Trish Myers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KRISTII

2012-01-30T23:04:00.002+10:00

Saturday was Kristii's birthday and we celebrated with a night out to dinner at The Malt Bar in Brisbane City. Paul had done a job at mate's rates for someone who has a limo business so we were treated to a special drive into the city.

Food was absolutely delicious and would highly recommend the restaurant to anyone who needs somewhere 'spesh' in Bris Vegas to take that certain someone.

Okay here's what you have been waiting for .... a card .... first one for the year!

Cardstock used is Stampin' Up! Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink and Cool Caribbean (retired but still have a stash). The flowers were made using the Trio of Flowers punch (also retired). The dressmakers form is from the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge and the Fanciful Flourish is from Cheery Lynn Designs. I've used a die from MFT called Framed Greetings and the Reverse Wonky Rectangles by Nestabilities on which I sponged Early Espresso ink around the edge. The sentiment is quote by coco Chanel and I typed it on the computer.

Enjoy.

2012 SALE-A-BRATION IS UNDERWAY

2012-01-24T16:31:00.002+10:00

Just a reminder that 2012 Sale-a-bration starts today!

There are extra free goodies up for grabs this year. Besides the beautiful stamp sets on offer, we also have a gorgeous Designer Series Paper pack and aco-ordinating Brad and Ribbon Bundle. To qualify for the free goodies, all youhave to do is place a $100.00 order (before postage). You can view theSale-a-bration Mini by clicking right here.

Email me to place your orders.

Happy Stamping!

CHRISTMAS IS DONE AND DUSTED

2011-12-27T18:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone

Firstly I want to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas! I had the best of intentions to post a little something on Christmas day but it didn't happen. We have been out and about since last Friday and finally had my family gathering here yesterday and now it is all done and dusted .... the cooking, the cleaning, the cooking, the cleaning, the cooking, the cleaning and the cleaning and the cleaning ... hahahahaha! Don't ya just luv Christmas!

Here's a couple of photos for you and I will finish with a different version of the sleigh card that I showed you a few days ago.

Here's Harvey with his first ever Christmas pressie from Granny and Gramps!

What was inside ... a gorgeous musical snow globe ... the snow swirls when the music plays. We also bought him a book ... Twas the Night Before Christmas ... an old favourite.

Here's our family photo for this year ... note the boy's blue steel looks :) Two new additions this year .. Harvey .. of course and Lindsey, Jay's girlfriend .. welcome Lindsey and Harvey.

And finally the card.

That's it for now ... I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and here's to a Happy New Year!

DIORAMA CARD 2011

2011-12-20T21:00:00.000+10:00

I first made one of these cards back in 2009 and vowed I wouldn't do any more but I wanted to make a couple of special cards this year for some friends so decided to have another try. Here is the result and way different variation on the original.

I actually sat down and made four of them and had heaps of fun but have to say that I am now officially well and truly over making Christmas Cards :)

Enjoy!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

2011-12-17T22:05:00.000+10:00

Twelve months ... gone by in a flash. I think because we were waiting for the birth of our first grandchild!! And here he is ... Harvey Joseph Myers age 4 months.

Isn't he just sooo cute .. the very best gift anyone has ever given us .. this Christmas will be extra special!

Here's our tree this year! Pretty much the same as last year really but it looks so pretty with the lights on and all the pressies underneath.

Merry Christmas everyone!

TOP NOTE SLEIGH

2011-12-17T21:52:00.000+10:00

I've been doing a bit of creating with friends recently and this card is a copy of my friend Francie's card which she cased from somewhere on the net. I've made some changes to hers and she made changes to the original.

Colours are Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip. I've used the Swirls Scribbles and Lots of Tags Sizzlit Dies, Cottage Cutz and Memory Box Dies for the pressies, Oval Punch and the greeting is from Best Yet which is now retired. Gotta love the new Champagne Stampin Glass Glitter which adorns the sleigh and the sleigh is made with the Top Note Die.The paper is from Jolly Holiday DSP also retired ... it was a gorgeous range of papers and I still have a whole pack in my stash. I've also used a fabulous Cuttlebug Folder on the sleigh and also on the Very Vanilla Background called Flourishes .... I think!

Happy Christmas to you all!

OOOPS .... ALMOST FORGOT THE SUMMER MINI

2011-12-01T07:25:00.000+10:00

What was I thinking ... a new Mini Catalogue and I forgot to tell you about it.

Click on the photo above and it will take you to the Mini online where you will be able to view all the gorgeous new images, papers, accessories and jewellery ... yes jewellery!

Have fun!

DECEMBER FRENZY

2011-12-01T06:53:00.000+10:00

Got some things on your wish list!!! There is still time to get them off the list and wrapped and under the tree just in time for Christmas and during December there are a few great bargains to be had with Stampin' Up! offering some special products at up to 50% off during December Frenzy!

Item	Page	Description	Discount	Retail Price	Sale Price
120597	22	Welcome Christmas Clear-Mount Set	50%	$39.95	$19.98
121584	22	Welcome Christmas Wood-Mount Set	50%	$49.95	$24.98
117715	28	I {Heart} Hearts Wood-Mount Set	40%	$42.95	$25.77
121528	35	Got Treats Wood-Mount Set	40%	$40.95	$24.57
117699	42	Something Sweet Wood-Mount Set	40%	$44.95	$26.97
116686	46	For Everything Wood-Mount Set	40%	$47.95	$28.77
119163	67	Cottage Garden Wood-Mount Set	50%	$32.95	$16.48
121508	72	Every Moment Wood-Mount Set	40%	$31.95	$19.17
121480	74	Awash with Flowers Wood-Mount Set	40%	$71.95	$43.17
121522	75	Friends Never Fade Wood-Mount Set	50%	$31.95	$15.98
120618	75	Friends Never Fade Clear-Mount Set	40%	$25.95	$15.57
121600	75	Ornate Blossom Wood-Mount Set	40%	$19.95	$11.97
123551	88	Clearly For You Wood-Mount Set	40%	$47.95	$28.77
123848	96	Chloe Stampin Around Builder Wheel	40%	$9.95	$5.97
116911	126	Padded Envelopes (3)	40%	$6.50	$3.90
119263	138	Poppy Parade 1/2'' Stitched-Poly Ribbon	30%	$16.95	$11.87
119267	138	Blushing Bride 1/2'' Stitched-Poly Ribbon	30%	$16.95	$11.87
119731	143	Regals Flower Brads	30%	$16.95	$11.87
119730	143	Neutrals Flower Brads	30%	$16.95	$11.87
118762	146	Distressing Essentials	30%	$37.95	$26.57
103179	149	Craft & Rubber Scissors	30%	$37.95	$26.57
112531	149	Circle Scissor Plus Glass Mat	30%	$37.95	$26.57

Stocks are limited so don't think about things for toooooooooo long :)

Happy Stampin'

ANNUAL CALENDAR CLASS

2011-11-29T20:34:00.000+10:00

Each year I do a Calendar Class and they have proven to be popular. I was a bit worried about this year's calendar as last year's was soooo pretty but I decided to go a little bit more funky/retro to last year's and this is how it turned out.

Here's a close up:

I have used the Domestic Goddess Designer Series Papers together with Calypso Coral card stock and Calypso Coral Ruffled ribbon. I've also used the Word Window, Designer Label, Large Oval, Scallop Oval and Scallop Edge Border punches. Other tools used were 18 gauge jewellery wire and jewellery tools, Crop-a-dile and Corner Chomper and a Sizzix Frame and Frame Back, Scallop Bigz Die.

It's a little funky/retro ... don't you think ... let me know!

WHITE ON WHITE CARD CLASS

2011-11-28T21:33:00.000+10:00

A few weeks back I did a 'White on White' Christmas Card Class. Here are the two cards that we made.

As you can see we've used quite a few different products to achieve an effective look. All products are Stampin' Up!. Stripes Embossing Folder, Ornament Punch, Lace Ribbon Border, Tags Till Christmas and Christmas Greetings stamp sets, Pearl Basic Jewels and Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon.

On the next card we used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Petals-a-Plenty embossing Folder on the Chrissie Trees and these trees were punched using the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. The greeting was once again from Christmas Greetings, Rhinestone Basic Jewels and the ribbon is the 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! SETS FOR SALE

2011-11-08T11:06:00.003+10:00

Hello

I have the following Stampin’ Up! stamp sets for sale. They are all retired and not available any more so before I put them up on EBAY I thought I would post them here. Most of the sets are half price or less; some are pre-loved and some are still in original condition and not even mounted. Prices do not include postage; I will work this out once I have your address etc. You should be able to get an idea of what each stamp set looks like by clicking on the following link

Splitcoast Stampers Stampin' Up! Gallery

and going down to the Stampin’ Up! Gallery – Alphabetical by name.

Okay here they are:

AUSTRALIAN SETS

Fun and Fast Notes = $30.00

Say it with Scallops = $10.00

Party Punch = $ $10.00

Happy Everything = $10.00

Pick a Petal = $25.00

Eat Cake = $20.00

Occasional Greetings = $25.00

Shapes and Shadows = $ 20.00

Boho Backgrounds = $10.00

Wonderful Words = $20.00

Bella Toile (background stamp) = $15.00

Baroque (background stamp) = $15.00

Basic Phrases = $ 20.00

Cute and Curly = $10.00

Big Deal Alphabet and Big Deal Numbers = $50.00

Hello Again and Retro Remix matching Stampin’ Around Wheel = $15.00

One of a Kind = $15.00

Scribble Jumbo Wheel = $5.00

Daisy Dash Jumbo Wheel = $5.00

Fast Flowers Standard Wheel = $5.00

HOSTESS SETS

Punch Potpourri = $10.00

For a Friend = $10.00

Punches Three = $10.00

Afterthoughts = $10.00

Live Like You Mean It = $10.00

Love & Care = $20.00

Punched Posies = $ 20.00

From the Garden = $ 20.00

Both Way Blossoms = $20.00

SALE-A-BRATION SETS

Punch Bunch = $5.00

Birthday Whimsy = $5.00

So Very = $5.00

Good Neighbours = $5.00.00

Bliss Wood Mounted = $5.00

Bliss unmounted = $5.00

Vintage Labels = $5.00

US SETS

Alphabet Stew = $25.00

Just B = $35.00

Peaceful Season = $ 35.00 – Christmas set

Amazing to Zany = $25.00

Letter Patterns = $20.00

Big Birthday Candles = $25.00

Big Blossom = $15.00

Paradise = $15.00

Please email me privately if you are interested in any of the above sets.

10% OFF SELECTED BIG SHOT PRODUCTS

2011-11-01T22:30:00.000+10:00

For the month of November only, receive 10% off the following Stampin' Up! Dies and Embossing Folders:

Contact me to place your order.

TWO CARDS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY

2011-10-21T14:47:00.001+10:00

At long last I am over the awful cold that I picked up about 4 weeks ago. It has taken forever to leave my system so I am now back to creating.

Here's the first of two cards that I have created. This one is for my friend Kerrie whose birthday it is today .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERRIE!

The stamped image is Gracefully Wired from Impresssion Obsession and the greeting is from Just Rite Rubber Stamps and I've used some Nesties as well.

