I am now a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Dear Friends

I wish to shout from the roof-tops that I am now a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. It is a very exciting thing for me and an even more exciting time to have joined given that the Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue has just been released.
To order your copy for just $10 (including postage), please email me or phone me directly on 0413 405 139.

If you would prefer to download your catalogue to peruse first, just visit the Stampin’ Up! website......however I can assure you that having a real glossy catalogue to look at is one of life's guilty pleasures! :)

If you would like 20% off all your Stampin' Up! supplies and to be part of a fantastic & supportive team of demonstrators please drop me a line or give me a call and I’ll send you out an information pack on how you can join the Stampin' Up! family.

I would love to help you learn everything there is to know about the creative world of Stampin' Up!

Looking forward to sharing what I love with you all!
Cheers
Alison

CAS 152 - RSPCA Cupcake Cards!

Hi everyone

When I saw the Clean & Simple Layout #152 all I could picture was a cupcake on it! It is RSPCA Cupcake Day next week and my workplace is having a fundraiser so instead of baking (which I have no time to do!) I thought I'd whip up a dozen 'cupcake cards' instead and donate these to the cause. Being the CAS style, it was very easy to do. :)

I did one in Melon Mambo/Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie/Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight/Soft Suede, Real Red/Chocolate Chip. YUM!

Materials used (all Stampin' Up unless noted):
Stamps: Create A Cupcake
Ink: Melon Mambo/Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie/Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight/Soft Suede, Real Red/Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red
Tools: Swiss Dots embossing folder (non-SU), Decorative Label Punch, Cupcake Punch
Accessories: Pearls, misc orange ribbon

Vintage Layers - first attempt

Hi

I made this card after I saw this gorgeous and inspiring card by Jenna Barber . She has a step-by-step tutorial on the blog post too. I had stored it in my 'inspiration' folder and just had to make it for the "distressed" challenge at Just Add Ink . I tore the handmade vanilla paper as a border and I distressed the main panel with the edge of some scissors (you can see a small rip at the bottom where I went a bit overboard!) - I finished the main panel by adding Soft Suede directly to the edges from the inkpad just like Jenna did with hers. It "roughs" it up a bit and is a nice finish. :)

I am going to give this card to my friend for her birthday as she loves creamy soft vintage colours.

There are two photos as I was playing around with photoshop on my iPhone. I really need to get myself a light box and a decent camera for my cards.

Materials used (all SU unless noted):

Stamps: Bliss, One of a Kind, Pendant Park, "fleur-de-lys" is from Lovely Letters

Ink: Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Old Olive, Versamark (for Bliss image on Crumb Cake CS)

Paper: Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, handmade vanilla CS (non SU)

Accessories: Linen Thread, Itty Bitty Button, Pearls, misc ribbon (non SU)

Boho Backgrounds

I am very lucky to have such generous friends who shower me with lovely gifts come birthday time. I thought I'd make some thank you cards for them.

I saw this colour challenge on Colour Q this week and thought I would try out the stained glass window technique on some vellum using one of the Boho Backgrounds stamps. I kept it all quite "clean & simple". I stamped the image onto vellum paper, coloured in with markers on the back then added a rhinestone in the middle. I hand drew the borders on the cardstock and the vellum.
Materials used:

Stamps: Boho Backgrounds, One of a Kind (sentiment)

Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise marker, Tangerine Tango marker, green marker (nonSU), Basic Black marker

Paper: Whisper White CS, Vellum paper

Accessories: Turquoise Rhinestone (non SU)

Fabulous Urban Flower

I made this card using Stampin' Up's "Urban Garden" DSP and Fabulous Flowers Stamp set. I was inspired by Gretchen Barron’s blog where she used these to make some beautiful cards.

My friend is doing the Kokoda Challenge in a few weeks time and I wanted to send her a cool card to let her know how inspiring I think she is.

Materials used (all Stampin Up unless indicated):
Stamps - Fabulous Flowers
Ink - Whisper White craft, Not Quite Navy (for sentiment and envelope)
Paper - Whisper White CS, Not Quite Navy CS, Vellum paper, Urban Garden DSP
Accessories Stampin Up metallic pencils, White gel pen (non-SU), Baja Breeze grosgrain ribbon, Diamond brad (non-SU), Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 2-way glue pen.