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September Promotions
Happy September and welcome to Spring!
There’s so much happening at Stampin’ Up! this month and September Weekly Deals start today.
There will be NEW deals each Thursday morning throughout September.
There are new logo items available including a gorgeous beanie, a hoodie, coffee mug and travel mugs in the 5 latest In Colours!
Perfect Partners
There’s SIX new Limited Edition Dies that now coordinate with SIX stamp sets from the Annual and July to December Mini Catalogue.
They are available as bundles with a 10% discount, or if you already have the stamps, just buy the dies!
These offers are only available September 1-30 or while stocks last.
Craft Retreat: 27/28 - 30 October 2022
• Do you want to run away for a fun weekend of crafting?
• Do you want all of your meals prepped for you?
• Do you want to relax in the BEAUTIFUL Gold Coast Hinterland?
If you do, come join us at my Craft Retreat. Invite a few friends and make a weekend of it!
There’s the option of a 2 or 3 night Getaway and there’s still a few places free. Please contact me to save your spot ASAP!
If you would like to take part in any of these fabulous offers, or would like more information about the upcoming retreat or anything else please call or email me.
Every $50 spent with me will get you 1 entry into the draw for a $30 gift voucher from me!
Congratulations Trish B on winning the August $30 gift voucher draw!
If shopping online please use Host Code: ED37D2VF if your order is under $250 and I’ll send you a bonus gift and card.
Happy stamping,
Angela
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Charity Day Workshop – August 2022
We held our inaugural Dazzling Divas and Creative Gems Charity Day on the weekend.
What a day of crafty fun we had!
I joined forces with my friend and fellow Demonstrator Laura Stranks. Together with our teams we held a wonderful event with 42 in attendance.
We were fundraising for Heart Kids and had Tiffany, Claude and their gorgeous baby Zara with us. Tiffany shared their miraculous story with us.
We raised an amazing $860 which has been donated to Tiffany’s Heart Kids – Two Feet and a Heart Beat fundraising campaign.
The raffle prizes were kindly donated by Stampin’ Up and we had a few extra donations from our lovely crafters.
Thank you all so much for your generosity!
We made nine projects in total using the Stampin’ Up! Bottle Happiness bundle.
PreviousNextThere was lots of inky fingers at the end of the day.
There were bonus prizes given away throughout the day too!
Laura and Jackie supplied a beautiful display for us for the day.
We had morning tea and snacks prepared for us by my wonderful friend and fellow demonstrator Maree.
The urn was constantly topped up for us and there was plenty to enjoy.
The fabulous Dazzling Divas / Creative Gems team…
Thanks so much Robyn for our beautiful flowers…
I would like to give special thanks to Laura, Maree, Robyn, Elaine and Loretta for help prepping for the event.
Also, thanks to Robyn, Danielle, Elaine, Jackie, Annette and Hazel for running our tables and all of our other helpers who helped set up and pack up on the day.
All-in-all it was a wonderful day crafting with a wonderful bunch of ladies for a fabulous cause.
Thank you all so much.
Happy stamping,
Angela
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Alcohol Pen Technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop! I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing Alcohol Pen Techniques.
There’s lots of different way to use your Stampin’ Blends other than for colouring.
Today I’m sharing a fun background technique that I created with Stampin’ Blends Markers that was inspired by Tami Hewlett.
In case you haven’t noticed, I really love using ‘blue’ on a lot of my cards and I thought the new in-colours of Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky would work well with the snowflakes for my Christmas theme.
At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas for using your alcohol markers made by our talented team!
Did you know that Stampin’ Blends Markers are alcohol based and they don’t mix with water?
Always use a high percentage alcohol such as Isocol Rubbing alcohol that you can get at the supermarket or chemist.
Stampin’ Blends are great for lots of fun techniques, such as blending on acetate and spritzing with alcohol or blending on vellum.
Thanks to Tammi, I discovered you can use them on standard cardstock for the following technique. I used ‘Shimmery White’ to add a touch of sparkle to my card.
Step 1The brush end of the markers works better for this technique as you can make long, wide flowing strokes. I used Starry Sky and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Write Markers to create the ombre pattern on Shimmery White Cardstock.
I went from darkest to lightest and first used Dark Starry Sky at the bottom of my card, then added the Light Starry Sky, Dark Tahitian Tide, and Light Tahitian Tide.
When changing to the next colour, I overlapped the previous colour by a brush stroke or two which helped with blending and to create an ombre effect.
