Christmas card Stamp-A-Stack at my house! November 13, 2009

I’m taking bookings for a Christmas card Stamp-A-Stack at my house on Sunday 29th of November afternoon session at 1pm and Monday 30th of November in the evening 7.30pm start.

What’s a Stamp-A-Stack? Well; you get to make 10 easy but very cute hand stamped Christmas cards (5 of two styles) for a cost of $20. I’ll do all the prep and you get you use my supplies, tools – enjoy a chat, a stamp and have a nice cup of tea & light afternoon tea/super.

If you have more then 10 people on your Christmas card list (I sure do), orders will be taken on the day/evening and delivery within 7-10 days…. just in time for a little last minute Christmas stamping!

Book quickly!! Sessions will be confirmed next Wednesday the 18th. Minimum bookings will be required for the event to be confirmed…..so make sure you invite a friend or two!

Email me at carolynbennieink@gmail.com or call me on 08 8388 4091.

Cheers,

Carolyn

Quick….. I’m going out of business! November 2, 2009

Hi All,

As you may or may not know, in order for me to keep my Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator- ship I need to put in a qualifying order once every three months. I’ve been totally off the boil with morning sickness and other pregnancy issues and it’s not looking like I’ll be able to retain my Demonstrator-ship unless I put in some orders between now and Christmas!!

SOOOOOO…..

• if you’ve been thinking about making your own Christmas cards this year and need to purchase some products or ;
• find some inspiration in an Ideas Book and Catalogue?? or;
• if you would like to get a group of friends together and have a Christmas Card making workshop – maybe we could make a stack of simple Christmas cards?
• want to purchase some fantastic cardmaking or scrapbooking gifts (and receive a FREE square scallop punch with purchases of $80 or more from the latest Christmas Gift Giving Guide).

Email or call me NOW!!!

Thanks,

Carolyn

 

 

 

Christmas Gift Giving Guide – gift with purchase! November 2, 2009

It’s time to think about Christmas card making and gift giving. Do you have a family member or friend who is into or might like scrapbooking or cardmaking? Or maybe it might be just an early pressy for you!

Check out the great range in this Christmas gift giving guide – and the really cool thing is that any purchase over $80 from the guide will earn you a FEE square scallop edge punch!!! It’s totally worth a look.

This picture is a tiny bit small – so pop over to the Stampin’ Up! website and check it out in full size!

Christmas Extravaganza – Stampin’ Up!

Bella Rose – Scallop edge daisies November 2, 2009

Hi All,

Well, blogging has been as slow as my card making I’m afraid. It seems my pregnancy tiredness has squeezed out the last few bits of energy I had … the bit I saved for ‘me time’ eg card making.

This is a little card I made for a friend of mine who’s birthday I was so slow on making a card for – I ended up just gave up with the birthday greeting and went the ‘thinking of you’ version instead.

I’ve used the Bella Rose DS paper and scallop punch to make the daisies.. then just cutting into them with craft scissors and added a brad in the center.  A little bit of ink sponging and layering of Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip card stock – to add a bit of depth and interest.

Email me if wish to buy any of the products I’ve used to make this card.. or if you would like to buy one of the Idea book and Catalogue.

5Oth Wedding Anniversary – Tri-fold Shutter Card September 9, 2009

Happy Anniversary Mum and Dad!!

My parents recently celebrated their 50th wedding Anniversary and I wanted to make them a card that was a little bit special….. so this is my attempt at a Tri-fold Shutter Card.

I’ve used a number of different techniques:

Stamping and watercolouring the rose three times. I then cut out sections and used dimentionals to adhere them together. This raises the separate sections and up on top of one another to get depth to the rose.

I stamped the sentiment and then used a sponge to create a soft edge effect.

I’ve used two ‘Build a Brads’ and cut out flowers from a section of the design series paper…. (check them out in the Stampin’ Up! Online Catalogue – my link is to the right of screen) .. very cool.

Stamp set: Fifth Avenue Floral

Ink: Rose Red, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette.

Ribbon: 1.6cm Grosgrain ribbon Regal Rose.

Accessories: Build a Brad, clip out of the Clip Assortment range.

