Case Study Challenge

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This will be the last blog post for the year. What a year it has been! 

I know that most other blog friends are posting cards themed around New Year's,

but today I'm showing a card made for Mum, since I think her birthday card is just as much 'fun' as all the New Year's cards out there!

Ok, so maybe 'fun' might not be the word to describe this card, but when we go to our favourite little tea shop - 'The Berry Teapot Shop' on the NSW southcoast, we have lots of fun! Sipping tea and enjoying delicious scones with jam and cream - sounds like lots of fun to me! 

My Mum loves blue and white china, so this card was made just for her....and the Case Study Challenge! (insert grin!)

 

 Happy Birthday Mum - love you to moon and back.

Happy New Year everyone, wishing you a fabulous Stampin' 2013!

Lou X

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Just Add Ink Challenge - Christmas

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'Just Add Christmas' is the theme for the Just Add Ink Challenge and I just love,love,love everything Christmas! I thought instead of a card I would share a Christmas Birdhouse with you. I cased this fabulous house idea from Ann Craig who demonstrated a birdhouse like this one at the Sydney Heartfelt Event this year. 

I'm using mine as a home decor piece on one of my side tables - isn't it just lovely!? Well I think so - insert smiley face!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lou X

P.S I had to create the house design myself and I'm not sure how to get the instruction sheet on my blog with how to enlarge etc, so if you would like a copy of my birdhouse plans, please email me! 

louise(at)sharpcooling(dot)com(dot)au

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Product Spotlight - 12 Weeks of Christmas - Wk10

This week is actually week 11, but you'll get that soon! I thought I would cover week 10 - sorry it's late!

This weeks Product Spotlight is a stamp set that I think has been a little overlooked.

I have to agree that it didn't really catch my eye at first either (not when on the opposite page there are cookies! Hahaha)

Watercolour Winter - Page 14 - Holiday Catalogue

$44.95 - Wood   $35.95 - Clear

Here are some of my creations using this stamp set. I also stamped a white paper bag and coloured it - but gave it away before taking a photo - it looked amazing -you will just need to trust me! :)

Thanks for stopping by. 

Lou X

P.S - If you ever have any questions about any of my cards please feel free to email me

louise(at)sharpcooling(dot)com(dot)au

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WOW - Stampin' Up! Clearance

CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ PROMOTION

ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST!

Promo Runs:  14th December, 21st January 

Wowzers! Stampin' Up! are temporarily taking over a hundred products out of retirement with discounts up to 70% off!

Here is last years catalogue for reference if you need it.

They have four different groups of products on sale during the next month.

Here's what's on sale and when:

 (Click on image to bring up pdf of products.)





Remember - it's while stocks last - so get in quick!

Note that shipping of $5.95 anywhere in Australia still applies.

Contact me asap to place an order.

M: 0410 613 140

Lou X



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Just Add Ink Challenge - Balloons

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I thought I would quickly play along at the Just Add Ink Challenge this week, which is themed around 'Balloons'. As soon as a noticed the theme I knew I had to use a stamp from my newly aquired stamp set, 'Little Friends', which was actually a gift from my upline Teneale Williams - Thanks Teneale!

I thought this would be a great thank you card for a pre-school teacher, so I also made a super simple, yet very cute gift bag using the Big Shot Fancy Favor Bigz Die and paper from the Storytime Designer Paper.

Stamp Set: Little Friends - Page 52

Accessories: Watercolor Paper, Blender Pen, Stampin' Markers, Baker's Twine, Stitched Grosgrain

   Colour Combination: Coordinating colours from the Storytime Designer Paper  - Page 163

Thanks for stopping by,

Lou X

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