THREE exciting pieces of news today to kick off a brand new month…

#1. Flash Sale on Now – Ends Oct 7

World Card Making Day is on the first Saturday in October, and we’re celebrating by having a Stampin’ Up! sale for ONE WEEK ONLY. Sale items are limited, but include some of our favourite card making essentials, stamps and kits!

Card Making Kits on Sale

This is an excellent time to stock up on gifts, and with some of our popular cardmaking kits on sale this week you will definitely want to check them out!

Do you have a birthday coming up? Will you be in a family Kris Kringle this year?

Send your friends to this page and let them know that you would love one of those kits too!

(Note: This sale has now expired)

I’ve already finished a couple of boxes of the Soft Sayings Card Kit, but I’ve had my eye on the Notes of Kindness kit for a while, so that one is jumping in to my shopping cart right about now. I think it will be great to take away camping.

#2. NEW Stamparatus Accessories

#3. NEW Starter Kit Option

And in more news, we have a BRAND NEW option for those who would like to join Stampin’ Up!. Now you have your choice of TWO Starter Kits. In addition to the regular kit, we are trialling another kit which might be more suited to those who keen to grow their own little (or big!) business. You’ll have everything you need to get your new business off to a great start. Learn more here.

Happy stamping,

SHOP THE SALE – ENDS OCTOBER 7

 

Welcome to the CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop! We are up to CTC 197.

This week the CTC Crew are turning to pages 28-35 of the Holiday Catalogue for inspiration. We can use the layout, the colours, the stamps, or any other element as the basis for making another card.

 

 

I was drawn to this card on the bottom left corner of page 28 and chose to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) it this week.

I changed the size a little, to make it our standard 14.5cm x 10.5cm size. And I swapped the circle for an oval, and added a punched ‘sprig’ of green glitter courtesy of the aptly named . 

I LOVE this layout.

In fact, this has been one of our class and workshop make & takes throughout September! 

 

 

 

This layout is such a winner, that I recreated it in a few different colour-ways using the .

 

 

 

 

Colouring Glimmer Paper

 

The little 1cm x 14.5cm strips of glitter paper above and below the featured panel (14.5cm x 6cm) were the most fun to make. 

We have a few core colours in the current annual Stampin’ Up! catalogue – including , , and ”. We also have a pack of three gorgeous new colours in the packs: copper, Merry Merlot and Tranquil Tide. 

But what if you want a different colour? 

What if you want, say… Daffodil Delight glimmer paper? 

Or Night of Navy glimmer paper? 

Well, my friends, it turns out that it’s pretty easy to make…

 

 

You can just colour the with your Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers! Then just cut off the parts that you need. 

 

Pretty cool, isn’t it! 

Just make sure you use the side of the wide brush end, so you can keep the tip in pristine condition. 

 

 

I trimmed the 1cm coloured portion, and layered it above and below the Garden Impressions paper. 

 

 

Ready for more inspiration? 

Check out Sandra’s blog, which is the next ‘hop’ in the blog hop. 

 

 

 

And if you would you like to join us in this week’s CASEing The Catty challenge, just visit the CTC Sunday Challenge closed group on Facebook.

We can’t wait to see what you create.  

 

Happy stamping, 

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It’s here! The gorgeous 2018 Holiday Catalogue… all 55 glorious pages of ideas, inspiration, innovative new products, Christmas and more. 

Check out this sweet little 1 minute stop-motion video, for a peek at what’s inside. 

 

 

 

Download Catalogue

 

I know you can’t wait to check it out so, without further ado, here it is:

(Click to download Australian/New Zealand 2018 Holiday catalogue)

 

 

 

Shop – Holiday Catalogue

 

You can also see ALL the products – with extra info like measurements etc – in a special section of my online store: Shop Holiday Catalogue.

To make it easier to find what you’re looking for, the products are broken up into categories: Stamps, Bundles, Kits and ‘Everything Else’. 

‘Everything Else’ includes all those gorgeous new embellishments, papers, Memories & More® products, Washi Tape, Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers in NEW colours and…. [last but definitely not least] four stunning new Shimmer Paints!

There are so many gorgeous new products, but I think my favourite suite (at the moment) is Joyous Noel. 

 

 

 

How-To Videos

 

For dozens of educational videos on how to use the products, check out Stampin’ Up!’s YouTube channel. 

 

 

 

Happy stamping!