Gday!  Today our Stampin' Up! sale is featuring stamps and kits.  Head on over here to see what is left at 10% off.  

Stamps and Kits Sale Section

Some of my favourites are still there this morning.  

Accented Blooms.  I use the greetings from this a lot. 

Animal Outing is a cute one too.  Some great animal images for colouring.

The Big Plans Planner Kit is a snazzy one if you're a bit of a planner fan.  Undated so you can start anytime.  Makes a lovely gift. 

Tomorrow it'll be Tools and Ink.  There's a set amount of each item on sale so get in early if you've got your eye on anything before the sale stock sells out.  Online is the best way to order for sales.  

Happy stamping and have a great week.

Cheers, Sue

Hey folks!  We're having a few computer issues with our current sale. 

Please let me know if you're trying to order in my online store and experiencing any problems and I'll endeavour to help.  

Have a fabulous weekend and hope you can squeeze in some creative time. 

Two spots left for class this Thursday 7.30pm and one spot left Friday 10am.  We're doing the baby wipe technique and making 4 Christmas cards.  Here's a peek at one of them.   

Class fee is $25 and I'm in Avondale Heights, in Melbourne's west.  Get in touch to grab a spot in our last 2018 card classes.  We'll kick off again in 2019.   

Happy stamping!

Cheers, Sue

It is blog hop time again and this month we're having a sketch challenge.

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring a card sketch. We hope you like how we have each put our own spin on the sketch and that it inspires you to get creative and make some fabulous cards. If you are inspired by the sketch, please share with us!

 I decided to hunt through the shelves and find a stamp set I hadn't inked up yet and picked Pressed Flowers.  Isn't it lovely?

I've used my Stampin' Write markers to ink up the various flowers and leaves - Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive were the markers for this project.   Stampin' Write markers are terrific if you're wanting a multicoloured image. Just use the brush end and colour directly onto the rubber.  Copper foil added a touch of shine for the trim on this panel.

For the greeting strip I stamped off the netting stamp (Crumb Cake ink) once so the greeting would show better.  The greeting is from First Frost stamp set.  

Whisper White thick cardstock makes a fabulous base for white cards.  I'm just about out of it so will be stocking up during our Papers and Embellishments sale tomorrow.  Great time to go and do a cardstock stocktake.  Missing any favourite colours?

 I can't wait to see how the rest of the girls have been inspired by the sketch.   

Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented, Ros Davidson.   Ros coordinates our blog hop and does a fabulous job of keeping us all organised.  We're very grateful.  Thanks Ros. 

And just in case you get lost here's the full list of links.

Rebecca Jacovou
Caroline Manwaring
Sharon Davern
Monika O’Neill
Sue Madex  -  YOU ARE HERE
Ros Davidson
Kate Morgan
Andrea Roberts
Tina Gillespie
Rachel Woollard

Happy stamping and thanks for hopping along with us this month.

Cheers, Sue

We've just found out we've got a very exciting sale starting on Friday and just about all of the annual catalogue will be 10% off over the course of the six days.

There are 3 back to back 48 hour sales with different categories for each of the 3 sales. 

Once the sale starts you'll see all the sale items in a special section in my online store.  There's a set number of each of the items for sale and once they're depleted they'll disappear from the online store so jump in early on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday if you're keen to catch a bargain. 

Shop online or phone/email your details through.  The new host code is  CYMUWC7C

There's a few things not included but not much really!  Here's a list of the items from the annual catalogue that are excluded from the sale. 

(EVERYTHING else is included - amazing!)

