One of my favourite stamp sets from our current catalogue is Crazy for Cupcakes. I just love this cupcake stand image. It's so cute and just says "birthday" to me. Love it. I made this card yesterday for a new friend who has a special birthday coming up. I hope she likes it!
If you would like to order any of the products used to create this card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.
I have another Create-A-Card Friday for you today! I've made a very bright birthday girl card, using the patterned papers from the Sunny Days Simply Scrappin' kit. Just one quick note, I cut the diagonal stripe paper so that the stripes were running vertically. The measurements for the patterned paper are:
Spotty Paper - Cut a piece measuring 9.75cm X 5cm
Stripey Paper - Cut a piece measuring 9.75cm X 2.5cm
I hope you enjoy today's video!
Hi Everyone! I have a cute little gift set to share with you today. I apologise for the poor quality photo, I had to snap this one in fading light with little time to spare. Let me tell you, this photo does not do justice to this cute little set! The cards are love notes (3x3 inches square) that I cut from Rich Razzleberry cardstock, added a scallop border in Certainly Celery and stamp a sentiment in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White cardstock. I added some (retired) Orchid Opulence 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and the flowers are stamped in Orchid Opulence using the Vintage Vogue stamp set. They're so adorable! The perfect little card to add to a gift for a special friend.
I made a set of 4 of these little cards, so I decided to create a matching gift bag to hold them in. I created the little box from Old Olive cardstock and then decorated it with some Cottage Wall DSP, ribbon and stamped images. I added a ribbon handle and I was done! Now I have a great little gift ready to share.
I just love the way Stampin' Up!'s inks, cardstocks, papers and ribbons all co-ordinate so perfectly. All the hard work of colour selection has been done for me and I can get straight to creating cute projects every time I sit down to stamp. Too easy!
If you'd like to purchase any of the supplies used to create today's project, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.
It's Create-A-Card Friday again! Today I'd like to show you how I created this adorable birthday card. When I set out to create today's card, I was aiming to make a masculine themed birthday card, but as it turned out, this card is really suitable for any birthday recipient. I've used the adorable Cheap Talk stamp set, which is on special until July 31st for just $38.36 (down from $47.95 -bargain!).
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.
I hope you enjoy today's video. Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Friday Everyone! I'm excited to bring you another Create-A-Card Friday video today. Over the next couple of months we'll be celebrating the birthdays of all of the nieces and nephews in our family (on both sides), so I needed to create some kid-themed birthday cards. Today's video is one of the designs I decided to use because it's an easily adaptable layout that you can use for any themed card you need to create. As you can see from the photo, I created both a boy themed and a girl themed version of this card using the same stamps -all I did was change the patterned paper and ink colours. So simple!
I hope you enjoy today's video and if you have a go at making a card in this design, be sure to post a comment here with a link to a photo of your creation!
If you would like to order any of the products used in today's video, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
Papers: Kraft, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP, Pink Pirouette, Sweet Slumber DSP, Baja Breeze
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Paper Snips, Stamp-a-majig, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals
Throughout the month of June, Stampin Up! are offering a new deal every week! With the Deals of the Week, you'll get up to 50 percent off a selection of products from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue! This week's deal is so exciting -up to 50% off the following stamp sets:
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Item |
Page |
Description |
Regular Price |
Sale Price |
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114263 |
34 |
A Happy Heart stamp set |
$41.95 |
$20.98 |
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115792 |
57 |
Greetings Eight stamp set |
$49.95 |
$24.98 |
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116330 |
78 |
Bella's Bloom stamp set |
$24.95 |
$14.97 |
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113009 |
97 |
Enjoy Every Moment stamp set |
$53.95 |
$26.98 |
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114283 |
105 |
All Scallops stamp set |
$55.95 |
$27.98 |
I confess, some of these gorgeous stamp sets are personal favourites of mine! Here is a card that I made last year using the adorable Bella's Bloom stamp set (design CASEd from SCS):
I just love that adorable flower image! So sweet and feminine and elegant! And at under $15 for the complete set, who can resist? It's a great gift idea, too, for those special papercrafting friends and family!
