Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Butterfly Bundle

28 September, 201327 September, 2013 craftwithkate

Don’t miss out, there is only a couple more days to save 15% by purchasing the Butterfly Bundle!

Dates: 29 August – 30 September, 2013

Offer: Get 15 percent off when you buy this bundled butterfly stamp set and punch!

Bundle Item	Page in Catalogue	Description	Retail Price	15% Savings Price	Amount Saved!
135311	90 183	Butterfly Bundle (Clear-Mount) Papillion Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set Bitty Butterfly Punch	$53.90	$45.82	$8.08
135312	90 183	Butterfly Bundle (Wood-Mount) Papillion Potpourri Wood-Mount Stamp Set Bitty Butterfly Punch	$60.90	$51.77	$9.13

To purchase any of these items, be sure to visit my online store!

Here are a couple of examples using this bundle ~ yes I love butterflies!

Happy stamping,

Kate

Stampin' Up!

Stitches & Craft Show

27 September, 20135 January, 2016 craftwithkate

Morning Stampers,

I want to inform you about the upcoming Stitches and Craft Show that will be held at the Caulfield Racecourse from Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 October. The Show will be open daily from 10.00am – 4.30pm.

FREE PIN EXHIBITOR LIST LET’S SHOP!

Make sure you come along and visit me, as I will be on the Stampin’ Up! Stand on Friday 25 October.

Please drop by and say hello and support me in my first ever craft show event!

Further details can be found at http://stitchesandcraft.net.au/Melbourne/

Happy Stamping!

Kate

Christmas, Thinlits Dies

I’m back!

26 September, 2013 craftwithkate

Well hello lovely stampers,

We are back from our wonderful holiday to Phuket, Thailand. I hope you enjoyed the few photos we posted on facebook while we were away. You wouldn’t believe that we took over 900 photos, so there will be lots of Scrapbooking in the near future!

It’s great to be home and able to stamp again!

The new Expressions Thinlits Dies (from the Holiday Catalogue) got a work out this morning and they are wonderful. I was a little worried about easy they were going to release from the die, but they are fantastic. They sure will become a feature on many cards.

I started with this Christmas card using the thinlits and the frosted finishes embellishment with the Winter Frost DSP.

This card also uses the love thinlits with the Beautifully Baroque Bundle (stamp and coordinating embossing folder). You can purchase these 2 items at 15% off!

Christmas Card using the dies from the Keepsake Ornament Set and new silver ribbon from the Holiday Catalogue.

I love this Venetian Romance DSP pack of papers. I have also used the expressions thinlits using multipurpose adhesive sheets and silver glitter over the heart from the Hearts a Flutter Stamp and Die Set.

These are just a taste of what I have been working on and will have plenty more to share with you in the coming weeks.

To purchase any of these items, be sure to visit my online store!

Happy stamping,

Kate

General

We made it

8 September, 2013 craftwithkate

Yes, we have arrived in Phuket for our first ever family holiday!

The weather when we arrived at 8.30pm local time (11.30pm Melb time) was still a balmy 26 degrees. It took another hour of driving in a private vehicle to get to our resort but it was eventful.

The girls were amazed with all the lights and signs everywhere and the amount of motorbikes with 3 people on each and no protective gear.

On our way to breakfast the first morning we saw the magnificence of this beautiful resort – the frangipani’s and the orchids attached to every tree around the resort!

having a wonderful time but using my blog is frustrating over here, so follow my Facebook page to stay up to date with our travels.

ciao for now,

kate

General

Time for a break

3 September, 201326 September, 2013 craftwithkate

Hello lovely stampers,

Well it is time for me to take a short break.

I am heading overseas on a much deserved holiday with my family from 6 – 22 September 2013.

You will not see too many cards or techniques on my blog during the next few weeks, but I will try and post some of our travel experiences on this blog.

I am not sure how I will go without a stamp in sight for over two weeks, but I will be spending some much needed time with my 2 little girls and hubby on our first ever family holiday together!

Have fun stamping while I am gone, and I hope to see lots of your creations very soon.

Happy stamping!

Kate

Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP)

Card Gift Idea

2 September, 201331 August, 2013 craftwithkate

Good morning stampers,

I have a little gift idea that I would like to share with you!

It’s a blank case that the Stampin’ Up! clear mount stamps come in and I have decorated it with the Garden Gingham Designer Series Paper. Isn’t it a wonderful way to use the DSPs.

I thought it would make a very cool gift and enclosed are 3 of my favourite matching cards I have made with this same DSPs.

These clear cases (119105) can be ordered from my 24/7 online store and you can see them on page 197 of the Annual Catalogue.

They are only $9.95 for 4 cases!

Do you agree this is a lovely gift?

Happy Stamping,

Kate

General

Happy Father’s Day

1 September, 201331 August, 2013 craftwithkate

Good morning stampers,

I don’t have any cards or new techniques to share with you today, because it is Sunday 1 September and my family and I will be celebrating Father’s Day with our beloved dads.

My girls look forward to sharing their gifts they made and purchased at the school stalls with their dad and both my Father and Father-in-law will be here to enjoy a beautiful breakfast of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages and toast with a freshly ground coffee!

Have a wonderful day and Melbourne is intending to put on a gorgeous 25 degree day ~ what better way to start the first day of Spring!

How will you be celebrating Father’s Day?

Have a wonderful day no matter what you do!

Happy stamping,

Kate

Christmas

Keepsake Ornament

31 August, 201325 August, 2013 craftwithkate

Morning Crafters,

I know this is probably a little early to start creating things for Christmas, but I thought I would share with you a little Christmas Ornament that is so cute and quite easy to make.

Simply stamp your images, 3 in each colour, die cut them, score each down the centre and fold. Glue alternating pieces together and before gluing the final piece, add a strip of ribbon. I will do a class on these in October, so stay tuned for a date to be announced.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Stamp Set: Ornament Keepsakes

Inkpads: Real Red & Gumball Green

Cardstock: Whisper White

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Simply Scored

Accessories: Tombo Glue, sticky Strip, Silver Ribbon, Rhinestones

To view the Autumn Winter Carryover Catalogue CLICK HERE

To purchase any of these items, be sure to visit my online store!

Happy stamping,

Kate

Kids Cards, Masculine, MDS

MDS Cards

30 August, 201325 August, 2013 craftwithkate

Morning Stampers,

I want to share with you today some cards I have made with the MDS (My Digital Studio) program.

There is nothing more satisfying than creating a card in a few minutes when you require it “yesterday”.

The best part about creating a card in MDS is that once you have created it, you can save it and reprint it any time you like.

You too can try this software for FREE with a 30 day trial. Why wouldn ‘t you give it a go today!

All you need to do is click on the icon below and it will take you to my online store. If you haven’t already created an account you will need to before adding the FREE 30 day Trial to your cart. Once you submit your order, you will get an email confirmation with the link to download it immediately.

Once you have tried MDS, the full program can be purchased for $24.95, yes, that is the total cost. Click the icon below.

Once you have the full program, you will have access to create just about anything, from cards, photobooks, calendars, tags and more!

You can also purchase extra images, designer papers, embellishments, etc and every Tuesday, new downloads become available so stay tuned each week to receive those updates.

For these cards I purchased the stamp brush images for the Extreme Skateboarder and Extreme Snowboarder for only $1.50 each. The other images are part of the full program, which has so much to it, that is all you will need to get started with!

To purchase any of the items, trials or programs, click on the links/images above or visit my online store to view more.

Now I am off to celebrate my 40th birthday today, Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Happy creating,

Kate