Dear Kind Wonderful Friend

I originally CASED the design of this card from the current US Spring-Summer 2009 Catalogue (Page 19) I changed the colours slightly, as well as the stamps used. I know this is not my usual style but for some reason this card caught my eye. Very soft and pretty!
On Thursday I received my pre order of the NEW 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! Catalogues and Idea Books (oohh very nice) and the original card is in here also, the original stamps used on this card are from a Level 2 Hostess Set called Echoes of Kindness, it is a beautiful set which would be great for watercolouring (this is on my wishlist)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.. Jules

Stamp Sets: Fresh Cuts,Occasional Greetings
Cardstock: Certainly Celery Textured, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink Confetti White and Whisper White
Inks: Versamark, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink
Other: Coluzzle Oval Template

Cocktail Anyone??

Here is another card I made with one of the new stamp sets from the 2009/2010 Catalogue.
Stamp Set: Cheers to You
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Watercolor Paper
Inks: Stazon Black, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Old Oldive, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red
Other: Aqua Painters, Dazzling Diamonds, Mat Pack, Rhinestone Brads-Circle-Fire

The reason I originally got this stamp set Cheers to You, was because when I saw the Beer Mug in the set, I thought straight away that it would be good to use for male cards, as I always struggle with cards for males. But also, we are going on a cruise to Singapore in May and now I got to thinkin' that I can use the rest of the set for some great scrapbooking pages from the cruise!!

Have a great weekend.. Jules

Card Orginaser Class

CARD ORGANISER CLASS
Be prepared for any occasion with this stunning Card Organiser in a custom-designed box. This card box set makes a perfect gift for the Person who has everything, or simply keep it on hand for yourself!


In this class you will make this beautiful card box with 16 Dividers. Although there is not a lot of stamping in this class, this is designed to create a system for remembering and organising birthday cards, and other occasions with the focus being on getting them out on time, or simply for storing all you beautiful handmade creations.
In the above photo’s, I have made up two samples, using Ginger Blossom and Bali Breeze, as you can see the colours are quite different, so if you book in to attend this class, you will need to let me know which Designer Series Paper you would like to use: Ginger Blossom or Bali Breeze (both of these are from the current Summer Mini Catalogue), on the day everyone will make different Card Organisers depending on the Designer Series Paper that they choose.
Date: Saturday 21st March 2009
Time: 1pm start
Cost: $18.00
RSVP:15th March 2009
If you are interested in attending, please email me for mor details.
Thanks Jules

Punch your Heart Out!

I recently joined up to do Heather Summers Online Punch Class. In 20 days, 20 projects, 20 creations, 20 videos and 20 text files! How great does this sound! (http://stampwithheather.typepad.com/stamp_with_heather/)

If your a regular to Stampin' Up!, then you already know about our fantastic range of PUNCHES we have to offer! I love them and always have!
Heather is a Demonstrator from Canada, and they have a greater range of Punches than we have here in Australia (but hopefully that will all change as of the 1st of April, when we get our new 2009/2010 Catalogue/Idea Book) so with some of the little Punched Projects I have had to improvise with the Punches and make do with what I have.
Most of them turned out OK, some pieces are a little odd looking (like the elephant's trunk) but you get the general idea. I think they are all so cute! I had so much fun punching these and putting them all together.
My favourites are the little turtle, and the lady bug (the lady bug actually moves along the branch). I added the googling eyes to my punched projects, I think it adds a little character to them.
Thanks..Jules

More Easter Projects

I recently purchased the Instructions to make this cute little gift box from Becky Roberts (http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/)it is great!
Once you have the instructions you can use it to make all other projects, I think originally it was called a Valentine's Box, but as you can see I used mine to use as a Easter Gift Box. Other people have used it for Stationery Gifts, Cupcake Gift Set, Pamper Box Set, etc. Again, so much nicer then store brought stuff, plus friends and family are more likely to keep this beautiful box and use it after all the goodies are gone.
Thanks Jules

More Easter Projects

I CASED these templates/designs from Andrea Walford (http://andreawalford.com/), she does such beautiful projects. They were posted last year around easter time, but as Easter had been and gone by the time we got our New Catalogue,and we never had any cute Easter Stamps in the previous year's catalogue, I never made them.
Andrea had used "A Good Egg" Stamp Set (P 34 of 2008/2009 Catalogue)and it is not Retiring, so it a great set to use for all your Easter Projects and the little chick is cute!
As I have spare time on my hands at the moment, I thought I would have a go at making a few easter projects. Plus I so wanted to use my Cute Punch Bunny again!!
These were quick,easy and inexpensive projects to make, and so much nicer than some of the stuff in the shops and supermarkets, plus you can choose your favourite yummy treats/chocolates you want to put in each one.
Thanks Julie

