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Don’t forget to check out details for these promotions …

• Spotlight on Christmas Bundle – FREE RIBBON!
• Christmas Gift Giving Guide – FREE SQUARE SCALLOP PUNCH
• Cancer Awareness Promotion – for new demonstrators – FREE DSP & FREE STAMP PAD

And … for the following events …

• Spotlight on Christmas Classes – THIS FRIDAY – 13th November
• Summer Mini Catalogue – Team Launch – WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER

LOOK FOR EACH PROMO & EVENT IN MY SIDEBARS – LINKS TO ALL THE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE!

Christmas Classics – Gift Tags

Hi everyone!

Just a quick one before I get into my class prep … and then hopefully time later for another card!!! I just absolutely adore this Christmas set – “Christmas Classics”. It is such a great one to “pretty up” … and my imagination runs riot whenever I pull this set out. I have so many ideas on how to use this set … it’s just a shame I don’t have the time to get them all done! I am even sitting here thinking of another!!! LOL!!! It is just such a simple set … but so inspiring! And … ONLY $45.95 for set of 6 gorgeous stamps.

I decided to use my supernova glitters … and also wanted to do some bold colours teamed with white. So … I chose the 4 basic colours … red/yellow/blue/green … and matched the glitters to the colours. I know … there is no “red” or “yellow” supernova glitter … but it is amazing how the “pink” and “orange” actually teamed really well! So … don’t ever think you are limited to colours that you can use with these glitters … they seem to take on another “life” when you add them to a slightly different colour! I think it has worked really well. And … I can tell you … the glitter really did jazz up these tags … and just added that “WOW” factor!!! These were so Q&E … truly!!! I am going to sit one day and do a heap more … now that I have the “prototypes” done! My Chrissy gifts are going to look just FAB this year!!!

The colours I have used on these cards are Pacific Point (yep! arent’ I a good girl! ), Summer Sun, Real Red & Glorious Green. So … I really do have to stop procrastinating … cos I really must go and cut that cardstock! Have a great day!

PS I just checked the final post … and the pics are a little “dull”. Sorry … that is my photography. I am a little disappointed … cos … the glitter is so much prettier and glitterier (is there such a word?) … maybe I should say … sparklier (???) IRL!!! (in real life) I will try and get the lighting better next time!  :)

DON’T MISS OUT … SERIOUSLY!!!!

Hello …

One of the things that I have been trying to get to since last week … was my invitation to the next BIG EVENT!!! My lovely upline, Ness is organising a TEAM LAUNCH for the BRAND NEW SUMMER MINI CATALOGUE …

AND … YOU ARE INVITED!!!

View PDF of this invitation here ->Invitation Postcard PDF

I hope you can join me at my table! If I am inundated with responses … I will try and book another table … BUT all extra tables may be already booked … SO … you won’t want to take that chance! Make sure you RSVP quickly! You really won’t want to miss out! It is going to be such a buzz … with several of our team demonstrators hosting their own tables … and everyone sharing in the excitement! I can’t wait for you to see just how gorgeous the new catty is!

Oh … and … I hope you didn’t miss my card post today … scroll down for some cuteness!

 

Cute Christmas Card!

Hello everyone!

Phew! I spent all day yesterday on the computer … and I still haven’t caught up!!! I just don’t know where the time gets to!!! I did some updates on my blog that were a little overdue … added some projects to my website … and a couple of things to my events calendar … chased emails (that had been disappearing into cyberspace!) … submitted a couple of orders … and worked on a flyer for the NEW SUMMER MINI CATALOGUE LAUNCH! (I will show you that one later!) So … here I am taking a little time out again … before zooming off to Gav’s mum’s place for the day … to do a post for you all.

I had promised to show you a card using that adorable image “handmailed” that Lee-Anne so kindly sent to me. I have actually completed 2 cards … but only time to share one today! Will show you the other sometime soon!

I had all the papers & cardstock for my Christmas Class on my desk … so I grabbed some of the Ski Slope DSP … and the colours came from the combo on these papers. (Yep! How did you guess … I still haven’t got around to cutting the card packs for Friday!!! ) I do need to get a wriggle on!!! Anyway … here is the cute cute card …

Can you see that I actually coloured the bear/hedgehog & the snow top twice and cut around the second of each and layered (tolled) these on top of the background image to give a 3D look? I am such a fan of the dotty chocolate satin ribbon that is one of the ribbons in the Valet Ribbon Originals Pack. I have also added a little “bling” (Dazzling Diamonds) onto the snow – it is a lttle hard to see in the pic … And … see the rhinestones??? You can create these really easily from your Rhinestone brads. (A hint from Convention) All you need to do is open the two brad “legs” at the back of the brad … and carefully open the other tiny clips that hold the rhinestone in the brad … and pop the rhinestone out the back of the brad. Simple! Now you can stick them straight onto the card with some mini glue dots! It’s a great trick … especially if you have already stuck your card pieces together and feel as if the card needs something more!