Be sure to check either my blog or my demonstrator website each Wednesday in June to see what new deals are up for grabs that week, then contact me to place your order. You must get your order to me no later than the Tuesday following the deal's release in order to receive the special price.
Please Note: This post will be featured at the top of my blog for the duration of this week's sale. Please scroll down for more recent posts!
It has been SO long since I've done a Sketchy Saturday, I can't even remember when it was myself! I'm wondering just exactly where the first half of 2010 has disappeared to! Anyway, so I'm declaring today a Sketchy Saturday! I've decided to use this great sketch by Carol Dunstan for our team blog, Elite Challenges. Such a great sketch! All you need to do to play along is create a card following Carol's sketch, then upload it to your blog or favourite online gallery. Grab the link to your card and post it in a comment on this post here on my blog. Easy! Do all this before midnight on Monday, 14th June (thank goodness for the long weekend -an extra day to create!) and then on Tuesday I'll randomly select a winner to receive a prize from me. I can't wait to see all of your creations!
For my card, I decided to break out my gorgeous Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper -one of the packs that is on special this week. At first glance, this paper pack is a little glare-y (is that a word?), but when you start creating with it, wow, it's just stunning!
If you would like to order any of the supplies used to create this card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. And don't forget, to receive the special price for the Pink Flamingo paper, you'll need to get your order to me by Tuesday 15th June!
Happy Friday, Everyone! Today I wanted to show you this great trick for creating scrunchy ribbon from Stampin' Up!'s gorgeous Taffeta Ribbon. I learned this trick from the gorgeous Shannon West at Stampin' Up! Convention last weekend. We are so lucky to have such a talented training facilitator! I am always inspired by Shannon whenever I see her create!
Anyway, so, the trick is to take a length of our taffeta ribbon, cut a tiny slit in the centre of one end of the ribbon using your paper snips and then just pull on one of the fibres of the ribbon to get this scrunchy effect along the length of it. So cute! I loved Shannon's idea so much that I came home and created a card using this idea the very next day! My card is pretty much a CASE of Rae Barthel's card in this post over on the Papercrafts Connection blog (third card down). I really like this layout, I think I'll try it again using a different paper and colour scheme. So many cards to make, so little creative time! Lol.
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Yesterday was World MS Day, marking the beginning of MS Awareness week. Established by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation and its member MS societies, World MS Day was created to raise awareness and inspire people to fight to make a difference in the lives of people living with MS. Over 2,000,000 people throughout the world are currently living with MS, a chronic, often debilitating disease. According to the World MS Day website, "it is one of the most common disabling neurological conditions amongst young adults".
With two close family members and a friend currently living with MS, this is a cause very close to my heart. Here in Australia, the MS Society has launched a national campaign in honour of MS Awareness Week. The "kiss goodbye to MS" campaign encourages us to wear red lipstick to help spread the word on MS. Since I'm not a big lipstick wear-er, I decided to create a red card and share it here on my blog instead. So, here is my red card! I've used the Pink Flamingo DSP, along with Real Red ink and a gorgeous Real Red button. I kept my card design very simple because I think that stunning floral paper does all the work on its own!
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've enjoyed my card. I would ask that while you're here, please take a moment to visit Australia's MS Society website and donate to this fantastic charity that does so much to improve the lives of people living with MS.
A Belated Happy Mother's Day to all my blog reading mums! I hope you had a lovely, restful day yesterday. Today I am sharing the card I made for my mother-in-law. I used the gorgeous new In Colour, Melon Mambo and the fabulous Medallion stamp set. I just love this new stamp! It gives such a stunning focal point for cards.
To get the soft effect to the stamped medallion image, I used a technique called "ghosting". This is a really simple technique. You just use a brayer to spread a good coat of ink over our Vellum Cardstock, then stamp onto the vellum with a clean stamp while the ink is still wet.
I'll be sharing more stamping techniques here on my blog in the coming weeks. To ensure you don't miss any of them, subscribe to my blog today and receive all of my updates in your favourite reader. Click on the "subscribe in a reader" link in the top left of my blog sidebar, then follow the steps to subscribe in your reader of choice.
