Saturday, October 19, 2019

Christmas Cards...

This moving house makes a Big dent in time...

Six ladies and I did gather in September to make Christmas cards,

and oops I haven;t got a photo,
and of course they are at the other house!

Meanwhile, SU are having a 24hr sale this week sometime
keep an eye out
and use this Hostess code on your online orders

or contact me to place an order...
Happy stampin'


Wednesday, September 11, 2019

brand new shiny website...

Stampin Up has released our new websites,
which promises to be a vast improvement.
It's looking good
The web address stayed the same -
here is the link christinebennett.stampinup.net

and a preview of the new look, please let me know if anything
needs changed...
I will add Events and some Specials soon













Happy stampin'

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

It's not too early...

Here is the poster for Christmas Crafting,
in late September but book in now - limited spaces,



























I've preordered from the Holiday catalogue
(starting 4th Sept) so will start the Christmas crafting now...
stay tuned for updates.

Happy stampin' 
Christine

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Follow your Art...





ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR ART
Did you know that you an artist? Yep, you are. Every card you make is a beautiful masterpiece with love and meaning behind it. And I think you’re amazing for it!
There are so many ways to express yourself through art, and all at at Stampin’ Up! applaud all forms of self-expression. That’s why we have the Follow Your Art Suite: made just for your inner artist. The stamps, dies, embellishments (with felt accents!) and super fun designer series paper all pay tribute to the ways to create a masterpiece; you won’t want to stop crafting! The suite even comes with Mini Shipping Boxes. Decorate them with the embossed buttons pattern and use them for gift boxes at parties, just like we did in the sample above. Don’t forget to share these samples, and your cards, with every artist you know!
Everything you love about crafting, making and creating all in a cute suite designed to inspire you—to follow your art!

FOLLOW YOUR ART Suite

Monday, July 22, 2019

Stampin with the Birds...

Stamping with the Birds
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the Bird Ballad Suite! Get ready to swoop this adorable suite up because its beautiful imagery is a showstopper. There are so many ways to make this suite perfect for everyone in your life. With the elegant ribbon and the fun trinkets that come in the suite, all you really need is a pop of colour to add just a tad bit of pizzazz, just like we did in the Thank You sample. 
But that’s not all you can do! In our Thanks For Being You sample, we used a Kraft Pillow Box and wrapped it up with the cute scalloped lace included in the suite, and made everything pop with the stamps and dies. You could even cut the beautiful images out of the Designer Series Paper just as we did in The World Needs More of You sample to explore your creativity. Any of these would make a great gift.
The sky is the limit with this beautiful suite, and get ready to fly through every occasion with sweet sentiments and gorgeous birds.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

New Wonders...

This is one of the new Stampin' Rewards (Hostess) sets in the Annual Catalogue...

New Wonders...


Quite cute and great for colouring...


This is my CASE of the example in the catalogue,
on page 206 -



Contact me to learn how to earn your Stampin' Rewards,
Happy stampin'

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

The Essence of Florals...

THE ESSENCE OF FLORALS
Can’t get enough florals? Neither can we! With the Floral Essence Bundle, you can give the joy of floral to everyone! These stamps and punches are beautiful for any project, whether it’s creating a watercolour project like we did in the Blissful Future sample, or adding some punches and embellishments as in the All Days Are Beautiful sample. Or if you really want to get into the flower power, you can recreate the tin in the sample with one of our copper tins, Organdy Striped Ribbon, and the Perennial Flower Punch—and all of these are included in the Perennial Essence Suite!

HAND-PAINTED AND TIMELESS
What’s the next best thing to having one of Claude Monet’s paintings hanging in your home?
Our Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper! One of our product designers, Julie Alusa, went to New York and was so inspired by Monet’s works of art, she decided to paint her own masterpiece.
In her own words: 'While I was admiring Monet’s massive water lily paintings at the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan, I was inspired to do a Monet-esque page in the Designer Series Paper of impressionistic water lilies.'
So now you can have a little taste of Monet with this beautiful Designer Series Paper. Hand-painted and gorgeous, this paper will go great with any project—even if it’s just for yourself!

video of Perennial essence Papers 35 sec
This is what is included in the whole suite - All items available seperately too,
or the bundle of the stamp set and punch as a bundle.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

The Story of a Blossom...


The Story of a Blossom
Picture this: a tiny seedling on the verge of breaking through the soil.
Can you see it?
Now water it with affection and good vibes.
What do you have after a little bit of time and a whole lot of love?
A blossom—bold and beautiful and blooming!
Now imagine that in a stamp set.
With the Bloom & Grow Bundle, you can see the entire story of the blossom:
from tiny seedlings to beautiful bouquets. Then sprinkle in some encouraging sentiments,
and you’ve got a card for everyone you love!

If you’re just beginning on your stamping journey,
you can use these gorgeous stamps to create a patterned look for a simple
but beautiful project as we did in our You Are Simply Wonderful sample, (Above)
or if you want to step it up a notch, try tinkering with the dies and a blender pen,
as we did in the Thanks sample. For all of you avid stampers, roll up your sleeves
and add this bundle and some ribbon to a treat bag to make the cute bag you can see in the samples.
There are so many options! So go on, you—just like the little seedling—
can bloom and grow with just a few beautiful stamps, and a whole lot of love.

Bloom & Grow photopolymer stampset

Bloom examples

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Come sail away with us...

Come sail away with us
Sail away on an open course to creativity with the Come Sail Away Suite!
The artsy maritime Designer Series Paper, stamp set, and coordinating dies
come together perfectly to help you feel you’re relaxing on the shore.
With some Baker’s Twine and Sail Away Trinkets, you can make handmade cards
for everyone on your list, no matter where they are in their journey. 
But if all you want are stamps and dies, the Sailing Home Bundle
is perfect for you, and you can buy it separately with its own item number and price!

