DSP Handbag

After a game of squash this evening I needed some wind down time so visited Split Coast Stampers forum looking for new ideas. Today I found a template for a DSP Handbag. Thank you Colleen. The bag is large enough to fit 10 cards and envelopes.


All supplies Stampin' Up! - Enchante DSP, Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon, Sticky Strip.

SALE-A-BRATE WITH ME IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

From the 1 January to 29 February 2008 join with Stampin' Up! and sale-a-brate with Sale-A-Bration!!!

Customers: - Receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set for every $120.00 (excluding S&H) you spend. There is no limit on the number of sets you can earn at any one time.

Hostesses: - When you host a workshop of at least $700.00 (excluding S&H) you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set in addition to the already generous Stampin' Up! hostess benefits.

New Recruits: - Sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration and select any set (value up to $94.95) from the 2007-2008 Idea Book and Catalogue to add to your Demonstrator kit.

Contact me by EMail: keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz to place your order or make a workshop booking. (Delivery only able to be made to New Zealand addresses)

If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator read my post here and then EMail: keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz with your contact details and I'll be in touch.

To see the avaiilable Sale-A-Bration Stamp Sets and find out more details of this fantastic promotion visit the SU Website.

DCM Dare - Hide and Seek

It's Kathy's turn to set the dare this week. She wants you to play Hide and Seek with your card designs. Add into your cards another piece that is not obvious when the recipient takes the card out of the envelope. See details of the dare and get inspiration from the design team here.


Here's mine:

and with the hidden piece revealed.

All supplies Stampin' Up!: - Eat Cake and Birthday Whimsey Stamp Sets, Taken with Teal and Whisper White Cardstock, Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip Ink, Snail, Blender Pen.

DCM Little Extra - Tribute to Lynne and Gillian

To say Thankyou to Lynne and Gillian for all their hard work on the DCM design team this little extra is a tribute to them and to their unique styles. We will miss you.

Make your card in the style of Lynne or Gillian. Use a technique that they use often or use a card they've done for the DCM as your inspiration.
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I've chosen Lynne's use of patterned paper and stitching as my inspiration for this Birthday card. Lynne always used straight stitching not zig zag but my old sewing machine seemed to cope with zig zag on paper a lot better.

Supplies used: - SU stamp set Polka Dot and Petals, Old Olive Cardstock, Enchante and Spring Flowers DSP, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad, Snail, 11/4 inch circle punch, snail, stampin' dimensionals, sewing machine, brown thread, sizzlets roundabout dies.

I've made my first valentines card.....

... in answer to Kristine's Challenge using this Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers forum.


Here's my card:


All supplies Stampin' Up! Loads of Love Stamp set, whisper white, pretty in pink, pixie pink cardstock, pretty in pink, pixie pink and bravo burgundy classic ink pads, tag punch, snail, stampin' dimensionals.

Lachlan's Little Extra - New to Me

Well all stamping supplies that are new to me are also new to Lachlan. Within a couple of hours of my Stampin' Up! order arrving this morning my square punch had been tried out and a request was made to mount the happy holiday stamp from my new Hostess set.

All Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

Supplies used: - Stampin' Up! Riveting Stamp Set, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pads, 11/4" square punch. Marbled card blank, red corrugated card and ds tape from Mum's before Stampin' Up! stash.

Sale-A-Bration has arrived at my place.

So many demos have had photos of lovely cards on their blogs using their preordered Sale-A-Bration sets but I've had to wait. I decided to earn mine.

My sale-a-bration set, friendship blooms, and the sets for the first of my customers to receive them arrived today.

Here are my first cards made with my first set.

All images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

All Supplies SU - Friendship Blooms stamp set, whisper white and taken with teal cardstock, taken with teal and basic black classic ink pads, snail, stampin dimensionals, 11/4" square punch.

To earn your sale-a-bration stamp sets check out the promotion details here. Email me (keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz) with your order and your choice of sale-a-bration set before 29 February 2008.

Pocket Book

I've been sitting down in spare moments around friends, children, trips to the park etc, etc and finishing slowly my pocket book. I saw one of those demonstrated on Craft TV. Jami's was all about trips overseas but I haven't managed to get overseas since the boys were born so mine's been made to look after more practical matters, my make and take cards.

