From 1 November until 14 December, you will receive a choice of a super useful Scallop Square punch or a pretty Boho Blossoms punch valued at $30.95 when you spend $85* on any of the following products:
World Card Making Day 2009 is on the 3rd of October but Stampin’ Up!® is celebrating all month long! From 1-31 October, when you purchase either Rock Star or Flower Power Simply Sent® Card Elements, you’ll get 20% off a co-ordinating stamp set.
Buy a Simply Sent Card Elements kit:
| Item | Page | Description | Price |
| 112028 | 140 | Flower Power Card Elements | $30.95 |
| 112021 | 141 | Rock Star Card Elements | $30.95 |
| Item | Page | Description | Regular Price | Discount Price |
| 116779 | 140 | Wow Flowers stamp set | $24.95 | $19.96 |
| 116777 | 141 | Starring You stamp set | $24.95 | $19.96 |
For over 20 years, Stampin' Up! has helped women make a difference in the lives of others by simply doing what they love to do - sharing creativity.
You too can become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and make a difference! Stampin' Up! will donate $5 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for every person who joins between 1 October and 31 December 2009. As a bonus to you, Stampin' Up! will include a FREE pack of Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper and a Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad on top of your already great value starter kit.
Read more on joining Stampin' Up! or contact me for a free information pack on the benefits of running your own Stampin' Up! business.
Just dashing off to yoga - first lesson in ages. But I thought I would post this card made with Certainly Celery Poly Twill Ribbon (that is available for this month only) embossed with a gold Christmas sentiment. I'll be back soon...
ETA: 8:31pm I'm back but it's time for dinner *sigh*
ETA: 9:12pm I've had dinner and except I haven't had dessert. I suppose I shouldn't throw away all the benefits of my yoga session in a fit of sugar consumption.
So, back to this Christmas card with the rather spiffy ribbon. I've always loved gold embossed ribbon and decided that I should try making my own. I initially experimented on the wide double-stitched grosgrain ribbon in Chocolate Chip by doing the responsible thing: which was to tip some embossing powder on the ribbon before using any VersaMark on it. Unfortunately, the fibres of the ribbon held the embossing powder regardless of how I tapped, flicked or hit the ribbon. So I brushed the powder back into its container and gave up on using the wide double-stitched grosgrain ribbon for this purpose.
When I followed the same procedure for testing the new poly twill ribbon, the powder dropped quite effortlessly away from the ribbon. Eureka! and I don't mean the stockade. And the rest is well ... this ribbon!
Stampin' Supplies
Ink:
Certainly Celery
Encore Gold
Rose Red
Stamp sets:
Many Merry Messages
Tree Trimmings
Cardstock:
Certainly Celery
Kraft
Rose Red
Whisper White
Accessories:
Certainly Celery Poly Twill Ribbon
Eyelet Border Punch
Gold Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
ETA: I'm back!
Yes! I'm happily stampin' at the Stampin Up! Australia Convention right now. This scheduled post just makes it look like I busily typed away and hit the submit button today. Amazing, huh?!
So why is this being in two places at once going on? I wanted to let all my wonderful customers know that there is a Stampin' Up! May promotion. Buy any three packs of the following selected Designer Series paper for the RRP of $16.95 each and get one FREE!
| Item Number | Page | Description |
| 112042 | 132 | Urban Garden Designer Series paper |
| 112470 | 132 | Haiku Designer Series paper |
| 113976 | 132 | Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper |
| 112468 | 132 | Sweet Always Designer Series paper |
| 113992 | 133 | Tea Party Designer Series paper |
| 113975 | 133 | Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper |
| 113966 | 134 | Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series paper |
| 112469 | 134 | Holiday Treasures Designer Series paper |
| 112041 | 134 | Bella Rose Designer Series paper |
| 113974 | 134 | Bella Bleu Designer Series paper |
| 113978 | 135 | Urban Oasis Designer Series paper |
| 112461 | 135 | Washington Apple Designer Series paper |
| 112039 | 135 | Windsor Knot Designer Series paper |
| 113980 | 135 | Candy Lane Designer Series paper |
| Item Number | Description | Retail Value |
| 112231 | Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set | $77.95 |
| 113059 | Simply Scrappin' Petal Party | $36.95 |
| 108697 | Earth Elements Assorted 12" x 12" Textured CS | $21.95 |
| 105216 | Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad | $11.95 |
| 103179 | Craft & Rubber Scissors | $37.95 |
... what more could one wish for someone else? How about something Yummy?
