January – June Mini Catalogue 2022

Posted on January 5, 2022 by admin

The new January-June Mini Catalogue is here! You can view it online here or if you would like a paper copy of the catalogue and don’t currently have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please let me know.

If you would like to come and play with some of the new Sale-a-bration items in person, then join us for a Launch Party on the afternoon of Saturday February 12th where you can create 3 cards with matching envelopes using items from the new January-June Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration items. The cost is just $15 and includes everything you need to create the items plus afternoon tea & no experience is necessary so feel free to invite some friends for a creative afternoon.

There are lots of beautiful new products in the new catalogue and some of them you can see featured in the videos below – I love the layering masks and the coordinating Sale-a-bration designer series papers that coordinate with the mini catalogue items.

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Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Kit

Posted on January 5, 2022 by admin

The Box of Hope Paper Pumpkin Kit was delayed multiple times by Covid shipping issues, but it’s finally here (YAY) and it is beautiful. This kit contains enough supplies to make 9 cards with coordinating envelopes plus turn the contents box into a gift box so you can fill it with fun items and re-gift it. It includes a lovely photopolymer stamp set and enough items so you can keep creating after you finish this project. You can purchase it here for just $37 and it includes everything you need to create the items including adhesives except a clear block, the recommended size id the “D” block, which you can add onto your order for just $14 here. It would make a beautiful gift for yourself or others as well as a great craft project to do with friends or family.

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Sale-a-bration January-February 2022

Posted on January 5, 2022 by admin

Can you believe it’s Sale-a-bration time again! I am loving the variety of items available for customers, hostesses and also for joining my team.

If you want to get a copy of the brochure online simply click here and you can save a copy – I love how inspiring these catalogues are with all of the samples. If you would like a paper copy of the catalogue and don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, get in contact with me.

If you are new to Sale-a-bration and aren’t sure how it works, let me explain:

  • If you shop during Sale-a-bration and your purchases come to over AUD$90 before shipping & handling, then you can chose a FREE level 1 item, if your purchases come to over AUD$180, then you can chose EITHER a FREE level 2 item of TWO FREE level 1 items – there is no limit to the number of reward increments you redeem.
  • If you host a crafty get together during Sale-a-bration either in person, online or solo (i.e. you have a BIG order) then when the combined purchases total over AUD$500 then you receive the exclusive Calming Camillia Stamp Set for FREE.
  • If you join my team during Sale-a-bration then in addition to all of the normal things you receive e.g. your choice of $235 of product for just $169, two months free demonstrator business web services, +$80 business builder kit, free shipping, opportunity to attend my team meetings and events you also get TWO free stamp sets of your choice to add to your starter kit for FREE!

If you would like to see an overview of the Sale-a-bration products you can do so below.

This year they have coordinated some of the lovely products in the new January – June Mini Catalogue with some of the FREE Sale-a-bration designer series papers, both of the papers are FREE level 1 items.

If you would like to come and play with some of the new Sale-a-bration items in person, then join us for a Launch Party on the afternoon of Saturday February 12th where you can create 3 cards with matching envelopes using items from the new January-June Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration items. The cost is just $15 and includes everything you need to create the items plus afternoon tea & no experience is necessary so feel free to invite some friends for a creative afternoon.

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Seasonal Sale 16-18th November

Posted on November 14, 2021 by admin

How awesome is this? Just in time for you to restock after making Christmas cards & gifts (or if you are like me – still making them!)

The sale will run for three days only 16th-18th of November.

The discount includes:

10% off cardstock,

15% off ink pads (excluding ink pad bundles and third-party pads), and

20% off dies.

The discount applies to products featured in the 2021–2022 Annual Catalogue only. Products from the July–December 2021 Mini Catalogue are not included.

You can shop online with me here or email me your order ASAP and I can submit it for you

Seasonal Sale
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Stamp & Sip

Posted on November 13, 2021 by admin

Why not join us for a fun evening to chat, create and generally get away from all the hustle and bustle of the festive season and give yourself some “me” time.

On Friday 10th of December join us at Yangebup Family Centre for 2.5 hours of crafty fun. Chose which of the three all inclusive craft kits you would like to create with and join us to assemble them, have a chat, consume some carbs and get to meet some new people.

You can check out the three kits we have on offer below, we do have limited stocks, so it’s first in best dressed, so reserve your kit now & of course feel free to bring a friend and share the fun.

We will be providing the space, guidance in the creative process, light supper, hot drinks & non alcoholic bubbles – feel free to BYO stronger bubbles if you would prefer. Plus you go into the draw for a fun door prize.

NB you do not have to be crafty or have any experience in crafting/stamping to be able to make these kits.

If you have your own kit, but haven’t had time to assemble it yet you can still join us and create socially.

Choice of Stamp Kit $25
Stamp & Sip BYO Kit $10
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Way to Goat

Posted on November 5, 2021 by admin

So my husband does triathlons and earlier this year he competed in his first extreme triathlon which meant instead of a nice flat run on a stable surface he got to scramble over beach rocks, up sand hills and down muddy tracks….and there was a running joke over that weekend about being a mountain goat…then Stampin’ Up! released Way To Goat so I knew I had to make him a birthday card using the set.

