Aussie Cards for Sale – My Expression of Interest

Aussie Cards for Sales is an Australian website specialising in Handmade Cards.  They offer a variety of hand-made greeting cards.   Click this banner to have a look at the Cards they have on offer.

Aussie Cards for Sales are currently looking for some new Designers to sell handmade cards online, and I have decided to submit a few designs for consideration.  Here they are:

Sale-a-bration is here!

Do you want FREE stamps?  There are THREE easy ways to earn FREE stamps

…(Spend)…
You’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set of your choice when you spend $100 on Stampin’ Up! products (before shipping and handling). There’s no limit – so for every $100 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set!

…(Host)…
When you host a workshop of at least $600 (net sales before shipping and handling) you’ll receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

…(Join)…
Anyone who joins Stampin’ Up, as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set – a value of up to $79.95-from the current Idea Book and Catalogue!

Sale-a-bration runs from 25th January – 31st March 2011

Contact me today to take advantage of this fabulous promotion – Book a Sale-a-bration workshop with your Friends, Join Stampin’ Up or place your order.

Cards for Sale

Have you heard about  Aussie Cards for Sale, it is an Australian website specialising in Handmade Cards.  They are looking for new designers to sell cards online – so I thought I would put my name in the hat.

So here are 4 of my fav cards for them to consider.

 

Helping Hudson Week 1 Challenges

Wow….what a day I have had…..I won’t tell you about it because to be honest it has been a disaster.  However……last night I stayed up far too late – because I wanted to make some cards for the Helping Hudson Challenges.  At least in my disaster of a day I can find something to do to help someone else – and that makes my day better too.

So here goes……I am posting all three of the challenges for this week in the one post – because I’m short on time, have visitors and have to leave for work in 1/2 an hour. 

Number One – Sketch Challenge

This card is done with Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose & Rose Red. The Stamps are from Inspired by Nature.

Number Two – Colour Challenge

Again – I have used the Inspired by Nature set.  And I have used the Vintage Vogue Wheel and Short and Sweet Stamp Set.

Number Three – Rock n Roll

The Sentiment on this card comes from Trendy Trees.  The flowers & circles are from the Good Friend Set.  Kiwi Kiss, Rich Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise are the Colours I used.

So there you go.  I’ve been thinking about Hudson and his family alot and I’m happy that I’ve been able to help – even if it’s only a little.

Helping Hudson – A Wheely Great Cause!

It’s true when they say that a little goes a long way, and I’m here to tell you about how a simple purchase of some fun -filled paper craft tutorials can give freedom to a little boy!

This is Hudson.  Cute huh?

Hudson is 2 ½ and I know you can’t tell from this pic – but he has had a tough little life!
Before he was born the Doctors realised his brain had not formed properly and as a newborn they discovered he was legally blind.

Recently Hudson has been diagnosed with both Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy.  His mobility has been severely hindered by his disabilities; however his family and friends wish nothing more than to give him the chance to get moving on his own.

Hudson needs a Kid Walker which is a special Wheelchair/Walker.  It will help get him mobile, allow him to play with his brother and sister, interact with other children and give him independence in his day to day life!

Hudson’s Mum is a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  She mentioned to a group of fellow Demonstrators that Hudson needed a Kid Walker and they all grabbed their stamps and ink pads and took up the challenge to raise the money for Hudson.

To help Hudson, there is a HUGE online stamping event taking place, called Helping Hudson -A Wheely Great Cause! The organisers have worked really hard, securing support, tutorials and donations to get this event underway. There is stamping fun for you to join in – there will be lots to see, do and learn from 1st August right through until the 22nd August. You’ll find it at http://helpinghudson.blogspot.com

On the blog you’ll find out all about Hudson, his family and his cause! But, more importantly, you can DO SOMETHING TO HELP HUDSON, at the same time as helping yourself learn how to make some great new paper craft projects.

How? By purchasing bundles of tutorials kindly donated by Stampin’ Up! demonstrators the world over. Each bundle has 10 fun-filled tutorials for just AU$10! And there are six themes to choose from: Bags & Boxes, Christmas, Kids’ Birthdays, Projects for Men & Boys, Punch Art & Scrapbooking. There’s even a FREE bonus bundle if you buy four or more. WOW how exciting! All proceeds go directly to help Hudson.

