Occasions Seasonal Catalogue and Sale-a-bration freebies

The Stampin' Up! Occasions Seasonal Catalogue has just released, with lots of gorgeous new products - much more than just stamps and ink. Until the end of March you will qualify for a Sale-a-Bration freebie for every $90 you spend!
 

I choose the lovely new paper its called Sweet Sorbet - I think I am addicted to patterned paper!! I made this set of sweet little notecards, ready for all sorts of messages. 

Do let me know if you need / want anything from SU or have any questions about papercraft! Oh and Scrappin Sundays are back starting this Sunday so let me know if you'd like to join us. 

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Happy February! 

Caz xx

Welcome to Spring!

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there, hope you are having a great time with family on the beautiful first day of Spring! I haven't managed to make a Fathers Day card this year (Mum and Dad are in Broken Hill!), but I dug out this one that could easily be adapted to suit the masculine theme for Fathers Day. I haven't stopped using the Memorable Moments set that includes numbers plus 'st', 'th' and 'rd' and the 'Happy',' Birthday' and 'Anniversary' stamps. Very handy for cards and scrapbooking!

The new festive catalogue has launched and there are some great new ideas for Christmas cards, gifts, tags and decorating - lets face it its less than 4 months away so the time to start planning is now! There are plenty of card sets if you want to save time and whip out a batch of cards quickly. Another new product is the Christmas planner and sticker collection, and scrapbookers will love the 8x8 album and sectioned page protectors for quick and easy layouts. If you'd like your own free paper copy of the catalogue, or the main catalogue & idea book for just $5 just let me know.

There is also a big selection of Halloween and Thanksgiving craftiness - very American but it seems we are celebrating Halloween more and more each year....I really like the idea of being grateful for the abundance in our lives so why not host a Thanksgiving meal for the special folks in your life? I am planning to do that early with the return of Jo and family to Sydney in October, such special times lie ahead......

 

The Stampin' Up! special for September is the butterfly bundle - save 15% when you order the Bitty Butterfly punch and the Papillion Potpourri stamp set together (7 stamps). A combination you will use for so many occasions, birthday, sympathy, thank you - just about everything could do with a butterfly touch! ($51 for wood mount or $45 for clear mount if you have the clear blocks). Click here to see the flyer. Let me know if you have any questions of would like to take advantage of this bundle deal. I will waive the postage costs on these items in September as butterflies are my absolute favourite stamps!

My next paper craft workshop day will be Sunday 22 September, so please let me know if you'd like to join us.

Happy Spring and have a creative September!!

Caz xx

New fresh ideas, colours and catalogues

So much has been happening in the Stampin Up! world I have gotten a bit behind in updating you all. The biggest news is that there is a gorgeous new Annual Idea book & Catalogue full of lovely new things and so many pretty ideas! You can view the catalogue online (either a flip book or download the PDF from a link on the right of my blog) or for just $5 you can have your very own glossy copy to flick through and be inspired.

There is also a great new Holiday Catalogue on the way 29 Aug which has much more than the traditional craft supplies....there are lots of great gift wrapping packs, Halloween ideas, party supplies, table decorations, tag packs and of course everything Christmassy! Can't wait to show it to you!

Here are the 5 new In Colours which I am loving using at the moment - they are so fresh and springy and remind me of gelato!! I also love the new names Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Canteloupe, Pistachio Pudding and my favourite new pink - Strawberry Slush!

If you would like a simple and affordable pack of card I recommend the mixed pack of these new In Colours ($11.95 for 24 sheets) as they work really well for all kinds of cards and scrapbooking projects. Of course there is matching ribbons and embellishments too! Here are some cards I have been making:

The other exciting news for all you paper lovers like me is that there is an August special - buy 3 packs DSP and receive 4th one free! This includes most of the new sets and there are some really nice designs (check out pages 151, 153 and 154 in the catalogue) and let me know if you are interested in this special offer.

Take care and have a creative day :) 

Caz xx

Retiring products on sale

Only one more month til our new catalogue is out so it's time to check your wishlists and catalogue against the Retirement Lists for discontinued and discounted stamps and accessories.  Products are only available while stocks last, so let me know quick if you'd like to order anything before its gone....

