Using your Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (Stamp Positioner)

I own a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (SAMJ) but haven't really used it a lot. However, when I've used it at workshops the guests have always really liked the idea of it. So if you haven't had a chance to see one at my workshops I've put together a tutorial for you.


Here are a couple of cards I put together during the making of the tutorial showing the difference between using and not using a SAMJ.

All Supplies Stampin' Up!®

Stamp Sets - Heartfelt Thanks and Fresh Cuts

Paper - Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Brushed Copper Cardstock

Ink - Close to Cocoa, Old Olive and More Mustard Stampin' Write Markers, Close to Cocoa Classic Ink Pad

Accessories - Snail Adhesive, Paper Cutter, SAMJ

Colour Challenge No. 25

I spun the wheel yesterday and came up with a really odd looking colour combination for this weeks's colour challenge: - Orchid Opulence, Brilliant Blue and YoYo Yellow. I suppose it serves me right for leaving it so late in the week to do the challenge.

The inspiration for the card came from hunting through my stamp set collection to find something that I thought could work with these colours. Big, Bold Birthday was the one that won the challenge.

Supplies used All Stampin' Up!®:
Stamp Set - Big Bold Birthday, Polka Dot
Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Orchid Opulence, YoYo Yellow, Brilliant Blue
Ink - Brilliant Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
Punches - Scallop Circle
Accessories - Paper Cutter, Adhesive, Whisper White & Very Vanilla 6mm Grosgrain Ribbon, Clips Assortment, Paper Snips, stampin' sponge

To play along create your card using the colours listed above or the closest you have in your collection, save to your blog or website and send me a comment with your link. If you don't have a website/blog attach your card to an EMail and I will display it here with the next weeks challenge.There is no deadline on these challenges please join in whenever you please.

If you would like to expand you cardstock collection, each week I will be offering a cardstock share consisting of 8 A4 sheets of each of the three colours listed above (does not include the neutral). There will be three places and I will contact you re payment, $13.10 plus postage if necessary, once all of the places have been filled. NZ residents only please.

Email me to reserve your place.

See Challenge no. 24 - Places are still available in this weeks cardstock share also.

Michelle's Pay it Forward

Wasn't I the lucky one to get sent these beautiful cards by Michelle Habib. To see what was used to make them, as I'm sure I've seen them on Michelle's blog, click here.

And so I can keep the pay it forward going I will sending two cards that have featured on my blog to someone who has left a comment on one of my posts here during June.

Colour Challenge No. 24

I spun the wheel today and came up with the following colours for this weeks's colour challenge: - Almost Amethyst, So Saffron and Always Artichoke.




The inspiration for today's card came from the colours being slightly more on the masculine side than usual. I remembered the success I'd had last week with caseing cards from the Idea Book and Catalogue so picked up my two possible stamp sets and looked them up in the IBC. The card you see is the result using Occassional Greetings.



Supplies used All Stampin' Up!®:
Stamp Set - Occassional Greetings
Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Almost Amethyst & So Saffton
Ink - Always Artichoke Classic Stampin Pad
Punches - Star and Large Star
Accessories - Paper Cutter, Adhesive, So Saffton Striped Ribbon, Star Designer Brads, Crop-A-Dile, Stampin' Dimensionals.



To play along create your card using the colours listed above or the closest you have in your collection, save to your blog or website and send me a comment with your link. If you don't have a website/blog attach your card to an EMail and I will display it here with the next weeks challenge.There is no deadline on these challenges please join in whenever you please.



If you would like to expand you cardstock collection, each week I will be offering a cardstock share consisting of 8 A4 sheets of each of the three colours listed above (does not include the neutral). There will be three places and I will contact you re payment, $13.10 plus postage if necessary, once all of the places have been filled. NZ residents only please.



Email me to reserve your place.



See Challenge no. 23 - Places are still available in this weeks cardstock share also.

