Out with the OLD, in with the NEW!

The Stampin' Up! 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue is finally here. It is packed full of new stamp sets, papers, ribbons, buttons, brads & the list goes on & on. Here are a couple of ways you can get a catalogue:

1. Host a workshop & I will not only give you a FREE catalogue, but I will also include a FREE inkpad of your choice for any workshops held in April & May
2. Join my stamp club & I will not only give you a FREE catalogue, but you will also receive FREE product samples, a FREE level 1 hostess set & a minimum $30 to spend on any catalogue items you like
3. Purchase a copy for $10 + postage - can be delivered anywhere in Australia

Contact me today if you are interested in any of the above - alana@aussiebroadband.com.au or 0428 964360

Here is another sample from my Clear Envelope Brag Book class last Friday. This is using retired cardstock & papers, but check out the new brads - they are gorgeous

Stampset: Pick A Petal

Cardstock: Groovy Guava (retired), Choc Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea DSP (retired)

Ink: Groovy Guava (retired)

Accessories: Chocolate Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Cherished Memories Rub Ons (retired), Flower Designer Brads (NEW!)

This brag book was made by my Mum - she did such a great job for someone who has never even made a card!

Stampset: Pick A Petal

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Brocade Background (retired)

Ink: Always Artichoke

Accessories: Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets, Antique Brass Brads, Flower Fusion, Urban West Rub Ons (retired)

I will be back soon with details of the New Catalogue product shares that I am offering :-)

Clear Envelope Brag Book

Just a quick reminder for anyone in the Wee Waa area - are you coming to my class on Friday? This is what we will be making... This cute little brag book will hold up to 12 photo's. I've put in some of my little cherubs last Easter - aren't they cute :-)

Give me a call (0428964360) or send me an email (alana@aussebroadband.com.au) if you would like to attend.

Birthday Boy

My son was 8 yesterday & although I can't show you a picture of him with his really cool punk rocker cake I made (I couldn't find my camera & it really wasn't a very cool cake...lol) I can show you the card I made him........
The footy season is just about to start, so I thought I'd get out my Just Rugby stamp set. I have also used one of the new In Colors available from April 1st, Red Riding Hood - I LOVE IT!

Stamp sets: Just Rugby,It's All Good, Occasional Greeting

Cardstock: Red Riding Hood, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Inks: Red Riding Hood, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Accessories: District Ribbon Originals, Pewter Brads, Scallop Square Punch

A couple of awards

I'm really slack at passing on awards, but am very chuffed to have recieved them! Sorry to the lovely talented ladies who gave me these awards back in December (I did say I was slack!!)

I received this lovely butterfly award from Petronela, Mel & Tegan

& was lucky enough to receive this cute award from Karen

Final Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress

Here are the last of the projects from Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress. I thought I'd show everyone how versatile some of our stamp sets are & one of the most versatile has to be Pick A Petal. Check out these great cards, all using Pick a Petal - I have sourced most of the ideas from Splitcoast Stampers.

Birthday....

Christmas.....

Valentines or just because I love you.......

Isn't this ladybug soooo cute - it could be used for anything.......

I thought this was the most ingenious thing I have seen - would never have thought to use the petal this way......

These last two pics are of a little 6x6 scrapbook page that everyone also made - they are the same page, just in different colours. I have also turned the pink page on it's side for a landscape photo.

This is not my son! I wanted to put a pic on the page to display, but forgot to take any with me so pinched this one of my BIL from my MIL & will be giving this page to her.

This one is my mum & sister. My Mum loves pink, so I will have to turn this into a 12x12 page to put in her album.

I haven't put any details of all the products used for the cards etc, so if you have any questions please send me an email & I'll answer them for you - alana@aussiebroadband.com.au

More Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress

Now that life has settled back into some sort of normality I can show you some more of my projects from Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress. My clever friend Trish showed everyone how to make this very cute box of boxes. I have seen these around before, but always thought it looked abit difficult, however I'm pleased to say I was wrong. I have used the gorgeous Ginger Blossom papers from the Summer Mini & just love how my boxes turned out.

Stampset: Occasional Greetings

Cardstock: Ruby Red, River Rock, Ginger Blossom DSP

Inks: Ruby Red

Accessories: Choc Chip wide Grosgrain, Three For You Punch, Antique Brass Hodgepodge

Thanks to my talented upline Jayne, I was able to teach an Envelope Fun class, where we made lots of fun projects using different sized envelopes.

Stampset: Live Your Dreams

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Old Olive, Rose Red

Inks: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Old Olive, Brocade Blue, Choc Chip, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Tafetta Ribbon, Brayer, Twine, Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop A Dile

Punches: Scallop Edge, Scallop Square, Scallop Circle, 1 1'4" & 1 3/8" Circles

The things kids do!!!

I would never have believed a 3yo could swallow a 50 cent piece ......... until yesterday when my daughter did just that!

I think I lost 10 years of my life & have never driven so fast. Thankfully we had a fantastic team of ambulance men & women & doctors who worked together to choose the best course of action to remove the offending coin. 24 hours later & Josie is back home fighting with her brother again, so all is well :-)

Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress cont.....

At Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress my lovely downline, Mandy, taught afew classes. This 8x8 page was one of her free classes & everyone loved making it. Out of the 1000's of pictures I have, I couldn't really find one of my family that fit, so this is a friends child - hence the blurred face. Stampsets: Bold Butterfly (retiring), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (retiring), Flitting By Wheel (retiring), Think Happy Thoughts
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Whisper White, Mellow Moss
Ink: Ruby Red, Mellow Moss
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Paper Piercer & Mat Pack
Punches: Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circles

Mandy also taught this super cute Easter Sweetness class. I didn't make all the gorgeous cards & containers, but did get one of the cute little egg belly bands.

Stampset: A Good Egg

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Black Staz On, Barely Banana, Pretty In Pink

Accessories: Blender Pen, Paper Piercer

Punches: Scallop Cirlce, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circles

Camp Cypress...

Gosh I have alot to show you, but have not been able to find the time to post! Last weekend myself & 18 other ladies had a lovely time at Stamp 'n' Camp Cypress, Baradine. We stamped & scrapped till the wee hours of the morning & laughed until we cried. It is always so much fun getting together with other like minded people & I always pick up some hints & tips that make life easier. I am always worried that I will loose one of the parts of my mat pack, so was rather excited when I saw this idea...

Using the crop-a-dile, punch a hole in the foam & hard mat in your mat pack, then keep them together with a large hinged ring. I was then thinking of a way to keep them handy, as I usually have a hard time trying to find mine amongst all the other ESSENTIAL craft goodies I own, so ......

... using my trusty crop-a-dile once again, I punched a hole in the side of my ink pad caddy & now will always know exactly where my mat pack is :-)

Above are afew of the fun things camp attendees made using punches. I sourced most of them from the internet at Splitcoast Stampers & here as I'm not clever enough to make them up myself. My friend Trish, however is a clever thing & made the cow up herself!

How cute is the sheep - so much fun to make & everyone loved it!

I will be showing you all the other fun projects we made over the next week.

Updating the Retiring list

Quite afew things are selling out fast, so if there is something you want, email me now before it is too late. The full list is here & the following items are either sold out or low in stock


107565 Flip Flops Unavailable
109020 Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Refill Unavailable
109015 Soft Sky Classic Stamin' Ink Refill Unavailable
109016 River Rock Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Unavailable
109017 Purely Pomegranite Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Unavailable
100381 Earth Elements Eyelets Unavailable
100378 Soft Subtle Eyelets Unavailable
109019 Groovy Guava Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Unavailable
108748 Best Friend Numbers Unavailable
107212 Mateys Map Unavailable
105320 Basic Eyelets Unavailable
103195 Gifts Galore Unavailable
107561 Garden Annuals Unavailable
109610 Confetti Simply Scrappin' Unavailable
104279 Leaf Prints Unavailable
110255 Bundle of Joy Unavailable
112402 Short Order Numbers Unavailable
109018 Blue Bayou Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Unavailable
111852 River Rock A4 card stock Unavailable
108720 Ahoy, Matey Unavailable
108747 Best Friends Alphabet Upper Unavailable
111851 Soft Sky A4 card stock Unavailable
109185 Jersey Ribbon Originals Unavailable
105316 Rich Regal Eyelets Low Quantity
101259 Black Hemp Twine Unavailable
108740 Bareback Unavailable
106662 Dasey Field Unavailable
108638 In Color 12"x 12" card stock Unavailable
109186 Theater Ribbn Originals Low Quantity
105445 Soft Subtle buttons Low Quantity
111850 Wild Wasabi A4 card stock Unavailable
106610 Basics Outline Low Quantity
103981 Earth Elements Low Quantity
103981 *Earth Elements & Neutrals buttons Low Quantity
100900 Gift sacks Low Quantity
108763 By Land Low Quantity
104065 Fishy Low Quantity
112253 *Dad's Day Low Quantity
108849 It's Your Birthday Low Quantity
105531 Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware Low Quantity
112391 Everything Baby Low Quantity
112310 Fabulous Flowers Low Quantity
107464 Rough Texture Low Quantity
107465 Speckled Low Quantity
107467 Birthday Low Quantity
108923 Stipple Rose Low Quantity
112272 Classic Backgrounds Low Quantity
108929 Symbols of Solicitude Low Quantity
112316 Forever in My Heart Low Quantity
105446 Rich Regal Buttons Low Quantity
108746 Best Friends Alphabet Lower Unavailable
112229 ABC Images Low Quantity
108857 Linen Low Quantity
108998 Beautiful Life Low Quantity
110248 Polka Dots & Petals Low Quantity
104156 Flitting By Low Quantity
106523 Five-In-One Card Cover Envelope Template Low Quantity
110730 *Pockets & Pieces Office Accents Low Quantity
108722 All I Have Seen Low Quantity
108944 Unfrogettable Low Quantity
111853 Purely Pomegranate A4 Card Stock Low Quantity
105515 *Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware Low Quantity
104829 *Light Blue Gingham Ribbon Low Quantity