Our Stampin' Trimmer is here

The New Stampin' Trimmer is here!      Introducing the new and improved Stampin' Trimmer! Although paper trimmers are a common crafting tool, this trimmer was designed exclusively by paper crafters for paper crafters - and because it was made by Stampin' Up!, you know it's a cut above the rest! Please note: the cutting and scoring blade refills will be available early in December. Features of the All-New Stampin' Trimmer An extra-wide 15.9 cm cutting base and an extended 39 cm ruler The extra-wide cutting base provides a large work area and is marked in 4 mm increments, allowing for small measurements. The right-side grid helps you measure and cut very thin strips. The extended cutting arm has a stabilizing leg to provide a sturdy and steady cutting surface for longer cuts. When fully extended, the extended cutting arm sits flush with the trimmer base, providing more accurate and consistent measurements across the entire surface. All rulers and measurements on the base are printed under a plastic cover so your measurements won't wear off. The base has nonskid feet, which keeps the Stampin' Trimmer securely in place on your work area. A full 30.5 cm cutting and scoring track The extra-long cutting track has space at the top and bottom so you don't have to take the cutting and scoring blades out when you're not using them. The track gives you enough space to cut or score a full 30.5 cm without having to remove or switch out handles. The cutting track locks in place for secure storage or transport. The track includes an insertion point for cutting and scoring blade handles so you can easily insert handles into the cutting track. Specially designed handles and cutting track to ensure straight cuts The hook on the scoring and cutting blade handles keeps the handles stable so the cuts are as straight as possible. Handles come in two colours: dark for cutting, light for scoring. The precision tip on the cutting blade allows you to pinpoint precisely where you're cutting. The point on the side of each handle shows you where the blade will cut, making it easy to see exactly where your cuts and scores will begin. Storage compartment under base The storage compartment holds scoring and cutting tools such as a Bone Folder, Simply Scored Stylus, extra scoring and cutting blades and even business cards. Separate compartments within the storage compartment keep your tools organised, and the clear cover makes it easy to see what you've stored. Product details: item 129722; $49.95

Market Goodies

I was very busy last week making things for a local market. 

 

 

These Ferrero cards always look cute in any pattern of DSP.   They showcase the colour and pattern combinations beautifully.

 



The tutorial for these can be found on Becky Roberts' blog under Project Tutorials.

And of course you can't go past the ol' Rudolph Nose Repair Kit.  This idea can be found....on everyone's blogs.

There are plenty of hidden gems in our catalogues and one of them is these skinny cello bags - great for packaging M & Ms, Smarties, licorice sticks etc.

Tie them up top with a ribbon and add a stamped greeting and you have an inexpensive but fun gift.

 

 

 

I have never had a huge success at any market and didn't sell very much.  These goodies are now in the staff room at my husband's work.  Maybe I'll have better luck there!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Sunday Market

Here's a few pics taken on my phone (clever huh?) of our table at the market on Sunday.

Chocs and Pops!

 

 

Tags, Magnets and Notepads!

 



Another angle! plus some Ferrero boxes....

And a display corner...not so blurry in real life!

I'll show you some close ups in my next post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Sophie's Wreath

 

Sophie Zadeh from Stampin' Up! showed us a beautiful wreath at Brisbane's Heartfelt Event.

I loved the mix of Cherry Cobbler with Early Espresso and Crumb Cake.  Very earthy.  So I set out to make my own.

 

 

I managed to find a wreath form at Riot which didn't need covering as the natural branches looked perfect behind the flowers.

 



I then made a variety of flowers, 'in front of the tele' as Sophie suggested, combining different sizes and shapes run through the Big Shot.  Then to give myself an idea of arrangement of sizes and colours, I sat them on the wreath before using any glue.

 

I had about five of the biggest size flowers so I placed them first and then arranged the medium flowers around, avoiding similar flowers side by side.  I saved some little flowers for the end, to fill in spaces once the flowers were glued.

Once all the flowers were glued on, using a hot glue gun, I finished each one off with one of our wooden buttons.  (A bit of glue oozing through the holes here and there!)

 

 

All up, it was quite a quick project.  We'll hang it on the front door come December.

 

Card:  Festival of Prints DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Tools:  Big Shot, Fun Flowers Bigz die, Blossom Party Originals die

Accessories:  Naturals Designer Buttons, Early Espresso Scalloped Tulle

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Anna

Mum and Dad's card

I showed you my first take on Mum and Dad's card a few posts ago.  Here's what I ended up with.

They wanted the traditional Christmas colours of green and red, so I made thirty cards, 15 on a Cherry Cobbler base and 15 on Gumball Green.

 

And..I had a Happy Christmas stamp all along!

 

Don't be afraid to mix up colours - the Festival of Prints uses Lucky Limeade as its green, but this worked fine against the Gumball Green background.  Also, the neutral colour in the DSP is Very Vanilla but I chose to stamp on Whisper White as the prints I chose to use had minimal Very Vanilla in them.

 

 

Stamps:  First Christmas, More Merry Messages

Card:  Whisper White, Gumball Green, Festival of Prints DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso

Tools:  Apothecary Accents Framelits

 

I have been working on lots of items for a market on Sunday so stay tuned for a few of those!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Anna



Stampin' Up! Heartfelt Event in Brisbane II

Part of the fun of Heartfelt was looking at everyone's nametags.  We were encouraged to create our own nametags for the day.

I started off planning four owls in a row but when it came time to do the 'a' I went for something a little different.

The owl punch makes such cute brooches - you need four layers of card stock stuck together with Tombow.  Once the top layer is embellished, cover it with Crystal Effects and leave to dry.  Then turn the brooch over and cover the back with Crystal Effects.  Sit your brooch back in the Crystal Effects and it will set as the liquid dries.

And here is another of my cards.  This was to show brayering using the masking technique to create mountains at the bottom.  I saw a desig similar to this on Debra Currier's blog but added the brayering effects.

I love the First Edition newsprint DSP but for this card, I decided to make my own.

I googled the verse from the Bible then cut and pasted it to print out on Whisper White.  In the end, it wasn't much of the verse that showed but it still added a nice little detail.

The Whisper White against the Midnight Muse create a crisp contrast and an alternative to traditional Christmas colours.

The Glimmer Paper adds a festive touch.

Stampin' Up!s Heartfelt events are held once a year in Brisbane.  Don't forget that Convention is coming up IN BRISBANE next year.  If you want more information about joining up or coming along to these events please contact me!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna