Thoughtful Branches – It’s Your Last Chance!

Thoughtful Branches – It’s Your Last Chance!
News today from Australian Stampin' Up! office - They anticipate that they will deplete their stock of Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set and Thinlits within the next few days—and once they’re gone, they’re gone! So this is your very last opportunity to get your hands on this amazing stamp set and Thinlits bundle.

For inspiration this is one of the many boards on Pinterest I follow can be found HERE

Why do I like this board in particular? - Well Lori seams to have similar style to me but if you check out her other boards she is so neat and tidy with them and that makes it easier to see where I want to sticky. I do like how organized she is.


One of my favourite cards I made with this set was this Christmas Card.



 

You can see the original post on this blog about my card and other examples for Christmas using this LINK
Oh and a quick update on the FISHY thank you cards featured HERE well the recipients loved them. The owner of Captain Cook Cruises Australia and all the stuff were super chuffed. Next task Thank You cards for the staff at our local Radiotherapy Unit they have been amazing over the last 6 weeks.

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Not Enough Candles

Birthday Wishes continue - the midwife in me knows how busy September can be! One can never have enough candles each one is a milestone and should be celebrated.

Hubby continues to encourage me to use my retired goodies - you know those ones you you fell in love with that you had to have but have never been featured because you are saving them for good! Well life is short and every day, birthday or celebration is a reason to bring out the favourites. 

The good china shouldn't be saved so pull it out pop some cake on those plates and enjoy all that is good in your life.

This card was for mums friend Dave and he was a very appreciative recipient which is always good for me as well. I do like it when people like what I make for them.

This one below was for my Father in Law, he is also very good for my ego as he gushes over all the cards I make even those that are not for him. 

So that was where it all started and now they are in all different colours - my girls love to give their friends handmade cards. As normal adolescents they leave things to the last minute (I have no idea where they got that trait from ☺️) so I need to have a fun stash of cards ready to go for them. 

FYI - I have stamped all the candles using the Build a Birthday stamp set  138646 with the fattest candle stamped on a scrap of Whisper white then trimmed and popped up on some dimensionals making it easier to tie the Bermuda Bay bakers twine 138413 around it.- note to all stamp the flame first before you pop up the candle - trust me its heaps easier that way.

For the Birthday Boy

Its Birthday month is this house with both my husband and daughter celebrating.

This is Tony's card and I had a bit of a play on the fact he prefers ice cream to cake. We had one of those Cadbury Crunchie ice cream cakes and oh wow was that yummy!

We are saving for a trip to Hawaii where we will be memory making big time (can't wait to Project Life and scrapbook those photos). Tickets and all that important stuff is sorted now we need day trips and activity money so this little beauty had cash in it.

 

 

I used the stamp set Party with Cake 140669. DSP from the Festive Birthday pack 141630 all the coordinating ink and cardstock basing it mainly around Tempting Turquoise as I love that colour!

One must not forget to dress the envelope - have you tried our envelopes they are very luxurious - in the Australian Catalogue they can be found on page 176 with the choice being Very Vanilla 106589 or Whisper White 106588 and you get 40 in a pack so its good value as well.

2016 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue

It’s here and the choice is huge, 55 beautifully photographed pictures of stamp sets, creations and other wonderful resources to help you with your paper crafting adventures.

Have you seen it yet – it is available online and in hardcopy. I do have a preference for hard copies. I know you all l know that the pictures of our stamps are shown in actual size. Bonus if you are looking for something perfect to go with a particular framenlit.

Demonstrators get to pre-order form the catalogues so that we can start creating and have examples ready for the release date of each catalogue – it also livens up Pinterest and at this time of the year Christmas is coming (at time of writing 107 days to go).

I've already done a big mail out but if you would like your own paper copy please pop on over to my www.stampinup.net/bagsthatone page to request one. 

You to could get some happy mail - Australian customers only please. 

Now before I go – have you seen the Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Embossing folder? I didn’t get this with my pre order and have been kicking myself since. Well today I got to pop an order in and it was top of my “need” list.

 

Here is the Video that Stampin Up released with Shannon showing us how to use this beaut folder.

 

Dad's continue to Celebrate

Now I can share the other Fathers Day Card I made this time for my Father-in-Law.

Although it's highly unlikely he will see my blog posts (not really a craft following man and I'm not sure my Mother-in-Law lets him on the computer much) I don't share my cards online until they have been given to the recipient. Now say that this rule applies to cards made for particular people or events not those I just want to make because I can. 

Does it look familiar? Well if you have a copy of the current annual catalogue it might tickle those rememberers- yes in my home that's a real word. 

I CASEd it from the catalogue. Often it's the catalogue photos that make me love a stamp set, but let me say Pinterest also has enabled me to spend up bigger on an ever growing wish list. 

The featured stamp set is Guy Greetings, my colours are Old Olive, Dapper Denim and Tangerine Tango. I love the new star embossing folder and to give the colour a little more depth I pulled out the new sponge rollers - wow those are fun and yield a great result. Let me say the FIL was impressed - stated he couldn't wait to show the people from the Caravan Club - hehehe that's a big deal for him. 

Do you notice that some stamp sets are hard to squeeze back imto their cases? I have been taking photos and have even go a special Pinterest board happening for them if you would like to follow it you are most welcome and it can be found HERE. 

 

 

Clearence Rack updated -Yay

Can't chat but heads up - Clearance rack has heaps of goodies has been updated for Australian customers.

Remember Christmas is coming. 

Happy Fathers Day

The day is almost done with the kiddies all in bed.

Happy Fathers Day to all our Aussie Dads.

My husband had to look after our girlies and do the running around for all their commitments as I had a long shift at work.