Stampin' Supplies
Stamp sets:
Occasional Greetings
Yummy SAB
Paper:
Dashing DSP
Old Olive CS
Very Vanilla CS
Accessories:
Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads
Flower Fusion
Rose Red 1" Grosgrain
Scallop Edge Punch
Stampin' Write Markers in Old Olive, Rose Red
No matter what the occasion, one always has the opportunity to introduce food. In fact, it's not really an occasion unless there is food! [For those of you with resolutions to lose weight: you know I'm kidding, right? But avoid the rest of this post anyway by looking over there! *points left* And there! *points up* And don't miss that! *points out window* See you next post! *wave*]
Back to food and how there's no occasion without it...you know I'm not kidding, right? Perhaps it's just me. I've often pictured myself lying down on Dr. Phil's couch (Hey! On business! And I don't mean the second oldest profession kinda business!) doing a word association test:
Dr. Phil: Head
Lin Mei : Cauliflower
DrP: Green
LM: Mmmmmmmmm...Salsa
DrP: Water
LM: Tap please
DrP: Sing
LM: Tastebuds
DrP: Death
LM: By Chocolate
DrP: Long
LM: Mmmmmmmmm...Degustation
DrP: Ship
LM: Lollipop
DrP: Count
LM: Baker's Dozen
DrP: Window
LM: Breakfast at Tiffany's
DrP: Friendly
LM: Carbs
DrP: Sorry but, other than your obvious food fixation, what episode are you auditioning for again?
LM: What? Isn't this the audience entry requirement for "Ready Steady Cook"?
All tied up attending Christmas parties, searching for perfect Christmas presents and preparing for Christmas festivities?
Save time and money and a little bit of your sanity with Stampin’ Up!® Tying Up Christmas Promotion. Spend $20 on any Stampin’ Up! merchandise and qualify for 20% off selected accessories and stamp sets to wrap up your Christmas in style. The stamp sets and calendars would also make great presents for crafty friends and relatives...or yourself!
This promotion runs from December 1st until December 31st.
| Item description | IB&C Page | Item Number | RRP | Promo Price |
| Festive Favorites stamp set | 27 | 108790 | $45.95 | $36.76 |
| Crazy for Christmas stamp set | 28 | 108772 | $39.95 | $31.96 |
| Snow Flurries stamp set | 29 | 110244 | $20.95 | $16.76 |
| Tag Time stamp set | 43 | 108930 | $53.95 | $43.16 |
| Many Merry Messages stamp set | 111 | 108869 | $64.95 | $51.96 |
| 12” x 12” Days-to-Remember Calendar | 133 | 103604 | $20.95 | $16.76 |
| 6” x 6” Days-to-Remember Calendar | 133 | 104144 | $18.95 | $15.16 |
| Winter Bright Simply Scrappin'™ | 138 | 109663 | $36.95 | $29.56 |
| Three for You Punch Box | 143 | 112670 | $85.95 | $68.76 |
| Very Vanilla 5/8” grosgrain ribbon | 146 | 109055 | $14.95 | $11.96 |
| Certainly Celery 5/8” grosgrain ribbon | 146 | 109050 | $14.95 | $11.96 |
| White Square Aluminum Metal Edge tags | 147 | 103372 | $7.50 | $6.00 |
There are two neat promotions this month which start today and finish on the same day as the Spring Mini, November 30 [ETA: Marker promotion extended to December 14].
