Wednesday, 13 April 2016

New weekly deals & top picks

This is it, the final Weekly Deals are here & there's lots to choose from. All the final deals are listed below so check them out before they're gone. There are lots of good deals but these are my top 3 picks.

1. Curvy Corner Trio Punch - the combination of fancy corners & a brilliant notch-slot punch for tags is a winner. Here are a couple of projects I've used it in. Click on the pic to see the whole project.
http://dianebarnes.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/jai-280-just-add-glimmer-dove-of-peace.htmlhttp://dianebarnes.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/jai-290-colour-challenge-sweet-treat-box.html

2. Flurry of Wishes stamp set
    - also available in a discounted bundle with the Snow Flurry punch
This was one of my fave Christmas stamp sets last year & I used it for my own personal Christmas cards too I ran out of time to share but here's a peek. I'll share them all tomorrow in another post.
I have share them on my colour me happy facebook group so you may be have seen them there. If not, you need to join my group now.

This project I shared has been pinned over 5,000 times as of now so apparently others love this set too.
http://dianebarnes.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/jai-272-just-add-butterflies.html

There's lots more goodness in this list so just share the list for you to check out.

WEEKLY DEALS - available until April 19th, 2016
Click on the item to see & order it in my online store, or contact me directly by phone or e-mail to order.


Back soon with my Flurry projects
Inky wishes, Di

Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Weekly deals ending & get ready for retirements

It's been fun checking the weekly deals each week to see what the 25% off bargains are. All good things come to an end though as SU have announced this last bumper set of deals on sale from April 6-19.
Order these directly from me by phone or e-mail or via my online store by clicking on any of these Australian weekly deal items.

 

Retirement Lists coming on 19 April

19 April will be a huge day as SU will announce the retirement lists of items being discontinued from our 2015-16 Annual Catalogue2016 Occasions Catalogues to make way for our new Annual Catalogue arriving in June. Yes, it's that time already!

Get your 2014-16 In colours now
Most of what's on the retirement list is unknown, however we do know our 2014-2016 in-color collection is due to retire & make room for a new set of colours. So, if you have or want anything in the 5 colours below, I'd recommend you order BEFORE April 19th - especially ink refills & cardstock packs - as these generally sell our immediately.

http://www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?dbwsdemoid=4000625&categoryid=121102

































I'll be back to share a project next time & will share the retirement list as soon as it's available on the 19th. Let me know if you need any help in the meantime.

Inky wishes, Di

Friday, 1 April 2016

JAI 305 sketch challenge - beautiful ride birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink & Tina has given us this fun & flexible sketch to play with.
The team used it in lots of ways & for all sorts of occasions so make sure you check out all our projects here. As for me, I couldn't resist using that cute little vw bug from Beautiful Ride again to make this card.
You can see that I rotated the sketch too so it looked like this...
I also made my ends a banner - apparently I can't make a card without them since I got the awesome banner triple punch. I now realise my banner probably should have been closer to the bottom too but I think you can still totally see the sketch in my card so I'll leave it at that.

About the bug - it's stamped in archival black ink on watercolour paper, & coloured with an aquapainter & ink from my lost lagoon, soft suede & crumb cake ink pads. Then cut out & popped on dimensionals
More details - the base is tip top taupe (I so love saying that!) & paper is from the Go Wild 6x6 paper stack. The stamped banner is crumb cake card stamped in archival black with a great sentiment from the Party Wishes stamp set, then popped up with dimensionals onto another white banner. I think that little pop of white creates balance with the white in the other banners. A strip of lost lagoon card & some black candy dots completes the sketch & card.
Thanks for visiting today & I hope you liked my take on the sketch. All supplies are listed below & available to order from my store. I'd love you to pin my card or leave a comment if you liked it too.

Inky wishes, Di

Project Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order. Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different.