The rectangles are all cut from the rectangle stitched dies and the colours are Crumb Cake and Soft Succulent. Of course the card had to match the gift tag…

The goats are all coloured with the Blends and fussy cut and I also had to match the bottle tag to the rest of the set…

The background textures are from the hostess stamp set called Natural Textures. I think stamping is easier than the triathlons as I get exhausted just watching them compete!

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Mermaid for Ms Three

Posted on November 2, 2021 by admin

A friend whom I go walking with has a young niece whom on occasion comes on our walks with us and announced last week that she was turning three and was going to have a blue cake with candles…I don’t get to make many young children’s birthday cards, but as I went to a craft catch up with some friends this week I decided to make her a special card.

Of course it had to be blue with lots of sparkle as isn’t that what children like? I love the retired Large Numbers dies and used it to cut out the number from Balmy Blue glimmer paper and the “seaweed” was cut using the new Flower of Home dies that will release to customers in the January mini catalogue (got to love the perks of being a demonstrator!). I used a retired stamp set called Magical Day, I didn’t get the dies that co-ordinated with the stamps, but instead fussy cut the images – which was fine until I got to the teeny tiny seahorses – honestly – what was I thinking?

The background was a retired embossing folder called Seaside and the mermaids were coloured with our Blends and then I brushed over them with Wink of Stella, incase the glimmer paper didn’t already add enough sparkle to the card! My friend enabled the surprise by placing the card in the mailbox for her and asking her to get the mail…let’s just say it was well received, so I guess the pain of the fussy cutting was worth it!

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Camels!

Posted on October 31, 2021 by admin

So I get to meet some really interesting and inspiring people in my day job, one such person whom I met recently in the mid west is learning to train two camels with the aim of doing a very long walk with them to raise funds & awareness for mental health.

The camels are both boys, the younger is called PJ and the older (and much grumpier) is called Trent. My son and I got to pat and meet them both and they have distinct personalities and bonus – I didn’t get spat on!

Of course I had to send a card to say thank you for taking the time out to let us meet their quirky boys and although these images aren’t from Stampin’ Up! the textured impressions background, card stock, inks and the die cuts are! The sentiment is from a soon to be released stamp set called Eden’s Garden.

Ohh they liked the card…..

and I’m assuming since PJ didn’t spit on or eat the card that he approves of it?

PJ critiquing the card

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Happy Holly-Days Card sketch

Posted on October 28, 2021 by admin

So each month I set my team a challenge – some months it’s to simply send out a card, others it’s card sketch or a theme or just something random…..I excel at random! This month is was a sketch challenge…

I got the sketch from PageMaps and not following the normal I rotated the sketch and this was my resulting card:

The designer series paper was from a Sale-a-bration pack called Peaceful Prints and the stamp set is called Happy Holly-Days and it was the first set I bought from the current mini catalogue (well actually I bought it as a bundle with a holly border punch as you save 10% when you purchase it as a bundle). I stamped it onto watercolour paper and then coloured it with the smallest water brush and re-inkers (Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green) before going over the holly leaves with Wink of Stella and fussy cutting everything! The sentiment was with gold heat embossing and Versamark.

I think I like the way it turned out and challenges are always fun as they get you to step outside of your comfort zone just a little! I wonder what I should challenge them with next month?

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Expressions In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit Alternatives

Posted on October 26, 2021 by admin

I am totally loving the Expressions in Color Paper Pumpkin Kit – at AUD$37 is a total bargain. The kit has everything in it to complete the 9 cards with envelopes except paper snips, so it’s perfect to give as a gift, take travelling or use when you’re low on mojo.

  • 3 card designs
  • Contents of the kit
  • Stamp set in the kit

As I rarely make these kits as prescribed, I thought I’d share with you some of the cards I made with the kit by adding some other card bases and elements or just changing the design of the existing components. The colours of the card stock or extra die cuts (that were on my desk from other projects) are Evening Evergreen, Fresh Fushia, Blackberry Bliss, Bumblebee, Basic White & Night of Navy and the tags are on Crumb Cake bases. I used all of the sequins in the kit, have over a metre of twine left over, one hexagonal die cit, two small banner die cuts and four of the green rectangle die cuts left over. The card not pictured is the one of the fuchsia ones made as per the kit that I have sent out already.

One of the advantages we have in Australia is these Paper Pumpkin kits are released 4-5 months after they are released in North America so I tend to get inspiration online from others who have created and either CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or come up with own ideas – in this instance it was a hybrid as there was so much in the kit to utilise!


  • Vellum cut at 2.5″
  • Vellum cut at 1.5″
  • Card base opened flat and cut at 7cm, then cut 1″ off coloured bottom section. Made two with different sentiments & die cuts from the kit
  • Green strips 1″ wide
  • Green strip 2″x4 1/4″ Basic White 2.5″ x 3.5″ & Bumblebee 0.75″ x 3.5″
  • Made two like this, coloured vellum at back with Blend
  • Strips & squares are 2cm wide
  • 1″ wide strips x 2.5″
  • Envelopes decorated with masks & Blender brushes
  • Coloured strips are 3.5cm wide onto 4cm Fuchsia layer

So I total the kit with my additions yielded 16 cards and 2 tags with some leftovers plus the stamp set to keep creating…..and just for a change from Stampin my envelopes I decorated the envelope using the decorative masks and Blend brushes.

Can’t wait for the next Paper Pumpkin kit as this one was so much fun!

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