Andrea Eppingstall

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Amazing what you can do with 36 new born disposable huggies nappies and a few hours! DS3’s kinder teacher has gone on maternity leave, and the kinder community are putting together a hamper for her, in preparation of her new little one’s arrival.

I’ve seen these on the net, and thought, why not! I had no other baby things to add, so I tried blue and pink ribbon, and the colour combination of so saffron and certainly celery (using the FREE ribbon bundle I received with my most recent order – you can too, if you purchase more than $100 of SU product during the month of September!!)

I’ve used ‘walk in the park’ designer series paper, with contrasting so saffron and certainly celery cardstock. The pink is regal rose, and the blue is brocade blue.

The matching card is made with the set ‘wild about you’ (giraffe) stamped in certainly celery, with contrasting so saffron and certainly celery on whisper white card stock.

For the month of Septemer, purchase $100 of any SU products, and receive TWO (that’s right, not 1, but 2) rolls of SU ribbon!!!!

If you want to host a workshop which has $600 or more sales, you can also get the free ribbon bundle!!

Email or phone me with your order today!

Here’s another father’s day card I came up with. It’s using the set ‘Greetings Eight’ which is $49.95 and contains images/words for lots of different occasions. 

The other card has also been made with another stamp from this set. It’s a simple card I sent to my mum and dad for their 48th wedding anniversary. Both contain silver embossing, the father’s day card is made up of basic gray, black, whisper white, and metallic silver card, the anniversary card is brocade blue, rose red, whisper white, with matching rose red ribbon. Inside is also a piece of rose red with gold embossing. Looks much better in ‘real life’. I have to work on taking pics with my new Canon 500D!! It’s a pretty kewl camera though!

There’s been lots of these circulating around the net. I finally decided I should try and make one! I’ve used ‘raspberry tart’ designer series paper, coordinating red riding hood paper, ink and ribbon, as well as a filagree brad (these come as the flower, plus a brad that is then inserted in the middle). The ‘idea’ is to slide out the ‘bookmark’ with the flowers on the top, and there’s your card/message! Stamp wise, I’ve only used the flower out of ‘embrace life’, and the ‘birthday wishes’ single stamp.

Love this little train stamp set. It’s suitable to use for boys of all ages!!

Using ‘in colours’, I stamped a number of each of the images, then cut around each one with scissors. The wheel stamp that coordinates (‘right on track’ $11.95 plus shipping) with the train set, was then wheeled on using chocolate chip ink, and the train pieces applied with dimensionals to ‘raise’ them up on the card.

Not only is the new train set ‘choo choo’ ($29.95 plus shipping)  in the mini catalogue out at the moment, SU has also released a couple of single stamps! The “Birthday Wish” ($13.95 plus shipping)  is one of them!

I made a ‘10′ to go onto one of the train pieces. My newphew turned 10 last week, I know it is a bit ‘little’ for him, but hopefully he likes it.

If you’re interested in preparing to send out some handmade goodies for Christmas, including cards, scrapbooking pages and 3 D boxes and items, then I might be able to help! Whilst I’ve been sick, I’ve prepared the following page with a list of SU goodies that can make copius amounts of Christmas handmade items! 

The Christmas themed designer paper, lends itself to mixing and matching a variety of SU colours; particularly real red, old olive, chocolate chip, whisper white, kraft, and silver. 

If you need it all, I’ve put together a special!  If you buy this pack from me today, it will cost $300. The $300 includes approx $375 of SU value, including postage and a level 1 hostess stamp set which also has a christmas salutation!! If you don’t already have a demonstrator, order from me (anywhere in Australia) and pay via paypal, and the package should be to you in the next 10 days via Australia Post.

If you click on ‘kits by mail’ you can look at the list of items included in the pack. If you have one or two of these things already, you may substitue it for something of the same value or more. If you have lots of these goodies, and just want to add a few, simply email me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com and I’ll work out a package just for you.

During the coming months, I will post lots of different things I have made using the kit, so you can see it’s versatility. The kit also includes a ’simply scrappin’ kit’ which is Christmas themed. This can be used on cards and scrap pages alike.

I love the way you can ‘paint’ onto stamps using SU markers (the technique is referred to as ‘direct to rubber’)! Look how I’ve managed to get some green, as well as some shading on the flowers. Just a simple ‘huff’ and stamp! Then you can add dazzlin diamonds or crystal effects for a different dimension on the flowers. I love this pink!

I’ve made a few of these. I love how you can use the scallop punch, cut up each curve, and turn them into flowers!! I have used a 1/2″ & 3/4″ round punch to creat the centres out of matching dsp, then applied crystal effects, which makes the dsp middle look like shiny buttons!  Plain, simple and quite elegant!

This last month has been the longest month ever, without internet!!  I’m so sorry I haven’t been updating my blog.

I bought this stamp set to use for male cards.

This is the first time I used it. I stamped the lighthouse to the left and the sail boat to the right..   Using techniques I have learned from Michelle Dindorf (amazing stamper who creates layers with the brayer, and sponging), I’ve managed to make a ‘picture’ with depth. The cardstock underneath is black and baja breeze, I have used clear embossing (using a versamarker over the top of the images, once coloured). The main pictures have been stamped in night of navy ink. I’ve added some white gel pen, and the rest is sponging. Hope you like it!!  I promise to be back on more regularly, and start up my classes from my home shortly.

Wow, what a fabulous offer! If you host a workshop during June or July (or even if you get some orders together and submit them in one order), and the orders are over $600 in product, you will get $40 extra free products!! That’s on top of the normal $70 you earn for an over $600 workshop!  A total of $110 minimum freebies, PLUS a stamp set!!

If your orders come to over $600, you will still receive more than normal hostess benefits.

If you would like to take advantage of this fantastic offer during the months of June and July, please contact me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com to discuss a time and date.