Some highlights of the retirement lists are:

• Patterned paper packs at 50% off $9.48
• Craft and Rubber scissors - everyone loves my scissors!
• 25% off lots of ribbon designs
• Loads of other stamps and accessories are retiring so check them all out

Retiring Accessories List HERE

and the Retiring Stamps List HERE

Thanks to my friend Michelle Dyson for these images of the discounted items (more retiring items online):

 

Don't forget the seasonal catalogue finishes 30 June so let me know if anything takes your fancy. I'm looking forward to another scrappin Sunday tomorrow, just the perfect way to spend a wintery weekend! 

Stay well and keep warm! 

Love Caz xx

Saleabration freebies and Workshop dates

MY NEWS 
Hello to my lovely blog readers sorry its been so long between posts! I have been distracted by job applications and interviews but I am pleased to report I have landed a great new job at the Lifetime Care and Support Authority. This will involve supporting people severely injured in motor accidents to get the rehab and supports they need to get on with life after acquiring a disability. I am thrilled and excited to be challenged by a different area of disability, and a bit sad to be saying farewell to my colleagues and friends at the Public Guardian. I must remember change is good!

WONDERFUL MOTHER CARD
Hope you like this card I made for my lovely mother in law Jill for her birthday earlier this year? I've combined a Vintage Wallpaper embossed background with a framelit shape in Primrose Petals, my new favourite pink. On top of that I arranged some flowers from Mixed Bunch stamp set which have been punched with the matching flower punch. The Itty Bitty Banners stamp has the birthday greeting and its cut out using the matching framelits through the Big Shot - love the matchy matchy!! Wonderful Mother is from a lovely word set called Well Scripted (I think its retired now). Sweet Jill liked this card so much she ordered the stamps! 

FREE STUFF 
The Salebration giveaway ends next week and I'll be placing my last order on Sunday 17 March so let me know what products you want and you will receive your choice of 19 free items! You just need to spend minimum $100 and choose from stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, a punch, framelits, button and ribbon sets and more - they are all listed here. There are plenty of lovely new goodies to check out in the Seasonal catalogue including vintage items doilies, lace and some lovely new double sided papers. See the link to the right hand side up top.

STAMPIN' & SCRAPPIN' WORKSHOPS
Here are the dates for my next round of workshops. Come and join us for a relaxed and informal day of papercraft - a fun and creative day scrapbooking, making cards or bring along other crafty projects you'd like to work on. Its great crafting with others - the ideas seem to flow better......and we have a good chinwag. No men allowed lol! 

• Sun 7 April
• Sun 5 May 
• Sun 2 June

Workshop Fee: $10 includes casual instruction, tea/coffee, light lunch, use of my collection of scraps, stamps, inks, punches, Big Shot etc. You can also purchase card, paper and embellishments or make an order from the Stampin' Up! catalogues 

All the workshops will be at my place in Rydalmere. Please RSVP to me on 0408 472 510 or cazza74@iinet.net.au so I can set your place at the table and you can receive your choccie and giveaways. I will also be having a lucky door prize on each day to help me clear my crafty space! 

Take care and keep on crafting

Love Caz xx 

Sale-a-bration 2013

It is that time of year crafty friends!  Saleabration, Stampin Up's sale time, is here again.  If you've got some things on your wish lists, this is a great time to get them. Why not get orders for friends or gifts for down the track and pocket the freebies!  This year is Stampin Up's 25th Anniversary so there are 19 items to choose from rather than the usual 4 stamp sets - Happy Birthday Stampin Up!!! I should make you a card lol   

So for every $100 of products you order, you can choose a free item from the Saleabration range.

What freebies do you get during Saleabration??

Spend $100, choose 1 free Saleabration item
Spend $200, choose 2 free Saleabration things.
Spend $300, choose 3 free Saleabration things, plus you'll get a free pack of silver glimmer paper, plus you'll get $50 hostess dollars to spend.

Download the SAB catalogue

I'll be checking out the catalogues this weekend and placing an order on Monday so give me a shout if you need anything or would like to take advantage of this great deal. The Holiday catalogue finishes on January 31 and then we will have a lovely new catalogue which I have peeked at, so gorgeous! The Sale-a-Bration deal runs until 22 March so you have plenty of time to check it all out!

