http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:19:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been so busy the last few weeks with school finishing, shopping and even celebrating my Birthday I have'nt had any time to play and create. As I'm now going to spend sometime and take a break with my family this will be the last time I post this ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/projects/last-post-for-the-year With the last Mini Catalogue I made Punch Candy to post out with the catty's I sent out to my customers, so I had to think of something different to do this time. Which I thought these teabag holders would be a good idea so that when they recieved the ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/teabag-folder Today is the start of 2 great promotions with Stampin' Up!®.  Tying Up Christmas which runs from the 1-31 December 2008.  Go to the Specials & Promotions Page for full details.     Summer Mini Catalogue 2008-2009    The Summer Mini starts today through until the 31 March 2009.     If you would like to recieve a Summer Mini Catalogue, ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/stampin-up%c2%ae-december-promotions I got these photo's of my son printed the other day and they have been staring at me all week to scrap. So here are two layouts I completed today. This first layout, I have used a New Stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! called "Friendly Flowers" I ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/in-a-boys-world I was really excited this week to receive some new stamp sets from the new Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue, soon to be released on December 1st. This stamp I have used on this layout is from a set called "For Father" which is a great set to make male cards. Also new ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/the-pick-of-the-crop As I can imagine most people's weeks are hetic and thats what mine has been this week, so I have only just managed to get some time to fit in this weeks challenge which was to create a card with glitter. Hope you like this card. Recipe: Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Regal ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/cards/glitter-challenge As per usual I am behind with the weekly challenges set for our group the Southern Belles, so I have tried to catch up with these three cards. The first card is Unusal Background Challenge: For this unusal backgound I have taken Whisper White cardstock and dobbed three different purple shades ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/weekly-challenges Here are a couple of cards I have made using the Season of Joy Stamp Set, and Designer Series Paper Holiday Harmony which is available until Nov 31st from the Spring Mini Catalogue. Artwork Cindy Banks - Images©1990-2008 Stampin' Up! http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/season-of-joy I caught up with my friend for coffee today as it was her birthday. I made a batch of cupcakes to take for her and sticking with the theme I made this card: She really liked the card and the cupcakes too.   Recipe: Stamp Set-Big Bold Birthday,Hostess Set-For a Friend. Cardstock-Chocolate Chip,Regal Rose,Whisper ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/stampin-up-projects/birthday-wishes I saw a Mini Album, which is put together using 2 x 12x12 sheets of cardstock to make a fold out album. So I decided to have a go at making one. I have themed this album on Christmas using the Season of Joy stamp set and Designer Series Paper - Dashing. Front Cover : I have Embossed Resist the ... http://www.thestampingstudio.com.au/blog/scrapbooking/mini-album