OWLS AND OWLS

Hello everyone,

I have had my catalogue launch, and would like to thank all my customers who came along and had a visit, chat and cuppa. I had a lovely day visiting with you all.

I made this card for my nieces birthday using the NEW Owl together now stamp set. It looks like a masculine card in this photo, but was actually quite pretty and feminine. I don't think the colours photographed very well. I used pink pirouette, chocolate chip, sahara sand and whisper white card stock. I used chocolate chip ink and my markers to colour the owls hats.

I finished with pink pirouette ribbon and stamped an envelope to send it in, using the organic grace hostess set(which I love!!!) and wonderful favourites set for the greeting.

I hope you like it.

AN INVITATION TO A CATALOGUE LAUNCH

AN INVITATION TO A CATALOGUE LAUNCH.

You are invited to an Open Day at my house to welcome our new Stampin'Up 2009/2010 catalogue.

PLEASE PHONE ME FOR MY ADDRESS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME.
PHONE : (02) 43414743
DATE : Tuesday 7th April 2009
TIME : 10am to 2.30pm

All are welcome, bring a friend. Drop in anytime between these times and a look at our new catalogue and products.
Make a card, play with some new stamps and have a cup of tea or coffee and some cake. Have a look at our catalogue.You can stay for 5 minutes or 2 hours.
Everyone who drops in will go in the draw for the lucky door prize.
Catalogues are available for purchase on the day for $10.00.
If you place an order over $50.00 + p & h, on the day, you will recieve a new catalogue for FREE with your order.
Payment is accepted by cash, credit card, cheque or direct deposit.
Come along and have a chat and some fun.
I hope to see you on the day.
Kind regards,
Debra Elliott
Independant Stampin"Up Demonstrator.

GARDEN WHIMSY

Hello again,

Two cards on one day. I must be getting my mojo back. I have used the lovely Garden Whimsy set and Say it with Scallops again.

Cardstock used is Bashful blue, blush blossum ,elegant eggplant and whisper white.

I finished with taffeta bashful blue ribbon (Ilove the taffeta ribbon), glitter and scallop edge punch and square scallop punch.

I coloured in the large butterfly, using my coloured markers before stamping. I love this technique. It really makes the butterfly stand out. A bit of masking and sponging and the card was finished. I hope you like it.

SAY IT WITH SCALLOPS

Hello everyone,
I have not been here for awhile, and I do apologise for it. I have been doing a bathroom renovation and it took much longer than I thought and I haven't been able to concentrate on anything else much.
I thought I would use some colours today I don't use much. I have used Ruby red, cameo coral, chocolate chip and creamy caramel.
The stamps are from One of our newer sets, Say it With Scallops, and one of our retiring sets, Bud basics. I have also used chocolate chip ribbon, dimensionals and glitter.
There is only 5 days left to purchase anything on the retiring list. You will find this list if you click on Stampin'Up on the right hand side of my blog.
The bud basics stamp set is one of the most versatile sets to use and it will be missed, but we have a new catalogue out on the 1/4/09 and this means a whole new range of stamps and accessories to purchase, use and enjoy!!!!
I will be having an open day to celebrate this event sometime during April, and will keep you posted about the date on my blog, so keep your eye on this and please feel free to come and enjoy playing with some new products.

FLOWERS AGAIN

Hi Everyone, I have just spent Sunday helping other demonstrators on an SU stand at the Newcastle Craft Fair. What an amazing day. People were lining up to see us and the demonstrations we were doing, and to make a card with us. I had such a fun day, and the other 4 demonstrators, who had been there for 3 days,were fantastic. No wonder everyone wants SU Products. They are just so easy to use and lovely to look at.

I had to do another card, making this flower. I love it and it's fun to do. I also love the scallop circle punch that you use for this flower.

I used the confetti white cardstock and rose red cardstock and prints. The greeting is from the wonderful favourites set and rose red double stitched ribbon and fire circle brads finish it.

This is so easy to do and looks great. For more information, or to purchase any of these products, call me or email me.

StampinUp has also started a bushfire appeal to help raise money for the Victorian bushfire victims. You can click onto the link on the right hand side of my blog to find out about this, and if you order any of these sets from me while this appeal lasts till the end of March, I will not be charging you for Postage. This is a great way for you to help, so I hope you have a look.

LINDA'S CHALLENGE

Hi Everyone,

This was a challenge on Linda Higgins forum. The colours used were Soft Sky, Regal rose,creamy caramel and whisper white. I used the Big Pieces and A Little Birthday Cheer stamp sets. Adding ribbons and brads to finish off. I'm in the middle of a bathroom renovation and the hammering and bashing are a bit distracting so I hope I have managed to overcome the distractions and make a card you like.

BUSY MAKING CARDS

Hello again, I have been busy making cards today, so here is another one. This is the Live your dream stamp set, which is a lovely set. The greeting is from the It's Your Birthday stamp set.

