Blog Hop update!

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I have been alerted that some of you "hoppers" out there haven't been able to leave a comment on my blog because you don't have a google/blogger account. I used to have it anyone could comment but the other week got a spam comment so changed it. I have now changed it back so if you missed out please leave a comment - hate you to miss out on a chance on winning that blog candy ;-) Can I also say how lovely it is to read the comments - it really brightens the day!

Welcome to the ESAD Summer Mini Blog Hop!

Hi!

Welcome to my blog if this is your first visit! If you are following the blog hop you should have arrived here from http://pinkflowersandbling.typepad.com/

Here are the two projects I have made using items from the Summer Mini catalogue. The first project uses the Scissor Circle Plus, which is a fantastic tool for cutting or drawing circles of varying sizes. It is so easy to use. Having just seen New Moon I decided to go for a Twilight theme on this project so I have used Twilight sounding Ghiradhelli chocolates wrapped up inside this cute pouch made by cutting a circle from using the Scissor Circle Plus.

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Recipe: All materials from Stampin' Up! Basic Grey cardstock, Scissor Circle Plus, Versamark, silver embossing powder,Baroque Motifs stamp set, bone folder, Riding Hood Red tafetta ribbon. If you are local I am having a Summer Mini catalogue launch on Sunday December 13 at 2pm

where you will get to make one of these pouches. Please contact me if you are interested.

The next project uses the Wagon Full of Fun set and the scallop edge note cards - also new in the Summer mini. I have coloured these images onto watercolour paper using my aquapainter and Watercolour Wonder Crayons - too easy! I really love the cupcake - I actually bought the set just for that image lol! The scallop edge note cards come with very vanilla envelopes.

So, that is it from me. I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog. The next blog you need to visit is

http://www.astampingjourney.wordpress.com/

Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog and you will go into the draw to win some lovely Stampin' Up! goodies!

Take care

Gail

Summer Mini Blog Hop!

First of all - Hi Leonie (she's checking my blog!)

On Tuesday 1 December the new Summer Mini catalogue is being released. One of the Stampin' Up! yahoo groups I am on, ESAD (Extremely Special Aussie Demonstrators) will be running a blog hop. Some of the members of this group, myself included, will each feature a project using items from the mini on their blogs with links to follow to visit other blogs. We go live at 6am on Tuesday. Apparently there is a way of setting it to autopost....think I'll just be setting the alarm for 5.45am lol! You need to leave a comment on each blog you visit and if you make it through all of the blogs you will win a prize! Pretty cool and also a great way of seeing different uses for the products. I have no idea what I'm doing yet (I'm KIDDING Leonie *g*) but I am thinking of doing one of my projects with a Twilight theme as I have just gotten back from seeing New Moon with some fellow demonstrators at Gold Class at Crown. Very decadent and I don't think I'll ever be able to go to the normal cinemas again!!! I loved the movie and can see myself swaying from Team Edward onto Team Jacob lol! My sister did warn me about Edward's lipstick (it was to make him look paler apparently) but it looked a bit odd! He looks much better in the Italian scenes without it. Anyway I digress - see you back here on Tuesday!

I Wish Christmas Card Class

Being very close to December and my total number of Christmas cards made so far totals 4, I have decided to make some cards with the "I Wish" Simply Scrappin' kit. The kit contains 12 x 12 textured cardstock, patterned paper and sheets of die cut stickers. Tons in there. Last year at Regionals we were shown that with just 1/2 a pack you can make tons of Christmas cards and it's a great class to run - lots of fun and everyone makes 20 cards. Right thought I, I'll do that! And I am - only it's 12 months later lol! You will make 20 cards for $25 and still end up with quite a bit of product left over as I am supplying the base cards extra to the kit (and yes of course Chocolate Chip is being used!) so the class cost really is materials only - add in a scrummy supper and it's a bargain! It will be held on Friday 4th December at 7.30pm at my place - email me for further details. If you would like to attend you will need to let me know by Friday 27th Nov so that I can preorder the kits.

Shown above is the half kit and 7 of the 20 cards that you will make.

Hi

I had a fantastic weekend starting with my wonderful Stamp Club ladies on the Friday night - I always look forward to seeing them. These are the cards we made above.

The tree card has a layer of vellum stamped with snowflakes (the smallest stamp in the Snow Swirled set) using white stazon - this is in the current spring mini which finishes on 30th November and also the Noel greeting from the Many Merry Messages set. I had grand plans to make this card lat year but never got around to it. It is the simplest of cards to make as it is using the Whisper White note cards which come in a pack of 20 precut and scored cards with matching envelopes! To tell the truth, I was actually running quite late in getting organised that night and a few hours before the ladies were due to arrive I was still to even think up the 2nd card yet alone prep for it, so I almost feel like I cheated but they really loved it - especially the simplicity of it.



Then on the weekend I had a great time helping out my good friend Naomi running her new fabulous Paperific business. I was on the door on Saturday and then the registers on Sunday. It was lovely meeting and greeting everyone as they came through but I have been told that next year I am not on the door at all as there is too much opportunity for me to wander off - being locked inside the "office" running the registers is the safest place for me lol! I was let off to get a bit of shopping done and can't wait to have a play with my new toys. I also finished a piece of jewellery off which I had actually bought the products to make it with at Paperific about 3 years ago! I had a refresher demo on what to do, went home and made it and wore it back to the show the following day to show the vendors who were very impressed I might add lol!

Free punch with purchase!

Hi,

From now until 15th December, order any products totalling $85 from the Christmas Extravaganza brochure, which can be viewed on my Stampin' Up website and receive a free punch! Either the Scallop Square or the Boho Blossoms, both are worth $30.95. The gift giving guide contains some great products that you may have been planning to use for your Christmas cards anyway - I ordered the I Wish Simply Scrapping kit, some Kiwi Kiss cardstock, some Whisper White cardstock, some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon and there you go - free punch! So please go and visit my site and see if there are any goodies on the flyer that you might need/want/like!

Happy Halloween!

Saw this costume last night and couldn't resist! Can't say the lycra is very flattering on those puggy rolls lol! Siobhan is going out trick or treating later today with her friend and I am going to go along and bring Buffy too - good luck girls in beating her to the treats lol!

Hopefully I will have a couple of cards to post later. Have been laid up with a flu bug for the past week and still not feeling 100%. I thought it was just a little cough and cold but no, can't believe it's hung around so long but I've heard of a few people having a similar thing.