Easy DSPeasy

The Designer Series Papers make it so easy to put together simple but stunning cards.  These are made using the new In Colors and the Perfect Punches stamp set.  The flowers are from Punch Potpourri, one of the Level One hostess sets.  Both these stamp sets have co-ordinating punches which means cards are assembled in a snap!

Stamp Sets: Punch Potpourri (Level 1 Hostess set), Perfect Punches
Card: Whisper White A4, Peach Parfait A4, Poppy Parade A4, Concord Crush A4, Blushing Bride A4
Ink:  Concord Crush, Poppy Parade
Tools: Scallop Oval X-Large, 5 x 3.5 cm Oval X-Large
Accessories:  Gold Brads

Happy Anniversary

Friends of mine are celebrating their wedding anniversary.  This is the card I made.  It doesn't quite show in the pic, but the girl owl has a tummy of Blushing Bride DSP.  This is one of the new In Colours, a sort of a dusty pink.  Remember that DSP (Designer Series Paper) now comes in pattern stacks in each colour family (page 127 of catalogue).  I have the In Colour stack - more samples next post!

...Fairies, Butterflies and Cupcakes

Another sample for the dancewear shop.  I'll make a bunch of these in the pink, purple and lilac combinations.  The cupcake top us part of the scallop circle punch, the bottom is a 4 x 4 cm square that I have trimmed slightly and run through the paper crimper.  Do you like the flame on the candle?  That's the heart from the Two-Step Owl Punch.  The candle is hand cut.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is punched out with the new Modern Label Punch.

Stamps: Party this Way
Card: Melon Mambo A4, Pacific Point A4, Regal Rose A4, Daffodil Delight A4, Pumpkin Pie A4 (all p118), Whisper White A4
Tools: Modern Label Punch (p147), Scallop Circle Punch (p147), Two-Step Owl Punch (p146), Crimper (p148)

Pinks, Purples and Lilacs

I have been asked by a dancewear shop to make a few cards for them to sell.  I visited the shop the other day.  I have one child, a boy so I haven't had a lot of need to visit dance wear shops, but I think Tinkerbell's Treasures has everything your heart could desire if you had a child interested in dance and dressups.  It was a wonderland!  I took some samples along and the order request has been for fairies, butterflies and cupcakes...in pinks, purples and lilacs.   One of the simple cards I made was this little notecard.  It's pink (tick) and has a butterfly (tick) and some bling (surely, a tick).  The butterfly is an Embosslits Die, run through the Big Shot.  Stampin' Up! now sells stick-on Rhinestones for that bit of sparkle.  The paper piercing is done using the Mat Pack. This was very quick and easy to put together.

Stamps: None

Card:  Whisper White A4 (p121), Mini Square Envelopes (p123), Pretty In Pink (p119)

Ink: Stampin' Write Journaler (p143)

Tools:  Big Shot (p150), Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die (p 151)

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (p140), Mat Pack (p148), Paper Piercing Tool (p148)

Join the In Crowd and Get FREE In Colours

Join Stampin' Up! before October 15th and receive

• an assortment of In Colour A4
• 5 In Color stamp pads
• 5 Stampin' write markers

Hi Everyone

If you love Stampin’ Up products, now is a great time to become a demonstrator. The Starter Kit, valued at $415 is priced at $289 AND until October 15th you will also receive a free In Color pack. (Valued at around $85)

Imagine receiving 20% off Stampin’ Up!s exclusive products all the time as well as other fantastic specials throughout the year!

Imagine receiving a monthly newsletter packed with ideas and tips.

Imagine the opportunity to attend special training events and an annual convention.

Imagine meeting new friends and swapping creative ideas.

Your level of involvement is entirely up to you

• Purchase the starter kit at the fabulous discounted price and stop there
• Become a hobby demonstrator – join ‘just for the discount’. You don’t need to attend meetings or answer to anyone. To remain ‘active’ you need to reach minimum of $500 a quarter. (that’s $500 in sales minus your 20% so really it’s $400 of spending plus postage.) You might have a couple of friends who would order with you and help you reach your target. Once you have joined, you can order at 20% discount straight away. When you place a demo order, you only remit 80% of the product total - for example on a $300 order, you would pay only $240 plus postage BUT you would still get Hostess Benefits as if it were a $300 order!
• Become a selling demonstrator – promote the catalogue, hold parties in people’s homes or run workshops; whatever you feel comfortable with
• Become a career demonstrator – recruit others to create a downline and work towards fantastic incentives.

I will help you with all you need to know and all you need to borrow to get started. And you can ‘drop’ at anytime you want, with no penalty.

I joined just for the discount but have so enjoyed my experiences with Stampin’ Up! that I am now far more involved – training days are great fun and Convention is a blast! I love meeting other demonstrators and swapping ideas and Stampin’ Up! is an excellent company to work for.

If you are interested, feel free to contact me and ask any questions. There is a section on the website with plenty of info. Go to http://www.stampinup.com.au/ and look under Be a Demonstrator on the top bar. You will need an ABN but you can apply for this via the website also.

Even Spies Have Birthdays

My boy Zac is turning 9 shortly.  He's having a small party with a few friends and it has to involve some spy work.  We did a great make and take at Convention in May using 'Party This Way', one of the free stamp sets we were given.  (This is a great little stamp set for kids' birthdays and costs just $26.95 for a set of five stamps.)  I adapted it for Zac's invite.  The arrow in the middle spins, using a brad and a dimensional. The spy picture is from the internet but if SU! had one, I'd love it!  The Number Nine is done with the Big Shot. (So often I type 'Big Shot' and look up to find I have typed 'Bog Shot'.  Hooray for proofreading!)

Stamps:  Party This Way (page 35)
Card: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Tools:  Big Shot, 1 3/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet