Occasions Catalogue Launch

Hi there,

I have finished my second session of my catalogue launch and thought I would pop in to show you a couple of the cards I have made for the launch.
I had 8 guest on Saturday and 4 today and it was fun to show all the sample cards I made to them. Everyone was happy to be able to also receive a free item from Sale-a-bration when their order reached $90. 

The make and take was a card I cased from Pinterest and then changed around a little to make my own version of the card. I am loving the new DSP Painted Blooms and have used it on quite a few of my cards. The stamp set is Petal Potpourri using the matching punch.

this is the cased card from Angie Leach and she had a portrait version as well.

 and this is the changed version. 

 I have used Pacific Point card stock to match with the DSP and the ribbon is a Sale-a-bration ribbon. I used Wild Wasabi for the leaves. The sentiment is from the Butterfly basics set. 

Thanks for stopping by. I will be back soon to show you some more of my sample cards. Have a good week.


 

Happy New Year

Hi there, 
A new year has arrived and with it many resolutions for all kinds of things. I have made one that I will update my blog more often so here I am trying to make that happen. I have just updated the side bar with a link to the catalogues that have gone live today. The new Occasions mini is one of the nicest catalogues we have had for awhile. I love the new stamp sets and am looking forward to showing you some of the cards I have made with the new sets.

 Also Sale-a-bration has begun today and goes until the end of March so you have plenty of time to make good use of this great time of the year. Lots of lovely stamp sets and other items that you can receive for every $90 you spend.

I have even updated my profile which was 2 years out of date.

I am busy creating cards samples for my launches that are on this Saturday at 2pm and then again on Monday 12th at 2pm. If you would like to join in with the fun then just phone or email me.

I have just quickly photographed the cards I have made so far so I can show you at least one of them today. I have 23 made so far but heaps more to do before Saturday.
This one came about today when I was teaching a friend some cards and decided to get out some old kits that I had left over from classes. I swithced out the DSP and added a cut out tulip bouquet from the Love is Kindness stamp. I coloured it with Melon Mambo and used the Painted Blooms DSP. The embossing is the new Happy Heart folder. The greeting is from Gifts of Kindness stamp set. Not too bad for a quick make.

I'll be back with more soon. Until then happy stamping.

ESAD Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop

Hi there, 
Its that time again.... an ESAD Blog Hop which I love being part of. 
You may have hopped here via Monique's lovely blog or if you are starting here that is great too. There are some great samples on all the blogs in the hop today.

“What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and is a facebook group just for Australian and New Zealand Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends and
blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD
Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas& friendship and we're always there to help and support each other.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I'll contact you with information on how to join our group.”

 I have made quite a few different cards but have chosen these for today.

My first 2 cards are made using the set Holiday Home. I wasn't going to buy his set but after seeing some samples made with I thought it would be a good one to have in my stash. 

I love this Christmas Bauble stamp. I have teamed it with the Lucky Stars embossing folder and the greeting from Bright and Beautiful for this card. I have also used my blendabilities to colour the bauble.

Once again I  have coloured with the blendabilities and used the filigree frame embossing folder and the greeting is from endless Wishes stamp set.

 Finally I have used the Ornamental Pine with the baubles from Cheerful Christmas and the greeting again from Endless Wishes.

 Now its time to hop along to see what Deb has made at her blog.
Thank you for stopping by today
 

2014 ESAD Annual Catalogue Blog Hop

hi there,
 welcome again to the ESAD Blog Hop. I really enjoy taking part in these blog hops. I have been busy making so many cards with all the lovely new stamp sets.

“What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and is a facebook group just for Australian and New Zealand Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends and
blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD
Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas& friendship and we're always there to help and support each other.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I'll contact you with information on how to join our group.”


 You may have come here from Louise's Blog or if you are just starting here you can hop around until you get back here. 
Today I am showing you some cards that I have been colouring lately as I do love the sets where I can colour. On some I have used the new Blendablilities and others just my usual way of painting with brush and ink. The first 3 cards are using the Blended Bloom stamp.

 

These next 2 cards are using Forever Florals

 The final 3 cards are made using the hostess set Bloom with Hope

 As you can see I get a little carried away when it comes to colouring flowers and make lots of cards. 
Its time now to hop on to Yvonne's Blog. Enjoy checking out everyone's creations using products from our lovely new catalogue.
thanks for stopping by.



 

Stamps for Sale

Hi there,
I have spent the day photographing all my retired stamps sets that I have decided to sell to make room for new stamp sets. You can find the page for these here.
Happy browsing. 



 

ESAD Retirement Blog Hop

Hi there,
Once again I am taking part in the ESAD Blog Hop. This time for retiring product. I love being part of these blog hop's as it makes me remember to actually photograph my cards and post them for you to see. Anyway you may have come here from Kelly's Blog or just starting here. Just hop on round until you get back here and see what all the other talented ladies of ESAD have made to show you.

“What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and is a facebook group just for Australian and New Zealand Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends and
blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD
Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas& friendship and we're always there to help and support each other.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I'll contact you with information on how to join our group.”

My first set of cards are made using the retiring Lattice Bigz die and also the Square Lattice embossing folder. I have used the window framelits also and the retiring little leaves sizzlet. I love the Square Lattice embossing folder for the faux fabric technique that I have done on my cards. 

 This card above I used the retiring set Peaceful Petals for the flower. Another set I love.

One of my favourite type of stamp set is flowers so of course I had to use Field Flowers one more time before it goes. I also love the background stamp En Francais so that is what I used for the background. I also used the retiring In Colour Midnight Muse. 

My good friend Pat taught us the Joseph's Coat technique at one of our camps so I decided to use that idea and cased her card but used the retiring Gently Falling. I only used the first layer stamp. The colours are Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie with Early espresso over the top. The greeting is from the retiring set Bring on the Cake.

and wait theres more.... 

This next card I have cased completely as I had only a few minutes to make this card using the lovely set Betsy's Blossoms so I did what so many people do and searched on Pinterest and I loved this card. I only changed one thing and that was the greeting and I used the retiring set Perfectly Penned here.

I just had to go and search again for this card to see who made it and it was Tawnya Bonnell.

 

Well that is all I have for you today. I hope you have enjoyed checking out my blog. Now its time to hop on over to Kathyrn's Blog and continue on around. Thank so much for stopping by.

ESAD Occasions Blog Hop

Well here I am again for another ESAD blog hop. Such good fun. I need to do more of these so it encourages me to remember to post.

What is ESAD?

ESAD

stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an

on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up!

demonstrators.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends, and

wonderful blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD

Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge,

ideas & friendship, and we're always there to help and support each

other.

So if

you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand,

then please feel free to leave

me a comment with your Email address and I'll contact you with

information on how to join our wonderful group.

 The blog before me is Discover Ink by Ann Gerlach. Even if you are just starting here you can hop around from here.
The stamp I chose to showcase is Vivid Vases. You all know how much I like to paint images so this was just my type of stamp. The style for this first card is called Ombre which is basically going from light to dark or vice versa with a colour family. Doesn't it look great and also a good way to use the fringe scissors. The colours I have used are Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, and Pool Party. They are a good combo for this style.

  
For this second card I used the DSP Modern Medley. I know it is Vanilla based but I put it on white for some contrast. I stamped the vases on the paper and cut them out. I have used the new Arrows embossing folder

 thanks for hopping by. Now its time to hop on to Narelle's blog.
 I hope you enjoy this blog hop and find something you like in the new Occasions mini.