Festive Friday Challenge ... Wow I am on the Design Team

I have taken a break from my blog prior to Christmas, but today I have some exciting news to share with you all...

A fellow South Australian, Stampin' Up Demonstrator, Nicole Derendorf recently asked me to join the Festive Fridays Challenge Design Team. Wow, what a privilege to be part of a wonderful and very talented group of ten ladies.

The Challenges will start next week and each week we will showcase several samples of cards appropriate for the season. In the next couple of weeks we will showcase Valentine’s cards (well in my case it will be a scrapbooking page), and in March it will be Easter cards and each week in between we will be inspiring you with Christmas cards.

Nicole and all the Design Team will get an early start on creating all those Christmas Cards and not leave it to a last minute rush which I did in 2011, and I invite you to visit Nicole's blog for further information in regard to entering the challenges each week.

December Frenzy...up to 50 percent off Stampin' Up! Products

Wow look what Stampin' Up! announced today, all ready for Christmas...a present for a family member or a friend or gift to yourself.


Get great Stampin' Up! products up to 50 percent off during our December Frenzy sale, only limited stock available so order today to avoid disappointment (1-31 December only!)

Item	Page	Description	Retail Price	Sale Price	Discount
120597	22	Welcome Christmas Clear-Mount Set	$39.95	$19.98	50%
121584	22	Welcome Christmas Wood-Mount Set	$49.95	$24.98	50%
117715	28	I {Heart} Hearts Wood-Mount Set	$42.95	$25.77	40%
121528	35	Got Treats Wood-Mount Set	$40.95	$24.57	40%
117699	42	Something Sweet Wood-Mount Set	$44.95	$26.97	40%
116686	46	For Everything Wood-Mount Set	$47.95	$28.77	40%
119163	67	Cottage Garden Wood-Mount Set	$32.95	$16.48	50%
121508	72	Every Moment Wood-Mount Set	$31.95	$19.17	40%
121480	74	Awash with Flowers Wood-Mount Set	$71.95	$43.17	40%
121522	75	Friends Never Fade Wood-Mount Set	$31.95	$15.98	50%
120618	75	Friends Never Fade Clear-Mount Set	$25.95	$15.57	40%
121600	75	Ornate Blossom Wood-Mount Set	$19.95	$11.97	40%
123551	88	Clearly For You Wood-Mount Set	$47.95	$28.77	40%
123848	96	Chloe Stampin' Around Builder Wheel	$9.95	$5.97	40%
116911	126	Padded Envelopes (3)	$6.50	$3.90	40%
119263	138	Poppy Parade 1/2'' Stitched-Poly Ribbon	$16.95	$11.87	30%
119267	138	Blushing Bride 1/2'' Stitched-Poly Ribbon	$16.95	$11.87	30%
119731	143	Regals Flower Brads	$16.95	$11.87	30%
119730	143	Neutrals Flower Brads	$16.95	$11.87	30%
118762	146	Distressing Essentials	$37.95	$26.57	30%
103179	149	Craft & Rubber Scissors	$37.95	$26.57	30%
112531	149	Circle Scissor Plus Glass Mat	$37.95	$26.57	30%

Christmas Blog Hop

The count down to Christmas has begun and to celebrate this season, I am participating in a Christmas Blog Hop with some of my Stampin' Up Demonstrators friends. If you are starting here or you have come via Judy May's blog you are in for a fun filled time.

I hope to give you some inspiration, firstly I was very excited that finally Stampin' Up! have released a beautiful nativity scene, Tidings of Joy ($36.95 wood mount, $29.95 clear mount) and it was first on my list with the new Idea Book and Catalogue.


For the below card I stamped the image in Chocolate Chip and then with the aqua painter filled with water I coloured in the image to give it some highlights taking the colour from the inside cover of the Soft Suede Stampin' pad. Sorry my photos are not the best, it was very overcast when I took them last night. For some extra texture I put the Bashful Blue card stock through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impression Embossing Folder and finished with a lovely Chocolate Chip ribbon.


My second stamp set I have featured is Tags til Christmas ($59.95 wood mount, $47.95 clear mount) which I was very fortunate to win at the Stampin' Up! Convention earlier this year. I have made a lolly bag and a couple of gift tags which are very simple but very stunning! (well I think so...again my photos do not show them in the best light).


A close up of the tags which were so much fun and very quick to make with the Big Shot and the Two Tags Bigz Dies.


I hope you have enjoyed my creations and now you are blogging to Alisha Watson.

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and Accessories on Sale

A Sale to 'Die' For!

During November, get 10 percent off select Big Shot dies. Use these exclusive dies to create fabulous shapes, embossing, and more!

Here I have featured my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Dies, Scallop Square Duo Bigz Dies and Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Chinese Whispers Round One Blog Hop

Don't you always love a challenge, well a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators decided to do a chain card - well that's the name I thought of! But Tina is calling it Chinese Whispers!

The very talented Tina Gillespie got this idea from another talented creater Sarah Klass and here is how it works. Tina made a card then she emailed the photo to the next person on this list (which in this case was me) and then that person makes a card that was inspired by that card and emails the photo to the next lady and so on.

To get the best effect of this blog hop I suggest you start at Tina's blog and then hop along...

Here is my card, which is a clear and simple design which is just my style using the Upsy Daisy stamp set in my all time favourite colour Baja Breeze...

I emailed to a wonderful lady from Melbourne, Christine Henderson who I was so lucky to meet whilst at the Stampin' Up! Conference earlier this year. Christine's card is featured below as she is currently having a blog break whilst recovering from some eye surgery, but if you would like to check out some of her work - just click here.

Now, where are you going to travel to now, well it's one of the Top 20 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators of the Year, Sue Madex.