Happy 2010!!

Apologies for my lack of posting. Had a bit of a break over Christmas & New Year, but I am back to business now!

Haven't got much to show you but here is what I have done :)

I am really enjoying using the Simply Scrappin' Kits at the moment. They are a great, easy way to scrap and you can step them up to suit your tastes :)

Here is a page I did using the 'I Wish' Simply Scrappin' Kit


Supplies: 'I Wish' Simply Scrappin' Kit, Frames with a Flourish stamp set, Short Order Alphabet stamp set, Simple Serif Mini Alphabet stamp set, Scallop Edge punch, On Board Loads of Letters chipboard, Ridinghood Red Classic Stampin Pad, Whisper White Craft Stampin Pad, Encore Gold Ink Pad, Stampin Write Markers
I am a member of the Elite Stampers which is a wonderful team full of ladies that offer support, suggestions and inspiration :) This year, I participated in a Secret Santa on the forum. My lovely secret santa bought me an On Board Art Journal and the gorgeous new Designer Series Paper from the Summer Mini. It's called Kaleidoscope and it is just beautiful. So much better in person than it looks in the catalogue!

Anyway! I made myself a Memory Book using the journal and the DSP so I can record all the funny/cute/memorable things my kids say or do. There is 50 sheets in the journal so I figure I have plenty of room for both kids in the same book. One side has Alannah and then you flip it over and it becomes Ryan's book :) I have used the Spiral punch to help fit the papers easily over the cover.

Here is the cover of Alannah's side of the book


It uses the pink, girly papers from the Kaleidoscope pack and some felt thickers I had lying about. Simple, the papers are so lovely they didn't need much to enhance them :)

Then the inside of Alannah's side....


Ryan's side uses the more boyish papers in Kaleidoscope. It is a very unisex set, has a bit for everyone :) Then it also has the same felt thickers as Alannah's side.


And the inside.....


Thanks for looking, stay tuned for the details of Sale-A-Bration which starts on 25 Jan and don't forget about the Inventory Clearance Sale that ends on 24th January. Most stock is still available, Jumbo Outline Alphabet, Just Riding and Wild West Alphabet have sold out so far.

Enjoy the rest of your week!
Lisa
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Marker Club

Have you had your eye on the full set of Stampin’ Write Markers with Storage Case??
Join my marker club and you can purchase the full set over 4 months and earn some free Stampin’ Up! product too!



For $75 per month (due to me by 10th of each month or charged to your credit card) you get....

• 12 markers (full set of either Rich Regals, Earth Elements, Soft Subtles or Bold Brights)
• 1 pack of mixed cardstock (either Rich Regals, Earth Elements, Soft Subtles or Bold Brights)
• A little gift from me 

Each member takes a turn to be the hostess of the month, during this month you will receive

All of the above PLUS
• Storage Case
• Set of Neutrals markers
• Level 1 Hostess Set
• $30 worth of Stampin’ Up! product

If you choose to gather outside orders or hold a workshop during your month as hostess you can earn even more FREE product!!

Since the marker club will run through Sale-A-Bration you will also get a FREE Sale-A-Bration set of your choice (during Sale-A-Bration) and a 1 in 4 chance to win a second set!!
Please contact me if you are interested in signing up. If we get more than 4 people I will consider starting a second club.
Order of hostess will be determined by the order of signing up, so contact me now!!
ljansen@westnet.com.au or 0414944815

Inventory Clearance Sale!!

Exciting news!! Stampin’ Up! is having an Inventory Clearance Sale! There is up to 50% off some items!! Stamps, Ribbons, Designer Series Paper, Glitter, Embellishments...... have a look at the list below for more details. Click on the picture for a larger version



Just a few points from Stampin’ Up! on the sale .......

• Inventory Clearance Sale products are only available at their discounted price during the promotion period (15 December – 24 January 2009).
• There is no minimum purchase required to receive the discount.
• There is no limit to the number of Inventory Clearance Sale items customers can purchase.
• All items are products featured in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue.
• All stamp sets included in the Inventory Clearance Sale are square cut.
• While we anticipate that we have adequate inventory to support the sale, Inventory Clearance Sale items are only available at the sale price while supplies last.

Did you hear that?? While supplies last!!! So if you like the sound of these prices, phone or email me through your order. Or better yet, host a workshop so all of your friends can take advantage of the specials!!

Enjoy the rest of your week everyone 
Lisa

It's here!!!!!!!

The Summer Mini is live!!! Click on the pic over here ----------> to check it all out!

