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WOW – IT’S WEDNESDAY & TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW

I always love being able to share the latest news from Stampin’ Up!®, esprecially when it’s this good!

Stampin’ Up! is so excited to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with the crafting community around the world! For 2 days only (2–3 May) they’re offering 2x rewards on all purchases!

And the best part? This offer applies to ALL products, not just scrapbooking items!

All orders qualify once the rewards threshold of $35 AUD is reached. (Some exclusions apply – ‘non-commisionable products are excluded.)

To participate, customers must have a Stampin’ Up! account and be opted in to Stampin’ Rewards. 

The BIGGEST Starter Kit Special is available for a limited time!

Between 6–31 May, anyone who signs up to be a demonstrator can pack their Starter Kit with $303 AUD | $361 NZD worth of products for only $169 AUD | $189 NZD. That’s an extra $134 AUD | $172 NZD in products to kickstart their business!

Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that, like a 20–25% product discount, exclusive early access to products, the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events, and so much more! 

If you think you would like to make the most of this great opportunity, I hope that reach out for more information and JOIN MY TEAM!

Well, I hope that you are indeed WOWed by these two updates!

Today I have a card that I created for Mother’s Day and I am calling it a Double Fold Flat Box Card. I haven’t seen this style of card before so if you have and know its “correct” name, please let me know.

For this card, I have featured the Lovely Garden Suite Collection.

To create this Fun Fold card I cut a 12″x 5 3/4″ panel of Garden Green card and scored it at 2″, 4″ and 8″. On this back panel I added strips of the Garden Green and Basic White checked DSP.

I then took two pieces of Gard Green card, measuring 12″x 2 1/4″ and scored them at the same places. I added the same green checked DSP on the top scored card and pieces of the yellow floral DSP to the bottom scored card.

I filled the front space with a stamped, coloured and die cut flower from the featured stamp set.

I used the She’s the Greatest Stamp Set to stamp the greeting, in Crushed Curry. After trimming this strip, I added a strip of Crushed Curry card behind it and then added a panel of the green checked DSP.

The greeting was then positioned on this central front section using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using Basic White Baker’s Twine, I tied a triple bow and attached it to the flower using Mini Glue Dots.

To finish the front of the card, I added some Adhesive-backed Dots for Days Crushed Curry dots.

I added a Basic White panel to the back of the card as well as a strip of the yellow floral DSP. The same DSP was added to the back of the envelope as well.

I am so pleased with how this card turned out!

Tomorrow I have a 3D project to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping and scrapbooking.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. As you read through this post, you will see the products I used for this project. The new items are available from May 6th.

I will share a partial list of current products I used for this project.

Product List
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TECHNIQUE TUESDAY IS HERE

The Mother’s Day card today features the use of the Thankful Garden Masks and Blending Brushes to colour the floral image.

TIP: When using the masks make sure you take a pencil and mark the notched corner of the first mask and then align the remaining masks to that guide.

There are three floral and two leaf masks in this collection.

The card base is Fresh Freesia and the black and white paper is from the Lovely Garden 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper pack.

I wrapped a length of the Fresh Freesia fAux Velvet Ribbon around the DSP panel.

I used the Fresh Freesia and Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pads for this card. The colours were applied lightly at first and then more heavily with each mask layer – this is great way to build up the colour intensity.

After colouring and die cutting the flower used Stampin’ Dimensionals to lift it up over the ribbon.

The greeting, from the She’s the Greatest Stamp Set, was stamped and then cut using dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The card insert and back of the envelope had more of the black and white DSP added to them.

The final step was to add some of the Fresh Freesia gems from the Tinsel Gems Three Pack across the front of the card.

Tomorrow I have another card to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping and scrapbooking.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. As you read through this post, you will see the products I used for this project. The new items are available from May 6th.

THis is only a partial product list.

Product List
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A WEEK OF MOTHER’S DAY PROJECTS

In the lead up to Mother’s Day, I thought I would focus on projects for this special day.

My first project is in memory of my mum. I created a scrapbook layout and popped it in a shadow box frame.

I used this floral paper from the Celebratory Sips 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper pack.

The title was made by adding Adhesive Sheet to the back of some BLackberry Bliss card and then cutting the letters out using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies.

The three photos were mounted on Blackberry Bliss mattes and attached to the DSP.

Finally I cut lots and lots of flowers and leaves in the coordinating colours and attached them to the white matte to create cascading floral features.

The flower dies are from the Country Flowers Dies and the leaves from the Thankful Garden Dies.

The top left photo is mum in 1952 when she was 12. The larger photo is from 1962 when she was 22 and the last photo was from 1965 just after we returned from an overseas Air Force posting.

I love the idea of framing a scrapbook layout and having it out on display for the family to see.

My next post will be a Mother’s Day card.

Until them, happy stamping and scrapbooking.

I will be able to create a product list, with all the new products, from May 6th. In the meantime I will share a partial current product list.

Product List