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Lots of News

written by Kylie

Hi, sorry it has been a while since I shared ideas and news about the outgoing catalogue and the incoming catalogue. Life has been very busy with Jake and I am also about to move within the next month so there has been little, okay, no time for crafting at all. I really wanted to touch base and let you know all that is happening in my world, and the Stampin’ Up! world.

Jake...

Jake is now a 17-week old goofball. He’s super smart, super cute and very energetic. I love him to pieces. We finished puppy class recently and we are now on a hunt for our next training school. He had his final vaccinations on Tuesday night so he is 10 days away from taking on the world.

Stampin’ Blends...

Great news! All of the current colours of Stampin’ Blends are back in stock and available for purchase. Thank you for your patience while Stampin’ Up! worked to restock this popular product. (And if you cannot wait to get your hands on the new Stampin’ Blends colours, they are on track to be available mid-June. Yay!)

2018/2019 Annual Catalogue...

The 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue is going to go live on June 1st, 2018 and you are going to LOVE all of the new things! If you have placed an order with me over the last six months you will be receiving a hard copy catalogue in the mail very soon. I am having it sent directly from Stampin’ Up! so it won’t have my name on it. Surprise! It’s one of my ways of saying “thank you” for supporting my small business.

2017/2018 Annual Catalogue & 2018 Occasions Catalogue…

Whilst we are all eagerly awaiting the moment we can order from the new catalogue, let’s not forget that time is ticking away on the products in the current Annual Catalogue and the Occasions Catalogue. Check out the retiring list for those items which will no longer be available from May 31st, 2018. Keep in mind that while some stamp sets and coordinating dies may be continuing in the new catalogue they will NOT be available as Bundles (which means no more 10% discount). Another thing to keep in mind is that there are a few price rises heading our way with the new catalogue so to avoid this, now is the time to buy. And, finally, don’t forget that if you need ink refills of the retiring colours, you need to stock up now.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…

As some of you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into being in the European Union on 25 May 2018. Whilst I am actually prohibited from selling Stampin’ Up products in Europe, I thought it was really important to cover this topic with you all. If you place an order with me through my online store your information is kept for the reason to process and ship your order. I will then send you a thank you card for your order, or at a time such as the new catalogue release, I will arrange for a catalogue to be sent to you. Your details are NOT shared with anyone and remain on the Stampin’ Up! site.

If you have signed up for my email newsletter you will have noticed that it says that your email is only used for the purpose of sending you newsletters and that you can unsubscribe at any time. This remains true. Your email is collected through the company I use to host my newsletters (Vision6) and it is not shared with any other parties. In general, I only send one newsletter a month unless it is a particularly newsworthy time. Don’t forget you can unsubscribe at any time.

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I take your privacy seriously and value your readership and custom.

Phew! So, there’s a lot of information there and I thank you for taking the time to read it. Happy shopping as we come into the last day of the 2017/2018 Annual Catalogue and 2018 Occasions Catalogue period!

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May 30, 2018 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Occasions Petal Palette Petal Passion

Let’s CASE the Catalogue with two Thank You Cards (Petal Palette)

written by Kylie

Hi, today’s cards are another from my CASE the Catalogue series. The two cards have been created using the Petal Passion Suite of products. The suite features some really lovely, and beautifully coordinated products. I hope you are loving them as much as I am.

For today’s cards, the actual designs are exactly the same as featured in the catalogue. Where the difference comes in is with the paper I used for the middle panel. I wanted to experiment with painting with inks, using my Aqua Painters, on Watercolour Paper and the Shimmery White Cardstock. I wanted to see how easy it was to paint on each surface, how vibrant the colours were when they dried and whether or not the Shimmery White Cardstock would pill.

The first card features the Watercolour Paper. It stamped up beautifully and then used a combination of Pink Pirouette ink with just a touch of Melon Mambo to give a little extra depth, to paint the flowers. The leaves were painted using Old Olive ink. The background was a wash of Pool Party Ink.

Whilst the Watercolour Paper is beautiful to paint on, I thought the Old Olive ink I had selected made the image look a little flat. I added some Wink of Stella, and some Rhinestones, to give the panel a little lift.

Here’s the card…

For the next card, I used the Shimmery White Cardstock as my base. It handled the water really well. I used the same colours of ink for the background and the flower but changed my leaves to be painted with Lemon Lime Twist. I think it really gave the card a little lift.

