Launch cards continued!

More beautiful cards from our Launch Day!  These cards were made by my customer Monica, and were designed by my upline Linda Craven.  I'm posting in a rush as I need to take Thing 2 to the GP in a minute, so I'll be back to edit the details of the cards.

Stamps:  Betsy's Blossoms, Curly Cute
Paper:  Floral District DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Other:  Daffodil Delight, Blossom Punch

From the Mini Catalogue- Googly Ghouls, and Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP

 And this is the packaging of Claudia's prize - The tag was simple, but sweet, made with the Big Shot, and the package was made by printing out a template from the MDS Content Disc in the Mini - Remember December.

Tag:  Two Tags Die, Bigshot, Labels Collection Framelits, Gumball Green ribbon, Stamp set:  Made for You

And the winner is.....

I forgot to post the lucky winner of my In Colour giveaway!  OOPS!

Anyway, the winner is........CLAUDIA!  Claudia, I have a roll of new Gumball Green ribbon for you!  I'll drop it off sometime this week.  Congratulations!

It must be time to show off my 2nd card from the launch day, I think?  This card was made with new Christmas DSP called Be of Good Cheer, and the new stamp set Chock Full of Cheer.  It features Gumball Green, everyone's favourite new green!

Again, this is a terrible photo taken at night, but you get the idea!  I am loving the new Christmas combination of Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green.

I'd best skedaddle as I have dinner to cook, and my craft room to tidy before I host my Downline Meeting later this evening.

If I never had people over, I'd probably never clean!   True confessions.

Launch Day Fun

I can't believe I forgot to bring my camera (apart from my iPhone)! Please excuse the rubbish pictures I took. I actually was busy most of the day and forgot to take photos of things, d'oh!

Here is my lovely customer Monica, at the Registration desk with Bec O'Gorman, one of my co- organizers, at the start of the day:

and here is a look at the long table of retired goods for sale, and a glimpse at the raffle prizes - a Big Shot, and a basket of goodies.

Look at the sweet afternoon tea tray and tea cosy made by Linda Craven out of Stampin' Up! Fabric! I wish I could sew.

 

I am unsure whether Steph Pike or Bec O'Gorman made this - isn't it gorgeous?

 

And this lightshade was decorated by Bec. So pretty!

 

Steph made these - I now have this owl set on my next order!

 

Bec made everyone's cookie, stamped with the new Cookie Stamps!

My customer Wendy won one of the raffle prizes - can you see the rainbow near her head? It must have been a sign she'd win!

 

As for the Big Shot raffle - another of my customers, Barbara, won that!

 

Here is Card 1, designed by me, made by the Launch goers:

It uses World's Greatest (NEW), and For My family.

 

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Whew, what a big day!

Our Annual New Catalogue Launch is done and dusted for another year.  I must say, we had a fabulous day - and we had our biggest turnout so far, with 93 lovely stampers coming along to play with new products!  We had to borrow tables, and must thank all the fantastic people who helped us have a successful day.   Thanks to our husbands and children, and Mums, and sisters and friends who loaned tables, lifted heavy things, helped us set up the Hall, and then came and helped take them all away at the end of the day.  Thanks to the helpers who put all the cardstock in bags, helped bake cookies, sort and price retired stock, laminated bookmarks, sold Raffle tickets,  brought friends along, helped with displays, lent products, and provided moral support.  We couldn't have done it without you.

I'll be posting photos of our projects and things over the next few days - I can't believe I actually forgot to take photos of the door prizes I made, and was too busy to take more than a couple of snaps on my phone all day!

I'm having some iPhoto difficulties right now, so I'll have to wait until my resident tech expert gets home to load any photos.  Unless I can maybe do a post from my phone.  Sigh.

New Catalogue, New In Colours to Love, and a giveaway!

Stampin' Up! has a cruel streak.  There, I said it.  You know I love their products, their colours, right?  Well, they bring out In Colours each new Catalogue which will only be around for 2 years.  2 short years!  And this year's batch of In Colours are, in my opinion, their best yet.  I love them all!  I know I'll be sad when they leave in 2014.  Why do they do that to me?  But rather than dwell on that future pain,  let's give them some love now.

In case you need the refresher, here are the "old" In Colours that will be retired in 2013:

And introducing, the NEW in colours!

Let's look at them one by one and compare them with some of the core Stampin' Up! colours.

In the centre is the new Primrose Petals, flanked by Rose Red on the left, and Regal Rose on the Right.

In the centre is the new Raspberry Ripple (YUM!  But again, evidence of cruelty - I'm on a diet!), with Cherry Cobbler (See!  Diet!) on the left, and Riding Hood Red on the right (try saying that three times fast).

Gumball Green in the centre, with Garden Green on the left, and Wild Wasabi on the right.  

Midnight Muse in the centre, with Not Quite Navy on the left and Night of Navy on the right.

Last but not least, Summer Starfruit in the middle with Daffodil Delight on the left and More Mustard on the right.

What is your favourite new colour?  I'm torn.  I've been noticing Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit in the shops lately - they are suddenly on homewares, clothes, etc everywhere.  Just goes to show the clever designers at Stampin' Up! have their fingers on the pulse.

Leave me a comment telling me which is your favourite new in-colour and I'll draw a winner next Monday - you'll win something pretty (ribbon? or ink?  your choice) in the in colour you love.

Until then, 

Happy Father's Day

I hope all the fathers in my life have a beautiful day today. Thanks for being the strong, kind, generous, patient, funny and clever men you are.

And here are a couple of new cards just for them!

Stamps:  World's Greatest (NEW); For My Family;
Paper:  Soft Suede, Gumball Green Core'dinations (NEW from Mini), Very Vanilla;
Ink:  Midnight Muse (NEW), Soft Suede;
Other:  Antique Brads, Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die (NEW),  Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies (NEW), Bitty banners Framelits (NEW),  Woodgrain Textured Impressions Folder (NEW from Mini) Big Shot, Stampin' Sanding System (NEW).

Stamps:  World's Greatest (New), For My Family
Paper:  Midnight Muse (New), pool Party, Very Vanilla,  First Edition Speciality DSP
Ink:  Soft Suede, Midnight Muse;
Other:  Labels Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits (New)

Stamps:  It's Your Day (retired, sorry!),  The Open Sea;
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla;
Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Other:  hemp twine (retired), Word Window Punch, Circle Punch, Mini silver Brads, Big Shot,  Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

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The happiest time of the year!

No, not Christmas - though it feels like Christmas to me - it's NEW CATALOGUE DAY!

To view the new catalogue online, click HERE.

It's gorgeous.  Their best yet.  Full of yummy new colours, ideas, products.....papercraft heaven!

But wait, there's more - it is also the release of a NEW Holiday Mini Catalogue!  See, I told you it was like Christmas!

To view the new Mini online, click HERE.

I'm prepping for the Launch, and renovating my Blog today (uploading some new product samples, etc)  but if you'd like your own copies of these catalogues, let me know!  You can order from them NOW!    I'll also be booking in classes and parties - there's nothing like a fresh catalogue to inspire thousands of new ideas!

Have a lovely day!


Louise