New and Exciting

Well the new catalogue has arrived and it is packed full of wonderful new and exciting products.  There is a link on the side for you to view the new Annual Catalogue.

And if that isn't exciting enough the Holiday Catalogue has also arrived....and all I can say is WOW!!! Click on the link on the side to see for yourself.

As you can imagine with new stuff to play with I have a few cards to show you.

 This Birthday card uses a new stamp set Memorable Moments, new DSP Floral District. Carstock - Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry. Big Shot accessories - Beautiful Wings Embosslits and Labels Collection Framelits.

 This one was a boy's 7th Birthday card using a stamp set Googly Ghouls and DSP Howlstooth & Scaringbone from the Holiday Mini.  Cardstock Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango and Basic Black.

 The 2 Father's Day cards used the stamp set French Foliage. The Woodgrain embossing folder and Early Espresso Core'dinations card stock are from the Holiday Catalogue.  Colours used are Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green (both new in colors).

Finally this is one cased from Connie Collins. The zig zags are cut from the Tasteful Trim die cut.

My next post will be info about our upcoming Christmas Stampathon on October 13th.

Going, Going, Gone.....

Yes it is that time of year again where Stampin' Up! release the retiring list of products to make way for new and exciting ones in the new Catalogue (which starts on the 1st September)
Please click on the link below to view the retiring lists
Retiring Lists

You may notice all the stamp pads are retiring.  The reason for this is because we are getting a new firm foam pad.  They will essentially look the same with all the current benefits, but the actual pad is a firm foam (all reports from US demos is very positive about the new stamp pads).

The products on the retiring list are only available while stocks last or until the 31st August so if there is something you want before it's gone contact me ASAP to place an order.

Next comes the exciting launch of our new Annual Catalogue and the Holiday Catalogue!!!
This year both these catalogues will commence on the 1st September.
I will be holding a Catalogue Launch Party on Saturday 15th September so keep an eye out for more details very soon.  If you are interested in attending please let me know so I can start planning.

A bit off track

My challenge started really well, but I have now gone a little off track...The cards I am posting today were not part of my challenge....


The first one may look familiar as I used the same layout as the "Paige - All in the Family" card and changed to suit a 5 year old boy.

Stamp Sets: Make a monster and Look Who's Turning
Cardstock: So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White and Just Add Cake DSP.

For some reason I have very few boys cards in my stack so when Hamish is invited to a party I need to make a card quickly so this next card was "thrown" together and I have decided with my challenge to try and do a few more boys cards so I am more organised..............

Stamp Set: Up, Up and Away
Cardstock: Real Red, Tempting Torquoise, Whisper White and Big Top Birthday DSP

I am continuing with my challenge so there will be more cards to show very soon.

There is lots happening in Stampin' Up! over the next few months....One of the really exciting things is an event run by Stampin' Up! in Melbourne on Saturday 4th August.  It is going to be a fun day of stamping and is open to demonstrators and customers so if you are interested in playing with some fantastic products and learning new techniques keep an eye out for more information about this great day or contact me

Aviary and Baroque Motifs

So far so good.  I am continuing with the challenge I set myself and really enjoying it.
These are the next 2 stamp sets on my long list.  Again I have started with a case from the current catalogue and then made 2 more of my own design.

Aviary stamp set.

Baroque Motifs stamp set.

I have already done the next stamp set which is Build a Blossom, but I haven't yet taken photos of the cards, so check back soon to see them and hopefully Butterfly Prints will be completed soon also.

Challenge Started

It feels good to make a start on a challenge, I'm sure it will feel even better when I finish it.
The task I set for myself was to use every stamp set I own in the current catalogue and make 3 cards with it.  First of all I needed to sort out my stamp sets and decide how to tackle this challenge.  I decided to go in alphabetical order so today I have All In The Family and Artistic Etchings.

When I looked at the stamp sets I decided I would try and do some catalogue caseing as each year I love the examples in the catalogue, but rarely do I actually case them so, the first card is a case from page 57.

The next two cards I used my children as the inspiration.  I have used the DSP Just Add Cake on the All In The Family cards.

Artistic Etchings was one of those sets I just had to have as soon as I saw it and I have used it quite a lot.  This card is again a catalogue case, this one is from page 97.

I thought the Simply Scrappin Kit Tickets and Tags would go really well with this set and I am pleased with the result.

Now one without the Eiffel Tower!! When I finished this one it seemed like a great male card so I added the Happy Father's Day sentiment.

That's all for today, hopefully I will keep up with the challenge and have more to post very soon.  I think Aviary is next on the list.

Can it really be that long ago....

It really has been a long time since I posted on my blog.......So I guess this is my come back post!!!
Life has been busy with the last 12 months a bit of a blurr, but I feel I am finally finding the balance again! And that balance includes some time for stamping - yeah!!!!!

While my stamping time has been limited I have found time to do a few things since my last post, including 2 wonderful stampathons (one in Oct 2011 and the other April 2012).  Both days were lots of fun and full of creativity. I will also show you some cards I have made recently.

But first the reason I have started blogging again.
Today I realised that the current Stampin' Up! catalogue will finish in a few months sooooooooooooo I have set myself a challenge.............................................
My challenge is this...to use every stamp set I own in the current catalogue.  To do this I have decided to make at least 3 cards with each set, and blog them!
Since I only decided this today I haven't got anything to blog yet so here are some of the cards I have made since my last post in September.

 This one was for my Aunty's 70th Birthday.  She is a fantastic card maker herself so it was a challenge to make something special for her.  This is actually a case from the catalogue (pg 102). The DSP is from this years Sale-a-bration.

 The stamp set in this one is from Sale-a-bration also.

My niece turned 13 in January and this is the card I made for her.

The next 3 were made for 3 of Paige's friends who all turned 10 recently.

So as you can see I have done some stamping, just been slack blogging about it.  But stay tuned as I promise to blog about my challenge.......