Don't forget that I am having my Mini Catalogue Launch on Sunday 6th December from 10am. Come along and check out some of the Summer Mini items in person. There will be a couple of make and takes so please RSVP to allow me to have enough kits :)

If you would like to order anything from the Summer Mini or have any questions, please let me know on ljansen@westnet.com.au

Have a great week!
Lisa
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The end of Spring..... here comes Summer!!

So the Spring Mini Catalogue ends tomorrow *sob* and the Summer Mini Catalogue begins *YAY*!!

I am really going to miss some of the Spring Mini Catalogue items. I will definately miss Great Friends and the Walk in the Park and Ski Slope DSPs. A lot of the products contain In Colours so we know for sure they won't end up in the IB&C next year. So if there is anything you really love, don't wait to get it. You might miss out!!

I am offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed by 30 November, so email me on ljansen@westnet.com.au by 9pm tomorrow to take advantage of this offer.

To celebrate the release of all the yummy new products in the Summer Mini, I am having a launch at my house on 6 December. There will be Make & Takes using the new products in the mini and lots of goodies to see. RSVP is essential so email me on ljansen@westnet.com.au to RSVP and for details.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Lisa
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Here is the rest...

Ok, I promised to come back today and post the rest of my photos and HERE I AM!!

This is a CASE of a swap from Regionals. The creator of this card was Susan Joyce, you can check out her Blog here.. www.catsinkcorporated.blogspot.com
This is my favourite male card right now. So simple and easy to do in bulk!


Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral, Oval All (Spring Mini)
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP
Inks & Accessories: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Baja Breeze 5/8" striped grosgrain

This next one is a favourite of mine and always draws a second look. Unfortunately it uses the Great Friends set and A Walk in the Park DSP both from the soon to be finished Spring mini, but I am sure it could be recreated in many different styles with many different papers.
Its a bit hard to see in thsi pic but what I have done is stamped the butterfly image on the DSP and embossed it with White Embossing Powder. Then I have sponged around the image with Baja Breeze ink so it defines the image and lifts it off the page a bit. Really easy to do and quite effective :)


Stamp Set: Great Friends (Spring Mini)
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, sponge, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/4" White Grosgrain

Same stamp Set, same paper, different card!!



Stamp Set: Great Friends (Spring Mini), Occasional Greetings
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Cameo Coral, Scallop Edge Punch

Here is a pic of the 'Year of Cards' Card Organiser that I will be running as a class early next year. Each page has pockets to store your cards for the birthdays of that month, plus a little calendar to mark whose birthday it is!


And here is the inside.....

Hmmm, not sure why it won't let me rotate this pic but you get the idea :)

Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Florals, One of a Kind, Short Order Alphabet
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Baja Breeze Patterns DSP
Inks & Accessories: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, On Board Loads of Letters Chipboard, Crystal Effects,Boho Blossoms Punch, Corner Rounder, Dimensionals

And now for some scrap pages.....

This one is using the Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin Kit and I love it! I think the colours all work beautifully together. I have never been a fan of stickers on scrap pages, but these are much thicker than stickers so feel much more like embellishments. I have also put Crystal Effects over them before with great effect, so I don't think they fall into the 'sticker' category. What do you think??


Supplies: Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin Kit
Inks & Accessories: Large Star punch, Small Star punch

This next one is another favourite of mine. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture of my daughter and really wanted to do a page using it. I think I did pretty well!!


Stamp Sets: Great Friends (Spring Mini), Schoolbook Serif Alphabet, Frames with a Flourish
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Whisper White, A Walk in the Park DSP
Inks & Accessories: Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Versamark, Stamp-A-Majig, Dazzling Diamonds, Pretty In Pink Stampin Write Marker

Phew, that brings us to the end of our marathon show!! Hope you like it all and it can inspire you to do some crafting!!!

Enjoy your weekend everyone
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Finally, some new photos!!!!

Ok, as promised I have come back to post some photos. I have a HEAP more to show you but will start with the ones I already have on my computer!

BUT, before I do that just a gentle reminder that the current Spring Mini ends on 30 November. SO if there was something you were umming and ahhing about getting, decide quick!! There is no guarantee that any of the product in the current mini catalogue will end up in the main catty next year so don't take the chance!!

On a bright note, the Summer Mini starts on 1 December and it is BEAUTIFUL!!! You will definately not want to miss this one. I am having a Summer Mini launch at my house on Sunday 6th December from 10am. There will be lots of yummy stuff from the catalogue to see and a make and take for you to try it out!

If you can't make it to the launch (or can't wait to get your hands on a catalogue!) just contact me and I will send you out a copy.

Ok, back to the pics!! I will start with my Christmas cards to give you some inspiration to complete your own cards :)

This first one was my swap for the Perth Regionals this year. I made 50 of this card in 24 hours, so it can be done in bulk (although I would recommend stretching it out over a longer period of time!!)