After a late night crafting with the instructions from hubby - use some of that huge stash of retired stuff you have! Like he just has no appreciation for all my good stuff. 

Well I tried can you spot the retired product?

Yep that's Dapper Denim and Calypso Coral and I cracked out my great letter framelits. 

I pulled out my chunky sprinkles and some retired sequins to keep my end of the bargain. 

There is something though about using new stuff.

Happy Stampin and Happy Father's Day. 

Something a little fishy

A visit from a friend bought this amazing card to my attention - it was real WOW factor and would be perfect for a special request from my mum.
You see my mum has Breast Cancer and she is currently having radiotherapy for the treatment of it. The nurse in me is scared for her, hey I'm scared for me I am not ready to loose her and don't like this journey either. Give me my babies any day!
I have found great comfort in recreating these cards with a very distinct purpose. They are inspired by Jessica Williams and you can find her post featuring them HERE .

They are all slightly different because of my fish options - all fish were fussy cut which I find very therapeutic. 

Now for envelopes - these had to go via Australia Post - mmm who knows what condition they will deliver them in but I'm sure unprotected it won't be good. So some Stampin Up backing card from my DSP packs has been cut to protect them on their journey.


My mum works for Captain Cook Cruises on Sydney Harbour - she says she has the best job in the world - not bad floating around that beautiful blue office talking about the history and sights of our Harbour day in and out. Last week my Cousin organised a fundraising cruise for mum and these cards are going to the owner of Captain Cook, the crew that volunteered their time and gave up a days wages to cruise us around and the office staff that helped pull it all together.
Mum has a fan page - I know right and you can find it here if you would like to follow her ramblings.
She is a little famous around these parts - with her appearing on Family Feuds 1st Birthday show last year and then oh my gosh she came up as a Fatty Vautin look alike on the Australian Footy show!

Some photos from our Cruise For Jude.

Thoughtful Banners final fling

Final fling for Thoughtful Banners

With only a few days of August left I'm getting ready for spring - actually I can already smell it in the air some days.

To celebrate spring coming here is a jar of flowers - Patty Bennet I love your work! I had to make some of these cards myself - wishing I had done it earlier in the month though.

I use to love it when my youngest daughter picked me flowers although it is usually my good orchids! She would bring them in one flower at a time - it got to the point where we planted seeds deliberately for the floral surprise and to give her something to pick. She is now my keen gardener and can often be found out tending her patch.

So till next time Happy Stampin.

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A little bit festive with Thoughtful Branches

It's how many weeks til Christmas?
Oh my golly gosh I had better start to get organised - I've seen some fun and amazing things on Pinterest for Christmas using the Thoughtful Branches set so I though - why not!

Some more Tempting Turquoise featuring in this great card. Cucumber Crush and Sweet Sugarplum also take this card to a different place for Christmas - can you se a little sneak peak there? That greeting is from the Cookie Cutter set in the new Seasonal Catalogue - have you got yours yet? Oh boy so many lovely things my pre order was huge and I am still loving all of the 'stuff' I got. But I digress back to Thoughtful Branches - I do love trees and these trees are no exception.
How stunning is this card - I used the woodgrain textured embossing folder for the back panel. I found it on Stempelpanda by Mona along with some other great Thoughtful Branches ideas.

Both these cards have been inspired by treasures I have found on the web - I thank the lovely creators of this work for sharing their cards to inspire us all.

Another Beaut Birthday

 

Happy Blooming Birthday!

Says it all doesn't it!

What started as a card based on my friends favourite colour - Real Red this is where I ended.

 

 

 

Can you see the Real Red? It's there I promise - the inside of that big beautiful flower has the Real Red feature. The bigger flower layer has Real Red kissed of once and that's it!

Well my friend loved it even though it wasn't predominantly red.

Want to make this yourself?
You will need Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White card stock.
I used some scraps of the diagonal stripe DSP from the Neutrals stack for the black stripe feature.
Flower Patch Stamp set and coordinating Framelits
I've used these inks - Tempting Turquoise, Real red, Old Olive, Wild Wasabi and Memento black.
Old Olive marker - flick the brush end with the lid to give you the splatters or tap the marker on a pencil for a similar effect.

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Cake Day

Yay my little miss has hit the magic 17.

I have saved this card for ages (pre new catty) she loved the balloons when this DSP came out and I made it way back then. Took me ages to find it this morning in a mad panic but here it is.

Oh and since its Cake Day 

My laser got put to good use cutting me a mirrored board and a magical number 17. 

Hehehe I also snuck in a 21 so I could get a photo for my Etch n Scratch Etsy store. Preparation is the key! Only 4 years to go. 

Sunshine Sayings Have you seen this bundle?

Have you seen this bundle? It's divine to say the least.

Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set  + Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies

It's beautiful, I headed to a friends for a play, as stamping is better with company, we has a blast.

Sunshine Sayings is a bundle with the Sunshine Wishes Framelits and we used fun foam to make extra 'stamps' to create this great background. 

Can you see all our new in-colours? My favourite is Emerald Envy but I seem to be using a heap of Dapper Denim - it might take over Night of Navy as my go to blue soon. 

Fun Foam isn't expensive here in Australia so give this fun technique a go. 

We cut the foam on the Big Shot with the framelits we liked added some adhesive to the back and stuck them on a clear block. 

I will share that they don't clean easily so don't stamp them in a dark colour first thinking you can move to a light next - mmm it doesn't work and I had to search for pad cleaning techniques on YouTube. 

The other great ting is you can cut 2 and have them both stamp in different directions - except words make sure the snail goes on the correct side of those (I learnt heaps and should not do this when tired).

 



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