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Happy birthday to Connor! He turned 12 on Friday.

I find it really hard to come up with ‘boy’ cards. Here I have used night of navy and ballet blue cardstock. I’ve cut out the letters for Connor’s name using the timeless junior alphabet die set which I ran through my big shot die machine. It’s fabulous for words, names, scrapbooking and cardmaking!

The cupcake is stamped, coloured, and the ‘icing’ is covered in dazzlin diamonds.

I have also included a little pocket to place some money in for his birthday.

Sorry guys, I’ve been a little naughty and not updating my blog! Here’s some cards that I have made over the last few weeks.

The first one was made using “Pendant Park”. This is a lovely set from the Winter/Autumn Mini. It has a gorgeous tree and cute park bench!

The next one is using “Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry” in colours from the Winter/Autumn Mini. I’m finding I’m using the word set HEAPS.. not only does it have a lovely ‘happy birthday’ stamp, it also has a ‘mother’s day’ stamp. I made lots of mother’s day cards for people at work..

One of my dear friends has just left work, and is moving out of town We wish her luck, but wish she was going to still be around, instead of 3,000 kms away.

I put together a ‘large’ farewell card for everyone at work to sign. I used a 12 x 12 piece of old olive, and decorated with rich razzleberry, as well as the matching cottage designer paper. The ‘farewell’ was done using the big shot and the timeless alphabet. Look how many signatures are on it!! The back was covered too!! She is definitely well loved. We also decorated the gift with the same colour scheme.

Our Summer mini catalogue finishes on 31 March, as does the opportunity to select one free sale-a-bration stamp set for every $100 you spend on products.

The stamp set on the right is from one of the gorgeous sale-a-bration sets. I’ve teamed it up with ballet blue, whisper white, and night of navy. I’ve coloured the present using ballet blue water colour crayon. Happy birthday sentiment is from the same sale-a-bration set.

The gorgeous butterfly punch and matching stamp set may not be available again until September (assuming it makes it to the new Ideas Book and Catalogue). So if there is anything in the Summer mini, or you wish to place an order so you get a free sale-a-bration set, please contact me asap. I will be putting in my final order of the month at 7pm on 30 March.

Gee, I think I’ve got a blue theme happening!

This GORGEOUS bird is a punch from the new winter/autumn mini which goes on sale 1 April. It cuts the bird, the branch, and the bird’s wing, all in one swoop.

The ‘with sympathy’ is also from a fabulous new stamp set (which has most sentiments you could ever want in ONE stamp set) called teeny tiny sentiments. Not only can you buy it on our normal woodern mounts, you can also buy it in the new range of clear mount stamps coming out 1 April.

How excitement!!

My newsletter will go out soon, if you haven’t already signed up, click on the sign up button to the right, and add your details. If you would like a hard copy of the new Winter/Autumn mini sent out to you (free), simply email me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com and I’ll pop one in the mail to you shortly.

Here’s a set I recently made a friend who turned 30. She is a ‘pink’ girl, so I’m hoping she enjoyed her pressie.

Not only did I make a post it note pad holder, and covered a 2 year monthly calendar in matching colours/paper, I also used the same colour scheme to gift wrap the pressie. The card is also pink themed, but slightly different pink!

I’ve even given you a sneak peek on the card. Does anyone know what it is? A new product we’ll be seeing a bit of after 1 April!!

Let me know if you like it. 

I recently wanted to make a number of small ‘thank you’ cards for my customers. Here’s a couple of the designs I came up with. I’ve used the scallop punch to make the flowers (2-4 layers of coordinating colours, with top layer cut into the middle), and a rhinestone brad for the flower centre. Thank you stamp is from one of the current sale-a-bration sets. Paper again is from the Bella Rose designer paper.

Card and envelopes are from our ‘love notes’ set. The set consists of 10 cards and 10 envelopes, of fabulous SU quality!

One of my dear friends has recently turned 40. She loves every handmade card I’ve made her. This one is fairly plain, utilising incolours kiwi kiss, red riding hood, bella rose designer paper, and of course matching satin ribbon, and the numbers were cut using a die cut system. I’ve covered the numbers with glue pen and dazzlin’ diamonds. The sides of the card layers have been ‘distressed’ using the SU cutting tool (distressing edge).

Apparently we will be getting the Big Shot in the next mini catalogue (due 1 April). Here’s a card made with the ‘build a bear’ dies. How cute! You make a bear, and then there are ‘boy’ or ‘girl’ accessories that you can dress them up with! Don’t ask me where I got it.. it’s a secret! Hope you like the sneak peek!! Can’t wait to get my hands all of it!!!! Watch this space!

Welcome to the ESAD-SU blog hop featuring items from the new Summer Mini Catalogue which goes on sale 1 December. ESAD-SUis a very special group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators based in Australia/New Zealand, who support each other through a yahoo based group, as well as a live ‘ning’ chat and special challenges. If you’re an Australian (or NZ) demo, simply click on this link and you can be part of the fun! If you’re interested in becoming a demonstrator for Stampin’ Up!, just email me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or click on my Stampin’ Up! Website here.

Hopefully you’ve come from Amy Water’s blog, if not, you might want to turn around and visit hers first!  My blog hop focuses on a number of the new exciting Summer Mini products (available from 1st December), including the Razzle Dazzle stamp set ($33.95), coodinating Design Rubons (2 sheets for $21.95), and the new Scissor Circle cutter ($54.95) and Glass Mat ($37.95). One of the many reasons to be a demonstrator and be part of our SU family, is that you get the opportunity to ‘pre-order’ some of the goodies, so we can play and share our creations before the products release date. Yep, this means you get to see what you can do with the product, instead of just looking at the samples in the mini catalogue (if you’d like one of these in your hands, and don’t have a demonstrator, please email me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com and I’ll mail you one). If you don’t have your own demonstrator, feel free to contact me to order or to ask any questions (within Australia).

Also, if you go back two posts here on my blog, or click on ‘Kits by Mail’ tag above, you can pick up this stamp and rubon set in my ‘Kits by Mail’ for 4 months at $50 a month (includes cardstock, embellishments, markers etc).

Here’s our challenge to you!!!  If you manage to visit all THIRTY blogs included in this ‘blog hop’, and comment on EACH one, YOU will be entered into our blog hop candy draw (and there’s heaps of candy on offer!!!!) All you need to do is email Leonie at  (leonie@stamp-a-latte.com) to advise you’ve commented on all 30 blogs, and Leonie will pop you in the draw!  Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Now it’s time to say bye bye from me.. and visit the next hop. Click here to see the amazing…Bev Mantle! Don’t forget to add my blog to your favourites if you want to pop by and visit me from time to time!

Paper Craft – Open House Sunday 24th October 1 – 4pm

If you’re in Ballarat on Sunday, come along for free, make a card and item, browse handmade papercraft items, and products for purchase. Find out about planned card making and Christmas papercraft projects occurring before Christmas. Light refreshments also available.

If you support our fundraiser for ‘Girls Night Out’ Cancer fundraiser for every $2 donated, you get a ticket into a draw of 5 great prizes of Stampin’ Up! products (prizes are valued at $30 – $300 each!!!!) If you can’t make it, but you would like to donate and be part of the draw, simply make a donation at the Girls Night Out website: https://secure.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/registrant/myEventRSVP.aspx?EID=10614&SID=202311&HID=4C0F7915B51353D9C689F313C8FC0111,

or contact me with your donation and I will put you in the draw for these great prizes! RSVP: Phone or text Andrea: 0400 03 88 33