Make your mark on your Stampin' Write Marker collection by choosing the right colours for you! For a limited time only, Stampin' Up! are offering Stampin' Write Markers individually for only $4.95 each. This beats the normal price of $5.75 for the Basic Black marker and you get to choose from all 48 colours in the four Stampin' Up! colour families (ooh! and Sahara Sand too!).
| Description | Item number | Description | Item number |
| Almost Amethyst | 100043 | Mellow Moss | 100038 |
| Always Artichoke | 105113 | More Mustard | 100076 |
| Apricot Appeal | 105107 | Night Of Navy | 100069 |
| Ballet Blue | 100066 | Not Quite Navy | 100059 |
| Barely Banana | 100039 | Old Olive | 100079 |
| Bashful Blue | 105111 | Only Orange | 100051 |
| Basic Black | 100082 | Orchid Opulence | 100055 |
| Blush Blossom | 100037 | Pale Plum | 100036 |
| Bordering Blue | 100070 | Perfect Plum | 100035 |
| Bravo Burgundy | 105109 | Pink Passion | 100053 |
| Brilliant Blue | 100057 | Pixie Pink | 105112 |
| Brocade Blue | 100064 | Pretty In Pink | 100045 |
| Cameo Coral | 100074 | Pumpkin Pie | 105115 |
| Certainly Celery | 105106 | Real Red | 100052 |
| Chocolate Chip | 100071 | Really Rust | 100073 |
| Close To Cocoa | 100072 | Regal Rose | 105108 |
| Creamy Caramel | 100078 | Rose Red | 100063 |
| Elegant Eggplant | 105110 | Ruby Red | 100075 |
| Gable Green | 100049 | Sage Shadow | 100040 |
| Garden Green | 100080 | Sahara Sand | 105105 |
| Glorious Green | 100047 | So Saffron | 105114 |
| Green Galore | 100048 | Summer Sun | 100077 |
| Handsome Hunter | 105116 | Taken with Teal | 100068 |
| Lavender Lace | 100041 | Tempting Turquoise | 100058 |
| Lovely Lilac | 100056 | Yoyo Yellow | 100050 |
| Rub-Ons | Page | Item Number |
| A Perfect Day | 11* | 111277 |
| Anchored | 141 | 110282 |
| Cherished Memories | 141 | 110281 |
| Eastern Elegance | 6* | 110284 |
| Urban West | 141 | 110285 |
In keeping with Short and Sweet, so is this post! Pssst...this set is 20% off this month with a $20 purchase (that's the sweet bit)!
Stampin' Supplies
Ink:
Basic Black
Stamps:
Short And Sweet set
Paper:
Berry Bliss DSP
Whisper White CS
Accessories:
Aqua Painter
1/2" Circle Punch
Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon
Stampin' Dimensionals
Watercolor Wonder Crayons in Bold Brights
Watercolor Wonder Crayons in Earth Elements
Word Window Punch
Have you ever turned up to an event and sported the same dress or outfit as someone else? People in uniform, of course, are excluded from this discussion! I am also sure that men do this all the time but probably don't even notice.
My first experience of this was as a university student doing Industrial Training. I remember being completely thrilled that I could buy a smart, partially lined cream jacket with contrasting navy buttons for only $49 (as a poor student, financing a formal work wardrobe was a bit of a burden). The very next day, I sashayed into the office with my brand new outfit and lo! one of the managers was wearing the same styled jacket in the same colour as mine. Like mirrored images, we looked at each other's clothes then each other's faces, turned red and returned the way we came. Synchronised shame - it should be made into an Olympic sport ... then I wouldn't still be feeling mortified in merely recounting this event! Anyway, we spent the rest of the day trying to look around corners to avoid being in the same room or corridor as each other and I don't think that I ever wore that jacket to that workplace again. I might have even burned it - just kidding...I was a poor Uni student, after all!
Well, I am feeling a little this way again today. On uploading my card made for Krafty Kylie's sketch challenge combined with Christmas colours for her colour challenge, I spotted this card on Ryemilan's Stamping & Scrapbooking. Our supply lists would be practically identical. Sorry, Sam - I promise I didn't copy it!
