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Important Gift with Purchase Update 30 September 2009
This month we’ve had our exciting Gift with Purchase promotion where customers and hostesses have been able to earn an exclusive bundle of ribbon for free. You and your customers have outperformed even our most optimistic estimates, and we have run out of inventory of this special item.
We are happy to announce that we are offering a replacement item so your customers can still participate in the last day of this promotion. Starting at 7:53 AM today, any orders qualifying for the ribbon bundle will receive a spool of Chocolate Chip 1" (2.5 cm) double-stitched grosgrain ribbon (item 111849; p. 150) and a spool of Rose Red 1" (2.5 cm) double-stitched grosgrain ribbon (item 111846; p. 150).
Our last altered Hodge Podge tin for September is done up by Ness Rogers. She's used the Holiday Treasures papers to cover the tin and to make a stunning shaker element on the top. Isn't it gorgeous!!
Inside the tin is more rub-ons and embellishments and some fantastic little pins. I don't know where she found those, but they are great.
Isn't it fun to see how four women can be given the same supplies and come up with such different things? You inspire me so much!!
I have never received so many birthday wishes ever in my life - true!! Between my family, Stampin' Up! family, and Facebook, I felt particularly loved this year.
I wanted to share here some of the beautiful cards I received:
This beauty is made by Karen Rogers and is a shutter card. I haven't made one of these myself yet, but the effect is fantastic! Great Friend is a beautiful stamp set and the matching papers have not been my personal favourites, but they look stunning here. She's got a lot of talent that girl.
Next is an elegant number by Julia Leece. Sahara Sand and Riding Hood Red - what a beautiful combination. And yes, I need to get my crimper out more often. Very nice, Julia.
Donna B. sent me this one for my birthday and don't you just love how she's done up this flower? My first thought was that it would make a fabulous Layout embellishment; what do you think? Love it Donna!
This one made me laugh. Janine P. made me a birthday "treat" with a mushroom and carrots! Don't you love it? She knows me too well!! Very creative, Janine, and yes, I did eat it!
Another stunner by Merilyn I. using lots of embossing, the Great Freind stamp set and the gorgeous Parisian Breeze cardstock. She went all out on this one - I love the En Francais set embossed here in the background on the confetti cream cardstock.
This last card was not specifically a birthday card, but a friend to friend card by our NZ famous Tilly McLeod. I thought it was so nice - the colours are great! That's another thing I don't use nearly enough - the metallic card we have. Yes, we do have metallic cardstock (page 130). And blast from the past: the first thing I ever ever bought from Stampin' Up! was a jar of Classy Copper embossing powder.
I also received some lovely soaps from Jane T. how did she know I wash my kids mouths out with soap? They will appreciate the fruity "flavours". What a mean mother . . . .
Don't have the time to attend class? Prefer to work on your own? Live too far away? Make this Party Hearty Birthday Card Set
in your own time!
Kit includes all pieces for the card set, pre-cut for you, ribbons, brads, and envelopes.
Cardstock and envelopes alone: $22 including postage
Party Hearty bundle #1 includes: card kits, Party Hearty stamp set, and four stampin write markers $110 value for $99!
Party Hearty Bundle #2 includes: card kits, Party Hearty stamp set, four stampin write markers, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Two Way Glue pen, white gel pen, the Whisper White ink pad, and BONUS two rolls of exclusive ribbon - the Certainly Celery poly-twill and So Saffron 5/8 grograin (9.1m each) Approximately 193.50 value for only $139!
Another gorgeous creation with a hodge podge tin and the Holiday Treasures papers!
Tilly has spray painted the tin gold and then decorated the top with some punch art and a Christmas tag.
But the inside holds some amazing treasures! She's filled it with some fabulous oraments, all made with the Holiday Treasures papers to match the tin.
This is the first married Christmas for Tilly's son, so she's made up this tin with hand made ornaments for their first tree together. How thoughtful is that?!
** You all may have noticed I have one particular daughter who loves to jump in whenever the camera comes out . . .
Inspired by the very talented tankgrl, this project features the very versatile stamp set, Sense of Time. I am itching to make a hertage page with this one - must do that before
this set gets retired in 9 weeks!
This project is easy to whip together and uses very little supplies. The main feature, of coruse, is the big clock stamped on acetate with our Cotton White Staz-On ink. Love that effect! Acetate is one of my personal favourite mediums.
The gorgeous printed paper is the Parisian Breeze, also from the Spring mini catalogue. We won't see this beauty again after November, so be sure to order it before the mini catalogue expires.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sense of Time set of four $46.95
Colours: Kraft, Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Other: cotton white staz-on, acetate, 3/16 brads, vintage brads, Parisian Breeze Speciality Cardstock, mat pack
This is a very cute and reasonably easy template shared with me by my downline Louisa Ting Chong. Isn't it fun!
I've used the backing board that comes in the Designer Series Paper packs as a base for this, and then covered it with the Tea Party papers. I love how happy that set of papers is. Make two easy spines and the book is pretty much done and ready for embellishment.
The front of this one had quite a few renovations, but I'm satisfied with the end decision. The big flowers are from the set Playful Petals, one that is so fun to layer and bling up.
The So Saffron ribbon is run under the flowers and tied to hold the book closed, and you can see why I rarely do bows on my projects.
I didn't get photos in there yet; my excuse was my hamstrings were so very sore I couldn't bear going up the stairs to find some photos! Yes, it's crunch time for me - please forgive my absent mindedness and weary look in my eye! Consider it part of the charm.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Playful Petals, Sweet Stems, Warm Words
Colours: So Saffron, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Basic Gray
Other: Tea Party Papers, So Safron ribbon, corner rounder
This month's challenge was to alter a Hodge Podge tin with the Holiday Treasures papers. Don't you love what our designers have come up with so far?
