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

A challenge! Dinosaurs in a box.

I was asked to make a sampler frame with a dinosaur theme!  Eek!  Stampin' Up! has had some wonderful dinosaur sets in the past which have now retired.  Fortunately I still had one and could borrow the other.  (Thanks Jenny!)

The Ribba frames from Ikea are perfect for these.  Once I got going on the project I found that the ideas came easily!

Here's some close ups of the panels.   I used a combination of stamping, heat embossing, Big Shotting and watercolouring.  Our new Copper Embossing Powder was perfect to highlight the panels and tie them together.

It's hard to see the details of the panel on the bottom left so here is a close, close up...

 

I cut out the leaf using the Big Shot, then layered it several times to pop it up.  Kind of a 3D effect.

 

If you'd like to see some other sampler frames I have made, click HERE.

 

Now the products I have used above have retired, but there are many many new and yummy products in the new catalogue.

 

Need a catalogue?  Let me know and I will get one to you - email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

 

And don't forget our two great offers this month.  Joining up is ALWAYS a great deal.  I have had a record number of ladies join my team this year!  In June you get the great deal AND you get two free stamp sets AS WELL!

JOIN for $169 and get $235 in product.  Plus, when you join during the month of June, we will help you get started right by adding two extra stamp sets to your Starter Kit! The only catch is that you have to choose the extra stamp sets that you want—there’s no way you’re going to trick us into making such a hard decision. That’s right, you get to choose two FREE stamps sets of your choice! That’s an added value of up to $178 AUD, depending on which stamps you choose.

HOST during June or gather $450 in orders and you will receive an extra $50 in Stampin' Rewards (free product!!)

Thanks for stopping by and staying awhile!

If you would like to order, click the SHOP NOW button on my blog, phone me on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com.

Tender and catalogue launch

Continuing on with a few more pics from the cruise.  Thanks for your feedback on your enjoyment of them!

We saw some beautiful sunsets on the cruise - I don't think I have been in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight since I was in grade 7!

 

When we arrived at Cannes, France there was no cruise terminal (and see, Gold Coast, we managed OK without it!) We were taken to shore on tenders - the only time you want to find yourself in a lifeboat!  Here is our ship from the shore.  The water was an amazing colour.  I heard it described as 'slurpy blue' which was pretty accurate.

 

Who has seen To Catch a Thief?  We loved seeing these set ups of seats along the beachfront.

 

The streets of Cannes were so pretty and we were there not long after the film festival!  This looks surprisingly calm but it was pretty busy.

 

And who has seen this Hotel in movies?

 

 

And I found someone famous!!  Famous in my Stampin' Up! world at least!  This is Mary Fish.   She is a very successful demonstrator in the U.S.  She was on the ship but I didn't run into her there - I ran into her in the main street of Cannes.  I had just eaten a lemon crepe which dripped out of its wrapper and down the leg of my pants.  I was feeling daggy before this incident - everyone in Cannes was so nicely dressed!  Mary was oh so elegant too and graciously agreed to a photo.  I hope she didn't notice my pants!  Mary was the first blog I fell in love with.  Her stamping style is unique. My husband laughs that I have to 'check in with Mary' every day.  You can find her blog HERE

 

 

And just this past weekend, I held a launch for the new Stampin' Up! catalogue!

 

I love these events and the chance to show my customers new products and techniques.  We combined the catalogue launch with Australia's Biggest Morning/Afternoon Tea.

 

Welcome.....

 

 

 

Sending some love....anyone who has been to any of my events would know Betty-Lou.  She has been in hospital so we wrote messages of support for her and I assembled them into a banner.

 





My sister sewed SU! fabric into these beoootiful zippered pouches which I offered as an incentive for anyone who placed an order or joined up.

 

 

As always, we had a raffle of lovely 'stuff' donated by Stampin' Up!

 

 

And a display of samples using the new products.

 

 

And Lucky Door Prizes!  It's fun dressing these up.

In all we did five make and takes.  This was a simple one using the Jar of Love stamp set and framelits and Copper Embossing Folder.

 

 

Phew!  How was that for an update?

 

Need a catalogue?  Let me know and I will get one to you - email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

 

And don't forget our two great offers this month.  Joining up is ALWAYS a great deal.  I have had a record number of ladies join my team this year!  In June you get the great deal AND you get two free stamp sets AS WELL!

JOIN for $169 and get $235 in product.  Plus, when you join during the month of June, we will help you get started right by adding two extra stamp sets to your Starter Kit! The only catch is that you have to choose the extra stamp sets that you want—there’s no way you’re going to trick us into making such a hard decision. That’s right, you get to choose two FREE stamps sets of your choice! That’s an added value of up to $178 AUD, depending on which stamps you choose.

HOST during June or gather $450 in orders and you will receive an extra $50 in Stampin' Rewards (free product!!)

Thanks for stopping by and staying awhile!

If you would like to order, click the SHOP NOW button on my blog, phone me on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com.