For Everything Versamarker Emboss

I pulled out a stamp set i haven't used in a while (it is nice to do that sometimes) to make this card. For Everything. This set is prefect for colouring using Stampin' Write Markers. I have then used the Versamarker to emboss over the top of the stamped images.

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Stamp Sets: For Everything
Ink and Markers: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Accessories: Versamerker, Stamp-A-Majig, Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Pear Pizzaz Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch
Big Shot: Lots of Tags Sizzlets

Cupcake Punch Balloon

I have had (and still have) quite a few kids birthday parties to attend. This is one i was inspired to make by a card i saw on Jayne Mercer's blog.

Stamp Set: Create a Cupcake
Card Stock: Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Build a Cupcake Punch, Large Oval Punch, Black Stampin' Write Marker, 1 3/5" Circle Punch, Bday Party Rub Ons
Big Shot: Tasteful Trim Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Autumn Clearly For You

My upline Merryl Blacker lent me her Clearly for You set recently and i had a bit of a play with it. This is one of the cards i made. I love the Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series paper. I love that it is textured and cardstock weight. Whenever i use DSP i always use the colour in the paper to inspire the ink that i use. In this card i have used Cajun Craze, which is a colour i hardly use.


Stamp Set: Clearly For You
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Trim Punch
Big Shot: Button Embosslits

Last Deal of the Week!

Item Page Description Regular Price Sale Price 113838 62 Right on Track Stampin' Around Wheel $11.95 $8.37 115619 68 Retro Remix Stampin Around Wheel $11.95 $8.37 119975 134 Vintage Type Rub-Ons $15.95 $11.17 118760 134 Play Date Rub-Ons $16.95 $11.87

Owl Punch Class

Thursday 2nd June 2011
7pm
2nd Class due to popular demand

Come and learn different ways to use your owl punch.
4 cards for $20
OR
4 cards + owl punch $50

Love Letter 40th Birthday Card

One of my very special customers and friends celebrated her 40th Birthday last month. This lady makes her own gorgeous cards so i actually found it difficult to make a lovely card for her. I had just got a pack of the gorgeous Love Letter Designer Series Paper so i decided to give that a go. I hope she liked it!

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings
Card Stock: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler
Designer Series Paper: Love Letter
Accessories: Clear Rhinestones, Circle Scissors, 1 3/4 circle punch, 5/8" Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch
Big Shot: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet

Embossing Techniques Class Owl Card

This is another card i made for the Embossing Techniques Class showing how you can get a stamped image on the background of card stock that is embossed. Can you see how the raised flowers are not embossed? I have seen this style of card in a few places, so my inspiration has been drawn from my uplines Joanna Wassens and Jayne Mercer to name a couple

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzaz, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Stamp Sets: Woodgrain, Three Little Words
Ink and Markers: Early Espresso
Accessories: 2-Step Owl Punch, 2-Step Bird Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Large Oval Punch
Big Shot: Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder

Deals of the Week 3

Here are this weeks deals. If you would like to place an order please email me at Christies_stamps@yahoo.com.au

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
119750	137	Daffodil Delight 5/8'' (1.6 cm) Satin Ribbon	$16.95	$11.87
119963	137	Certainly Celery 3/8'' (1 cm) Taffeta Ribbon	$12.95	$9.07
109112	139	Square Fire Rhinestone Brads	$19.95	$13.97
109113	139	Square Ice Rhinestone Brads	$19.95	$13.97

Favourite Convention 2011 Swaps

Here are some of my favourite swaps from convention.


This swap is from the very talented Genelle Little.


This is by Rachel Jackson, who makes the most beautiful cards and i also had the pleasure of rooming with.


i love this magnetic clip that i got from Amanda Baker.


I'm not sure who made this swap as i didn't recieve this one (I photographed it from the board) but i do know it was from someone who wasn't a demonstrator. Hopefully she signs up soon!


This gorgeous card was from Jennie Cass.


There were lots of motorbike cards but i particularly liked this one from Leanne Spalliera.

And finally this lovely card from Tina White.

I hope you enjoyed my favourite swaps. For thos of you coming to my upcoming workshops or classes, i will have a full display for you on the night.

Convention 2011 Highlights

Well Convention 2011 is over and it was awesome! I have so many things to share with you i don't know if i will fit them all in one post.

The first thing i want to share with you is the main stage. Look at it! I just absolutely LOVED all of those details. The perfectly punched jumbo cardstock, the wooden blocks and that "Share What You Love Tag"!!! Isn't it fabulous. I was thrilled when i recieved a mini tag on the awards night for my sales awards. It is so cute.




Next up i have a photo with Shelli Gardner who was posing for photo's on the first morning of the event. Then here is a gorgeous little box that Shelli made on stage. It was really sweet and really easy! Am definately going to case that one.



For those of you who havent seen the updates on my Facebook Business Page this is the convention bag. I am not a brights girl but it really grew on me and it is fantastic quality!

And swaps, look at all these swaps. These are actually only about half of the swaps i got. I am going to do another post tomorrow showing you my favourites!


Then there was Memento Mall and gee wasn't that something? Here is some of my haul!



Here are the carry bags! These were just gorgeous and i have a few more of these up my sleeve, who knows you might even score one


Next i have this awesome collapsable garbage bin. I got two of these, perfect for my classes!


I got a Stampin' Up! T-shirt.


I also got a Stmpin' Up! laptop bag and matching tote. Can you guess where the pattern is from?

I also got some cool bookmarks but it my haste to take photos i haven't found where they are packed and i am dying to get cracking making some of the wonderful things i was shown over the 3 days.
So i will be back tomorrow with some swaps!

Alyssa's 3rd Birthday Card

This is the card i made for Alyssa's 3rd birthday last month. It was a real last minute thing cause i just had not any inspiration for a card for her. So this is what i came up with at 7pm the night before. It is a card made using the Big Shot BigZ Scallop Cirlce die. I have used the Petite Petals Wheel on the front and coloured it using the Stampin' Pastels and then i have use the Beautiful Wings Butterfly Embosslits to decorate and make a pop out in the middle.

Stamp Set: Petite Petals Wheel, Create a Cupcake
Card Stock: Concord Crush, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Circle Scissors, Versamark, Stampin' Pastels, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch
Big Shot: Scallop Cirlce BigZ Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslits

More 2011 Convention Swaps and Gifts

Today is the last day of convention with a great formal dinner tonight. If you haven't had a look at my facebook business page then check it out because i have been trying to give updates as convention has progressed.




This is a card that i have made as one of my swaps. I actually used it at my Embossing Folders techniques class last week to show how you can make the Tulip frame smaller.



This is another one of my swaps using the Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper, the Just Believe stamp set and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I have cut them out on a magnetic sheet using the BigZ Ovals die.


I made these little box sets as gifts for a few people at convention. I wanted to use the Sew Sweet Designer Series Paper from the Autumn Winter mini catalogue. They are a bit bright for my liking but i tried to base them on the colours of the paper. I have also used the Button embosslits that my wonderful upline Merryl lent me.

2011 Convention Swaps and Gifts

Well i am away in Melbourne for the 2011 Stampin' Up! convention at the moment. This year i made over 100 swaps. I did 3 main designs and then had a few each of other cards i had extra's of for classes or workshops.
None of my swaps were extravagant.
The cupcake swap was the first one i made. Using one of the techniques i taught in my embossing class last week.

Stamp Set: Create a Cupcake
Card stock: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Whisper White
Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Build A Cupcake Punch, Stampin Sponge
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder

I also made this scrapbook as a present for someone. I used the Love Letter DSP and the Artistic Etchings stamp set


If you come back tomorrow i will do a special saturday post featuring one of my other swaps.

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper: Love Letter
Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Bone Folder, Antique Brads

Embossing Class Male Card

This is one of the cards we made at my recent Embossing Folders Techniques class. With this card i showed everyone how to blank out the middle of the embossing folder so you could stamp an image on there. The stamped image in this card has also been heat embossed. I used one of the old favourites Lovely as a Tree and i think it will make a great male card

Today i take off for the Stampin' Up! convention 2011 in Melbourne. I'm so excited. You can check out all of my updates by becoming a fan of my facebook business page (search for me in facebook when you are logged in)!

Card Stock: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Stamp Sets: Lovely As a Tree, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink and Markers: Early Espresso, Garden Green Old Olive
Accessories: Cropodile, Hemp Twine, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Versamarker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy
Big Shot: Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Deals of the Week 2

Are you ready for some more???

Well here are this weeks deals!

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
120963	142	Stampin Pastels New Color Kit (19)	$28.50	$22.80
115957	151	Thanks Embosslits Die	$21.95	$17.56
114513	151	Sweetest Stem Embosslits Die	$21.95	$17.56
113483	155	Pennant Bigz XL Die	$74.95	$59.96

Email me at Christies_stamps@yahoo.com.au to place your order by tuesday 8pm next week or you may miss out!