Stampin' Supplies
Ink:
Mellow Moss
Old Olive
Real Red
Sahara Sand
Stamp sets:
Big Bold Birthday
Occasional Greetings
Paper:
Dashing DSP
Old Olive CS
Real Red CS
Very Vanilla CS
Accessories:
1 1/4" Circle Punch
Gold Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Red Gingham Ribbon
Stampin' Dimensional
I'll just end here with: Big Bold Birthday is 20% off for this month with a $20 purchase and you can use it for Christmas cards too (as Sam and I agree).
I promised to post my Simply Sent Three Thoughts projects today and I only have half an hour until the deadline! So, I'll keep the post short and talk about the shots. I know you are thinking "Thank Goodness! No banter!"
Cards on the right - you can make six of each with a Simply Sent Three Thoughts kit, ironically without much thought since these come with instructions!
The card to the left was made using the kit and a few extra supplies from my stash. I used Stampin' Write Markers in Mellow Moss and More Mustard to make my life easier but I could probably have just used the Stampin' Spots in the kit. If you got it, flaunt it. [Hey! What happened to no banter?!] But I have all this white space to fill...
Additional Stampin' Supplies
Accessories:
1 1/4" Square Punch
Mat Pack
Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware
Purely Pomegranate Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
Thirdly, I thought that I'd do something a little different so I used the kit to put together a scrap page. The photo was taken by Hubby when we were living in Melbourne last year. Whenever I look at it, it makes me nostalgic *sniffle*
Additional Stampin' Supplies
Cardstock:
More Mustard Textured
Stamps:
Carte Postale set
Defining Alphabet set
Totally Tabs set
Accessories:
Clear Buttons
Corner Rounder Punch
Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon
Round Tab Punch
Stampin' Write Journaller
Ooooh! Just made the deadline. Make sure you make the deadline to save 20% of Simply Sent kits as it ends tomorrow night.
and not much else! It was awesome Belinda's birthday recently and I gave her a gift bag and a card and that was it. Pretty bad, huh?
OK OK...I wasn't THAT awful. We had a delicious (although a tad salty) lunch of rigatoni and scallops followed by a refreshing strawberries and vanilla bean mascarpone dessert (which would have tasted rather strange if served in a gift bag). I also promised her an item that I'm expecting will be in the next Stampin' Up! mini catalogue.
For the matching gift bag and birthday card, I used a few non-Stampin' Up! supplies including Quickutz Blossom font, Fiskars Sunburst punch and Provocraft large eyelets with grommets. I also used just a thought out of the three in the Three Thoughts Simply Sent Kit. I have to say that whilst this is not the fanciest of the Simply Sent Kits, I think that it would be the most versatile because of its excellent sentiment stamps. I'll post what I make with the kit tomorrow - and of course, there's only two days and a bit to save 20% off these delightful packages!
Stampin' Supplies
Ink:
Close to Cocoa
Stamps:
Three Thoughts Simply Sent Kit
Paper:
Apple Cider DSP
Dashing DSP
Naturals Ivory CS
Very Vanilla CS
Accessories:
Crop-A-Dile
Double Rectangle Punch
Tangerine Grosgrain Ribbon
Wild Wasabi Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Ever feel the need for a little bling? Just make a card with Dazzling Diamonds after you've put on your makeup and you'll have just the right amount of sparkle everywhere to attract attention. Cosmetics with creamy formulations help the dazzle to stay put while you dance the night away. Try using a glue dot dipped in Dazzling Diamonds for a blingy beauty spot that would make Cindy Crawford Certainly Celery with envy.
Get the kit with maximum shine: Sending Happy Thoughts with Dazzling Diamonds included. Going to a party? Get glammed up while assembling a card for the birthday girl. What can be a greater time saver than combining cardmaking with your beauty routine?? Nothing, nothing at all!
Because you take care TM - L'ornier
OK...silliness over...unless something comes over me... A Sending Happy Thoughts Simply Sent Kit has the instructions and supplies to make five of each of the following cards:
Don't you love that ribbon?