Cardstock is Whisper white, chocolate chip, creamy caramel, tempting torquoise. I coloured the flower with markers, ruby red, old olive and chocolate chip. I've added brads & ribbon. Hope you like it.

Don't forget SALEBRATION is on until 28th February. If you spend $100 on product, you get to pick a free stamp set from a limited edition of stamp sets, so ring or email me for more information, or to place an order. Orders can be posted to any place in Australia.

Bye for now, off to do more stamping.

BOYS BIRTHDAY CARD

Hello Everyone,

Today I made a card for my nephew, who will be turning 7 this year. The photo's a bit blurry, but I hope you can see it ok.

I have cased this card from Splitcoast, Deb in WI.

Cardstock is Whisper white, bashful blue, old olive and pumpkin pie.

Stamp set is Wild About You. I have added brads and a pair of googly eyes(Not SU). I crimped the bashful blue. The number 7 was printed out on my computer and punched out with 1 1/4 circle punch, attached to a 1 3/8 circle, and then the scallop circle punch. I hope you like it.

PUNCHES AND FLOWERS

Hello Again,

I thought I would make a card today with little stamping and using the Punches. The flower was made using the round scallop punch and the Certainly Celery DSP.
I have used Apricot appeal, Certainly celery and Confetti white cardstock
You can use any word sentiment for this as it would suit any occasion. I placed a rhinestone brad
in the centre of the flower, and finished with Certainly celery wide grosgrain ribbon.
All the products used are from StampinUp and are available for purchase from me.
If you would like any information please feel free to call me or email me.

OCEAN COMMOTION

Hi Everyone,

I have had a lovely and busy Xmas and New Year. We went to Nambucca Heads for a holiday, and I think I could move there tomorrow and be forever happy. It's a beautiful place.
I have neglected my blog, and have been busy enjoying myself, but it's a new year and I am ready to get back into it.
It's SALEABRATION TIME at StampinUp and everyone wins at this time of year. When you spend $100.00 on products, you get to pick one of our four exclusive SAB stamp sets for FREE!
This promotion lasts until the end of February so HURRY and get those orders in. You can call me, or email me for more information on this exclusive offer.
This card here is made using the Ocean Commotion stamp set from our new Summer Mini.
The products used are:
Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White card stock
Ocean Commotion, Family Phases and Lifes a breeze stamp sets
Bashful blue striped grosgrain ribbon
1 1/4 square punch, word window punch
Brads and glitter
Hope you like the card.

XMAS CARD

Hello again,
I haven't been here for a while and I do apologise, I have been busy with classes and Xmas Cards.
This is a favourite card of mine. The tree is made with certainly celery patterned paper and a heart punch, and layered over the top of each other. Very effective don't you think.
The other supplies are certainly celery and whisper white card stock, certainly celery brads and ribbon and bravo burgandy (put through the crimper) for the tree base. A gold star and a bit of glitter to finish off and you have a very easy and lovely to look at Xmas card. I hope you like it.

MONDAY MORNING CREATIVITY

Hi Everyone,

I was feeling creative and have just recieved this free Hostess Set, 'Oh So Lovely', so I thought I would play for a bit. This is the card I came up with. I love this set, and it's FREE if you host a workshop and have sales totaling $300.00.

I used Certainly Celery card and the Weathered background stamp.

I stamped the image on watercolour paper and used markers and an aqua brush to colour.

I then layered onto Summer Sun and Always Artichoke and used the wide Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon. The happy birthday is from the 'It's Your Birthday' stamp set, and its on watercolour paper, summer sun, and always artichoke card.

I finished off with gold brads. The scallops are done with the corner punch and the 1/16 circle punch.

I hope you like this card.

BAROQUE MOTIFS CARD

Hello everyone,

You get two photos today, as I can't delete one. This card was CASED from splitcoaststampers, Different stamp set but same colours.

I put a scallop edge on the Whisper White card, using the corner punch, and attached it to Rose Red card. I used the Baroque Motifs swirl as a background, and used the round scallop punch to punch out the image, then cut out another image to layer on top, and put a brad in the middle.

I attached these to Rose Red card card and layered onto Cameo Coral and Barely Banana, wrapping wide Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon around this and adding a white bow. I added a greeting, you could put any greeting you like, and the card was finished. I like these colours together, and they are on the SU Colour Wheel, which gives you heaps of colour combinations that you probably wouldn't think of yourself (Like these colours).

All products are from StampinUp and if you would like to order any, please call me as there are some great promotions on at the moment and lots of money to be saved.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Hello Everyone,
I have cased this layout from a very creative person at Stampact. I love the colours and this xmas stamp set.
The card is Whisper White and I have used the Wintergreen DSP and Sage Shadow to decorate.
I stamped the tree in Sage Shadow twice and layered it onto Whisper White and Sage Shadow and sponged the edges with sage shadow chalk from the pastels.
I then stamped the swirl over this, masking the tree, and added the greeting, both in Sage shadow ink.
Gold Brads and some ribbon, finished the card. I love this card and it makes me feel happy.
I hope you like it too.

