Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Retiring Stampin' Up! Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

May 05, 2018

Oh how I loved this Petal Passion Designer Series Paper from the 2018 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalogue. I've loved working with it, but it's now onto the Stampin' Up! Retiring Products List, and only available while stocks last through May 31st.

The three main reasons I loved it, were:

It is a great neutral paper as a black and while, but this one for me was particularly useful because the contrast of the black was toned down quite a bit by the sketch look of the images, so there is actually quite a lot of softer grey in there too;
It has a floral / nature theme which are my favourite paper themes (anyone who follows my Instagram ill know how much I love flowers and plants).
It was FABULOUS to colour with Stampin' Blends (which are back in stock within weeks now and 11 fabulous new colours (in light and dark) are coming June 1st!
It coordinates beautifully with the Petal Palette bundle (carrying over to the 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, but only available at the 10% bundle price until May 31st.

So as you can see, it is super versatile. Here are a couple of cards I made with this beautiful paper,

For this card, I have just used different colours of the Stampin' Blends to colour flowers on the paper.

In between the flowers I sponged some Soft Sky ink. The card just needed a simple black and white sentiments but I have also added a few rhinestones to some of the flower centres.

For my second card, I have used one of my favourite colour combinations with this paper: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.

For the floral image, I have stamped the image from the Petal Palette Stamp Set (see links at end of post) and in Memento Black, and coloured with the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. I have used one of the coordinating embellishments, some Old Olive ribbon and a greeting cut from one of the coordinating Memory and More cards.

Check out the links at the end of this post, and don't miss out on the beautiful Petal Passion paper pack, along with the coordinating embellishments and Memories and More pack (only available while stocks last or May 31st) and bundle pricing on the Petal Palette bundle (ends May 21st).

If you shop online with me, don't forget to use the May Hostess Code for a free gift in mid June. My customers love getting their gifts in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous Saturday.

Claire

Product List

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

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Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Petal Palette Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

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Petal Palette Wood-Mount Bundle

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Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack

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Petal Passion Embellishments

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Old Olive 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon

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Linen Thread

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

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Stamping Sponges

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Posted at 01:19 AM in 2018 Occasions Catalogue, Bundles: Punches and dies with matching stamp sets., Coloured Images, Designer Series Paper, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Retiring Products | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts

April 19, 2018

Today I have a sweet coloured card for you using one of the retiring 2018 Occasions Catalogue stamp sets called Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts.

I coloured this one with Watercolour pencils, including the Lemon Lime Twist one which came inside the Lots of Happy Card Kit. I'm going to be super sad to see to see the Smoky Slate Gingham Ribbon go. It's one of my favourites and is great for baby cards too.

April Stampin' Up! Update

So much happening at the moment. Here's what not to miss:

The Clearance Rack has been updated in the Online Store - new bargains at up to 60% off. Check it out HERE.

Lots more information about the 2018 Colour Revamp on my page HERE.

Last Chance / Retiring Products lists available HERE. Available until May 31st or until sold out (stamp sets, stamp pads and reinkers guaranteed as available until May 7th).

Request a copy of the 2018/19 Annual Catalogue HERE (mailing in May).

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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a lovely rest of the day,

Claire

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Posted at 10:17 PM in 2018 Occasions Catalogue, Coloured Images, Colouring, Dies, Thinking of You Cards, Watercolouring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time to say goodbye to some retiring Stampin' Up! favourites.

April 11, 2018

Hello lovely friends.

Had a fabulous time away in Sydney over the weekend at OnStage training with over 40 of my team and nearly 600 fellow demonstrators. We were very lucky to have Sara Douglass attend our event too. We had the new 2018 Annual Catalogue unveiled to demonstrators and saw lots of new products.

With the new, comes the goodbyes though, and that's what today's post is all about (I will post some pictures of the event tomorrow).

These two catalogues will be retiring on May 31st. While some products are carrying over, LOTS are retiring and will be gone for good after May 31st.

