Blossom Designs

Eastern Blooms

I finally broke open my Eastern Blooms set from the Summer MiniCatalogue with the inspiration coming from Marelle Taylor - a well known Australian demonstrator.

Now, I would normally not put these colours together but when I saw what Marelle had done, I loved it, so I CASEd it!  I did put my own creativeness on it with the felt flowers and the greeting. 

Here is a close up of the flowers (Flower Fusion).  Can you see I used 3 punches for the greeting?  The circle punch, the oval punch and the designer label punch.

Happy Stamping,

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P.S. - don't forget that Sale-A-Bration ends in 2 days!  Please hurry to get your order in on time to earn those free stamp sets.

P.S.S - I will have some blog candy to give away shortly, so keep watching!

Camp Quality Cards

Each month the INKlings make cards for the charity Camp Quality. Camp Quality is a non-profit organisation that brings hope & happiness to the lives of children living with cancer, their families, and communities.

Jayne Mercer designs the cards and we can copy them exactly or choose a different colour scheme.

I did change the colour on this one.  I was going to use Blue Bayou but when I put the two (Bashful Blue as the base) together I didn't like it so I used Wild Wasabi instead.  Both are In Colours so that means they will only be around until the 31st March.  After that we will be getting new In Colours!!

Jayne also used the Think Happy Thoughts stamp set which I don't own (yet!) so I went with Riveting instead.

Were you every told as a child that blue and green should never be seen together?  Well, I don't think they look bad!  I like it!  LOL 

This is the other design.  It uses the Priceless stamp set which I don't own either but Luckily, my fellow stamper Lin Mei let me use her set. 

I've used Pretty In Pink as the base, Purely Pomegranate and Whisper White.

I love the contrast between the light and dark colours.  It really makes you notice the card.

I'm not really a butterfly person, don't ask me why because I really do not know.  This set has grown on me though so guess what will be in my next order?!

As you can see we make one for a boy and one for a girl.  I made 6 of each at our team gathering the other Saturday evening.  That is pretty good going for me.  12 cards in about 6 hours with a dinner break and of course chatting!  LOL

Happy Stamping,

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INKlings Team Gathering

Last Saturday afternoon/evening, my upline's team the INKlings gathered at Jodi's house for a bit of stamping and lots of chatting!  LOL  Jodi prepared 2 delicious meals and we each bought something else to eat - lollies, chips (you get the picture!).

I also met some new faces that I didn't get to meet at our Christmas gathering - hi Joanna, Dani, Jodi & Margaret!

Jayne and Margaret provided us with some make & takes.

Jayne made the Pull Treat which I have been wanting to make for so long but just never got around to it!  Now I'm not sure if this is the same sizing as the one on SCS or if it is tweaked for our Australian chocolates.

I'm so glad I made this at it was so easy.  Inside is a lovely Cadbury chocolate bar - yummy!

I used the So Swirlyjumbo wheel on the base and the heart is from the Sale-A-Bration set Polka Dot Punches.  Silly me, I cannot remember where the 'I Love You' stamp is from.

The colours are Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.

Here is a close up of the hearts. 

While Margaret was living and teaching in China, she came across these boxes and wanted to show them to us.  There is only a little bit of glue along each end and the rest just folds together!

Again, I used the So Swirly jumbo wheel and colours are Purely Pomegranate and Whisper White.

I know we didn't leave Jodi's until very late (after 10:30pm) but we all had a great time.

Jayne is organising another team weekend away (I missed last years) at Vision Valley and I've paid my deposit so I'm not missing out this year!!  It will be at the end of July and I'm looking forward to it.

Happy Stamping,

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Stampin' Up! Bushfire Appeal

From 12 February through 31 March 2009, when you purchase any of a select group of 10 stamp sets, Stampin' Up! will donate 50 percentof the sales of these sets to the Australia Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.

Priceless (112312) pg105 $48.95
Seeing Spots (108909) pg89 $29.95
Baroque Motifs (112380) pg98 $39.95
Live Your Dream (114261) pg3** $55.95
Looks Like Spring* (108864) pg76 $58.95
The Snowflake Spot* (108934) pg27 $39.95
Bodacious Bouquet* (108756) pg80 $58.95
Polka Dots & Paisley* (110247) pg46 $35.95
G'day Mate* (111973) pg115 $35.95
Be Happy* (108744)pg51 $39.95 

*These sets will appear on the upcoming list of retiring products, so they will only be available for the Bushfire Appeal--while supplies last.

