Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit,

 Finally I opened my Make a Memory Kit from the Stampin' Up! kit collection to create a layout for my eldest grandson's 14th birthday. He is only a matter of months away from celebrating his 18th so it really was about time.

The kit contains a lot of 12' X 12" paper for the pages, plus stickers and popouts. These helped create a more masculine layout, which I find to be a challenge with most scrapbook kits.

When there was a shortfall of embellishments I took the centre banner from Everyday You & Me kit and hand cut the gold ones from paper left from that kit too. The camera was a random piece I had stamped and fussy cut for another project.

The strips top and bottom were provided in the kit and to make them go further I cut them in half down the centre. The frame , world globe and graph paper were also included, the memories and more was loose in my stash and the candles an XOXO are from other Stampin' Up! ephemera packs.

SHOP:

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

Sketch #18

I'm following along with the Great American Stampin' Show as they create using the sketches from the catalogue as inspiration. This week it is sketch #18 and as usual, you do not have to follow strictly to the same formula. Use the sketch to get your creativity started.

You may have noticed by now that I LOVE patterned paper! When I first joined up I was reluctant to cut into paper and as a result I now have unopened but dated paper packs. My advice is to open a pack of paper the minute you get it, take just one sheet of each and even if you only cut two card fronts (10cm X 14cm for me) you've made a start. One reason I do love patterned paper is that it helps decide the colours I will use to create.

The panels for this sketch are cut from the delightful Meandering Meadow paper and I purposely selected one with yellow flowers so I could add the Cheerful Daisies to the card. A stamped daisy is inside, and this Cheerful Daisies stamp has not only versatile flower images, but some very cheerful sentiments too.

For the sentiment I chose a generic 'brighten your day' from the very new (November 5th release) of an Online Exclusive stamp - Sharing Loving Crafting. If you want to take a closer look at this stamp, just click on its name.

  SHOP:

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

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Painting The Town {Any Colour You Like!}

 We are nearing the end of the Occasions catalogue, just another fortnight until it ends and Stampin' Up!® will also launch the NEW Annual Catalogue. A few weeks back I was working with this English Garden DSP and had been focused on the lovely florals in the pack. However, the reverse of these papers are equally stunning and more masculine, or at least gender-neutral. I love the colours in this paper, and it spoke to me of paint brush strokes. What do you think? The Hostess stamp set in the Occasions catalogue is Love You Sew. It has some quirky little sayings, and I do have an urge to add RED at the end of 'Let's paint the town' but of course there's no red on this paper. 

Lots of Labels Framelits provided a perfect spot for the stamping and I added in the 'Happy Birthday' from Party With Cake to make it clear why we were painting the town. It wasn't a perfect impression but I decided to leave it alone.  The good news is that Party With Cake made it into the new catalogue, so if you love those sentiments that look like they've been typed with a genuine old typewriter, this could be one to add to your collection.You could use almost any shade of brown, blue or green with this paper and I settled on Soft Suede, Old Olive and Lost Lagoon. We say goodbye to Lost Lagoon in a fortnight, so if you love it, make sure you've ordered some.

When I made this card I wasn't sure what I had in mind for it, but I do need to have ANOTHER 40th birthday card for my son to give to one of his mates in a fortnight. Although this man is a plumber, and I had intended using the tools in Guy Greetings, he is also in the process of renovating an old weatherboard house. Maybe this will, indeed be a suitable card for a renovator!

Retiring at the end of May......

English Garden DSP #138440 $19.25

Lost Lagoon A4 card #133686 $12.25

Lost Lagoon ink pad #133644 $11.50

Love You Sew #141012 $24.00 hostess dollars (you need to make an order or have a party with friends to the value of $240 to earn this)

May Hostess Code  -  ZGGAABEE

You can shop anytime in my online store, and don't forget to look at the retiring and clearance lines while you're there.

Cheers,

Rachel

     

Birthday Giveaway

This post has been pre-written because today is my birthday and I am out celebrating! Even though I'm busy, the online shop is open for business. Until Wednesday 3rd December, if you place an order online and use the hostess code, MYJAE96T you are in the draw to get stamps sets and other products from me. There is a spot as you finalise your order to enter this code.

However, if your order is more than $300, you have two great options.

1. Continue..... and choose $50 worth of exclusive Hostess stamp sets or catalogue goodies, to be shipped direct to you with your order.
2. Consider becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator while the recruitment deal is so sweet! Strictly until December 2nd. Buy $235 in your starter kit, then put in an order in December.

There's a 25% discount off the Starter Kit!

Stampin' Up are offering a ONE WEEK ONLY joining deal, beginning 25th November through to 2nd December.

• Get the starter kit for 25% off. That equates to $235 worth of products of your choice for $126.75, post free.
• If you make your next order during December, you will have an EXTRA 5% discount paid back into your bank account in January. This means you'll get between 25%-35% discount, (you might need me to explain how that works).
• You will get to see (and order) from the NEW Occasions catalogue on December 6th, a whole month before the customers do.
• I have a small, friendly team and you'd be more than welcome to join us

This is a great offer, and let me assure you, there are no catches. Your financial commitment long-term equates to approximately $35 per week. I have been a Demonstrator for nearly four years now, and Stampin' Up are a great company to work with. Whether you see this as a way  to buy at a discount for your own crafting needs, a part-time job or even a full-time position, everyone is welcome, You can read through the contract here and email if you have any questions or concerns.

Cheers,
Rachel