Caz xx

Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit Deal

From time to time Stampin' Up! run special offers and this one is a cutie! From now until the 21st of January purchase the My Little Valentine stamp set (only comes in clear mount) for $17.95 #132242 

and you will get a Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE RRP$15.95 from the Holiday catalogue page 35 #126923.

Here's what you will get inside the Sealed with Love Kit: 
 
• 10 notecards, 5 each of 2 designs 8.6 x 11.6 cm
• 10 double-sided envelopes 12.1 x 8.7 cm
• 20 printed paper buttons
• 10 pieces Whisper White/Real Red bakers twine each 25.4 cm

• 24 Stampin Dimensionals

These notelets are perfect for Valentines Day but could be used year round to send loving messages to family and friends, and make a gorgeous gift. Let me know if you would like the lot for just $17.95 (plus $5.95 p&h).

Looking forward to Scrappin Sunday this weekend. I have almost finished scrappin my entire photo colletcion from 2012 - using a snazzy new SU product which I will show you next time! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone may 2013 be wonderful for you and your family!

Love Caz xx

Free Ribbon offer

Like any craft products from our two gorgeous new catalogues?  During October you'll get a bonus free roll of ribbon with every $60 purchase, 2 free rolls with a $120 order etc. A $300 order gets you all 5 free ribbon reels plus $50 of your pick of anything in either of the catalogues.

Choose from our 5 new in colour stitched ribbons (listed as number 4 on the ribbon page in our annual catalogue.) The colours you can choose from are left to right: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit.

 

Get in touch if I can help you with an order and don't forget to choose which colour ribbon/s you'd like. Payment can be made by Visa, Mastercard, cash or direct deposit.  Delivery to anywhere in Australia by Aussie Post (postage & handing is $5.95 or 5% whichever is greater). 

Happy browsing! And happy Spring and school holidays!  

Caz xx

Sale on retiring products

It's that time of year where Stampin Up! reduce many of their products to make way for new items in the new September catalogue. So if you like a bargain check out the retired lists, let me know asap if you'd like anything as some items are already sold out!

Free stamp set with purchase in June

During June 2012, you'll receive this gorgeous stamp set FREE with a $125 order. 

Alternatively you can purchase it: 

$35.95 wood mount or $28.95 clear mount. But this set is only available to purchase or earn free for this month as its a limited edition.

Here's a couple of samples from Stampin' Up featuring this set.

If you are thinking of putting in an order, why not do it during June and receive a versatile stamp set for free! Let me know if your interested. 

The indoor weather is perfect for crafting. I plan on making a heap of cards this weekend and continuing with scrapbooking my little nephew Mackie. I'll show you some pages next time.

Keep smiling! 

Caz xx

Top Note Cards

Sorry I havn't blogged for a while, I am still loving the world of papercraft and trying to fit in some crafty and blogging time. Hope you like these recent birthday cards I made using my beloved Big Shot - it is such a nifty way to cut shapes and dry emboss, how did I live without it?

The first card uses Friends Never Fade and the Curly Cute greeting set and was a CASE of a card made by my SU friend Michelle Dyson. I just loved the colour combo of Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum and Peach Parfait - plus the sparkly bling of two way glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter complete with a pearl centre! The second card was a 1st Birthday card for a friends littley and uses the cute critters from Fox and Friends.

Until June 30 Stampin' Up! has an 'Extra Extra' promotion which offers an $110 in hostess dollars to spend when a workshop total reaches $450 - INCLUSIVE of the shipping and handling charges. That's on top of the usual exclusive Hostess stamp set of your choice.

My next Scrappin Sunday will be on Sunday 26 June 12-4.30pm, just $15 for use of all my tools, inks and scraps, plus afternoon tea, ideas galore and casual tuition. Book your spot at the table by just emailing me. 

So if we can reach $450 in purchases (incl postage & handling) we can divide up the $110 credit. For example if 5 people attend the workshop plus me thats 6 people spending $75 each and receiving an extra $22 each of free product of your choice. Even if you can't attend the workshop but would like $22 of your choice of free products let me know. This is a great deal guys so lets get together and make it work for us!