**In the Summer Mini Catalogue.

Update: To date, with the sales of the Bushfire Appeal stamp sets, we'll be able to donate $15,744.85to the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.  What a great job Stampin' Up! and to all the customer who have bought these stamp sets - thank you!

Bad, bad Blogger!

Yes, that is me! I do have a very good excuse though.....more on that later.

Sale-A-Brationends on the 28th February!!  (only 1 week remaining to place your order!). 

Just a reminder of what you can get:

Customers: Select any one of the items in the brochure free with a purchase of $100.  There's no limit - for every $100 you spend, you can choose a free Sale-A-Bration set!

Hostesses: When you host a workshop of at least $600, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration set in addition to the generous hostess benefits!  You'll receive a second set when your net workshop sales reach $1200.  Get a third set for  workshop sales of $1800 or more!

Recruits:  Sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration and select any set (excluding hostess sets) from the 2008-2009 Idea Book & Catalogue free!

So you can see that Sale-A-Bration is for everyone.

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  You still have until the 31st March before the current Summer Mini ends.

There are some gorgeous DSP and stamp sets amongst some other yummy stuff.  Browse through the catalogue and tell me that you're impressed with what you see!

Contact me with your order now.

P.S. - best to buy now as the retirement list will be coming out on the 1st March and we don't know what will make it into the new 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue released on the 1st April.  As soon as stocks run out, that's it - no more!

Designer Series Paper

(picture contains Afternoon Tea & Ginger Blossom DSP & some of the Embrace Life stamp set) 

As you may or may not be aware, the new Australian Idea Book & Cataloguecomes out in April.  This means that some stamp sets will no longer be available to buy but new stamps will replace them!  This is also the same for the DSP (Designer Series Paper).  I would suggest to you that if you like a particular paper pack be that from the Idea Book & Catalogue or the current Summer Mini Catalogue, I would purchase them now.  Once stocks run out they will not be coming back.

Summer Mini DSP
Afternoon Tea (111356) - $11.95
Bali Breeze (110696) - $11.95
Ginger Blossom (110697) - $11.95

Being a demonstrator means you get to see the retired list in March (just one of the perks!) at the moment we do not know what will be retired yet.

Don't forget that for every $100 you spend, you are entitled to a free stamp set!  Oh yes, it is FREE!!!  There are 4 sets to choose from so if you spend $200, you will get 2 stamps sets free.  Get the picture!

Contact me if you wish to purchase anything from either catalogue and I can have your order delivered straight to your door or workplace.

Happy Stamping,

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Not Well

Hello to my blog readers.  Apologies for not posting for the past week.  I have been unwell with some sort of bug as well as food poisoning.

I started to feel better on Sunday and luckily as we had a 1st birthday to attend.  I whipped up a card late Saturday night but I forgot to photograph it.  I'm hoping that my friend Janine will send me a photo or I might take one when I see her on Thursday - so no photo to show you today.

I also just wanted to say, please keep the people of Victoria in your thoughts at this time of such horrific tragedy.  This is the greatest disaster Australia has ever known with 173 people confirmed dead (at the latest count) but with more predicted in the coming days.  5000 people are homeless and the fires are still raging in a number of places.

I have a training day with my fellow INKlings this Saturday which I am looking forward to.  I will no doubt be able to show you what we got up to in Sunday's post, so keep checking back.

Happy Stamping,

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A Wish For You

Oliver had a 4 year old's birthday party to go to over the weekend and this is the card I made.

I used Night of Navy (although it doesn't look like it in this photo!) as the base card.

I am so pleased I have the star punches (large and small) as they are great to use for 'boys' cards who are too old for the baby stamps. 

To brighten up the card I used my diamond stickles on the large star.

Oliver had a great time at the party running around with the other kids.  It took him all of 5 minutes to fall asleep when we got home!  LOL

Happy Stamping,

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Supplies
Stamps:In The Stars, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel.
Ink: Night Of Navy.
Paper: Night Of Navy, More Mustard, Old Olive
Accessories:Large Star Punch, Star Punch, Diamond Stickles, Brads (More Mustard, Old Olive).