I AM BACK!!!!

Well hello again :)

After having a much needed break I am back refreshed and ready for an exciting year of stamping.

Just another reason I love Stampin Up!® you can adjust what you do to fit into anything that might be going on in your life at the time.

So there is a lot happening at the moment with Sale-A-Bration running until 29th February 2008 just spend $100 and you get to pick a set from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue for FREE!!!!

And don't forget all the great stamp sets in the Summer Mini catalogue running until 31st March 2008.

If you have not yet seen these catalogues and are unable to view them at www.stampinup.com just email me at tracywood@bigpond.com and i will send a copy of either or both straight out to you.

Also for anyone who has been thinking of becoming a demonstrator at all, if you join before the end of February 2008 you receive a bonus stamp set of your choice to the value of $79.95 FREE!!! So on top of all the goodies you receive at a huge saving in your kit you get to pick another stamp set free and we love those free sets lol!

So if you would like any further information on any of the current specials or on how to become a Stampin Up!® demonstrator please feel free to contact me on tracywood@bigpond.com or 0409 665 399.

Thanks for looking and I will have more posts and exciting specials and competitions this year :)

SPRING Is in the Air!

Well Spring is finally here and this month comes another fantastic promotion from Stampin' Up!®.

From 1 to 31 October 2007 when you purchase Looks Like Spring stamp set (pg 67 of the Idea Book & Catalogue) $57.95 AND the co-ordinating Spring Bouquet Flower punch (pg 140 of the Idea Book & Catalogue) $30.95 you will receive your choice of either Spring Flowers or Spring Showers Designer Series Paper FREE!!!!

In each of the designer series paper you receive 2 each of 6 designs of heavyweight double sided paper.

With this co-ordinating set you will discover how simply you will be able to create some fantastic spring designs.

I created this card using just the paper and punch from this promotion :-

Summer Sun Card Stock
Spring Flowers Co-Ordinating Designer Series Paper
Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon
Gold Cord
Spring Bouquet Flower Punch
Sticky Strip
Anywhere Glue Stick

If you would like to take advantage of this saving please contact me on tracywood@bigpond.com to place an order.

Orders can be sent directly to anywhere in Australia for $5.95.

And The Winner Is!!!!!

The winner of the Snow Flurries stamp set is Jo Barwick!

Congratulations Jo I know that you will just love this stamp set :)

Thank you to everyone that entered and don't worry there will be another chance for you win some "freebies" just around the corner.

More Than Just Cards

If you think that making cards and scrapbook pages are the limitations to what you can do with your Stampin' Up!® Stamps then think again.

This is a candle that I stamped as a Thank You gift for my hostess today. They make great personalised gifts or prizes and are a great seller at fetes.

I used the gorgeous Bodacious Bouquet stamp set with Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip ink pads.

Hmmm I think I know what my family will be getting for Christmas this year ha ha ha :)

Happy Stamping!!!!

Shaving Cream Background

I absolutely love playing around with different techniques and tonight I decided that I would try out yet another new technique - well new for me at least ha ha.

I wasn't real sure about it at first but it is growing on me very quickly.

The technique to create this marble effect background is using shaving cream and ink re-fills - a little messy - but a lot of fun.

I used Pink Passion card stock then pink passion and summer sun ink refills with the shaving cream. I then layered the card with a piece of yoyo yellow then stamped the image using Stampin' Write Markers on whisper white card stock.

It doesn't show up a great deal in the photo but I have added Diamond Dust glitter to the flowers using the very versatile 2-way glue pen then stamped "Heartfelt" in classic black and finished off with Red Grosgrain Ribbon.

I think that this is a technique I will be playing with again :)

Thanks for looking!

SUBSCRIBE AND WIN!!!

Well how exciting - we can now order from the new mini catalogue!!!! If you are on my mailing list you should be receiving your very own copy any day now. If you are not on my mailing list you can still receive a copy by emailing me at tracywood@bigpond.com

If you would like to go into the running to win this great stamp set out of the new mini catalogue page 5. All you have to do is leave me a comment and subscribe to this blog during the month of August and September - it is that easy.

The winner will be drawn on 30 September 2007 and announced on this blog on 1 October 2007. Good luck!!!!!

Please note that this competition is only open to Australian residents and not to other demonstrators.

Easy to be Creative

Have you ever wanted to make you own cards for family and friends but think that you are not creative?

Well with the Stampin' Up!® Idea Book and Catalogue you don't need to stress!

I copied the card on left direct from the catalogue (page 34) and then I just changed the colour card stock and stamp set and used this card as my inspiration for the 2nd design on the right. It is that easy!

There are over 300 examples in the Idea Book and Catalogue for you to copy or get your inspiration from.

If you would like to purchase a copy of this amazing Idea Book and Catalogue or receive it for FREE when you hold your workshop with me - please contact me on tracywood@bigpond.com or 0409 665 399.

Happy creating :)

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