Make and Take from INKspirables crop

This is the make and take that Broni had for us at the INKspirables crop yesterday. I didn't get a chance to get mine put together so finished it after I got home. So this is to show Broni that it did get made and is sitting in my samples folder. All supplies Stampin' Up!® -

Stamp Set - Garden Whimsey

Cardstock - Ruby Red, Whisper White

Ink - Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, Earth Elements Stampin' Spots

Punch - Square Scallop Punch

Accessories - Paper Snips, Paper Cutter, Adhesive

Daring Card Makers - Hot

It's my turn to set the Dare this week. I want you to create cards that make me feel warm. Use only yellow based warm colours. Red, orange, yellow would be great start. Think of sunflowers and buckets and spades.



As always my own dare is always the hardest for me to do. While making the card I realised I don't really like yellow based colours. I prefer crafting with blue based colours.



Anyway here's the card. My inspiration came from a visions of a large yellow sun. Thanks Kelly for helping my thought process on this one.

All Supplies Stampin' Up!® -

Stamp Set - A Beautiful Thing

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Barely Banana, Yoyo Yellow, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red

Ink - Summer Sun Classic Ink Pad, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers

Punches - 1" Circle, Scallop Circle

Accessories - Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Pop over to the Daring Cardmakers blog to see the cards by the rest of the design team.

Stampin' 101 Classes

Stampin' 101 Classes are coming up again this month.

These classes are great for the beginner cardmaker but they also have the WOW factor that makes these cards quick and easy cards for a more experienced card maker.


Everything you need will be supplied. For under the cost of three shop bought cards you have the pleasure of giving cards made all by yourself. There's no need to tell the recipients that you had my help.


Take two hours out away from the family in front of a warm fire on these dates:-


When: - 21st June 2009

Time: - 10am to 12pm


or


When: - 25th June 2009

Time: - 7pm to 9pm


Cost: - $15.00


Venue: - Tawa, Wellington


Click here to RSVP.

Colour Challenge No. 23

I spun the wheel today and came up with the following colours for this weeks's colour challenge: - Perfect Plum, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana and a Neutral.


I struggled to get any inspiration for today's card and reached for the Stampin' Up!® idea book and catalogue and found a card that gave me a sketch that I could work with.

Supplies used All Stampin' Up!®:

Stamp Set - Fun and Fast Notes
Paper - Perfect Plum, Close to Cocoa and Barely Banana Cardstock, Watercolour Paper
Ink - Close to Cocoa, Perfect Plum and Barely Banana Classic Ink pads, Stazon Black
Accessories - Paper Cutter, Adhesive, Aqua Painter, 6mm Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals.

To play along create your card using the colours listed above or the closest you have in your collection, save to your blog or website and send me a comment with your link. If you don't have a website/blog attach your card to an EMail and I will display it here with the next weeks challenge.There is no deadline on these challenges please join in whenever you please.

If you would like to expand you cardstock collection, each week I will be offering a cardstock share consisting of 8 A4 sheets of each of the three colours listed above (does not include the neutral). There will be three places and I will contact you re payment, $13.10 plus postage if necessary, once all of the places have been filled.


NZ residents only please.


Email me to reserve your place.


See Challenge no. 22 - Places are still available in this weeks cardstock share also.


Cathryn had another go at her card from last week's challenge. This is her second attempt.

Gillian had one of the right card colours for Week 21 and with the use of my ink pads at Craft at Keryn's on Friday morning created this card.

Sally's Challenge

When I went away with the girls last month Donna's good friend Sally included a bag with some sketches, images and serviettes to go in our convention bags. Donna decided it should be a challenge to be made before our next get together. Our next get together was last night and I made mine last night.

Here it is: - The main image is by Hastings Rubber Stamps and all other supplies are Stampin' Up!®: -

Stamp sets - main image (hastings rubber stamps), polka dots

Cardstock - white (unknown source), certainly celery and lovely lilac cardstock

Ink - versamark, elegant eggplant stampin' write marker

Punch - word window

Accessories - paper cutter, adhesive, aqua painter, bold brights watercolour wonder crayons.

Thank You Stampin' Up!®

I know I've already posted today but that was before I knew what was waiting for me in my letter box.

I wasn't able to get to Convention this year so Stampin' Up!® sent out my reward stamp sets and pin in the mail. With a lot of hard work I managed to earn a $30K sales reward.

It's fantastic to work with a company when you know you are appreciated for your hard work.

