Wendy Todd - Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Masculine SFYTT Challenge Entry

I have another SFYTT Challenge entry for you today. Jen Del Muro does such great sketches! I wanted to create a masculine birthday card, so I pulled out my Seeing Spots stamp set and created some patterned paper to use as a focal point on my card. I created the background on the card base by "thumping" my ink pad all over it in different directions. Such a great effect for masculine cards!

If you would like to order any of the products used to create today's card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.

Stamps: Birthday Wish, Seeing Spots

Papers: Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Basic Black

Accessories: Twill Tape, Antique Brass Hodgepodge (retired), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

Pretty In Pink SFYTT Sketch Challenge

My two boys are going to a birthday party this weekend for a special little girl who's turning 1. When thinking about a design for Abbie's card, I decided that last week's SFYTT sketch challenge was a perfect starting point.

I decided to keep the colours simple and just went with Pretty In Pink and Whisper White. I'm really happy with how this card came together. I hope Miss Abbie likes it!

If you would like to order any of the Stampin' Up! supplies used to create this card, email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.

Stamps: Pretty Princess, Crazy for Cupcakes

Papers: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Tea Party DSP

Ink: Pretty In Pink

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Striped Grosgrain, Crystal Brads, 5 Point Flower Punch, Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch, Pink Tissue Paper, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder  

Scrapbooking Sale-A-Bration Style

I wanted to share this super-cute 6x6 Scrapbook Layout with you. This is the Make & Take we created at Bev's workshop last weekend. The original layout was designed by the very clever people in the Stampin' Up! design team, but I changed it a little to suit the stamps and supplies I had on hand. As you can see, we used the Sale-A-Bration stamp set "Whimsical Words". At first glance, this set seems perfect for cardmakers, but in using it with this layout, I realised the massive potential it has for scrapbookers, too. Such a gorgeous combination of script font and type font, these stunning stamps are my new favourite journalling tool!

You can earn this set for FREE during Sale-A-Bration, which is on now! Just for spending $100 on any of our current range products, you can choose one of four gorgeous stamp sets for FREE! Email me or phone me on 0402 120 972 to place your order now. 

Quick & Simple Gift Ideas

Yesterday, Bev hosted a workshop at her house and I had the pleasure of demonstrating for her and several friends. I'm always grateful for the opportunity to share my passion for papercrafts with others, so I like to make a handmade gift for my workshop hostesses. For Bev's workshop yesterday, I decided to make up a gift bag of Love Notes with a matching card.

Using an idea I learned at Convention last year, I cut a piece of Baja Breeze Patterns Paper to fit neatly inside a small cellophane bag (IB&C page 130), then punched a handle using the Word Window Punch. For the gift card set, I CASEd the 3x3 card design for my set from our current Idea Book & Catalogue and made a set of 4 of them. I slipped them inside the bag and then tied it closed with a piece of double stitched Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain ribbon.

For the matching card, I used the same design layout as the 3x3 cards, but enlarged the scale to make a standard A6 card. I layered a few felt flowers from Flower Fusion Too and secured them with a Vintage Brass brad to give a bigger size embellishment with a bit more detail to give my larger card balance.

As this gift card set is such a quick, simple gift idea, I decided to show the workshop guests how to make it themselves at home. For my demonstration, I decided to make the same design in different colours, using the colours from the original Flower Fusion set. I gave away the second set as a door prize at the workshop.

Workshops are a lot of fun and a great way to spend an afternoon with friends! If you'd like to learn some great quick and simple card and gift ideas like these, or even some scrapbooking techniques and layouts, why not host a workshop at your place? Don't forget, hostesses can earn EXTRA benefits during Sale-A-Bration! Email me  or phone me on 0402 120 972 to book your workshop now!

Clearly Cardmaking on the Central Coast

Today's card is one that I made a while ago and for some reason never quite got around to adding it to my blog. I was really happy with how this card turned out at the time, so it's a surprise that I didn't get it on here sooner!

I've made this card with clear acetate sheeting (also known as clear cardstock). The white alphabet stamping was done using White StazOn ink and the Nursery Letters stampin' around wheel. It looks so effective in real life!

I hope you like today's card. If you'd like to order any of the Stampin' Up! supplies used to create this card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. Don't forget, it's Sale-A-Bration time and that means free stamps on all orders over $100 value! 

Haitian Relief Update

Stampin′ Up! demonstrators are working hard to make a difference in the lives of those who continue to be affected by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. In just fifteen days, demonstrators around the world have already sold 7524 of the stamp sets. From each of these sets, Stampin′ Up! will donate $2 to the Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

This offer lasts until 28 February, 2010, so you still have time to lend a helping hand to those who are so much in need.

I {heart} Hearts Mini Accordian Album

I am really loving the I {heart} Hearts stamp set. I'm finding it to be a very inspirational set, which makes it really easy to create with! When I bought the set back in early January, the first project that I began planning was a mini accordian album for my husband for Valentine's Day. I plan to put some family photos in my album and I chose an accordian style because I wanted my husband to be able to stand it up on display, either on his desk at work or on our TV cabinet at home. I was so excited with the finished album that I decided to offer it as a class. The class sold out so quickly that I didn't even get to advertise it online!

The class was held at my place last Thursday night and we all had a great time. Everyone's albums turned out a little differently with each person's personal touch. This is one of the things I love most about teaching papercrafts -the way we can all create something different with the exact same supplies and tools. It's so inspirational!

Don't forget... Until February 28th, the Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of every i {heart} Hearts stamp set to the American Red Cross Haitian Disaster Relief fund. PLUS, during this fundraising promotion, I will personally discount the stamp set from the full retail price of $42.95 to just $35.14 (plus shipping). Don't delay! Contact me today to place your order and help the people of Haiti to begin rebuilding their lives.

Good Neighbours and Sale-A-Bration

I am so enjoying Sale-A-Bration! This year's Free stamp sets are just gorgeous and SO much fun to create with! I've used one of this year's free stamp sets to create today's card, which I CASEd from SCS. It's called "Good Neighbours" and I am loving it! The set comes with 3 house "bodies" and 3 house roofs that are all interchangable. It also comes with a leaf stamp and 2 tree stamps AND a cloud stamp! It's just adorable and so versatile.

To create the background effect on the vanilla cardstock, I just used my bone scorer along the groove of my paper cutter. I love how it turned out!

During Sale-A-Bration (on now until March 31st), when you spend $100 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There's no limit--for every $100 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward! Contact me today to place your qualifying order and get your hands on some gorgeous FREE stamps!