Stampin' Up! Deal of the Week #3 - STAMPS!

This week Stampin' Up! is offering huge discounts on 5 stamp sets, from the low price of $14.97 to $27.89.  This deal goes from 16-22 June, so get in as there's only a few more days for this fantastic offer.

Remember you can add other Stampin' Up! products to your order.  Postage is $5.95 or 5% of your order total, whichever is greater.

Contact me by Tuesday June 22 if you would like to take advantage of this fantastic offer at l_prothero@yahoo.com

Pictures of Deal of the Week Designer Paper

I thought I'd save you some hunting through the Stampin' Up! catalogue and show you pictures of the current Deal of the Week Designer Paper...it's gorgeous!!! 

Remember you only have until Tuesday June 15 to order these paper packs at these low prices!

Pink Flamingo DSP $11.02 per pack

Haiku DSP $10.17 per pack

Raspberry Tart DSP $11.02 per pack

Sweet Slumber DSP $14.92 per pack

Tea Party DSP $10.17 per pack

Contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com to place your order today!!!!!!

Week 2 - Deal of the Week - Designer Paper!

This week Stampin' Up! has discounted the price of 5 of their Designer Paper Packs!  This deal runs from Wednesday June 9 to Tuesday June 15!

I know it's a bit hard to read, so click on the picture or go here for a better look at the awesome  discounted prices.

These gorgeous Designer Paper packs are an absolute bargain!  You can order as many as you like, there's no limit.  Orders must be placed with me by Tuesday, 15 June.  Contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com if you wish to place an order!

Raspberry Tart Designer Paper is my favourite, below are some examples of how I've used it!

Bird House

I did a bit more creating today, whilst watching both The Goodies and the Darling Buds of May (odd combination I know).  I find it very difficult to create unless I'm watching something, usually it's Bones, NCIS or Doctor Who but thanks to Blockbuster I had a bit of a change of  TV viewing!

Anyway, I found a template here, for the cutest bird house box.  I've been wanting to make a bird house and use the Two Step Bird Punch from the current Mini Catalogue and this one is super easy because all you have to do is print out the template onto a piece of card stock and then cut it out and put together. The only measuring you do is for the roof.

I know the pictures aren't very good, awful lighting!  Without further ado...my birdhouse complete with blue bird...

I promise it looks cuter in real life!

Side view..

The bird hose is Pink Pirouette cardstock.  I sponged Chocolate Chip ink on the bird's wing and Brilliant blue for the rest of the bird.  The hole in the bird house actually has a piece of medium thickness Window Sheet covering it.  I sponged the Chocolate Chip roof with Chocolate Chip ink and used a scallop edged piece of paper to make the scallop pattern. I know it's a bit difficult to see in the photo but it looks good.  The ribbon ties the roof and the body of the bird house together but if you didn't want to put anything inside the box you could omit the ribbon and just stick the roof down.

You could use the box to put in chocolates, or a small present, or even bird seed!  And you could decorate the bird house with flowers or use a background stamp on it to make it look more wood-like. 

Talk to the Animals

And now for something slightly different....a card made without stamps!  I've seen these cards and finally got a chance to make one...a Penguin card!! 

How versatile is the Big Shot Top Note Die?!  Not only can you make things like quilted cards and boxes, you can also make cute animals! 

I've named him Bert. :)

I'll even give you a run down on what I used to make Bert. 

Body: Top Note Die in Whisper White and a piece of Basic Black

Feet: Curly Label Punch in Pumpkin Pie

Flippers/Hands: Large Oval Punch in Basic Black

Nose/Beak:  Large Oval Punch (folded over in half)

Eyes: Circle from Big Shot Die Circles #2 and the white marks are made using my White Uniball Signo (also available from Stampin' Up)

Ribbon: Melon Mambo Polka Dot

Put them all together and you get the cutest Penguin in Queensland! :)  You can also get Bert to hold things, some people have given him a heart to hold, such as this one here.

I've also made a cute Monkey card using the monkey from Fox & Friends. 

This is just a small card and I got the idea off the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website.  Demonstrator's get all sorts of ideas from Stampin' Up each month, which is very helpful!

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Fox & Friends

Paper: Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate chip

Accessories: Extra Large bird Punch (for the branch), Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, 4.4cm Circle Punch, Cropodile, Snail, Sticky Strip.

I recommend you have a go at making Bert the Penguin, its lots of fun and he's so cute!!

Important Colour Renovation Update

Today Stampin' Up! announced that they have limited stock of the retiring colours, so once they run out of a certain colour, that's it, they're not ordering any more stock.

These are the colours that are retiring.  Click on the picture and it should bring up a larger picture for you to view:

So if you want to order any paper, ribbon, re-inkers, stamp pads or markers in these colours, you need to do so ASAP!!!!  Contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com

Here's a list of what the new colour collections will look like:

Click on the picture for a better look.

I'm really looking forward to the new colours we're getting.  There will be 5 new 'core' colours plus Kraft will be renamed Crumb Cake.  The new core colours are Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler (sounds yum!), Early Espresso and Cajun Craze. 

Now, in honour of one of my favourite colours that is retiring - Taken With Teal - here is a card using it.

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes

Ink: Taken with Teal, Melon Mambo, Basic Grey, Black Stazon

Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Sponges, Blender Pens, Sticky Strip, Snail

Example of Cards using Deal of the Week products

I created a few cards today, a couple of them include one or more of this week's Deal of the Week products. Remember these 4 punches are only $20.12 each, but only until Tuesday! So contact me now if you want to order!!! 

This card was made using the Scallop Square and Scallop Oval punches.

The pennants are made from the Scallop Square.  I got this idea from Kari Linder who made a lovely graduation card.  There's a tutorial on her blog on how to make the pennants from the Scallop Square Punch. 

Stamps: Happy Happy Birthday Wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Classic Stars Wheel

Ink: Versamark, Brilliant blue

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Large Oval Punch, Sticky Strip, SNAIL

This card was made using the Top Note Big Shot Die, the lovely Cottage Wall Designer Paper and the Scallop Oval Punch.  I used the 3.2 cm Square Punch to cut out all the paper squares.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Vintage Vogue

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Paper: Cottage Wall DSP, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: top Note Bigshot Die, Large Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, 3.2cm Square punch, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Dimensionals, Rhinestone Brads, Sticky Strip, Snail

Deals of the Week - Punches!

Throughout June, Stampin' Up! will be offering discounted prices for several products each week. 
The deals will run for one week only, so if you see something you like, you need to order before the week is out, which is Tuesday, June 8.

The first deals start today, June 1 and ends next Tuesday on June 8.  Week 2 will start on Wednesday, June 9. 

This week's deals are:

The Scallop Oval Punch goes well with the Large Oval Punch (p152, Order No. 107305, $30.95) and the Scallop Square Punch goes well with the 3.2cm Square Punch (p152, Order No. 104400, $30.95)

Contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com if you would like to order any or all of these fantastic punches.  There is no limit to how many you can order, so if you want to buy some as presents for friends or family, you can!

I will post next weeks' deals on Wednesday June 9, so don't forget to check out Stampin' Up!'s website or come back here to my blog for further information!