Now the second card is for our friend Lynn who turned 50 on the 3rd of October .. yes same day as mine and tomorrow we are off to celebrate with her .. belatedly :)

It's very girlie and I'm really happy with how it turned out except for one small thing!!! Lynn is really a turquoise girl and this card is all pink but I just could NOT find the right papers in her fave colour :(

The main image is My Mother's Dress by Inkadinkadoo which I only acquired several months ago. I've always loved it and it is now finally part of my 'collection" and the greeting is from Hero Arts. Once again I have used some Nestabilities here too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS!

A SNEAK PEAK ... PLUS BUY IT NOW

2011-10-01T08:50:00.003+10:00

Christmas is just around the corner and Stampin' Up! is celebrating a little earlier with a special opportunity for all of their customers.

Christmas is just around the corner and Stampin' Up! is celebrating October with a special Christmas promotion for customers. The above goodies are featured in the Summer Mini due for release on December 1^st, but during the month of October, you will be able to purchase both the Stitched Stockings stamp set and Stocking Tag punch a little earlier. Or if you host a workshop during October that reaches sales of $450.00 or more, you get both of them for free on top of your normal hostess benefits. This also applies to catalogue workshops and my stamp club.

More details of the promotion can be found HERE.

Contact me to order yours today.

Cheers

TWO MORE MALE CARDS FOR YOU

2011-09-08T17:24:00.000+10:00

Look a little added bonus for you as I did make some other cards for show and tell on the day.

I love the simplicity of this card and it's really easy to make. The greeting is from Occasional Greetings and a little sneak peek of the new Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon. Card stock colours are Basic Grey, Basic Black, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler. I have used the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and the Scallop Edge and Corner Rounder punches.

Once again on this card I have used the Square Lattice embossing folder. Card colour is Marina Mist and Whisper White. The DSP is from the Brights Paper Stacks and the stamp sets used were On Your Birthday and Seaworthy. I have used the Modern Label, Large Oval, 1.3/8" Circle and Scallop Punches and the ribbon is 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain.

MALE CARD CLASS .. CARD TWO

2011-09-07T17:24:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone

Bet ya thought I would forget :)

Okay here are the details. I have used cards and inks in Early Espresso, River Rock, Cajun Craze, Night of Navy and Very Vanilla. The stamp sets are Occasional Greetings (retired) and Extreme Elements. I also used the Hearts and Brackets Bigz Die (now retired) and the small and large star punches (also retired ... very sad really as I love my star punches .. mayve SU will bring out a Star Bigz Die here in Aus to replace them!) The ribbon on the card is Night of Navy 5/8" Grosgrain .. yep retired. You have to remember I did this class on the 29th August, so all of the above was still current.

MALE CARD CLASS

2011-09-06T16:46:00.001+10:00

Last Monday I had a class at home and the ladies all made two male cards. They could be for Father's Day or birthdays, it was up to them. This is the first card that I had made as a sample for them to follow:

The stamp sets used were Broadsheet Alphabet, Woodgrain and Oval All. Colours are Soft Suede and Early Espresso in both card and inks .. oh and I also used some Whisper White and River Rock card as well. Punches used were 1.1/4" Square, Large, Scallop and Extra-Large Ovals. The little bit of scalloped card you see under FATHER is from the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die.

Be back tomorrow with the second card.

HAPPY IDEA BOOK AND CATALOGUE NEW YEAR

2011-09-01T08:00:00.001+10:00

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to a brand new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.

With a new year comes a brand new promotion as well and for those of you who were thinking that you might like to join up then this is the promotion for you.

Join during the month of September and you will have two kit options to choose from!

1. Join with the Mini Starter kit for just $169. It’s filled with products and business tools valued at $310!

Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
A4 Smooth Card Stock Assortment
Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*
Notes Cards (20)
Clear-Mount Block C
Blender Pen (1)
SNAIL Adhesive
Business supplies

OR

2. Join with the NEW Starter Kit which is valued at $610 AND for the month of September you’ll get 20% off the normal kit price of $289 that works out to $231.20 .. amazing value!

If you would like to join up now, then just head on over to my Demonstrator Business Website click on the JOIN THE FUN button at the bottom of my home page and join immediately, it's as simple as that.

If you don't have your copy of the beautiful new catalogue, then email me here.

Happy stamping!

HARVEY'S BABY CARD

2011-08-25T14:38:00.000+10:00

Sorry I'm a few days late with Harvey's Baby Card but here it is for you now.

I've used the same papers and card as I did on the Baby Shower card. The paper range is called Animal Stackers by Three Bugs in a Rug and card is all Stampin' Up! I have used a multitude of Stampin' Up! punches and the font is the Stampin' Up! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlets Die.The grass was created using a Cricut Cartridge and I used a long Rectangles Nestability die as well.

Enjoy!

HI EVERYONE ... I'M A NANNA

2011-08-23T16:33:00.001+10:00

Our brand new baby Grandson, Harvey Joseph Myers was born on Monday 22nd August at 6.55pm and weighed 8lb 4oz. He's absolutely gorgeous and we love him to bits.

Proud Nanna with her little Cutie Pie

Isn't he just soooo precious!

And what's a post without a card ... here's the card I made for Harvey's baby shower. I did make him the cutest Giraffe card but forgot to take a photo. I will do that when I next visit him and post it for you.

There is a zoo theme in his nursery so I have followed through with the theme on his cards and with his gifts. If anyone wants to know anything about the card, email me and I will post the details.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY CLASS

2011-08-02T15:59:00.000+10:00

Well as promised here are some photos of my 'Christmas Countdown Calendar' Christmas in July class. Everyone received half a kit of the 'Christmas Cheer' Simply Scrappin' Kit and they made the countdown calendar, a card and a box to put the countdown dates in.

Here's a close up of the Christmas Tree.

I made two calendars and the girls chose which design they wanted to make. Here's the other design and it's really very cute. After I uploaded it I realised that it doesn't have the covered clip or date on it ... sorry!

and here's a close up of Santa.

The whole class consisted of Stampin' Up! products apart from a Nestabilities Labels 2 die which was used on the Christmas Tree Calendar, a Celco Bulldog Clip from Woolworths and the silver bells and silver stars which were purchased from Spotlight.

I also used quite a few Stampin' Up! punches:

Full Heart, Heart to Hearts; 1/4", 1/2", 1.1/4", 1.3/8" Circles and 1.3/4" Scallop Circle, Large Tag, Ornament, Boho Blossoms and the Five Petal Flower Punches.

and of course ...Box No. 2 Bigz Die, Dazzling Diamonds and 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon. BTW the "Days until ..." words were printed from the computer. I think that covers everything!

Enjoy!

SAY GOODBYE

2011-08-01T07:19:00.000+10:00

It'as time to say goodbye to some wonderful Stampin' Up! products. The Retirement List is available and remember everything on the list is only available until the end of August or while stocks last.

Here's where you can view the RETIREMENT LIST

If you would like to order anything, just send me an email and also contact me if you would like to order your copy of the 2011/2012 Idea Book and Catalogue.

COUNTDOWN CALENDAR AND RETIRED LIST

2011-07-28T22:24:00.000+10:00

Hey Everyone

Just thought I would do a little peep show of my Christmas in July class this year ... but that's all, just a peep :)

Now I actually made two calendars, a box and a Christmas card and all the supplies were from the Christmas Cheer Simply Scrappin' kit. but I can't show you the completed items till after Saturday.

Just a reminder that the Retired List will be out on Monday and this kit will be on the list so it will only be available until 31st August or while stocks last. Pop back on Monday to see the full list and if you want anything on there you had better be fast and email me as products on the list are only available while stocks last.

Also if you want anything from the current mini then you only have until Sunday morning to place an order with me.

Stay tuned!

OOPS FORGOT TO SHARE A CARD

2011-07-27T15:41:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone

I've been absent for awhile AGAIN but after Greg's 60th I was busy working on my Christmas in July class. I will post photos of the projects next week but in the meantime here is the card that I made for Greg.

Don't you thinnk it's appropriate seeing that we went to the Margaret River Wine Region in WA for his birthday.

The wine bottle was found on the internet and the papers I have had some time and the 60th diecut I purchased at a Craft Show last year.The only stamping is from a clear stamp that I found in my stash and you can see it on the personalised wine label, over the '60' and down the side of the card.

Happy Stamping

GIFT WITH PURCHASE PROMOTION

2011-07-01T13:12:00.001+10:00

Yay ... it's time for another fabulous Stampin' Up! Promotion and this one is a gift with purchase promotion.

Promotion Details:

Spend $100 and receive an exclusive product bundle valued at $31.95!

Bundle includes:

White 1/4″ (6 mm) grosgrain ribbon with repetitive flower designs. Approximately 13.7 m
48 flower buttons -16 each of 3 colours (Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Pacific Point) measuring pproximately 1/2″ (1.3 cm).

Gotta love the colours, aren't they gorgeous. All you have to do is place $100.00 order with me to earn your gift with purchase.

Happy Stampin'

TWO BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

2011-06-27T22:18:00.000+10:00

Well here we are back from our holiday in Perth and Margaret River. We had a lovely 10 days in WA .. the extra two due to volcanic ash!!!

We are celebrating a couple of birthdays this week. First up is Jackson my step grandson who will be turning 15 on Thursday and it is a double celebration as my DH is celebrating his birthday on Thursday as well and he wil be turning 60... omg ... 60 .... SIX OH!!!! I'm going to be married to an old fart .. roflol!

At this stage I'm only going to share Jackson's birthday card with you. I made it on a recent weekend away with friends and this card was mostly created with borrowed items from my good friend Belinda who loaned me some paper and cards.

The papers used on this card were from Kaisercraft but I have no idea what the range was and I believe that card is Bazzill. The stamped images are from Stampin' Up! as are the star punches and the star brad. I have used a Nesties Label and the Star Border and the Notebook Edge are both from MFT.

Happy Birthday Jackson and stay tuned for Greg's 60th card.

Happy Stampin"

DEALS OF THE WEEK ... LUCKY LAST

2011-05-26T15:21:00.000+10:00

Deals of the Week

This week's deals:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
113838	62	Right on Track Stampin' Around Wheel	$11.95	$8.37
115619	68	Retro Remix Stampin Around Wheel	$11.95	$8.37
119975	134	Vintage Type Rub-Ons	$15.95	$11.17
118760	134	Play Date Rub-Ons	$16.95	$11.87

FRANCIE'S BIRTHDAY CARD

2011-05-22T16:10:00.000+10:00

How fast does time go by? Francie had her birthday while I was away at Stampin' Up! Convention in Melbourne so we went out for dinner last Friday night to celebrate belatedly.

Unfortunately the main picture of the card is not quite as good as the close up of the butterfly that follows.

The paper used on this card is Twig from Little Yellow Bicycle and the card stock was from Bazzil. Stamp set is from Verve Stamps and the dies are My Favorite Things and Nestabilities. The little leaf is from the Stampin' Up! Owl Punch and the butterflies were created using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigs Die by Stampin' Up! You really need this die, so please email me to order your very own :) The lingerie ribbon was a gift from my friend Kerrie and the Linen Thread, Old Olive Button and Pearls are all from Stampin' Up! Ink colours were Cool Carribean, Night of Navy and Old Olive.