Stamps: Medallion, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Inks: Melon Mambo, Black StazOn
Papers: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Vellum Cardstock, Whisper White
Accessories: Basic Black Brads, black satin ribbon from my stash
Hi Everyone! A very quick card for you today. Earlier today, I saw this card by Andrea Walford and instantly knew I wanted to CASE it for my nephew's birthday in June. I've been hoarding the gorgeous Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP for ages and as soon as I saw Andrea's card, I knew that I would be breaking into it to make this card. One of the things I liked most about Andrea's card was the simplicity of it. This card took me literally less than 10 minutes to make, but doesn't it look adorable? It's the perfect birthday card for that special little boy in your life and a great design to use up any left over scraps of favourite papers, too! I can definitely see me using this layout again!
Stamps: On Your Birthday
Papers: Kraft cardstock, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP
Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink
Accessories: Button Bouquet & Button Latte Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, So Saffron Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals
Mother's Day is just around the corner (next week!), so it's definitely time to get crafting and get those handmade gifts ready. Today's post is all about inspiring you with ideas for your Mother's Day crafting. I'm taking part in a blog hop with a great bunch of fellow demonstrators. We're all members of a group called ESAD (Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators. If you're a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.
Now on to the project! I've put together a cute little Pillow Box gift, using the new Pillow Box Sizzix Die from the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue. This is a great little gift for crafty friends (or mums!). I've popped in some samples of the new In Colour ribbons and some pearls from the Pretties Kit. I also made a matching card to go with the gift. You can't see it in the photo, but there is a little pocket inside the card that you can pop a gift card into, completing the gift.
I hope you like my project! The next stop on the blog hop is the super talented Jenny Humphreys. I just love her new mum baby carriage card! So cute!
If you make it around all the blogs on this blog hop, and leave comments on them, you could win some blog candy! Yes we have blog candy! There will be two winners, one from New Zealand and one from Australia. All you have to do is visit and leave a comment on each of the blogs in today's blog hop and then send an email to the lovely Sharlene and advise her that you have commented on all the blogs, and give her your name, email address and tell her whether you are from New Zealand or Australia. Good Luck!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Today's card comes courtesy of the lovely Rhonda Statham. Lovely lady that she is, Rhonda sent me this beautiful card in the post. Don't you just love happy mail? It was so nice to open post today that didn't contain a bill! Thank-you, Rhonda!
Today's card is for a special someone for the occasion of a special day that's coming up. I came across a class by Kristina Werner over at Two Peas and just loved one of the sketches that she had shared in the class. I decided to use that sketch to make Mum's mother's day card. Mum's favourite colour is purple, so I decided to use the Tea Party Designer Series Paper (full of yummy Lovely Lilac!) to create the card.
Thanks for sharing your great sketch, Kristina!
Stamps: Occasional Greetings
Ink: Basic Grey
Papers: Tea Party DSP, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch (old style), Scallop Edge Punch, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, White Embroidery Thread
I have some BIG news to share with you today! Stampin' Up! have announced that with the arrival of our new Idea Book & Catalogue in September, we'll see a huge colour renovation. At first site, the details of this renovation are a little bit scary (quite a few of my favourite colours are retiring -sob-), but then it gets exciting -so many gorgeous new colours to fall in love with!
So, without further ado, I know you're dying to see the details. Here are the colours that will be RETIRING at the end of August 2010 (click on the image to download a full colour PDF):
And now the really exciting part! Here are the new colour families that will form the regular range of colours, beginning September 1st (click on the image to download a full colour PDF):
I'm sure you'll agree that the new colour families are particularly yummy! You'll notice some old (and new!) favourites returning (former In Colours returning as regular range -yay!) and also some very exciting NEW colours -I can't wait to get my hands on that Early Espresso!!!
Another exciting piece of Colour Renovation news is that In Colours will now stay for 2 years! Beginning September 1st, we'll be getting FIVE new In Colours (in addition to the new colour families shown above) and we'll have them for TWO whole years! Next September, we'll get another 5 new colours, so then we'll have ten In Colours. How great is that?!? Love it!
