Fresh Inspirations - Away Card Comp...

Sorry all....
The 'Away' entry into the Fresh Inspirations Card Comp, (if you are unable to attend) will probably not be happening this time.. but we will have more things organised for the Christmas Card Event... so get your creative juices running and think CRAFTY!!! so you can enter that comp!!!

If you feel you could donate a little to the Bereavement program that would be lovely... As we (PaperANGELS) are planning on branching out to other hospitals as well as the Marter Mothers.. It's all so exciting and LOVELY...

Oh and really exciting news... 96.5 is giving us air time... yeah.. and we are on their community notice board... Click HERE...
(this is April/Mays at the moment.. but we should come up very soon... yeah.... you will have to click on the June tab....)

Love Ursula

ps read about the Boxes we put together and keep stocked by clicking HERE...

Paper ANGELS Event - Fresh Inspirations

You are invited to our Paper Angels 2nd quarterly event.... 'Fresh Inspirations'
Hope you can come... Please RSVP ASAP

If you are unable to attend but would like to enter the card comp (helping raise funds for the Mater Mothers Bereavement and other hospitals if we can expand.. as we would hope to) PLEASE get your entries to me B4 the event dates and $1 for every entry.. if you want to be cheeky you could enter in each event??? MORE chances to win...... (This is my thoughts & idea on fundraising more.. (not sure if it is co-sure... may have to ok that with Liz & other Demonstrators ... but may get us to our target sooner!!!) The more entries the more product and card stock we can purchase to donate directly to the Bereavement programs!! Every $1 counts and goes directly to the program..

We are also looking at advertising on Radio.. for the first time in our PaperANGELS 'life' of events... (all of 2 years we are but infants too!!! Growing so fast though!!) 96.5 will be putting us on the community notice board and may be giving us some air time... We are in the process of contacting more radio stations as well... so it could grow to be a monSTAR!!!

Hope to hear from you soon...

Love Ursula
Phone 0410 602 916
Email:- naturallyu01@hotmail.com


Couldn't paste the flier on here.. so please email me if you would like to receive (the pretty version) and or details of other events being offered...

Fresh Inspiration’
JUNE CARD MAKING AFTERNOON

You are invited to spend an afternoon of fun and creativity with the Paper Angels Group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Learn some great new techniques such as ‘Bleaching’ and ‘Serendipity Card Design’ using the very beautiful ‘Fresh Cuts’ Stamp Set. You will also have the opportunity to work with the gorgeous new In Colors as well as other new products from the 2009 / 2010 Idea Book and Catalogue. Tables are allocated for this event and therefore places are strictly limited.

COST
$60 (payment is required at time of booking)
INCLUDES
Fresh Cuts Stamp Set (valued at $38.95)
Materials and Instruction to complete 4 deluxe cards
Afternoon Tea & Door Prizes
New Displays from our Canberra Demonstrators’ Convention
VENUES & DATES
Carina Leagues Club | Sunday June 7th | 1- 5pm
Macleay Island Community Hall | Saturday 13th June | 1- 5pm
Pine Rivers Bowls Club | Sunday June 21st | 1 – 5pm
Card Competition & Raffles

We will be running Card Competitions at all venues. Each entry will cost $1, which will go directly to the Mater Mothers Bereavement Program. Card entries will be judged by all our customers, who will have the opportunity to view and vote on the cards. We will also have some fabulous RAFFLE PRIZES donated by Stampin’ Up! Australia and our Paper Angels Demonstrator Group. These proceeds will assist us in continuing to supply equipment to the Mater Mothers Bereavement Program as well as assisting other Brisbane Hospitals as funds allow.

20009-10 Idea Catalogue Project Recipes

After complaining last night at a workshop.. (opps my bad) that this years Catalogue does not have the Recipe section in it... Well 'blow me down and call me a goose'...

I discover tonight (from Leonie's Blog.. thank goodness she is now blogging.. and keeping me up to date!!) that it is accessible!!! Yeah

Here's how you do it...
click HERE...

or the long way is.... by going to Stampin' Ups Customer website http://www.stampinup.com.au/ , Click on PRODUCTS in the top of the screen, next click on OUR CURRENT CATALOGUES, look for 2009-2010 IDEA BOOK & CATALOGUE STAMPIN' SUPPLIES.

Stampin UP Supports the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal

Throughout Feb and March Stampin' Up was able to support the Victorian Red Cross Bush Fire Appeal by donating a whopping 50% of the retail value of a selected 10 stamp sets... I was blown away in the first 2 weeks of this appeal as there was already a $15K amount been raised!!! By the end of the allotted time I was totally flabbergasted!!!