I've already managed to mount one set of stamps. I don't think I'm going to get time to play now as the boys are almost home from school. Watch out for something made with my new stamps in the next day or two, maybe my Colour Challenge on Wednesday.

My First Christmas Card

I've made my first Christmas card in June. I took my inspiration from an embossing on Designer Series Paper article in the June Impressions magazine for Stampin' Up!® demonstrators and also Anita's card that she made for our May team swap.

All supplies Stampin' Up!®: -

Stamp sets: - Loads of Love, Best Yet

Paper: - Riding Hood Red Cardstock and Holiday Treasures DSP

Ink: - Versamark, Riding Hood Red Classic Ink Pad

Accessories: - White Gel Pen, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Cutter, Adhesive.

Waterfall Cards

I've been having a great time making Waterfall Cards for family birthdays. Here are two that I've made for Mum and Lachlan.



Changing the stamp sets and colours changes the cards occassion completely. Elegant Eggplant and Ballet Blue with organic grace for my Mum and Totally Tools and Big Deal with a Rich Regals assortment for Lachlan.

Tool Card by Cathryn

I had a fabulous morning yesterday at Craft at Keryn's. I'm going to share with you one of the cards that was made by Cathryn that particularly caught my eye.


Stamp sets used: -
Totally Tools, Polka Dots, Basic Phrases.
Check out my events schedule for the next Craft at Keryn's morning or evening session.

Colour Challenge No. 22

I spun the wheel today and sat down with Cathryn to make the colour challenge card today.

Today's combination is: - Elegant Eggplant, Lovely Lilac, Old Olive and a neutral.

The inspiration for today's card came from Cathryn choosing to use 'Heartfelt Thanks' stamp set and my Polka Dot Background stamp that had yet to see ink.

My Card

and Cathryn's

Supplies used All Stampin' Up!®:

Stamp Sets - Heartfelt Thanks and Polka Dot

Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Lovely Lilac, Old Olive, Very Vanilla & Whisper White Cardstock

Ink - Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant & Lovely Lilac Stampin' Write Markers, Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink Pad.

Accessories - Paper Cutter, Adhesive, Stampin' Sponge

To play along create your card using the colours listed above or the closest you have in your collection, save to your blog or website and send me a comment with your link. If you don't have a website/blog attach your card to an EMail and I will display it here with the next weeks challenge.There is no deadline on these challenges please join in whenever you please.

If you would like to expand you cardstock collection, each week I will be offering a cardstock share consisting of 8 A4 sheets of each of the three colours listed above (does not include the neutral). There will be three places and I will contact you re payment, $13.10 plus postage if necessary, once all of the places have been filled. NZ residents only please. Email me to reserve your place.See Challenge no. 21 - Places are still available in this weeks cardstock share also.

Thank you to Hazel who has joined in with Challenge no. 20.

June Product Bundle

JUNE 2009 - FRESH CUTS KIT

Cost $90.00

I've put together a kit using my favourite stamp set. One that with a change to the colour can be used to make a Birthday card, A Sympathy card or a General thinking of you card.

This kit includes enough product to make 15 of the cards above. Just add your own scissors and adhesive and you're good to go.

Your kit includes: -

- Fresh Cuts Stamp Set

- 15 Fresh Cut Notes and Envelopes

- Classic Ink Pad - Choose from Lovely Lilac, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue or Sage Shadow

- Stampin' Write Marker of your choice to coordinate with your Classic Ink colour choice.

- 15 Cardstock pieces cut to 95x95mm the same as your classic ink pad choice.

- Scraps of Whisper White Cardstock.

- Instructions to complete your cards.

CARD KIT ONLY

Cost $28.00

If you already own the fresh cuts stamp set, ink pads and markers there is another card kit only option.

This kit includes: -

- Fresh Cut Notes

- 15 95x95mm card pieces in the same colour choices as in the full kit.

- White card scraps

Full instructions to complete your cards.

Please EMail me place your order for either kit. For the full kit, once payment has been received I will place your order with Stampin' Up!® and send cardstock pieces and instructions to you by mail.

For the card kit only, once payment has been received I will order the fresh cut notes and send your kit in full to you by mail.

Delivery time for the kits will depend on Stampin' Up!® delivery times.