CONVENTION GIFT

2011-05-18T20:58:00.000+10:00

Thought you might like to see a convention gift that I made for a friend.

This is a little Surprise Present box that we made during one of our team meet ups and I recreated it for a gift for a Stampin' Up! mate.

I have used Elegant Soiree DSP and the co-ordinating card colours are Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and Night of Navy. Punches used were Scallop Oval, Decorative Label, Word Window, Two Step Bird and Boho Blossoms. Also used the Little Leaves Sizzlits Die and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments. The word "Friends" I purchased from Loot Homewares.

DEALS OF THE WEEK ... NO. THREE

2011-05-18T17:04:00.000+10:00

Are you ready for another weekly bonus offer?

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required.* Now is the time to stock up on your favourite products!

Be sure to hurry and purchase each week’s deals early on so you don’t miss out! When the new week’s deals start up each Wednesday at midnight, the last week’s deals are over . . . forever!

This week’s deals:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
119750	137	Daffodil Delight 5/8” (1.6 cm) Satin Ribbon	$16.95	$11.87
119963	137	Certainly Celery 3/8” (1 cm) Taffeta Ribbon	$12.95	$9.07
109112	139	Square Fire Rhinestone Brads	$19.95	$13.97
109113	139	Square Ice Rhinestone Brads	$19.95	$13.97

Remember, there is no limit to the number of Deals of the Week items you may purchase and this deal finishes Tuesday 24th May at 11.30pm.

DEALS OF THE WEEK .. WEEK TWO

2011-05-11T18:51:00.000+10:00

Are you ready for some weekly surprises? You may have seen our ad in the May issue of your favourite crafting magazine letting you know that throughout the month of May, we are bringing you a new deal on our exclusive products every week!

Check out the Stampin' Up website every Wednesday in May, and get up to 40% off a selection of incredible products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue!

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required.* Now is your time to stock up on your favourite products!

Be sure to hurry and purchase each week’s deals early on so you don’t miss out! When the new week’s deals start up each Wednesday at midnight, the last week’s deals are over . . . forever!

This week’s deals:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
120963	142	Stampin Pastels New Color Kit (19)	$28.50	$22.80
115957	151	Thanks Embosslits Die	$21.95	$17.56
114513	151	Sweetest Stem Embosslits Die	$21.95	$17.56
113483	155	Pennant Bigz XL Die	$74.95	$59.96

I'm away in Melbourne for a few days at the SU Convention. If you want to order anything just email your order through to me.

Happy stampin'

Trish

SHABBY CHIC CLASS

2011-05-10T19:39:00.000+10:00

I've been busy the last couple of weeks prepping for my Shabby Chic Class. It was hard coming up with designs for this class as I was hoping and praying that we would get the beautiful Springtime Vintage DSP in the Aussie SAutumn/Winter Mini, but alas that did not happen soI had to come up with my own DSP .. well not sure if that happened either, but here are the results.

This is my Blue Shabby Chic card. I used Elements of Design stamp set as the main stamp set for this card and the card colours are Marina Mist, Confetti White and Daffodil Delight. I also used Teeny Tiny Sentiments and Perfect Punches stamp sets. Punches were Large Scallop Oval, Small Scallop and the decorative Label Punches. You can see Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder and the ribbon is the Whisper White Organza Ribbon. Ink colours are Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi.

Now here is my Pink Shabby Chic Card.

This photo is not so good but card colours are Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White as are the ink colours. I have used the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and punches are 1.3/8", 1.1/4", Word Window and Modern Label. Sizzlets were Floral Fusion, Little Leaves and the PUnch Windows Magnetic Movers and Shapers Moveable Pieces. You will also see the Scallop Circle BIgz Die and the doiley is one that I purchased myself.Ribbon is Pretty in Pink Taffeta and I've used the Basic Pearls to finish the card off.

BTW ... I also produced quite a few extras fo the Pink Shabby Chic card and am using them for some of my 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention Swaps. I leave for Convention tomorrow and am looking forward to a few sneak peeks for upcoming 2011/2012 Idea Book and Catalogue.

THEY'RE BACK ... DEALS OF THE WEEK

2011-05-01T10:13:00.000+10:00

Are you ready for some weekly surprises?

You may have seen the Stampin' Up! ad in the May issue of your favourite crafting magazine letting you know that throughout the month of May, we are bringing you a new deal on our exclusive products every week! Check the Stampin' Up! website every Wednesday in May, and get up to 40 percent off a selection of incredible products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue!

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required.* Now is your time to stock up on your favourite products!

Be sure to hurry and purchase each week's deals early on so you don't miss out! When the new week's deals start up each Wednesday at midnight, the last week's deals are over . . . forever!

This week's deals:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
121578	37	Tag Alongs Wood-Mount Set	$31.95	$19.17
120468	59	More Monkey Accessories Clear-Mount Set	$23.95	$14.37
121550	59	More Monkey Accessories Wood-Mount Set	$29.95	$17.97
120003	75	Cottage Garden Clear-Mount Set	$24.95	$14.97
119163	75	Cottage Garden Wood-Mount Set	$32.95	$19.77
121494	98	Compliments to the Chef Wood-Mount Set	$35.95	$21.57

The Deals of the Week promotion lasts 1-31 May.

If you are interested in any of the above, please contact me, to place your order.

*There is no limit to the number of Deals of the Week items you may purchase. However, if we run low on product we will return the product to full catalogue price before the end of the week. If this happens, we will announce it on the Stampin' Up! website homepage.

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE POST TODAY

2011-04-27T20:10:00.000+10:00

I'm so excited ... no it's not my invite to Will and Kate's wedding ... although I secretly wish it was ... it's my invite to Manager's Reception at the 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention in Melbourne in a couple of weeks. I achieved Manager status right at the last minute thanks to my good friend Tracy rejoining. Thanks Tracy :)

This can be my card of the week because I'm busy prepping for my upcoming class and also making swaps for Convention, which I can't show you right now. I have no idea who made all these invites, but lovely choice of colours don't you think .. Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant and Daffodil Delight and the stamp set is Eastern Blooms

I'm still excited about the Royal Wedding though as I have front row seats this Friday night thanks to my son ... thanks Jay Baby; we'll be watching it on his huge Plasma while he is off at a mate's place ... not by choice :)

60TH BIRTHDAY CARD

2011-04-15T15:19:00.000+10:00

Our friend Peter turns 60 next Monday and has always loved the beach and Combi's so this was the inspiration for this week's card.

The paper on this card is by Kaisercraft and the surfboards are from the matching 6x6 pack called Seaside Collection. I have used Stampin' Up! More Mustard, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla cardstock. I coloured the '60th' with Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy and I embellised the card with Stampin' Up! Hemp Twine and More Mustard Brads. I also used the Modern Label and Decorative Label punches and the Punch Windows Movers and Shapers die. The image of the Combi was sourced on the internet.

Happy 60th Pete!

STAMP CLUB IS OVER

2011-04-11T21:51:00.000+10:00

My 2010/2011 Stamp Club has now finished so I can share with you the little pressies that I made for the girlsas a thank you for participating in this year's club.

Each bag contained a little decorated clock from Ikea.

and a Stampin' Up! Stampin' Store container which had a Fry's Turkish Delight inside. Never throw out your empty button containers, they come in very handy.

Colours used in the gifts were Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. Buttons are all from the Brights Designer Buttons. Words of wisdom on the clock face are from Fifth Avenue Floral and I also used Upsy Daisy but it's very hard to see. I used the Large and Extra Large Scallop Circle Punches, Designer Label Punch and 1.1/4" adn 1.3/8" Circle Punches. I also used the Circles #2 Originals Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Pompom Trim.

Thank you so much for your support ladies, you helped me reach $20,000 in sales this year which makes it five years in a row that I have sold over $20,000.00. Very exciting!

Happy Stamping!

IT'S MY BABY'S BIRTHDAY

2011-04-08T08:13:00.001+10:00

I cannot believe that my beautiful baby daughter, Chelle Belle is 20 today, well at around 4pm this arvo she will be :) Can you see Sammy Puppy getting in on the action?

Love her new blue dressing gown, it came in pink also .... may have to make another trip back to the shops :)

Now here's her card.

The paper is from the Brights DSP Patterns Stack and the button is from the Brights Designer Buttons. I created the cake using my Cricut Celebrations cartridge and the greeting is from Verve Stamps. I also used the Scallop Square Bigs die and some Nesties. The cake is embossed with the Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and other cardstock colours are Bashful Blue and Melon Mambo. The swirly stamp in the background is one I borrowed from a friend. Oh and you can also see a bit of Linen Thread and a touch of bling, not too mention some black ribbon and acetate which is almost invisible!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHELSEA JANE!

AUTUMN - WINTER 2011 MINI CATALOGUE

2011-04-01T07:18:00.000+10:00

Good Morning

It's a beautiful, crisp morning here in sunny Queensland and I'm off on my morning walk shortly but before I go I just thought I would share with you the .....

the gorgeous 2011 Autumn - Winter Mini Catalogue.

Grab your morning cuppa and sit down and have a browse, whilst I go pound the pavement. :)

A BIRTHDAY CARD FOR FRANCES

2011-03-26T15:22:00.000+10:00

I think this will make two cards that I've uploaded this week, which is a pretty good effort for me.

This card I made for my friend Frances. Frances used to be a member of my Stampin' Up! pINK Ladies team but had to resign last year. She still comes along to our monthly team meetings because it's still all about sharing our creations and because we love having her. In fact a couple of the girls who used to be in my team still come along to the meetings. Here's the front of the card:

And this is the inside of the card:

I've used quite a lot of different elements on Frances's card and you can see some new product here which is due for release on April 1st in the Autumn Winter Mini. It is the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder which I have used on both the outside and inside of the card. I have also used the Bigz Square Scallop Square from the current Stamin' Up! Summer Mini which finishes on March 31st. Ialso used some Nestabilities for the circles and the roses were created using the MFT Die-namics Rolled Flower die. I did add some Stampin' Up! Pearls to the centre of the roses but unfortunately the photo of the card with them on it was just too blurry, so I had to go with this photo as the card has made its way to Frances's house :).

Colours used are Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White. I have used 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Marina Mist. Stamps used were Stampin' Up! Bella Toile Background Stamp and the greetings are from Verve Stamps. The leaves were created using stamps and a die from Papertrey Ink. You can also see a gorgeous 4"Doiley that I sponged with Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy inks.

Happy Birthday Frances!

CARD OF THE WEEK

2011-03-22T15:20:00.001+10:00

Look Belinda ... I'm early this week, bet this is a surprise for you and everyone else.

This weeks card is for my new great neice Maddison Leila Ditchman. She was welcomed into the world last Thursday 17th March.

Here's the front of the card:

and here's the inside of the card:

The paper used on this card is Sweet Always which is now retired unfortunately. Colours are Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White. I have used New Arrivals Cartridge to cut out the baby and the little tag was created with the small and large Tag punches and the Punch Bunch Sale-a-bration set. I have used the Eyelet Border punch to create the white lace and on the inside I used the Lacey Circles Nestabilities.