Can you believe it???? over $77K...

Again may I say what a wonderful and generous company we are blessed to be associated with and I belong to it!!

Thank you to all the wonderful supporting crafting people across Australia and New Zealand who so generously supported this most worthy of all causes!!!

God Bless you all!!!


Official post by Stampin' Up: In mid-February, we launched the Bushfire Appeal in response to the tragedy that affected so many lives in Victoria and across Australia. We're pleased to announce that with the sales of the Bushfire Appeal sets, our final donation amount to the

Australian Red Cross Bush fires 2009 Appeal will be $77,889.63!

Catalogue Launch ~ Carina April 2009

How could I say it any Better???
Leonie did a great write up of our Catalogue Launch!!! so instead of retyping it you can click HERE to view a great photo of me... (NOT)... and read all about the events on the day...

Enjoy!!!

Simply Sent Card Elements & Tin Workshop

This is going to be a great Workshop!!! You will be making 4 cards and decorating a lovely tin which the cards fit in beautifully... It is great to give away for a present or to keep for yourself!!

Each person will receive all the materials (excluding Glue runner.. Please BYO) to create the 4 fabulous cards and the lovely 'Wow Flowers' Stamp set... (pg 140 in 2009/10 Aust & NZ Ideas Catalogue $24.95)

If you are interested in participating in this class please call to book in as places are limited..
It will be held on:- Saturday the 23rd May('09).. @ 10 am..
My place... COST:- $40
call NOW... :- 0410 602 916..

(The tin my look a little different... I'm not totally happy with it yet!)

This Months (April & May) Lucky Draw!!!

If you have not held a workshop this year so far.. I am offering a special incentive… If you have held one.. and would like to hold another one you will have an entry into the draw as well!!!

If you book in APRIL or MAY you will go into a raffle for a lovely prize valued at approximately $100.. (to be drawn in June… winner announced on Blog)

I will soon make it up and take a photo to put on here so you can be tempted!!! Hehe.. (I know I am evil!!)

So not only will you receive a copy of the NEW Ideas book, your hostess stamp set and $$$$ to spend… but you may receive $100 bucks worth of other free stuff!!! Yeah!!! TEMPTED??? Call me…
(For all who have booked in April so far. I will be fair and put you in too!! Cause I’m nice & I love you!!)

*I still have some retired stamp sets left too.. A couple of Sale-A-Bration sets and Hostess (08-09) sets.. If you are interested let me know…

Graphgic Design...

We also can Design your business LOGO... here's some we have done in the past...
Mine is very simple!!
Hand Crafted by Ursula James:-
PaperANGELS:-

Aaron's Grump Bear:-
Exquisite Brow:-For some reason it changes the colour when you load that picture on here... It's much nicer than that.. it is Blues with blond hair and red lips... not these greens and oranges!!! icky!!!


Personalised Wines:- The basic card was set out by Katrina and the font was one of hers.. But the wine glass bottle and liquid was my work... Check out her Web Site.. CLICK HERE

Then I worked out how to make it a Logo so if she wanted to get rubber stamps made or print her logo on things in a simplified version she would have something to do that with.. Katrina will be adding the text...


Triple R Photos...
Our logo and business card... Colours again are a bit whacked.. no idea why.. but you get the idea of the card


There is more to come.. Stay tuned

Heritage Photos Restored

Just a sample of some of the work Aaron and I have done in the past with Triple RRR..

Restoring, Repairing & Reviving Photos... Click on the link to see what we have been able to do.. @ great prices!!!
Call, email or drop in to get a free Quote..

Click Here to view some Triple RRR Photos

Wedding Flowers

I also do Wedding Flowers.. just thought I would put a link to my Album... There are so many more but I just do not have photos of them all yet... Sometimes I even forget to take them.. dough!!

Enjoy looking... I love Flowers they are so beautiful... It's wonderful working with something that is naturally beautiful to make it MORE beautiful!!!

Call, Email, or Drop in for a free Estimation...

CLICK here to view some Wedding Flowers etc

Wedding Bonbonneries - Treasure Chest Type

I made these for a client just recently.. I tried to get some padlocks to make them look more like a treasure chest.. only there was none to be found!!! I substituted the padlocks for interlocking hearts.. I thought that was nice... Nice symbol for marriage too!!! Two hearts becoming one... (* sighs and looks glossy eyed... thinking of the whole romance of that statement!)

She was getting married on the Beach and was having a 'Treasure Chest' instead of a 'Wishing Well'.. So love that idea!!! Thought that the gold coin chocolate would be a good thing to go in them too.. as it is kind of treasure chesty!!!


