Ribbon Share

Want a choice of Stampin' Up! Ribbon

at a fraction of the cost?

Be part of my current ribbon share.  For only $19.95 you will receive the following:-

1.8m x 1" Rose Red Double Stitch Grosgrain Ribbon
2.1m x 5/8" Very Vanilla Grosgran Ribbon
2.7m x Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (truly stunning)
2.7m x Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
1.8m x 1/2" Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Email or phone me now to be part of this ribbon share.

Lisa
Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Stationery Gift Box

I have been busy creating this lovely Stationery Gift Box using 2 - 3 sheets of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (12" x 12").  Isn't it amazing what you can create with just a few cuts and folds, a bit of sticky strip!  Here is a photo of the completed Gift Box.

The inside contains a post-it note with cover, pocket for stamps, 3 C6 size cards, 3 love note cards and 3 gift cards. All made using coordinating Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper and card stock.  Here's what's inside.

The photos of the main cards in the gift box are included in the slide show at the top of this blog. Below is my favourite of them all!  Hope you like them.  I am pretty impressed with myself! 

Feel free to leave me comments at any time if you have any queries or would just like to have your say.

Lisa

Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Shopping Tote

My wonderful friend, Cheryl, sent me this shopping tote template and it sat and sat, just waiting for me to use it.  I am planning for a 16yo Birthday party, for the girls to make a bag, card and maybe a bookmark, all for their mum's for Mother's Day.  So I started to play.  You can make this shopping tote from an A4 piece of card stock or use designer series paper.  There is a little DSP left which I have used to make a matching card.  There is enough left from a sheet of 12 x 12 to make a few matching cards actually.  Think I will be using this for some Christmas gifts.

A nice Mother's Day Gift

I will now try to coordinate the bags and the Vintage Vogue stamp set to see what I can create.

Lisa

Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Vintage Vogue

I have been having a play with the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set.  My initial feeling about this stamp set was not an everlasting "got to have it" kind of thing (not like anything Rich Razzleberry coloured, which is obviously a must have).  However, seeing what other people have done and what I have done with it today, I am quite liking it.  It gives your card an "olden days" type of look to it and I must say, the large flowers and the detail on the petals really is quite stunning.

Anyway, here is what I made today.

Hope you like them.

My next challenge to myself - to use this set in making a bag for mother's day.

Lisa

Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Mini Catalogue Products still available

Stampin' Up! have advised that there are still some products still available from the mini.  The items are:-

-  Jumbo Brads - Neutral Assortment (5/16")
-  Jumbo Brads - Neutral Assortment (5/8")

-  White Staz On Ink Pad & Refill
-  Staz On cleaner
-  Scallop Oval Punch
-  Butterfly Punch

If you would like to order any of the above, please give me a call.

Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

It's all about the Big Shot

The Big Shot is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts, home décor projects, and even clothing--it's a big deal! You'll love what the Big Shot machine--a six-time winner of Creating Keepsakes Reader's Choice Award for best die cutting equipment and dies--can do for you.

You can design your own custom pillow appliqués using the Scallop Circle Bigz die or make custom fabric flowers to embellish a quilt. From sewing to quilting to home décor, the Big Shot is the perfect tool for many types of crafting. The Big Shot makes incorporating paper crafting into all different types of crafters an easy progression. Use our Stampin' Up! exclusive dies to create die cuts and stencils with our artwork and designs for all your craft needs.

You can cut out eight of the same chipboard letter or 20 scalloped pennants in just a few minutes. You'll be able to cut and score 3-D items in seconds, and the projects will be ready for you to enjoy. Or create embellishments for cards, scrapbook pages, or any other type of project by cutting multiple images at once.

The Big Shot works with ALL competitive dies, and the steel rule dies can cut through an impressive list of 50 different materials, including fabric, foil, and chipboard.

For your free demonstration, give me a call.  A video of the Big Shot is available via the Stampin' Up! Website - http://www.stampinup.com.au/


Lisa Bowcock
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Autumn/Winter Catalogue

The long awaited Autumn/Winter Catalogue is here and it is fabulous.  I was involved in a launch for the new catalogue last Monday night and there was a lot of fun and some fantastic products were made on the night.

So far, I have had the opportunity to play with the new style of punch, the beautiful new colours (Rich Razzleberry is my favourite, although I am now quite partial to both Melon Mambo and Soft Suede).

Here are some of the beautiful cards we made

This card uses rich razzleberry card stock as the base and melon mambo, a square of the new Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the bird is cut out using the bird punch with a bit of rich razzleberry ribbon - all from the new catalogue.  Too easy!

This card uses craft card stock background stamp, in rich razzleberry with a whisper white and melon mambo mount (melon mambo also stamped in RR with a background stamp, the flower is the pushed out petals from a love note card, mounted on rich razzleberry, some bling in the middle of the flower, some rich razzleberry ribbon and, of course, a sentiment punched using the curly label punch.

And now for a card using the Big Shot.

The Big Shot can cut, emboss as well as cut & emboss, like your cuttlebug (if you have one).  This beautiful black manhattan flower was embossed using the Big Shot, cut out and mounted onto rich razzleberry card stock, with a bit of RR ribbon to finish it off.  Sentiment is stamped in RR, punched using the oval and scalloped ovals.

Hope you like them!  I must say that I am enjoying myself, playing with these wonderful new products. 

For full details of the last Stampin' Up! catalogue, click on the "Autumn/Winter Catalogue" at the top of this post.  If you would like a copy sent to you, please give me a call.

Lisa Bowcock

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator