Colour Renovation

Many of you would have heard by now that Stampin' Up! are having a colour renovation.

We have come to know and love the 4 colour families of Bold Brights, Rich Regals, Soft Subtles and Earth Elements plus neutrals but the time has come for an update and I for one love the changes.

We will now have 4 colour collections: Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals. Each collection has ten colours.

The new colours are just gorgeous and my least used colour family (Bold Brights) will now be my go to collection.

The sad news is that many colours will be disappearing when the new Idea Book and Catalogue is released in September. So if there are colours you cannot live without (Close to Cocoa comes to mind) or inkpads you haven't purchased refills for it would be wise to start thinking about that now so you can spread your purchases out over the next few months and before stocks run out.

The retiring colours are:

Stampin' Up! have really planned the change out well and customers who have purchased Marker, Crayon and Pastel sets will be able to purchase the new colours to update their sets. More details on these options will be available closer to the release of the new catalogue.

PLUS we will still have In Colours and the new good news is that they will now be available for two years. Five colours will be released each year. So the first year we will have five and the second 10 and the third year the first lot will be retired and new group released so there will always be 10 In Colours available.

All in all, definately a change for the better and I cannot wait to get my hands on the new core colours.

If you have any questions about the Colour Renovation or would like to place an order please do not hesitate to contact me.

Happy stamping

Lisa

Deals of the Week

Stampin' Up! have a fantastic promotion for us this month and I am sooo excited about it.

This is the first time we have had this promotion in Australia. Each week there is a new deal, and each deal only lasts for a week...how cool is that!

Deal Number 1 is on everyone's favourite tool - punches! Especially mine...have you noticed my punch obsession. I will have to take a pic of my wall of punches to share with you all.

But back to the fantastic deal - until next Tuesday, 8th June, you can take 30% off these punches:

The Scallop Oval, Scallop Square, Trio Flower and Boho Blossom punches are all only $20.12 for one week only. What a bargain!! There are no minimums and no limits, so place your order today!

Lisa

Stamp a Memory Challenge - Shaped Layout

Hello there, my poor old blog has been sadly neglected for quite some time now...I really don't know where the time goes.

I have some scrapbooking to share today. This fortnight's challenge at Stamp-a-memory is to create a shaped layout.

I decided to go with a crescent moon shape to go with a sweet photo of my Matt-man asleep in his cot (it was a rare site with that child I tell ya).

I am really pleased with how this turned out. I have the layout sitting against an acrylic frame in the photo so you can see it a bit better (I hope).

My title has been stamped with the Jumbo Outline Alphabet and cut out.



Thanks for stopping by and I promise to update again more frequently (I rooly truly do).

Lisa

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Sweet Slumber Specialty paper

Barely Banana Textured Cardstock

Stamps: Jumbo Outline

Ribbon: So Saffron grosgrain, Riding Hood Red Taffeta

Inks: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron and Baja Breeze

Punches: Large and Small Star, scallop border

Big Shot Dies: Top Note

Other: Sponge Daubers, Many Marvelous Markers, Button Bouquet button, Crop-a-Dile, Stampin Dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots

Autumn / Winter Mini is here

Well we are back from our camping adventure and thankfully this year the rain waited until we had arrived home. The kids had such a great time, as did the adults. It is so lovely to relax and enjoy each other's company. Now to start planning next year's Easter adventure.

While I was awol the new Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue has gone live. Click here to check it out. If you would like a copy contact me and I will pop one in the post to you.

We have some fantastic new product lines including the Big Shot. I can't wait to get my hands on some of Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies. If you are as excited as I am about this product you will want to check back Thursday to see my bundle deal for the Big Shot.

Back to the unpacking now

Happy Stamping

Lisa

JAI9 First Giggle

Has it been a week since my last post already. I really don't know where the time goes.

Well actually I have an idea that it might be this little person.

When I was taking photos of my challenge entry I turned around to discover him doing a little computing of his own. He is such a character. (Excuse my very messy desk in the picture there too).

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is a sketch. You have until Wednesday to enter so if you haven't already be sure to give it a go.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my Scrapbook page:

I am really having trouble getting a decent photo of this layout..

I have used the Rock-a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin Kit from Stampin' Up!.

Here is a close-up of my journalling and the sticker I have used for the title.

Thank for stopping by.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Rock -a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin Kit

Ink: Bashful Blue

Ribbon: Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain

Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch, Spiral Punch, Stampin' Journaller, Button Bouquet

JAI8 Bunny

This week at Just Add Ink the theme is to "Just Add Easter".






What says Easter more than a cute bunny (well except chocolate maybe).

Obviously, I must have liked the colour challenge last week as I have used the same colours again this week (they just happened to match the bunny my Sam is holding in the photos).




Here is a close-up of the punch art bunny. I have sponged all the separate pieces to give him a little depth.

The base of my layout is Tempting Turquoise cardstock topped with a sheet of paper from the Windsor Knot DSP set. I have cut a circle from Green Galore cardstock and stamped this with the Polka Dot background stamp.

I have used my Scallop border punch and Curly Lable punch on some cardstock strips and added some So Saffron ribbon for a bit of detail. The flowers come from the So Tweet chipboard set and have just been sponged with ink.

Don't forget to check out all the other entries at Just Add Ink.

Happy stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Card: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, So Saffron, Summer Sun, Pink Passion

Paper: Windsor Knot

Stamps: Polka Dot Background, A Good Egg

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, So Saffron, Pink Passion

Other: So Saffron Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Timeless Type Chipboard, So Tweet Chipboard, Crop-a-dile

Punches: Large Oval, Small Oval, 3/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1/2" circle, Boho Blossoms, Scallop Border, Slot, Curly Label

JAI7 Bloom

This week at Just Add Ink they have a colour challenge.

These colours just make me feel happy..so bright and fresh.

Here is my entry:

I started with a base of Tempting Turquoise and swiped with my white craft ink pad.

I then added paper from the Kaleidoscope DSP from the Summer Mini Catalogue. My embellishments have been cut from the papers from this range. This is one of my favourite ways to use patterned papers.

I covered my chipboard letters with White Craft Ink and then applied a layer of crystal effects and chunky glitter. I left these to dry overnight before adding to my layout.

Some of the flowers have been popped up on dimensionals.

I also used the double slot punch to thread Tempting Turquoise ribbon along one edge of my layout.

Be sure to check out all the entries at Just Add Ink.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life

Ink: Whisper White Craft, So Saffron

Card: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, So Saffron

Paper: Kaleidoscope DSP

Punches: Double Slot, Scallop Edge

Other: Tempting Turquoise Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals. Crystal Effects, Chunky Glitter, Timeless Type Chipboard Letters