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Starter Kit +
October 4, 2022 /Stampin’ Up! has a brand new Joining offer!
Do you love Stampin’ Up! products? ✅
Is your wish list big? ✅
Do you love value for money? ✅
Then, this may be just what you’ve been waiting for!!!
This offer only runs from 4-31 October!
You can join my Dazzling Divas Team for just $169 and receive:
- $283 product of your choice from ANY catalogue
- Free shipping
- 20% discount on your orders at least until the end of April 2023!!!
That’s $114 EXTRA for FREE!
There’s extra perks for being a part of a team too…
This is a fabulous offer with no strings attached, seriously! I’m happy to have a chat with you if you would like more information and I’m happy to walk you through the joining process!
Happy stamping,
Angela
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New All-Inclusive Kit
October 4, 2022 /Birthday Card Organiser Kit | #161056 | $44
This new kit is available from today, Tuesday 4 October
Kit includes:
- One 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) monthly planner with space to record birthdays each month as well as a pocket sleeve to hold birthday cards.
- Includes 12 full-size birthday cards, 6 of 2 designs, and 12 coordinating envelopes.
- Includes Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive
- Includes die-cut florals and pieces ready for you to use—no prep work required!
- Includes sticker sentiments and die-cut labels in Dutch, English, French, and German
- Coordinating colours: Basic Black, Evening Evergreen, Petal Pink, Sahara Sand, and Soft Succulent
Check out the unboxing of the Kit here...
If you would like to take part in this fabulous offer, or would like to chat anything through please do not hesitate to call or email me.
Happy stamping,
Angela
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Tearing/Ripping technique
October 1, 2022 /Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop for September! 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 Tearing/Ripping Techniques.
This is an easy and effective technique and there’s a lot of things you can create.
This month I thought it would be easier to describe it via a video demonstration for you.
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At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas our talented team have to share with you.
I created this card for a Charity Day event where we showcased the Bottled Happiness stamp set.
◄ Here are the PDF instructions
Click the image to download instructions for this project – measurements for this project are included.
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!
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enterAn Amazing October offer!
If you love Stampin’ Up! Products and have a big wish list… there is an amazing offer available in October just for you!!!
Join my Dazzling Divas Team with your Starter Kit PLUS… for just $169 you get an incredible $283 worth of product!!!
That’s $114 worth of product of your choice for absolutely FREE PLUS free postage PLUS 20% off your orders at least until April 2023!!!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping,
Angela
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Charity Day Workshop – August 2022
August 28, 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.
There 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
August 27, 2022 /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!
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enterIf 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