Showing posts with label Hello Cupcake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hello Cupcake. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 March 2019

Sweet Cup Cakes #loveitchopit

In a matter of days the end of March will be here, and SALE-A-Bration will be over for another year! Can you resist a cupcake? At least these paper & ink confections won't be adding any calories!!!



I always pop this type of stamp in my basket, mainly for birthday cards of course, the type of card I'm sure we all make the most. When it was one of the first choices released for SALE-A-Bration, I selected it straight off, never guessing that there would be a surprise release of matching framelits - woohoo!!! The framelits do need to be purchased but count toward your bonus.


I challenged myself to a stamping session using this stamp, along with a later release co-ordinating one, More Than Words. The sentiment above came from that set, and is made up from 3 separate stamps, believe it or not. 


The other self-challenge was to #loveitchopit. You may or may not be aware of this Facebook group, started by Australian Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Kylie Bertucci. It seems that many of us have issues with using our pretty patterned papers, more commonly referred to at Stampin' Up! as DSP. Her suggestion is to cut the paper to a card front size, but I have actually changed the base size to a more even 14.5cm by the width of the card, score at 10.6cm. That makes the layers much easier to calculate by reducing each layer by .5cm. 
My first layer measures 14cm by 10cm, the 2nd layer 13.5cm by 9.5cm and so on. It does leave me strips from the base card, but there are ways to use them up too.


Garden Impressions is the paper I am trying to make a dent in here, a really lovely 6 inch square pack of 48 sheets of precious paper. It was my mission to chop it to show it love. 
These pieces were cut to 13.5 by 9.5cm and with the one above, it has been cut diagonally, and another contrasting card has been cut to match. Of course, the other half of this paper is ready to use on another card too, and I could easily turn it over and use the reverse of the paper for more variety.


This piece is one of my favourites in the pack with those large,  loose flowers. Again, it has been diagonally cut, but both pieces are used on this card. To get the gap in the middle, you shorten the length, and have a perfectly sized strip for finishing the inside layer of the card.

If you order the Call Me Cupcake framelits @ $47.00 you only need to find $43.00 more to add to your order. Maybe a pack of card, a pack of DSP (patterned paper) and some dimensionals? Then Hello Cupcake can be added as your free promo item, and you're all set for making a heap of birthday cards. It's very easy to shop with me, just click on any of the products below and you will be able to see that item in my online shop in greater detail. Only add it to your shopping basket when you wish to purchase. The web site does not save orders unless you are logged in.


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Sunday, 20 January 2019

Hello Cupcake CTC #212


Welcome back to another week of CASE-ing The Catty. The crew is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project. This week the design team are focusing on the SALE-A-Bration Catalogue, which shows products and projects made with theSAB items, combined with Annual and Occasions Catalogue items. SALE-A-Bration runs from 3rd January-31st March, and for every $90 ordered, you can add one of these limited free items to your order.




My pick was the very cute Hello Cupcake stamp set on page 6 of the SAB catalogue. This card is based on the top centre card in mint macaron with a pink cupcake. I'd already used this set to make samples for a Beginners class #simplestamping on 14th & 15th March. You can check that out here. I like this stamp set for a number of reasons.
  •  There are 10 photopolymer (see through) stamps, so you can see where you're placing stamps. Good for beginners.
  •  Free to arrange things in different ways, with separate stamps for icing, base & sentiments.
  • It's a great set to make cards for kids and teens
  • Kids and teens like to use this type of stamp



 This is my stepped up version of the card for the avid stamper. The Subtle TIEF was used on the front of the card after the small flowers were stamped. Two sizes of the  NEW Stitched Rectangle Framelits were used and the cupcake was stamped onto the white piece. This sentiment is part of the Hello Cupcake stamp set too.



For the sentiment inside, I pulled Picture Perfect Birthday from the shelf. 'Treat Yourself ' seemed to suit both the cupcake and the font of the SAB stamp set. Picture Perfect Birthday has a number of great birthday sentiments. A few flowers from Hello Cupcake helps to tie it all together and I couldn't resist the fancy border from Amazing Life.



Won't you join our challenge to CASE the Sale-a-bration catty? We would love to see your creation.


Next along on the hop this week is the wonderful Rose Packer.



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Friday, 18 January 2019

Beginner or Casual?


At the Stampin' Up! convention I attended in November, the question was posed - Are you a beginner, casual crafter or avid stamper? Most in the room put their hands up for avid, of course. The avid stamper/crafter has to have it all, and so joins up as a demonstrator. I haven't actually made a version of this card for the avid crafter, but if I had, my Big Shot would have been used to emboss texture using an embossing folder, and I would have definitely used the NEW Rectangle Stitched dies in the Occasions catalogue. An avid crafter definitely owns the Big Shot!!!


If you are starting out, the whole card-making thing can be overwhelming. So overwhelming that you just don't start. It is probably a good idea to find a demonstrator locally who offers classes, so you can get tips and become familiar with the products. I am in South Morang, a northern suburb of Melbourne, but even if you're not local to me, I can find you someone who nearby and is holding classes, through our demonstrator network.


Notecards and envelopes are handy if you want to experiment on your own. This card illustrates #simplestamping - good for those starting their stamping adventure. It doesn't matter too much if things line up or not, there are little flowers and sprinkles to hide any boo boos. Adhesive sequins and other embellishments are handy too, so we don't have to throw our creation in the bin for a smudge or splatter. Hello Cupcake is the stamp set, and it is free with your $90 order through till March 31st, if stocks last.

Your Shopping List
Bermuda Bay Ink pad          #147096 -$13.00
Lemon-Lime Twist Ink pad #147145 - $13.00
Lovely Lipstick Ink pad       #147140 - $13.00
Memento Black Ink Pad      #132708 - $10.00
20 Notecards & envelopes   #131527 - $11.25
Acrylic block A                    #118487 - $7.00
Acrylic block B                    #117147 - $10.00
Acrylic block C                    #118486 - $12.00
Basic Adhesive-backed        #146933 - $12.25
sequins                 TOTAL                     $102.50 + SALE-A-Bration pick Hello Cupcake #149714 free

Of course, if you already own some of these items, you can play around to get your own list equaling $90, maybe even add another birthday set, such as Picture Perfect Birthday and you can make 20 different birthday cards for all those parties children seem to go to.


The mint Macaron card with the pink cupcake is the one I CASE-d, but I removed the banner and stamped directly on the art piece. There are so many ways you can vary this card,  with colour and positioning.

Don't forget to stamp the envelope, just not too much if it's going through the post.


If it happens that you would like to buy a big swag of crafting goodness, now is the perfect time to join, as there are two options. Our usual joining offer is to order $235 from either current catalogue and pay only $169, however during SALE-A-Bration it is increased to $315 retail price from the Annual and Occasions catalogue and still pay $169. You could even buy a Big Shot and some accessories with your joining order, then get 20% demonstrator discount on further supplies. Your orders after the initial joining one will also earn you SAB freebies and Host benefits if you spend more than $250 at one time.


The second option costs you $210 and you still order $315 of stock, but it includes the tote bag above, a very 'hot' item, which many demonstrators in the South Pacific missed out on when it was offered to us. They just didn't have stock to meet the demand. I happily paid $87 for it, and find it fits projects, catalogues, stamp sets, trimmer, so good for weekends away or if you think you'd like to be an active business demonstrator. (Did you know you don't have to hold parties or classes?) I can fill you in on any other details if you get in touch, or ask me to contact you.