Stampin' Dreams

Good Neighbours ~ Sale A Bration 2010

2010-03-19T10:21:00.003+10:00

Good Morning everyone,
Today I have a card to share which uses the Good Neighbours and Trendy Trees Stamp sets. I love using little stamps that build a story, they're just such fun.

Good Neighbours is a stamp set which you get for free if you place an order for $100 during Stampin' Up!'s sale a bration time. With 4 stamp sets to choose from and just under 2 weeks to go for this promotion do contact me if you would like more details. Click here to Download brochure

Echoes of Kindness …a Sympathy Card

2010-03-17T22:29:00.010+10:00

This is a card I made a week ago for our son's teacher whose father died suddenly whilst playing football. A wonderful man who gave of himself in so many ways always putting others first. Rest in Peace Neil Bloxsidge.

I love creating my own background paper …you will notice that the background stamp is a brand new one, it is actually a large jumbo wheel available in the new Mini catalogue from 1st April.

The image itself was coloured with an Aquapainter and inkpads on watercolour paper. I highlighted the flowers with Radiant Pearls and a paintbrush to give it a little glimmer.

Butterfly Prints - Stampin' Up! Summer Mini 2010 Catalogue

2010-03-15T07:37:00.002+10:00

Some more cards to share, these are cards we made in my weekly card making class some time ago, I thought I would post these as they were simply so fast to make and fast and easy is always a good when you're in a hurry to make a card at the last minute.

I love using the new Kaleidoscope Designer Print Paper as it is such a bright and pretty paper. Teamed up with a pack of Bold Brights card stock these sure make for fast cards that look great.

For Everything - Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue

2010-03-12T08:23:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone :) ...I'm back to sharing some cards with you, this stamp set is from the current Summer Mini called For Everything (available until the end of this month) ~ a great stamp set for water colouring using ink pads and a blender pen.

So often I wonder does anybody read my blog? If you are one of my readers I would so appreciate if you could leave a comment every now and again. It it really does motivate me to upload cards and share my creativity with you. Thank you my stamping friends

Hugs
Angie :)

Sale-A-Bration is here!

2010-01-26T11:07:00.007+10:00

Free Stamps… Did I hear FREE Stamps?? here are three different ways to get them!

Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!'s biggest event of the year, means friends, fresh ideas and free products! And with three ways to earn exclusive Sale-A-Bration products, there's something for everyone.

1. Spend $100 worth of Stampin' Up! products and get a Free Sale-A-Bration stamp set (no limit)
2. Host a $600 workshop and receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration Stamp set as well as Hostess Benefits
3. Join my team as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and receive a FREE stamp set up to $79.95)

Book your home demonstration with me now or alternatively host a Catalogue Party ~ a Stampin' Up! party without having a workshop yourself. Contact me today and I will send a free Catalogue and all the details to you to get you started.

** Remember that during Sale-A-Bration all orders over $600 will reward you with ($70value) FREE Catalogue Merchandise, a FREE Level 2 Hostess stamp set as well a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set!

Join up with me during Sale-A-Bration 2010 not only will you receive a free stamp set valued at $79.95 but also a welcome gift from me. How good is that!

Disaster relief for the people of Haiti

2010-01-22T11:00:00.003+10:00

Let's all try and help… Every little bit counts!

On 12 January, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. As a Stampin’ Up! Customer, you can help make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this earthquake by purchasing the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set.

From now until 28 February 2010, $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set you sell will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Reflief and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

Click on image below for more details.

Stampin' Up! Butterfly Prints altered frame

2010-01-12T00:20:00.007+10:00

Just a quick post to share, this is part of a Secret Santa present I made just before Christmas, there were a few other items as well and was quite certain I had taken photos… but I guess did not. It was a little challenging as the frame stands over 12 inches tall and I had to join the Urban Oasis (Kiwi Kiss coloured) background paper so you couldn't tell that I had joined 2 sheets.. I think I did quite well, if I can say so myself.

I covered the whole frame in Stampin' Up! Designer Print Paper, sanded the edges, added the embellishments, dyed flowers and glued down some pearls from the pretties kit, added white taffetta and Kiwi Kiss Ribbon… A Martha Stewart punch was used for the white lace border and every scallop had a tiny white Kaiser Pearl, the detail doesn't quite show up in the photo.

then stamped some butterflies (Butterfly Prints stamp set) and punched them out with the matching butterfly punch and… Voila! ~ a very unique present.

