This beautiful set was only offered for one month - which means today is the last day you can place orders.
Get it free by spending $125 on product or buy it $35.95 on wood or $28.95 for clear mount.
My photo looks a bit blurry doesn't it - or perhaps it is just my eyes - but here is a card from the Glitter classes this month using the gerba flower.
Call, email or SMS your orders today if you want this limited edition set - I'll be placing the orders tonight.
Happy stampin'
Nikki
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It our boy's birthday today. He's 14 and growing up to be a lovely kid - but I could be biased!
We bought KP an acoustic guitar for his birthday - so when I saw this post by the very talented Deb Wright, a fellow Stampin" Up! demonstrator in the UK, I knew I had to try to recreate it.
I used the Hemp Twine to create the frets and strings and little silver brads - hope I have the terminolgy right!
We surprised KP with a visit to a guitar shop in Melbourne on Saturday, we kept the present a secret so it was good to watch his face as he realised what was happening.
KP loved his card which made the four hours I spent making it worthwhile lol.
Happy Stampin'
Nikki
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During the Technique classes we make two different cards. This one pushed some of the ladies out of their comfort zone a little - I think you either love or hate yellow!
Using bleach on Poppy Parade gives a lovely So Saffron or Daffodil Delight effect. The tips of the flowers were highlighted with the white gel pen.
The frames are cut with the new Framelits from the Autumn Winter Mini, with the white layer being embossed with the Lattice folder. As the Whisper White was too bright I sponged So Saffron over the whole piece and then daubed the edges with Poppy Parade.
We are playing with glitter this month, so if you fancy a night out making cards, learning new techniques and having fun check out my classes page for the dates and call or email me.
Nikki
0428 254 952
We all get excited by new catalogues and new products don't we. As a demonstrator I am often reminded that the current catalogues we have are ending and with it comes a retired list. Whilst this is exciting, I often look through my stamp sets and accessories and wonder if I will have enough time to be creative before the products are retired. I also have a big box of retired items for sale which show that as always I never have enough time ... sniff sniff.
To that end I've decided to push myself out of my comfort zone for the next couple of months. I want to use a colour I wouldn't normally pick, with a less loved stamp set and accessories I don't often reach for.
Now I know if you have seen the retired US list that Lovely As A Tree isn't on it .... thank goodness .... but I have to confess that I have only stamped this tree once before - in 2009. Are you wondering how I know the date - well almost everything I create goes onto this blog and Lovely As A Tree is one of the categories over there on the left - if you click on it you can see all of my samples using this set .... the Christmas Tree has had a great work out hasn't it!
Now for the colours - Always Artichoke and the Denim Jean Ribbon - had the ribbon since it first appeared in the new catalogue and never used it - this is the Artichoke version. I used markers to colour in the tree - Wild Wasabi and Always Artichoke for the foliage and Early Espresso and Chocolate Chip for the trunk.
This card is for my brother-in-law who celebrates his birthday later this week (its okay I don't think he even knows I have a blog so I won't have ruined the surprise).
I've used a stamp from the Simply Soft Hostess set with Versamark for the background and the sentiment is from the Big Birthday set. Lots and lots of daubing with Early Espresso to give it more depth.
I liked the card when it was finished - it was fun to use some of my less loved goodies.
Happy stampin'
Nikki
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I have a few thank yous to send this month and as they are for fellow demonstrators I thought the new Reason To Smile set from Stampin' Up! was perfect to use. Its been a while since I took part in a challenge - my first port of call when looking for inspiration is Just Add Ink - this week we are challenged to Just Add Pearls.
Riding Hood Red with Very Vanilla and a touch of Basic Black and of course some pearls. I've used the Designer Frames embossing folders to highlight the single flower.
The Reason to Smile set is a two step stamping process - the usual outline and a much softer solid image - I used the Stampamajig to line it up.
If you are lucky enough to be enjoying the long weekend perhaps you'd like to Just Add Peals too!
Til next time
Nikki
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Don'tcha love the word 'roomie' - for an english girl this word is so 'aussie'. The lovely and very talent Chrsitne Blain and Judy May put up with me for four whole sleeps .... and these were the cards I created for them.
This is Judy's - she loves pink.
This isn't the first time we have been room mates and we have such a lovely time. Over cups of tea we cut and dissect the days events, pour over each others swap haul and just generally have a great time hanging out.
And Christine's is Pool Party - such a lovely colour.
Thanks ladies for taking such good care of me - making sure I was in the right place at the right time - and not trusting me to look after the key - you girls know me oh so well.
Nikki
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Its a another busy month with Stampin' Up! with TWO special promotions.
Firstly We {Heart} Hostesses
During June and July, hostesses who hold a minimum $650 workshop will receive an additional $90 in hostess FREE merchandise dollars-that's in addition to the $100 they already receive for a $650 workshop!
Call or email to book your workshop today - 0428 254952
The second promotion is very special too and includes a FREE stamp set
During June, you have the opportunity to purchase-or earn for FREE-an exclusive stamp set, available only through this special offer!
Get the Reason to Smile Set FREE when you spend $125 on any Stampin' Up! products. Or purchase it at the regular retail price. Regular price is $35.95 for wood mount and $28.95 for clear mount.
Gotta love specials - call or email if I can help you with an order or a workshop booking.
Nikki
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The first of this month's Technique classes happened Thursday of last week and this is one of the cards we made.
Waving hi to all the ladies, and to all the ladies in this coming class on Thursday 7 June - this time next week. There are still 3 seats left so if you want to grab one, call me to book your spot. Grab a friend too - its great fun.
Check out all the details here.
0428 254 952
Nikki
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Thanks to Margie I am taking part in another One on 1 blog hop.
This month we were tasked to set some goals - to bring our word into the forefront of our minds. My word has been eluding me of late. So I was looking foward to this month.
I've decided to be 'kind' to myself and only set 5 tasks this year. And I'm happy with these tasks - they look remarkably like last year's tasks lol.
And the flower? Well I am away at a Stampin' Up! Convention this week and this little flower symbolises one of the groups I belong to - the Extra Special Aussie Demonstrators - or ESAD for short.
As I thought the page looked kinda bland, and I was busy taking photos of swaps and other samples I have made I thought I'd jazz this photo up a little and pop the flower in for good measure.
Isn't it cute. If you want to know how to make it leave me a comment and I'll post you the link to the instructions.
Time to hope along now to visit the lovely Amanda and catch up with her progress through this One Little Word process.
Until next time.
Nikki
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