Okay, so now that you have information overload (breath, people, just breath!), here is a card I made on Saturday with some of my fave DSP (felt the need to play with soon-to-be-gone papers!):
I created the flower with Blossom Nesties (3 different sizes). Both the flower and the green print background are Raspberry Fizz DSP. I'm definitely going to miss Kiwi Kiss!
I'm grateful that Stampin' Up! have given us plenty of notice of these changes so that we can build up our stash of favourite colour products (including reinkers, ribbons, cardstock and other co-ordinating products) -Kiwi Kiss is definitely on my list! I recommend that you begin to do this early, to avoid disappointment. There's likely to be a last minute rush come August and I expect stocks will run out early.
Contact me to place your favourite colour order today!
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The weekend is on the way! I hope you're having a great week and enjoying the remaining easter treats! Today's card is one that I created a while ago... quite a while ago. I made this for my friend's birthday late last year! I love this card because the colors are very much "me" and that birdy is just so cute!
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Stamps: Cheer & Wishes, Cheep Talk
Papers: Whisper White, Haiku DSP, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Scallop Edge Punch, Old Olive Wide Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals
I have another exciting class comin up! In this class we'll learn the fantastic technique called "Cracked Glass". This versatile technique is one that you'll turn to time and time again for a wide range of project themes. At the class, we'll create a gorgeous birthday card with matching On Board 5"x5" Art Journal (both pictured). A gorgeous gift idea for Mother's Day, which is just around the corner! You'll also receive printed step by step instructions on how to recreate the effect at home.
When: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Where: My place -Central Coast, NSW
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $20, includes all materials for projects pictured and a yummy supper, too!
RSVP: By 20th April 2010. Email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. Spaces are strictly limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment!
Great news! Stamps By Mail is back with all new stamps, papers, ribbons and more! Join us for a whole new program of Stamps By Mail fun! Beginning April 15th, we’ll be creating these gorgeous projects:
How It Works: The program will run across 4 months, beginning in April. In order to take part in the program, you will subscribe to all 4 months. Each month, you will receive a delivery straight from the warehouse containing stamps, inkpads and accessories. You will also receive materials and instructions from me to complete 3 cards each month.
You will get: Across the 4 months of the program, you will receive all of the following items:
In order to use the cling stamps included in this program, you will also need clear blocks. If you don't already own clear blocks, I recommend blocks C and H from our Autumn/Winter mini (available from April 1st). If you would prefer to receive wood mounted stamps with your program, this option is also available (see details below)
The Cost: The Stamps By Mail program is just $50 per month (clear-mount option) or $52.50 per month (wood-mount option) for 4 months. This includes shipping from the warehouse to you and also postage from me to you for the extra cardstock and embellishments you will need. Payment can be made via Cash, Credit Card, Direct Deposit to my bank account or Paypal.
When Is It? The next Stamps By Mail program will begin April 15th, 2009 and will run through July. The mail outs will happen around the 15th of each month. If you already have any of the stamp pads, you can select another colour of your choice. Just email me prior to the 15th of the month they are needed in and tell me what colour you would like instead.
Upon registration, you will receive an email from me, outlining further details of the program. Please note that this is an all-inclusive program and you must subscribe to ALL four months of the program to participate.
To subscribe, please email me on wendy@stampwithwendy.com.au or phone me on 02 4304 1294 OR click on the paypal link below:
Clear-Mount Option ($50 per month for 4 months):
Wood-Mount Option ($52.50 per month for 4 months):
**Please note: All content of my Stamps By Mail program is copyright to me, Wendy Todd. You are free to use the information and tutorials provided in the program for your own personal use only. You may not share, distribute or reproduce any content from the program in any way with anyone outside of the program. Participation in the program constitutes agreement to these terms.
I have a special treat for you today -a sneak peek at some of the very exciting new products coming in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue -being released THIS THURSDAY! Could we get a better Easter treat? I think not. You heard me! This mini catalogue is even better than chocolate!!! I can't wait to share all of the exciting new products with you, but in the meantime, feast your eyes on today's card and enjoy!
I created this card for a sketch challenge over on CardPatterns Blog. This is Sketch 57 -and what a great sketch it is! I really enjoyed making this card. I hope the recipient likes it too!