The front of the pocket has a picture of the card and the tag inside the pocket lists all the bits and pieces with measurements to go into the make and take packets. Hopefully this will be a time saving move for workshop prep.

This could be decorated and used for anything. Photos, a grandparents brag book, favouritie recipes etc,etc. See my class list I have a pocket book class for October.

All supplies used SU: - Taken with Teal, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip Classic ink pads, Snail, Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamp Sets: - Fresh Fillers, Time Well Spent, Eat Cake, Heartfelt Thanks, Polka Dots and Petals, and bookrings.

All Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

DCM - Little Extra - New To Me

The only thing I asked for and got for Christmas was this gorgeous SU Navy Linen Post Bound Album. Much better than my old cheapie as I can add in more pages later.

So for this dare I had to go back to my newest stamp set. The stamp set I used 'Time Well Spent' was sent by Stampin' Up! as a Thank You to all their demonstrators in early December. Sort of a Christmas present.

All Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

All supplies SU - Time Well Spent Stamp Set, Regal Rose and Whisper White Cardstock, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtles Brads, Love Me DSP, Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals, Bone Folder.

Happy Birthday Miss 5

It's my friend's daughter's birthday in two days time and although I've remembered for at least 10 days I of course sit down to make the card at the last minute. I need to post it tomorrow.


I'ts also the first time I've used my 'Time Well Spent' stamp set, the one that Shelli sent to all her SU demos as a Thank You and early Christmas present in December last year. Look out for it in April this year as a Level three hostess set in the new Idea Book and Catalogue.

All Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

All supplies Stampin' Up! - time well spent and eat cake stamp sets, whisper white and bashful blue cardstock, bashful blue, so saffron, pretty in pink classic ink pads, tag punch, snail, stampin' dimensionals, white organdy ribbon, 1/16" hand held hole punch.

DCM Dare 4 January - New

Lynne wants us to make a card to welcome a new year, new baby, new house, new anything really.

Here's mine:

Some images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

I'd like to thank Sally Traidman and her book 'Simply Cards' which is a book a refer to when I get stuck for ideas.

So on to the card: - SU supplies - Polka Dots and Petals Stamp Set, Perfect Plum, Whisper White cardstock, Gold Encore Metallic, Perfect Plum and Olive Olive Classic Ink Pads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Snail, Stampin Dimensionals, 1 1/4" circle punch. Gold Thread from stash and Happy New Year greeting printed on computer.

2008 Class Schedule

I have finalised my class schedule for 2008.

Here is a summary:

March - DIY Stamp A Stack 12 Cards using Stampin' Up! Stampset Sincere Salutations

April - Sample new products from the newly released Stampin' Up!2008/09 Idea Book and Catalogue.

May - Welcome to Stamping

June - Treat Box

July - Accordian Photo Album

August - Heat Embossing 101

September - Many Uses for Stampin' Pastels

October - Pocket Book

November - Christmas Stamp-A-Stack

To find out more about these classes join my EMail mailing list. See box to join my EMail list in the side bar.

Classes are held at a small venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Bookings are essential due to limited numbers.

Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Website Link

Stampin' Up! now have all the Sale-A-Bration details up on their website. Scroll down the Sale-A-Bration web page and find close to the bottom a link to the Sale-A-Bration catalogue in pdf format. This will give you pictures of the Sale-A-Bration rewards/stamp sets. If either of these links doesn't work for you EMail me: keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz and I can EMail them to you.

Also here is a link to the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue and Summer Mini Catalogue to help you compile your wishlist of Stampin' Up! product to put towards your Sale-A-Bration goal.

NZSU Sites Monthly Challenge

NZ SU sites is a very new blog showcasing blogs owned by New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrators using Stampin' Up! product.

This months challenge is 'anything with SPOTS'.

Here is mine:

Some Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

All supplies used from Stampin' Up! - Wild About You Stamp Set, Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow, Bashful Blue Cardstock, Bashful Blue, Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow Classic Ink Pads, Sponge Daubers, unibal SIGNO gel pen, snail, stampin' dimensionals.

Sponge daubers are a great way to create quick spotty backgrounds. About four or five spots can be stamped from one inking.

P.S. Sale-A-Bration went live today. Don't forget any of the products listed above could have you on your way to that $120 spend that earns you a free diecut stamp set. See the post below or EMail keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz for details.