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Going, going, gone….

Posted by Amanda on March 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

Stampin’ Up’s! fabulous promotion – Sale-a-bration - is drawing to a close! You only have until the 31st March to earn gorgeous stamp sets for free! To earn the free stamp sets all you need to do is:

1) Spend $100 and earn one free sale-a-bration stamp set

2) Host a workshop of at least $600 and earn one free sale-a-bration stamp set in addition to the generous hostess benefits

3) Join Stampin’ Up! during sale-a-bration and you receive a free stamp set from the 2009/2010 idea book valued at $79.95

And it gets even better – the $100 offer (#1 above) applies for each $100 you spend – so if you host a workshop, spend $200 yourself then you will receive 2 free sale-a-bration stamp sets. If your workshop is over $600 then you will receive another free sale-a-bration stamp set as well as receiving the normal hostess benefits of exclusive stamps sets and $ to spend in the 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue.

Please click here to view the sale-a-bration brochure and the fabulous stamp sets that you can earn for free!

 Sale-a-bration Brochure

Also, if you would like to place an order outside a workshop, you will still qualify for the sale-a-bration benefits – so now is a great time to place an order and stock up on supplies for all that scrapbooking and card making over the easter break! Please contact me with your order!

The Summer Mini Catalogue is also coming to a close. Products in this catalogue are only available to order until the 31st March. If something in the catalogue has caught your eye and you can’t live without it, contact me with your order. Don’t forget that orders from this catalogue will count towards earning free Sale-a-bration stamp sets! Click here to see the Summer Mini Catalogue.

Summer Mini Catalogue

Make sure you keep an eye out for details of the new Autumn Mini catalogue to be released on the 1st April – lots of fabulous new things coming your way!

Until next time – happy Flutterby Creating!

Amanda

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Pink Pirouette Handbag – every girl needs one of these!

Posted by Amanda on March 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

You may remember a couple of weeks ago I posted a cute little handbag. I have a workshop coming up with a little girl’s birthday theme so I decided to do a little girl’s handbag! It is perfect to put a little present inside or to use as a goodie bag for a party!

Princess handbag

The other side of the bag has a little butterfly attached - click here to see my tutorial on how to make them. I have used the Perfect Princess stamp set which is great for little girl’s projects.

Basic Jumbo Grommets

A little while ago I got some of the Basic Jumbo Grommets from the Summer Mini Catalogue (click here to see the catalogue) and I have been waiting for the right project to use them on.

The 1/2″ circle punch is the same size as the hole in the middle of the grommet and they are great to use with Ribbon or to attach things onto your project!

Here is a card I have designed to go with the handbag.

Little Girl Card

What I used (handbag):

  • Stamp Sets: Perfect Princess
  • Card: Pink Pirouette Textured
  • Ink: Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
  • Other: Paper Snips, Butterfly Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Pink Pirouette 1-1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Jumbo Grommets, Purse Template
  • Non Stampin’ Up!: Bead Wire, Seed Beads, wire cutters

Little Girl Card

What I used (card):

  • Stamp Sets: Perfect Princess, Happy Moments
  • Card: Pink Pirouette Textured, Pale Plum
  • Ink: Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
  • Other: Paper Snips, Butterfly Punch,  5 Petal Flower Punch, Mini Glue Dots
  • Non Stampin’ Up!: Bead Wire, Seed Beads, wire cutters

Until next time – happy Flutterby Creating!

Amanda

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Birthday Present – pretty in pink!

Posted by Amanda on March 6, 2010 Leave a Comment

Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you….. one of my best friends turned 40 last week, so it was time to get Flutterby Creating and make something special for her – and this is what I came up with!

Flutterby vase candle holder

I picked up the vase / candle holder (it can be used for either purpose) from Ikea and it stands about 30cm tall. I decided that less was more with this gift and have kept it simple. I made some Flutterby’s (see my flutterby making post for details on how to make them) and wrapped some ribbon around the vase.

flutterby vase detail

The next step was to make a card that matched. I decided to keep the colour scheme the same as the vase. I used the 5 Petal Flower punch to make a cut out in the bottom right hand corner of the card – which you can see through to the inside of the card and I have stamped on the punch and incorporated it into the design!

Birthday Card

What I used:

  • Stamp Sets: Happy Moments, Flight of the Butterfly, Totally Tabs
  • Card: Regal Rose White Vellum, Confetti Cream
  • Ink: Pink Passion, Versa Mark
  • Other: Paper Snips, Butterfly Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Round Tab Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, 1″ Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Aluminum White Circle Metal Edge Tags, Clips Assortment,
  • Non Stampin’ Up!: Ikea Candle Holder / Vase, Bead Wire, Seed Beads, wire cutters

card cut out detail

Until next time – happy Flutterby Creating!

Amanda

Filed Under: Cards, Catalogues, Off the Page Projects |

Punches with a difference – 5 Petal Flower = Flutterby

Posted by Amanda on March 2, 2010 Leave a Comment

As promised, here is a fantastic idea to get more out of your punches! This technique turns the 5 Petal Flower punch into a Flutterby!

Step 1: Gather your tools together! You will need the 5 Petal Flower punch, some Paper Snips and some Paper or Vellum.

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Step 2: Punch out a flower using the punch. It is easiest to use the punch upside down so you can see the paper you are punching.

Step 3: Using the Paper Snips, cut off one of the petals. Follow the line of the petals with your cut so it is in a v shape.

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Step 4 : Now you have a Flutterby! They are great layered with the Butterfly Punch from the Summer Mini Catalogue – here is a finished example using Vellum and cardstock. You can stamp the vellum for added effect.

Flutterby

Mini Glue dots are great to attach the 2 layers of flutterby’s together and you can also use bead wire with seed beads to add some “bling” to the body of the flutterby.

What I used:

  • Stamp Sets: None
  • Card: Regal Rose, White Vellum
  • Ink: None
  • Other: Paper Snips, Butterfly Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Mini Glue Dots
  • Non Stampin’ Up!: Bead Wire, Seed Beads, wire cutters

Until next time – happy Flutterby Creating!

Amanda

Filed Under: Off the Page Projects |
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