Hope you enjoyed seeing this one … and thanks so much to Lee-Anne for supplying me with this sweet image! Can’t wait to show you my other card … but … I still have to do the card recipe … so … you will have to be patient …

Christmas Gift Giving Guide!

Hi

I am back with another lovely Christmas Promotion from Stampin’ Up! Erin (my sweet downline) told me to day it was only 6 weeks & 3 days until Christmas!!!!! Yikes!!! Are you like me and haven’t even started your Chrissy shopping??? Well … SU! has some fabulous ideas in their Christmas Gift Giving Guide … and THERE IS EVEN A BONUS OFFER!!!

Christmas Gift-Giving Guide Promotion

Dates: 1 November-14 December 2009

Details: You’ll love the convenience of our Christmas Gift-Giving Guide! With gift ideas for kids, teens, neighbours, and more, it’s your one-stop shop for all your Christmas needs.

Plus, when you spend $85 on products in the guide, you’ll get a FREE Scallop Square punch–a $30.95 value!

So … why not print out this great Gift Suggestion List … and highlight some gifts for special friends and family. OR … even better … why don’t you print it out … circle everything you want … and leave it lying around for your family to find!!! Don’t forget to add my contact details to the flyer so your family can contact me easily!!!

View printable PDF Gift Giving Guide here -> Holiday_Extravaganza_GGG_AU_1009

And … if you already have the Scallop Square punch … not to worry … your FREE bonus punch can be given as a gift to someone special … and won’t that make you the most popular friend around!!! I will be reminding you over the next week or so of the ideas for Christmas Gift Giving that are available. And … please contact me if you would like to do some Christmas Shopping with Stampin’ Up! I would love to help make your shopping time easier for you!!!

Don’t forget to check my website regularly for updates, events and promotions … http://andrealowcock.stampinup.net

C U soon … have so much to share at the moment … if only there were more hours in the day!!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #64

Hello!

Another lovely challenge that I had a go at over the weekend was a sketch challenge from the Cupcake Craft Challenge Blog. Now … I know this is a square sketch … but I think it works just as well for a rectangular card … and I’m sure that it will still fit the challenge criteria! After all … the idea of a challenge is to inspire creativity!!!

So … here is my sweet card …

I actually had this image stamped & watercoloured from quite a while ago! It is from a gorgeous set called “Summer by the Sea” … which I no longer have … but I loved the adorable images … and am a little sorry I sold it on (to fund new catty purchases!!! ) I have several watercoloured images that I made when I was first learning how to watercolour … I practised and practised … but didn’t get around to making all the images into cards!!! So … I was going to create a new watercolour image … but I found this filed with my watercolour card … and decided the colours were perfect (similar enough) to use with my Tea Party DSP. (I have a mental blank with this DSP … I keep calling it “Afternoon Tea” - for some reason - but I am not sure why???) So … you will all have to keep that in mind!!!  I know the sketch asked for a butterfly embellishment … but that doesn’t mean you HAVE TO use a butterfly!!! Again … you can be creative about what sort of embellishment you do … flowers … buttons … ribbons … anything your heart desires! You can see I have used the Rock & Roll technique on the butterfly again!!! I would love to see your card … if you do try this challenge … so leave a comment with your blog link if you do have a go! If you don’t have a blog to display your creations … remember to send me a pic!

FYI (For your info): If you happen to notice that I have listed a “technique” under the tags / category for any post … you will find details of how to do it on the attached card recipe!

Anyway … gotta fly … prep to do for my Spotlight on Christmas Class … and I am working on my “hand-mailed” blog post. I know Helen is waiting to see what I managed to create with that gorgeous image. I will share one of them tomorrow!

Special Offer – ONE WEEK ONLY!!!

Hi everyone!

I am giving you a sneak peek of the special offer that is designed especially for my Spotlight on Christmas Classes this week. We will be creating 4 cards … and this bundle has all the main items needed to create these cards. So … you can learn how to create the cards on Friday … order your bundle … and then you will be able to get those Chrissy cards done … really quickly! Yay!!!

