Let’s Party!!

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Book and hold a stamping party with me in June or July and not only will you receive a special handmade gift, plus everything I make at your party, but you will also receive a FREE stamp set!

* Get together with a group of friends for a couple of hours of fun and creativity.

*  No experience required.

*  You and your guests get to make and keep two items.

*  Become part of my exclusive “hostess” club and receive special offers and bonuses      just for hosting a party.

* You get to keep the current Stampin’ Up! catalogues, at no cost to you.

* And if your individual order totals more than $125 you will also receive the Reason to Smile stamp set completely free!

Contact me asap to book a date for your party – dotdotstamping@gmail.com or call 0449976203.

(Free stamp set offer is dependant on qualifying orders taken at the time of your party.  This offer is only available through me, and only during the months of June and July 2012.  Reason to Smile promotion is a Stampin’ Up! promotion).

Free stamp set

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During the month of June only, you can get the gorgeous Reason to Smile stamp set free!

 

Get the Reason to Smile Set FREE when you  spend $125 on any Stampin’ Up! products, and when you place an order of $125 or more through me, not only will you get this gorgeous stamp set for free, but I will also send you 4 card kits which you can use with your new stamp set.
Reason to Smile stamp set can also be purchased at the retail price of:
$35.95 for wood mount, or
$28.95 for clear mount

Send me an email to place your order, dotdotstamping@gmail.com
Happy stamping!
Chris

 

Reason To Smile

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Well, it’s been quite a few weeks since I did any stamping, but it was good to have some time today to get back into it.  The reason for my absence is that I spent 16 days in Sydney
doing a course with an amazing company and group of people.
So I am now a fully qualified Master Practitioner in NLP (google it… 🙂 ), Time Line Therapy (R), Hypnosis and NLP Coaching.
But back to the stamping, I have made two cards today, both of them using a new stamp set called Reason To Smile.  This is a two step stamp and I love the versatility.
This first card was actually inspired by a similar card made by another demonstrator, and I apologise because I can’t remember where I saw it.
I have used the colours Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant.
The second card is inspired by this week’s Freshly Made Sketches sketch #38.  The colours here are Wild Wasabi, Sahara Sand and Melon Mambo.
Hope you had some time for crafting this long weekend.  I will be back with some more creations soon and with a special offer.
Happy stamping!
Chris

Card Swaps

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I recently took part in a card swap with a group of ladies who are all Australian Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, and I thought it was time I shared what I had made for them.
I have used the Attic Boutique DSP and Rue Des Fleurs stamp set. To make the dress, I have stamped the bodice part straight onto the Very Vanilla Top Note and heat embossed then coloured it.  I have then cut the V part using a craft knife.  I have then stamped and embossed the Umbrella from this stamp set onto a different piece of card stock, cut it out without the handle and watches which come off the bottom, and then popped it under the V of the bodice, creating a dress.  The dress was heat embossed using Soft Suede and Versamark ink with clear embossing powder, and has been coloured using a blender pen and very light shadings of Poppy Parade ink, with just a touch of Daffodil Delight and Pool Party on the flowers at the top of the bodice.
Doesn’t it make you just want to travel back 100 years so that you wear one just like it?
Happy stamping.
Chris

Quick and Easy Male Cards

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I wanted to add some more male cards to my stash and recently most of the cards I have been making have been multi layered and quite time consuming so thought it was time to create something quick and easy (otherwise known as QuEasy).  Many people struggle when it comes to making cards for the men in our lives, and I think for me, that is either because I try to over complicate them, or because I always want to put ribbon on a card.  So, here is a card for a man which has ribbon!!
Both cards use the Need for Speed stamp set.  The blue card uses a retired DSP and the Blue Denim Jean Ribbon.  The other card uses Frightful Sight DSP on Cajun Craze cardstock.  Of course, you could do so much more with these, but sometimes keeping it simple works just as well.
Happy stamping!
Chris

Another Sketch Challenge

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This sketch is from the lovely girls at Our Creative Corner.
I have used the gorgeous Attic Boutique DSP for this card, which I have cut out using the  Framelits Label Collection Dies, and done some free-hand paper piercing around the edge.  The layer behind that has been stamped using the Rues Des Fleurs stamp set and then has been embossed and sponged with Soft Suede ink.  The flower is made using Poppy Parade cardstock, and has a little half-back pearl in the centre which is hard to see in the photo.
I had a lot of fun making this card, so I hope you like it too.
Until next time, happy stamping!
Chris

DinoRoar

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DinoRoar is one of those stamp sets that I just had to get and haven’t used yet…. silly really, since it is a great set especially if you have boys in your life, like I do.
I seem to be saying this a lot lately, but I am really not happy with how this card turned out, but it’s good for you to know that us demonstrators have our “off” days too!

This card is based on a sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, which is a one I haven’t come across before.  So you can check out all the great things on their site here. The sketch looks like this:

2012 Create Challenges-017

Come back soon for some more challenge fun.  But in the meantime, happy stamping!
Chris

Gift Tags

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I have recently been commissioned by a florist, to make some gift tags.  These are some of the ones she wasn’t interested in 🙂  but I thought I would share them with you anyway.   I have a few of these that were experiments until we found exactly what she was looking for.  I will have these for sale at the Marion Indoor Markets tomorrow, along with lots of goodies for Mother’s Day.
Not sure about you but I absolutely adore these little die cut butterflies!  They get used for a whole heap of things around our house, in particular some of my son’s craft activities! 🙂

Happy Mother’s Day, to all the Mum’s out there for tomorrow. Hope you have a very special day.
Happy stamping.
Chris

Yellow

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Yellow is one of those colours that I just don’t use very much, so this week’s colour challenge from Our Creative Corner wasn’t one of my favourites.  But thought I would give it a go anyway. The colours are yellow, Kraft and White, so I have used Daffodil Delight which is probably my least used of all the colours.  But I will admit that I quite like it in the combination used in our new DSP called Attic Boutique, which is the one I have used here.
I have also used the stamp set Field Flowers, and lots of paper piercing and “Faux stitching”.    Now that I have my sewing machine up and organised I might start doing some real stitching on my cards!! 🙂
It is probably difficult to see in the photo, but I have also used some Crystal Effects on the main flower to give a bit more depth and shine.
Well, that’s it for today.  Hope you have a crafty weekend.
Happy stamping, Chris.

Button Buddies Class

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Ok, I fully admit that this is shameless CASE of a card set made by the fabulous Mary Fish.   But they are just so cute that I couldn’t help myself.

Class dates are:

Thursday 5th July at 10.30am and 7.30pm, and Saturday 7th July at 2pm.

Not only will we make these six cards but we will also make a mini pizza box to put them in with their envelopes.
Make sure you book in for this class soon, as it’s sure to be popular and places are limited.

Happy stamping!
Chris