Snow Swirled ~ Iced Chocolate!

It seems I am finding it hard to keep away from Chocolate

this year as I create yummy Christmas cards

with my favourite Christmas stamp set

Snow Swirled.

Combining Chocolate Chip with Baja Breeze, white embossed snowflakes, and wrapped up with a Baja Breeze bow, this card not only looks a treat, but will be sure to stand out amongst the many cards on the mantel piece this Christmas!

Like what you see...
I have 'Snow Swirled' featured in the month of July 2009
as my stamp set of the month where you can purchase it from me for the
special price of $39!
That's a saving of over 15%... we all love to save for Christmas!

This FRIDAY is your last chance to get Snow Swirled

at this fabulous price!

Don't miss out... email me today!

Stampin' & Scrapin' in the Mountains! July 09

WOW... I held my very first camp on the weekend at

Tamborine Mountain...

and it was soooo much fun!

The car tells it all really... we were in for a weekend of some serious stampin' and scrapin'.

(Yes it is true... I even took my filing cabinet with me!)

As I pulled up at Carla's house after weighing the barge down with my loaded ute... I sensed concern that we might not fit everything in... but alas, there is always the back seat to fill!

Off the two of us headed up the mountain for a weekend with friends, craft, meals cooked, no cleaning up, and no husbands or kids!!!!!!

Let the crafting begin...

Of course the hubby's and kids were only a phone call away,

and some sent little reminders just in case we forgot them...

Having time with friends and letting the creativity flow, what more could you ask for?

Oh I know... doing it all in the comfort of your PJ's of course!

Let's not let winter up the mountains stop us from wearing our trusty thongs either!

There were so many lovely projects made.

We even had a challenge donated by Print Blocks with great prizes... a big thanks to Print Blocks for their support of our camp and congrats on the great job everyone did who entered. (Sorry but I couln't fit all the entries in one photo so I took individual ones...

too many to put on here)

I would like to say a big thanks to Kirstine who has handed over the role of camp leader to me after many years of her doing such a great job, she helped guide me well into what I feel was

a wonderful weekend...

Thank you to Connie for these lovely 'My Art' display boards that she supplied for raffles...

Thanks to Debbie, for the gorgeous name tags that she made for each of us...

(Special thanks for them being soooo Stampin' Up!)

A massive thanks to Liz on behalf of everyone at camp for the wonderful donations she made of goodies bags for each of us as well as prizes throughout the weekend.

It was such a fantastic time, so many great moments, some good laughs, and lots of projects completed to take home... I couldn't wipe the smile from my face as I enjoyed my time up the mountains with such a lovely group of friends... and I still can't now!

Thanks to everyone who came... looking forward to camping with you all again next year!

Christmas Blitz ~ Stamp-a-stack Class!

Christmas... yes, it's not that far away!

Start getting ready by joining me on

Saturday the 1st August

12:30-4pm

(right before our Mini Catalogue Launch Party)

for a Christmas Blitz Stamp-a-Stack Class!

Create a dozen cards in 3 divine designs

and take home left over materials to make many more!

Cost: $25

Where? 40Exilis Street, Rochedale South

Bookings essential by this Friday 24th

Limited Places Available.

All you need is your Paper Trimmer, Scissors, and Adhesives.

We will be using my Stamp Set of the Month 'Snow Swirled' and new DS Paper being released that day in the Mini Catalogue.

Two lucky guests on the day will WIN a fantastic card keeper

to store their Christmas cards in!

Email me to secure your spot...

and remember, you can stay after for our Mini catalogue Launch party too!

INVITE: Spring Mini Catalogue Launch Party

As Spring is just around the corner....

Come and welcome it in at our combined

Spring Mini Catalogue

Launch Party!

Leonie and Ursula are coming
together to make it happen.

Get ready for
some serious FUN!!!

Come along and pick up
your copy of the new Mini at our Launch Party on
Saturday, 1st August at 4pm.

Enjoy nibblies, Coffee, Tea or punch while you check out all the new

Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue goodies.
You'll be able to join in a make-and-take (or two!); there will be Special Offers,
and you might even WIN a Lucky Door Prize!

Where? 40Exilis Street, Rochedale South

Cost: FREE! (includes a copy of the new Spring Mini Catalogue)

Bookings Essential by 24th July
Let us know if you'll be bringing a friend!

Phone or email to reserve your places
Leonie Conyers – 3409 5101 – leoniec77@hotmail.com

Ursula James - 3341 5498 - naturallyu01@hotmail.com

Snow Swirled ~ Bag-a-lope!

Check out this nifty bag made from a plain old envelope!

Whilst away on our Stampin' & Scrappin' in the Mountains Retreat over the weekend... I thought I would give this little project a go... discovering how to make this bag out of an envelope!

