Thoughtful Branches - Bundle for August - Don't miss this one

Coming in August Stampin' Up! is offering a fabulous bundle!   I LOVE this bundle.  The stamp set is beautiful, the framelits are wonderful and the combination of the bundle gives you so many possibilities.

This is SU!s promo photo of some projects.

And here are some that I have been having a play with.

The variety of sentiments is great and the font is beautiful.

I love this set so much it's the focus of my first class for August.  The class is $20 or FREE if you purchase the bundle.  The bundle costs $90.75.

 

Tuesday August 9th - Thoughtful Branches Class

Morning session:  9.30 till 12

Evening session:  7 till 9.30

In this class we will be making projects using the Thoughtful Branches bundle available only during August and while stocks last.  This bundle is fantastic and has such a variety of uses.

Cost is $20

or FREE

if you purchase the bundle from me before or after class.

RSVP by:  Sunday August 7th

Got some time to spare??? Stampin' Up! have a team of demonstrators who post fab pics of projects that they create.  In July they made projects using this set.  You can 'hop' from one blog to the next and see a whole bunch of ideas.

Start with Susan Wong HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Cards For Troops

Yesterday afternoon was a great reminder of the simple things we can do with paper crafting to help others.  We had another session to make cards for our soldiers.

We gather together to  make Christmas cards which are then bagged together in packs of 10 and sent Australian Soldiers serving overseas.

The ladies were generous in bringing a plate of food as a contribution.

All up I had 16 ladies helping over the course of two and a half hours.  Lots of activity goes on.  There are plenty of different jobs to do.

We made a total of 223 cards.

 

 

Margaret brought along 30 that she had made at home.

And we added 105 cards from Jill.  Jill is the mum of one of my team members and customers and she and her crafty friends make a bunch of cards every year.  These have come all the way from Perth.

That is a total of 358 cards!  Look at them all!

I am hoping to have one more session where we can make some Christmas cards for kids, and package all the cards into their ziplock bags!

To thank the ladies I made them each one of these...

We have been making Cards for Troops since 2011.  I am glad I blog each year as I was able to go back and tally up the number of cards we have made.

The grand total is 2135!!

That is a massive effort!  Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Shooting Star! Come in Spinner

Sometimes it's nice to make a card that's a bit different from the ordinary.  The Shooting Star stamp set and Sliding Star Framelits are a winning combo!

We played with them in class last week and they were surprisingly easy to make and sooo much fin to play with.

There are two 'tracks' in the Framelits - a curved arc and a circle.

We made two with the arc......

 

 

And two with the circle...

Our new Dimensional Strips were a must for this project.  They are a little thicker than our hexagonal dimensionals allowing plenty of room for the spinning mechanism (nothing fancy - just two five cent coins with a Dimensional in between.)

 Don't forget that throughout July, any order of $90 or more  gives you a $9 voucher to spend in August.  Details below.

Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalogue yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and we have some great news for you! For every $90  you spend between 7 July and 31 July (before shipping and handling), you’ll get $9  Bonus Days coupon that you can use between 2 and 31 August. This is a great opportunity to shop from your wish list, whether you buy your favourite  products now or later in August with your coupons!

You can shop online at my store by clicking HERE.  Be sure to use the current hostess code 3A2E6ZNE which you can enter in the shopping basket.

Thanks for stoppong by!

Anna

Stampin' Up!s Jar of Love

Years ago Stampin' Up! had a wonderful stamp set and framelits called Perfectly Preserved which I refused to get rid of when it retired:  it was a favourite.  Now they have brought out Jar Of Love...and I am in love.

We made this card at our launch - pretty easy with some simple stamping then Copper Embossing on the jar lid.

 

 

 

There are 37 stamps in the set, including a whole bunch of words AND there are a bunch of flowers and leaves.  Who wouldn't love this 'thankyou'?  I have added a bit of Burlap Ribbon around the jar for some texture.

 

Or add a stamped and die cut bow.

I have also had fun making lucky door prizes with the set.  This is a set of Gift Tags inspired by Becky Roberts.

And some samples of our Enamel Shapes.  The dies even include a piece to cut a window out of the jar - great for shaker cards....next on my list!

There are so many possibilities and combinations with this set that I will be playing with it a lot and look forward to showing you more!

Don't forget that if you buy the stamp set and dies together as a bundle, you get 10%off.  Or why not book a party with me and your sales could earn you a half price item!

You can shop online at my store by clicking HERE.  Be sure to use the current hostess code 3A2E6ZNE which you can enter in the shopping basket.

Any order of $90 or more in July gives you a $9 voucher to spend in August.

Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalogue yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and we have some great news for you! For every $90  you spend between 7 July and 31 July (before shipping and handling), you’ll get $9  Bonus Days coupon that you can use between 2 and 31 August. This is a great opportunity to shop from your wish list, whether you buy your favourite  products now or later in August with your coupons!

 

Our catalogue launch in June was also a fundraiser for Cancer Council and I have received a letter and receipt back from them.

 

$245 raised and donated to a very good cause!  Thanks to everyone who contributed.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Anna