Saturday 31 December 2016

New Year's Resolution

Hello again for the last time for 2016!!!!

Hasn't the year just flown by.....For me there's been lots of ups and downs so I'm am hoping that 2017 brings new ventures, health and happiness.

The start of a new year always brings many promises to do things.  Each year I make resolutions which I seldom keep.  This year I plan to be more organised and this includes sending more cards to family and friends.  Whether it's celebrating an occasion or just a random act of kindness (RAK) I want to say that I actually DID my New Year's Resolution. 
And I think we should all make this promise.  

Here are some of the recent cards I have made:



In 2017 I am starting my Monthly Promotional Offers.  Each month I will have an exclusive offer which I will post here on my blog and redeemable through my online store

Here is JANUARY's offer below:

Send more cards! 
Start off the year with a goal to SEND more cards to friends and family.  
And to help you out I’ll send you a FREE pack of Whisper White Envelopes 
with any purchase of $50 or more!
Offer valid: Jan. 1 to Jan 31st 2017

This offer is redeemable when ordering through my online store and using 
January Hostess Code GQ6E64VM

(Please note this promotional offer is honoured by Leisa Pedersen- Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator and not Stampin’ Up!® Available for Australian residents only due to Stampin’ Up! policy)


Now if you need some inspiration to start creating you don't want to miss the NEW 2017 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Promotion.


Catalogue starts 4th January and there are some amazing new products available with some special bonuses.
Firstly, and I think most importantly, is you can get free products….yes FREE!!
How you might ask??  It’s very easy… and you have 2 options….

You can make a purchase - for every $90 you spend from any current catalogue (either Annual or Occasions cattys) you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  A range of items are available from stamp sets to designer series papers to embellishments.  So if you spend $90 – choose 1 item free, spend $180 choose 2 items free and so on.

OR you can Join the fun!! That’s right, why not join Stampin’ Up! ® and enjoy all the benefits.  You get to choose $235 worth or products to make you your starter kit – for only $169. Whether you like stamps, inks, papers etc you pick what YOU want…..AND on top of this you also get to choose 2 stamps sets (up to the value of $179) for FREE!!!!.  That’s up to $414 of gorgeous Stampin’ Up! ® products for only $169.

If you would like a copy of these latest catalogues you can contact me here 
and I will send you a copy. 

January is packed with new catalogues, specials and promotional 
offers that you don't want to miss!!!  

Thanks for stopping by today.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2016 and hope you and your families have a safe and prosperous New Year.
HAPPY 2017!!!!

Bye for now
Leisa
xx



Wednesday 28 December 2016

Occasions and Sale-A-Bration 2017 is coming!!!!

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a marvellous Christmas and are gearing up for 2017.

The New Year is almost here and that means Stampin' Up! ® Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration is almost here too!! 

The Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue for 2017 starts 4th January and there are some amazing new products available with some special bonuses.
Firstly, and I think most importantly, is you can get free products….yes FREE!!
How you might ask??  It’s very easy… and you have 2 options….

Option 1:      For every $90 you spend from any current catalogue (either Annual or Occasions cattys) you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration (small) catalogue.  A range of items are available from stamp sets to designer series papers to embellishments.  So if you spend $90 – choose 1 item free, spend $180 choose 2 items free and so on.

Option 2:      Join the fun!! That’s right, why not join Stampin’ Up! ® and enjoy all the benefits.  You get to choose $235 worth or products to make you your starter kit – for only $169. Whether you like stamps, inks, papers etc you pick what YOU want…..AND on top of this you also get to choose 2 stamps sets (up to the value of $179).  That’s up to $414 of gorgeous Stampin’ Up! ® products for only $169

Secondly, if you do decide to join Stampin’ Up! ® -
·         you then also receive an ongoing 20% off retail prices which is a fantastic saving PLUS you get to see the new catalogues before anyone else,
·         exclusive demonstrator access to training and events 
·         the chance to earn a FREE overseas holiday every year!! How good is that??

Sales begin 4th January – Occasions catalogue runs to 31st May however Sale-A-Bration ends 31st March.  Further Sale-A-Bration items will be released in February so stay tuned!!

If you wish to place an order, that’s great.  Visit my on line store at and click shop now, create your on line account and you’re ready to go.  I love rewarding my customers for supporting me….For an extra free gift from me every month, make sure you use the current month hostess code when ordering on line.  January’s hostess code is GQ6E64VM and is valid until 27th January 2017.

