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Thursday, May 04, 2023

The New Annual Catalogue for 2023 and 2024 is LIVE!

 It's an exciting time of the year when the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue goes live! This year it is even more exciting because, apart from all the amazing new stamps, dies, tool enhancements, cardstock, designer series paper, bling, ribbon etc, we have a giant Colour Refresh!

FInd out how to receive one of these Ideas Books and Catalogue for free when you shop with me in Australia at my SusanSalutations online store

Some older colours have been farewelled, previously loved colours have come back, AND we have five new In Colours.

Stampin' Up! does an incredible job keeping us up to date and on point with colour, don't you think? As you look around the stores and fashions of today, you will notice these new colours everywhere, alone or in combination.

Well done, Stampin' Up!

If you live in Australia and would like to find out how you can receive a free new annual Ideas Book and Catalogue from me contact me in the comments or, if you want to order a new Catalogue, go to my SusanSalutations online store where you can add one to your order or purchase one outright :)

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Free Postage on $65+ Orders on April 19th 2023!

 It's too good a special to miss out on! Not only do you get free postage on $65+ orders, you have the opportunity to also

  1. Shop discounted items not continuing into the new catalogue
  2. Shop heavily discounted Clearance Rack items
  3. Have a look at the Online Exclusive products on offer!
  4. If you order from me, I will send you a new Annual Catalogue, valued at $7, for free! AND
  5. I'll invite you to join my exclusive Facebook Group  made just for customers and members of my team :)

Let me know if you need help with ordering. You can order from me here..

PS: I am in Australia, so you can only order from me if you live here.  If you live in another country and have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator there, contact them quickly to place an order with them!


Free Shipping 19.4.23


Friday, August 26, 2022

Hair for the Ponytail Project

Warning: This is a post that doesn't have a lot to do with paper crafting. It's a bit more personal for me.I wanted to share with you though. And it might be related to papercrafting if you read to the end...

You may have noticed I updated my Avatar pic from this to that:






That's because I had 58cm of my hair cut off to give away to a wig making organisation that supports people undergoing chemo and radiation or who have scalp conditions like Alopecia .

I chose the Ponytail Project to donate my hair. They tell you all the details of how to send your hair to them on their page.

Ponytail Project


A huge thanks to Janelle, my hairdresser at the Hair Salon in our Village.She was wonderful about helping me with this. She divided my hair into six ponytails, then plaited and cut off each one individually.She said it was a 'first' for her, too!

I hope someone benefits and it makes a difference to their life!

You know, I don't scrapbook much. This is an event I might think about creating a page for though. What do you think? It seemed like a big deal at the time! I know it sure feels and looks different to go from having very long hair to almost a Pixie cut in an afternoon!

What similar things have you done to make a difference for someone else? Tell me in the comments :)

Card Ideas - Pop Up Cards

 It's fun to try something new with cardmaking, right?

I found out that pop up cards were not so hard! 

It had been years since I tried a card like this. I forgot that all you have to do is create a little pop out section in your card base to glue things to. 

That's r this Cup of Tea card. I scored and cut a couple of little sections into my card base and made them fold the opposite direction to what they would usually do.

Then I decorated to my heart's content!

Pop Up Card

 

I thought the Cup of Tea stamp set and dies would make a great pip up card, so for this card, I  scored  lines out from the centre fold at the 1" (2cm) mark. Then I cut at right angles out to that mark. I didn't score all the way across the card, just along an inch (2cm) where I wanted my platforms to be.

Once you create your scores you cut at right angles form the centre score line to the 1" (2cm) mark.

After the cuts are made, you push the cut section towards you. It pops out like a little box step.


Pop Up Card

After that, you just create your pop up elements so they can be glued to the face of the pop out step!


Pop Up Card

DESIGN HINT: When getting ready to glue your pop up elements to the step, close your card on it completely to make sure your card folds flat AND to make sure your decorative elements don't shoot out too far from the closed card. 

You might have trouble getting your creation into an envelope otherwise, or would wind up having to make a very large card base!


Pop Up Card

 

I hope you enjoyed seeing this project!

You can purchase the supplies I chose from my SusanSalutations Store. This is the link to the entire Tea Boutique Suite. You can pick and choose what you want from it individually, but the Suite price is discounted. :) 

I chose my col
ours from the DSP. I like to do that as it makes colour selection so easy. I just know I will have a well coordinated card when I do that!

