Happy Easter everyone

Hi everyone,

I hope you are not too full of chocolate just yet (it is only 9.20am in Sydney as I write this). The problem with Daylight saving ending and having small children is that they just don't get the whole extra hour in bed thing do they? Especially when there is a possibility of an Easter Egg Hunt. I am the type of Mum that likes to moderate what 'junk' the girls eat - but last year we ended up throwing over half of their Easter Eggs away (we only gave them one egg the rest were from friends and family). I am thinking that this year they can eat as much as they want and then hopefully they will feel sick (but without throwing up) and then they won't want any more for a few weeks. I can live in hope can't I?

Anyway I thought I would show you the cards that we are making this month in my Stamp A Stack classes. The first cards are from the very cute Fox and Friends set from the Autumn-Winter Mini. I originally planned these cards to use Earth Elements colours but after looking at Marelle Taylors cards I was inspired to change them to use Bold Brights (so not me!!!). Thanks so much Marelle for thinking outside of the box for me as usual!!!

Don't you think these are perfect for kids cards?

We are also making these lovely 4 cards using Fifth Avenue Floral.

Don't forget if you would like to make these cards my classes are on Tuesday 6th April at 7.30pm and also on Thursday 15th April also at 7.30pm. Email me or call me (0407371558) to book your place.

Anyway I hope you have a lovely Easter and take it easy.

'Til next time,

Juliette

It is Share Time

Hi everyone,

As there is so much that you are going to want in the Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue, I am offering three types of shares. This is a way to reduce costs and sample more products at the same time (before you go all out and buy the whole lot!!!). I am offering three share options, Ribbon, In colour cardstock and DSP.

In colour Ribbon Share

Join in my Ribbon share and enjoy approx 3.4m of each of these ribbons for $15.40.

In colour Cardstock Share

Get a sample of each of the new in colours.
18 sheets (6 of each colour Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry) just $8.00

Designer Paper (DSP) Share

  6 x 6" paper share (12 6 x 6" squares of Cottage Wall and Autumn Tradition DSP) just $4.30.

Purchase one or all three. Note prices are for pick up only. If you want them posted postage is at cost.

Email me or call me to join in the fun.

'Til next time,

Juliette

The Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue is here

Hi everyone,

You may have heard some of the excitment that has been buzzing around about this catalogue and yes it is all true (just look at the blog hops here and here for some of the wonderful products available).

This catalogue is full of some amazing stuff. The Sizzix Big Shot has hit town. For those not sure what one is it is a Die Cutting machine - and the most versatile on the market. We have some dies that are exclusive to Stampin' Up!, and you can create die cut shapes, envelopes, tags to mention a few with ease. This manual machine (yes that is right don't need to plug it into electricity for it to work) can cut cardstock, fabric, chipboard, plastic, acetate and more.

Stampin' Up! have also introduced our new Clear Mount stamps. You still get the same fabulous high quality rubber and foam that you have grown to love in our wood mount stamps but in a clear mount option. If you are new to stamping or need to save on storage space (like me!!!) then these may be the option for you. Like our wood mount stamps, our clear mount rubber stamps are also die-cut which makes it easy to start stamping straight away. Now for those of you who are wood mount all the way the stamps are available in both clear mount and wood mount - you just need to check the catalogue and write down the correct number when you order - and I know you will!!! (**Note the clear mount stamps are only currently available in stamp sets available in the Autumn-Winter catalogue. All other stamps in the main IB&C are still wood mount only)

To go with our Clear Mount stamps we have a range of 9 acrylic blocks that match all stamps in the catalogue. These blocks have a ridge around and actually have the same feel as the wood blocks (nice and sturdy in your hands).

We have also introduced three new punches in our new style which make storage much easier. The Extra Large two step Bird punch is to die for.

We have three new in colours - Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede. These are available in our smooth A4 cardstock, Classic Stampin' Pads, Re-inkers and some lovely polka dot 1/2" grosgrain ribbon.

There are two new DSP packs available - Cottage Wall (co-ordinates with Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulance and Old Olive beautifully) and Autumn Traditions (co-ordinates with Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, More Mustard and Always Artichoke).

There are also 15 new Stamp Sets available, not including the a la carte range, and the new Stampin' Around wheels. So much fun.

Check out the catalogue on line here or contact me to obtain your own hard copy for free.

Stay tuned for some Share options that I will have on my blog later on today.

