Magnificent Maple meets Baby Wipe

First, let me just say... I love a leaf stamp! They are so versatile, for any age, gender or occasion. We used "Magnificent Maple" (from the Holiday Catalogue) in this month's Stamp-a-Stack Class:

I wanted a mottled, autumn-toned leaf, so I made my own temporary "inkpad", using a folded baby wipe. I just dotted it with ink refills in Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand, and then used it to ink up my stamp. The colours start off quite intense and then soften as you stamp more images (the top right card was my first stamping).
I've used "Sweater Weather" DSP on these, and a dash of Gorgeous Grunge in the background, and punched the leaves out with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch.

....I think these are my favourite Stamp-a-Stacks of this year.


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Introducing.....The Envelope Punch Board!

Say hello to a fabulous new tool! It creates totally customisable envelopes in up to 66 different sizes(not to mention a million different colour and pattern options depending on the paper you want to use). Even tried and true envelope sizes will only take you moments to create! 

It's super easy to use, it's small and lightweight, very portable and easy to store.  It even has a clever scoring tool as well as a punch that lets you create rounded corners on your envelopes.  It's easy to keep it all together; the stylus storage compartment and two punches are designed into the tool so you don't have lots of little pieces to keep track of (even the instructions are printed right on the tool so you won't lose them!). And it's a bargain - only $31.95 and available to order NOW.
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Only 1 day left!

Our stamps aren't on sale very often, so make sure you don't miss out on this promotion! The sale ends tonight!

You'll get 25% off 25 stamp sets for  1 week only (22-28 October).

You can click HERE to view the flyer, but the best place to view them (with pictures!) is the ONLINE STORE


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Thinlits Card Dies

I'm a little slow in getting this on my blog...I've been too busy playing with the thinlits to actually blog about them! I bought both sets (because choosing was just too hard!) and I'm loving them! So far I've made flip cards, a gift pouch and a gift card holder. It's such an easy way to make a 'wow' card with very minimal effort. Come along to my November Technique Class and I'll show you how.
These are available to order NOW!

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Faux Silk Christmas Dove

At our monthly Team Meetings, we always explore a stamping technique. For some, it's a chance to learn something new, and for others, it's a chance to revisit a technique that they may not have played with for a while.

Last month, it was the "Faux Silk" Technique - a simple technique that doesn't require any fancy supplies, so it's perfect for beginner stampers too. You stamp on tissue paper to get the effect of crushed silk. Here's the card I demonstrated:

I've used the gorgeous Calm Christmas stamp set in Island Indigo, and Festive Flurry snowflakes in Pool Party.

Here's some step by step instructions, in case you'd like to try this for yourself:
1. Stamp an image onto tissue paper. You can stamp an outline and gently watercolour it, or stamp a bold image.
2. Scrunch your stamped tissue paper into a ball, and then gently open it up again (be careful not to tear it)
3. Use a glue stick to completely cover a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than your piece of tissue paper.
4. Attach the tissue paper to the cardstock, and tuck the edges and corners under neatly.


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25% off 25 Stamp Sets - 1 week only!

We've been celebrating all year, and the celebrations just keep coming!

The 25th October is the official day - Stampin' Up! turns 25.  So what better way to celebrate than a sale on the very products that started it all: stamps!

You'll get 25% off 25 stamp sets for  1 week only (22-28 October).

You can click HERE to view the flyer, but the best place to view them (with pictures!) is the ONLINE STORE


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Christmas Star Framed Art

Just in case you missed the bulletin, don't forget that today is the LAST DAY to join for $25.

Here's a little teaser in case you needed another reason to join...This is what we'll be making at our team meeting next month:

It's a framed Christmas artwork. All supplies are provided (apart from the frame), and I can mail out a kit and instructions to those who live too far away to attend.
So, what are you waiting for? Wouldn't this look lovely in your house this Christmas?
All you need to do is join my team and you can join in the fun!