Don't forget, with the arrival of the new mini, that means the Summer Mini Catalogue is finishing! You only have until tomorrow (March 31st) to get your orders in for Summer Mini products (and earn FREE Sale-A-Bration stamps). Contact me today to place your order.
Only 2 more days to get any last minute goodies from our gorgeous Summer Mini Catalogue range of products! And that also means only two more days to Sale-A-Brate!!! I've used two of the gorgeous stamp sets from the Summer Mini catalogue to create today's card -Razzle Dazzle (love this set!) and For Everything (so summery and fun!). I stamped the large floral image from Razzle Dazzle all over the Kiwi Kiss card base to get the background pattern -I just love this effect.
If there are still products on your wish list from either the Summer Mini or the Sale-A-Bration catalogue, please contact me today. Don't leave it until the last minute and risk missing out!
Welcome to another Create-A-Card Friday! (finally!!!) It's been a while since I've had the time to sit down and create another video tutorial for Create-A-Card Friday, so I'm excited to be bringing today's tutorial to you. I have several friends expecting new babies this year, so I needed to get organised and make a couple of cards ready to send when the new little bundles of joy arrive. Today's tutorial is how to create a quick, simple card for a new baby girl, but the design is simple enough to be easily changed to suit a new baby boy too.
I've used the adorable "Animal Stories" stamp set in today's tutorial. This set is from the Summer Mini catalogue and only available until March 31st -only one more week! If you would like to order any of the products from the Summer Mini Catalogue, please contact me today to place your order.
Enjoy!
Stamps: Animal Stories, Nursery Necessities
Papers: Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, DSP from Rock-a-Bye Girl Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ink: Regal Rose, Close To Cocoa
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals
One of the {many} things I love about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is the training events that Stampin' Up! offer. These events provide us demos with fabulous project ideas, business tips, new products (for free!) and of course, fabulous socialising and networking with other demos.
Today's card is one of the Make & Take projects that we created at Regional Training last November. It's such a cute card, but it was really quick & simple to make. We used the Stamp Set "Hello Again" from the Summer Mini catalogue. Isn't it adorable?
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.
Last week we had a family holiday at an eco-friendly NRMA holiday park. We had a great time and I came home feeling very inspired to be more conscientious with my recycling and "green" habits! So, when I saw this card by Jen del Muro, I felt even more inspired and decided to create my own version of her card using some recycled supplies.
I decided to create my card for a sketch challenge over at our team's challenge blog, Elite Challenges. I'm really happy with how it turned out. The pom pom flower was made using the brown paper packing from my Stampin' Up! orders and I stamped on it using the damask image from Friends 24-7 stamp set in Old Olive ink. The photo doesn't do it justice, it looks fantastic in real life!
I hope you like today's card. Why not have a go at creating your own project using some recycled or everyday supplies? It's a lot of fun and gets you thinking "outside the box" a bit. I'd love to see what you create -leave a comment on this post with a link to your photos!
Have a great weekend!
Yesterday I attended the Coffee, Craft and Chat club at Morisset Multipurpose Centre to demonstrate Easter Cardmaking. We had a great morning socialising and creating together. Thanks for having me, Ladies!
Today's card is the Make & Take project that we created yesterday morning. I CASEd the layout from a card designed by Nichole Heady and the punch art basket of eggs from a card designed by Marelle Taylor.
Would you like to create a card like this at your own in-home workshop? I can taylor a workshop just for you according to a theme of your choice -what a great way to spend an afternoon or evening with friends! Contact Me to book your workshop today!
Just a simple card today. This card was strongly inspired by a card displayed at an official Stampin' Up! event. I only had a blurry photo of the card I was inspired by, but it was enough to give me an idea and I ran with it! I like the simplicity of this card layout because it lends itself to a variety of applications. I've made my card a thank-you for my father-in-law, who often helps me with little jobs for my craft room. I so appreciate all he does for me! But this card could easily be adjusted to suit any occasion -change the colours for a beautiful lady's birthday card, change the stamps and simplify the colours for a striking wedding card... the possibilities are endless!
