Lots of purses and upsy daisy!!

 

My April/May/June club ladies received one of these each with their ‘stash’!

I wanted to make something special. I used bella rose designer paper, and coordinating in colours. Once you get the hang of them, they’re quite easy to make.

 

 

 

Also, for mother’s day.. look what I brought!!  I know.. I’m obsessed!! I better show you what else I got for mother’s day.. I was truly spoilt!

 

 

 

 

 

And.. here’s some pics of playing with markers direct onto rubber (upsy daisy).. don’t you love the different shades? I’m going to have to make some cards with these images!!

The pink one was stamped with versamark, followed by crystal effects.

Some of you might know, we’ve been building our new house over the past 6 months.

DH scored a study.. I scored a huge cupboard in our front lounge room a la craft room. This is a pic before the painting was finished. It’s a metre deep, so I can work from either side, then close the doors on the mess when I’m done!

 

This is a pic of the front of the house, still not complete, verandahs are being finished. About 4-5 weeks to go!!!!

Invitations using Stampin! Up! products only!!

I was thinking I hadn’t done much stamping over the last few weeks, but just realised I did make some invitations for my girlfriend’s mum’s 80th party. How easy is it to combine Stampin’ Up! into invitations!! The only pre-requisite was that it needed to be DL size, layered, elegant and using a light ‘wedgewood’ blue. I used vellum, bashful blue paper and ink, and ‘Echoes of Kindness’ hostess stamp set. I printed from my computer onto the vellum, and then used 1/2 inch punch to make the corners. I punched the small holes for the ribbon to thread through, and added white grosgrain 1/4 inch ribbon. She also asked me to put together a little card with gift voucher details (for flight centre), which I did, and stamped with the same set/colour. I’m going to do the same thing for the envelopes. Hope you like them! Hope she will too!!

Happy Mother’s Day!!

I know.. I haven’t added any pics of projects for a few days, so I hope this makes up for it. Between trying to sell our house, and Grandma having a mini stroke this week, it’s been a little flat out!

Here’s two cards I made last night for mum and mum in law for mother’s day, both have been embossed with white embossing powder (versamark first), using the ‘Fifth Avenue’ stamp set which just arrived in my order this week! Colours are riding hood red (in colour), whisper white, very vanilla, sahara sand and the gorgeous different ribbons in riding hood red (yes there is a striped grosgrain as well as a taffeta with very vanilla edges!). Hope you like it. I have ‘blinged’ one using two way glue pen and dazzlin diamonds.

Wishing you all a fabulous Mother’s Day tomorrow. Hope you get to relax and have some time out for yourselves!

 

 

FIL (poppy) also had a birthday in the last 2 weeks,

 

so here’s his card, once again using ‘Loads of Love’ ute! Colours are night of navy, real red, and watercolouring using crayons and aqua brush.

Want to know more about the Stampin Up business opportunity?

Well, Stampin’ Up! now provides access to some information about becoming a demonstrator via the web! It used to only be available via DVD which we had to send out to you. Take a look here. If you want to know anything more, contact me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or 0400 0388 33. It’s a great way to make an income and get to ‘play’ and make new friends!

Would you like to get a minimum of 20% off your purchases???

Yes!!

You can join as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator during the month of May (as a hobby demonstrator just for your own discount, or make a business out of it!!) for only $150!!! Usually you have to pay $324 and some of us end up with lots of stuff we’ve already got.

By joining with this offer, you will get scrapbooking supplies for $150, and then every purchase thereafter will be between 20-30% off normal catalogue prices, as well as fantastic access to ‘Demonstrator’ areas, ideas, forums, specials, and free stamp sets!!

Plus you’ll have my support via phone, email, forum and in person if you’re close by!! This is a great opportunity to work from home and work your own hours. There are loads of things you can do without even having to rely on workshops to get sales!! Just ask me! I can send you out a free (obligation free) info kit for you to look at. If you want to go ahead, you’ll need to get an ABN, pay $150 and sign off the paperwork! It’s that easy.  

All you need to do, is to email me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or call me on 0400 038833. You will need an ABN to sign up (if you have an existing one, you can use that, otherwise you just need your current tax file number, and you can register for ABN online!!), and the signed forms have to get to our Head Office in Sydney by 1 June.

Soooo.. what are you waiting for? Contact me today!! I can’t see this offer being extended or being offered again any time soon!

Here’s some more info:

Scrapbooking Starter Kit Promotion

Dates: 1 May – 1 June 2009

Promotion Details

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator for only $150 with our limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:

Item Code	Description	Retail Value
112231	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*	$77.95
113059	Simply Scrappin’ Petal Party	$36.95
108697	Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12″ x 12″)	$21.95
105216	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad	$11.95
103179	Craft & Rubber Scissors	$37.95

*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $77.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items.  Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit:

• Getting Started DVD
• Getting Started Guide
• Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
• Idea Book & Catalogue (8)
• To My Hostess Envelope (10)
• Project Sample Sheet
• Recruit Brochures (20)
• Hostess Brochure (20)
• Hostess Benefits Form (10)
• Customer Order Form (50)

Happy 95th birthday Great Grandma!

Yep, my grandma (the kids’ great grandma) turned 95 yesterday.

Here’s a card inspired by Angela who has recently made a card with an ‘embossed’ brooche. I have made a similar brooche, but used crystal effects. I also used the gold cardstock under the oval, as well as gold ink around the sides of the brooche. Greetings eight is where I got the small ‘grass/leaves’ picture from. I’ve used choc chip, close to cocoa, pink pirouette, vellum and our eyelet border punch.

Happy birthday grandma! x

On board – so tweet!

How kewl are these ‘so tweet’ on board pieces from Stampin’ Up!? I brought them a few weeks ago, and they’ve been sitting here. I didn’t particularly want to cover them in DSP (yet!), so decided to push them into my ink pads to ink them up (slight sponging as well). Hope you like the effect. The owl/bird/branch almost seems ‘velvet’ in texture (but it’s not!!)

The owl cards is close to cocoa, tangerine tango, summer sun, kiwi kiss, very vanilla. Stamp sets are the new birthday stamp set (I’ll update what this is later), and the ‘grass’ from Inspired by nature. I have also used wide choc chip double stitched ribbon.

The other birdie one is baja breeze, kiwi kiss, pacific point with a riding hood red carousel note. I’ve used chunky blue glitter for the bird’s eye.