Sale Dates: 15 December to 24 January, 2010

Until 24 January, 2010 there are amazing discounts on select, high-quality Stampin’ Up! products with no minimum purchase, and no limits to how many you can purchase!

Voilà stamp set was $45.95 NOW $34.46

Great Grads stamp set was $45.95 NOW $22.98

Family Favourites stamp set was $33.95 NOW $25.46

Life’s a Breeze stamp set was $56.95 NOW $42.71

Just Netball stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

Just Rugby stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

Just Cricket stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

Just Riding stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

Sprinkles stamp set was $24.95 NOW $18.71

Stem Sayings stamp set was $39.95 NOW $19.98

Daisy Dash jumbo wheel was $15.95 NOW $11.96

Seeing Spots stamp set was $29.95 NOW $22.46

It’s Maori, Mate stamp set was $45.95 NOW $22.98

Wanted stamp set was $43.95 NOW $32.96

Boho Backgrounds stamp set was $29.95 NOW $22.46

Warm Words stamp set was $39.95 NOW $29.96

Wonderful Favourites stamp set was $39.95 NOW $29.96

A Little Birthday Cheer stamp set was $26.95 NOW $20.21

Big Deal Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

Wild West Alphabet stamp set was $77.95 NOW $38.98

Life Definitions stamp set was $90.95 NOW $68.21

Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper was $16.95 now $12.71

Blooms die cuts was $16.50 NOW $12.38

Chunky Sprinkles Stampin’ Glitter was $31.95 NOW $23.96

Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware was $57.95 NOW $43.46

Rose Red 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon was

$19.95 NOW $14.96

Chocolate Chip 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon

was $19.95 NOW $14.96

Email me NOW to get one of these great bargains before they sell out!

It’s my Dad’s birthday on Friday, so I’ve made this little card for him ….. he’s got a little ute/small truck but I must admit of used a bit of artistic license on the colour and style of the ute in my card…it doesn’t match his ute at all.

Stamp set : Loads of Love

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Blue, So Saffron,

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip Brocade Blue, Whisper White.

Tools: paper piercer, Aqua Painters, Brads & twine.

I’ve water coloured the ute/truck and used a grey pencil to outline it to give a bit of depth. The Bracade Blue cs has been sponged.

Hope you like it!! (and you to Dad) xx

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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!

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