BTW it's not too late to place your $100.00 order for Sale-a-bration and earn yourself a free stamp set, Contact me to find out how.

CARD OF THE WEEK 18/3/11

2011-03-18T15:49:00.001+10:00

I'm back again. Haven't made too many cards of late because I haven't been home :(

Here's a card I made about a month ago for my friend Lynne. Now I pretty much always make Lynne a blue card but this year I created one with butterflies, because I know she likes them.

This gorgeous paper is from Upsy Daisy Designs Blossom Range. The greeting is a retired Stampin' Up! set called Mixed Greetings. The Doiley is by Martha Stewart, ribbon is Mellow Moss Taffeta (retired) and the butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits. I have also used Nestabilities Ovals.

There you go Miss Belinda :)

JUST MARRIED ... NOT ME

2011-03-05T10:52:00.000+10:00

Good Morning again everyone

Just catching up on my blog because I've fallen a little bit behind with my Card a Week promise.

and now for the inside:

This card is for a friend of Paul and Kristii's who eloped to Thailand, very romantic but if I was her Mum I would be a little bit sad :(

I have used the Cricut Tie the Knot cartridge for the saying and the heart. I have used Nestabilites to cut the large rectangle and scalloped rectangle. The greeting is from Hero Arts and the paper is one from stash and I think it was by Sandylion.

WHAT WAS INSIDE THE BOX

2011-03-05T10:41:00.000+10:00

It was a little cupcake made out of a face washer.

All products are from Stampin' Up! except the washer :). Paper is Elegant Soiree and card was Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Sahara Sand. Inks were Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. I have used the Jewellery Tag medium, Eyelet Border, 1.1/4"Circle, 1.3/4" Scallop Circle and the Boho Blossoms Punches. The Cup Cake tag was made using theBid Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits. Finally Linen Thread and very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon ... I love the Satin Ribbon.

CRICUT CARD

2011-02-18T08:57:00.000+10:00

Good Morning Everyone

I have been having a play with my Cricut machine and used my favourite cartridge to make the card below. Can you guess which cartridge it is?

Paper Lace!

The words were welded together using the Lyrical Letters cartridge. No trace of ink on this card which is unusual for me and I love the colours. I have used different shades of pinks and also a touch of black. The paper is Basic Grey Indian Summer and the ribbon is 1.1/14" Basic Black Striped Grosgrain from Stampin' Up! The button is just from my collection and I have also used my Labels Two Nestability to create the frame.

BELINDA IS TURNING 21 ... AGAIN

2011-02-11T20:01:00.000+10:00

Sorry Belinda ... just thought I would dig my hole deeper :) private joke everyone!

Seriously .... HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELINDA!

I think that I have used every kind of punch and die cutting machine available to me on Belinda's card. The Flowers that you see are by Stampin' Up! .. 5 Petal Flower and the Fancy Flower extra large punches. I also used the Lattice embossing folder by SU on the Fancy Flower shape and the Scallop Square Bigz Die was used to cut the cute daisy paper. Cardstock is Night of Navy, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink.. I have used the cricut for the greetings, nestabilites for the oval shapes that you see and MFT Die-namics Flower Border as well.

I cannot remember what the papers were that I used, I would have to go looking for them. But give me a hoy if you want to know.

Cheers

CARD OF THE WEEK 6/2/11

2011-02-06T12:01:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone

The card I made this week, I can't show you because it is for a friend's birthday, so I will save it for next week. But in the meantime, here is a card from my stash that I sent to another friend whose birthday is tomorrow.

On this card I used Scribble This for the flowers and the greeting is from Wonderful Favourites. Now I had to hunt around to see what the papers were from, thank goodness I hang on to my old catalogues. It is called Fall Flowers. The card colours were Whisper White and Old Olive as were the inks. I have also used 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain and a special bit of bling that shines brightly as the dot on the i.

I DIDN'T FORGET MY CARD FOR THE WEEK

2011-01-30T15:14:00.001+10:00

It's a card that I made Kristii for her birthday.

But wait .... look who popped up inside to wish Kristii Happy Birthday!

...... MICHAEL BUBLE!

Part of Kristii's birthday present is a ticket to The Bube's concert on 12th February here in Brisbane. I just love him as do Kristii and Chelsea and we can't wait to see him again. Chelsea and I went to his last concert a few years ago and it was fabulous. He was just gorgeous; a little bit cheeky and also a little bit naughty, it's all part of his charm.

I cased a card from over on SCS by someone called Normay. I really liked her frame idea, so hope she doesn't mind.

The spotty paper is from Fancy Pants Designs and the stamps are from the High Heels set by Hero Arts. I created the frame using the Labels Two nesties from Spellbinders.

SALE-A-BRATION 2011 HAS STARTED

2011-01-25T06:51:00.001+10:00

Hi Everyone

It's that time of year again when Stampin' Up! has their once a year Sale-a-bration.

From 25th January ... that's TODAY :) through until the 31st March you have the chance to get some special limited edition stamp sets for FREE.

SPEND

You’ll receive a free Sale-a-bration stamp set when you spend $100 on Stampin’ Up! merchandise (not including shipping costs). There is no limit on this promotion .. for every $100 you spend, you can choose another FREE Sale-A-Bration set!

HOST
You’ll receive a free Sale-a-bration stamp set when you host a workshop of at least $600 (not including shipping costs) plus you still qualify for all of the regular hostess benefits!

JOIN
During Sale-a-bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set with a value of up to $79.95 from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue.

So what are you waiting for .. contact me to place your order today, it's not often that you get something for free!

Cheers

ALTERED LETTER FOR CHLOE

2011-01-18T21:38:00.005+10:00

Chloe was given a letter "C" from the Typo Shop for Christmas and as soon as she opened it, she was up and came over and asked me if I would decorate it for her. She is away in Bali on holidays with Paul and Kristii and Jack and they will be home this time next week, so my aim was to have it finished before they arrived home.

Amazingly I have done it!!

I am so pleased with the finished product and hopefully Chloe will be as well.

The flowers and ribbons are all a mixture that I have had in my stash for ages and the papers are from Glitzitnow. I have used my fabulous Cricut Create (I love this baby) to create the letters and the frame. The purple Ric Rac is made from Bazzill using the Die-namics Jumbo Ric Rac from MFT. The butterflies I bought in Spotlight together with the sprays of pearls and bling.

I hope she likes it ... btw .... this will be my card of the week!

CARD FOR THE WEEK

2011-01-15T17:07:00.000+10:00

I made this card last Monday before the news broke of Toowoomba's flooding. I thought it might be nice to post it today to bring some something cheerful into our lives.

I have finally used my Cricut Paper Lace cartridge. It is gorgeous even though I have covered most of it up. Colours are White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler. I have used the Scallop Envelope and also Floral Fusion Sizzlet to cut the flowers. The greeting is from On a Pedestal and was punched out with both the large and extra large suare punches. The ribbon is a Cherry Cobbler Lingerie ribbon and the pearls are by Kaisercraft.

AUSTRALIA FLOOD APPEAL

2011-01-15T09:42:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone

By now you will have all seen the devastation that the floods have caused in my home town of Brisbane. I live in a southern suburb well away from the river so we are safe as is the rest of my family. I also have family in Toowoomba where the flash flood ripped through the city last Monday, luckily they are all safe as well but my thoughts are with all the people who have lost family and friends and whose houses have been destroyed.

As in previous times, Stampin' Up! are offering their support in times of need. Following is the statement released yesterday.

As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been described as the worst flooding in 37 years, we express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been changed forever. We, like so many of you, feel a compelling need to lend support to all those who have been affected.

Stampin' Up! demonstrators have a long history of making a difference in the lives of others--especially when disaster strikes and the need is greatest. Nearly two years ago, we watched another tragedy unfold in Australia. Our hearts were touched as demonstrators, customers and friends joined together in support of the Bushfire Appeal. We've done it before and we can certainly do it again!

Please join with us by supporting the Australia Flood Appeal--a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate $2 AUD of the retail value of sales from any stamp set (with a retail value of $30 or more) sold in Australia and New Zealand from 15 January through 15 February to the State Emergency Services in Queensland.

During this period, all orders placed with me will be free of freight charges. All freight costs normally paid by you will also be donated to the State Emergency Services in Queensland. If you would like to contribute in this small way, then please contact me to place an order.

SLICE OF HAPPY

2011-01-09T16:31:00.000+10:00

Here is a card that I have been creating over the last three days. It's taken me that long because, because, because ... well I don't really know. When you look at it, it's a very simple card but I just had trouble on deciding what the main image of the card would be. Finally I decided on this little Hero Arts stamp that I've had in my stash for many years.

The blue in the paper, which is from Teresa Collins Celebrate, is actually much prettier than what the photo depicts. I have teemed it with Marina Mist card by Stampin' Up! and Basic Black. I made the rosette from the same paper and was surprised that it turned out so well. I've coloured the images using Stampin' Write Markers and the ribbon and button were also from my stash.

Well I didn't keep to the card a day as you can see and my daughter has written on my notice board .. Every three days ... followed by a smiley face. So I've decided that it is way too hard for me to stick to this resolution so will try for a card every three days or one every seven days .. besides what would I do with all those cards!

See you sometime next week!

JANUARY 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH

2011-01-06T20:35:00.000+10:00

Welll I didn't take long to break my resolution did I, but I sat down today and made up for it and am now up to date. However after this week, I'm definitely going to one card per week ... sorry everyone too much pressure.

Here are three cards that I made all using the Love Letters DSP. Admittedly they are 3" x 3" in size but nevertheless there are still three of them :)

All card and ink colours used on these cards are Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Riding Hood Red.

The ribbon on this card is the 1.1/4" Wide Striped GG in Basic Black and the little tag is a Mini Vintage Tag available in the current Summer Mini. The '4 You' is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

The lace is 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim also from the Summer Mini, the pearl is generic and the stamps are from Vintage Vogue.

The ribbon on this card is 1/4" Black GG and I've also used some Linen Thread to hold the little tag created with the Jewellery Tag Punch (it's so cute) and the Tiny Tags stamp set. I have punched out the spotty paper twice using the Fancy Flower extra large punch and the black centre flower was created using the Boho Blossoms punch and Love Letters DSP. I also used the 5 Petal flower punch to creat the black leaves behind the flower.The brad is from the Antique Brads collection.

If you would like to order any products from either current mini or the 2011 Idea Book and Catalogue, please contact me.

Cya tomorrow ... hopefully :)

VALENTINE SWEETHEART'S PROMOTION AND FLOOD RELIEF

2011-01-06T09:49:00.003+10:00

Hi Everyone

Well here we go again the start of another new year, let’s hope it is a happy and healthy year for us all.

Like all of you, I am over the rain but not as much as the people up in the flooded areas all over Queensland. I cannot believe the images on TV, they remind me so much of the ’74 flood in Brisbane, I hate to think what the clean-up will be like for them all. My thoughts are with them.

Stampin’ Up! has announced new promotion for Valentine’s Day and I’m a bit late in notifying you about it as it started on the 30th December and runs through until the 24th January. I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day as I think, like Thanksgiving, it is an American holiday, but for those of you who love heart images then you will love this promotion.

