Art with Heart Blog Hop

Welcome to the Art With Heart Team Blog Hop!

Who are the Art with Heart team? The team is lead by Claire Daly and there are over 80 demonstrators across Australia ... if you want to become part of this great team just email me for more details. We have a great team forum, Business Building Club and heaps of support from like minded demonstrators.

This Blog Hop will be a monthly event happening on the last day of every month. You may have just come from Kimmy Meiklejohn's blog, but if you are starting here, don’t worry … you can make the complete journey just by following the links at the end of each post. There are 12 stops along the way and we hope you will visit each one to see the wonderful creations we have to show you!

If you leave a comment on each and every blog and then email Nikki at nikki@inkyart.com.au, your name will be put into the hat to win some beautiful blog candy. There is a deadline of 5:59 am AEST on 3 February 2010 to leave your comments and only non Stampin' Up! demostrators are eligible to win the candy - although we'd love all visitors to leave some comments please.

So for our first tour we decided upon the theme of Valentines. At the end of each post there will be a link to take you to the next stop on the tour. It would be fantastic if you could leave a comment on each blog! So grab a cuppa, and set off on what we are hoping will be an inspirational journey! I hope you enjoy my creation.

Stamp Set: Always
Ink: VersaMark, Certainly Celery
Card: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Regal Rose 5/8" Grossgrain Ribbon

As a special bonus to my blog visitors, you can win some bonus Blog Candy - the featured card and matching chocolate block cover with a yummy Lindt block of chocolate, no restrictions on who can enter (yes I will send it overseas) just leave a comment and your email address. Entries close ACST midnight on Thursday, 4 February.

Now you’re off to enjoy the beautiful creations of Kathryn Lowe.

Butterfly Prints

As I was feeling alot better today, oh don't you just love drugs!!! I have had time to do a little stamping today in between doing the housework. I needed to complete my swaps for UStamp with Dawn and Friends too, sorry I can not share these with you yet as they will need to be received by my Swap Partner, Maria Pane from the United States of America. I did create this one as well so I could share something with you.

Stamp Set: Fresh Cuts, Butterfly Prints, Oval All
Ink: Always Artichoke
Card: Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Accessories: 5/8" Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon, Butterfly Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Pocket Silhouettes

Sorry I have not posted for a while but I have been battling bronchitis but the antibiotics are kicking in now and hopefully after a restful weekend I will be back on track. Here is a quick and easy card using Pocket Silhouettes.

Stamp Set: Pocket Silhouettes
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point
Card: Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Accessories: Pacific Point 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Styled Silver Raised Dots Small Oval Holder, Silver Brads, Paper-piercing Tool

Newsletter - Sign Up Today

I have been busy over the last couple of days designing a newsletter to send to all my Stampin' Friends.

Please sign up at the right hand side of my blog as I would love to share with you information on a regularly basis that will only be available for my newsletter subscribers. This month exclusive offer will include free postage for orders (sorry only available for Australian customers only).

Stampin' Up! Helping the Haitian Disaster Relief

On 12 January a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. In the past, when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers, when a tsunami struck Indonesia, when a hurricane destroyed New Orleans, and when wildfires ravaged Australia, Stampin' Up! demonstrators stepped forward and showed their commitment to making a difference in the lives of others.

This time is no different from now until 28 February 2010, you can partner with Stampin' Up! to make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this devastating earthquake. Stampin' Up! will set aside $2 from the sale of every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set and donate that money to the American Red Cross' Haiti Relief and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

If you would love to purchase this stamp set for an amazing price of $42.95 which would be great for Valentine's Day coming up in February please contact me at kmangelsdorf@adam.com.au or telephone me on (08) 8389 9149 or 0409 197 292...Act today, and start making a difference!

Birthday Cards

It was my birthday yesterday and I would like to share with you three handcrafted cards that I received from Lynette Irvine, Elaine and Robyn Abela. I love the fact that I have all these stamp sets as they have given me inspiration to get them out again - I just need to find some free time