Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Drink coaster

A major gripe in my house lately is the kids drink cups littering the bench. No one can every remember which cup is theirs and I find this problem to be far worse on the weekends and school holidays.

This morning, I whipped up a central drink coaster for the kids to place their drink cups. It literally took me 5 minutes to make and that even included covering the coaster with contact. Ros Davidson

Hopefully now, everyone remembers to use it :) stampin up demonstrator melbourne, handmade

Materials Used (All Stampin' Up! products used unless otherwise noted) classes, south east Melbourne

Cardstock: Lucky limeade, melon mambo, tempting turquoise, rich razzleberry, basic black

Accessories: Big shot, simple letters alphabet, snail

Other: Contact

Heartfelt Stampin Day

Stampin' Up! have an amazing day organised for fellow Stampin' Up! crafters and addicts at the Melbourne Convention Centre on August 4th, 10am - 5pm. Cost is $120 which includes make and takes, displays, classes, lunch and a fabulous new stamp set from the upcoming annual catalogue (released September 1st). stampin up demonstrator melbourne, handmade, Ros Davidson, classes, south east Melbourne
Registrations closes July 27th so get in quick and let me know if you'd like to join me and fellow crafters for loads of fun at a Stampin' Up! exclusive event.

MMM #19

My theme for July is to re-do some of the cards I made in Making Merry Monday 2009. Back then, I didn't offer instructions for the cards and I really love some of the cards I made. I am re-doing them this month with current products so you can see how easy it is to make small changes if you don't own all the products to make a particular card.

Todays card was originally shown in June 2009.

Hot air balloon

This week, my mother in law celebrated a special birthday. One of the things on her bucket list is to go on a hot air balloon ride so we helped her celebrate her birthday with a special gift certificate. I couldn't just give her a gift certificate and no special card being the Stampin' Up! demonstrator I am, so I made her a mini hot air balloon as her card. The original idea for the hot air balloon I saw was made by Melaine Bauer. stampin up demonstrator melbourne handmade Ros Davidson

One of the perks as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is to receive stamp sets and see sneak peeks before everyone else. I used a sneak peak stamp from the upcoming Stampin' Up! annual catalogue (released September 1st) on my hot air balloon creation. classes south east Melbourne

The simply scored scoring tool and brand new diagonal scoring plate made creating the basket box a cinch.

Materials list: (All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted under other)
Stamps: Itty bitty banners (sneak peak from upcoming Stampin' Up! annual catalogue)
Inkpads: Basic black, crumb cake
Cardstock: Crumb cake, melon mambo, whisper white
Designer Series Paper: Flirtatious speciality, brights collection patterns
Accessories: Melon mambo scallop dots ribbon, melon mambo pom pom trim (retired), big shot, timeless type sizzlets, simply scored scoring plate, diagonal scoring plate, big shot multi purpose adhesive sheets
Other: Wooden skewers, polystyrene ball

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

Guess what is available to purchase now (instead of having to wait for the new catalogue in September!) *Squeal* I am so excited to have my very own diagonal scoring plate. It is the perfect partner for the simply scored scoring tool. With the diagonal scoring plate you will easily and quickly create distinctive envelopes, boxes, and more.

The diagonal scoring plate features are:

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base*
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on the back of the plate 
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes

*Simply scored scoring tool sold separately

All for only $20.95

For this month only, if you purchase the simply scored scoring tool $55.95, metric plate $21.95 and the diagonal scoring plate $20.95, TOTAL $98.85, I will include a FREE inkpad of your choice with your order valued at $11.95.

Offer is also available to customers who previously purchased both the simply scored scoring tool and metric plate from April – June 2012

Here's a video Stampin' Up! made to show you what you can do with the diagnol scoring plate.

Using the products in the above bundle and a few other supplies, I re-created the card featured on page 18 of the mini catalogue (and a coordinating envelope). Step by step instructions to re-create the card is included with my July newsletter. Sign up box is to the right of this post if you're not a subscriber and would like to be.

Materials list:
Stamps: Apothecary art (autumn/winter mini catalogue)
Cardstock: Soft suede, baja breeze, so saffron, naturals ivory, watercolour paper
Inkpads: Basic black
Punches: Scallop circle
Accessories: Big shot, petal cone die, labels collection framelits (autumn/winter mini catalogue), baja breeze seam binding ribbon, basic pearls, stampin’ write markers – bashful blue, certainly celery, so saffron, simply scored scoring tool and metric scoring plate (autumn/winter mini catalogue), crystal effects, beau chateatu designer series paper

MMM #18 on Tuesday

Huge apologises for the late MMM post. With it being school holidays and recovering from hosting a birthday celebration on the weekend I kinda forgot yesterday was Monday. Opps!

My theme for July is to re-do some of the cards I made in Making Merry Monday 2009. Back then, I didn't offer instructions for the cards and I really love some of the cards I made. I am re-doing them this month with current products so you can see how easy it is to make small changes if you don't own all the products to make a particular card.

Todays card was originally shown in June 2009.