Just to let you know, I’m moving my blog back to Blogger. I found out yesterday that Blogger now supports ‘static’ pages – which is the reason I moved to WordPress in the first place.
Now Blogger is offering all that I need, I’m going back to my friend.
You can find me here – www.joeades.blogspot.com
Hope to see you there!
Later Gators
As promised, here are the details of the Crazy for Cupcakes Class:
Make your next birthday celebration an event to remember when wow your friends with one of these gorgeous cupcake themed birthday cards. Or you could give the entire set to a friend or loved one for a birthday gift they’ll be sure to ‘cherrysh’ !
Date: Friday March 26th, 2010
Time: 7.30 pm
Cost: $25.00 which includes all materials to make the 4 cards (with envelopes) and CupCake shaped card box.
Location: My Studio, 29 Hume Street, Upwey VIC 3158
Please email me to sign up for this class.
Supplies
• Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, On your Birthday
• Inks: Basic Brown, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose Classic inks, Optional: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose WWC.
• Paper: Sweet Always DP, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Medium Whisper White envelopes
• Accessories: Sticky strip, Snail adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, 2-way glue pen,Crystal Effects, 1″ Double – Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, 5/8″ Regal Rose ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter,silver brads, paper snips, 1/16” handheld circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, ticket corner punch,Key Tag punch, crimper (optional), blender pen, Stampin’ Scrub, Stampin’ Mist, paper trimmer & scoring blade, bone folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig,Uni-ball Signo gel pen,Embossig Buddy (optional) Stampin’ Sponges, pencil & ruler, Velcor circles
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As I have mentioned before, I have a Stampin’ Up! Website . My SU site has had some new features added, such as a Blog, a Hostess Portal and of course, you will also find information Stampin’ Up! promotions, links to catalogs etc.
It also contains a calendar, which I have updated to show my upcoming events. I have added 2 new classes -
Crazy for Cupdakes – to be held Friday March 26, 2010, commencing at 7.30 pm
Occassions Card Class – to be held Friday April 30, 2010, commencing at 7.30 pm
I will post further details and samples tomorrow, as they are saved on my ‘other’ computer *wink*
Classes will be $25 per person and will include all materials required.
All classes must be prepaid 1 week prior to class being held to reserve your place. Classes can be paid via cash, direct deposit or PayPal if you wish to pay by credit card.
EDITED: I have been trying able to add PayPal buttons here – Hooray for modern technology. 
Please email me to reserve your place today, as places are limited
Look forward to seeing you soon
A few weeks ago my demo friends at GailForceStampers threw down a challenge to help us find our missing mojo. The challenge was to use the colours from the Kaleidoscope Papers – Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Summer Sun, Only Orang, Pink Passion and Pixie Pink – just slightly bright colours. Thank goodness we were allowed white (and only white) as our neutral. I actually made 4, here are my favourites:
This card is 20 cm x 10 cm nope, it is 8.5 ” x 10 cm (finished size) (I think – I do know that it does fit into a DL envelope though). Man I like to make things difficult by using metric & imperial measurements, lol! ( Not really, I used PaperTrey’s Stampers Select which is 8.5 x 11″). I used Butterfly Prints and the coordinating punch, both from the Summer Mini catalogue. I didn’t have orange or yellow bling so I coloured some clear ones with my Copic markers. I’m pretty sure the sentiment is from Trendy Trees but it is stamped in Basic Grey, which was not part of the challenge.
This one is 5 x 5″ (I think) and uses the actual Kaleidoscope papers. I had cut these papers for a different project (that didn’t work) & thought a patchwork would. I think it did. The frame is from PaperTrey’s Borders & Corners Monogram and the sentiment is from PaperTrey’s Mega Mixed Messages. It was punched using the 1-3/8″ SQ punch and I then rounded the corners to coordinate with the frame. This came togther so quickly that I made another 6, all with different frames & sentiments. Again I’ve used Basic Grey – so again I fail to meet the challenge requirements.
Well, that’s all for tonight, I have been busy creating, and have even taken photos. Just have to get around to posting them here. Tomorrow night I have to clean up the ‘studio’ – it is a disgusting mess.