What I have decided to do is if anyone purchases either the Sweetheart stamp set and/or the Full Heart punch on offer during this promotion, I will donate my commission from these items to the Flood Relief Fund. It isn’t much I know, but every little bit helps. Click on the image below and it will take you to the customer website and you can see all the details.

Oh and I'm guessing that those of you who follow my blog will have noticed that I'm behind in making my card a day ... resolutions usually are broken, but how early in the peace did I break mine. stay tuned, I'm going to do some stamping right now :)

FYI, it's pouring here in Brisbane ... AGAIN!!!

Cheers

JANUARY 3RD .. BEAUTIFUL WINGS

2011-01-03T15:11:00.001+10:00

Well I am doing well at this stage, but everyone is still on hols so it's quiet and not much happening at our house, here is today's card. I used another sketch from CPS and this card is sort of Clean and Simple I think .. but .. I'm not sure if I like it. It doesn't seem right for me to make a card without any ribbon on it!

My photography is not so hot with this card it's a little too bright but it will have to do.

I have used all Stampin' Up! cardstock and ink. Colours are Confetti White, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi. The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings embosslit and the word stamp is a Penny Black saying. I used the Cricut to cut out the leaf border and the cartridge was Paper Lace. There is also some Swarovski Crystals on the butterflies, but they are a little to hard to see.

JANUARY 2ND ... 2ND CARD

2011-01-02T19:37:00.001+10:00

Just a quick post .. so far so good! Here's my second card for the year.

I've used a sketch from Card Positioning Systems to create today's card.

I've used the Fun and Fast Notes stamp set, that I haven't used in awhile but it's such a versatile set. The paper is from the Sweet and Sour DSP range. Colours are Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla. Ribbon is 5/8 Satin and I've used the Circle Cutter to cut the large circle. The Scallop Cirlce was cut using Nestabilites as was the smaller circle inside. The "friends'"greeting is from Tiny Tags and I've used the Jewellery Tag medium to punch it out..

Happy Stampin!

2011 .. A CARD A DAY.. WELL MAYBE A WEEK!

2011-01-01T20:44:00.000+10:00

It is the beginning of a new year and as we know resolutions are always made now and I'm sure that with most of us, they are almost always broken.

First off I thought I would try and make a card a day then I realised this could be a very difficult resolution to keep because some days are so full on, there just wouldn't be the time, so my resolution will be .. I will when I can but if it isn't possible, I will definitely make a card a week ... fingers crossed :)

Here is my first effort.

I have used the Blueberry Crisp DSP togegther with Very Vanilla and Pacific Point card. The VV card has been embossed using the Big Shot with the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder. I don't know where I got the die cut flower from but I covered it with the DSP and the leaves, centre of the flower and the stem have been inked in Crumb Cake. I have used the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set for the greeting and the Word Window and Modern Label punches for the tag.Thread is Linen and Hemp Twine in the button on the centre of the flower.

There you are my first card for 2011 :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-25T01:00:00.001+10:00

Hi Everyone

Just dropping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope that you take the time to relax and enjoy this special day with your family and friends. Here's this years photo of my family.

We had our annual Christmas Eve Eve dinner last night it was a truly magical night.

A special thank you to all my friends! I value your friendship and your support and look forward to more good times together in 2011.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

and

A happy and prosperous New Year.

Love and hugs

ADVENT CALENDAR PRESSIES

2010-12-24T20:04:00.000+10:00

Over the last few months I have been creating Advent Calendars for two of my friends .. Francie and Belinda. It's taken so long because I had a trip to hospital and then a couple of complications but am lots better now.
I gave the girls their Calendars on Wednesday night so I am now able to share them with you.

I'm not going to list the ingredients because as you will see there are way too many.

The girls were thrilled with them and so was I. Am actually thinking I might make one for myself next year.

Merry Christmas to you all!

STAMP CLUB CHRISSIE PRESSIES

2010-12-08T20:47:00.000+10:00

The first three months of Trish's Stamp Club are finished and we are having a break for Christmas. All the girls now have their November orders so I thought I would share the little Christmas present that I made for each of them.

This is before packaging:

and this is packaged and ready to go.

I'm not sure if you can see what it is, so let me tell you.

I found these gorgeous black and white melamine drink coasters in the kitchen section of Big W and wanted them for my new desk in my new room. BUT I loved them so much I wanted to share them all with the girls in my Stamp Club so then I had to come up with an idea on how to package them. Enter the Scallop Circle Bigz Die. I cut the back circle out of Cherry Cobbler card and the front is cut from the Jolly Holiday DSP. Stamp sets used are Sparkly and Bright, Delightful Decorations and Perfect Punches. I have used the Ornament and Round Tab extra large punches and the tag on the front is from Lots of Tags Sizzlets. Inks are Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Basic Black and ribbon is 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain.

Enjoy

MY DAD'S 80TH

2010-12-02T22:08:00.001+10:00

My Dad, Leslie Michael Grehan was born on the 27th October 1930 so this year we celebrated his 80th birthday.

Dad grew up on a farm in the country town of Ravensbourne just outside of Toowoomba west of Brisbane the second last of ten children. His dad was killed when he was 11 so everyone, had to pitch in and help with the farm from that day on. He reminisces about his youth constantly. All the fun they riding to school on a horse (3 of them), stealing fruit from the other farmers orchards at night, his boarding school days, country dances, moving to the big smoke to go to Uni and then work.

My Dad eventually ended up working for Woolworths and we lived all over the place. Our childhood was never boring but I vowed that when I married and had kids, we would live in one place while they were growing up and we have; several houses but always in the same town so they could go to the same school and make life long friends. This was something that I missed out on, but I will always be grateful to Mum and Dad though and the opportunities they gave us.

My Dad is now not the tough business man he used to be. He loves spending time with his grandchildren and is now also a great grandfather. He loves his garden and loves to potter about it and my boys are off over there tomorrow to help him dig out a few tree stumps so he can plant something new. When they were little they loved to go the small hobby farm that Mum and Dad had. They loved to help him with the vegie patch, ride the horse and swim in the pool. School holidays spent with Nan and Pop were the best. He has taught them both a lot of skills, that we couldn't teach them. It's nice to see them now all grown up and still loving to go over and help them out.

Here they all are together at Dad's Birthday lunch. We went to a little boutique winery in the Gold Coast Hinterland and then back to our house for coffee and cake, speeches and pressies. That's Paul on the left, then Dad, my nephew Nicholas and my other son Jay.

Now here is the card that I made for him.

The card was in sepia tones but not quite as yellow as it looks here, but it gives it that old country feel I think.

Trish

DECEMBER FRENZY PLUS A NEW MINI

2010-12-01T07:33:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone

All the shops are having sales in the lead up to Christmas and Stampin' Up! have decided to jump on the band wagon and join in the fun with their December Frenzy Sale.

They are offering a selection of products with a discount of up to 50%. Click RIGHT HERE to see what's on offer. There are some great bargains and I will definitely be investing in the Circle Scissors and Teeny Tiny Sentiments is on offer at 50% off. This is a fabulous greeting set and the sayings fit perfectly into the Word Window Punch which layers beautifully onto the Modern Label Punch!

But wait ... there's more!!!!!

Yes it's a new mini as well

Everything is happening at once today it seems. Christmas is definitely on the way.

Now if you want to order anything to arrive in time for Christmas, I will be putting in an order on the 8th December and I have a little Christmas gift for everyone who places any order .. FREE SHIPPING. Contact me to take advantage of this offer.

ANNUAL CALENDAR CLASS

2010-11-27T17:06:00.002+10:00

I have been busy the last few weeks getting ready for my calendar class with a little sideline trip to hospital, but am on the mend now.

I ran two classes as per usual and I think it has been the nicest calendar that I have done so far ... blowing my own trumpet here. Here are a few photos.

All calendars were made using the Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Pattern Stacks in Bold Brights. Colours in card and ink were Whisper White, Basic Black and Grey, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Temptin Turquiose and Pumpkin Pie. I used the Ornament Punch for the petals. You can't see but I sprayed them with Champagne Mist mixed with Isocol and then spritzed them with matching coloured Stampin' Write Markers. The drawer knobs are from Antique Brads.

I used the Just Believe stamp set to create the 3x3 cards to go in the drawers. The embossed backgrounds were created with the Square Lattice and Elegant Bouquet folders. Punches used were Fancy Flower, 1.3/8" and 1.3/4" Circle and Word Window. Finally the little butterfly is from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die.

I would like to give credit to France, the lady who created the beautiful flower above and you can find her tutorial for the Rose Flower right here.

All of the above calendars went to good homes. I have given them away as Secret Santa Pressies and I also made a gorgeous Melon Mambo one for my desk because it would look so good in my new pink craft room.

If you have any questions, please drop me a line.

NOT QUITE NAVY ORNAMENT CARD

2010-11-12T20:41:00.003+10:00

At our last pINK Ladies meeting, we did a shoe box swap. Each of the ladies had to bring a christmas themed swap using current Stampin' Up! products. Here's the card that I made for the girls to create:

Cardstock was Not Quite Navy, Whisper White and Marina Mist. Ink was also Not Quite Navy and Marina Mist. I've used the Scrallop Trim Border Punch, the 1" Circl Punch and the Ornament Punch. Stamp sets were Delightful Decorations, Baroque Motifs and Christmas Greetings. The pearl is from the very beautiful Basic Pearls Jewels and the ribbon is 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain.

Don't forget the current promotion .. purchase the Delightful Decorations Bundle and choose a role of selected ribbon on offer for free. See the Dress Up Christmas Post below.

HOLLY & JOLLY RUBON-ONS TAKE TWO

2010-11-05T09:00:00.000+10:00

This is just a short post today.

I was away at a retreat on the weekend and Francie was busy creating Christmas pressies using the "C" Clear Block from Stampin' Up! She made a slight change to my original design in my Christmas Surprise Class (it can be seen in the post below) and I really liked it. So I came home and got out my Stazon Cleaner and removed the original snowfakes and restamped them using the dots from the retired set Itty Bitty Backgrounds. Here's the result:

I think it looks cuter with the little dots instead of the large snowflakes. Thanks for the idea Francie!

I spent the weekend making thank you cards, stamp club gifts and my sample for the upcoming Annual Calendar Class. If you are interested in coming along please email me to book your place.

I HAVE A NEW STAMPING ROOM

2010-10-26T15:47:00.000+10:00

For my birthday, I asked Greg if I could revamp my stamping room/study and he said YES. So it was out with the OLD...

Sorry I forgot to take a photo of the shelves before I emptied all my stamps etc so this picture is the shelf stuck in the corner of the lounge room for the time being. You can see the new shelf that replaced it below. Then we went off to Ikea a couple of times and we won't go there again for a while as my darling hubby is not the most patient of men and I think half of Brisbane was shopping in Ikea the day we went there. But he did a good job putting everything together with a little help from Moi and Paul, Jay and Chelsea.

Then it was in with the NEW...... first a lick of paint .. new colour is called Impatiens

Then here it is all finished. I'm usually very conservative with my house colours but I thought what the heck, I want to do something for me for a change and I do like PINK .. voila!