The Butterfly Prints Stamp set and butterfly punch are featured in the current Summer Mini Catalogue and are available for purchase through me :)

Sharing some Christmas Pictures

2009-12-26T10:15:00.002+10:00

I just wanted to share our Christmas Celebrations with you all... I was taking pictures so I wasn't in any of them! lol...

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T22:09:00.003+10:00

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. May Peace and Joy fill your hearts and homes as you celebrate Christ's birth with your families and loved ones and a special thank you for supporting me and leaving all the wonderful comments this past year.

A little about stamping classes and Stampin' Up! workshops...

2009-12-17T12:42:00.001+10:00

As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I enjoy sharing my love of papercrafting and stamping with people of all creative levels. I offer weekly classes, product shares as well as precut kits and am happy to help you earn FREE product by Hostessing a workshop of your own (your place or mine). If you are interested in stamping or want to learn more please feel free to contact me.

I enjoy teaching smaller classes from my home as I feel that this allows me to not only demonstrate new techniques and projects better however it also gives everybody a good view, better focus and when using equipment there is no waiting time as there would be if the class is larger.

Classes can also be held in your home, if you can get a group of 5 friends together I will bring the class to you! Children's classes are also available.

Workshop hosting is another type of class... A workshop is a free introductory class which might be perfect to introduce some of your non stamping friends to the hobby whilst also having the opportunity to earn free Catalogue products and stamps. Workshops are usually held in your home howevever I am happy to offer my home if preferred.

Stampin' Up! Inventory Clearance Sale ... while stocks last

2009-12-14T15:19:00.011+10:00

Stampin' Up! are having their first ever inventory sale with some amazing bargains! Some stamp sets have been discounted by up to 50% !

Click on this link to see the full sized Stampin' Up! Inventory Clearance Sale PDF file - The sale starts now and supplies are limited so if any of these items are on your wishlist, contact me to order in time for Christmas either by telephone or email

My little Penguin Box is now in the Tutorial Section of my webpage :)

2009-12-11T22:17:00.003+10:00

I have posted a tutorial in the Tutorial section... I had totally forgotten that I even had that link lol, I was going to put it into the off the page section and then remembered that when this webpage was designed that a section was added specifically for tutorials. Here are all the Stampin' Up! punches I used to make this project happen.

I had a couple of issues with the size of the photos I will however replace the photos with larger files

in time to come.

They're such cute little boxes which would even look cute on the Christmas table as table decorations or little treat boxes hanging on a Christmas tree for the little ones.

If you have any questions I am always happy to help :)

Little Penguin Box made with Stampin' Up! Punches

2009-12-11T08:11:00.002+10:00

Hello everyone, I am sharing my little penguin box that I made as a swap for the Stampin' Up! Regional training day in Brisbane. I thought I'd get the photo up quickly now and will post step by step instructions with photos on how I made it later today in the "Off The Page" section of my website.
Bev if you're reading this I have your little box all ready for you :)

Snow Swirled Stampin' Up! stamp set using a Pigment Ink Pen to accent your cards

2009-12-09T20:33:00.001+10:00

Hello everyone, I'm still doing really well posting every day! I bet you are all surprised - I know I am :) ... I guess it's setting my mind to do something and then seeing it all the way through.

Well here is a set of Christmas cards using two of the in colours Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red and the Snow Swirled Stamp set... only here I have used the So Swirly wheel and outlined some of the swirls with my pigrment ink marker to hightlight the background a little more.

On the second card I also stamped a little image of the holly leaf from the Christmas Classics set under the sentiment.

The sentiment stamp is from the hostess set Best Yet, it is shown on page 19 of the main Stampin' Up! catalogue and is one of the most versatile hostess stamps sets that I have ever used. If you would like to own me contact me I'd love to help you achieve some hostess benefits for hosting a workshop. ... (and by the way ..... no workshops are not daunting, they are fun! Consider it a stamping class in your home where you get to share your hobby with others. Most of the time someone attending gets totally hooked on stamping and then you have a stamping friend to share your ideas with. Some of my best friends are my stamping friends.

It's a Stampin' Up Christmas ~ A Wish for Peace and Season of Joy Cards

2009-12-08T20:07:00.006+10:00

Hello everyone :) I have actually posted now for 5 days in a row! I'll try my best to keep it going as I have some more Christmas cards to share before I start uploading some cards using the new Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Stamps and papers.

The two cards today that I am sharing with you are using both the A Wish for Peace stamp set and the Season of Joy set.

I love the way those snow flakes look so soft. I embossed the Season of Joy Christmas tree stamp with white Stampin' Up! embossing powder.