If you don’t have a copy of the Annual Catalogue, please contact me and I will send one to you. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Stay tuned over the next few days for more updates leading up to the 4th January release date :)

Bye for now
Leisa
xx


Tuesday 13 December 2016

Classroom Christmas Gifts

Hello everyone

I don't know if anyone else feels the same way but this year as gone so fast.  It seems to go quicker and quicker each year and I've been busy with family and getting organised for the festive season, my blog has been a little neglected.


So you can imagine my panic when my son comes home from school on Thursday last week and says he needs 25 Christmas cards and gifts for his classmates.........by the next morning!!!

So off to the craft cave I go - and this is the end result. 


I made the cards 4" x 4" from Real Red card stock and layered with Whisper White Thick.  I used the Ho Ho Ho! sentiment from Greetings from Santa stamp set and the Christmas Tree and stars to create a framed look.  Images are stamped in Red Red and Garden Green.

I must give credit to Jackie Bultje
from ThePamperedStamper.com for the cute little gift pouches.  They are so simple to make in no time and can easily be made in different sizes depending on your paper size.  Check out her Youtube Video here.

This is so quick you could use it for treat bags at kids parties too!

Also remember the Year End Close Outs Sale in on now

Be quick to grab some bargains at up to 60% off retail prices. But hurry this sales end 3rd Jan 2017.

I hope you've enjoyed my project today. If you would like to purchase these or any other Stampin' Up! products, you can through my online store HERE - it's open 24/7 for your convenience.

Until next time
Bye for now
Leisa xx





Friday 25 November 2016

Gifts For Friends

Hello again!!

Welcome to another week of the Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlights. 

Today I would like to share a project I was asked to make by a work colleague.  Her daughter is changing schools at the end of the year and she wanted to give something special to all her classmates as a little farewell gift.

I was trying to come up with ideas when my son Alex asked me to help him with a word he didn't know in his reading book...............then it hit me....................
Bookmarks!!!!

All kids love to read so what better way to say farewell and be remembered!!

So here are my creations


I used a variety of Designer Series Papers and the layered with coordinating card stock.  I then stamped the card stock to create a unique background.  Then, using a few of my favourite punches and framelits, I created some little characters and adhered them.  I chose some sweet sentiments for kids like, 'toadally awesome', 'friend to friend' and 'just for you' and added some funky ribbon to finish off.

The finished bookmarks will have her friend's names on the front and a little message from her on the back (I didn't photograph the end result for privacy reasons)

I think they turned out a treat!

You can see all the entries for this weeks highlights & vote for your favourites 

If you would like to purchase these or any other Stampin' Up!® products, 
shop with me  
-   my on line store is open 24/7 - 

And don't forget to use this month's Hostess Code 
for a little extra surprise from me!!

Thanks for stopping by
Leisa xx


Sunday 20 November 2016

It's Online Extravanganza Time!!!

Don't Miss Online Extravaganza!!!!


Who can resist savings up to 40% and 24-hour sales with new products 
on the first and last days of this event?

For one week only, 21-28 November, there will be amazing discounts that no one will want to miss. Not to mention at this time of year everyone could use a little help checking a few things off their Christmas gift list.

Check out what's on sale here .....make your list and be ready to jump online and order.  At these prices, stock is available only while stocks last!!!

To place an order, shop with me at LeisasCraftCave and use this month's hostess code CMWVUDZU and also received a free gift from me.

Please remember to make your details available to me otherwise I can't send your free gift!!



Sunday 13 November 2016

Crazy Crafters Bolog Hop with Amy Koenders




Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with our very special guest, US demonstrator Amy Koenders from stampwithamyk.  You can find out more about Amy at her blog here.

You may just be joining the blog hop here with me, Leisa Pedersen or may have come from the person previous to me.  Where ever you started, don't miss a single post. There are so many talented demonstrators in our hop today.

Today we are asked to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by Amy.

This is Amy's card I have chosen to case:


Halloween is becoming more and more popular here in Australia and my son Alex loves dressing up and going Trick or Treating.  We decorated the front of our house with cobwebs, spiders and lanterns and he asked me to make a card this year to celebrate the occasion.

