Claire Daly - Stampin Up Demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia

Free Cupcake and Muffin Box Templates and Instructions to Download .....

I've had such lovely comments about these single and double cupcake and muffin boxes I designed earlier in the year. Thought it would be nice to offer them as a free download to my blog readers. There are two boxes, one holds one cupcake or muffin, and the other two. They are great little gift boxes and could pretty much be adapted to anything. Here's some pictures:

 

 
 Download the Instructions and Template Here

This file contains all the diagrams and step bu step instructions for both of these cupcake boxes - enjoy making them!

Download Muffin and Cupcake Boxes Claire Daly

Make Your Own and Get More Tutorials For Free

If you make your own version of one of these boxes and upload them to your blog before 15th January with a link to this post as your inspiration, you can choose any two of my tutorial packages (in the left hand column) for free. Anyone that has a go at making one can choose two tutorial packs for free, so everyone wins! The three steps you need to take are:

1. Make your own version of either box (or both) using the templates supplied in the instructions above.
2. Upload a picture of your projects to your blog by 15th January, and include a link to this post in your blog post as the source of the inspiration.
3. Leave a comment here linking to your post by 15th January. Also let me know in your comment which of the PDF tutorial packs you would like, and I'll email them to you as thanks!

Enjoy making the boxes! Now off to eat - why do I always do these posts just before dinner time?

Claire

NEW Summer Mini Catalogue Samples and Shares

It's here at last, the brand new funky, bright and happy Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue (products available from today through March 31st 2010). You can click on the cover image in the left hand column to view the new mini online.

Everyone loves a new mini catalogue! Lots of great new exciting products in this one to show you too, including the gorgeous Butterfly punch and matching stamp set  Butterfly Prints (which also matches Flight of the Butterfly). We also have Circle Scissors Plus (at a GREAT price), new papers, rub ons, ribbons, buttons and of course stamps!

This card features two of my fave sets from this mini, Razzle Dazzle (which is GREAT with markers direct to rubber) and I {Heart} Hearts which has lots of different hearts and coordinates with our heart punches.

We also have the bright and happy Kaliedescope Designer Series Paper, which is perfect for a product share. This goes with so many different colours and I added in some coordinating softer colours as well, to give you heaps of different cardmaking options.

Share 1: Kaliedescope Designer Series Paper Share Pack - $25.00 (including postage)

You get:

12 sheets 6x6" Kaliedescope DSP

3 sheets each of A4 Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink, Pink passion, So Saffron, Summer Sun cardstock

5 sheets Whisper White cardstock

1.7m Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

1.3m Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

1.1m Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon

 

I will be creating lots with these products over the coming months, and as a customer, you will get extra samples to copy with the products you will already have from the share!

 

 

Share 2: Playground Buttons and Real Red Ribbon Share - $13.00 Inc Postage

 

(3.3m ribbon and 10 Playground Buttons)

 

 

Share 3: Sherbert Buttons and Pink Pirouette 1-1/4" Ribbon - $11.50 Inc Postage

 

(3.3m ribbon and 10 Sherbert Ribbons)

 

This one not pictured but it is on page 7 and 15 in Summer Mini Catalogue.

Here's a couple more samples for you. They both use the Kaliedescope papers, one bright and one more muted sheet (it's a very versatile pack). This first card uses I {Heart} Hearts again. Check out that cute woodgrain heart! I love the bright Playground buttons too.

The stamp set I have used on this one is Butterfly Prints, which I have cut out using the Butterfly Punch. The greeting is from the same set. Love that font and it's perfect with the Stampin' Write Markers!

Lots more samples to come of course! If you would like to purchase any of the new products, give me a call on 03 97352946 or email me and I'll put your order through to be sent straight from the warehouse to you (excluding shares which need to come to me first) so you will have it in a jiffy! 

Enjoy checking out the new products,

Claire xx

  

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ......

I'm feeling happy and bright and festive today, I can really feel that Christmas is coming and it's such a lovely time of year don't you think? I love the opportunity to be with my friends and family, to celebrate and to whip up some Christmas treats. We love putting up the tree and Paul and the boys are also planning to decorate the house again.