View Spotlight on Christmas Bundle here -> Bundle Offer

So … for my blog readers who aren’t able to attend the classes … I will put all 4 cards onto my blog next week … and you also have the opportunity to order this bundle … and make some lovely Chrissy Cards without any fuss! What fun! We can all join in the “Spotlight on Christmas” Class – by blog lessons or by attending one of my classes!!!   Don’ t miss out … this offer is ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ONE WEEK! Get your order in … Friday 13th -> Thursday 19th November!

Keep watching for Stampin’ Up!s latest Christmas Extravaganza promo … details will follow soon! I hope you weren’t holding your breath yesterday … and are still waiting for that extra card post! I actually NEARLY got here … but then life got in the way again! Will be back today with a card post! (I promise!!! )

The Pink Elephant challenge #39

Hello everyone!

It is newsletter day … but I just felt I needed to do a  proper post  for you all … before I get occupied with my weekly school task! I can’t even begin to explain how exhausting last week was … for various reasons … but I won’t bore you with details … suffice to say … there was NO TIME FOR BLOGGING … NO TIME FOR BLURFING (blog surfing) … NO TIME FOR CREATING … NO TIME FOR ANYTHING MUCH AT ALL!!! But … when my guests left … I did allow myself a little “therapy” … and did find some time over the weekend to do a little creating. I promised myself that I would have a break over the weekend … and get back on track with all my responsibilities on Monday!!! (Today) … So … here I am!!! Yay!!! Yippee!!! Not that I ever consider my blog to be a responsibility … FAR FROM IT!!! … It just does take time to sit and prepare a post … to edit & resize photos … to do card recipes … etc! I love doing it … but it does take time and I really did need to relax after a draining week! I’m sure you all understand!

Anyway, enough of the dramatics!!! I am sitting here at my desk with my beautiful farm view and with my 1st cuppa coffee for the day! (That is quite amazing … I think last week I would have had at least 3 by now … I must have had about 6-8 cups a day!!! My friend Anne who was here is truly a coffee addict!!!) Anyway … would you like to see what I was playing with over the weekend???

As I hadn’t had any opportunity to do any challenges for a while … I popped on over to a couple of my fav challenge blogs … the first was at The Pink Elephant … A colour challenge … Hhhhmmm … interesting colours … especially as we could choose a combo of brown & yellow with a colour of our own choice. Now … yellow is definitely NOT a favourite … so I went scrounging through my DSP scraps … and this is what I came up with!!!  

And … in the end I was quite happy with it. I am sorry about the photo quality … obviously my tiredness was taking toll when I was doing the photography. And … for some reason … even with a little editing … I just can’t get the colours to come up quite right. The blue on this card is Soft Sky … but it does look a little dark, doesn’t it! And … the brightness is washing out the lovely leaf border. Sorry!!! You might have noticed that I have done the Rock & Roll technique on the two main butterflies … my card recipe below … gives you the instructions about how to do this technique. It was nice to pull out my Great Friend stamp set and use it again … it is just such a sweet, useful and versatile set, isn’t it? Don’t forget … you only have until the end of this month to purchase this gorgeous and inexpensive little set. After Nov 30 it may disappear FOREVER!!!

So … I am off to do the newsletter … but … and itching to get back … so IF THERE IS SOME TIME TODAY … I will try and pop back with a bonus post!!! You all deserve it!!! (But … don’t hold your breath!!! I never know until the afternoon submissions, just how big the newsletter is going to be … and how long it is going to take!) But … just know … I will be back here as soon as I can!

Working on a post right now!!!

Hi guys!

I am sooooo thankful for your patience!!! Thanks for hanging in with me while I have been MIA!!! Just wanted to let you know a post is on the way … I am working on it now … and will be back with it VERY SOON!!!

Hugs, me!!! xxx

Easy but FAB Chrissy Card

Hellooooooo ….

I am feeling withdrawals … haven’t been here for a few days!!! (This is a scheduled post … due to arrive Fri morn!) But … hopefully I can get back here tomorrow! (My guests leave this afternoon!) I have so much to catch up on … but just need to take one day at a time!

I just love doing Q&E (quick & easy) cards … that really do “WOW”! I think this is one of them … and even though there is embossing … don’t be fooled … it is still a Q&E!!!! Honestly!!! Embossing is really not that time consuming at all!!!

Another thing that grabs the attention (in my humble opinion) is the colour … and the bold bright “Brilliant Blue” really does catch your eye on this card … doesn’t it! The image has been stamped with Versamark & embossed with Clear Embossing powder. And … the clear rhinestone brads just add a little more “bling”!  I love this Snow Swirled stamp set … just need some time to play a little more! It is the perfect set for embossing … but also creates very pretty stamped images.

Hope to see you soon … just know that I am hanging out to be here … not long now!!!

Have a wonderful day. Hope it is sunshiny happy!