Here’s the card…

It was fun to experiment with the two different papers and interesting to see the final look. I love water colouring and can’t wait to do more in the future. Do you like to watercolour too?

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

April 5, 2018 0 comment

Occasions Sunshine & Rainbows Video

Sunshine & Rainbows (Video)

written by Kylie

Hi, I really love making scene cards and one stamp and die set which really helps to bring scenes to life is the Sunshine & Rainbows stamp set and the Rainbow Builder Framelits dies. They work so well together but can also be used on their own, depending on the look you are trying to achieve. Stampin’ Up! has released a video which shows a close up look at the different ways to use both the stamps and dies, as well as sharing a few different tips to make your experience using these items more successful.

Here’s the video…

Sunshine & Rainbows

Brighten someone’s day with sunshine and colourful rainbows.

Photopolymer stamps
* Are totally transparent for perfect image placement.
* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
* Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don’t have to worry about slipping.
* Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately).
* Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference.

Quantity: 14 photopolymer stamps
Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, h, i

Rainbow Builder Framelits Dies

Create a die-cut rainbow in record time with Framelits dies and the Big Shot.

Framelits Dies help you create detailed die cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle.

* 13 dies
* Largest die: 3-1/8″ 1-5/8″ (4.1 x 7.9 cm)
* Use with Big Shot

Don’t forget you can get both items as a bundle and save 10%!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

April 4, 2018 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Occasions Petal Palette Petal Passion Thank you

Thank You (Petal Palette)

written by Kylie

Hi, I hope you have all had a very happy Easter! Did you have time to create over this long weekend? I managed to squeeze a little in but my mojo seemed to have gone on its own holiday. One of the things I do when my mojo leaves town is to CASE the catalogue. As I have said many times in the past, the catalogue (and my blog) is here to inspire you when the ideas seem hard to come by. All you have to remember is that you must give credit when it is due (when posting online). I’ve really wanted to do more with the Petal Passion Suite. I love the entire suite but haven’t given it much love lately. I love all of the examples in the catalogue too and have been wanting to recreate them so that’s what I have done today.

For this card, you will need the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack, the Petal Palette stamp set and the coordinating Petals & More Thinlits dies (which is also available as a bundle for a 10% discount). You could also use one of the papers from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper if you like.

Start by selecting two cards from the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack – one for the card base and one for the second layer. Stamp the dots stamp from the Petal Palette stamp set on the top card with Pool Party ink. Stamp the little bird in Memento ink as you will be colouring it with Stampin’ Blends markers. Stamp the sentiment on Pool Party cardstock. Die cut out the bird, the leaf die, the little decorative element and the label die while you have the Big Shot out. All that is left to do is assemble the elements on the card. Don’t forget to add the lovely Petal Passion Elements.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t it a lovely design! It isn’t exactly the same as the card in the catalogue but it is pretty close. When CASE-ing the catalogue, you don’t have to recreate it exactly. Just use it for inspiration. Sometimes you might want to recreate the card as closely as possible, other times, you might select to use the colour combinations or the card design. For me, I thought it might be fun to try this card in a different colourway. I’ve used the same design but have substituted the Pool Party with Pink Pirouette.

Here’s the card…

I hope you will give this card a try too. I think it would also look really pretty done in oranges and reds too. What colours do you think would look great?

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

April 3, 2018 0 comment

Happy Birthday Happy Celebration Occasions

Two Birthday Cards (Happy Celebration)

written by Kylie

Hi, one of the benefits of the Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders is that you can very easily create two cards at the same time. It’s so easy and I cannot wait to share this idea with you. Firstly, cut a piece of cardstock into four card front panels (put two aside to use at another time). Place one panel into the embossing folder and run it through your Big Shot. (I will be cutting this down later but I tend to start with a larger panel just in case the image is a little wonky). While I had the Big Shot out I also ran a piece of Berry Burst cardstock through in the Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder as this is the background of my first card.

Next up is the stamping. Select the colours you would like to use. For my cards, I was inspired by the colours used in the Picture Perfect Party Suite – Berry Burst, Peekaboo Peach, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party and Bermuda Bay. I started with the centre letter of the word ‘Happy’ and stamped on it with Lemon Lime Twist ink. It looked so good! Don’t clean off your stamp at this stage. Stamp it again on the second card front panel you cut earlier. Now, it isn’t going to be a perfect image but it still looks really good! Repeat for all the letters. Finish the card as you like.

