DCM Dare - Early Christmas

It's Jo's turn to set the dare this week and she wants us to get started on our Christmas Cards. I'd already got started on mine and this is what I've come up with: -
Supplies used: - Stampin' Up!® jumbo wheel 'All About Christmas' and handle, Whisper White, Real Red and Brillian Blue Cardstock, Real Red and Brilliant Blue Classic Ink pads, Paper Cutter, Adhesive, Craft Tool Kit.

eScape the 'E'

Remember this bundle is only available until the 30 June 2008. If it's on your wishlist EMail me now so you don't miss out.

In June Stampin' Up!® want you to reconnect with you wireless network. To help you achieve this they have put together a product bundle perfect for creating and sending handwritten notes.

The bundle includes a love notes assortment, Circle of Friendship Stamp Set and a 1 1/4" Circle punch for the fabulous price of $69.11. This a 25% discount on the regular retail prices for each item.

For more details click on the above Stampin' Up! link or EMail me to be sent a pdf version of the eScape flyer, then EMail me to place your order.

Here are some cards that I've created with my bundle:

I plan to send the larger A5 cards to my workshop hostesses as Thank You cards. The love note would be perfect to be put in a lunch box or a briefcase.

The A5 sized cards uses Circle of Friendship Stamp Set, Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Real Red Cardstock, Dashing DSP, Craft Tool Kit, Circle Scallop, 1 3/8" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Adhesive.

The love note uses Circle of Friendship Stamp Set, Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Very Vanilla Love Note, Real Red Cardstock, Dashing DSP, 1 1/4" Circle Punch and adhesive.

SENZ Classes

The Wellington Stampin' Up!® team The INKspirables will be at SENZ from the 10-12 October 2008 at the Trentham Race Course.

We also have a classroom and a brief overview of our classes is now on the SENZ website.

My boho backgrounds class will be running on both Friday and Sunday, times yet to be advised. For more details of my class see my Stampin' Events blog here.

DCM Dare - Wheely Exciting

It's Kathy's turn this week to set the dare: -

"So, on to this week and for my dare I'd like you to make cards with wheels
....no, not actually made with wheels, you can still use card and paper ;-), so you don't need to go and steal the ones from the car or the kids' bikes and write a message on them!
I'd like you to feature wheels ON your cards, or as part of them. So you could have cars, bikes etc on your card, or maybe you could actually make a card that moves along on some wheels..... or how about a card that has one of those "wheels" inside it (fixed with a brad) and little apertures in the actual card front so that when you move the wheel the message appears in the aperture? (I hope that makes sense)"

Here's mine:

Supplies used: - Plane Image from Wrapping Paper, A6 Laminating Pouch, Eat Cake Stamp Set, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White and Only Orange Cardstock, Cloud template, Stampin' Sponge, Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Cutter.

My Sister - In Law had asked me to make a card with a plane on it for her brother's birthday. My mother had come up with some wrapping paper and it was sitting on my craft table when Kathy came up with this dare. Erm I thought I wonder if any of those planes on the paper have visible wheels? This is the result.

In the Top 10 For Sales

I've just had an Email from the Stampin' Up!® New Zealand Country Manager to let me know I'm one of the Top 10 Demos for sales for April and May 2008.

Thank you so much to my fabulous and supportive customer base, upline (Sharlene) and my downline team.

Quoted by ....

"Jane this week has dared us all to include a quote on our card. Stamped, Computer Generated or Rub Ons it doesn't matter and choose your own style or occassion."


To see the cards created by the DCM design team click here.


Here's mine:

Supplies SU unless advised otherwise: - Time Well Spent Stamp Set, Quote computer generated, Whisper White, Orchid Opulence and Lovely Lilac, Cardstock, Stazon Black Ink pad, Bold Brights Water Colour Crayons. Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds.

Daring Cardmakers Dare: - Shapes

I think I've almost caught up with all the blog/Stampin' Up! type stuff that I should have been doing over the weekend while we were away. I have certainly not caught up with the housework, that could take a while.


I had my card made for this dare and on the DCM blog on Friday but I didn't have time to update mine. This is the first dare launched by Tanya Leigh.


"The Design Team have been busy working on this weeks dare ' It's all in the Shape' set by me. I'm a fan of shaped cards so thought this was a great one to do for my first dare. You can do any theme but your card has to be a shape of some sort.
If you don't have any shapes check out the internet as there are heaps out there. So go for it and can't wait to check out what you guys came up with."

It was my Mum's birthday on Tuesday last week so it was the perfect opportunity to make Mum's card in a shape. Totally different from the other rectangular shop bought cards she got.

All supplies used Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise: - Bodacious Bouquet and Big Deal Alphabet Stamp Sets, Taken with Teal and Whisper White Cardstock, Taken with Teal and Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Pads, Pretties Kit, East Coast Prep DSP, Stampin' Dimesionals, Adhesive, Paper Snips, Sanding Blocks, Fiskars Shape Cutter and Large Oval Templates.

May Cardmaking Challenge

In my May Newsletter I challenged the cardmakers on my newsletter list to create a card using at least one item of Stampin' Up! product in the theme of Mother's Day or Card for a Female Friend. This is what they came up with:

Vicky
Jo Jo
Kelly
Gillian
Tanya Leigh
Cathryn
Christine
Donna
Jo

For all entries some images are (C) Stampin' Up! 1997-2008.
Thank you to all the wonderfully talented cardmakers who entered this month.
The lucky winner by random draw this month is Kelly. Your Friendship Blooms stamp set is on the way to you in the mail.
The only condition of the challenge is that the card must meet the theme and use one item of Stampin' Up! product. If you would like to be included in future challenges sign up for my EMail newsletter using the sign up box in the side bar. I am only able to send the prizes within New Zealand.