You can view all of the retiring products in my online Stampin' Up! store using the links below:

Retiring Stamp Sets

Retiring Bundles

(some bundle products will be carrying over but the 10% bundled product saving does not carry over to the new catalogue)

Everything Else

Important Information about the Retiring Lists

You will see LOTS of colours on there. Some are part of the major colour revamp (we have lots of retiring colours, read more about this under the colour revamp picture below. If the colour isn't retiring, you will still see ink pads on there. This is because we are changing to a new and improved ink pad design, and these colours will be available in that new design after June 1st.
Colours Sell FAST! For all of the colours retiring completely (see below), these will sell fast. Stampin' Up! are only guaranteeing stock of the current design stamp pads and the individual re-inkers through 7th May. All other retiring colour products are only available now until sold out and I expect to go quickly (some are already low inventory and its not even 24 hours yet) so get in quickly to secure coordinating cardstock and reinkers and markers etc for your favourite products.
Everything else is only While Supplies Last, and then will be discontinued at May 31st. While Stampin' Up! have said that there MAY be some discounts added from May 8th (depending on inventory), the most popular items are going to sell out well before then. Many products are now showing low inventory, and I expect we will start seeing products sell out in the next day. Discounts will not be pre-announced, so demonstrators will not know until May 8th if anything is going to be discounted either.
There are no minimum purchases - get as little or as much as you need. Even if it's just a reinker for a favourite stamp pad colour.
Don't forget to use the April Hostess Code if you are shopping online, as you will receive a free gift in mid May if you do.

Retiring Colours

Stampin' Up! have introduced a big colour revamp, the first since 2010 we did have a smaller Colour Refresh in 2013, but nothing big since 2010). I'll introduce you to the new colours in future posts (as these wont be available until June 1st) - they are so fresh and on trend!

To make way for these, 17 colours are retiring May 31st, This includes 4 InColurs from 2016/18 (Flirty Flamingo is staying but will move through to one of the colour groups) and 13 core colours.

These colour products are already on the retiring list. Ink pads and reinkers are only guaranteed available until May 7th, and everything else is now only available while stocks last, so don't delay in getting what you need. Colours sell fast on the retiring list.

Here are all the retiring colours:

Find Retiring Product Colours HERE in the Online Store

I'll be back soon with more information. Until then, happy crafting.

Claire

Posted at 02:51 AM in 2017/18 Annual Catalogue, 2018 Colour Revamp, 2018 Occasions Catalogue, Retiring Products | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Southern Serenade Vintage Birthday Card

April 01, 2018

Welcome to April friends, and blessed Easter Wishes to you and your family.

What's happening in Stampin' Up! in April?

Next weekend, demonstrators around the globe will be gathering at OnStage events for the unveiling of the 2018/19 Annual Catalogue, which will be available for customers during May for a June 1st start (to register your interest in receiving a catalogue when they become available, go here). I will be heading to Sydney with lots of my team which will be lots of fun and excitement. This year will be even more fun, as it's Stampin' Up!'s 30th Anniversary and we are celebrating like it's 1988.

I'll be able to tell you all about the OnStage event, and give you some sneak peeks from Tuesday April 10th.

To catch some bits and pieces of the fun that I can show earlier, make sure you are following me on Facebook and Instagram.

I can't wait to bring you the fun and excitement of OnStage!

Being the start of the month, we also have a new monthly hostess code to use with online orders. Pop this code in when your are prompted in your order, and you will qualify for a small free gift mid May.

Today's Card

Today I have a vintage style birthday card for you, using one of the lovely stamp sets from the Occasions Catalogue called Southern Serenade. Sometimes we miss these stand alone stamp sets while we focus on bundles, but this stamp set is too pretty to miss. I particularly like its vintage style and the beautiful fine lace image.

I have used Shimmery White to stamp on, and Crumb Cake for the stamping of the lace images. I have stamped the floral image in Basic Black Archival and coloured with watercolour pencils.

This stamp set comes with some lovely accompanying images of the lace and smaller floral images, as well as three very versatile sentiments. It's a great one to add to your collection of stamps and is available in clear mount and wood (see links below). The 'Happy Birthday' and 'Thank You' greeting also fit nicely inside the Pretty Label Punch.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Claire

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Posted at 02:17 AM in 2018 Occasions Catalogue, 2018/19 Annual Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Coloured Images, Colouring, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Monthly Host Codes, OnStage Events, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree with Brusho Micropowders

March 28, 2018

Today I decided to show you another card with Brusho, this time a sympathy or get well card using Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree. I have used the Gamboge pot of Brusho for this card.

I really love the effect I got with the Brusho as a bright sky or sunset. I am not sure how that small circular gap happened but I quite like that it did, as it kind of looks like a sun or moon. I did the Brusho piece first (again just sprinkling Brusho onto the watercolor paper which I had sprayed a few times with a water mister). When that was dry, I over stamped the Brusho with the the image from Lovely as Tree stamp set using Early Espresso ink. My greeting is from Flourishing Phrases stamp set. I have used the 1 3/4" circle punch for the greeting and then cut a 2" circle from Copper Foil Cardstock to mat it (I used the Circle Layering Framelits for this step). I carried the Copper Foil Cardstock mat to the stamped image too, and the base card is just Early Espresso.