Hi and thanks for visiting. Over the past week or two I’ve been highlighting different stamp sets from the new Summer Mini Catalogue. If you are visiting this blog for the first time, feel free to look back over past posts for ideas and inspiration on ways to use all the new goodies.

Today our card features the versatile For Everything stamp set, along with a phrase from the Chit Chat rubons.

Did you know that Stampin’ Up! rubons work on our grosgrain ribbons? They actually work on quite a lot of things!

I often leave the sentiment off my cards so that I can put the appropriate wording on when I need it, so these Chit Chat rubons are perfect. A very quick and easy way to finish off a card.

Don’t forget I’m taking bookings for workshops in January (get yourself a FREE pack of Sweet Treat Cups during January) and Sale-a-bration in February and March. The bookings are coming in, so contact me soon to get your preferred day.

Happy stamping,

This is my favourite stamp set from the new Summer Mini catalogue, and not just because I was able to earn it for free (another perk of being a demonstrator)!

This is a Matchbook Fold card. My upline Janine showed me how to make it, after she did it as a Make & Take on her trip to Noosa with Stampin’ Up! a few months ago. I hadn’t done a matchbook fold before (shock!), and recently CASEd this design for our team swap of card samples.

Come back tomorrow for another card featuring the beeee-utiful For Everything stamp set.

Happy stamping,

Are you sick of the candles yet?  LOL. Well I did share some a few months ago – here, and here -  and I’m sure there are more somewhere else too! 

Stamped candles make such a great gift and are soooo easy. And we can use most of the products we already have at home, like stamps, ink, tissue paper, and a heat gun!

This is a candle I started making at stamp club last month when I was demo’ing how to do the technique. It had been sitting here in front of me half-made for the past few weeks so I decided to finish it in time for this month’s get-together. It features the main stamp from Upsy Daisy, some beautiful DSP in basic gray and velvet black ribbon from the Valet Ribbon Originals collection (p150 IBC). This is one of the items on the Gift-Giving Guide.

Don’t forget that there’s only a few days left to claim your FREE punch with the Christmas Gift-Giving Guide Extravaganza. With every $85 in purchases from the Guide you can choose either the Boho Blossoms punch or Square Scallop punch for FREE (value $30.95 plus p/h). Contact me by Sunday night to place your order. 

Come back tomorrow for some more highlights from the Summer Mini, this time featuring the For Everything stamp set. I’ll try not to get distracted by more candles!

Happy stamping,

Over the past month or so I’ve been playing around with a new resource that Stampin’ Up! gave demonstrators access to. It’s a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator business website, which we call DBWS.

You can visit mine by clicking on the image below. I will also have a link down the sidebar of my blog page, so you can visit it whenever you come here to my blog.

I will continue to update my blog frequently. Have you noticed I’ve been posting a lot more often lately? This blog is where I can get ’chatty’ about the projects I’ve been working on and provide links and other resources that you might find handy. I hope you’ll continue to come here regularly.

The DBWS will offer more services which you might need from time to time, and will also provide a good overview for those who are new to stamping and Stampin’ Up!.

It will also feature:

- An online Demonstrator Application Form!
You can join up as a demonstrator in my team simply by quoting my Recruiter Authorisation Password, which is eurekastamper, and filling in the form.

- An updated EVENTS calendar
Now you’ll be able to see all my class details, workshop availabilities, and confirm start times and venue, etc.

- More Inspiration
Stampin’ Up! provides projects in full colour with complete recipes. Check back often to see the latest. 

- And more!

Check it out by clicking here.

I’ve got an exciting weekend planned, with two Stamp Clubs meeting and a fully booked CardKeeper Class on Sunday afternoon. Before I go to continue prep’ing I’d love to share this gorgeous photo of my youngest daughter who turned THREE yesterday! (I’m really starting to feel old now that my ‘baby’ is no longer a baby). She’s sitting on her new bike that Nanny and Pa gave her.

That’s all from me today. Happy Stamping,

Hi stampers.

Today I’m sharing a simple little project made with the NEW tool available from Stampin’ Up!: the Circle Scissors Plus. With this tool you can cut out circles up to 6 inches in diameter, you can cut rings and….. it also draws circles because it comes with a marker attachment!

 It took just a little practice for me to get used to it, but it really does work well. I love how it can cut out rings to make perfect little frames for scrapbook pages and Off The Page projects. 

For best results:  
- Use with a glass cutting mat (such as the one in the Summer Mini catalogue) to prolong the life of the blades
- Use a little bit of Dotto repositionable adhesive to hold the cardstock in place.
- When cutting rings, always cut the inner circle first. Then – without moving the cardstock or circle cutter – adjust the measurements and continue cutting.
- The markers work beautifully with the this tool. Just insert the marker into the Marker Attachment, so the tip of the marker is *just* sticking out, then tighten the grip so the marker is held firm.
- Use a light touch (thanks for Steph and the other demos on the ESAD-SU forum for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators for helping me with this technique tip). If you push too firmly the cutter might slip. Easy does it.

Today’s project features a glass jar that has been lying around my house for a while, and I thought I’d try to pretty it up. In addition to using the Circle Scissors Plus to make this project, I also used the gorgeous Kaleidoscope DSP and the new butterfly punch.

Happy stamping,

Hello stamping friends,

Hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend, and ready to face the week ahead. If yours is anything like mine, the Christmas activities are well and truly happening and you can just FEEL that the year is coming to an end. It’s a special time.

I meant to post this card yesterday but it fell off the page. This time I’ve filled the cup with chunky glitter.

Oooooh I just love these things! In fact, I love them so much I’m giving them away!!

Every hostess who books a workshop with me for January will get 12 Sweet Treat Cups for FREE*. This is in addition to all the usual benefits that hostesses are treated to, both from Stampin’ Up! and from me.

The free Sweet Treat Cups are an extra little "thank you" from me. I can’t wait to show you how to make projects like this one featured today, so contact me and we will make a booking at a time and place to suit you and your friends.

Tomorrow I’ll be continuing with highlights from the Summer Mini catalogue.

Happy stamping,

* This offer is open to all of my customers and hostesses, or those who don’t already have a Victorian Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.