And here is my card:


  I used Pumpkin Pie as my base and layered with Basic Black and Whisper White.  I then stamped the vampire from the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and the spider webs, spiders and sentiments from  the Spooky Fun stamp set.  I coloured my little vampire with Stamp Write markers in Pumpkin Pie and Smokey Slate and then cut 2 labels with the decorative label punch.  The black label I cut in half and used as a border around the white label.  I stamped the inside with a simple sentiment and spider webs.


I hope you have enjoyed our hop so far.

There are so many amazing ideas to draw inspiration from so be sure to continue your journey on this blog hop by following the list to see who’s up next!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Leisa xx


Friday 11 November 2016

For You



Hello Everyone

Hope you all have had a great week....and those that went to Brisbane for Onstage, I think you will agree it was absolutely awesome.  It was lovely to meet so many Face book friends for the first time most of them in our team, The Crazy Crafters.

I want to say a HUGE congratulations to Kylie Bertucci on achieving many accolades at Onstage, including #1 demonstrator in Australia and #8 in the WORLD!!!!  How amazing is that!!

 We have so many talented demonstrators in the Crazy Crafters Team and the creations each week are stunning.  I hope you take the time to follow the voting link below and see for yourself how amazing these ladies and gents are.

My project today I made a little while ago for a friend who was having a bout of bad luck and just needed a break. I thought I would try and cheer her up a bit with this simple card.



I used Whisper White Thick for the card base and layering, complimented with Tempting Turquoise. Images are from Flourishing Phrases and Thoughtful Branches and I added a few Basic Jewels for a bit of bling.

 As mentioned earlier, there are many gorgeous projects in our highlights so why not see them all and vote for your favourites here.

I hope you love my card as much as I do!

If you would like to purchase these or any other Stampin' Up!® products - shop with me - my on line store is open 24/7 - And don't forget to use this month's Hostess Code for a little extra surprise from me!!

BIG NEWS!!!!
The 2017 Occasions and Sale-a-Brations catalogues are coming....
 Reserve your copy now!!
 Contact me HERE


Thanks for stopping by

Leisa xx


Products Used:
Card stock:
Whisper White Thick | 140490
Tempting Turquoise | 

Stamp Sets:
Flourishing Phrases | 141531
Thoughtful Branches | 143535

Embellishments:
Basic Jewels | 119246

Adhesives:
Multi Purpose Liquid Glue |110755
Dimensionals |104430

Friday 28 October 2016

Wedding Wishes

Hello Everyone

Hope you all have had a great week....I am back again for another week of the Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlights.  

We have so many talented demonstrators in the Crazy Crafters Team and the creations each week are stunning.  I hope you take the time to follow the voting link below and see for yourself how amazing these ladies and gents are.

I must admit I had a little help creating this week from a wonderful member of our team, Angela Westland.  Angela has a fabulous tutorial for this project and many many more on her You Tube channel.   

Why not subscribe to her channel so you don't miss any of these great projects!!

This weekend is my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to create a special card to reflect the occasion. So here it is....


Using the gorgeous Detailed Floral Thinlits and Gold Foil Sheets I made the gates - I then adhered these to Very Vanilla card stock, then mounted the whole front to Cherry Cobbler card stock.  I decorated the gates with 2 hearts, Silky Taffeta Ribbon and a few basic Pearl Jewels.  All sentiments and images are from the Floral Phrases stamp set which compliments the thinlits perfectly.


On the inside I kept it pretty simple with a vertical border and sentiment.
It was my first time trying the Detailed Floral Thinlits and I am really pleased with how this turned out - I think the Gold Foil looks stunning!!

 As mentioned earlier, there are many gorgeous projects in our highlights so why not see them all and vote for your favourites here!

I hope you love my card as much as I do!

If you would like to purchase these or any other Stampin' Up!® products - shop with me - my on line store is open 24/7 - And don't forget to use this month's Hostess Code for a little extra surprise from me!!

Want 25% off selected Stampin' Up!® Stamps Sets through November?????
Ask me how you can get this awesome deal!

Thanks for stopping by

Leisa xx

Products Used
Card Stock:
Cherry Cobbler A4 | 121681
Very Vanilla A4 | 106550

Gold Foil Sheets | 132622

Stamp Sets:
Floral Phrases (CM) | 141767

Punches/Thinlits
Detailed Floral Thinlits | 141482
Sweet Heart Punch | 133786

Embellishments/Ribbons:
Basic Pearl Jewels | 119247
3/8" Silky Taffeta Ribbon Combo Pack | 141989

Classic Stampin' Pad:
Cherry Cobbler | 126966

Adhesives:
Multipurpose Liquid Glue | 110755






Wednesday 26 October 2016

Stampin' Up! 25% OFF selected Stamp Sets



25% OFF SELECTED STAMP SETS WITH STAMPIN' UP!!!!