Step 2I poured a few drops of Isocol Rubbing Alcohol into the cap and used a Water Painter to add small drops to the paper, by hitting the barrel to create splatter.
The larger drops are created by holding the brush vertically and touching the tip to the paper.
Step 3I simply repeated this process until I was happy with the result and added large drops on the sides to help blend the edges.
I didn’t put the alcohol in the barrel, I just dipped the tip of the brush and this worked very well. Using a high alcohol percentage helps this technique work best.
Step 4I simply repeated this process until I was happy with the result and added large drops on the sides to help blend the edges.
I didn’t put the alcohol in the barrel, I just dipped the tip of the brush and this worked very well. Using a high alcohol percentage helps this technique work best.
Step 5I die cut the smallest snowflakes using ‘Snowy White Velvet Sheets’ for added texture and Iridescent Pearls to finish it off.
Step 6I layered the card on a Starry Sky Mat and on a Shimmery White card base.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun technique and try it soon!
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Products used to make this card
If you’d love to run away for a weekend of crafting, my upcoming retreat is now a 3 night option! For more details, visit my Craft Retreat page or feel free to contact me
Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping
Angela
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Masking Technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop! I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing the Masking Technique.
There are a few ways to mask your objects and I’ll share two ways on my project today.
I’ll be masking from the fore ground and working back as well as masking to create some colour blocking.At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different projects made by our talented team!
I chose the fun Sale-A-Bration FREE stamp set ‘Hippest Hippos’ as I thought it would be a fun stamp set to play with.
Step 1First, I stamped a few hippos on my Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper, then fussy cut them.
I ended up doing 3 as I needed them all, as you’ll see later.
Step 2I then re-stamped the hippo image on my card front in the position where I wanted to start.
Step 3I placed my first mask to entirely cover my first stamped hippo, then re-stamped the second hippo slightly overlapping the first one.
Step 4I repeated the process and covered the second hippo and stamped the third one, once again overlapping the second hippo.
Step 5Then I masked the third hippo and cut a full sheet of masking paper in half, peeled off the backing and stuck it over the top of the ‘masked’ hippos.
This is to mask out the section where I didn’t want colour to go. This will create a colour block as the highlight – spotlight.
I’m trying to create the effect that the hippos are dancing on a stage.
Step 6Then I used my blending brush with So Saffron ink and blended the entire area, this was to create a spotlight. The hippos are protected from the colour as they are also masked.
Step 7The magic is revealed once all the masks are removed.
I can re-use the masking paper that I used on the sides, simply by sticking the backing back on – it won’t go to waste as it’s still tacky enough to re-use.
Step 8I then coloured the hippos in Melon Mambo, Smokey Slate, Gray Granite, Pool Party and Petal Pink
Step 9I added a Melon Mambo strip inside the card, stamped a different hippo and added a splash of colour to the flower and nails.
I also decorated the envelope as this will be perfect Happy Mail to send out soon.
Step 10To finish off the card, I added an embossed layer using the ‘Into The Clouds’ Embossing Folder.
I die cut the cute umbrella and glasses using the matching FREE dies.
I also used a splash of wink of stella on the umbrella and Melon Mambo Glossy Dots Assortment embellishments for a little bit of bling.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my masking techniques
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping,
Angela
Products used to make this card
PS – Sale-A Bration runs until 31 August, make the most of your FREEBIES that are available while stocks last. Contact me for help with your order.
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It’s Sale-A-Bration time again!
It’s Sale-A-Bration time again!
We have a lovely selection of FREEBIES you can earn with a qualifying order of just $90!
Freebies are only available while stocks last, so if you don’t want to miss out get in quick!
You can order from any catalogue or the clearance rack.
This is one of my favourites, the Hippest Hippo’s Stamp Set and matching dies.
How cute are they?
The new July to December Christmas catalogue is now live too!
Get a head start on Christmas this year, there’s so many gorgeous things to choose from…
Make the most of Sale-A-Bration
1. SHOP
Earn FREE product
2. HOST
Get a few friends together and on top of your normal host rewards, earn an exclusive Perfect Pomegranite Stamp set with a min $500 order
3. JOIN
Do what you love!
If you have a long wish list, why not join my Dazzling Divas team?
There is a bonus during Sale-A-Bration, you will get this amazing Making Plans collection for free. It’s just $169 to join and you can choose $235 worth of product and get FREE shipping and the BONUS FREE Planner, note books and stamp set!
Contact me on 0403 305 785 ore email me for more information.
Sale-A-Bration and these amazing offers end 31 August but you don’t want to wait that long ☺️
Happy stamping,
Angela