Making the most of my favourite stamp set this month, Snow Swirled, I decorated the envelope by stamping it all over before following the steps I have attached for you right here...

NOTE: If you are having trouble reading these instructions... please email me and I can email them to you clearer.

Topping the bag off I used some DS Paper from a new design 'Ski Slope' available in our new Spring Mini Catalogue available on the 1st August.

Remember If you like what you see...
I have 'Snow Swirled' featured in the month of July 2009
as my stamp set of the month where you can purchase it from me for the
special price of $39!
That's a saving of over 15%... we all love to save for Christmas!

Keep posted for more Snow Swirled!
Order your set today at my special price!

Carousel Note Handbag!

A beautiful handbag to keep your special treasures inside...

This neat little bag makes a gorgeous gift that you can add photos, notes, special memories etc inside and guarantee that the person you give it to will be delighted!

It is the newest addition to my class list available to book as of now....

The Carousel Note Handbag Class!

Included will be all the materials and instructions to create your own

Carousel Note Handbag including embellishments...

all you have to add is the treasures inside!

The cost for this class is $20.

Booking this class is easy... Just gather up some friends

(minimum group of 4),
pick a date and who's house the fun will be at,
and I will come to you!

My diary is quickly filling,
so jump on the phone, or email this blog to your Stampin' friends...
then give me a call and book it in!

Keep an eye out for any hostess bonus's I am offering... booking a class like this in your home entitles you to these as well!

Snow Swirled ~ photo/place card holder

Here's a quick project for you...

This neat little idea came from a swap at Convention also. It is a 50mm clip decorated to make a handy photo holder, name place holder, card holder, or even useful for display signs.

I have made mine as a photo holder for Christmas time... inspired by wanting to make something with my stamp set of the month

'Snow Swirled'

To decorate your 50mm clip all you need is a piece of Designer Series Paper 5cm x 7.5cm. Glue this to your clip. I use Power Pritt as it works best for me when gluing paper to metal. The DSP I have used for this one is from Holiday Treasures. Next, decorate the front with an embellishment... for mine I stamped the snowflake from

Snow Swirled and adhered it with a double layer of Dimensionals so it sat out nicely.

Finish your clip off with some ribbon and there you have it!

Remember If you like what you see...

I have 'Snow Swirled' featured in the month of July 2009

as my stamp set of the month where you can purchase it from me for the

special price of $39!

That's a saving of over 15%... we all love to save for Christmas!

Keep posted for more Snow Swirled!

Order your set today at my special price!

Colourful 'Snow Swirled'

Did I mention that it's only 5 months til Christmas?

4 months until we need to start posting out those lovely handmade cards?

I've been getting organised with my favourite Christmas Stamp Set this year...
Snow Swirled!

Snow Swirled is my Stamp Set of the month for July 2009

Here are some more inspirational ideas of how you can
make the most of the Snow Swirled stamp set found on
page 30 in the 09/10 Idea Book & Catalogue (RRP $45.95).

After I made my first Snow Swirled card with the Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip I thought... why stop there? I love this layout... and I love the In-Colours we have at the moment... so I made a couple more... this time with the Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss.

Christmas cards need to be simple and stunning... specially if you need to make a stack of them!

This card covers both...

Using a colour combination that has me in love... Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy, this card is cost effective and would delight any recipient. Out came the white embossing powder to get the snowflake effect on the Baja Breeze, and a crystal brad in the center of the scallop circle decoration and there you have it!

But wait there's more....

At our last Paper Angels meeting we made these cute little Top Note Gift bags in Baja Breeze & Not Quite Navy, decorated with the So Swirly Jumbo Wheel which goes great with Snow Swirled. When I sat the card next to it... they made a great match. Fill the bag with some homemade white Christmas or other goodies and what a lovely Christmas treat you have made for that someone special.

If you like what you see...
Start getting ready for Christmas just like me by purchasing 'Snow Swirled' in the month of July 2009 from me
for the special price of $39!
That's a saving of over 15%... we all love to save for Christmas!

Keep posted for more Snow Swirled!
Order your set today at my special price!

Rub-ons

Stampin' Up! Rub-Ons are easy to apply and add depth to any card stock, patterned paper, or stamped image.

Their are many eye-catching images designed to co-ordinate with many of the Stampin' Up! stamp sets. The intricate designs will guarantee to give your projects flair!

1) Cut out your chosen image from the image sheet.
2) Remove the backing sheet
3) Lay the image on your project where desired
4) Firmly rub the image with the round end of a bone scorer or use a paddle pop stick. This will transfer your image onto your project.
NOTE: You will see the image lifted away from the top sheet completely before peeling the top sheet off.

Rub-Ons can be used on paper and most nonporous surfaces, including glass, photos, candles… let your imagination go wild!