Easter

With Easter just around the corner, I thought I would get organised and start to make a few cards and projects. I had recently seen in a magazine, a die cut of a cute bunny, so I thought I would have a go making my own Punch Bunny (using Stampin' Up! Punches) I've had him sitting on my craft table for the past week but have been slack in updating my blog, plus it took me a few days to find the pompom for the tail (I couldn't get white, so I settled for pink) and more recently someone had posted on a Stampin Up yahoo site, a similar bunny. Anyway, this is my cute little bunny I made, I think he is just the cutest!
Thanks Jules

Round Up Accordian Book

I had a customer who asked me if I could design a Project similar to the Style Watch sample in the 2008/2009 Catalogue and Idea Book from the Boho West range. I've had the Round Up Simply Scrappin Kit for ages, but I have always struggled with this range as it wasn't one of my favourites. Anyway, this is what I came up with! I know it's taken me nearly a year to do this, but hey, better late then never!
All I used for this Accordian Book was 1/2 a pack of the Round Up Simply Scrappin Kit, and coordinating inks: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Sage Shodow, Really Rust.
Oh, yeah, as usual I had no photos to go with this style, so I just left it blank, but you can see how good it would look with the right photos!!(ha,ha)
Thanks Jules

Retired List

The Retired List is here and wow my Stamp Collection has been slashed! I don’t want to count how many stamps from my collection are gone!! For the first time, Stampin Up is offering some of these items at 25% and 50% OFF! How great is that!

To view the retired list please click on the link provided:
http://www3.stampinup.com/au/documents/RetiredList_0309_AUNZ_Alph.pdf

(You may want to print this off and grab a copy of your Catalogue and a coffee)

All I can say is “Get in quick” if there is something that you must have and it is retiring, than order it as items go really fast. As the stamp sets sell out Stampin’ Up! posts list of which ones are gone, so if there are any that you want I will need to check the status to make sure it is still available.

The Retired List was posted on Sunday 1st March and already the items listed below have Sold Out and it has only been 2 days, so don't delay in placing your order.

10756 Flip Flops
109020 Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Refill
109015 Soft Sky Classic Stamin' Ink Refill
109016 River Rock Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
109017 Purely Pomegranite Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
100381 Earth Elements Eyelets
100378 Soft Subtle Eyelets
109019 Groovy Guava Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
108748 Best Friend Numbers
107212 Mateys Map
105320 Basic Eyelets
103195 Gifts Galore
107561 Garden Annuals
109610 Confetti Simply Scrappin'
104279 Leaf Prints
110255 Bundle of Joy
112402 Short Order Numbers
109018 Blue Bayou Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

These items below are running low:
108720 Ahoy, Matey Low Quantity
108740 Bareback Low Quantity
108746 Best Friends Alphabet Lower Low Quantity
108747 Best Friends Alphabet Upper Low Quantity

If you wish to order any of the retired products please contact me to place your order.

Have a great day...Jules

Cherish

This card I made recently as a Make and Take for a workshop. Simple and clean (like all my cards!)

Stamps:Eastern Blooms, Warm Words
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White
Inks: Wild Wasabi,Purely Pomegranate, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, Chunky Sprinkles, Large Oval Punch

Thanks
Jules

Friends

Another card using Eastern Blooms and Bali Breeze Designer Series Papers (just love the colour combo of old olive and any of the orange tones)
I also used the Rock n Roll technique on the flowers for a different effect, but I used the same colour ink! A simple and quick card.

Stamps:Eastern Bloom
Cardstock: Old Olive, Only ORange, Whisper White
Inks: Only Orange
Accessories: Hidden Garden Rub-ons, Kindy Glitz

Thanks
Jules

Thinking of you Always

When I first saw the Flower Fusion Felt Flowers in the Summer Mini Catalogue, I was a bit unsure of them, so I didn't rush out to get them, but the more I saw them used on other people's projects, they started to grow on me (plus they are made in my favourite colours)so I recently purchased a set.

This was a card I did recently for a workshop, just wanted to show that you don't always have to use stamps to make nice cards!! They loved it!

Cardstock: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Flower Fusion Felt Flowers, Silver Brad, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Hidden Garden Rub-ons

Thanks
Jules

Eastern Blooms

I hope Eastern Blooms is in our New Catalogue (Australia and New Zealand), this is one of my favourites!