Be back sooner than later

Caz xx

Get your free stamps before 31st March!

There's only a few days to go for you to get your FREE set of stamps with a $100 order from the main or mini catalogue. Why not combine the order with friends or family to make up the $100. You can choose any of the 4 stamp sets: Bliss, So Happy For You, Punch Bunch or Sweet Summer. I have been getting lots of use from Bliss (you know how I love butterflies!) and the Vintage look is very pretty. These are top quality wood block stamp sets worth at least $35 so its a pretty great deal, only available until 31st March.  

The Summer Mini will also expire on the 31st March so take a good look if anything takes your fancy, as there's no guarantee these products will return! For these cards I have used my new favourite greeting stamps Well Scripted from the Summer Mini. I think I'll get lots of use out of this set over the next few months with its Happy Easter and Wonderful Mother stamp and I love the pretty flowing font.

Hello to the ladies that joined me for my workshop on Sunday - it was such a buzz of activity and some stunning cards and pages were accomplished! The Big Shot was a hit and I look forward to sharing some of their creations on this blog.

I will be placing this final Saleabration order on Thursday night at 7pm so please drop me an email or call me on 9684 6443 (night) or 0408472510 (day).

Look forward to sharing some lovely new goodies with you soon as there is a new Autumn Winter Mini catalogue released on April 1. Contact me for your free copy. Hope you get some crafty time soon and enjoy this beautiful time of year!

take care

Carolyn xx

Helping our Neighbours up North

This happy memory was from the weekend Steve proposed to me in his home town of Brissy. We had a gorgeous apartment overlooking the Brisbane River, and we spent 5 days exploring Southbank, cruising the River and eating at riverside restaurants. So we were both absolutely heartbroken to see this pretty city devastated by the worst flooding in our lifetime, and looking more like this:

Thankfully Steve's family and friends In Queensland are all ok, unlike so many others who have lost their lives, their loved ones and their homes. I shudder to think about losing precious photo albums, scrapbooks and precious family memories - what a nightmare. Steve's parents live near Toowoomba so were effectively stranded at home with canned food for a week, but we are just so grateful they are safe and dry.

There has been an overwhelming rush of assistance to help our neighbours up north and you may have already donated to the appeals however here is another way you can support the Queensland community, and treat yourself at the same time. Stampin' Up! have posted the following on their website: 

As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been described as the worst flooding in 37 years, we express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been changed forever. We, like so many of you, feel a compelling need to lend support to all those who have been affected.

Please join with us by supporting the Australia Flood Appeal--a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate $2 AUD of the retail value of sales from any stamp set (with a retail value of $30 or more) sold in Australia and New Zealand from 15 January through 15 February to the State Emergency Services in Queensland.

This coincides with the best time of the year to buy Stampin' Up products because from 25 January through to 31 March it's Sale-A-Bration where you get a FREE set of stamps with any $100 SU order. Click on this link to view the Sale-A-Bration catalogue which shows you the 4 lovely sets you can choose from. My favourite set is Bliss - so vintage! So get your orders to me before Feb 15 and you will be contributing to rebuilding lives, (as well as getting a nice free set of stamps]. Remember the Summer mini catalogue runs til the end of March.

I'll be setting dates for my stamping, scrapbooking and cardmaking workshops in the next week so let me know your preference of days and times. Hope to craft with you soon!

Love Carolyn

Baby Bundle of Joy!

Our generous friends and family certainly spoilt Miss Sophie during her visit down under so I made these Thank You cards for Jo to give. They were quick and easy using the SU Note Card set (20 Whisper White cards and envelopes $9.50), and a gorgeous new stamp set called Baby Bundle. Here are my designs

This set is currently on sale and down from $49.95 to just $34.97 - a real bargain for 16 stamps including pics and greetings! There are also Stampin' Write Markers on special at the moment including the baby colours of Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink reduced from $5.75 to just $3.45 each - these specials are only during the December Frenzy until 29th December so get your order into me before stocks run out!

Miss Sophie says THANK YOU!

Better get back to making Chrissy Cards only a few short weeks to go.....

Love Caz  xoxo