Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

It's a fun Day at the Beach stamp set to welcome these emerging summer days :-)  Stamp in Memento Black and let the wee ones colour in - they'll have fun! Here's a tip: as you'll probably rather be out to enjoy the long hot days, this is a great indoor activity these holidays for when the weather doesn't come to play. And Adults don't have to miss out on the fun either, Stampin' Up! has watercolour pencils available in the upcoming Occasions Catalogue - woohoo!!!! Contact me if you haven't got your copy of the catalogue, and I will rectify that situation!

The Swirly Bird stamp set and its co-ordinating Swirly Scribbles Thinlits are two favourites from the Stampin' Up! 2016-17 Annual Catalogue, judging by the amount of  cards/projects using these items that have been shared online. Today, I am excited to share my Clean and Simple (CAS) Christmas card, using these coordinating products. Did you catch that? No, it's not a typo, and yes, I have started thinking about Christmas!!!! Only 16 more Sundays left till Christmas Sunday... Aren't those wee bells just too cute? That is a sneak peek of the Christmas Trinkets Embellishments that will be available from 1 September at the launch of our Holiday Catalogue! The pack has 24 silver embellishments (8 each of holly, bells and gingerbreadman). These things are little, but it really is the little things that pack a punch - it gave my CAS card that little bit more interest to it. I will be giving away the Holiday Catalogues at my classes so be sure to come to any one of

PS: I came to write a new post and saw this post sitting in my draft - unposted!!!! Well, I decided to post it as is  - if I think too much, and make amendments, it might be another month it is public! Here goes... Wow, the 2016-17 Annual Catalogue is already a month old! So many new products to complement  returning products, the vibe is just one of endless possibilities. I have to admit I am a bit overwhelmed by the choices, and as a demonstrator who runs monthly classes, I struggle, every time, with the dilemma of what to showcase. There are just so many to choose from - which is a good thing! So, why did I choose the new Badges and Banners stamp set? The truth is, I didn't! I won it as a prize patrol at April 2016's OnStage Local event. It really is quite a versatile set, so I created a class around this set. I was inspired by the colours featured in the Take-It-Home DIY kit my colleagues and I put together for our combined team's catalogue launch last month. T

For every $110 you spend in between 7 July and 31 July (before shipping and handling), you’ll get a $11 Bonus Days coupon that you can use 2–31 August. This is a great opportunity to shop from your wish list, whether you buy your favourite products now or later in August with your coupons!     Bonus Days coupon codes will be delivered via email, so an email address is required to participate            in this promotion. We cannot resend emails with coupon codes, so make sure you save the email and write down the codes in a safe place so you don't miss out on the coupons you earn. *   Participants will receive a Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $90 AUD/$110 NZD they spend  in a single order (catalogue price before shipping and handling). Click here to shop these deals online with me .

Today's share is a fun happy INTERACTIVE card - and the great thing is that it comes together so fast with the Circle Card Thinlits! The fun pattern paper is from the Cherry on Top 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Stack which will be retiring on 31st May 2016 - I am so going to miss it!!! Did you notice the candles? Made with the also retiring Cherry On Top Designer Washi Tape - gotta love Stampin' Up for well co-ordinated products. Finally can you guess how I got the "flames"? The wing from the Bird Builder Punch! I am sad that this well loved, versatile punch will also be retiring at the end of May - sob sob. When you open the card, the circle flips and you see a different message on the other side of the circle. How fun is that! This "fancy fold" card comes together in no time at all with the Circle Card Thinlits! The sad thing is that these Thinlits dies (the set comes with a few dies) will also be retiring on 31st May. But the GREAT news is that

The Alphabet Rotary Stamp has once again come to my rescue! I needed a farewell card for a Canadian family from our local Homeschool Group relocating to California. I know, right? Among the many options for a theme (floral or scenery with an inspirational sentiment, to cutesy with "Miss you already" or "You'll be missed"), I eventually opted for this adorable punch art sheep card, because after all, New Zealand is known as a land of sheep. So thanks to the Stampin' Up!'s Alphabet Rotary Stamp, I was able to create the perfect sentiment for the sheep card - "Baa Bye" - clever me! Here is what you will need to re-create this adorable sheep: 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (#119854) 1" Circle Punch (#119868) 1/2" Circle Punch (#119869) Owl Builder Punch (#118074) Cupcake Builder Punch (#121807) Word Window Punch (#119857)  Whisper White cardstock (#106549) Basic Black cardstock (#121688) Silver Glimm

Sale-a-bration ends March 31st and the Creative Inkers Team Auckland Extravaganza this weekend is the perfect way to test drive some of the amazing products that Stampin' Up! offers. What are we making? Come find out at March's Extravaganza! Time & date: Saturday 19 th March 2015, 12.30-5.00pm ( doors open at noon ) Please register ASAP   with peppertime123@gmail.com Create five fabulous products for $45 Your Entry fee includes a $10 voucher to be spent on the day with an order of $50 or more 5 fun technique projects  All materials supplied (byo adhesives)  and afternoon tea provided Parking available Fabulous door prizes and lots of displays - bring your camera! After 5 hours of crafting, you can then take advantage of Sale-a-bration by placing orders on the day. Remember during Sale-a-bration, you receive a FREE Sale-a-bration item of your choice for every $110 you spend - and there are no limits to how many free items you can earn!