Can you also tell that I do like Paris and especially the Eiffel Tower .. spent my 52nd birthday atop the Tower. Check out the cushion on the futon as well. Oh and I love pink roses as well, so it all came together in my new room.

I just love being in here now and feel more inspired to come in and play more often .. pity about the rest of the house! Thank you to my hubby, Jay and Chelsea and also to Paul and Kristii for the gorgeous pink and black chair.

HOLLY & JOLLY RUB ONS CLASS

2010-10-26T11:50:00.000+10:00

I've been busy the last few weeks working on my samples for the Christmas Surprise class that I had on Saturday and again yesterday. So now it's time to share them with you. All that you see in the photos were made from a half pack of Stampin' Up! Holly & Jolly Rub Ons (that was two sheets)

The kit made 15 Tags, 7 gift cards, 2 Gift Boxes, one large card and the following decorated Clear Blocks. I had one little rub on left and one went in the bin ... made a booboo!

The block in the middle (C size) was the block we decorated in the class.

Now we also made a little gift box for the block to go in.

How cute is this??? I got the idea from a gift that I bought for a friend. It was a dangly thing that hangs in your cupboard to scare away moths. I made a template then had to adjust it to fit the block, I was very happy with the result.

Finally here's a close up of the finished Hand Sanitisers. I was in Officeworks one day and the lady at the register if I would like a bottle of Sanitiser for 40c and I said no. Then I asked how much again and she said 40c and I said yes please but I'll have 15 .... shocked the pants off her :)

All images are copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

(I did put this on the photos originally, but it disappeared!!!)

Card stock used was Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Old Olive. Ribbon was 1/4 Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Real Red grosgrain (wish it came in Cherry Cobbler), 1/8" Old Olive Taffeta, and Riding Hood Red 1.1/4" Striped Grosgrain and ink was White Stazon. I also used pretty much ALL of Stampin' Up's! punches :) :) :)

Okay that's it for my post, but before I go a special thanks to my friend Kim for a couple of ideas for the cards.

DRESS UP CHRISTMAS

2010-10-16T19:58:00.008+10:00

With Christmas just around the corner, what better way to dress up your cards, scrapbook pages and presents with gorgeous ribbons in traditional Christmas Colours.

From 16 October-30 November, there are two ways to get FREE ribbon ***:

•Get an exclusive package of ribbon for FREE when you purchase a Christmas gift-giving bundle!
•Get an exclusive package of ribbon for FREE when you host a $550 workshop!

Choose from these bundles:

Description	Wood-Mount Item/Price	Clear-Mount Item/Price
Gifted Bundle Gifted Set and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper	124041; $66.90	124042; $56.90
Welcome Christmas Bundle Welcome Christmas Set and Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper	124045; $69.90	124046; $59.90
Season of Joy Bundle Season of Joy Set and So Swirly Stampin’ Around Wheel	124043; $67.90	—
Delightful Decorations Bundle Delightful Decorations Set and Ornament Punch	124044; $72.90	—

Choose from the following limited-time ribbons when you purchase a Christmas gift-giving bundle or host a qualifying workshop:

Item	Description	Retail Value	Cost with qualifying purchase/workshop
116792	Mistletoe Ribbon Originals	$21.95	FREE
116795	Sleigh Bells Ribbon	$15.95	FREE
113099	Riding Hood Red 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon	$19.95	FREE
115608	Real Red 3/4″ Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon	$19.95	FREE

***Bundles and ribbons are only available while supplies last.

Click HERE to view the ribbons.

Email me to place your orders.

GUESS WHO'S TURNING !!!!!!!!

2010-10-03T05:45:00.002+10:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ???

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TRISH :) :) :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Whoops where the heck did that year go and NO I will not divulge how old I am turning today :)

Every year in my birthday month I offer a little incentive to those of you who place an order and this year is no different!

Place an order with me this month and you will go into the drawer to win a new release stamp set from the current 2010 – 2011 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. There will be a couple of minor prizes as well. Winners are chosen via Random Integer Generator.
Also .. anyone who places an order TODAY .. October 3rd ... will get an extra chance in the drawer!

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone, we are off to a boutique winery in the Upper Coomera area behind Queensland's beautiful Gold Coast .... although it will most likely be raining, but we won't let that dampen our day out.

Also to everyone else out there in cyber world who's birthday it is today ..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

2010-09-30T20:47:00.000+10:00

The month of October is full of birthdays in my little corner of the world.

Tomorrow is my friend Jan's birthday. Jan lost her husband almost a year ago. It's been a hard 12 months for her but she is moving on with her life. Her favourtite colour is PINK ... the same as me, so here is a card that I have made her.

I love the colours in this card and I can't remember the brand of the paper. All card stock used is Stampin' Up! as is the ribbon. The stamp is from Perfect Punches, also Stampin' Up!

Then on Sunday it is my friend Lynn's Birthday and it is also MY birthday :) But I didn't make myself a card, I might buy myself a pressie though!

Don't you just love the daisy on this card. It is from the Don Juan Cricut cartridge which I have just purchased on EBAY. The daisy background was created using the mini Daisy Cluster 6x6 template from Crafter's Workshop. The greeting is from Hero Arts.

Check back sometime soon and you might see what I get for my birthday this year and also for my special annual Birthday Offer!

JOIN MY RIBBON CLUBS!

2010-09-08T15:00:00.001+10:00

Do you love Stampin" Up! Ribbon .. would you like to have some in each colour but don't want to buy a full roll, then how about joining in a ribbon share! A ribbon share is a great way of owning a little of all the colours available.

I'm not going to offer all the ribbons at once as it would cost you over $200.00, I will offer one style of ribbon per month as this will be more affordable for ev eryone. By the way, there is no commitment to join every ribbon share, just choose which ranges appeal to you the most and join in those.

For the month of September, I am offering shares in the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon. With every share you will receive a quarter of a roll. This month's share works out to 2.25 metres of each of the 13 colours available in the 1/8" Taffeta (that's 29.25 metres of ribbon) and will cost $40.75, which includes shipping costs to me. If you would like your shares posted, this will incur an extra postage cost to you of $3.00. Payment must be either in cash or by Direct Deposit. Please register your interest for this month by 20th September.

Here's what the ribbons look like:

RIBBON WHEEL

1/8" TAFFETA

5/8" GROSGRAIN

IN COLOUR

5/8" SATIN

3/8" TAFFETA

1/4" GROSGRAIN

1.1/4" STRIPED GROSGRAIN

THE RIBBON SAMPLER

If you are interested in this month's share, please email me.

ON A PEDESTAL

2010-09-06T21:17:00.000+10:00

Now here's a really cute new stamp set ....ON A PEDESTAL ... I just love it and I hope to do a few more posts using this stamp set, I think it's going to be one of my favs! I'm even thinking I may do a Class using this set ... stay tuned.

Now that you've seen it, don't you agree. It's a little set that can be found on Page 33 of the Catalogue, so go have a look. But I have to tell you that the greeting is from a different set .. Party This Way and it's on page 35 of the Catalogue.

Colours used are Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Chocolate Chip. I've used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, the Wide Oval, Scallop Ova, Scallop Trim Borderl and Large Oval Punches. Ribbon is Melon Mambo Polka Dot (retired) and the little flower was from the Trio of Flowers punch also retired.

NEW PRODUCTS

2010-09-05T06:39:00.000+10:00

Good Morning to Everyone

It's a bit damp here in south east Queensland this morning with good rain overnight, so it's going to be a wet Father's Day I think.

I've been having a play with some more new products and as promised here's another card using the new Woodgrain Background stamp.

I bet you thought you could only use it for male cards, well here's a pretty pink version!

I've stamped the image in Pink Pirouette and then embossed it in white for a soft feminine look. The flowers I've made from regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Pinnk Pirouette using the new Flor FusionSizzlit. After I punched out the flowers, I then ran them through my Crimper a couple of times and then split them to get two flowers from the one giving them a soft suedey look and feel. The plant pot is from the new Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlet and it is stamped with Sanded and the leaves are Little Leaves also a Sizzlet.

You can also see the new Scallop Trim Border punch which I've punched out of Night of Navy and the "For You" is from the Great friends stamp set. ribbon is Pretty in Pink Taffeta. The pearls are not froom Stampin' UP! as I am waiting patiently for my order to ship to get my hands on these new embellishments. The card base is Kraft and the thin white card is Confetti White.

Here's a closeup of the woodgrain image and flower pot.

Enjoy!

FATHER'S DAY

2010-09-04T17:23:00.000+10:00

It's Father's Day here tomorrow in Australia and I have already made a couple of cards for my hubby and Dad. You saw the Tie/Shirt that I made a couple of weeks ago, well here is another version that I made.

I saw a card at Convention which was made by another demo, it was up on the display board, so I have no idea who she was but this is where I got the idea from. My version is quite different to hers and I am thinking of giving this card to my Dad.

Colours are very similar to the other card as I have a huge stash of Basic Gray card because of a mix up with a customer's order .. hi Sue :)

Card used is Basic Gray, Whisper White and So Saffron. The tie and hanky are from a DSP Patterns range and the stamp used for the pocket is from Occasional Greetings and is stamped in Basic Gray. Oh and I used a texture Plate to give the shirt a woven look.

Now here is the second card.

This card is for Greg.

I have used Soft Suede, River Rock, Whisper White and Riding Hood Red for the cardstock. Ink is Soft Suede, River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi. The tree is from Trendy Trees and the word background is from a new set called On a Pedestal .. stay tuned for a card posted on my blog with this set.

You can also see the new Woodgrain Background Stamp which I won at Convention for achieving $20,000 in sales last year. I wasn't sure if I liked it but it turns out that it is quite a useful background stamp ... more samples to follow later with this stamp, and the Happy Father's Day is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments. Can you see the brand new Modern Label punch? I love this punch and it co-ordinates perfectly with Word Window, both must haves on anyone's wish list.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!

HOW TO USE THE NEW STAMPIN' UP! PUNCHES

2010-09-03T22:40:00.007+10:00

Hi Everyone

You will notice in the new catalogue that Stampn' Up! have redesigned their punches. They have also set up a You Tube video on how to use the punches. I thought you might like to go and have a look see! Go on .. click on the picture!

The fabulous Bonnie Thurber does a wonderful job demonstrating the punches. Every year Bonnie attends Convention here in Aus and does wonderul presentations up on stage. I love every minute of them as she is just the funniest person and always has us in stitches.

Now you will notice that part of the demonstration is with a punch we don't have here in Australia but Bonnie does use the new Scallop Trim Border and Corner punches as well.

Enjoy

TRISH'S STAMP CLUB

2010-09-02T20:47:00.003+10:00

For those of you who don't have the time to hold a workshop and earn your free Hostess Benefits, joining a Stamp Club would be a fabulous way of earning these benefits.

A monthly stamp club is where you commit to ordering at least $50.0 worth of product each month over a six month period. You will have the opportunity of being a Hostess once during this period and you will receibve all the normal Hostess Benefits without hosting an in-home workshop.

