Christmas past..........

Hello and welcome to my blog post-Christmas 2007...........

At last, the hype and rush is over, and as usual I feel a little sad and a lot relieved! Keep an eye out here for the new stuff coming up in January and February.........

Stamp Club - expressions of interest now being taken to join my 2008 stamp club, to begin February, my place, bi-monthly, at least 6 people, ending December 2008, with the hostess drawn each workshop to get the hostess benefits.... A committment is required to purchase at least $50 worth of product before postage to make the club work......... watch this space for details - 1 spot already filled - (Hi Janelle!)

Sale-a-bration catalogue - including all the free stamps for customers, hostesses and new demonstrators!!!!! Remember the 10% off the starter kit until 12th January........ I have the magazine and the code number.......... All Sale-a-bration free sets are available right through until the end of February......

Classes and workshops commence in January - book yours in now to benefit from Sale-a-bration!

Here are some pics of the Advent Calendar boxes we made for our tree - I filled them with lollies and toys for the kids to open each day. Loads of fun!

Just in Thyme Double-sided Designer Series paper, Glorious green card stock, Confetti White card stock, Elegant Eggplant card stock, Rose Red ink, Sahara Sand ink, Cranberry Crisp ink, Elegant Eggplant ink, Silver ink, Silver embossing powder, Headline Numbers stamp set, Hung Up on the Holidays stamp set, Only Ornaments wheel, gold and silver cord. Cute little triangle boxes from Angela Sargeant's gallery, thanks to Hollie Curruthers. Artwork by Cheryl Andrews ('twould be ME) and images © Stampin' Up! 1990 - 2007.

I hope you all had a wonderful, peaceful Christmas, and that you got to catch up with the ones you love, and relax. I also hope you got lots of cool presents! Happy New year to you all, and I will post some of the things I make while I am on holidays and all nice and relaxed.......... ;-)

New Mini stuff + a Great Deal!

Hello All! Finally a moment to post..........

Let's cut to the chase.... These are the pics of what my lovely ladies made at my Summer Mini Launch table last Tuesday 4th - HELLO LOVELY LADIES!!!!

We made a card, a tag and a gift box. And I even managed to ignore how ghastly I felt! Hope you lovely ladies are still feeling well and fighting fit.... I tried not to breath on you!

This card features the Big Blooms set from the Summer Mini Catalogue. I have also used Small Sayings . The colours are: Pumkin Pie, Gable Green, Cool Carribean and Rose Red in card stock, ink and markers. There is also some Whisper White card stock and the White gel pen for the faux stitching. There is a So Saffron brad, Bashful Blue button, and we used the Word Window punch for the Small Sayings sentiment.

This yummy chocolatey tag is made with the Very Vanilla card stock, Au Chocolat Double Sided Designer Series paper, the new wide Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon, and the Small Sayings set. The ink is Chocolate Chip, and the Word Window punch has been used again to punch out the sentiment. The tie is the normal Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon.

This cute gift box is made with a half sheet of A4 Confetti White card stock (so therefore A5 size!). It is the easiest little box, and can be made using any sized rectangle piece of card stock or paper. Measure halfway on all 4 sides, and score across from one long side to the other. Then score diagonally from the midpoint on each end to the midpoint on the sides, creating a diamond shape on the rectangle with a fold across the middle. Crease all 5 score lines, and simple push the two halves together, making sure the 2 triangular flaps on one side slide inside 2 on the other side. Punch a hole through all 4 layers of card stock or paper, thread ribbon and tie a knot or bow. Done! No sticking required. This box is decorated with the Leaves A La Carte jumbo wheel in Certainly Celery ink, and then there is a strip of Orchid Opulence card stock layered under a strip of the Enchante Doube Sided Designer Series paper. The ribbon is Light Orchid Grosgrain. Voila!

All artwork is by ME! (Cheryl Andrews) and the images are © Stampin' Up!®.

So what is the great deal? If you have been tossing around the idea of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, either just for the discount or to run your own business, then January is the time! Get yourself down to your local newsagents and buy a copy of the Australian Scrapbook Creations magazine. Inside is an advertisement for Stampin' Up! with a special code for 10% off the already great value Starter kit! Also in January and February is the much anticipated Sale-a-Bration promotion, with free stamp sets for customers, hostesses and demonstrators alike! So becoming a demonstrator has never been so affordable or such great value! With Sale-a-Bration, new demonstrators can choose a free Stamp set of ANY VALUE from the current catalogues on top of all the other sets in the kit, and PLUS the 10% discount! So what are you waiting for! It takes all kinds of demonstrators to be part of my team.... Discount, Career, Hobby, Short term.... In the mean time, watch this space for more Sale-a-Bration updates!