Item # Description

102845 BLENDER PENS                                                          103579 SCISSORS PAPER SNIPS

104331 ADHESIVE REFILL SNAIL PERMANENT            104332 ADHESIVE SNAIL PERMANENT

126185 STAMPIN' SPRITZER                                                  126995 STAMPIN' TRIMMER CUTTING BLADES

129056 HEAT TOOL                                                                  133774 PUNCH BOARD ENVELOPE

135862 PUNCH BOARD GIFT BAG

143706 BIG SHOT DYNAMIC TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS SUBTLE

144202 ALBUM 12X12 (30.5 X 30.5 CM) FAUX LEATHER BLACK

144219 BASIC PEARL JEWELS                                             144232 RIBBON GINGHAM 1/2" (1.3 CM) NIGHT OF NAVY

145652 PUNCH BUILDER ELEPHANT                               146288 BAKER'S TWINE SILVER & PETAL PINK

146335 BIG SHOT DYNAMIC TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS TUFTED

146357 BIG SHOT THINLITS STORYBOOK SCENE           146831 BIG SHOT THINLITS TROPICAL

146893 RIBBON COMBO PACK TEA ROOM                        146912 RIBBON TULLE POLKA DOT 5/8" (1.6 CM) WHISPER WHITE

146915 THREAD METALLIC ROSE                                        147018 PILLOW BOXES KRAFT

147034 STORAGE COPPER TEA TINS                                  147041 PUNCH FOUR-PETAL FLOWER

147277 UNINKED STAMPIN’ PAD & WHISPER WHITE REFILL

120279 CLEAR BLOCK CADDY                                              127551 STAMP CASES WOOD-MOUNT FULL

127552 STAMP CASES WOOD-MOUNT HALF

144202 ALBUM 12X12 (30.5 X 30.5 CM) FAUX LEATHER BLACK          144203 ALBUM 6X8 BASIC BLACK

144204 PHOTO POCKET PAGES 12X12 VARIETY                     144205 PHOTO POCKET PAGES 6X8 VARIETY PACK

144206 12X12 TRADITIONAL POCKET PAGES                         144764 ALBUM 6X8 KRAFT

145173 SCRAP BIN GOLD POLKA DOT                                       126995 STAMPIN' TRIMMER CUTTING BLADES

148187 STAMPARATUS                                                                    143263 BIG SHOT

All host sets

All bundles

All You Can Make It Collections

Happy bargain hunting!  Holler if I can help with any questions. 

Cheers, Sue

I think I've missed a week here and there - it is DEFINITELY term 4 at our place, the one where the wheels fall off occasionally! 

I've made it this week in time though and our colour today is Gray Granite.  I'm really loving this new addition to our neutral range.  It is a slightly warmer tone. 

 I took inspiration this week from our Mt Macedon hike today.  (We managed to avoid the heavy rain for a nice walk in the mists.)  I love all the beautiful tree trunk colours and lately have been experimenting with using the Woodland embossing folder and some shimmer paint. 

Here's a few of my forest inspiration pics.  It was a very gray granite sort of sky I must say! 

I used Gray Granite cardstock with some extra matching ink sponged over the trunks.  Then I painted some Frost White shimmer paint over the trunks.  Love the silvery effect it gives.  I trimmed the panel with Shimmery White and also copper foil. The greeting is sponged with some of the copper shimmer paint.  Just a simple card but I really am liking these tree trunks.

I'm putting the feet up this evening after our 8km over a bumpy, muddy trail.  We were all quite happy to get back to the car with no rolled ankles or muddy slips.  I'll be back next week with our next colour. 

Check out the rest of the crew's fabulous gray granite creations over here:  Catherine's blog and the link list

Happy stamping!

Cheers, Sue

Holiday Catalogue Items - While Stocks Last

These 3 products have been flying off the shelves faster than expected and are now 'while stocks last.'  Grab them quickly if you had your eye on any of these.  I'd recommend doing the same for anything else that takes your fancy from the Holiday Catalogue to be on the safe side actually. 

Product List

Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816] $24.25

Festive Farmhouse Elements [147890] $7.00

Santa's Workshop Enamel Shapes [147811] $12.25

 New Christmas Paper: Dashing Along DSP

Remember the gorgeous paper we had as a promotion item a month or so back.  It is back and for sale now if you'd like some great paper.  Coordinating colours are Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Whisper White. 

Product List

Dashing Along Designer Series Paper [149903] $19.25

 And remember our November only snowflake themed products are also on sale this month. 

Product List

Snowflake Trinkets [149620] $12.75

Happiness Surrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [149744] $30.00

Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set [149742] $37.00

Snowfall Thinlits Dies [149692] $68.00

White Velveteen Sheets [149619] $8.75

 I've had a productive weekend at the desk and have a big stack of host code parcels and the latest batch of colour family charts all set to post out so keep an eye on the mail box if one of those is coming your way. 

Happy stamping!

Cheers, Sue

November is here (isn't the end of the year rapidly approaching!) and it is time for our Snowflake Showcase.  I love snowflake themed Christmas cards - even though it is often roasting here on Christmas day.  What about you?  If you love them too - check out the November only product release.  You'll find them here:  Snowflake Showcase Shop Now

There are two stamp sets, a coordinating set of thinlits, some gorgeous trinkets and the luxurious white velveteen sheets.  

Aren't these just lovely ….

Pop on over to the link above to shop now.  Available during November while stocks last.

I think I need a bit of therapeutic crafting to distract from rather a lot of back and forth with Telstra/NBN sorting out some internet issues over the last couple of weeks - always fun hey! and assisting the teen of the house with keeping on an even keel with the last of the assignments of the year and Yr 10 exam revision.  Definitely on the countdown til Christmas in our house this week.  Looking forward to some nice craft time on Friday.  (Mailing out a big batch of host code parcels if you're waiting on one too!)  

Have a fab week. 

Sending a shout out to everyone with year 12s in the house at the moment.  Wishing them all the best with their exams, and wishing you all the best as chief supporters keeping them fed and popping in a pep talk or two.  ;-)

Cheers, Sue