Mass producing these boxes is definitely a labour of LOVE!!! Takes for eva!!! So glad my lovely Hubbie was willing and able to help me out.. else she may never have received them on time!!!

I put a little Vellum tag on each one with their names and Date of the wedding..(After I was reminded that I forgot.. I seem to be having a lot of BLOND Moments lately!!!... SOOOOOOOOOOO unprofessional!!My heart is there... But the head is lacking some what..)


All is well in the end... They turned out beautiful.. I was very happy with them..
And so was the Bride (when I fixed the overlooked bits!!! )

Techniques Class # 2

This is a sneak peak of what we will be doing.. Nothing more then a picture to tease you all!!! hehe.. I know I am evil!!! but you all love it!!!

You know the more I think about techniques the more I think I know!!! I could keep you all going for a few years I am sure.. and with Stampin' Up! Convention 2009 coming up next month.. well I am sure I will be inspired by our other Aussie Demonstrators in their "Swaps" and in the "Workshop Wows" that I will be privileged to see!!! Can you tell I am excited??? (19 days to go!! & counting)

Anyway enough blabbering.. here's the photo.. Book in still a couple of places... Be Quick.. If you haven't done the first one don't worry It will not make it harder.. Just means you will not have the box to put them in.. but I can repeat the class again.. just let me know you want to do it... And I'm all yours!!! ;) .. gerr baby!!!

Bali Breeze 20 Cards in a Box

Loved Loved Loved this class!!! I first attended it at Liz's!!! Was so inspired and wanted to do something like it for my wonderful customers!! Then I thought why not just do the same.. who can improve on perfection???

Everyone that attended it Loved it too!!! It's bright.. Colourfull and oh so HAPPY!!! WE do 4 card designs repeated 5 times each.. and there's your 20 cards... LOVED it!!!


I will be doing another one for Christmas in July... so Stay tuned for that... Date is 18th July at 10am.. Email, ring or text to reserve your place.. only 8 spots for this one.. so BE QUICK!!!

Techniques Class Numero UNO

Well this was a brilliant Class!!! It was loved by all!!! And I really enjoyed it too... The class is designed to help you remember all the techniques that we teach/learn... We make a card for every Technique and then glue the instructions on the back so you can take them home and remember what it was the crazy lady said!!! The whole "How to's" of creating that effect...

Inspiring, Informative, Educational.. and with me definitely entertaining!!! I always do something to make people laugh!!! Blond moments.. Foot in mouth disease.. You know the drill!!! So me to a tee!!!
This class will be repeated in May (09).. there is still a few places.. It takes about 4 hours!!! Cause I went a little fussy Lala on the whole decorating the cards... got to remember to KISS.. (Keep It Simple Silly or Stupid.. what eva!!) You do the tin in the class too... this is how you keep all your Techniques class cards protected and in pristine condition... Remember there is 2 more classes this year so you will end up with 30 reference cards by the end of 2009... yeah...
Love to see you attending!!!

Happy Easter

Now I was given a challenge to make an Easter card for a workshop last month.. DO you think I have any Easter stamps??? Nuuuh uhhh... .. so what does one do when you have no stamps to suit the occasion???

'You FLY by the seat of your pants!! And make it all up... Fake it till you make it..'
(Can I get any more quotes in here???)

Anyway what I did was use a whole lot of background stamps and our oval punches... and made an Easter egg basket... Who says you need a stamp that has something to do with the event or occasion!!! You can think 'out side' the box and be CREATIVE!!!It worked for me in this instance.. I think...

Bronze Look-A-Like Metalic Tags

Did you know you can do layer upon layer of embossing then stamp into it to make an image indentation??? well here is what I did for another class just recently.. I did about 4 layers of embossing then stamped my image (while embossing was hot) ...

You really do need to make sure that you protect your stamp by coating it with VersaMark Before you stamp it... And the best thing about this technique is..... If you stuff it up all you need to do is reheat and the image melts away... for you to try again.. Yeah!!! Makes everyone look like a Pro!!!

I also used the MatPac & piercing tool to make sure that my brads were evenly spaced apart... Love the Matpac!!!Oh yeah and if you want an antique look you can stamp your image into your StayzOn... It's a cool effect.. Try it!!!

Bright Eastern Blooms

I did this card at a workshop just recently.. I love it.. So bright and vibrant... We stamped it in to the VersaMark and then we did the 'Rock n Roll' Technique.. then we sprinkled clear embossing powder.. and Wallah... Beautiful GLOSSY flowers!!!