Thanks for taking the time to visit and I hope you have a great day/night wherever you may be.
Ciao
Supplies Used:
CARD 1: Stampin’ Up unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Butterfly Prints, Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White – Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Basic Grey
Accessories: Butterfly Punch, Self Adhesive Gems – Kaiser Craft, Copic Sketch Markers
CARD 2: Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages, Borders & Corners – Monogram
Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White, Kaleidoscope DSP – SU!
Ink: Basic Grey – SU!
Accessories: 1-3/8″ Punch, Corner Rounders (1 retired, 1 current) – SU!
This is my entry. I think I’m extremely close to the cut off time so I’m going to post and run and come back and post details in a minute.
The challenge for Day 5 of the PaperTrey 3rd Birthday Celebrations was an Emboss Resist. Since this challenge fell over a weekend, I was able to participate. I thought I was running low on time but it looks like I actually had a couple of hours to spare 
That ‘s what happens when I try and work out time differences in my head, lol.
My inspiration for this card came from this photo I took from our balcony of a sunset a few months ago. Ever since I took it, I thought it would great for an emboss resist technique. I love how the stamped image turned out, but I’m not sold on the rest of the card, and may even pull it to bits after this. (It kept me awake last night thinking of other things I could try to ‘fix it up’).
Supplies Used: All Stampin’ Up unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Life – PaperTrey Ink, Happy, Happy Birthday
Cardstock: Glossy White, Basic Black
Ink: Pacific Point, Ballet Blue, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Riding Hood Red, Versamark
Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponges, Black Satin Ribbon – PaperTrey Ink
Hope you like it and thanks for looking.
Till next time…
It is actually me posting on my blog, LOL!
So what have I been doing since my last post way back in May, I hear you ask??? Well, if you remember we were house hunting for a bigger house and renovating the unit were we used to live. Notice I used the term ‘used’ – that’s because we found a new house – YIPPEE. We moved to beautiful Upwey in August. We have nearly finished renovating the unit – hopefully that will be ready to put on the market next weekend.
So you’d like me to tell you about our new house – well, OK. It is much, much bigger than our 2 bedroom unit that we were squashed into. But one of the best things about the house is that I now have my very own stamp room or ‘studio’ as I’ve decided to call it. Here’s a couple of photos, it’s not quite finished yet but I love it none the less
So you’re looking at my current workspace, with room for 2. I’ve got room to add another 2 tables, which will give a total of 4 workstations in this area. There is also another area about 2 m x 4 m that will be my class area. The 2nd photo is of my cupboards , which are directly behind my work area, the smaller one is my ‘contraband cupboard’ and has all my PaperTrey, BG and other assorted items of fancy. The bigger cupboard currently has my SU stamps, DSP and other assorted accessories. Eventually I will add another cupboard beside it to house other stuff that is currently in A4 sized stackable drawers. On the floor are a couple of Ikea chest of drawers which I am painting and once finished will sit on my desk and house adhesives, bone folders, scissors etc.
I also wanted to tell you about another new development – I have a new Stampin’ Up! website – www.joeades.stampinup.net This is where you will find current Stampin’ Up! specials (check it out now to find out the November specials), my class calendar (once I update it – I’m aiming for classes to start around end of November). You can even join my team online! Whilst I’m not stopping my blog completely, the DBWS will have the most up to date SU! info (because SU! update it for me, lol)
Now before this becomes a 1,000 page epic, I will leave you with a photo I took a week or so ago from our balcony. Hope you like it! 
2009 was my very first time at Convention and it did not disappoint. I had such a great time and really needed another few days off from work to recover, LOL! I travelled with my good friend Marlene and we met up the the girls from Gail Force Stampers. Marlene and I dubbed ourselves the Gail Force Groupies and had so much fun hanging out with Gail (aka Gale Force 1), Felicity, Karen, Coral, Chris, Gina, Anne-Marie, Steph & Julie. Before we left we had arranged to do a shoe box swap and I just wanted to say how fantastic the staff at Rydges Lakeside were in accommodating 11 noisy women in their foyer whilst we stamped. Here’s a few photos:
From L to R: We have the side of Karen’s head, Coral, Felicity and Marlene
From R to L is Chris, Gina (I know you can only see her t-shirt) and Steph. I don’t think I’d ever had so much fun stamping but by the end of the night my eyes felt like they were about to fall out of my head. I’ve still got Marlene’s swap to finish and I still have to take a photo of mine.