It's an exciting time team wise as well. We've got our Kris Kringle happening on my team forum and next Friday night we are all heading out to celebrate a fabulous fun year for the Art with Heart team. We have such a great team, and have lots of fun together. If you're looking for a fun team to join to be a a part of our team forum, training days, sharing and creating and nights out, just email me. I now have downlines actively building their teams right throughout Melbourne, from Sunbury and Melton in the West to Aspendale in the south and Healesville in the East, plus rural areas throughout Victoria and all states of Australia except Queensland, so there will be someone close by who can take you under their wing and help you get started. I'd love to put you in touch with them. Anyone who joins as one of my level 1-5 downlines, also has the benefit of my own mentoring and support as I am regularly on our team forum posting ideas, training tips etc for all my level 1-5 downlines. You also get access to all my tutorial instruction packages for free. Interested in finding out more? Just email me or call me on 03 97352946.

One of my gorgeous downlines Anita, sent me an email this morning showing me this cute as pie Christmas ornament she had made for her Etsy shop. OMG - how fab are they!! I had to have one right then and there. A couple of hours later Anita knocks on the door and hand delivered it as she's only just down the road. I just love Christmas ornaments, and especially those with meaning behind them. Lovely to have one hand crafted by a friend! I can't wait to put my tree up now!

I hope it's starting to feel like Christmas at your house too!

I choose the good stuff ...

I've had a hard day today. The type that comes out of left field. You know what though? So many amazing things happened today as well and that's what I choose to remember today by. I've just seen on the news how the medical teams at the Royal Children's Hospital have successfully separated the co-joined twins after a marathon operation. Let's pray for their continued good progress. I picked my son up early from creche and he ran towards me with his arms outstretched, so excited to see me. My husband walked in the door and gave me a hug and cooked tea for us all. A special friend was there for me (thanks :) ). In the end it was a good day.

Some of my fab team popped around to stamp and chat today as well. I did a couple of simple make and takes while we chatted. This first ones uses Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series paper which I will be so sorry to see go at the end of this month! The stamp set is Fifth Avenue Floral.

This one is a simple one using Circle Circus showing some different embossing techniques, clear embossing, white embossing and emboss resist.

 That's all for now. Have a great day and see you next time,

Claire xx

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 Days of Christmas Day 12 - Tree Trimmings

Here we are at day 12, my last card of the series. Time for some glitter don't you think? This card uses Tree Trimmings, one of the sets from the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalogue. These products are only available until November 30th, so get in quick!

I have used the Rock and Roll technique on the feature bauble and then added some Dazzling Diamonds to all three baubles using my Two Way Glue Pen. Before I adhered the feature bauble with Dimensionals (and before I added the Dazzling Diamonds), I masked the two base baubles and stamped the En Francais background stamp over the top in Sahara Sand (stamped off once). I also stamped this background without stamping off) on the base card layer (and let's just pretend I stamped it straight OK?).

So here's a run down of the Stampin' Up! supplies I have used in this card:

• Stamps: Tree Trimmings (only available until November 30th), En Francais, Best Yet.
• Ink: Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip
• Paper: Holiday Treasures
• Punches: Large Oval, Scalloped Oval (only available until November 30th), Scalloped Border
• Other: Vintage Brads, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way Glue Pen, Valet Ribbon Originals.

I hope you have enjoyed my 12 days of Christmas cards fro 2009 and you are well on your way to making your own cards. If I can help you with any supplies, just give me a call on 03 97352946 or email me. Lots of the items for making and giving Christmas gifts are on the Christmas Gift Giving Guide, so you could score yourself a free Scallop Square Punch or Boho Blossoms Punch. View the guide by clicking HERE.

Until next time, happy creating!

Claire xx

 
 

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 Days of Christmas - Day 11: Vintage Christmas

And now for something completely different! This one came completely out of left field! I just felt like doing a very shabby chic or vintage style Christmas card and I wanted to use the bird from Friends 24/7. Who would have thought you'd ever see that birdie on my Christmas cards hey?

I've used LOTS of bits and pieces on this one. Lots of stamping off on the naturals Ivory cardstock using Sahara Sand (loving Sahara Sand ink on natural and kraft cardstock!), build a brad and lots of inking and distressing. The sentiment is from Best Yet level 1 hostess set, and it fits perfectly in the large oval punch. I have then nested that on the scalloped oval. If you don't own that punch you only have until the end of the month to buy it, along with anything else in the Spring Mini Catalogue.

Here's a full run down of the Stampin' Up! supplies I have used on this card.

• Stamps: Friends 24/7, Winter post, Best Yet
• Ink: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Black Stazon
• Cardstock: Kraft, Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke
• Paper: Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red Prints DSP
• Punches: Large oval, scalloped oval, horizontal slot, 1/2" circle
• Other: Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain, Build a Brad, Vintage Brads

I hope you like todays installment. See you back here tomorrow with day 12!

