Colour INKspiration Lace Doilies - PreChallenge

The power has been off since midnight, so on a very humid afternoon what do I do after spending some time in the garden, get out some NEW products from the Occasions Catalogue.

As I announced yesterday I have joined the Colour INKspiration Crew so I thought I'd better get motivated with the colour combination of Mint Macaroon, Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight.

As I only have limited battery power on my laptop, I will come back and add to the post whenever that will be online they say at 3 pm tomorrow!!!

I am back with power, it came on at a little after 4 pm!  Now I will add the details:

Stamp Set:  Dragonfly Dreams
Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaroon, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Accessories:  Lace Doilies, Falling in Love Embellishments, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Rose Garden Thinlits, Softy Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Banner Triple Punch, Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine

Close up of the beautiful layers - 

oh I love the lace doilies and Falling in Love embellishments

Colour INKspiration ... Crew Member

Do you love a Stampin' Up! Colour Challenge?

Well, I am excited to let you know that there is a new group for Stampin' Up! enthusiasts who love to share their paper craft projects using the Pinterest inspired colour combinations provided ... Colour INKspiration has been launched and I am joining the Crew.  There are 24 Australian and New Zealand Demonstrators.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT) a new colour swatch is uploaded to this Facebook Group and the Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.  Our first one starts on Wednesday, 11 January.

Members of the Facebook Group have the option to join the Colour INKspiration "Challenge" by uploading photos of their projects and can link back to their personal blog if they wish.  

Make sure you add this Group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in with the Challenges - and you don't have to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator to participate.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/349642308720075/

I am looking forward to seeing what you share with us.

Santa's Sleigh

Well it's only three more sleeps before Santa arrives and all my presents are wrapped and under the Christmas tree.  All the preparation is complete and only the baked cheesecake needs to be made and the prawns cleaned and salads made on Saturday.

My Christmas card's should have all arrived at there designated homes so I will share with you my card that I made for so many of my friends.

I really love the colour combination of shades of greens with the white and I think the simple style is very striking.

Stamp Set: Santa's Sleigh
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Santa's Sleigh Thinlits Dies, Garden Green Baker's Twine

Close up of the shade of green Christmas Trees.

Seasons Greetings

Always love Stampin' Up!'s Christmas message each year.

Seasons Greetings...

CASE-ing the Catty Santa's Sleigh - #CTC109

It's the last week of CASE-ing the Catty for 2016 and we are case-ing anything from either the Annual Catalogue or the Holiday Catalogue.  I have been busy making my last minute Christmas Cards this week so they were most postal, but there is a couple more to go in the mail box on Monday!

You maybe starting here so welcome or you may have come from Elizabeth Gross and wow I love what she has again created this week.

My Christmas card is a case of Santa's Sleigh to your left.  I have choosen to use Cherry Cobbler as my base colour with lots of colouring with my Stampin' Write Markers in lots of shades.  I did not have the time to stamp and die cut all the presents, bows and ribbons which Stampin' Up! featured but I think mine still has enough presents to fill the sleigh.

Stamp Set:  Santa's Sleigh
Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento and lots of Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Santa's Sleigh Thinlits Dies, Copper Metallic Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

A close up of the sleigh full of presents

Now it's time to hop on over to Julia Quinn who has created a beautiful Christmas tree decoration.

If you are inspired this week by the blog hop featuring the Annual and Holiday Catalogues why not participate in our monthly challenge CASE-ing a card or project, go to the linky tool at CTC and the winner will be announced on the first week back in January.

An Unlikely Pair

Are you like me and still making the last of my Christmas Cards, most have been written but I still have a few more to make.  I must start earlier next year, but I say this ever year and then life just gets in the way.

Here is an idea from Stampin' Up! - An Unlikely Pair

When you first look at the Be Jolly, By Golly stamp set and Swirly Scribbles thinlits dies, the coordination isn't total obvious.  But when you experiment with the two, you'll find lots of options.  Try it out and see what creative combos you can come up with.

Christmas Vouchers and Wish Lists

It's getting closer, remember I can have a Stampin' Up! gift voucher made up to any value for easy gift giving.  

Also you can share your Stampin' Up! wish list with your family and if you order now it will be delivered to your door ready for Christmas. https://www3.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx


Please use the HOSTESS CODE: 49DWZNAW (and you will get a little Christmas gift from me).

Compassion and A Heartfelt Thanks

It is with much excitement that I contacted Compassion today with a donation of $900! 

To date we have raised $863.75! What a fantastic contribution you have all made to the lives of the 500 people that live in Athicha's Community in Thailand. 

The money goes to the Project Fund and the areas of need which includes education, medical and housing supplies and also supplements food and water to the families as there is limited employment within the village (most are unemployed but Athicha mother and father are labourers when they can get work). The majority of the families live in straw huts with thatched roofs. 

I look forward to hearing from Compassion and the Project Officers with an outcome of this additional project funding and planning my continued support of Athicha, her family and wider community.