Stamp Set: Snow Swirled, Best Yet (Hostess Set)
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Silver Brushed Metallic
Ink & Accessories: Silver Encore, Not Quite Navy, Versamark, Silver Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Dimensionals

These next two cards were from my Christmas Stamp-A-Stack so may look familiar to those that attended :)


Stamp Set: Season of Joy
Cardstock: Ridinghood Red, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink & Accessories: Versamark, Chocolate Chip Stampin Write Marker, Old Olive Stampin Write Marker, Real Red Stampin Write Marker, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, White Gel Pen, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon

This one uses the Rock and Roll technique which I am a big fan of right now! Adds a bit of interest to solid stamps.



Stamp Set: Season of Joy
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP
Inks & Accessories: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Crimper, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Sponges.



Stamp Set: Snow Swirled
Cardstock: Ridinghood Red, Whisper White, Kraft, Ski Slope DSP
Inks & Accessories: Ridinghood Red, Encore Gold, Scallop Edge Punch, Wide Oval Punch Stamp-a-Majig, Very Vanilla 5/8" ribbon

Can you tell I like this stamp set??!! The background on this one is done using sponging and a mask. I quite like it :)



Stamp Set: Snow Swirled, Best Yet (Hosess Set)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Lovely Lilac, Brushed Silver Metallic, Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Silver Encore, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Silver Embossing Powder, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Crimper

I am a big fan of trying to use non-Christmas stamps for Christmas cards, these next few are my attempts!



Stamp Sets: Scribble This, Best Yet (Hostess Set), Season of Joy (sentiment), So Swirly Jumbo Roller Wheel
Cardstock: Ridinghood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Watercolour Paper
Inks & Accessories: Ridinghood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Ridinghood Red Ribbon, , Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch



Stamp Sets: Party Hearty, Best Yet (Hostess Set), So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Ridinghood Red
Inks & Accessories: Versamark, Old Olive Stampin Write Marker, Real Red Stampin Write Marker, Crimper, Dimensionals

This next one is a CASE from a Regionals swap. I didn't receive one so I don't have the details of who did it. If you knwo who it was, please let me know so I can pay credit where credit is DEFINATELY due!!

This card uses masking to create the baubles. Really easy to do but so effective!



Stamp Sets: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel, Christmas Classics (Sentiment)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver Metallic, Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Bashful Blue Stampin Write Marker, Sponge Daubers, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Ok, the last Christmas card uses the Christmas Classics star which coordinates with the large Star punch. I love not having to cut them out!!



Stamp Sets: Christmas Classics, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White Craft Ink, White Embossing Powder, Large Star Punch, Mat Pack, Paper piercer.

Now onto the cards for other occasions. I am spoiling you with pics tonight but lets face it, it may be a while before I post again!!

This was the card I made for Fathers Day this year


Stamp Set: Occassional Greetings
Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Urban Garden DSP
Inks & Accessories: Not Quite Navy, Large Star Punch, Small Star Punch,

This was an engagement card I made for a couple of friends, it was inspired by something I saw on a blog somewhere but can't remember where it was. Again, if you know who please let me know :)



Stamp Set: Always, Sweet Little Sentiments (Hostess Set)
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Silver Brushed Metallic, Whisper White, Bella Bleu DSP
Inks & Accessories: Silver Encore Ink, Not Quite Navy, Eyelet Border Punch, Silver Embossing Powder, Small Oval Punch

This was another engagement card. It turned out a bit too over the top for me but I think if I tone the colours down it would be nice.


Stamp Sets: Great Friends, Life Definitions, Frames with a Flourish, So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Brushed Metallic
Inks & Accessories: Gold Encore Ink, Basic Black, Gold Embossing Powder

A general card, could be Birthday, could be Thankyou, could be anything!!


Stamp Sets: Eastern Blooms, Occasional Greetings
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Gold Brushed Metallic,Whisper White
Inks & Accessories: Gold Encore, Elegant Egglant Stampin Write Marker, Perfect Plum Stampin Write Marker, Elegant Eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

This is a great card using the Obe of a Kind stamp set and coordinating punch Boho Blossoms. This punch is one of the freebies in the Christmas promotion (check it out on the right hand side of the page)



Stamp Set: One of a Kind, Occassional Greetings
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Kraft
Inks & Accessories: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Boho Blossoms punch, 1/2" circle punch, scallop edge punch.

Ok that will have to do for now. My eyes are blurring! I still have more to show you, including a couple of scrapbook pages but that will haev to wait until tomorrow.

Happy stamping everyone :)
Lisa
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