I need to take some more photos of my convention bag and my goodies from Momento Mall so I think I’ll leave it there for tonight.
I will say that Convention 2010 is pencilled into the diary already. I can’t wait!
In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator for only $150 with our limited-time (May 1 to June 1, 2009) Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:
| Item Code | Description | Retail Value |
| 112231 | Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set* | $77.95 |
| 113059 | Simply Scrappin’ Petal Party | $36.95 |
| 108697 | Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12″ x 12″) | $21.95 |
| 105216 | Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad | $11.95 |
| 103179 | Craft & Rubber Scissors | $37.95 |
*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $77.95 value.
Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.
The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit:
This is an absolutely fantastic time to join Stampin’ Up! – never before has it been so affordable. It is also a wonderful time for all of you who already have a great supply of stamps and accessories to join. When you become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you also receive access to a fabulous website full of inspiration and information, full colour monthly newsletters, 20% off all your stamping supplies, (30% off on your first order placed within 45 days of joining), plus you have the opportunity to attend all the fantastic events, such as Convention (which I attended over the past weekend – more on that another time – I’ve got heaps of photos to share).
If you decide to take advantage of this fantastic promotion, you will have to the end of September to make the minimum sales requirement of $500 ($550 inc. gst per quarter). If, after you join, you decide that Stampin’ Up! is not for you, you can walk away with out any penalty, so you really have nothing to lose.
If you are interested in this fabulous promotion or have any questions, please contact me and I will send you out a free, no obligation information pack.
The 2nd promotion offered in the month of May is - buy three packs of select Designer Series paper ($16.95 each), and get one FREE! See selections below:
| Item | Page | Description |
| 112042 | 132 | Urban Garden Designer Series paper |
| 112470 | 132 | Haiku Designer Series paper |
| 113976 | 132 | Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper |
| 112468 | 132 | Sweet Always Designer Series paper |
| 113992 | 133 | Tea Party Designer Series paper |
| 113975 | 133 | Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper |
| 113966 | 134 | Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series paper |
| 112469 | 134 | Holiday Treasures Designer Series paper |
| 112041 | 134 | Bella Rose Designer Series paper |
| 113974 | 134 | Bella Bleu Designer Series paper |
| 113978 | 135 | Urban Oasis Designer Series paper |
| 112461 | 135 | Washington Apple Designer Series paper |
| 112039 | 135 | Windsor Knot Designer Series paper |
| 113980 | 135 | Candy Lane Designer Series paper |
If you are interested in either of these fabulous promotions or have any questions, please feel free to contact me .
Hi, it’s been a while hey? Life just took over ……you know how it is. Anyway, the reason for my post, and yes, there is one, is to submit my card for Kristina’s Colour Inspriration Challenge. It’s number 39 this week and the colours were Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, So Saffron and Green Galore.
Here’s what I came up with. I should let you know that there is NO stamping at all. I finally used my SU RubOns that I’ve had sitting here quite a while now. Whilst I love the idea of rubons, I find them hard to work with. That being said, I’m pleased with how this turned out. I also used my few favourite embellishment – buttons.
Also, I need to make an apology for the photos from now on – my camera seems to be dying a slow death. We’re looking into getting a new one, so please bear with me.
Supplies:
Cardstock: Basic Black Textured, So Saffron, Real Red, Green Galore, Whisper White
Accessories: Anchored and A Perfect Day RubOns, Button, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
Another quick post so I can link up – will be back later to add in all the details.
This is the card I made for this week’s 2 Sketches 4 You sketch challenge. It is also a bit of a CASE of a sample in the 07 US Fall/Winter IB&C. I love the colours and this card is for one of Harry’s little friends who is having her 2nd birthday party in less than 1hr (which is why I have to dash)
Sorry about the photo, it’s a little blurry – batteries in my camera are almost flat so it was a choice of a bit blurry or crooked!
Off to link to 2S4U site
