

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Some great Weekly Deals starting today!!!

Hi there Stampers

Have you checked out the new Weekly Deal items on offer this week?  If you have been thinking about getting the Big Shot Magnetic Platform to add to your collection then now is the time :) It is 25% off!!!  Great bargain. 

Big Shot Magnetic Platform Price: $69.95 $52.46

Big Shot Magnetic Platform Price: $69.95 $52.46

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Price: $69.95 $52.46

Check out ALL the great bargains here 

It is nearly new Catalogue Time too!!!!  I am getting super excited about it!!!!  Mark it in your calendar right now.  The 2014 - 2015 Annual Catalogue ends 02 June 2015 and not 30 June 2015 as indicated on the back of your Catalogue. Keep watching my Blog for this year's Retirement List too as it will be out on 21 April....just a couple of weeks away!!!  You can order online at my Website Shop or email me your order by May 29 to ensure you don't miss out.

Happy Stamping
Janette

New Bonus Bundles

Hello Stampers

 Well Sale-a-bration for 2015 is now over :( Yes I am a little sad about that but I did get a lot of free goodies. I certainly hope that you didn't miss out. Let me know in the comments what your favourite Sale-a- Bration item was. I think mine has to be the Irresistable Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper. I can use this in so many different places, for both male and female and can co-ordinate it with any colour scheme. Love, Love Love it!! 

Starting today only till 17 April a few more exciting "Bundles" have been made available. Yes...Bundles...that means a 15% savings.

Just click on the pic above to see them all and pop on over to my website shop  to order and have it delivered straight to your door.

Happy stamping 
Janette

Featuring the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack

Hello Stampers

I am really enjoying the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper (DSP) Stack, especially for male cards. I made this card for my Son in February. The collection in this DSP has all sorts of "nature" type themes as well as knitting and brick walls etc. I have also accompanied this with the words from the "Hello You" Thinlits Dies and the "Big News" Stamp Set.

A few more using this same set of DSP...

This one above is just so versatile for so many different occasions.  Here I have sponged a little Daffodil Delight in the top left hand corner and down through the branches a little to look like the sun is peeking through early in the morning.  The greeting is added with Versamark and white embossing powder and is from the "Amazing Birthday" Stamp Set. I think this card can be for either male or female.

So pop on over to my store and pick up one of these Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stacks # 137780 for just $11.95.  There is also a Bundle including the "Adventure Awaits" Photopolymer Stamp Set for $48.25 which is a 15% saving.

Also pick up some more Sale-a-Bration freebies if your order is $90.00.  Only 13 more days to grab those Sale-a-Bration bargains.  A few more items have been added to the Sale-a-Bration list of goodies too so check them all out at my online shop here and even more here

Happy Stamping
Janette

Featuring the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper

Hi there Stampers

I have been looking at the "Painted Blooms" Designer Series Paper (DSP) that is on Page 19 of the Occasions Catalogue and thought I would make a couple of cards using it.  Oh!! it is oh so easy and the end result is a simple to make, but elegant looking card.  This gorgeous paper is only available till the end of March so be sure to pick some up for yourself, especially for Mother's Day  coming up here in Australia on the second Sunday in May....  It would be perfect for those special MD cards :)

Here is my first one that I sent to a good friend whose birthday was in February...

Here I just used a section of one of the designs that had a blank space at the top to add my greeting.  Placed it on a background of a gold foil sheet and added a couple of rhinestones, stamped my greeting from the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set and walah!!! a finished card in just a couple of minutes.  I also lined the envelope using the Envelope Liners Framelits Die with another of the designs in this pack to give it that extra special look.

This card is using the same sheet from this pack and I popped the greeting up with dimensionals with a heart punched from the same designer series paper. I also popped the DSP up with dimensionals on the Whisper White card base.  How easy is that????

Happy Stamping
Janette

Extra free goodies for Sale-a-Bration.....

Hi there Stampers

Yes there are 4 more new items added to the Sale-a-Bration bunch of goodies that you can get free till the end of March.  Check them out here.....

 

One is the new "Sheer Perfection" Designer Vellum Stack. 24 sheets of super exciting designs.  I have had a play with this stack and used one of the designs for a wedding card for a good friend's son who is getting married at the end of this month.  I love the crisp black and grey and white which matches the Groom's suit and the Bride's wedding dress.  I do love Pinterest for starting my creative juices going.  I did get inspiration from a design by Heather Van Looy in Georgia and just tweaked it a little by adding some of this gorgeous vellum.

The "Mr & Mrs" is from the "Label Love" stamp set that is in the Weekly Deals this week as well as the matching punch. Quickly pop on over to my store to check these great weekly deals out.






 I also used the frame from the "Chalk Talk" Stamp Set. Can you see the little dotty vellum as the background?  It just gives it that little bit of "pop"!


 I also added an extra "wedding" touch to the envelope with some embossing.  Here is a quick video on how to emboss your envelope flaps.

 

Happy Stamping Everyone

Janette