Blog Hop

I wanted to let you all know that our Stampin' Up! team - Stampers Anonymous - will be holding our first ever Blog Hop starting at 8.00 pm on Monday 30th November (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time). Fourteen of us will be showing you some totally AWESOME projects using products from the new Summer Mini Catalogue, including cards, scrapbook layouts and 3D items. It's going to be tons of fun and I hope you will be able to join us! You can join the fun from my blog and 'hop' on over to the other team members. You'll be able to get lots of inspiration and ideas.

Introducing

When the Spring Mini came out I saw this set and the sample alongside it in the catalogue and immediately knew that was what I was going to do for our baby thank yous.
So here is my effort.

Yes he's a fairly serious fellow - in fact this was his most common expression for the first four weeks. Now we are getting lots of lovely smiles. His eldest brother was the same - very serious.

I changed a few things around and took advantage of the ribbon bundle offer from September and used the Celery Grosgrain. I started out tying a bow and then realised it was going to be too thick to post so I did this faux bow. You open the flap to find the thank you inside. I also used the other stamp from the set for the invitations for the family to Josh's baptism.
This is the first batch to go out.

It will take me quite a while to get through all the thank yous - we have been showered with gifts, which is lovely. I intended to attach the little bunny from the Forest Friend stamp set punched and mounted on circles over the bottom right hand corner of the photo but totally forgot. So to add the baby touch I stamped the envelopes with the giraffe from Wild About You. Stampin Up! envelopes are so smooth, white and crisp I feel I'm wasting using them if I don't stamp on them. If you've never tried SU! envelopes I highly recommend them.

tonights class

These gorgeous wallets are what we are making at tonight's class. You can fit a set of cards or 8 wrapped chocolates in - Yum! There are still a few spaces so email me if you'd like to come.

These wallets can be adapted to suit any occasion. I love the cute paper from the Good Morning Sunshine DS Paper set. So I used it to make this wallet.


And inside....


I didn't realise it's been so long between posts - this may be the reason.....

cute isn't he!

butterfly note pad

I am so sad about the Spring mini catalogue going at the end of the month as I love so many of the stamps in there - thankfully I have all the ones I love so that's okay but don't miss out if you haven't!
One I've used so many times is this one Great Friend.
At another team meeting Ruth showed us how to make this cute little note holder. You'll have to imagine it full - a very cute gift to someone that would last them a while. I thought I loved cutting but now I know Ruth must really love cutting as this little embellishment involved a lot of cutting - but it is beautiful isn't it?

scallop square punch

This is a card we made at our latest team mini meeting. I love these meetings - they are a great time of chatting, crafting and eating!
My friend Karen had this as a make and take for us all.
Isn't it gorgeous!

It uses the Scallop Square Punch which you can get free until Dec 14th with an order of $85 from the Christmas Gift Giving Guide (scroll down for details), the Parisian Breeze DS paper which is only available until the end of the month, a Felt Fusion flower and brad.

If you'd like to come to these meetings to see what being a demo is about email me.

a good day to craft

Considering it is supposed to get to 37C today and it is already showing 38.4C on my outside thermometer (in the shade) it is a good day for crafting - too hot to iron, too hot to hang washing, what else is there to do?

These are a couple of cards using things I had stamped a while ago so they are retired now but before Josh was born I think my nesting came out in the form of cleaning up my bag of unfinished projects.

Hope if it's hot where you are you can be inside in the air con too!

Christmas Promo

Stampin' Up! have released a Gift Giving Guide with great suggestions for the Neighbours, Card makers, Stocking Stuffers, Scrapbookers and Kids and Teens. The promotion that goes with this is with every $85 spent on items from the guide and you can choose either the Scallop Square Punch OR the Boho Blossoms Punch FREE! (value$30.95)

Things on the Guide include
Simply Scrappin Kits $36.95 each
I Wish
Petal party
Rock-A-Bye Girl
Rock-A-Bye Boy
Sweet Nothings
Hoppy Memories

Cardstock
Real red 12"1x 12" $14.50
Kiwi kiss A4 $10.50
Whisper White A4 $13.50
Bold Brights A4 Assorted $14.50

Ribbon
Old Olive 5/8" $14.95
Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped $19.50
Dress Up Originals $24.95
Valet Ribbon Originals $24.95
Pigtails Originals $24.95

Punches
Curly Label Punch Bundle $65.95
Spiral Punch $20.95

Stamps
From the Kitchen of $52.95
Just Jawing $45.95

Accessories
Small Flat cellophane bags $7.50
Cutter Kit $33.95
Button latte $15.50
Button Bouquet $15.50
On Board Art Journal $13.50

Kits p142 - 143
Thanks x 2 Simply Sent Card Elements & More $48.95
More Thoughts $83.95
2U Simply Sent Card Elements & More $48.95
No One Like You $83.95

Markers
Real Red Marker $5.75
Brilliant Blue Marker $5.75
Glorious Green $5.75

Email me to place an order!