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

For the second card, I had a few sections which didn’t stamp perfectly so I used the Tutti-Frutti sequins to cover up a few of the bigger blemishes. Isn’t this a cool technique? And, it is so easy too! Let me know if you give it a try! I’d love to see what you come up with.

Stamparatus Competition

Don’t forget to take part in my Stamparatus Giveaway! The giveaway is open from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Every qualifying order puts you in the draw to win your very own Stamparatus!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Sale-A-Bration is on now – read all about it here.

Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 26, 2018 0 comment

Memories & More Occasions Sale-A-Bration We Must Celebrate

We’re Behind You All the Way (We Must Celebrate)

written by Kylie

Hi, today I’m sharing a variation of the card I shared earlier this week. I so love creating scene cards with critters and the We Must Celebrate critters are just too cute! Once again, I have used quite a lot of products but you really don’t need to get as carried away as I have. The other thing to be aware of is that while this card might look a little complicated, it really isn’t. There’s no masking or fancy techniques. Just stamp, colour, cut, die cut, emboss, adhere and voila! you are done!

The critters were stamped in Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I created the scene using a circular background rather than a rectangular shape. I cut out the sky and grass using a circle die from the Layering Circle Framelits die set and the clouds and grass mound were cut from the dies in the Up & Away Thinlits die set.

I had layered a Memories & More card from the Petal Garden Card Pack onto an Olive Green cardstock base however when I placed the scene on top it just didn’t fill the space as I had hoped. It needed a bit of extra texture and a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock sent through the Big Shot in the new Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder (which you can currently earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration) was the perfect addition. I did sponge a bit of extra ink along the edges to make it look less stark. I finished off the card with an embossed sentiment and some silver metallic enamel dots.

Here’s the card…

Aren’t these critters adorable! Can you just imagine the different scenarios in which you can place them? The rabbit would be fabulous for Easter, for example. Have you used the critters in different ways?

Stamparatus Competition

Don’t forget to take part in my Stamparatus Giveaway! The giveaway is open from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Every qualifying order puts you in the draw to win your very own Stamparatus!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Sale-A-Bration is on now – read all about it here.

March 22, 2018 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Occasions Waterfront

Friends make the good times better (Waterfront)

written by Kylie

Hi, the Waterfront stamp set in the Occasions catalogue is one which had me intrigued from the start…but I was also a little daunted by it as well. I really wanted to use it but didn’t know where to begin. If you are like me, this is what I recommend to help you overcome the fear factor – CASE the catalogue. Yes, that’s it. Take a look at how the designers have used the stamps and mimic them. You will start to get a feel for how the different elements can work.

I’m right into stamping word sentiments on the base card at the moment so I loved that this card features this idea. I didn’t use the Stamparatus this time; I just randomly stamped the image. Love this look!

Here’s the card…

Isn’t this a great card- something a little different. Would be great for masculine cards too. I cannot wait to play with this Waterfront stamp set some more now!

Don’t forget to take part in my Stamparatus Giveaway! The giveaway is open from March 1 to March 31, 2018.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Sale-A-Bration is on now – read all about it here.

Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 12, 2018 0 comment

Let the Good Times Roll Occasions Video

Let the Good Times Roll (Video)

written by Kylie

Hi, the Let the Good Times Roll bundle is one of the standout items in the Occasions catalogue because it is so different. The bundle is made up of the Let the Good Times Roll Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Thrill Rides Pop-Up Thinlits Dies. You can make so many different cards using this set but the best thing is that the dies enable you to make a really cool pop-up card! Looks so effective! I thought the best way to show you how good this bundle is was to show you the video made by Stampin’ Up! It also shares some really good hints and tips. A must-watch video for those of you wanting to invest in this bundle.

Here’s the video…

Let the Good Times Roll Photopolymer Stamp Set

Anticipation . . . excitement . . . surprise . . . screaming as loud as you can. . . relief and utter bliss —you see, roller coasters and birthdays are the same thing, really . . .

Quantity: 14 photopolymer stamps
Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, g, h

Thrill Ride Pop-Up Thinlits Dies

Create your very own roller coaster in record time with Thinlits dies and the Big Shot.

Thinlits Dies help you create detailed die cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle.

