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

Stampin' Up! Happy Celebrations Basketball Thank You Card

For the summer season basketball thank you cards I made, I used the fabulous "eclipse" technique and teamed it up with my Silhouette machine (as I have NO basketball stamps!) My Silhouette drew the basketballs on whisper white paper (and looked amazing) and I used the smaller circle from happy celebrations in peekaboo peach to "colour" in the basketballs. 

I then ran the cardstock through my Silhouette again to cut out the words "Thank You". I also previously cut out 4 seperate thank you in basic black cardstock that I glued together with Tombo adhesive and layered under the whisper white thank you words for added dimension. Of course the large letters framelits and big shot could do the same work but as I was making multiples of the card I tried to make it as easy as possible.


In just over a week or so, the annual product retiring list will be released. If you don't want to miss out any of the hot selling items, I'd suggest getting your orders in quick smart for the 2016 - 2018 in color products. If you have the flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach, emerald envy, dapper denim or sweet sugarplum inkpad/s, have you purchased the ink refill/s?

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $11.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141402] $6.50	Flirty Flamingo 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144227] $12.25
Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141403] $6.50	Peekaboo Peach 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144228] $12.25
Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141401] $6.50	Emerald Envy 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144226] $12.25
Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] $14.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $11.50	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141399] $6.50	Dapper Denim 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144225] $12.25
Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [141400] $6.50	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144229] $12.25

Everything that has the 2016 - 2018 in colors will be retiring, so remember to take a look at the Designer Series Papers and Memories & More card packs to see if there's something else you want to grab before it's gone for good.

Additional 2016 - 18 in color coordinating products retiring 

Flirty Flamingo Baker's Twine [144356] $5.25	Peekaboo Peach Baker's Twine [144357] $5.25	Dapper Denim Baker's Twine [144355] $5.25	Peekaboo Peach 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144192] $14.00
Emerald Envy 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144190] $14.00	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $26.00	2016-2018 In Color A4 Cardstock [141434] $14.00	2016-2018 In Color 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [141412] $19.25
2016-2018 In Color Glitter Acrylic Shapes [144218] $14.00	2017-2019 In Color Bitty Bows [144217] $14.00	2016-2018 In Color Classic Stampin' Pads [141818] $47.50

Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Happy Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set [143012] $61.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $14.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75

Stampin' Up! Thank You card featuring "Hello You" thinlits

As another domestic basketball season has drawn to a close, I once again volunteered to make thank you cards for the coaches.

I choose to use the "Hello You" thinlits as my main greeting and die cut both the "thanks" and "you" words in pacific point cardstock. As you will have noticed, the card doesn't read "thanks you" as I cut the extra "s" off the word "thanks" using my paper snips.

Did you know that the "Hello You" thinlits have a coordinating stamp set called "Crazy About You". It is available in wood mount, clear mount and photopolymer and is on the annual Stampin' Up! retiring product list.

I was originally going for a different design for this card, a Z fold actually but, one of the girls in the team wrote on the card as if she was the only person to write on that section. A little scanning and photoshop magic made it fit with some of the other signatures. I have to track down a few more girls before the game tomorrow (there game is to see who finishes 3rd or 4th on the ladder for the season) hence the additional white panel.  

The basketball used on the card front was an image I downloaded from the internet and can be found here. The basketball playing girls I covered with fine tip glue pen were cut using my electronic die cutting machine.



Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If you order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code

Live in Australia? Click on the Stampin' Up! products below to purchase them today!

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $14.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951] $11.50	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $14.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $11.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $41.00	Brights Designer Series Paper Stack [138434] $38.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Basketball Thank You Spinner Card

It's the end of the winter season for my children playing basketball and with 4 different basketball coaches I recycled a thank you card that I made last year. Version 1 can be found here. This is a slightly more updated version with the fabulous sliding star framelits making the card so simple to put together.

Here's hoping the spinning basketball at least adds a grin to the coaches faces.

Stampin' Up! materials used: 

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$35.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$14.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

$11.50

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

$14.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Sliding Star Framelits Dies

[141820]

$45.00

Basketball thank you cards

My kids have rounded out another season of basketball. I made thank you cards and decorated empty wine bottles (with a gift voucher attached for a local liquor store). 

Inside card

Wine bottle
I attached a team photo with the words "Our girls might be the reason you drink. If so, enjoy a drink on us!"
On the back of the bottle, it had the club name with the summer season 2015/2016 and all the girls names.

Idea was sourced from Pinterest.

Stampin' Up! materials used: 

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$35.00

Sassy Salutations Wood Stamp Set

[132070]

$42.00

Big News Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[134015]

$76.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$12.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$12.25

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

$11.50

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

$12.25

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

$11.50

Big Shot

[113439]

$169.00

Deco Labels Framelits Die

[130102]

$41.00

Label Insert Pop' N Cuts Die

[130160]

$37.95

Another basketball thank you card

I have yet another basketball thank you card to share with you today. To see yesterdays card, visit here. Today's card is for the team manager (obviously) seeing as it is all written over the basketball singlet. This style of card is called a 5 step card.

Stampin' Up! materials used:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

 

Basketball thank you card

Sharing a basketball thank you card I made for the kids winter season coaches today.
It's yet another card in a box card. Card in a box cards, are one of my favourites as they always get a WOW and people love them. This time, on the inside of the "box" I placed a piece of elastic on the diagonal so when you fold it the correct way as you remove it from the envelope, the box "snaps" into position.


Stampin' Up! materials used:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

 

Spinner cards

This months techniques class focused on spinner cards. 
Card 1

Card 2
Next months techniques class is diorama cards and will be held on Friday May 8th at 10am and again at 7pm. Class is usually held on the first Friday of the moth but due to attending Stampin' Up! Gold Coast Convention I have moved the class one week later.