Whatever you need to give the gift of sailing (without actually buying a boat),
we’ve got you covered!
So trim your sails and set a course for crafting nostalgia with
this fun nautical suite and bundle. You won’t be able to get enough of it! 

see the Shop Now button  at www.christinebennett.stampinup.net


Happy stampin'

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A scrapbook in a Day??!!!...

It's been a busy morning here,
decided to do an "Ancestor Album' for someone as a gift,
by Saturday, no less.


and here it is... almost.

I'll just write in some names and dates and it's started for them to carry on, I hope.

So easy to do with stuff to hand,  namely Stampin Up's Memories and More album,
pocket pages and the preprinted Memories and More Cards,
that slide straight in the pockets.

The hardest part was printing the Photos!

And yes Memories & More is still in the new catalogue....
look at pages 170 and 171,
or look in the online shop at www.christinebennett.stampinup.net

picture from the online shop Memories & More
I will take more pictures and update next week,
now off to play with my new goodies....

Happy stampin'


Sunday, June 16, 2019

How To Make Celebrate With Cake Cards By Stampin' Up!







I received this stamp set at Onstage in April -

contact me to make some cards with it!!!



Happy stampin'

Friday, June 14, 2019

Sorry....

I set out to create the other day,
and made ONE card and had a really messy table...



But... now I have a card ready to go...

Happy stampin'


Thursday, June 13, 2019

Do you like Roses...





To a Wild Rose
Roses are always nice to have, and you can never have too many.
How about giving someone a dozen wild roses … in stamps!
With the To a Wild Rose Bundle, you can sprinkle every occasion with roses
and warm wishes to everyone around you.
Inspired by one of our Million Sales Achievers Mary Ellen Byler,
To a Wild Rose is one of our Distinktive stamp sets.
That means it has so much depth and dimension, it might as well be the real thing.
By layering the ink with a Sponge Dauber, or colouring in the beautiful images with Watercolor Pencils, these Distinktive stamps can come to life even more,
and they are bound to leave an impression!

Happy stampin'

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

introducing the new Magnolia suite...


HOW SWEET IS THE MAGNOLIA LANE SUITE
Do you have a specific flower that makes you happy whenever you see it?
That’s how we feel about the Magnolia Lane Suite! It’s the perfect way to start anyone’s day, or any occasion.

This beautiful suite is perfect for all skill levels, and it’s just waiting for you to get creative with some Stampin’ Blends or Watercolor Pencils in whatever colour you choose.
But that’s not all! This suite comes with the Good Morning Magnolia bundle, which has all the stamps and dies you need to make your cards wonderful.
 You can even purchase the bundle separately!
The dies in the Good Morning Magnolia bundle are perfect for creating a flower, just like the one on the top of the box in the sample above, which will give your projects a little extra “oomph.”

I'll get 'some' of this Suite for next month's classes so we can all enjoy,
happy stampin'

Monday, June 3, 2019

Praise Worthy Prose Bundle







OOhhh, had to share this one as well, (there's heaps more on the SU Youtube channel)

I have the Letter dies on my Wishlist - maybe I should add the stamp set too.

The details are on pg 109 of the new catalogue.


Happy stampin'

2019 Annual Catalogue by Stampin' Up!





What a great introduction to the new catalogue... brings back memories

of convention in Auckland way back in April.



Enjoy, the pdf of the catalogue is available, on my website

scroll down right to the bottom of the first page!

I have ordered another box of Books hope they are here by the weekend.

Happy stampin'




Sunday, June 2, 2019

Saturday afternoons are fine...

A brilliant crafty afternoon yesterday.....

I've made up all the kits I had on hand so have 9 cards ready to go...


The Daisy Lane stampset and the Sailing Home sets are available Tuesday afternoon
when the new Stampin Up catalogue starts.

Happy stampin'

Thursday, May 30, 2019

25% off retiring product, new card...

Howdy,

just as soon as I say one thing....
 Stampin Up have discounted some of the retiring product
with 25% off for this weekend, til Monday night, or while
stocks last,
get in touch if you want something...

This is one of the cards for tomorrow's class
           featuring the new set called Sailing Home, lots of nice images in this one




All my crafting from now is going to be a real mixture of OLD and New -
as I'm determined to use up that Stash. (Doing this with my fibre stash too)

This card used the Marina Mist colour, Woodgrain papers and the scallop edge
die - all gone-  with the new stamp set, the Subtle embossing folder, Night of Navy
and Early Espresso ink - all still available...

any questions just ask - my email is christinebennett290@gmail.com

Happy stampin'

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

New stampin' year, new catalogue, new Blog...

Welcome to my new blog here at Blogger...
the old one disappeared with the revamp of our Stampin Up websites,

so here we go...

Do still use the SU site for ordering and browsing the Store,
www.christinebennett.stampinup.net

Sooo, we have a new Catalogue starting June 4th, 2019


It has a few different layouts for us,
  - a simpler Colour chart for ordering the SU colour families -

  - more photos of the Suites - including bigger photos of the
Papers - yahoo - we can now see the patterns better...

  - the Bundle Index at the front -

   -  one number ordering for the WHOLE SUITE... for us collectors
and it is full of great ideas, as usual.

This catalogue goes live 4th June, so that's Tuesday next week,
     so there is still time to order from the retiring catalogue,

This year there is no discount - But there is quite a selection of  discounted dies, ribbons, paper
in the Clearance Rack so go have a look.... Web store (this link might take you to Australia -big
changes to the websites coming, so try www.christinebennett.stampinup.net )

contact me for any thing Stampin Up
Happy stampin'