Now that is something worth talking about.

Stampin' Up! are releasing Stitched Shapes Framelits AHEAD of their official release in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue.


You have the opportunity to purchase this gorgeous set of 12 framelits from 1st November 2016 and in conjunction with this release Stampin' Up! are offering 25% off co-ordinating stamp sets - just in time for Christmas!!!


This is a great offer and although the 25% off stamp sets ends on 30th November - you will still be able to purchase the framelits.

Here is a list of the stamp sets included in the 25% off promotion


When shopping online remember to use the monthly hostess code to also receive a FREE gift from me!!

Stampin' Up! is celebrating 10 years in the South Pacific!!


Throwing things away has never been more fun than with this limited-edition trash bin! You will definitely want to order extras since this is such a cute and useful item! 


As part of Stampin’ Up!’s 10-year anniversary celebration, we are offering something special to all crafting lovers.
For a limited time, you can purchase a collapsible, gold polka dot scrap bin.
This Stampin’ Up!-branded scrap bin was designed exclusively to mark this special occasion and is so cute that it will stand out on your craft table or in your office for all the right reasons.
We know that when you craft you always have rubbish, so why not dispose of it in something eye-catching and fun.

This limited edition item is only available for purchase through demonstrators, so contact me now at www.leisascraftcave.stampinup.net to get yours before they run out!





And lastly before I sign off remember the BUY 3 get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper offer end October 31st




Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to stock up.  That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalogue and the recently released holiday catalogue (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks). There is no limits, so you can buy as much as you need (want lol!) HURRY!!! ENDS 31ST OCTOBER.

                                      Item #                  Product Name
                                     141663      Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper 
   141645      Moroccan Designer Series Paper 
     141660      Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper 
          141654      Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper 
             141630      Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper 
        141640      By the Shore Designer Series Paper 
                    141986      Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper 
             141981      Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

That's all from me today - hope you enjoy these new promotions!!

Have a great day and bye for now

Leisa  xx






Friday 21 October 2016

Fairy Dust

Hello everyone!!


Welcome to another week of the Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlights. 

I have been so busy the last few weeks and finding it very hard to have time for myself. 

So I would like to share this with you today and my apologies if I have entered this previously.



Here is my card:


I used Bermuda Bay card stock as my card base and matt and Whisper White Thick for my layers.  I stamped an image and sentiment from the new Fairy Celebration stamp set, and coloured using various Stampin' Write Markers.  My colouring needs a lot of practise but I'm getting there. A list of products I have used to create this project is below

You can see all the entries for this weeks highlights & vote for your favourites HERE 

If you would like to purchase these or any other Stampin' Up!® products shop with me  -   my on line store is open 24/7 - And don't forget to use this month's Hostess Code for a little extra surprise from me!!

Thanks for stopping by
Leisa xx


Products Used
Card Stock:
Bermuda Bay | 131286
Whisper White Thick | 140490

Stamp Sets:
Fairy Celebration (WM) | 141551

Colouring Tools:
Stampin' Write
Many Marvellous Markers | 131264

Adhesives:
Multipurpose Liquid Glue | 110755
Stampin' Dimensionals | 104430





Thursday 29 September 2016

Designer Series Paper - Buy 3 get 1 Free!


Hi everyone!  
Hope this post finds you all well.

Stampin' Up! have released a fantastic promotion for the month of October....

FREE PAPER OFFER!!

WHO LOVES PAPER?????? 

We all do right?

For the month of October, Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! is on promotion -  Buy 3 get 1 FREE!! 

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to stock up.  That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalogue and the recently released holiday catalogue (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks). There is no limits, so you can buy as much as you need (want lol!)So get your wishlists ready and be the first to order on Saturday 1st October.

                                      Item #                  Product Name
                                     141663      Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper 
   141645      Moroccan Designer Series Paper 
     141660      Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper 
          141654      Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper 
             141630      Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper 
        141640      By the Shore Designer Series Paper 
                    141986      Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper 
             141981      Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper




Don't forget, my online store is OPEN
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Use October hostess code HQKZHMDK for a little extra gift from me

Thanks for stopping by

Leisa
xx