The original idea for this card came from another Demonstrator, Bec (http://stampinwithbec.blogspot.com/) she does a A Shoe-Box Swap.This is where a group of people all design a card and provide the materials and tools to make it. For example, if there are 6 people in the group, each person provides enough materials to make 5 of their card design and provides one sample for the other people to copy. This means that each person gets to make 5 cards on the day but only has to design one card. As you complete each card, you move on to the next “shoe-box”.

Anyway one of her customers designed a card along the same technique and Liz and myself had a go. This is what we came up with! It was a little time consuming as we had to cut out all the little flowers 3 times for each panel!!

Stamps: Eastern Blooms
Cardstock:Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Whisper White
Inks:Chocolate Chip and Rose Red
Accessories: Hidden Garden Rub Ons, Cuttlebug and Nestabilities Circle and Circle Scallop

Thanks
Jules

Embrace Life Stamp-A-Stack

EMBRACE LIFE” STAMP A STACK

SATURDAY 28^th FEBRUARY

STARTING AT 2

$20 per person

($10.00 from every class fee will be donated to the

Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfire 2009 Appeal)

Spend an afternoon with friends, learn new techniques and use gorgeous coordinating products from Stampin’ Up!

(This class is suitable for all levels of stampers from beginners to advanced)

You will each make 9 cards - 3 of each design, with matching envelopes

Everyone will receive a 6x6 pack of the Ginger Blossom Designer Series Paper (from the current Summer Mini Catalogue)

** You will need to supply you own basic tool kit - adhesive, scissors, etc **

If you are on the Sunshine Coast and you want to know more, than please

** PHONE 5441 6225 AS BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL **

before the 22 February 2009

thanks Jules

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day.
I hope you all had a lovely day spent with loved ones or that special someone.
Look at my beautiful bunch of flowers that Anthony gave to me today. I just love bright colourful bunches of flowers, with lots of variety.

Have a great day...



Also look at the beautiful handmade card Anthony made for me!! (I made the base/style of the card the other day and it was left on my craft table, and I was going to get back to finish it in a few days time, but someone else got in first!!)
I admit he did pretty well, he did choose the stamp set himself and the ink. (I'm actually impressed he got the ink pad open, some of my customers have trouble opening these).
This is not the first handmade card he has done for me!!

Enjoy the rest of your day...
Jules

STAMPIN' UP! AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BUSHFIRE APPEAL

As I sit here on the beautiful Sunshine Coast watching the heart breaking news coverage of all the fires and people who have lost everything in Victoria, I realise how lucky I am, although I recently lost my job and have be feeling low, I am thankful that I have a roof over my head and all my family and friends are safe and well.

(the information below is from the Stampin' Up! Australian Demonstrator website)

Over the past few days, with the bushfires that have ravaged Victoria, Australia has suffered its largest natural disaster in the nation's history. We grieve with you over those who have lost their lives, loved ones, homes, and livelihoods. And like you, we feel a compelling need to help and offer support to all those who are suffering.

Together, we can help provide the assistance that the survivors of this tragedy so desperately need as they work to rebuild their families and their lives.

Join us in this effort by supporting the Bushfire Appeal--a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate 50 percent of the retail value of sales from a select group of ten stamp sets to the Australia Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.

To help those victims of the bushfires that have ravaged Victoria, join with us in supporting the Bushfire Appeal.

Here are the details:

From 12 February through 31 March 2009, Stampin' Up! will donate 50 percent of the retail value of all sales from a select group of 10 stamp sets to the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.

Here is a list of the Bushfire Appeal sets:

Stamp Set	Item Number	Page Number in Catalogue	Retail Price
Priceless	112312	105	48.95 AUD/57.95 NZD
Seeing Spots	108909	89	29.95 AUD /35.95 NZD
Baroque Motifs	112380	98	39.95 AUD /46.95 NZD
Live Your Dream	114261	3 (Summer Mini Catalogue)	55.95 AUD /66/95 NZD
Looks Like Spring*	108864	76	58.95 AUD /68.95 NZD
The Snowflake Spot*	108934	27	39.95 AUD /46.95 NZD
Bodacious Boquet*	108756	80	58.95 AUD /68.95 NZD
Polka Dots & Paisley*	110247	46	35.95 AUD /42.95 NZD
G'day Mate*	111973	115	35.95 AUD /42.95 NZD
Be Happy*	108744	51	39.95 AUD /46.95 NZD

*These sets will appear on the upcoming list of retiring products, so they will only be available for the Bushfire Appeal--while supplies last.

