Vanessa Webb – Independent Stampin’Up! Demonstrator

I have been making some cards using this gorgeous little set and I thought I would share them with you all! These cards were inspired by a lovely card given to me by Emma Parkin-Wilson (Stampin’ Up!New Zealand’s Regional Business Development Manager and an all-round gorgeous girl ).

Such a simple but effective design, combining Designer Series Papers, Punches, Metal Edged Tags and some ribbon. These cards were really quick to put together and I was really happy with the result.

On Emma’s card, she had removed the Rhinestone from the brad and adhered it to the punched circle in the Metal-Edged tag, I really liked this effect, so I used it on my cards too:

Here’s what I used to make my cards:

Stamps : Pocket Silhouettes stamp set

Ink : Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Classic Inkpads, Whisper White Craft Inkpad

Paper : Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose cardstock. Sweet Always and Walk In the Park Designer Series paper

Accessories : Round Metal-edged tags, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red and Baja Breeze Double-stitched Grosgrain ribbon, Linen Thread, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals.

Have you received a card lately that has inspired you? Leave a comment and share with us all here….you can post a link to your card too if you wish

I can hardly believe that we only have a month and a bit left of the Spring Mini catalogue until it’s time to launch the Summer Mini!

There are so many beautiful stampsets and accessories in this current mini, some of which will never be available again. So if you still have  some things on your wishlist then make sure you call me today and place your order. What a great idea for an early christmas gift too!! So get your wishlist organised, hand it to someone who loves you and let them know they can contact me with their gift ideas!!

********FREE Gift wrapping available for orders of $50 of product or more!!!!!********

Here are just some of the goodies that Santa could bring you:

Mini Catalogue Project supply and price list (limited time products in bold):

Stamps : Great Friend ($31.95), Oval All ($29.95)

Ink : So Saffron, Basic Grey Classic stampin pads.

Paper : So Saffron, Basic Grey, Whisper White cardstock. Walk In the Park Designer Series Paper ($16.95)

Accessories : Scallop Oval Punch ($30.95), Eyelet Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips,  Button Latte, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Grey Taffeta ribbon.

SPECIAL OFFER : HELP CELEBRATE MY 3RD STAMPIN’ UP! ANNIVERSARY AND ORDER THROUGH MY WEBSITE OR BLOG BEFORE THE END OF OCTOBER TO RECEIVE A FREE POT OF DAZZLING DIAMONDS WHEN YOU SPEND $50 OR MORE!!!! PLUS GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN A FREE STAMPSET – TIME TO PARTY !! JUST MENTION WHERE YOU SAW THIS OFFER TO TAKE PART IN THE PROMOTION.

I thought I would share with you another one of our Stamp Club projects.

For these cards we used Bleach to create our stamped images.

The two cards behind are CASE’d. The Sense of Time Card from Stacey Randolph here and the Pocket Silhouettes card from  from the current Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and catalogue p6.

We had a lot of fun experimenting with this technique and, as a result, our bottles of common household bleach took on a whole new meaning and purpose!
If YOU have a long stamping wishlist, want to earn some hostess benefits without necessarily hosting a workshop at your place and learn about the latest stamping and papercraft techniques – then Stamp Club is perfect for you!

Club classes are FREE and held once a month over 6 months, at my home in Wollongong.

You’ll spend a minimum of $50 on Stampin’ Up! products per month to be part of the club, and (here’s the best bit!) enjoy receiving the hostess benefits once during that time too!
Each month we focus on a different project or technique and create projects that I wouldn’t normally have the time to show at a workshop, so, you are able to purchase your products gradually and learn how to get the most out of them also.

Stamp Clubs will start up again in January 2010 and spots tend to fill up quickly so, if you are interested in joining one, then please contact me by email stampin@vanessawebb.net or ph 4271 8212 for more information on times and availablilty and to request an application form!

It’s been a busy couple of weeks! As a result, I have not really had the time to sit and blog…..but I have been stamping!!!

Last weekend I had the pleasure of stamping and chatting with those who came to visit our Stampin’ Up! stand at the Sydney Paper Arts Festival.  Three days of sharing what I love to do with others, lots of laughs and more than a few espressos …… what a great way to spend a long weekend!! It was lovely to catch up with my fellow demostrators too (I can’t really call it work when I get to hang out with some of my favourite people can I?) Thanks to all those who came and said “Hi” or introduced yourselves to us and I look forward to stamping with you again soon !

Here’s a picture of some of the cards I demonstrated at the show, using the watercolouring technique with a blender pen and a Classic Stampin’ pad:

I’ve used the line-art image of the Dogwood flowers from Soft Summer (available in the Spring Mini Catalogue until the end of November). For the top card I squeezed my Pale Plum and Mellow Moss Classic ink pads and picked up the ink from the inside of the lid with a Blender Pen (you get three of these pens in a pack for $18.95- and they are double -ended!)

The one below is my little protest! In the catalogue the Wattle is coloured pink, which is obviously not botanically correct! So I used the two-step stamping technique with my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up the solid image inside the outline and stamped the flower in Basic Brown and Summer Sun (a perfect Wattle yellow!). I then picked up some ink from the lid of a More Mustard inkpad with my Blender Pen and shaded in some of the wattle just to give it more depth of colour. Water-colouring with stamps is soooooo easy……the images really do all the hard work for you . If you have any questions about how I made these cards…..please ask! Or feel free to leave a comment
The lovely Lin Mei, Linda and Annette on the last day of the show…….

The other “Big Gig” in my calendar this week was the Girls Night In on Wednesday!

I wish to say big THANK YOU to all who attended the night and helped out with drinks and nibbles and the papercrafting too! We had a ball and raised over $660 for the Cancer Council Girls Night In!!!!!
Here’s just one of the projects we created on the night in-between eating and chatting and winning heaps of prizes, all generously donated by Stampin’ Up!:

Pink decorations were contributed and arranged by my Co-Demonstrator for the evening Isobel Webb who did a great job creating  the perfect atmosphere for us :

I’ll finish this post with a quick reminder about this month’s Christmas Stamp-A-Stacks!

These are the two designs we will be making (5 of each for $20)and I have spots free for the Thursday Stamp-A-Stack on the 29th of October, 7.30pm, my place. Please call me on 4271 8121 or email stampin@vanessawebb.net for more information and to reserve your spot!

(The card behind is inspired by Cassandra King)

I’ll be back again very soon with some more stamping ideas

For over 20 years, Stampin’ Up! has helped women make a difference in the lives of others by simply doing what they love to do – sharing creativity.

Become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator between 1 October and 31 December 2009 and start making a difference! For every person who joins, Stampin’ Up! will donate $5 to the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundaton.

PLUS, until31 December 2009, Stampin’ Up! will also give you a free pack of Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper and a Pretty in Pink Classsic Stampin’ Pad to help you get started!

CONTACT ME TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN CREATE A REWARDING CRAFTING BUSINESS…..email me on stampin@vanessawebb.net or call me on 4271 8121 if you wish to speak with me personally.