Rock-A-Bye Girl...

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As in my previous post I told you it was Scrapbooking month, I thought I'd better honour my promise of showing you some gorgeous scrapbooking and these next pictures are of a wonderful little flip album which was made by my very good friend Ingrid. She has put together this amazing display of pictures taken of her sweet little grand daughter. The album has been made using the 'Rock-a-bye Girl' scrapbooking kit. Have fun looking at these great photos set in this beautiful little album. Well done Ingrid and thanks for letting me show this on my blog.

There are more pictures to come of this little album, so stay tuned and be sure to visit here again to see the rest. Lots of inky hugs from...

Scrapbooking Month...

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Did you know that the month of May is officially Scrapbooking Month?? So to celebrate this, I will be doing my utmost to show you some scrapbooking creations and believe me you are in for a treat, because some of these creations have been lovingly made by some of my very talented stamping buddies. This one above was made by me, it was to show some Stampin'Up! party goers how to make a mitred corner with our fabulous jumbo wheels. This wheel is very aptly named "So Swirly" isn't it gorgeous. I used a basic black ink cartridge in the wheel to make sure the ink didn't run out before I got to the end of this twelve by twelve page. The little flower was made with the scallop circle, I just spritzed the paper circles with water and scrunched them up, left them to one side until dry, then put a brad through the center to hold them all together and popped a pearl from our pretties kit in the middle to finish it off. The card stock used was Very Vanilla and Basic Black. The Stamp sets used to make the little embellishment in the bottom left hand side were "Life Definitions" and the "Defining Alphabet" I love using these two sets together, they're a real class act! I hope you liked the first instalment of scrapbooking month and you will be back to see the next one. Take care, lots of inky hugs from....

A pinch and a PUNCH for the first of the month!

Hello there, Did you like the pun about a punch for the first of the month?? I thought I was being quite clever for a change. But all joking apart, this post is about the wonderful new punch style that Stampin'Up!® have released in our new Autumn/Winter mini. I love the fact that we can now stack our punches and they look so darne kool :-)

Starting with the new 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue and continuing with all new punch designs going forward, Stampin' Up! has adopted a new body style for our punches! A few features of the new punch style:
Low-profile, rectangular punch body allows for easier stacking and storing
Punches lock shut for easier storage and transport
Dual labels on top and end allow for easy identification and selection when stored
Available in three sizes: small, medium, and extra-large
New punches allow for larger punched images and more intricate designs while providing greater ease of use.
Extra -large punch images also allow for two-step designs like the Two-Step Bird punch in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue
Larger, whole-hand handle design provides better leverage for easier use
Available in an exclusive Stampin' Up! colour
Part of Stampin' Up!'s commitment to providing demonstrators and customers with the very best crafting tools includes the belief in what we call continuous improvement. Essentially what this means is that even if something works very well, but we see a chance to improve it, we will work to make it even better. While new punch designs will be in the new body style, existing designs will remain in the existing body style for now. We will communicate any further changes as those decisions are made.

Clear mounted stamp sets...

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I told you there was more news coming about some groovy new items in our mini catty, well here's the scoop on the wonderful new clear mounted stamp sets and thier very ergonomic clear acrylic blocks....

Over the past few years, there has been enormous demand from demonstrators and customers alike for a line of repositionable clear-mount rubber stamps. Well, you asked for it, and now you have it! Starting with stamps in the 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue, Stampin' Up! now offers our exclusive stamp art in both traditional wood-mount, and the new clear-mount option. Our new clear-mount rubber stamps are the result of extensive research with the intent to maintain the very best image quality in the stamping industry, while at the same time offering the ease-of-use and storability inherent in repositionable clear-mount rubber stamps. Clear-Mount Rubber Stamp Features
Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist.
Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy.

There's a new Big Shot in town....

There's a new big shot in town--the Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! The Big Shot is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts, home décor projects, and even clothing--it's a big deal! You'll love what the Big Shot machine--a six-time winner of Creating Keepsakes Reader's Choice Award for best die cutting equipment and dies--can do for you.
Design your own custom pillow appliqués using the Scallop Circle Bigz die or make custom fabric flowers to embellish a quilt. From sewing to quilting to home décor, the Big Shot is the perfect tool for many types of crafting. The wide appeal to various types of crafters will help you expand your business in new circles. The Big Shot makes incorporating paper crafting into these customers' hobby an easy progression. Use our Stampin' Up! exclusive dies to create die cuts and stencils with our artwork and designs for all your craft needs.
Cut out eight of the same chipboard letter or 20 scalloped pennants in just a few minutes. You'll be able to cut and score 3-D items in seconds, and the projects will be ready for you to enjoy. Or create embellishments for cards, scrapbook pages, or any other type of project by cutting multiple images at once. The Big Shot works with ALL competitive dies, and the steel rule dies can cut through an impressive list of 50 different materials, including fabric, foil, and chipboard.

I will be showing some different projects that I have made using this incredible machine in the next few days, including some made with fabric. I'd love to show you some of the amazing things the Big shot is capable of doing, so why not book a work shop with some friends and I'll pop over to wow! you all. Contact me here to make a date to have some Stmapin'Up!® fun.

Stay tuned for more information on some more new arrivals in the Stampin'Up! family. Inky hugs from .......

Colour renovations....

Hi There, I hope you are enjoying your blog browse. I thought you might like to know about some pretty special Stampin'Up! news. We are having a colour renovation to meet up with all the new colour trends that can be found in our everyday lives, such as textiles, fashion, house furnishings etc. Stampin'Up! wants us to keep up with all the modern trends of today's society and to do this they have devised a wonderful new colour family for us. We will be keeping 24 current colours and saying hello to 5 brand new colours, as well as bringing back 10 well loved in-colours from the past. One of our Neutral colours Kraft has been given a new name and will be known as Crumb Cake.

Every year we will be given 5 new in colours and these gorgeous colours will stay with us for two years, so 5 this year (In Sept) then 5 next year which means after this year, we will have 10 in-colours to work with. What joy! I always hated saying goodbye to the in-colours just when I was starting to love them.

There will be lots more info about this colour change in the near future, but none of these changes will take place for us here in Australia until our new annual catalogue arrives in September. So start collecting any of the leaving colours that you love, along with their re-inkers and any other coordinating accessories before September this year.
If you would like to view the new colour charts which show these changes please click on the charts above.

Some flowers for you...

Hello there,
I hope this finds you all well and for those of you who are not "Get well soon". I made this card with the lovely Sale-a-bration set Happy moments, I've also used some Bella Rose dsp and some gorgeous Pink Pirouette ribbon, also some Riding hood red taffeta ribbon. I coloured the image in with an aqua brush and ink pads, which I then punched out with the 1 1/4 square punch, this sat inside the card through the punched out 1 3/8 square hole. Hope you like it, thanks for stopping by. Lots of inky hugs from....