Clean and simple cards are making a big comeback and I just love them! When I find a great layout like this, I like to sketch it out into a notebook that I keep for future reference. This notebook is one of my favourite cardmaking tools, now -so handy for those quick cards you need to make in a hurry!
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Stamps: For Everything
Papers: Kraft, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Clips Assortment Hardware, Scallop Border Punch, Chit Chat RubOns, Textile Embossing Folder
Today's card combines some old favourites (Gingham Ribbon -yum!) with some new must-haves (Good Neighbours Stamp Set -love it!). I first saw the design for this card on SCS and loved the bright, happy design right away. The versatility of the Good Neighbours FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set hasn't ceased to amaze me. I've used this set for a HUGE range of card themes -including thank-you, welcome, birthday (both masculine and feminine) and even sympathy cards! It's a fun set to create with and definitely a very useful addition to any stamper's collection.
By far, the best thing about this awesome stamp set is that you can earn it for FREE! Stampin' Up!'s famous Sale-A-Bration Promotion is ON NOW and that means you can choose a free stamp set for every $100 you spend before March 31st. Email Me or phone me on 0402 120 972 for more details or to place an order.
Stamps: Good Neighbours, Cheer & Wishes
Papers: Pixie Pink, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Patterns DSP
Ink: Pixie Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Black StazOn
Accessories: Circle Punches, Flower Fusion, Black Gingham Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
I've long struggled with making cards for men. Masculine cards always seemed a huge challenge for me. Late last year I made the (since proven to be VERY wise) decision to add the Totally Tool stamp set to my collection. Let me tell you, I am SO glad I did! I love this stamp set! No sooner had I got my hands on it than I began planning a Stamp-A-Stack class using it -I wanted to share the joy of this set with my class customers!
Today's card is one of the 3 designs we made in that Stamp-A-Stack class. I CASEd the layout from a card designed by Kristina Werner and altered it to suit the supplies I wanted to use. I really like the versatility of this card -it's suitable for any aged man in your life (even the little ones!) and it's bright a cheery, too!
If you would like to order any of the supplies used to create today's card, or to book into my next Stamp-A-Stack class, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.
Stamps: Totally Tool, Family Phrases
Papers: Kraft, Glossy White, Holiday Treasures DSP
Ink: Versamark, Riding Hood Red, Cameo Coral, Pacific Point, Old Olive
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Signo Gel Pen, Sponge Daubers
Happy Thursday, Everyone! Today's card is very bright and cheery and one that just plain puts me in a good mood! I made this card a while ago for a swap with some other demos in my team and I just love how it turned out. I CASEd the design from a card I saw on SCS and changed the colours to make them more "me". This colour scheme just screams "Razzle Dazzle" to me... what do you think?
Razzle Dazzle is one of the gorgeous stamp sets in our Summer Mini Catalogue, which expires on March 31st. Do you still have summer mini products on your wish list? Don't delay! Email Me or phone me on 0402 120 972 with your order today!
Stamps: Razzle Dazzle, Occasional Greetings
Papers: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Opaque White StazOn
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers in Old Olive, Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Scallop Oval Punch, Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Acetate Sheet, Eyelet Border Punch
Today's card is one that I created for my Sale-A-Bration launch party back in January. I wanted to have a variety of samples made up to show my guests the versatility of this year's free stamp sets. I CASEd the design from SCS and just changed it slightly to suit the supplies I had on hand. Such a cute, simple design and it was so quick to make!
There are just 4 weeks of Sale-A-Bration left! If you still have one (or more!) of this year's free SAB Stamp Sets on your wish list, don't delay! Email me or phone me on 0402 120 972 today to place your qualifying order!
Stamps: Good Neighbours (SAB 2010), Trendy Trees
Papers: Old Olive, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Old Olive
Accessories: Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Apron Lace Border Punch
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
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
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!
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!
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!
Back in November I hosted an undercoverwear party. My invitations were the same as this thank-you card and they were very popular with my invitees! I had an invitation left over after the party, so I turned it into a thank-you card and sent it to the demonstrator. We had such a great time! These cards can be adjusted for so many fun applications -greeting card, invitation or thank-you for occasions like Bridal Shower, Baby Shower, new baby, underwear parties like mine... so many possibilities! They were a lot of fun to make and give out -we had lots of laughs over them!