Here's my spin on the kit with a few extra supplies:
For the card on the left, I inked up one side of the square stamp to create the dotted stems. The Very Vanilla Cardstock is mounted on top of Old Olive Prints DSP and a couple of the flowers have Stampin' Up! buttons for centres and a little bit of hemp twine. For the card on the right, I've used Bashful Blue for a couple of the flowers to match the strip of Summer Picnic DSP. The flower centres are brads topped with glue dots dipped in Dazzling Diamonds (a trick I learnt from the Sydney Stampin' Up! Regional training). The sentiment, shaped using the Word Window punch, is from another item which is on sale this month - the Short & Sweet stamp set!
To make the most of the Simply Sent-sational 20% off kits and stamp sets, please contact me. Enjoy your Labour Day weekend - for those of you in the right places *grin*
You've probably already seen these cards before - they are the two predesigned cards in the Lifelong Notes Simply Sent Kit. The kit includes enough supplies to make five of each of these styles and even has directions on how to assemble them. I think that the top card is great for men because of the colour scheme and the geometric design. No flowers - I'm sure that they'd be relieved about that! It must be just about every macho man's worst nightmare - to receive a really pretty floral card on their birthday in front of their friends accompanied by a "Here's your prezzie, Honey Bunny Sugar Puff!" *grin*
One of the things that I enjoy most about these kits is creating projects using the supplies to make something that is radically different from the predesigned cards - I suppose it is the MacGyver in me! I also like using things out of my existing stash with the items in the kit for maximum synergy. 
The card on the left is a CASE of a card from the Stampin' Up! Sydney Regionals. I added some Certainly Celery DSP, used a stamp from Occasional Greetings and a mat pack and I reckon it looks nothing like the ones above. What do you think?
The card on the right is for the girly girls who would have looked at the other three cards and wondered whether you had confused them with your hubby. I punched out a scallop from a sheet of Summer Picnic DSP and created holes using my 1/16" circle punch, used Basic Black on vellum for the medallion centre, a couple of lengths of Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon and a stamp from Cheer & Wishes. Stampin' Write Markers in Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery sure came in handy too. Pretty girly, huh?
Simply Sent Kits are 20% off for a very short time only (October 4-11) so please send in your orders early so that you don't miss out.
...but not in Australia. Hmmmm...is this one of those time zone difference thingamys? You know, how it is Wednesday here but Tuesday over there for most of the day? Well, actually, it is Tuesday over there for the whole of the day...just not our Tuesday or Wednesday. Yah! Moving right along...
Stampin' Up! is celebrating its 20th birthday and its party favour is a 20% discount off selected stamp sets with any $20 product purchase. Once you qualify, you can choose to buy one or any number of the following stamp sets for inclusion in the same order for the listed promotion price:
| Stamp Set | RRP* | Promo* | IB&C page | Item number |
| Big Bold Birthday | $53.95 | $43.16 | 37 | 112594 |
| Pretty Princess | $45.95 | $36.76 | 38 | 108894 |
| Birthday Best | $25.95 | $20.76 | 51 | 108753 |
| Crab & Company | $52.95 | $42.36 | 55 | 110246 |
| Short & Sweet | $29.95 | $23.96 | 118 | 112318 |
It is less than two weeks to go until World Card Making Day on the 4th of October! For those of you thinking that you are too busy to retrieve your craft supplies from the many nooks in your house, sit down to design and make cards, why not join me on the day? I'll have prepared all the tools and stuff you need as well as cutting cardstock to size so that you can enjoy the fun part - the stamping and card making! As for the regular card makers, join me anyway, for an afternoon of card making fun - you know you don't have to do any of the hard work...
There may be somebody out there who wants to try out card making - give it a go at my place. If you find it as enjoyable as I do, you can start your stash with a Simply Sent Kit. Stampin' Up! will be offering 20% of all Simply Sent kits during that week (4-11 October). I'll be displaying the contents of a few of the kits and some of the things that you can make with them.