Design Series Paper: Tea Party.

Free Gift with Purchase for September only!!!!! September 2, 2009

To show appreciation to all our customers and hostesses, we’re offering an exclusive ribbon bundle FREE with a qualifying purchase or workshop! 
From 1-30 September, get a FREE bundle of ribbon when you

1. Spend $100 on any Stampin’ Up! products.

OR

1. Host a $600 workshop.

That’s it! Free ribbon with a minimal purchase or workshop!

A great offer……You get 2 rolls of ribbon, one in So Saffron (9.1m 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon) and one in Certainly Celery (9.1m 5/8″ Poly-twill Ribbon).  Neither of these two ribbons are in the Idea Book and Catalogue, and great colours for either male or female projects.

Email or Telephone me today with your order!

Baby news! August 30, 2009

Hi All,

I’ve been seriously off of the blogging front I know, but I’ve had a bit of a distraction……. I’m pregnant with baby number 3! 

I’m 16 weeks pregnant and have been feeling horrible with morning sickness and a variety of other pregnancy complaints but I’m hopefully on the up now as I’m move further into my second trimester. 

My two little boys are very excited and are enjoying talking to ‘Baby Belly’. Chris my husband is madly looking at car websites as our poor magna just isn’t going to fit 3 kids and car seats. We’ll be very busy come February next year with Finn starting school and baby number 3 arriving and Macauley being at home without Finn during the week for the first time….. wish me luck.

So that’s news. Now, back to the stamping!

Cheers,

Carolyn

Bring on spring! August 30, 2009

I’m seriously over winter…..yeah for spring this week! 

A simple little card that showcases the scallop edge punch which this time is used as a boarder – fancy  pants hey?  :)

 

Card Recipe 

Stamp set: Embrace Life

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Card stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Accents & Elements felt flowers in Baja Breeze, Rhinestone brads in clear. 

Fifth Avenue – foolproof water colouring July 20, 2009

Hi Everyone,

I’m sorry about my absence in the last few weeks….. It’s been very naughty of me to not to have been blogging……. I’ll try and be better!! Promise.  

I’ve been having a play with my new set – ‘Fifth Avenue Floral’. I’ve found an amazing tutorial by a fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Patty Bennet, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxCsVlvKIM8

The roses are water coloured using the following method: Stamp your image in Versa Mark on white paper and then Emboss with White Embossing powder (using your heat gun). Spray image with water (I just used my ironing spray bottle and put the card stock in a Tupperware container’s lid) until it’s very wet. Choose some nice ‘rose’ coloured inkpads… pinks, yellows, apricots. Squeeze the lid of your Stampin’ Up! inkpad into the inkpad mat, so there is a pool of ink on the inside of the lid. Take your Aquapainter and dip into a pool of the ink. Place the loaded Aquapainter on a petal and let the colour run. Don’t be afraid to use more then one colour on a petal or to add more water to make the colour run a little more.

Stamp Sets: Fith Avenue Floral 

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Tangerine Tango.

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Rose Red, Designer series paper.

Accessories: Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon 1.6cm.

Tools of note: Aquapainter, Sponges. 

 

Embrace Life with watercolour! June 18, 2009

I’ve had a bit of a play with my inkpads and my aquapainters this week….. I was so surprised how easy it was to get some really nice results. 

I’ve just squished together the Stampin’ Pad lid and ink mat. This gives me a smudge of ink on the underside of the Stampin’ Pads lid, a palette in which I can dip the brush of the Aquapainter into. The Aquapainter is fantastic to work with as it’s basically a paint brush with the water inside it – so no mess and ready to go and a moments notice…. and very cheap at only $19.95 for a pack of 2! 

So I’ve watercoloured the flower and sponged the boarder. It’s a simple card but with enough elements to keep in interesting. 

Stamp Sets: Embrace Life

Ink: Tangerine Tango ‘In Color” and Basic Black Stampin’ Pad. 

Papers: Whisper white, Kiwi Kiss & Tangerine Tango card stock

Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Pumpkin Pie, Rhinestone Brad in Clear.

Tools of note: Aquapainters, Stamping Sponges.