Stampin' Up! Australia - This is why MDS is cool.....

Hi

This is why MDS is the coolest thing ever....

A friend of mine at work wanted a wedding card for her friends. She said that they were a pretty non-traditional couple so a card with doves & bells probably wouldn't cut it. I told her I knew exactly what to do!! 

Stampin' Up! offer this fantastic digital download called 'You & Me'....it features customisable subway font images that you can swap in and out of your card front. I removed the "You & Me" line and put the name of the couple in. 

So that I didn't waste paper I made three Valentine cards like the one below and put the 'You & Me' line back in. :)

Super cool hey!?

I stamped my envelopes with the Hearts A Flutter stamp set in Blushing Bride and Basic Grey to match the colours of my card. 

Suffice to say, my friend squealed when she saw her card. :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - You & Me Digital Download, Hearts A Flutter 

Ink - Blushing Bride & Basic Grey (on envelope)

Cardstock - Whisper White

Tools - My Digital Studio, Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

Hi

Here's a new product from Stampin' Up!.....the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine!!

...and here's a video...




...and here's the skinny....

If you have always wanted a portable embossing machine, or a machine that easily lives on your desk space, then this product is perfect for you!

Great for the kids craft space too or for the classroom. :)

Order one now!

Cheers
Alison xx

Stampin' Up! Australia - Sale-A-Bration 2014 AND the new Occasions Catalogue!

Hello!

Today is an important date on the Stampin' Up! calendar.....

Firstly.....a new catalogue! The Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalogue  is out today!

click here to view and download the catalogue

The new catalogue is simply gorgeous.....lots of retro images and patterned paper, gold accents, watercolour images and a heap of beautiful stamps and embellishments that will be sure to make it into your shopping cart! 

Secondly....it's SALE-A-BRATION time! For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Sale-A-Bration....it is a most favourite time of year where you can get FREE Stampin' Up! product! With any purchase of $90 (not including shipping), you may select one free gift from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue....there are thirteen different items on offer so there is something to please every type of crafter and card-maker. 

click here to view and download the Sale-A-Bration brochure

If you need some inspiration....Stampin' Up! have put together some Sale-A-Bration bundles.....just some suggestions to get a $90 order together to get a freebie!

So go have a browse at my online store and put together an order to make the most of both catalogues. It can be delivered straight to your door. 

Here is it is a nutshell....with hostess info and a 'join SU as a demo' info too:

Whoo-hoo!! Get cracking on those orders folks! :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Easy Events

Hi

I hadn't watercoloured a 'line-art' stamp in a while so I got out Easy Events and did a bit of colouring. I need to work at it a bit, but it is a lot of fun. :)

This card is for the sketch at Less is More this week.

The photography is a bit deceiving....the base card is Very Vanilla textured and the watercolour paper is also vanilla coloured but photographed quite light....it does blend better in real life. :)

Hope you like it!

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamp - Easy Events (retired)

Ink - Raspberry Ripple, Garden Green, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Black Stazon

Cardstock - Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla (textured), watercolour paper, Garden Green

Tools - Owl Builder Punch (for heart), Big Shot, Adorning Accents embossing folder, 2 1/2 inch circle punch, scallop circle die, Aquapainter

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Delightful Dozen Valentine Card - Color Coach Card #30

Wisteria Wonder Card #3.1 and #3.2

Hi

This colour coach combination had me stumped a little bit until I realised that Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler are perfect Valentine companions!

I was inspired by the muse at CASE Study #174 this week so I did a little bit of 'emboss resist' on this card with some splotches...plus I wanted to have a go at the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week which is to create an 'angled' card. 

Now I know that this isn't true to the sketch, but trust me when I tell you that I TRIED to make it work, but no matter what sort of banner I put across the panel, it just didn't work....I think my sponged texture wanted to be left bare. So I just left it. So it doesn't really fit the sketch criteria, but you see where I was trying to go with it at least. :)

I embossed my sentiment onto white card stock with white embossing powder and then sponged Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler ink onto my card and blended them together as much as I could....I also did a bit of splotchy-work with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and I did some 'faux bleaching' which is just dropping water from an aqua painter onto my card to give the washed out bleached dots.

I like how this card turned out....it has a bit of a tie-dye/intergalactic supernova look to it.....it is quite cool in real life. :)

Here's the proof that I had other stuff to put on my card.....lots of hearts...couldn't make them work so I made an entirely new card a made a graphic 'heart' flower with them. The stem is some off-cuts from my sponged angled piece. It is without a sentiment as I think it is striking enough without one. :)

Hope you like them. :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Card #1

Stamp - Delightful Dozen

Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Versamark

Cardstock - Whisper White

Tools - White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sponges

Card #2

Stamps - none

Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette

Cardstock - Whisper White textured, Wisteria Wonder (scrap piece...it has a bit of scoring & embossing on it if you look closely), Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette

Accessories - Jewel Rhinestone

Tools - Big Shot, Hearts A Flutter Framelit (for big heart), Small Heart Punch (for medium heart), Owl Builder Punch (for mini heart), Multipurpose Liquid Glue