I believe Elaine painted her tin first! Well done! Did you know you can buy white acrylic paint from the craft shop and dye it with our ink refills to create a paint to match your projects?
Love the faux brads here, too. Some small circle punches adhered to the corners give a great look - especially when working in a spot like the middle of a tin where putting brads and things through would be a little tricky.
As an added bonus, Elaine made a little tag album to go inside with her name. Embellished up with punches and metallic accents, it looks fantastic! What a great gift idea this would be, too.
A overlooked set in the catalogue, Starring You is an affordable collection perfect for boys. Change the colour scheme and could be used for girls, too. For $28.95, it's a versatile bargain!
This is a very quick little card I made up for a masculine project class using the Starring You set and the Windsor Knot papers. Love that colour combo!
The So Saffron ribbon (FREE during September!) is folded in half and just tucked under the stamped image. This is a great little way to not only use up little scraps of ribbon, but also to add texture to the project without a bow.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Starring You set of four $28.95
Colours: So Saffron, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip
Other: So Saffron ribbon (FREE with purchase during September), large oval punch, small star punch, Designer Label punch, Vintage brads, Windsor Knot Designer Papers
Sometimes I like to challenge myself - make things harder than they really need to be! Okay, that's a core theme of my personality if I'm really honest . . .
For this one, I was asked to make a Masculine Layout, and I thought how cool it would be if I could make it using a traditionally "girly" colour and a floral stamp.
So it might not be really blokey, but it passes to all the guys I've shown it to.
Because the photos are of Jared and my middle daughter, I wanted to have a mix of yin/yang. The Almost Amethyst with the Chocolate Chip, the floral button with the shredded linen thread, the eyelet border and taffeta ribbon next to the distressed edges. I like the contrast!
I used the more grassy looking flower stamps from Pocket Silhouettes to make my own patterned paper and to make the oval embellishment. I've also stamped in tone on tone along the bottom, on the textured card. The image doesn't come out really clean and crisp on textured card, of course, which added to the juxtaposition theme.
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Supplies Used:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes $39.95
Colours: Almost Amethyst, Kiwi Kiss, Certainly Celery
Other: Wide Oval punch, Eyelet border punch, Button Bouquet, Linen thread, Chipboard Letters, White Embossing Powder, White Tafetta ribbon, Distressing Tool, Double Stitched Chocolate chip ribbon, Heart to Heart Punch, Mat pack, Chocolate chip marker
This morning I made a card with Tamati using the Lovely as a Tree stamp set - a wonderful set of six stamps that can be used year-round, especially for masculine projects.
This Christmas card is quick and easy - using only one colour and two A5 sheets of card plus a bit of matching ribbon. When the colours work well together, the design can be simple and still look fantastic.
I've put together a Christmas card bundle at a special price and contains enough to make 48 cards plus you'll still have leftovers! All items can be ordered separately, too.
Option 1: Lovely As a Tree Set of six stamps
Option 2: Lovely As a Tree, Baja Breeze Card (24 A4 sheets), and Baja Breeze ink
Option 3: Best Value!! Lovely As a Tree set of six stamps, Baja Breeze Card (24 sheets), Baja Breeze ink, Whisper White Card (40 A4), Baja Breeze ribbon, Two way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 40 Whisper White envelopes and BONUS! 2 free rolls of ribbon - Certainly Celery and So Saffron $199.97 Value for only $139!
For September, the Challenge Team was sent a Hodge Podge tin and the Holiday Treasures papers. I'm excited to see what they all come up with!
Pam's submission is beautiful! Who wouldn't love to receive a gift like that?
I love how she's drawn the thread in with the white gel pen. (Getting a quality white gel pen that actually works is well worth the extra few dollars).
Consider these tins ad added bonus to the Hode Podge Kits - they make some great little pressies.
This card was inspired by two different swaps I received from two Australian Demonstrators, Robyn Lawton and Karen Robinson. I thought both were so clever! I don't have the surfboard stamp set and loved the bullrushes idea, so combined the two here.
This project is one that goes together quite quickly, which is always a bonus to a great design. The grassy stamp in the Inspired by Nature set is so well thought out; it's nearly impossible to stamp it crooked because the stems are going in several directions already.
The Baja Breeze ribbon might be questionable for some blokes, but several of my customers made this card up and used the wide twill - and it looked fantastic! Maybe even better.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature $49.95 set of four
Colours: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Chocolate Chip
Now I know that Masculine Cards are the big draw card for my customers! We universally struggle with this one. Men are so simple . . . yet so hard to relate to when it comes to finding something they'd like.
Greens and browns are a good starting place. I used the Windsor Knot papers here. Actually, using a printed paper makes choosing the colours easy because it's already done for you! Twill tape is another really good choice for guys. You can ink it and rough it up so it looks even less like a cousin to ribbon.
The stamped image here is from Totally Tools - a cute set with some great sayings in it. I've coloured this in with Watercolour Wonder Crayons, giving it that neat mottled look so it looks "realistic" or at least dimensional.
Well, this card is totally inappropriate for the likes of my husband who struggles even to keep the lightbulbs up to date. I might make him an Excel spreadsheet one.
I thought this was a lovely sample - simple and elegant. I'm not sure if you can see it from the picture, but her cutting out of the flowers is amazing! Such fine attention to detail.
The sentiment stamp is from the hostess set Sweet Little Sentiments. I never thought that particular one would be sent to me - but feel so honoured it was.