Here are the finer details:

Six people agree to purchae a minimum of $50.00 in Stampin' Up! merchandise for six consecutive months
Every member will have the opportunity of being "Hostess of the Month" (monthly hostesses will be chosen via a random draw)
When it is your month to be Hostess, you will receive at least:
One FREE Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set and at least
$30.00 FREE merchandise of your choice
As a hostess, you may chooses to collect outside orders from friends or family to increase your sales thus increasing the mount of free merchandise also.
As a member you will also receive a FREE copy of the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue.

If you are interested in participating in the Stamp Club, please email me.

Happy Stampin

AT LAST ....

2010-09-01T07:22:00.000+10:00

The new Idea Book and Catalogue is finally here.

... and let me tell you the outside she is not just a pretty face! View it online here and have a look on the inside, there are so many new goodies in there, you won't know where to start. If you would like to hold a paper copy in your own hands, then contact me.

BUT WAIT ..... THERE'S MORE!

For the first time ever, Stampin' Up! is running a promotion in conjunction with the new catalogue and it's a Recruiting Promotion.

"Join Stampin’ Up! during the month of September and get a complete set of In Colors – that’s Classic Stampin’ Pads™, Stampin’ Write™ Markers, and an assortment of card stock – completely FREE along with your demonstrator Starter Kit. The Starter Kit has over $415 worth of stamping and business supplies and is always a great deal at only $289. Add the value of the free In Colors ($84.90), and there is no better time to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator!"

This is an amazing recruiting special. Think about the possibilities ... your first order attracts a discount of 30% (when you place it withing 45 days of signing up) and you get an In Colour colour kit for free. Signing up is easy and can be done online in under an hour. Like to know more, then contact me to find out.

CHLOE'S CARD FOR PAUL

2010-08-29T10:39:00.001+10:00

We had Jack and Chloe staying the night while Paul and Kristii were at Ollie and Lita's wedding. Unfortunately Chloe was a little bit sick last night and threw up about five times!! But this morning she is feeling better so we have been sitting here making a card for Paul for Fathers Day.

We have used Organic Outlines (which retires on Tuesday) on Old Olive card to create the background and we stamped it out in Chocolate Chip. Then we punched some dots from Whisper White and used the Cricut to cut out the letters. The Heart is punched with the Heart Punch :) using Bronze card.

So it's all ready for Chloe and Jack to give to Paul next Sunday.

SHIRT AND TIE CARD

2010-08-28T17:00:00.003+10:00

I have the girls in my Stampin' Up! team over once a month for a play day :) and this month it was my turn to do the Make and Take. You see we take it in turns for both the Make and Take and Morning Tea. It works out wonderfully especially with morning tea, it's usually very yummy .. oh and the projects are usually fab too :)

Anyway ... it was my turn this month so seeing as it is Father's day next Sunday, I thought I would follow that theme. Now I was doing some surfing over on You Tube and came across this Origami Tie and Shirt. So I made a few changes dimension wise and also with the tie and here's my version.

Card stock used was Basic Grey and Whisper White and the DSP Patterns Paper So Saffron. I've used a Cuttlebug folder to add texture to the body of the white shirt. The punches are Word Window and Modern Label and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Now if you are interested in how to fold the tie and shirt, click here and it will take you to the video. The only thing that I did different was that I didn't make the first fold. So instead of folding it into a triangle first, I used a ruler and pencil to draw a line thus eliminating a fold which would have run straight down the centre of the tie. I then followed the instructions from there.

Happy Stamping

WEDDING CARD

2010-08-28T13:06:00.002+10:00

My son is Groomsman for his mate Ollie today. Ollie is marrying the beautiful Lita and Kristii asked me if I would make them a wedding card ... on short notice too let me tell you, so let me thank the community of Splitcoast Stampers for coming to my rescue. I saw quite a few cards there using this cake so took my inspiration from them and here's my version.

It turned out gorgeous even if I do say so myself. The greeting is from Whimsical Words which was a free stamp set during Sale-a-bration this year. Flowers are from Sandyion Essentials. Punches are all by Stampin' Up! I've used a couple of the Cuttlebug embossing folders to make the impressions on the cake and on the cream background, I used a gorgeous Stampin' Up! Texturz plate called Perfect Details. It was a gift from my girlfriend in the States and it's perfect for weddings.

If you look in the brand new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalgue you will see a similar image in a stamp set called Wedding Sweet on page 45 ... I love this stamp set and all the wheels, papers and Embossing Folders that go with it. The catalogue goes live on September 1dst, but if you would like your own copy, please get in touch with me.

HEY BIRDIE

2010-08-28T11:06:00.000+10:00

My neice Kate turned 15 about a week ago and it's so hard to believe little Katie Angel is growing up so fast. She's such a joy to her parents. She is a bright, polite and intelligent girl with a lovely nature. Kate bought my brother Paul and his wife Sue a lot of happiness after the loss of their oldest son Tomas at just 7 years of age. It was a sad time for us all and something I wouldn't wish on any family. It's a long time ago now but we think of Tom often.

Okay here's the card I made for Kate using the Hey Birdie range from Kaisercraft.

The colour pink on the tree looks odd in the photo but in real life it looked perfect ... something to do with the light I think. I've used the Baroque Motifs on the Tree and the greeting is from Tiny Little Sentiments both by Stampin' Up!

FURTHER DISCOUNT ON RETIRING PRODUCTS

2010-08-26T14:09:00.000+10:00

Stampin' Up! are having a warehouse clearance and offering HUGE discounts on retiring products ... 50% off many items! This morning they issued the following statement:

"Before we welcome many exciting new stamps and accessories, we need to make room in our warehouse by clearing out some high-inventory last-chance items. For the first (and probably last) time ever, we’ve added a select number of additional discounted last-chance items for the final days of the promotion. The Last Chance promotion ends 31 August, 2010. All items are only available while supplies last, and with these discounts, they won’t last long! Get your orders in soon, before these products are gone forever!"

Item #	Page	Description	Discount	Discounted AUS Price	Discounted NZ Price
116342	42	Big Bold Birthday	50%	$ 26.98	$ 31.98
116408	100	Seeing Spots	50%	$ 14.98	$ 17.98
116344	121	Big Deal Alphabet	50%	$ 38.98	$ 45.98
116208	126	In Color card stock (A4)	50%	$ 7.25	$ 8.63
105538	127	Bold Brights Stampin’ Write markers	25%	$ 43.46	$ 51.71
105537	127	Soft Subtles Stampin’ Write markers	25%	$ 43.46	$ 51.71
105540	127	Rich Regals Stampin’ Write markers	25%	$ 43.46	$ 51.71
105541	127	Many Marvelous Markers	25%	$ 175.46	$ 209.96
105550	128	Bold Brights Classic Stampin’ Spots	25%	$ 31.46	$ 37.46
105551	128	Earth Elements Classic Stampin’ Spots	25%	$ 31.46	$ 37.46
105539	128	Earth Elements Stampin’ Write markers	25%	$ 43.46	$ 51.71
105552	129	Rich Regals Classic Stampin’ Spots	25%	$ 31.46	$ 37.46
112042	132	Urban Garden Designer Series paper	50%	$ 8.48	$ 9.98
112041	134	Bella Rose Designer Series paper	50%	$ 8.48	$ 9.98
107305	152	Oval Large punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
113692	152	Eyelet border punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
109043	152	Scallop Circle punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
113694	152	Heart to Heart punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
112082	152	Wide Oval punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
112091	152	Scallop Edge punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
113693	152	Full Heart punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
104310	155	Crafters’ Tool Kit	25%	$ 58.46	$ 68.96
112004	AW28*	1-3/4″ Circle punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98
116629	CO*	Butterfly punch	50%	$ 15.48	$ 17.98

All items are only available while supplies last, and with these discounts, they won’t last long! Contact me before Tuesday 31st August to place your order.

RIDE' EM COWBOY

2010-08-13T21:32:00.000+10:00

Here's another card that I made back in May when I was away on a retreat. It came in handy for my Father-in-law's birthday. I'm not sure if he liked it as he didn't say! Typical of blokes really .. but hey I liked it :)

The image is from Bronc Buster and the greeting is from Oval All. Papers are also Outlaw DSP from a year or so ago. I manages to buy some from another demo and am glad that I did, because the are very manly type papers and will come in handy. Card stock is Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and Sage Shadow. Ink is Chocolate Chip and Soft Suede. The lasso is Linen Thread and I had seen it used like this in a sample on SCS.

I still can't believe that Close to Cocoa and Sage Shadow are discontinued colours ... oh well the new colours look gorgeous and I can't wait to get my hands on them.

Talk again soon ... I've posted quite a lot today and knowing my track record, I might not be back for a couple of days! Promise I will try.

PINK .. PINK and more PINK

2010-08-13T15:35:00.000+10:00

Well after I washed my floors today and then watched a movie, I decided I finally had time to have a play with some of my new goodies.

As you know I love pink and this card is almost entirely pink. I've used Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red. You can see some new goodies on this card as well as some old ones. Unfortunately the Regal Rose ribbon is discontinued and after the 31st August it will no longer be available.

I have used the 3/4" circle Punch and the 1.3/8" Circle Punch and also the brand spankin new Fancy Flower Extra Large Punch. Now it has a single matching stamp to match called "For You Flower" and I love it. I'm going to be using this punch a lot more so stay tuned ... well don't stay TOO tuned cos you know me there can be a bit of a break between cards :) I have also used Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder .. another new item in the new Catalogue due for release September 1st .. have you pre-ordered your copy from me!

OKAY TIME FOR A CARD

2010-08-13T15:23:00.000+10:00

My neice Victoria had a baby shower a couple of weeks ago. Tora already knows that she is having a boy so hope this is the case cost she got a lot of pressies which were all boy related.

The paper and cardstock are non Stampin' Up! The word 'shower' is from a Cricut Cartridge entitled Lyrical Letters. I hand drew and cut the "Onesie" myself. Punches were all Stampin Up! and the word "BABY" was made using "Timeless Type Junior Alphabet" Sizzlets by Stampin' Up!

LOOK WHO WE SAW

2010-08-13T15:11:00.000+10:00

Okay call us tragics but Chelsea and I love "The Farmer Wants a Wife" which is on Channel 9 on Wednesday nights. So how excited did we get when we went to the Ekka to find Farmer Shaun cooking at the meat pavillion. He cooked a steakburger and was up against a couple of guys from the Queensland Bulls cricket team and no I don't remember who they were! His burger was judged the best of the day.

I have to tell you .. he is just as cute in real life as he is on the TV :)

LAST CHANCE LIST

2010-08-01T00:03:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone

At the moment it is 9.15pm and I am sitting here typing this email to you all in the hope that I will make it to midnight not only to see the “Last Chance List” but to also place a pre-order for the new Idea Book and Catalogue and also to place an order for some new goodies of pre-selected stamps and accessories by Stampin’ Up! Let’s see if I can last!

Stay tuned J …………………….

Okay it is now 11.44pm and the list is up early … here is the link ladies

http://www3.stampinup.com/au/ena/7696.asp

Now if you are interested in any of the products on the list, please email with your orders as soon as possible. I will be putting in an order on Tuesday.

