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

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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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

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!

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…

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!

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:

*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:

• Getting Started DVD
• Getting Started Guide
• Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
• Idea Book & Catalogue (8)
• To My Hostess Envelope (10)
• Project Sample Sheet
• Recruit Brochures (20)
• Hostess Brochure (20)
• Hostess Benefits Form (10)
• Customer Order Form (50)

 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:

If you are interested in either of these fabulous promotions or have any questions, please feel free to contact me .

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

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