Click here to shop these deals online with me .  These deals are valid through to Tuesday 9 Feb.  Also, a reminder that there is the Clearance Rack - while supplies last. Clearance rack items are up to 60% off retail - what a whoppa deal! *** SAB time...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $355 worth of products of your choice ...ends 31 March 2016. Contact me now! *** *** SAB time...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $355 worth of products of your choice ...ends 31 March 2016. Contact me now! ***

The Large Number Framelits is another must have from the Occasions Catalogue. We all need numbers in our life, don't you think? :-) The first time I made my own planner was in 2013, and I loved loved loved it. For the last couple of years, after I have eventually transitioned to owning and using a smartphone, I guess you could say I became a digital planner. But I missed my paper planner. I found myself still reaching out for a piece of scrap paper - any piece of scrap I can find! - and pen to make a to do list from time to time, usually immediately followed by a sense of being in control. So I decided I need a planner this year. I just love paper too much, and making your own planner is a great excuse to buy and use pretty paper. Well, in my case, to use some of the papers I have in my collection! Besides the kind of bought planners I seem to be drawn to are spendy, easily carrying a price tag of $50 upwards. Making my own with what I already have seems like a very sen

Click here to shop these deals online with me .  These deals are valid through to Tuesday 2 Feb.  Also, a reminder that there is the Clearance Rack - while supplies last. Clearance rack items are up to 60% off retail - what a whoppa deal! *** SAB time...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $355 worth of products of your choice ...ends 31 March 2016. Contact me now! *** *** SAB time...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $355 worth of products of your choice ...ends 31 March 2016. Contact me now! ***

Click here to shop these deals online with me .  These deals are valid through to Tuesday 26th January.  Also, a reminder that there is the Clearance Rack - while supplies last. Clearance rack items are up to 60% off retail - what a whoppa deal! Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack here .  Hamburger Box Die Deal - only $59.25 til Tue 26th Jan: Happy Stampin' and Saving! Blessings,  M xx *** SAB time...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $355 worth of products of your choice ...ends 31 March 2016. Contact me now! ***

I am not sure how I feel about Facebook but I do like the fact that it notifies me when it is is my FB friends' birthday! Well, turned out that it was my neighbour's birthday yesterday, and I wished her Happy Birthday online, but that seemed to me to be so unfriendly because, well, you know, she is my neighbour!! So glad that I am in the business of card making and have all the supplies I need to make a card and a gift box to take to her and wish her Happy Birthday in person -with a hug. When you are pressed for time yet you want to create something beautiful, you can't go wrong with beautiful patterned paper from Stampin' Up!'s range of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I can highly recommend the Wildflower Fields DSP, which is yours for FREE during Sale-a-bration time, when you spend $110. I am so happy to finally make one of these endlessly popular self closing boxes. It is honestly such a cool little box that has a generous capacity, room for all thos

This is the card I made for the Card Swap last month at our team's Christmas Breakfast. As demonstrators, we were able to pre-order products that are in the new Occasions catalogue, and the great thing about participating in a card swap is that I just have to make multiples of one design, in this case, 18 cards but in return I get 18 different cards back from all the other 18 participants in the card swap. What a deal! Well, I chose to feature the Rose Wonder stamp set, combined with two of my favourite techniques - emboss resist and sponging. I heat emboss the rose image in white and then I use the sponge to colour the background of the card. The colours I used were Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise and Lost Lagoon. Can you see that glimmer? That is from the "Wink of Stella Brushes" - a must have item, I reckon. Actually, there is a third technique I used - after I have sponged the colours on, I actually spritz the card with water to create a semi watercolour

Happy New Year! Well, my family was supposed to be on our way to our annual camping holiday today, but the weather here ain’t conducive to putting up a tent so our trip has been delayed which means I now have a moment to blog a post or two! This card was made for our friend's 12 year old's Bat Mitzvah celebration last month. I have used a water colouring technique for the background and then layered the Rose Garden die cut (a sneak peek from the 2016 Occasions Catalogue), cut out in another sneak peek Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper. These were both my top picks from this scrumptious catalogue, and so were the first things in my pre-order (which is a Stampin' Up! demo perk i.e. we are the first ones to get to order these products before they are launched). Well, you won't have to wait too much longer now...the Occasions Catalogue begins on 5th January! Not only does the Occasions Catalogue launch on 5th January, it is also the beginning of our biggest, most anticip