I hope you like today's card. If you would like to order any of the supplies needed to create this card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.
Great news! Stamps By Mail is back with all new stamps, papers, buttons and more! Join us for a whole new program of Stamps By Mail fun! Beginning December 15th, we’ll be creating these gorgeous projects:
How It Works: The program will run across 4 months, beginning in December. In order to take part in the program, you will subscribe to all 4 months. Each month, you will receive a delivery straight from the warehouse containing stamps, inkpads and accessories. You will also receive materials and instructions from me to complete 3 projects each month. These projects will consist of both scrapbooking and cardmaking designs.
You Will Get: Across the 4 months of the program, you will receive all of the following:
l For Everything Stamp Set
l Chit Chat RubOns
l Kaleidescope Designer Series Paper
l Playground Designer Buttons
l Blender Pen
l Fleurettes Accents & Elements (half pack)
l Tempting Turquoise Stampin’ Write Marker
l Pixie Pink Stampin’ Write Marker
l Only Orange Stampin’ Write Marker
l Summer Sun Stampin’ Write Marker
l Green Galore Stampin’ Write Marker
l Pink Passion Stampin’ Write Marker
l Cardstock, ribbons and other embellishments as required for projects
l 4 monthly PDF files containing instructions to complete 3 projects per month (a hard copy will also be mailed to you with your supplies
l Shipping $5.95 per month (included)
The Cost: The Stamps By Mail program is just $50 per month for 4 months. This includes shipping from the warehouse to you and also postage from me to you for the extra cardstock and embellishments you will need. Payment can be made via Cash, Credit Card, Direct Deposit to my bank account or Paypal.
When Is It? The next Stamps By Mail program will begin December 15th, 2009 and will run through to March. The mail outs will happen around the 15th of each month. If you already have any of the stamp pads, you can select another colour of your choice. Just email me prior to the 15th of the month they are needed in and tell me what colour you would like instead.
Upon registration, you will receive an email from me, outlining further details of the program. Please note that this is an all-inclusive program and you must subscribe to ALL four months of the program to participate. To subscribe, please email me on wendy@stampwithwendy.com.au or phone me on 02 4304 1294.
**Please note: All content of my Stamps By Mail program is copyright to me, Wendy Todd. You are free to use the information and tutorials provided in the program for your own personal use only. You may not share, distribute or reproduce any content from the program in any way with anyone outside of the program. Participation in the program constitutes agreement to these terms.
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Stamps By Mail 3 now represents even better value! Month One of the program (December) includes TWO FREE STEP BY STEP TUTORIALS on how to make two different styles of gorgeous paper flowers. These tutorials are valued at $15 each and I am including them in my Stamps By Mail 3 Program for free!
Thanks for joining me for Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas Projects Series! I've had such a great time preparing this series for you and I am so grateful for the overwhelmingly positive response I've had from you, my valued readers. I'm glad that you've enjoyed the projects I've been preparing for you.
Remember, if you would like to order any of the supplies used in the 12 projects, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. I can have orders sent directly to you, anywhere in Australia.
So, here is the final installment in my 12 Days of Christmas Projects Series. Today we're creating a gift package of Handmade Christmas Thank-You Cards. I've created this gift with my neighbour in mind, but it really is a fantastic gift idea for anyone. Teachers will love it, as will mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters... I can see I'm going to need to make a few more of these as the names run through my mind! I hope you enjoy today's tutorial!
Welcome to Day Eleven of my 12 Days of Christmas Projects series! Today I'd like to show you how to create a paper bow with a matching gift tag. There's something special about handmade gift packaging -it's so touching to receive a gift that someone has put so much effort into preparing for you. So, I hope you enjoy today's tutorial...
Welcome to Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas! Today we're going to make this cute Acetate Christmas Card, using the dyed glitter that we created yesterday when we made the Glitter Ornaments. I hope you enjoy today's project and I look forward to seeing your own creations using this tutorial! Feel free to email photos to me anytime!