The Helping Hudson Crew will also be posting some awesome challenges throughout the three weeks. For a small donation you can join in and be in the running for some FANTASTIC Stampin’Up! Prize packs, kindly donated by Stampin’ Up! Australia (Aussie participants only, sorry) Also keep your eyes peeled for challenge at Just Add Ink

And we would love you to help spread the word too. Check out the ‘Spreading The Word’ page at the site for all you need to know to get the word out to as many people as you can.

Brayered Reflection

Ohhh look what I did last night!

The girls came over to Stamp – cause I was HOME ALONE!  What a great night we had.
My sister Nadine had done some Reflections projects recently so I wanted to have a go too – and I’m pretending to be a Brayer person at the moment so I combined the two to get this.

It’s So Saffron, Close to Cocoa and Baja Blue.

Birthday Cards

As you may know – yesterday was my B b b b birthday.  And I was spoilt with lots of lovely cards, messages and gifts.  So I thought I would show you the lovely cards I got.

From my Splitcoast Secret Sister – who lives in Fishers, Indianapolis

From Janet

From Charlene

From Kim

From Nadine

From Sarah

A big Thank You to all of you that sent me lovely messages.  I had a great day – fairly quiet with some relaxing in the sun and a Roast Dinner.

Celebrating Sale-a-brations

Wooo hooo – welcome to Sale-a-brations! 

I am Celebrating such an exciting time of year for all Stampin Up lovers – by joining the ESAD-SU group (that stands for Extra Special Australian Demonstrator!) for a another fantastic Blog Hop.

You may have visited me before….but if you are unsure what a Blog Hop is – it means you can Hop from Blog to Blog to Blog and check out the projects we’ve made using 2010 Sale-a-brations stamp sets.   At the end of this post I will have a link to another Blog Hop Post and that will have a link to the next and so on until you loop back round to my blog.  I’m sure you’ll see a great range of examples made by the ESAD ladies.  I hope you enjoy hopping from Blog to Blog. 

Sale-a-bration runs from 25^th January – 31 March 2010 and gives you the opportunity to earn FREE stamps.  There are three ways to earn FREE stamps.

1. Spend $100 to earn one FREE Sale-a-bration set
2. Host a workshop of at least $600 to earn one FREE Sale-a-bration set
3. Join Stampin Up during Sale-a-bration and choose a FREE stamps set from the Idea Book & Catalogue

So give me a call to book a workshop today – and get on your way to earning FREE stamps.

ESAD-SU is a Yahoo Group for Aussie & NZ SU demonstrators.   It’s a great network of demonstrators who support and share with each other.  We run swaps, cyberstamps, ask questions and share idea’s and projects.  

Here’s my card I have made for the Sale-a-bration Blog Hop.  I decided to make a Pop-up Card using the Good Neighbors Stamp Set which is a cute little set that lets you mix and match the houses, roofs and trees.  The Pop-up bit is on the inside of the card.

Colours used: Brocade Blue, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla.

Remember:  There is Blog Candy up for grabs if you if you leave a comment at the end of EACH Blog Hop post. 

To Hop to the next ESAD-SU Demonstrator – Charmaine Black please click here

Brook View Family Centre Monthly Craft Evenings

Feel like a night out ladies?

Well come join me at the Brook View Family Centre for Stamping, Card Making, Paper craft and Scrapbooking. 

Where:  Brook View Family Centre – 55 Marlboro Road, Swan View

When:  Starting on Tuesday 12th January 2010.  7.00pm – 10.00pm.

We will be meeting every second Tuesday of the month from now on.

 Admission $5.00 per person – bring your own projects  OR $15.00 – includes projects.

 Items to bring with you:

• Double sided tape or quick drying adhesive
•  Scissors.

Hope to see you there.

Christmas Tag Update…..

I thought I would just share this pic that my sister Nadine sent me.  As you can see the Christmas Tags that I made arrived in NZ on time.  Nadine had made up some too and the people at her work received a lovely Christmas Gift.  Cool huh??