CASE-ing the Catty Jolly Friends and Hat Bundle - #CTC107

It's December! and only 3 weeks to Christmas Day...I am still busy making Christmas Cards and today I am featuring my favourite Punch Bundle from the Holiday Catalogue for CASE-ing the Catty.

You maybe starting here so welcome or you may have come from Rachel Palmieri and I love what she has created this week.

I am highlighting the Jolly Friends stamp set and Jolly Hat Builder Punch, which is on the retirement list so if you want to purchase this at $52.00 which is 10% discount you must order before they are going, going, gone.

I have also used the owls from the Cozy Critters hostess set, which goes so well with those cute santa hats.

My background of branches are stamped by using Stampin' Markers in Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Tip Top Taupe.  I had then punched out the owls in Sahara Sand with the hats and scarves in Pool Party and Real Red and then stamped the owls eyes and beak in Tip Top Taupe.  I have then layered all the pieces to give different depths and shades of colour and then finally finished them with a Silver and Red Mini Jingle Bells.

The Mini Jingle Bells are on sale at the moment for $6.80 reduced from $8.00 for a packet of 30 each of Silver and Red Bells measuring 6.4 mm.

I did not have a piece of matching Pool Party designer series paper so I used the Brushstrokes background stamp set on an angle to create the border at the bottom of the card.

Stamp Set:  Jolly Friends, Cozy Critters, Brushstrokes
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand
Accessories:  Jolly Hat Builder Punch, Mini Jingle Bells, Owl Builder Punch, Triple Banner Punch

Close up of those oh so very cute owls

Now it's time to hop on over to Krissy Buck who has created with the same Punch Bundle.

If you are inspired this week by the blog hop featuring the Punch Bundles why not participate in our monthly challenge CASE-ing a card or project from the Holiday Catalogue, go to the linky tool at CTC and the winner will be announced on the first Sunday in January. 

Statement of the Heart

Year-End Closeout - Everything Else

Our Year-End Closeouts will include Holiday Catalogue retiring products, clearance rack items and current high-inventory Annual Catalogue products.

Check out my online store for all the savings!

https://www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=30600
Please use the HOSTESS CODE: 49DWZNAW

There are 4 categories:  Stamps, Bundles, Paper and Everything Else

which I will feature on here shortly.

Below are Everything Else 

(oh all those ribbons, punches, embellishments, washi tape, stampin' pads, baker's twine, thinlits, framelits, markers, embossing folders, project life and the list goes on and on) 

that are available, but all products are only available until sold out.