Here are the details:
| Date: | Saturday, October 4th 2008 |
| Time: | 2pm |
| Where: | Broad Arrow Road, Riverwood, NSW |
| Cost: | $5 to attend and includes a Make & Take and refreshments. Stamp-A-Stack (including envelopes) is: ● $12 for 4 deluxe cards ● $12 for 6 standard cards |
| RSVP: | Wednesday, October 1st 2008 [My contact details] Booking is essential as I have to prepare supplies for the event. |
Deluxe Cards
Standard Cards
During the whole of September, Stampin' Up! is giving a free co-ordinating jumbo wheel with each purchase of a qualifying stamp set. Did I say free?! I sure did! Some of the stamp sets and matching wheels are my favourite ones - check out the Artfully Asian and Priceless bundles.
Book a September workshop with me or e-mail me with your order before the end of the month to make a wheely great deal of freewheeling!
| Item # | Page # | Description | Price |
| 113968 | 29 | Merry, Merry Bundle Merry, Merry stamp set and All About Christmas wheel | $45.95 |
| 113969 | 48 | Artfully Asian Bundle Artfully Asian stamp set and Watercolor Vine wheel | $45.95 |
| 113970 | 59 | Nursery Necessities Bundle Nursery Necessities stamp set and Nursery Letters wheel | $56.95 |
| 113971 | 80 | Bodacious Bouquet Bundle Bodacious Bouquet stamp set and Bodacious wheel | $58.95 |
| 113972 | 94-95 | Carte Postale Bundle Carte Postale stamp set and Leaves à la Carte wheel | $48.95 |
| 113973 | 105 | Priceless Wheel Bundle Priceless stamp set and So Swirly wheel | $48.95 |
Welcome to July and the opportunity to be a fully kitted out, craft-stuff-toting Stampin' Up!® demonstrator for $25 less that you would be able to normally. The yada yada is here but look at what you get:
Yeah! It is lots of stuff! And not just any stuff - it's the good stuff ... the Stampin' Up! stuff. Over $560 for only $299, plus 20% off all future Stampin' Up! merchandise.
And the really great thing is that you can customise your kit (see the yada yada for details).
And the really, really great thing is that if you sign up with me, we'll do this Stampin' Up! joyride together. OK ... I admit that that would be really, really great for me.
Normally, the starter kit is already an excellent deal. With the extra $25 saving, you can spend it on another stamp set such Sprinkles, Mostly Flowers or Birthday Best (remember you would save 20% on the RRP) and still have a little to spare. Or you could just save it in your piggy bank - it's totally up to you!
The Stampin' Up! Super Starter Kit Savings promotion ends on August 15, 2008 - paperwork must be postmarked by 15 August to qualify for this offer. Please don't leave it to the last minute just in case there is an issue with getting an ABN and you miss out.
PS. If you act quickly enough, you can combine this offer with the Extra, Extra Hostess promotion for even better value. Place your first workshop order as hostess and demonstrator by July 15 to earn 30% of the workshop total as income and if the workshop exceeds $700, get $50 worth of additional products for free.
I can't believe how quickly 2008 has gone by, so far. I think it's either that I've had so much fun working on my Stampin' Up! business and there has been so much to do or the older you get, the slower your senses and therefore it just seems like time goes faster - perhaps it is a bit of both...
I remember when every morning at school would drag on and on and, just when it seemed like I could wait no more, it would be morning recess. All the girls would stream out of the classrooms and queue for melted cheese buns which would sell out faster than Guitar Hero III did before Christmas - so you had to get there first unless you had inside connections such as your mum being on tuckshop duty. Another favourite was cream donuts sprinkled with sugar and accompanied by a dollop of jam. Such gourmet delights combined with a bit of shrieking, giggling and running around and the next long wait until lunch would start straight after recess.
Well, it feels like morning recess today! There are two Stampin' Up! promotions which we don't have to wait for ... the first being the eScape bundle (code: cream donuts) and the second being the Extra, Extra Hostess Promotion (code: melted cheese buns). So, check them out as they are great ways to make your next Stampin' Up! experience just that little bit more special.
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