Claire

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 Days of Christmas Day 10 - Gift Card Holder

Today we have a nifty little gift card holder which is very easy to make with some cutting and scoring. You can get the pattern from me, or you own Stampin' up! Demonstrator if that's not me. I have decorated mine using stamps from Stampin' Up! Season of Joy, Winter Post and the I Wish Simply Scrappin Kit.

As usual, here's a full run down of the Stampin' Up! products I have used:

• Stamps: Winter Post and Season of Joy
• Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
• Paper and elements: I Wish Simply Scrappin Kit
• Other: 1 3/8" circle punch, Designer Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers (Chocolate Chip and Real Red)

I hope you enjoy todays gift card holder. I'll be back tomorrow with day 11. Until then have a great day,

Claire xx
 

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 days of Christmas Day 9 - Season of Joy

(Let's just pretend it's two days ago OK?)

Today's Christmas card is an old favourite and even a design I have made before, but in different colours. Who doesn't love this stamp from Season of Joy though? It's so easy to do things to to jazz it up a bit.

This time I inked the stamp up in Baja Breeze ink, and then coloured over the top with my markers (so long as you are colouring over the top of a lighter colour there won't be any contamination. I have used my Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker to add some colour and then I have added Christal Effects to the Old Olive sections. I have also placed real red brads through the top 3 green flowers, and punched out a red snowflake to layer in the word 'joy' with a rhinestone brad on it (I cut the prongs off with scissors and attached with a glue dot as I needed it flatter in this case). So here's a full run down of what I have used:

• Stamps: Season of Joy
• Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip (for sponging edges), Riding Hood Red
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
• Paper: Ski Slope Designer Series Paper (only available until November 30th)
• Other: Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker, 1/2" circle punch, Real Red brads (in the Bold Brights), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, Crystal Effects, Eyelet Border punch, Riding Hood Red striped grosgrain ribbon.

I hope you enjoy todays card. I'll be back tomorrow (and I mean it this time!) with day 10!

Claire x

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 Day's of Christmas Day 8

Hello friends! I hope you are having a happy start to the week and are feeling creative and rested. It's been a lovely sunny (actually quite warm) day here in Melbourne. Summer is on the way.

Before I get into today's card, I wanted to tell you some exciting news! Shelli (CEO of Stampin' Up! at www.soshelli.com) chose my Blueberry and the Wishing Star page as one of the winners in last month's So Shelli Creative Challenge! How exciting! I get to choose a free stamp set, but I think the most exciting thing for me is that Shelli visited my blog and read that precious page. I would encourage you all to have a go at the challenges. They are so much fun and I am always so inspired by the creations people submit. Have a go!

Today's card features the fabulous Stampin' Up! Christmas set A Wish For Peace. This is a lovely traditional set and I really enjoy creating with it. The colours I have chosen for this card are Baja Breeze, Kraft, Whisper White and Chocolate Chip.

I have coloured the image using the Stampin' Write Markers. I used Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Always Artichoke and used my Aquapainter to add a bit of solid colour to the church. The sky was sponged on using Baja Breeze ink pad. For the background I have clear embossed the swirl from Baroque Motifs and the centre of the Build a Brad has been punched from the floral pattern in the Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper. Here's a full run down of the Stampin' Up! products I have used:

• Stamps: A Wish for Peace, Baroque Motifs
• Ink: Versamark, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip (for spongeing edges)
• Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Kraft, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White
• Paper: Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper
• Other: Build a Brads,1/2" circle punch, scalloped edge punch, Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon, paper piercer, Stampin' Write Markers, Embossing Buddy, clear embossing powder

I hope you enjoy this card and thanks for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow for day 9.

Claire xx

 

Claire's Stampin' Up! 12 Days of Christmas Day 7

Today I am showing you the second card I have made with the Stampin' Up! Christmas Classics set. Another really quick and easy card that would be easy to whip up a bunch of cards if you needed. For this one I have used the Stampin Write Markers for a multicoloured main image. The colours I have used are Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Real Red.

I really love how the small holly/berry stamp looks stamped as the background using the Real Red ink on the Real Red cardstock. Here's a run down of all the Stampin' Up! supplies I have used:

• Stamps: Christmas Classics
• Ink: Real Red
• Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
• Other: Eyelet Border Punch, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers (Old Olive, Real Red and Chocolate Chip)

I hope you enjoy today's card. See you back later tomorrow with day 8. Happy stamping!

Claire xx