It never ceases to amaze me just how much detail Stampin' Up! stamps and embossing powder seem to produce, in the past I have used different embossing powders but they never really managed to capture all the finer details of the images but rather melt the embossing powder a little more solid. I have experimented with finer detail embossing powders (of various brands) and I have to say that ours ~ the Stampin' Up! brand is still my preferred embossing powder.

If you would like to see how your own embossing powder performs, just try and emboss a finely detailed sentiment stamp. Or perhaps to try out the difference between the different emossing powders come along to one of my classes and we'll have a little product comparison session.

Stampin' Up! Punch Pals and Punches

2009-12-07T19:49:00.001+10:00

I made my own teacher's gifts for this year :) and they loved it. I enjoyed making all of the different items , I couldn't even pinpoint which one was the most fun! The stamping on candles class was enjoyed by everyone, we used the Stampin' Up! Punch Pals Stamp set for the tags as well as the candles. They turned out really cute I think! Stamping on acetate is fun, making my own boxes was very fast, I stamped onto the cellophane bags and filled them with chocolates , the tags to put into the boxes were varied as some were just stamped and punched whereas others were coloured in with blender pens, markers and aqua markers

There are 2 little triangle boxes which we made using punches, I will be posting tutorials for these soon as I have been asked exactly which punches did I use... so stay tuned, I'm working on it and I will post the instructions in my "off the page" section.

Have to say I LOVE the little penguin, and the best part is that I designed him all by myself because I thought that a little heart shaped punch for his face would really make him look extra cute. I am posting these pictures quite large so you can see the detail... hope it helps

Take a look at what is still available !!!! from the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalogue

2009-12-07T18:16:00.012+10:00

Don't throw away the Spring Mini Catalogue just yet!
Here is a full list of the still-available products:

* 112534 Jumbo brads 5/16" Neutrals Assortment $15.50
   great for adding rub ons and "bling" to make statement
* 112533 Jumbo brads 5/8" Neutrals Assortment $13.50
   totally cool because you can use them as centres for flowers and then add rub ons too!
   or stamp on them.
* 114889 Scallop Oval punch $30.95
   Totally my best seller out of the Spring Mini Catalogue - how good
* 106960 Staz On ink pad (White pad and refill) $22.95
* 109196 Staz On Cleaner $9.95

(works much better than the locally available Staz On Cleaner
- try it, if you don't like it ......I'll buy it back from you!! nothing to lose

Stampin' Up Christmas card using Christmas Classics stamp set

2009-12-06T19:43:00.006+10:00

This card uses the Christmas Classics stamp set, (6 stamps for $45.95) and I coloured the image on the first card using the Stampin' Up! markers (for precise control over colours) so the Holly berries would be red and the leaves would be green. For the second card I stuck on little pearls as Holly berries - I used Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red.

These were very fast cards which are perfect for making a large quantity of Christmas cards in the one sitting.

TIP: The first card has sponged edges, especially around the Kiwi Kiss....which I believe really does lift the image that little bit more :) - it stands more in real life than in the photo...

Spotlight On Christmas

2009-12-05T19:37:00.002+10:00

A very simple card using the Stampin' Up! Spotlight on Christmas Stamp set. This set is an absolute joy to use as it co-ordinates with all the punches and is not only ideal for Christmas Tags and cards but also for background images.

Here I have used Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss and stamped out the Poinsettia with the 5 Petal flower punch.

So many Stampin' Up! Christmas Cards and creations to share

2009-12-04T19:34:00.006+10:00

I am catching up again with sharing my cardmaking, stamping and papercraft creations with everyone. But firstly if you haven't done so already take a minute to download the latest Summer Mini Catalogue just on the right hand side of my webpage. I am posting Summer Mini Catalogues out on Monday so if you do not have one as yet please let me know and I'll pop one into the mail for you.

Now onto sharing some more christmas cards with everyone. I have made so many Christmas themed cards using many different stamp sets and will begin sharing them with you all as I realize most of you have your stamp sets and card stock all ready for the busiest stamping time of the year.

So let the Christmas stamping well and truly begin with only 21 days until Christmas! Do make sure you check back often for more ideas, I have set myself a challenge to post new pictures every day!

I'm back :)

2009-12-03T20:14:00.000+10:00

Hello my stamping friends, sorry by blog has been neglected for a while, to be honest I have been stretched to the limit with Christmas stamping classes, I have so many christmas cards to share and lots of 3D projects ~ this includes a little penguin box I made for my recent Regional Stampin' Up! swap as well as a box I made in one of my recent classes that everyone wants the template for.