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1" SQUARE PUNCH Price: $28.00 $16.80 1-1/4" CIRCLE SCALLOP PUNCH Price: $28.00 $16.80 2014-2016 IN COLOR DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $5.60 2014-2016 IN COLOR STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS Price: $26.00 $10.40 3/8" (1 CM) GLITTER RIBBON COMBO PACK Price: $10.50 $7.35 3/8" (1 CM) RIBBON SILKY TAFFETA COMBO PACK Price: $15.75 $7.88 7/8" SCALLOP CIRCLE PUNCH Price: $21.00 $12.60 AFFECTIONATELY YOURS DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $11.20 BAKER'S TWINE TRIO PACK Price: $15.75 $12.60 BITTY BANNERS FRAMELITS DIES Price: $25.00 $15.00 BLACK OMBRE STAMPIN' PAD Price: $15.75 $12.60 BLUSHING BRIDE 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $15.95 $6.38 CALYPSO CORAL 1/2" SEAM BINDING RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 CALYPSO CORAL 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $15.95 $6.38 CALYPSO CORAL STAMPIN' WRITE MARKER Price: $6.00 $3.60 CANDY CANE LANE BAKER'S TWINE Price: $10.50 $8.40 CANDY CANE LANE DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $11.20 CHALK TALK FRAMELITS DIES Price: $41.00 $24.60 CHERRY COBBLER & GARDEN GREEN STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS Price: $12.25 CHEVRON TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Price: $13.00 $7.80 CHRISTMAS TRINKETS EMBELLISHMENTS Price: $14.00 CIRCLE CARD THINLITS DIES Price: $54.00 $32.40 CLOTHESPINS Price: $7.00 $3.50 CRUMB CAKE 3/8" STITCHED SATIN RIBBON Price: $15.75 $6.30 CUPCAKE BUILDER PUNCH Price: $31.00 $18.60 CUPS & KETTLE FRAMELITS DIES Price: $49.00 $29.40 DAFFODIL DELIGHT 1/4" COTTON RIBBON Price: $10.50 $4.20 DECORATIVE DOTS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Price: $13.00 $7.80 DUET BANNER PUNCH Price: $31.00 $24.80 EARLY ESPRESSO 1/2" SEAM BINDING RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 EARLY ESPRESSO 1/4" COTTON RIBBON Price: $10.50 $4.20 ECLECTIC PAPER-PIERCING PACK Price: $14.00 $8.40 EMERALD ENVY OMBRE STAMPIN' PAD Price: $15.75 $12.60 FANCY FROST SEQUINS Price: $8.75 $7.00 FESTIVE STITCHING THINLITS DIES Price: $45.25 $31.68 FLIRTY FLAMINGO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD Price: $11.50 $9.20 FOREVER EVERGREEN PROJECT KIT Price: $56.00 FRY BOX BIGZ L DIE Price: $54.00 $32.40 FUN FLOWER PUNCH Price: $31.00 $18.60 GREETINGS THINLITS DIES Price: $25.00 $15.00 HALLOWEEN NIGHT BAKER'S TWINE Price: $10.50 $8.40 HALLOWEEN NIGHT DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $11.20 HALLOWEEN NIGHT ENAMEL DOTS Price: $7.00 $5.60 HALLOWEEN SCENES EDGELITS DIES Price: $41.00 $20.50 HAVE A CUPPA EMBELLISHMENTS Price: $12.25 $4.90 HELLO DECEMBER 2016 PROJECT LIFE CARD COLLECTION Price: $19.25 $13.48 HELLO HONEY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD Price: $11.50 $4.60 HONEYCOMB EMBELLISHMENTS Price: $8.75 $5.25 INTO THE WOODS ELEMENTS Price: $11.50 $4.60 ISLAND INDIGO 1/4" COTTON RIBBON Price: $10.50 $4.20 ISLAND INDIGO STAMPIN' WRITE MARKER Price: $6.00 $3.60 JOLLY HAT BUILDER PUNCH Price: $28.00 KRAFT ROPE TRIM Price: $8.75 $7.00 LAYERING CIRCLE FRAMELITS DIES Price: $58.00 $46.40 MELON MAMBO 1/4" COTTON RIBBON Price: $10.50 $4.20 MELON MAMBO 1/8" TAFFETA RIBBON Price: $9.95 $5.97 MELON MAMBO 3/8" STITCHED SATIN RIBBON Price: $15.75 $6.30 MERRY TAGS FRAMELITS DIES Price: $41.00 $20.50 METALLIC THREAD COMBO PACK Price: $10.50 $8.40 MICA FLAKES TRIO PACK Price: $15.75 $12.60 MINI JINGLE BELLS Price: $8.00 $6.40 MINI METALLIC CLOTHESPINS Price: $7.00 $4.20 MINI MUSLIN BAGS Price: $17.50 $7.00 MINI PINECONES Price: $13.25 $7.95 MINI TASSELS Price: $13.25 $10.60 MOSSY MEADOW 5/8" STRIPED COTTON RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 MOSSY MEADOW CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD Price: $11.50 $4.60 PACIFIC POINT 3/8" STITCHED SATIN RIBBON Price: $15.75 $6.30 PARTY PUNCH PACK Price: $30.00 $18.00 PEEKABOO PEACH CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD Price: $11.50 $9.20 PINE BOUGH TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Price: $13.00 $10.40 PLAYFUL PALETTE DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $9.80 PRESENTS & PINECONES DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $11.20 PRETTY PAISLEYS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Price: $13.00 $10.40 PROJECT LIFE HELLO DECEMBER 2016 ACCESSORY PACK Price: $31.50 PUMPKIN PIE & OLD OLIVE STAMPIN WRITE MARKERS Price: $12.25 REAL RED & CRUMB CAKE STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS Price: $12.25 REAL RED 3/4" (1.9 CM) STITCHED EDGE RIBBON Price: $15.00 $12.00 RIBBON 3/8" (1 CM) TRIO PACK Price: $19.25 $15.40 SEASONAL DECORATIVE MASKS Price: $10.00 $7.00 SHAKER SHAPES FRAMELITS DIES Price: $45.00 $31.50 SILVER BAKER'S TWINE Price: $6.25 $3.75 SIMPLY SCORED DIAGONAL SCORING PLATE Price: $21.00 $12.60 SKETCHED DOTS TAG A BAG GIFT BAGS Price: $7.00 $4.20 SMOKY SLATE 5/8" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 SPIDER WEB DOILIES Price: $8.00 $4.80 STAMPIN' GLUE STICKS Price: $7.00 $4.20 STITCHED WITH CHEER PROJECT KIT Price: $42.00 $21.00 SUBTLES CANDY DOTS Price: $10.50 $6.30 TAG A BAG ACCESSORY PACK Price: $14.00 $5.60 TANGELO TWIST 3/8" SATIN STITCHED RIBBON Price: $15.95 $6.38 THIS IS THE LIFE PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK Price: $17.50 $7.00 THIS IS THE LIFE PROJECT LIFE CARD COLLECTION Price: $28.00 $11.20 TIN OF TAGS PROJECT KIT Price: $39.00 $31.20 TREE PUNCH Price: $31.00 $18.60 VERY VANILLA 5/8" SATIN RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 VINTAGE FACETED DESIGNER BUTTONS Price: $10.50 $4.20 WARMTH & CHEER DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $14.00 $11.20 WHITE 1-1/4" (3.2 CM) JUTE RIBBON Price: $15.75 $9.45 WILD WASABI 1/2" SEAM BINDING RIBBON Price: $12.25 $4.90 WISTERIA WONDER STAMPIN' WRITE MARKER Price: $6.00 $3.60