World Cardmaking Day

The first Saturday in October each year is World Cardmaking Day- a day to celebrate all things paper! For the last 5 years I have held a charity day to raise money for the Chicks in Pink- a group who support women with breast cancer.

This year, the day had 2 sessions. In the morning session, the ladies made Christmas boxes and tags.

In the afternoon session, the ladies made 16 Christmas cards.

Everyone seemed to have a great day and I was so happy that I could spend the day with a lovely bunch of ladies and be creative. I am also excited to say that we were able to raise $600 for the Chicks in Pink. So a big thank you to all that came and supported my day.

Cheers

Chrissie

Weekly Deals

Every Wednesday, Stampin' Up! release some fantastic deals that are only available for the week.
Here are this week's specials. Go to my shop or email me if you would like to put in an order.

Circles Collection Framelits Dies [130911] $34.46	Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack [133778] $10.46	Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack [126187] $10.46	Faces I Love Swatchbook Template - Digital Download [134595] $8.37
Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack [129387] $10.46	On Film Framelits Dies [132969] $37.46	Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies [129021] $34.46

Cheers

Chrissie

Sea Street

When the catalogue launched in July, one of the first sets that I bought was Sea Street. I just loved the little fishies and the octopus and the lobsters and the starfish.....ahh.....so much to love.

I sat down with the stamp set and quickly made these 3 cards.

 

What I love so much about these cards that they are good for the males in our lives....big and small alike.  And you can use any colour combinations to suit the occasion.


 

Product List

Sea Street Clear Stamp Set [133988]	Four You Clear-mount Stamp Set [130538]	Petite Pairs - Clear-Mount Stamp [122497]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302]	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202]	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951]
Circles Collection Framelits Dies [130911]	Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon" [109034]

Cheers

Chrissie

Christmas Cards

I love Christmas and I love making Christmas cards...though sometimes I do get a little slack with sending them. I have started making cards to send to my family and friends. These cards are also the ones I will teach how to make in my monthly classes in the next few months.

 

One of the stamp sets in the new mini catalogue is called Endless Wishes and while I am not usually someone who would buy a snowflake stamp...I really like this one. It has lots of lovely words as well as 3 snowflake images.

 

While the 3 cards are similar, I have used a few different products on each to make each card a bit special. And the best thing about these cards is that they took no time at all to make.

 

Product List

Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [133455]	Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents [119246]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291]
Silver Glimmer Paper [135314]	Trim The Tree Designer Series Paper Stack [135824]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850]	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]

New Catalogue....New projects

I love the new catalogue from Stampin’ Up! There are just so many new products and endless ideas. One of the projects that caught my eye was on page 151….so I decided that I would make my own version of the gift box. I used the colours from the Moonlight DSP Stack to decide my colour palette of Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Sahara Sand. I love how easy the Mixed Bunch stamp set with it’s matching punch made completing this project. 

 

Product List

Mixed Bunch - Clear-Mount Stamp [125537]	Remembering Your Birthday Clear-mount Stamp Set [131350]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Hello Honey A4 Cardstock [133685]
Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [133642]	Moonlight Designer Series Paper [133701]
Blossom Punch [125603]	Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch [119275]	1 Inch Circle Punch [119868]	1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch [119861]
Decorative Window Gift Box [132146]

Cheers

Chrissie