To be honest I very rarely work off templates, I just look at the type of box or container that I want to make and sit down do a quick sketch with measurements and then make it, tweak it a little and there's the box. I will however post some tutorials this coming week, as my Christmas classes are now slowing down, and I really want to get started on some projects using the new Summer Mini Stamps, rub ons and papers.

Thank you everyone for being so patient, it's been a very busy 2 weeks of stamping classes :) and children's Christmas concerts. The boys finish their last day of school for the year tomorrow. Holly has already finished for the year.

Qantas also contacted me and asked me if I would like to re-apply for the position as flight attendant (I left my 20 year flying career 3 years ago) so I'm considering this as well. It's good work because the job is so flexible and I can still stamp and share, hold classes and workshops.. so definitely something I am considering.

Stay tuned I'm slowly getting on top of things :)

Christmas Classics, Snow Swirled and Season of Joy

2009-11-13T20:39:00.002+10:00

Time to start sharing some more Christmas Cards with everyone..

for this card I used the Christmas Classics Stamp set, it's hard to see but the tree in the middle has 3 layers and also some Dazzling Diamonds to really make it stand out..

For the second card I gold embossed the snowflakes from Snow Swirled and Season of Joy and punched them out gave this card some dimension using Stampin' Dimensionals for added height. It was little challenging to stamp onto the shiny gold card but once I used the embossing buddy it made everything so much faster.

Cheep Talk ... Too cute

2009-11-06T16:26:00.007+10:00

This card was just too much fun!!

One week ago I was asked to hold a private stamping class and I designed a diverse set of cards using different stamps and colours to tickle everyone's fancy :) - I have to say that although I really love classy and elegant cards, I had so much fun with this set it was just like being a child again and having fun with colours and cute little animals.

- Cheep Talk stamp set (only $4.80 per stamp) definitely makes for the quickest card to create and it's so much fun putting it together.

I highly recommend buying this as a stocking stuffer for Christmas ! There are some great sets in the catalogue but this one is not only fun to use but it's versatile and brings a smile to anyone's face, young and old (ish) alike :0)

ps. Ladybug and ant was from the Bugs & Kisses set - isn't that ladybug just toooo cute!!

Stampin' Up! Parisian Breeze Designer Paper

2009-11-05T20:14:00.002+10:00

I thought I would share an off the page item using the Parisian Breeze Designer Paper out of the current Spring Mini Catalogue which is only available until the end of this month.

I really enjoy working with these colours and the paper is such a lovely coverweight card stock to work with which lends itself to create so many off the page items with. This is a chipboard book (Stampin' Up! On Board Art Journal) which I covered so that I could keep a list of all the different techniques that I am teaching in my classes. I have actually added a chocolate brown felt fusion flower right above the middle leaves as I felt that "something was missing"

The ladies attending my class next week will be making a similar one on Monday.

Stampin' Up! Christmas Extravaganza - Gift Giving Guide Promotion

2009-11-04T20:19:00.003+10:00

Dates: 1 November - 14 December 2009

Promotion: Simply purchase $85 of products from the Gift Giving Guide and receive a Free Punch valued at $30.95

Details: You will love this new promotion click on this link CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING GUIDE PROMOTION to download a full sized flyer onto your computer.

Stampin' Up! announced today that you will have a choice of two punches to select from. The Scallop Square punch or the Boho Blossoms Punch (both are on pages 152/153 of the catalogue). If you buy $170 worth of promoted products you can chose one of each for free.

I Wish Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Real Red 12″ x 12″ cardstock
Old Olive 5/8″ Grosgrain ribbon
Small cellophane bags
Curly Label Punch BUndle
Kiwi Kiss A4 cardstock
Whisper White A4 cardstock
Riding Hood Red 5/8″ striped grosgrain ribbon
From the Kitchen of stamp set
Thanks x 2 Simply Sent Card Elements & More Kit
More Thoughts Simply Sent Kit2U Simply Sent Card Elements & More Kit
No One Like You Simply Sent Kit
Dress Up Ribbon Originals
Valet Ribbon Originals
Cutter Kit
Button Latte Designer Buttons
Button Bouquet Designer Buttons
Pigtails Ribbon Originals
Petal Party Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Rock-a-bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Just Jawing stamp set
Bold Brights A4 assorted cardstock
Real Red Stampin’ Write marker
Brilliant Blue Stampin’ Write marker
Glorious Green Stampin’ Write marker
On Board 5″ x 5″ Art Journal

Spiral Punch