We'll Let You Know What We're Donating

During the donation period, Stampin' Up! will periodically give updates with the amount of money we are collecting from the sales of these sets.

If you want to know more or wish to donate to a worthy cause then please contact me at julie.anthony@bigpond.com

Thanks so much Jules

Random Cards

The First card, I got the original idea from a card I saw in the new 2009 Hero Arts Catalogue, but by the time I finished this card it looked kinda like the original one and I think I over did it and made it too busy!!

Stamp Sets: Forever Flowers Wheel
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Other: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Eastern Elegance Rubons, Kaiser Bling

The second one, I got the idea from our February Stampin' Up! Impressions.
On Pages 6 & 7, there was a section "Punch it Up", using your punches! How to take punches to a new level with a few simple folds!

Stamp Sets: Scribble This, So Many Sayings (Level 1 Hostess Set)
Inks: Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Certainly Cerely, Barely Banana
Other: Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Rhinestone Brad Circle Fire

What does this look like???

My sister Angela said it looks like Fairy Floss! Anthony didn't say much at all!
It is a Birthday Card I made for my niece Anneslies who's birthday is tomorrow! It was supposed to be a Cupcake, but maybe not!
Maybe I should stick with using stamps rather than free hand drawing!!
What do you think????

Colour Challange 2

Our Colour Challange 2 : Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral, So Saffron.

Some of the ladies in one of my downline group The Inklink have a Colour Challange that they have recently started, I was asked if I wanted to join in the fun also.
This is our second Colour Challange that we have done, (sorry I didn't take photos of the first challange, I will have to see if I can find all the cards that were done and take a photo).
There are no real rules except that you must use the colours that are in the challange, any stamp set can be used, any technique, style, etc.
As you can see there were only 5 involved in the last challange and we all have completely different styles! It's great to see what other people come up with!

(I made a mistake with my card in the photo, I used Regal Rose instead Cameo Coral but I changed it to the correct colour when I did the other swaps, but I didn't take a photo of the correct colour, still looks OK!)

Stampin' Up! New Tag Line

For ages I have been looking around for some lettering or stickers that I could put on my wall in my craft room, as I have such a huge area to fill but then also came the problem of what to write.
Last week when I was visiting Liz, she had on the wall in her studio
Inspire * Create * Share
and reminded me that Stampin' Up! had a new tag line (I remembered this when I saw it but as we haven't seen it printed much, it didn't really stick in my mind yet).

The letters are Wall Text Alphabets from Making Memories- the font I choose is just classic lower black.

I have place them directly above my working area and you can see them as soon as you walk through the door!!
Thanks Liz for letting me copy your idea!!

Matchbox Present Box

I made this cute little box, as a present for a friend. The box actually slides in and out like a box of matches. I filled it with Partylite tealights (you should smell this when it it's opened,mmm, strawberry rhubarb-it smells devine).

Stamps: Seeing Spots

Paper: Whisper White, Taken with Teal,Old Olive, DS Paper Bali Breeze

Ink: Taken with Teal

Accessories: Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware- Silver, Silver Cord

Happy 1st Birthday Zali

This is a birthday card I made for Anthony's niece Zali who turned 1 earlier this month.
The set I used is a non Stampin' Up! set from Verve Stamps, this set is called Cupcake Affair. I love the designs of these stamps and they also have a great blog that you can get fantastic ideas from heaps of talented ladies http://www.vervestamps.blogspot.com/

Note Books

I got the idea and instructions for these note books from Kirsten Werner's blog (http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/)
They were quick and easy to make!!

New Blog Name

Hi all just letting you know that I have changed my Blog name from My Scrapbook Library to Creations in Paper. I thought Creations in Paper was a more appropriate name for the type of work that is displayed on my Blog.
My blog address of http://myscrapbooklibrary.blogspot.com will remain the same at this point in time, (as I have just got new business cards with this printed on it, so I will have to wait for them to run out) but in the future I will change this also.
Have a great day..

Paper Angel...

For Christmas from my Upline Liz, I received this beautiful handmade gift.
The name of our Stampin' Up! group is called Paper Angels. (re the shape of the journal-Angel Wings)
I believe she made about 25 of these, all the same shape but different colours.
Liz is so talented, I wonder were she finds the time to fit everything in (she also has 4 kids).
So Thank you Liz for making this a wonderful group to be apart of!

Presents...