MORE BIRTHDAY CARDS FOR MY SON

I made this card for my Son's birthday. I wanted a masculine card, and even though I used the Wild About You Stamp Set, which is a very cute set, I still think it is a masculine card. I used Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, So Saffron and Whisper White cardstock.

I used the Word Window Punch to punch out the greeting and metal brads to finish.

The background is from the Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel, using Chocolate Chip ink. Very Masculine effect. I know he will like this card.

All the supplies are from the Stampin'Up Catalogue, and available to purchase from me.

MY SON'S BIRTHDAY

Hi everyone,

It's my son's birthday on Saturday so I made this card for his 14 month old daughter to give to him. It uses the All in the Family Stamp set, the Family Phases set and the Family Favorites Set. These sets are so much fun to use and you can make cards for anyone and any occasion with them.

I used the Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White cardstock.

I used the Fire Rhinestone Brads and finished with the Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon.

If you would like to purchase any of these items, or ask any questions, please call me and I would love to have a chat or arrange a workshop or class for you.

RAINY SUNDAY

Hi Everyone,
I hope my pictures are improving. They can only get better.
As it was raining, and I was inside, I decided to play with my stamps. I used the Stipple Rose again, and the bleaching technique. I love this technique. It's so easy and so nice to look at. The Stipple Rose stamp is great for this, and makes a beautiful card.
The card colours are Garden Green, Barely Banana, Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Rose Red. This combination is straight from the Stampin'Up Colour Wheel. If you have trouble with colour combinations, this is the best investment you could make. You will never have trouble matching colours again.
I used the corner punch to make the scalloped edge, and the small hole punch to decorate it.
The ribbons are the wide Certainly Celery and the narrow Certainly Celery, and White. I finished the card off with 3 eyelets in the top corner and a Happy Birthday greeting.

Stampin'Up has a great promotion for the month of September. If you purchase a specially selected stamp set, they will give you the matching Wheel set for FREE! If you would like to find out more about this great offer, please contact me and I will tell you all about it.
Hope you enjoy your Sunday.

KEEP IN TOUCH

Hi Everyone,

It's always nice to hear from someone you haven't spoken to for awhile, so why don't you send a 'Hello' card to some friends and surprise them. It will brighten their day and thats what handmade cards are for.

This card was made using the Stipple Rose stamp and bleaching technique.

I stamped the image using a Gold stamp pad and Gold embossing powder.

I then bleached the image using an aqua pen filled with household bleach.

This takes the colour out of the paper and gives a quick and very lovely effect to the card.

The card I used was Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum and Whispering White.

I finished the card off with brads and the Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon.

The greeting is from our Anchored rub ons and is very easy to apply, and looks lovely.

Hope you like this card. If you would like any more information on this technique, or you have any questions, please contact me and I will be happy to have a chat.

BOLD BRIGHTS

Hello Everyone,

I have been trying to make my camera take better photos, but it has a mind of it's own, and doesn't want to cooperate. I will keep trying. I have learn't that perserverance pays off, so keep looking and you may get a surprise soon (better photos I hope).

Anyway, I had a bright day and wanted to use the bold brights colours as I don't use these as much as the other colours. I think sometimes you need to go out of your comfort zone and try something new.

The card is Pixie Pink, and the flowers were all made with the Spring Flower Bouquet Punch, and punched out with the Bold Bright colours. I did weaken and use Bashful Blue card from the Soft Subtles set and used the Petals Jumbo Wheel for the background. I used Diamond glitter for the centre of the flowers and Whisper White for the centre, to stamp your greeting on. I think this card would be nice for a get well card or maybe a young girls birthday.

All products used for this card are Stampin'Up products and if you would like to purchase them or ask any questions about them, please feel free to call me or email me anytime. Hope your week is bright.

TIME TO START CHRISTMAS CARDS

Before you know it, Xmas will be around the corner, and the mad rush will be on to make Xmas cards. So I thought I would get a head start and make some now.

This card is made with Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper white, layered on top of each other. I have used the corner punch to make the scallops, and the 1/16in circle punch to decorate the scallops. I love this effect, and it's so easy to achieve on your cards. The Real Red striped grosgrain ribbon finishes it of beautifully (love this ribbon).

The stamp I used is the tree from the Loads of Love stamp. I used Versamark ink and coloured it with Old Olive from the pastels, and added dazzling diamond glitter all over it ( although you can't see this easily from the photo).

The greeting is from the Many Merry Messages stamp set, and it is finished with brads.

If you would like to get a start on your Xmas Cards, organise a few friends and ring me to arrange a workshop at your house. We will do a couple of cards and have some fun using some of the many products that Stampin'Up have.

You can amaze your family when you give them beautiful, handmade cards for Xmas.

If you can't arrange this, then you may like to come to cardmaking classes on Friday mornings and enjoy the atmosphere, make some cards, and have fun.