Stampin with Joanna

Sale-a-bration starts tomorrow!

This is a card I created using one of the brand new Sale-a-bration stamp sets called Vintage Labels.  I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to align the oval image in a circle design - to create a flower.

Sale-a-bration is a great promotion that Stampin' Up!  runs every year about this time.  If you spend $100 you get to choose one of the four Sale-a-bration limited edition stamp sets for FREE! 

All of the 4 sets are lovely too.  If you would like to take advantage of this great promotion that begins on 25 January and ends on 31 March 2010, why not contact me to place an order, hostess your own party to sign up to be a demonstrator.

If you join Stampin' Up! during Sale-a-bration you get an EXTRA FREE stamp set of your choice (to the value of $79.95) included with your starter kit!

You will be able to see the Sale-a-bration brochure on the Stampin' Up! Website as from tomorrow, 25 Jan,  Or you can contact me to get your own copy:

Joanna Wassens    (02) 45 777 504    or   0408 657 258  or    jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Always 'Girly' Easel Card

 

I have wanted to create one of these types of cards for a while!  This card may look like an ordinary card but when you 'open' it - it looks quite different.  It looks like this:

 

This is an 'easel card'.  Here it is from the front when open:

 

This is my 'card in a box' card some of my Creative Stampers team members created at our recent holiday get together.  A gathering at my house during the school holidays when children are welcome to come too.  The kids play happily in our rumpus room and in the back yard while we all create the 'cards in box' that all the participants bring along.   It is always a fun day for the kids and the adults!  If you would like to join my team and come along next school holidays just contact me.  There is a great promotion starting soon for joining Stampin' Up! - you will get an extra free stamp set to the value of $79.95.  Contact me if you are interested in finding out the details.

I think my creation is so 'girly' because I needed to express my feminine side having been home with my two boys for all of the school holidays (and my husband for a lot of that time too!).  Not that I don't love having them home with me (because I do!) - just that I needed a bit of pink in my day, for a change!

I will be creating another easel card and a joy fold card for my first card making classes of the year on Thursday 11 February at either 10am or 7.30pm.  If you would like to book your place please contact me on (02) 45 777 504 or 0408 657 258 or email me at jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Happy Stamping!

Close up for you:

Card details:

Stamp sets: Always, vintage labels (2010 Sale-a-bration set, available free when you spend $100 from 25 Jan 2010)

Ink:  Pink pirouette, real red

Card:  Whisper white, pink pirouette

Accessories:  Red polka dot ribbon, pink pirouette ribbon, linen thread, crop a dile, 3 hearts punch, word window punch, sponges, large oval punch, scalloped oval punch, vintage brads

Please contact me to order any of the Stampin' Up! products listed aboove:  jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Always Colour Challenge Card

In early December 2009 I participated in a Cyberstamp for the Inklings team run by Carol Dunstan.  Carol had some great challenges for us.  The first was to create a card using the colours:

Baha breeze, lavendar lace, brocade blue and Certainly celery. 

The third challenge was to 'use markers direct to rubber' on your project.  I combined these two challenges and created the card above.

I used a stamp set called 'Always' that I borrowed from one of my upcoming Sale-a-bration hostesses. I mounted it for her in exchange for using it to create some cards (Thanks Rhiannon!) 

If you would like to be one of my Sale-a-bration hostesses then contact me ASAP.  I still have a couple of dates still available.  It is a fantastic time to host a Stampin' Up! demonstration:  Everyone who spends $100 during Sale-a-bration gets to choose 1 of 4 Limited time only stamp sets FREE!  Plus if sales at your demonstration reach $600 you get a FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set too!

Sale-a-bration begins on 25th January and ends on 31 March 2010.

Joanna Wassens (02) 45 777 504   or 0408 657 258    jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Happy Stamping!
 

Friend to Friend Post it Note Cover

Way back in November 2009 I attended the Sydney Regional training for Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  These are the gifts I created for the members of my Creative Stampers team who attended the day.  They are decorated covers for a pad of post it notes.  Here is what they look like open:

And a side view:

and a close up of the matchbook type closure:

 
 I used only 1 stamp set for this project, one of my favourite sets, 'pocket silhouettes'.  I stamped the stalks of the branches along the base of the kiwi kiss card to create the stripey effect you see.

Two circle punches:  the 1and 3/8 inch and the new  1 and  3/4 inch were used to create the frame for the stamped images.  The boho blossoms punch and a rhinestone brad created a nice matching flower embellishment and linen thread finishes off the project nicely.

The matchbook closure is of course created with the slit punch.

If you would like to order any of the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this project please contact me at (02) 45 777 504   or 0408 657 258  or email me at jocam_wassens@hotmail.com I would be more than happy to assist you.

Happy Stamping!
 

Happy New Year! Inspiration Desk Calendar

Happy New Year!  Thank you for reading my blog!  I hope you and your loved ones have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.  and now back to normal posting.......

Here is another design of the desk calendar you saw yesterday.  These were gifts for some fabulous individuals that do an awesome job and who may require inspiration from time to time, when they are having a bad day (as we all do!) Hidden behind the main decorated section is a pull out piece with some inspiring things written about each of them to brighten their day.

 I used the  'Fifth Avenue Floral' stamp set to create a flower embellishment and a decorated strip.  I stamped both the flower embellisment and the greeting onto basic grey cardstock using staz on black ink, then I coloured in the images with bleach (could this be a favourite of mine?!!)  This created the perfect subtle look that I was after.

I stamped the Inspire definition from the excellent set 'Life Definitions' in the corner.  This set contains 28 different definitions and is on the Stampin' Up! Inventory Clearance List until 24th January priced at only $68.21 reduced from $90.95.  To see the entire list CLICK HERE.

Contact me if you would like to order this set,or any others on the list, as soon as you can, as they are only available at this price while stocks last.

Joanna Wassens (02) 45 777 504    or   0408 657 258 jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Happy Stamping!