For Christmas Presents for my downlines, I decorated a 2009 Diary for each of them.
They were fairly simple, I decorated the front covers, using Stampin' Up! Rub-ons and then punched a Scallop Circle Punch (P142 $30.95) to hide the original logo (sorry, the photo's have too much shine on them) .
Then on the inside page, I covered the existing front page with Cardstock, punching the left hand side using the Spiral Punch (P142 $20.95).
Using the initial of their first name, I covered On Board Simon Chipboard Lower Letters (P140 $20.95) with Crystal Effects (P148 $11.95) and then I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds (P148 $8.50) over the top and set these aside overnight to dry.
With the letter "H", once the glitter had dried, I then stamped the swirl from the "Priceless" stamp set (P105 $48.95) in Purely Pomegranate, you can sort of see this on the "H" if you look closely!!

Sale-A-Bration Samples

Card 1:
I used Tempting Turquoise for the base of the card, using Whisper White I ran this through my Cuttlebug, with my Spellbinders Nestabilites (which I have had for a while now but never seem to find the time to get it all out and use them).
I stamped the small flower image from the Eastern Blooms Stamp set (from current Summer Mini Page 8 $39.95) twice in Old Olive and once in Tempting Turquoise, then I added a little bling in the centre of each flower. I then stamped the Congratulations (Congrats set from the Sale-A-Bration) in basic black.
Card 2:
You will see with this card I CASED the basic design and style from the sample that is on the front on the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.
I used Apricot Appeal as the base, matted the Whisper White cardstock onto a piece of Lovely Lilac. Using "Polka Dot Punched" stamp set (P4) from Sale-A-Bration, I stamped all the images randomly onto the Whisper White card using Apricot Appeal, Lovely Lilac, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Cameo Coral. Using my Colour Coach, I looked up Apricot Appeal, and then I just used all the Coordinating and Complementary Colours.
I have also used the "Say It With Scallops" stamp set(Page 16 $31.95) and Scallop Punch (Page 17 $30.95) from the Summer Mini Catalogue, and I stamped this in Purely Pomegranate.
I punch 2 of the images from the "Polka Dot Punches" set with the Scallop Circle Punch (Page 142 $30.95)
I used Light Orchid Ribbon (which was from last years Catalogue)
Card 3:
This is one of my favourite cards! Simple and plain!
The base of the card is Whisper White, I punched 3 squares out of Elegant Eggplant cardstock using the 1 3/8" Square Punch (P142)
I stamped the flower images from the "Botanical Bloom" stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration (Page 2) onto Whisper White using Elegant Eggplant ink, (this is a 2 Step Stampin' Set) then I punched out all 3 flower images using the 1 1/4" Square Punch (P142).
When I attached the white squares, I slightly turned them so that there was quite a bit of Elegant Eggplant showing.
I stamped Congratulations from "Congrats"stamp set from Sale-A-Bration (P6) in Elegant Eggplant ink.

As mentioned in earlier posts, Sale-A-Bration has started here in Australia! To find out more or to see the Free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets available this year, please click on the Sale-A-Bration Flyer (which is on the left of the screen).

SALE-A-BRATION IS HERE!!

For those customers who can remember from January last year…. Sale-A-Bration .... starts January 2009

What is Sale-A-Bration?

Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s way of showing our appreciation to hostesses, customers and new recruits. Each year, Stampin’ Up! Designs exclusive Sale-A-Bration products that will never be available again. Customers cannot buy them, they earn them for free!

Customers for every $100 you spend, you will receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set of your choice (4 to choose). Spend $100 get 1, Spend $200 get 2, spend $300 and get 3 or Spend $400 and get all 4! You can place as many orders as you wish! Collect all 4.

Hostesses in addition to earning traditional hostess benefits, if you have a workshop in January or February 2009 and your workshop totals over $600, you get to choose a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set as well and if you place your own order of over $100. If your workshop total is over $1200, you get to choose 2 free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets.

Recruits thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! As a Demonstrator?? Sale-A-Bration may be the most fun time to join Stampin’ Up! all year.

Recruits get to choose a free Stamp Set from the Catalogue & Idea Book (up to $79.95) as well as all the other great products in the Starter Kit!!

Sale-A-Bration is available until the 28th February 2009. If you want to know more... then please contact me.

I also have attached a link to a copy of the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue, you can view the 4 FREE Stamp Sets which will be available to you when you spend $100 in January and February 2009. http://www3.stampinup.com/au/documents/SAB09_AUS_NZ.pdf

Happy New Year!!

Wishing you and your families all the very best in 2009!