* 11 dies
* Largest die: 4-3/8″ x 3-1/8″ (11.1 x 7.9 cm)
* Use with Big Shot
Isn’t this such a fun bundle? You can buy each part separately but if you buy it together you will save 10%!

Don’t forget to take part in my Stamparatus Giveaway! The giveaway is open from March 1 to March 31, 2018.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Sale-A-Bration is on now – read all about it here.

Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 7, 2018 0 comment

Occasions Stamparatus Stampin' Blends We Must Celebrate

Happy Birthday: We Must Celebrate (CASE the catalogue)

written by Kylie

Hi, today’s card features a stamp set which I cannot believe I haven’t used until now as it is so very cute! The We Must Celebrate stamp set was one which immediately went on my ‘must-have’ list when the Occasions catalogue was released. I love all the cute critters and the extra little details so you can create a range of different scenes for different occasions. The other thing which I really like about this stamp set is that some of the sentiments come from a multiple person perspective.

I thought the sample card in the catalogue was really cute and was the inspiration for my card. I really wanted to whip up a quick and easy card where the critters were the feature. I also really wanted to give my Stamparatus a workout so I used it to stamp the background. It made it soooo fast! Now, as much as I love the Stamparatus, and believe me I love it, it is not a miracle worker so if you position the stamp crookedly – that is how it will stamp. You can test out the stamp position before you commit to it on your project if you aren’t 100% sure you have it in the right place. I also used the Stamparatus to ensure the stamped image was super black – especially for the racoon. It was so easy to stamp a layer, ink and re-stamp. It did this about three or four times.

Here’s the card…

I cannot wait to play with this stamp set some more and use a few more of the elements. I also think I will be creating many more backgrounds using this technique in the future. I love it – and now, with the Stamparatus, it is so much easier! Don’t forget you don’t have to use all the critters at the one time. You could always mask some out of the scene, or cut out the critter you want to focus on. This stamp has a huge scope for variation.

Don’t forget to take part in my Stamparatus Giveaway! The giveaway is open from March 1 to March 31, 2018.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Sale-A-Bration is on now – read all about it here.

Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 5, 2018 2 comments

Join My Team Occasions Sale-A-Bration

Sale-A-Bration – one month left!

written by Kylie

Hi Stampers! Wow! Can you believe we only have ONE month left of Sale-A-Bration! It has gone so quickly. In case you aren’t sure of what Sale-A-Bration is, let me explain. Each year, Stampin’ Up! runs a promotion where you can earn free products when you shop, and you can receive some amazing benefits if you sign up.

Sale-A-Bration Rewards

For every $90 you spend, you can select a FREE Level 1 item from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. You can see the awesome items here. For every $180 you spend, you have the option to choose TWO FREE items from Level 1 or ONE FREE item from Level 2. You can see the fantastic Level 2 rewards here.

(If you order more than $400 worth of goodies you will also receive 10% Stampin’ Rewards as well as an extra $40 in Stampin’ Rewards!)

Sale-A-Bration – Joining Benefits

If you have items on your wish list which total more than $169, I strongly encourage you to consider joining. Why? If you join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration you get to choose TWO additional FREE stamp sets with your starter kit (which is already a great deal – spend $169 and get your choice of products to the value of $235, and free shipping)! Isn’t that great!

Now, if you are thinking this means you are locked into having to hold classes, workshops or run a business, don’t worry! We have many people who join for the discount and the fantastic joining bonuses. If that is you, WELCOME! We would love to have you as part of the team. Of course, if you want to make this your business, that is fantastic as well! Stampin’ Up! is a wonderful company to work with.

If you have any questions about joining, please email me or read my FAQ page. If you would like to join, YAY! I am so pleased to have you join my team. You can do so here.

Hostess Code – March

Use the code below if your order is less than $250 to receive a little gift from me. If your order is over $250, do not use this code as you will be entitled to Hostess Benefits on your own order.

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2016-2018 In Colours

I also want to remind you that we are fast approaching the end of the Stampin’ Up! year which means that the 2016-1018 In Colours will soon be retiring. So sad- I really love these colours, particularly Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo! If you need to stock up on inks, refills, cardstock, etc, now is the perfect time as you will not only get in before the rush (and believe me things sell out very quickly), you will also potentially qualify for free Sale-A-Bration items.

Phew, I think that is all! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

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March 1, 2018 0 comment

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