Still can’t go to bed though as it’s not midnight and am waiting to pre-order those new catalogues for you :)

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

2010-07-23T15:18:00.001+10:00

Back again!

Well over the past few weeks I have been busy making ards for my 2010 Christmas in July workshop. I decided to do this class using a half pack of the "I Wish" Simply Scrappin' kit for each person. Out of this half kit, I managed to create 20 cards and 6 tags and the only extra bits and pieces needed were about 6-7 sheets of A4 and an extra sheet of 12x12 card was need to create the box and then some ribbons, brads and punches.

There they are ... all of them including a box which will hold about 5 cards and 5 envelopes. Now here are some closer shots.

I was very pleased with all the cards as were the ladies who attended.

Card used was Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White. Ribbon was Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Old Olive and some Linen Thread.

Now it's six months till Christmas and at the moment I'm definitely over Christmas Cards :)

GARY'S BIRTHDAY

2010-07-23T14:59:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone

Well my Christmas in July classes are now finished and life is back to normal for a little while. This week our Friend Gary celebrated a birthday. Here is a card that I whipped up (thanis to my SU friend Jenny, stamping me up a couple of quick images)

Paper is Kaisercraft and card is Really Rust and Night of Navy. Happy Birthday is a Stamp It image and the boat and compass are from Stampin Up!

Now check back again soon as I am going to upload some photos of the cards from my class!

A COUPLE OF BIRTHDAY CARDS

2010-07-09T15:15:00.000+10:00

Here are two birthday cards that I made recently whilst away on a retreat. They are for DH Greg and step grandson Jack, both share the same birthday.

This card I made for Greg. It's a mish mash of all different products SU Card, Basic Grey Card, MM Buttons, a Cuttlebug Folder which is on the River Rock card but you can't really see it, SU Punches and I'm not sure where the ribbon came from.

This is Jack's card. The button is SU as is the More Mustard and Chocolate Chip card but I'm sorry I have no idea where the rest is from .... and I call myself a stamper :)

JULY .. TWO STEP STAMPIN PROMOTION

2010-07-02T20:00:00.005+10:00

Stampin’ Up!’s Two-Step Stampin’ sets allow you to quickly and easily take your creativity to the next level. from 1-31 July, purchase one of the sets listed below and you’ll get 20% off each of these sets from our current catalogues ... no limits and no minimum purchase required!

Choose from any of the stamp sets listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
116386	39	Loads of Love	$39.95	$31.96
116342	42	Big Bold Birthday**	$53.95	$43.16
115860	78	A Rose is a Rose**	$66.95	$53.56
116332	86	Playful Petals**	$52.95	$42.36
115770	98	Cheep Talk	$47.95	$38.36
115946	115	Wonderful Favourites	$39.95	$31.96
119187	14*	Tiny Tags (wood-mount)	$38.95	$31.16
118592	14*	Tiny Tags (clear-mount)	$28.95	$23.16
119163	31*	Cottage Garden (wood-mount	$32.95	$26.36
120003	31*	Cottage Garden (clear-mount)	$24.95	$19.96

*From 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue

**Retiring stamp sets!

You know where to find me!

NORFOLK ISLAND

2010-06-29T20:05:00.000+10:00

Hey Everyone

On the spur of the moment we decided to take a week's break before Greg starts his new job, so we took ourselves off to Norfolk Island. This was our first break away in thirty years ... just the two of us! Here's some photos for you.

This is a photo of Quality Row. This is where the officers and First Engineers and Commandants lived at Norfolk during the Convict Settlements. This is a back view looking out to Government House and the Pacific Ocean.

Here's ME. This photo is taken at Mt Pitt looking over the Airport and ocean.

This gorgeous bay is called Anson Bay. It was a bit of a hike down but we made it there and back. It looks very pretty but is acutally quite a dangerous beach.

Here's our accommodation ..... only jokin ... it's a workers cottage from the convict era

This was our accommodation ... Whispering Pines .. it was just delightful ... it looked down this beautiful valley full of Norfolk Island Pines out to the ocean.

Here's me and the view from the cabin.

Now a couple of times a year a cruise ship comes in. There is no safe harbour or no pier so passengers are loaded off the ship on to small boats and ferried ashore. Unfortunately it was too rough this day so the ship just sailed around the island ... spectacular to see. It came so close to the reef and I was worried that it would run aground.

Here's my DH, Greg. This photo is taken from the point overlooking the coast where Captain Cook first landed back in 1760 ... I think!! The water here is absolutely crystal clear. The actually point of his landing is behind my back but this is on the point overlooking in the other direction!!

This little cove in between the rocks here is where they think he first landed. He thought that all the pine trees would make fabulous masts for the ships, but the Norfolk Pine was too soft.

And finallly ... just the two of us at Two Chimneys Winery enjoying a cheese platter for lunch with a couple of glasses of Verdelho. A very expensive lunch I might add but it was our last day and we enjoyed it.

Hope you enjoyed this photos Kerrie! :)

LAST DEAL OF THE WEEK

2010-06-26T14:27:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone

Sorry this is a bit late but we decided to go away for a week's break before Greg starts his new job. We have a week in Norfolk Island which was lovely. Such a peaceful, quiet and absolutely beautiful place. Probably a bit too quiet for me. BUT there was a craft shop there ... I was surprised but I didn't buy anything as I don't need it. I am saving all my money for the Idea Book and Cataologue which is now about two months away... I am wishing my life away at the moment because I can't wait! Anyway here is this weeks Deal ... 50% discount on a selection of accessories.

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
109113	149	Square Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109111	149	Circle Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109112	149	Square Fire Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
111848	150	Bashful Blue 1″ double-stitched grosgrain ribbon	$19.95	$10.97
109050	151	Certainly Celery 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon	$14.95	$8.97

BLACK AND WHITE

2010-06-18T07:17:00.000+10:00

Ever since Paul and Kristii got married ... which btw was one year last Saturday 12th June ... where did that go ... I have been loving working with black and white colour schemes.

Here's a card that I made on a recent retreat with some of my stamping friends.

The flowers on this card are by Creative Memories. The Rhinestone Brads are by Stampin' Up!. The greeting is also a Stampin' Up! greeting and it is from Kind and Caring Thoughts a gift from a US friend. The oval and scallop were done using Nestabilities. Card is Basic Grey, Whisper White and Basic Black. The ribbon source is unknown as is the paper.

KIM'S BIRTHDAY

2010-06-17T11:32:00.000+10:00

Ok here I am back with a card finally. My computer died and went to Computer Heaven so had to get a new one. I have had to work out how to find my photos etc and I haven't had a lot of time to play. I have also lost my brushes and am waiting on my good friend Kerrie to email me them so that I can save them and put them back on my photos ... hey Kerrie :)

I have another new toy .... I caved in and bought a Cricut Machine as I love some of the gorgeous images that you can create with this machine. This green background is from the Storybook Cartridge. I have punched out some cute little flowers in Rich Razzleberry using the Stampin' Up! Trio of Flowers punch and attached some cute little pearls in the centre. The greeting is from Sincere Salutations and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry also. The label is from the Stampin' Up! Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies and I've also used the Wide Oval punch.

Some images used on this card are copyright by Stampin' Up!

DEAL OF THE WEEK .... NO. 3

2010-06-16T07:20:00.000+10:00

This week the "Deal" is on some gorgeous stamp sets. There a five stamp sets on offer at a fabulous ... 50% off.

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
114263	34	A Happy Heart stamp set	$41.95	$20.98
115792	57	Greetings Eight stamp set	$49.95	$24.98
116330	78	Bella's Bloom stamp set	$24.95	$14.97
113009	97	Enjoy Every Moment stamp set	$53.95	$26.98
114283	105	All Scallops stamp set	$55.95	$27.98

Contact me to place your order before Tuesday 22nd June.

Trish

DEAL OF THE WEEK ... NO. 2

2010-06-10T07:30:00.000+10:00

Well it seems you all loved the first Deal of the Week and the second Deal is just as fabulous!

You have the chance to purchase some of the gorgeous Designer Series Papers at a fabulous price. There is an amazing discount of 40% on the following five Paper packs.

All of these papers can be seen on page 132 of the current Idea Book and Catalogue. As usual, you can contact me to place an order.

Trish

STOCKS ARE STARTING TO RUN OUT

2010-06-05T15:52:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone

Several weeks ago Stampin' Up! announced their new Colour Rennovation! Colour families are in the process of change and therefore some of the old favourites will be going to make way for the new. Some customers anticipated that stocks may run out and have already placed orders for retiring product due to missing out in previous years. They had the right idea!

Stampin' Up! has posted a notice on the Demonstrator Website this morning that from today onwards any of the retiring colour products that are out of stock will no longer be available. If you are wanting anything in particular do not leave your run too late.

I placed an order this morning and already two of the products were out of stock .... don't dilly dally and contact me today to order any retiring order ink pads, ink refills and card.

Can't remember what's retiring .. click on the CLICK HERE link below the image to see:

click here

Hope you can view the colours okay ... can't tell you how long I have been sitting here trying to work out how to get the link into the image .... as you can see I gave up. I have done this dozens of times before but it will not work now ... any help out there appreciated! I think it is because I am on my daughter's computer has mine has died!!! It will be back next week and guess what ... it is a brand new pc .... I've very excited to have a new toy to play with.

Cheers

Trish

JUNE DEALS OF THE WEEK

2010-06-01T07:59:00.004+10:00

June is DEAL OF THE WEEK promotion and Stampin' Up! will be bringing us a brand new deal every week throughout the month!

During the month of June, Stampin' Up! will be running special promotions every week. Here is the first of them, and it's a selection of punches:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
112081	152	Scallop Square punch	$30.95	$20.12
109183	153	Trio Flower punch	$30.95	$20.12
110711	153	Boho Blossoms punch	$30.95	$20.12
114889	n/a*	Scallop Oval punch	$30.95	$20.12

That's a saving of 35%.
There is no minimum purchase attached to the special and no limits either.
This special runs until the 8th June, so you would like to place an order, you will need to
email me before the 8th.

Remember to check my website or even better the Stampin' Up! Customer Homepage first up every Wednesday morning through until June 23rd to see the weekly specials.

Happy Stamping!

TRISH

CONVENTION

2010-05-31T19:06:00.000+10:00

Well I'm back from Convention and this weekend am heading off to a camp out at Brookside on the outskirts of beautiful Brissie for a weekend of fun, stamping, chocolates, food and friends. So quickly thought I would share some photos from Convention.

Here's a picture of Kim in her jammies and boots. The first night at the hotel, the fire alarm went off twice so we had to vacate the building around 1am and 3am. Not a pretty sight .. about 400 people all in their jammies standing outside in the cold!

This is a photo of the stage before it all began. Next are some happy snaps of me and my friends.

Jane (one of my lovely pINK Ladies team members) and I

Now at this stage, my computer died and thankfully Blogger had automatically saved it) and I am sending this on Chelsea's computer so I need to download some more photos so will be back later ...... possibly much later!!!

If anyone out there is reading this and you are wanting to contact me, send me an email and I will read it via Bigpond Mail as I can't send any messages to anyone as I have no Address Book ... sob!

TRISH