Update

I've finally finished moving from the Gold Coast back to my home town of Brisbane. I'm currently in work and home limbo at the moment, but I do have access to most of my stamping supplies, so I'm hoping to get some stamping done soon!!

In the meantime, here's a video created by the Stampin' Up! people with information about the Big Shot, which you will be able to purchase from April 1.

You're Invited to Monkey Around!

This cute little cheeky monkey is from the new stamp set I mentioned in my previous post. He's such a happy little fella!

The pink card stock is also from the upcoming Autumn/Winter Mini, it's called Melon Mambo and its gorgeous!! You can also get an inkpad and the loveliest polka dot ribbon, as well as the cardstock, in this colour and two other colours - Rich Razzleberry, which is kind of a purple colour, and Soft Suede which is a nice shade of brown.

Autumn/Winter Mini Sneaky Peak

There's heaps of really cool products in the upcoming Autumn/Winter Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue!!! The catalogue will be available from April 1.

Below is a card using the whale stamp from a really cute stamp set that has 8 animals in it. He's inked up with Baja Breeze and Rose Red for the heart.

Happy Moments For You

I totally copied this card from Stampin' Up! founder Shelli Gardener. She created a lovely card using the box of presents from the Sale-a-bration set Happy Moments so I decided to use the flower stamp from the same set and came up with the card above.

I used blender pens to colour in the flowers, the ribbon is Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla satin, the scallop border punch and the strip of pink DSP is from Raspberry Tart (I use that paper a lot!)

Easter Bunny!

I know Easter's a few weeks away but I saw a card on Splitcoast Stampers made by SleepyinSeattle using Sweet Treat Cups that inspired me. You can see the card here.

I decided to make the box made by Angie, which she also used for her Easter Bunny box. She has a great video tutorial for the box on her blog, which I found helpful.

The green DSP is actually from a retired DSP line called Spring Break. The orange DSP on the handle is from Haiku, which you can find in the current Stampin' Up! catalgoue.

The bunny is made using the 1 3/8" circle punch for his face, the large oval for his feet and ears, pumpkin pie grosrain ribbon for his bow and the pink on his face, ears and feet is done using Stampin' Pastels. This is just a first try at the Bunny Box so hopefully after a few attempts, he will look even cuter!!

Just a quick reminder that the current Summer Mini Catalogue ends on March 31, so if there's anything in the catalogue you want to purchase, contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com . I've seen the upcoming Autumn/Winter Mini and I can tell you, it's fabulous!! it will include the BIG SHOT!! And exclusive Stampin' Up! dies, plus a new style of punch, which will save space and clear mount stamps, which are cheaper and will also save some space. More info on that soon!! I'll hopefully have my hands on a few products I pre-ordered tomorrow!! Very exciting!!!

Invitation examples

A big thanks to everyone who came to my 2 recent stamping classes!! I hope you enjoyed yourselves. I won't be having any classes in March as I am currently moving from the Gold Coast back to Brisbane at the end of the month and I've only just started packing!!

A friend of mine requested I design some invitations for her gorgeous daughter's christening in April. I whipped these up last night. The invitation stamp set I used, called Introducing, is from the Spring Mini, so you can't purchase it any more, but there is a lovely set in the main catalogue called Please Come that would be great for invites.

Anyway I used the Introducing and Priceless stamp set on the invte below. Cardstock colours are Close to Cocoa, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla and the designer paper is Raspberry Tart.

These two are really simple invitations, which would be good if you have lots of people to invite to your gathering!

Sale-a-bration Reminder

Just a reminder tht Sale-a-bration is still going. This fabulous promotion finishes March 31. You can view a copy of the Sale-a-bration Catalogue here. Contact me today at l_prothero@yahoo.com to take part in this fantastic promotion!!

Here's how Sale-A-Bration works:

Spend: When you spend $100 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There's no limit--for every $100 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!

Host: When you host a workshop of at least $600 (before tax and shipping), you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

Join: During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set--a value of up to $79.95--from our current Idea Book and Catalogue or Summer Mini Catalogue.