'Til next time,

Juliette

Mothers Day Class

Hi everyone,

I hope you have all enjoyed the two blog hops that I have just participated in as much fun as I have. There are some super talented ladies out there who love their job and love to share their creations with you. If you haven't already done don't forget to leave a comment on the blogs in the hops to obtain some Blog Candy.

In all the excitement of the blog hops and the launch of the new Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue I have forgotten to post details of my Mothers Day Class. The class is scheduled for Thursday 8th April (7.30pm) and Tuesday 13th April (7.30pm). In this class we will be making a Fantasy Box using the gorgeous Bella Rose DSP and a matching card using A Rose is a Rose. The cost of this class is $20.00 and not only do you get to make these gorgeous items but you also get a copy of the instructions to make them again. The class is at my house in Bella Vista, Sydney. Address provided upon booking. Email me or call me 0407 371 558 to book your place. Spaces are limited to 8.

Here is a picture of the Fantasy box.

The card is almost the same as this one here - just the sentiment has been changed.

'Til next time,

Juliette

ESAD Autumn/Winter 2010 Mini Blog Hop

Good Morning everyone,

I hope you are ready for the ESAD Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you will be looking for a while.

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand Demonstrators for Stampin' Up!

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when there is a need.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Now you may have arrived here from the extremely talented  Jenny Hayward, but if you are starting here don't worry you will be able to complete the hop by clicking on the name at the bottom of each post along the way.



Today I am going to showcase just the one Stamp Set, A Little Treat, along with a couple of the new in colours that they have given us. A Little Treat is the cheapest Stamp Set in the catalogue (apart from the a la carte selection) and no I haven't chosen it just because it is cheap (if you looked at my craft room you would realise that I have nearly every stamp set in the new mini catalogue LOL), but because it co-ordinates beautifully with the Sweet Treat cups. Yes these cool cups have been carried over from the Summer Mini to this new one so I am very excited.

My first card is a Snow Globe - yes it really is water inside the cup with a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds added!!!

Don't you just love the colour. It is called Melon Mambo and I think it is divine. The petals have been made by stamping the petal stamp in Melon Mambo onto Whisper White and then cutting them out. The beautiful polka dot Bashful Blue background has been made by running the card through the Big Shot (yipee!!!) using the exclusive Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. The stalk is a just a little bit of Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon. The leaves have been stamped using Certainly Celery onto Whisper White and then cut out. The sentiment is from a new Stamp Set Tiny Tags which co-ordinates beautifully with our new Medium Jewelery Tag Punch (which is a new design). The gorgeous Melon Mambo Polka Dot 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon just finishes it off beautifully - even if I say so myself!!!

Materials Used: (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: A Little Treat, Tiny Tags
Paper: Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery.
Other: Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Melon Mambo Polka Dot 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon, Medium Jewelery Tag Punch, Silver Brad, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Sweet Treat Cup, 1 3/4" Circle Punch (carried over from Summer Mini)

My next card is using the Hot Air Balloon Basket.

I have used the new in colour Rich Razzleberry to stamp the Hot Air Balloon. The Sweet Treat cup forms the Balloon and to make sure that the card isn't destroyed trying to get the lollies out I have made a slider which you pull up and attached some beautiful Rich Razzleberry 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon to it. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments (you get 24 fantastic sentiments for all occasions in this set).

Materials Used (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: A Little Treat, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Round Tab Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch , Sweet Treat Cup, Rich Razzleberry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon.

Lastly I have made another card using the Hot Air Balloon - but to show you that you can make a similar card without the Sweet Treat Cups.

This time I have stamped the Balloon Basket onto a scrape of Whisper White using Melon Mambo and then cut it out. Layered it onto a base of Bashful Blue which has once again been embossed with Perfect Polka Dots, which has been layered onto Whisper White, then onto the Melon Mambo base. The Balloon is Old Olive using the Scallop Circle Punch. The sentiment is once again from Teeny Tiny Wishes and has been stamped using Melon Mambo and the punched out using the 1 3/8" punch.

Materials Used: (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: A Little Treat, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Old Olive
Ink: Melon Mamo
Other: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals.

Well that's all from me.

We are again offering Blog Candy for our Blog Hop. What you need to do is complete the blog hop until you get back to me. Once you've visited and commented on every blog then you will need to email Sharlene at stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com who will then put your name into the draw for the blog candy. There will be one winner from New Zealand and one winner from Australia. So start hoppin' by going to the next blog being  Karen Dillon.

Oh and there will be another blog hop next week from some more Extremely Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators. I will leave a link on this blog so you can find your way there next Wednesday (7th April).

'Til next time,

Juliette