Sit a bit and enjoy a cuppa while you create cards and more with products from the Tea Boutique Suite Collection.

This suite collection has what you need to create tea for two (or more): stamps for stamping teacups, tea bags, and sentiments; patterned paper with teapots, teacups, and florals; dies to cut out stamped images or accent pieces; and coordinating cards and envelopes. Make a card or two and send them away to brighten someone’s day!

The Tea Boutique Suite Collection includes:

CUP OF TEA STAMP SET (10% OFF)
* 20 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

TEACUP DIES (10% OFF)
* 17 dies
* Largest die: 2-1/4" x 1-1/2" (5.7 x 3.8 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
* Compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

TEA BOUTIQUE 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
* 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs
* Acid free
* Lignin free

TEA BOUTIQUE CARDS & ENVELOPES
* 20 card bases and 20 envelopes
* Folded card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

Product colours: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Fresh Freesia, Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Petal Pink, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide.

Add ink, cardstock, and adhesive to complete your projects.
Tea Boutique Suite


Wednesday, August 24, 2022

End of Sale A Bration is August 31st, 2022

 Hi everyone. Sale-A-Bration is coming to a close for 2022. The next one won't happen till 2023!

At the moment for every $AUD90 product order you place, you can earn a free Level 1 reward.

For every $AUD180 product order you place, you can earn a Level 2 reward.

As some of the rewards listed in the Sale-A-Bration brochure have been depleted, Stampin' Up! has released more products to fill the gaps! You can see the current list of rewards on my SusanSalutations shopping pages.

Remember to browse your Seasonal Catalogue (free to all my customers who have placed an order with me this year) for all kinds of ideas about Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hallowe'en, birthdays etc - use your catalogue as a resource for ideas to CASE (Copy and Share Everything!) with your current stash.

Of course, the Annual Catalogue is also current till June 2023, so you will always have goodies to browse :)


Friday, December 31, 2021

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 I can't believe how fast 2021 went, even though it dragged in parts, mainly during lockdowns and restrictions. In spite of everything that went wrong, I was able to think back this New Year's Eve and reflect on the many blessings that also happened. 

There were major things like selling our old home and moving into a new one. There were important things like making new friends and continuing to develop friendships, being able to craft, learning new things. 

We always had food on the table and petrol in the car, and we were able to take a few local trips.

So this New Year's Eve, I decided to make an Exploding Box Album to hold some of the precious memories of 2021. If you would like to make one too, find out how here. I wrote you some instructions. And I have included information about the new supplies I used. The ribbon is the new Frayed Ribbon in white. 

May 2022 be good to us all! 

Explosion Box Album

Explosion Box Album






Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Urgent: November Seasonal Sale

 This great Stampin' Up! sale is on now, but only till November 18th while stocks last! And this sale is for Aussie crafters only, sorry.

 

Promotion Period: 16–18 November 2021

  • The sale will run for three days only.
  • The discount includes 10% off cardstock, 15% off ink pads (excluding ink pad bundles and third-party pads), and 20% off dies.
  • The discount applies to products featured in the 2021–2022 Annual Catalogue only. Products from the July–December 2021 Mini Catalogue are not included.
  • The sale is available through both online store purchases and demonstrator orders.
  • Please note that items available vary by market based on shipping constraints and product availability.

 

Shop at SusanSalutations online store. 

Stampin' Up! Dies



Sunday, May 09, 2021

Happy Mother's Day!

To all the Mums out there,  I hope that you have a fabulous Mother's Day. I hope you can honour and spoil your own mother if able and that your day makes you all feel special.

There are so many beautiful hearts and flowers options in the Stampin' Up! range if you need to make a last minute card.  Garden Wishes comes to mind right away:

 
Then there's the heart stamps. The Lots of Heart stamp set makes some lovely appreciation gifts and cards such as shown in these samples, but use your imagination to make your projects your own.
 

 
Lots of Heart stamp set

 If you want classically beautiful flowers, the Prized Peony stamp set is perfect. Here are some more cards samples using the Peony stamps:

Prized Peony projects


However you celebrate today, I hope it is a good day

Till next time.