Rub-Ons can be found on page 139. Planter Box & Laughter and Love $19.95 include 2 sheets per pack, 1 in white and 1 in choc chip. Bright Delights are $21.95 including 2 multicoloured sheets featuring 4 colours.

Style Watch Colour Combo packs

Colour Combo packs do the thinking for you.
Create beautifully co-ordinated projects with this wonderful pack
where the colour is already worked out for you!

Included in each pack:

* ½ pack of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper of your choice
* 12x co-ordinating A4 cardstock
(3 of each of the 4 colours included in your chosen DSP)
* 4 meters of co-ordinating Assorted Ribbons
(1m of each of the colours in your chosen DSP)

$19.50

Sticky Note Holders

This novel idea came about from a swap at

Convention in Canberra earlier this year.

(Thank you to who made them, but sorry I don't know who you are)

I have been making them and sharing them with my hostesses, and at workshops ever since... and by popular request I have the instructions here for you so you can make them too...

You won't believe how easy it is...

From an A4 page of card you can make 3 holders. Cut your card in the landscape position at 9cm so that you have a piece of card 9cm x 21cm. Now score your card in the landscape position at 9 cm, 10cm, and 11cm. Between the 3 score lines you need to snip or cut 2 cuts. For the holders I have made with a ribbon band I have made these two cuts at 3cm and 6cm. For the ones without ribbon such as the owl one, I have made these 2 snips at 2cm and 4cm. Take note of your card though, you will have a larger side and smaller side from where your score lines are... the larger side is the base. After creating your two cuts attach sticky strip to the inside of the 10cm and 11cm score lines, being careful not to put any sticky strip

between the two cuts.

Now stick this to the base and there you have it!

Decorate as you please... here are a few of the ones I have made lately...

What a fabulous gift idea!

July is the month to 'Snow Swirled' (Stamp set of the month!)

July means that Christmas is only 5 months away!

4 months until we start posting out all the lovely handmade Christmas cards

we have made for our friends and family!

I've started getting organised with my favourite Christmas Stamp Set this year...

Snow Swirled!

Introducing to you the stamp set of the month for July 2009... Snow Swirled!

Over the month of July I will share with you lots of inspirational ideas of how you can

make the most of the Snow Swirled stamp set found on

page 30 in the 09/10 Idea Book & Catalogue (RRP $45.95).

If you like what you see...

Start getting ready for Christmas just like me
by purchasing 'Snow Swirled' in the month of July 2009 from me

for the special price of $39!

That's a saving of over 15%... we all love to save for Christmas!

Here is the first card I made with Snow Swirled...

Colours used are Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip. I love Chocolate & Christmas... so swaying away from the traditional Christmas colours I thought I'd add a splash of Chocolate. This is a great card you could mass produce for a stack of Christmas cards ready to post.

Something a little softer...

Reaching into my Soft Subtles collection I pulled out Certainly Celery & Bashful Blue for this one. Teaming them up with Kraft... I was pretty happy with the result. The tree was stamped in Bashful Blue and I used my Certainly Celery Marker to colour near the big swirls after stamping.

Keep posted for more Snow Swirled!

Order your set today at my special price!

Hostess eyes only!!!!

Stampin' Up! hostesses can enjoy a fun get-together with family and friends sharing the joy of creativity. I come to your place and present to you creative projects, everyone who comes along can make a project to take home with them, and hostesses have the opportunity to earn

FREE stamps and products.

Even more special... the stamps hostesses have the opportunity to earn are for hostesses only!

Below I have made a card for a friends birthday using the hostess only stamp set Echoes of Kindness. I have teamed it up with hostess only Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper.

By having a few friends around you could earn Paper and/or stamps

such as these for yourself for FREE.

You also have the opportunity to earn FREE Stampin' dollars to spend on anything you wish from the catalogue.

In June and July qualifying hostesses can earn an extra $40 added to the already fantastic hostess bonus's... see here for more info about this wonderful offer!

Then.... there is also my hostess bonus prize draw!

Check out my latest prize...

HOST a workshop or class in the months July/August/September

and go in the draw to

WIN a stamp set of your choice to the value of $50!

WOW... not only do you get to have lots of fun with your friends...

you get the special treatment of being the hostess...

call me now with a date in mind...

I'm looking forward to sharing Stampin' Up! with you!

Hostess Prize Winner

A huge Thank you to all the wonderful Hostesses who held a workshop or class in the months of April/May/June.

All of your names went into the draw to

WIN a Fiskars Paper Cutter
as featured on page 155, valued at $39.95.

Mark did the honors last night of drawing a winner...

And the winner of the Fiskars Paper Cutter is...

CONGRATULATIONS KELLY!

I will be dropping your new Paper Cutter off to you in the next day or two.

Keep tuned for my new Hostess Prize Incentive for holding a workshop or class in July/August/September... you could be my next lucky winner!