Here's the whole frame:

I've borrowed the design from the Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog. Love this blog, make sure you check it out!


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Join for $25 - only 1 day left!

You only have one more day to take advantage of this spectacular offer.
It finishes on Monday, October 21st at 11:50pm (and even though it only takes a few minutes to join, I don't recommend waiting until 11:45pm!)

Have you been thinking of joining Stampin' Up? As part of the 25th Anniversary Celebrations, there is a very special Promotion just around the corner. It will run for 2 weeks only, starting 7th October.

Yes, you read that correctly! This is a never-before-seen, never-to-be-repeated offer.

Offer: New recruits can join Stampin’ Up! for just $25!
Dates: 7-21 October 2013
Details:

• This offer is only good for two weeks, (7th – 21st October) so don't miss out!
• During this offer, only the special $25 starter kit will be available; the regular $169 starter kit will not be available. The $25 Starter Kit includes
  • $26.95 worth of Stampin’ Up! product (it must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95)
  • Business pack which includes
    • A box of annual catalogues
    • A package of the current seasonal catalogue
    • Getting Started DVD
    • Starter Kit Business forms
    • Customer postcards
     

This is perfect for anyone who already has lots of Stampin’ Up! products, or if you were a Demonstrator in the past and would like to rejoin.
To join, all you have to do is click on "Join Now" in the sidebar on the right


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Mosaic Madness for Christmas

The Mosaic Madness Stamps make really cute Christmas ornaments...and don't you love a stamp set that can be used for Christmas and all year round too?

 

I dyed my Whisper White twine Early Espresso by colouring it with a marker. A touch of Glimmer paper adds the perfect dash of sparkle.
The colours I've used are Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Whisper White


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Calm Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

One of my must-have sets from the Holiday Catalogue was Calm Christmas. I love the peaceful dove image and sentiment. It's perfect in shades of blue:

I've used Night of Navy, Island Indigo and Whisper White. In the background, I've stamped the Festive Flurry snowflakes. There's also a touch of Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the dove.
For the sentiment I've used the Large Oval Punch, and the Decorative Label Punch.
It's a simple design, but this beautiful image doesn't need a lot of extra embellishment.


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Season of Style Christmas Cards

Sorry for the unannounced break in transmission....school holidays got the better of me and blogging just didn't happen! My Card Classes started back last week too, so spare time has been a little hard to come by.
Here's what we made in my most recent Christmas Stamp-a-Stack Class:

I'm going through a ton of the Paper Stacks in the Holiday Catalogue. They are perfect for mass-producing cards (and isn't that what we all do at Christmas?). For this design, I made my patterned paper pieces 4cm x 7.4cm. You can get 6 pieces out of each sheet, which would give you 96 cards out of a pack. For $11.95 that's great value! I've used the Season of Style Stack, but this design would also work well with the Winter Frost Stack.
The sentiments are all from the Joy to the World stamp set, also in the Holiday Catalogue. I've stamped them on one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits shapes.
The colours I've used are from the Season of Style Paper Stack - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake (Seam Binding Ribbon)


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Earn Extra Freebies! October Promotion

My hubby (Mr MAD Balloons) approves of the October Promotion - it has balloons on it! It took me quite a while to explain to him that the balloons weren't the exciting part of the Promotion flyer. The best bit is that you get extra freebies (I'll take free Stampin' Up! goodies over balloons any day!).

With any qualifying order of $400 or more, you get to choose $85 in freebies. The order can be a group order or an individual order, as long as the total is $400.
You can choose your freebies from the Hostess section or the regular part of any current Catalogue.

This offer is available only until October 31, 2013


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Best of 25 Years Stamps - Best of Birthdays

The "Best of" set for October is here - the Best of Birthdays:

 

Here are the details about this Monthly Promotion:
All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $25.95.

• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until April 2014, while stocks last
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.
• The stamp images may be sized differently from the original stamp sets.

You can see other "Best of" sets HERE


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