Welcome everyone!!!!

Welcome to my Indigo Stampin blog. Do you love making cards and special papercraft projects for the people in your life? I’m an independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in Australia and I can help you achieve your crafting dreams!!

I run regular card making classes in Springfield Lakes, Queensland and keep up to date with all things Stampin’ Up! so you can always see the latest products and ideas for your crafting.

I have a team of regular stampers called the IndigoStampers! which you are welcome to join just by purchasing a starter kit ($235 value for $169!) Just ask me how.

Please message me or leave a comment if I can help you with anything Stampin’ Up!

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020

Poinsettia Petals Christmas cards

Wow!! First Christmas cards of 2020! Well, I couldn’t resist – I’ve just received my pre-order from the 2020 Mini “Handmade for You” catalogue and there are some beautiful new crafting products.

When I saw this suite I knew it was going to be lovely. There is designer series paper, stamps and dies, as well as lovely velum with white flocking specialty paper, ribbon and embellishments too!

Here is my first card, “Merry Christmas” is a lovely universal sentiment and a nice size for cardmaking. I’ve die cut the flower (actually these are modified leaves on the real plant) in red velvet paper and this gives a lovely texture to the leaves. The colours used here are Real red and Old Olive with gold accent to finish it nicely.

In my second card I have also used the poinsettia dies, this time cutting out Real red cardstock and using clear Wink of Stella on the red leaves to add glitter. I’ve layered a piece of dsp from the suite with some vellum to difuse the colours, added the sentiment and some of the lovely soft organza ribbon.

Here is a little sneak peek at this suite of products, available to everyone from 4th August on the Stampin’ Up! website (https://www.stampinup.com.au/)

I hope you are getting some time to relax and craft, let me know if I can help at all, I hold monthly classes near Brisbane, Australia and have a Facebook page here!

Thanks for visiting & Happy crafting,

Angela

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Way to Goat card!!

Do you enjoy using animal stamps on your cards? This new set, called ‘Way to Goat’ is really cute!

In this card I’ve used a few Stampin’ Blends to colour the goat & justifying cut him out. I’ve used a strip of Granny Apple Green designer series paper as a background on a simple white card. Isn’t the little tin can a nice touch!

Shop here: https://www.stampinup.com.au/products/way-to-goat-cling-stamp-set-(en)

Happy Crafting!

Angela

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020

Sunflowers anyone??

This card is made using the Sunflowers dies from the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle.
This bundle of stamps & dies is part of a larger suite called Flowers for every season & that is where the patterned paper you can see on this card comes Pretty. I’ve simply layered the die cuts over the top. Pretty isn’t it?

The sentiment comes from Lovely You stamp set.

Shop here for all these crafting products.

Happy Crafting!

Angela

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020

Positive Thoughts & wishes card

I recently needed to send positive thoughts & love to friends far away. People we would love to see but due to covis-19 restrictions, just can’t get there at the moment😥

So here is my card, I just love this stamp set & co-ordinating dies that work for so many occasions.

I looked on Pinterest for inspiration, something I do regularly :), & found this lovely layout. A few tweeks with placement & colour & it’s done!

The inside of the card is also important & I wanted to let them know we wished we could be there for them! Still plenty of room for me to write my thoughts as well.

I used a recent a download of quarantine-inspired sentiments for the inside!

I’ve used these colours in this card: Crumb cake, Gorgeous grape, Highland heather, Just jade & a retired colour (that I loved) called Baked brown sugar.

You can recreate this card and even give it your own spin if you like 🙂

Shop with me for crafting products here:

Happy Crafting!

Angela

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

And it has arrived – the new 2020-21 Annual Catalogue!!!!

Hi Everyone,

Both the new annual catalogue and the new Stampin’ Up! website are live!!

New Website look

Here is a screenshot of the new online shop for Stampin’ Up! It is more functional (& prettier!!) and way easier to get around and find what you’d like to look at. You can even add me “Angela Allen” as your demonstrator in Australia if that suits you!!

I thought I would post a few projects over coming weeks, made with some of the new crafting products in this catalogue so you can get a closer look at them.

First up, I’ve used the stamp set Jar of Flowers with the bundled punch (10% discount with a bundle) that punches out the jar for this card. I’ve stamped in memento black ink (best with alcohol markers) and then coloured the beautiful flowers with my Stampin’ Up! Blends. Just for some more interest in the flowers, I stamped some more sunflowers out on white cardstock, coloured them and fussy cut them. Then I adhered just a few onto of the original image on the cardfront. Makes them more life-like I think!

I’ve then stamped the jar stamp onto some clear vellum and punched it out with the matching punch a layered that over the stamp of the flower stems. I’ve used the colours; so saffron, daffodil delight, old olive, mossy meadow, soft suede and highland heather in the colouring. The cute little sentiment is from the stamp set “Lovely You” (click the title to see what it looks like).

This bundle is part of a larger suite of products all about flowers!! Its called, “Flowers for every season” (item no: 154132) You can purchase all the different products in the suite individually, although it’s worth knowing that the bundles are 10% discount of the price of separate items!!

Here’s the link to purchase a paper copy of the annual catalogue – but remember with any $50 purchase I will give you a copy for free!!

Here’s another link, this time to download the pdf of the new catalogue:20200603_AC_en_SP

Well that’s all for now, please message or email me for more information on everything Stampin’ Up!!

Happy crafting

Angela

May 31, 2020June 2, 2020

Only 3 days to go until the new 2020-21 Annual Catalogue!!!!

Hi Everyone,

Lots of Stampin’ Up! news for you today!

First up, there is only 3 more days to head to the Online shop to check out these crafting products from the 2019-20 catalogue before they disappear forever to make way for the new catalogue! Here is the link: https://www3.stampinup.com/ecweb/products/3000500/last-chance-products.

Some of these have been discounted, and don’t forget to check out the Clearance rack, just in case: https://www3.stampinup.com/ecweb/products/300100/clearance-rack

New Website look

Next just in time for the new Annual catalogue, Stampin’ Up! online shopping will look different to customers. The online store will have many new features including a new feature for Customer Feedback. This new feature allows users to leave feedback anywhere and on anything in the new online store—and it delivers that information directly to the people who need to see it at
Stampin’ Up! Visitors to the online store will see a Bermuda Bay coloured feedback tab on the right side of the screen. Clicking the tab brings up a window to provide feedback through a few quick and easy steps. Check it out from 3rd June 2020: www.stampinup.

Pick a Free Bundle Starter Kit Promotion Coming Soon (3-30th June 2020)

There is also a new special recruiting promotion to invite you to join Stampin’ Up! now: our Pick a Free Bundle Starter Kit promotion.

For a limited time, new recruits will get a FREE stamp/tool bundle when they join from 3–30 June. The Starter Kit is already a great value at $169 AUD for $235 AUD worth of products, and for the month of June 2020 it’s even better!!

Next up is a little sneak peak!

Some of you may have seen the Paper Pumpkin kit available in Australia in 2019, it was called “Hugs from Shellie” and now we’re excited to share another special global Paper Pumpkin kit! This exclusive Sara (our CEO)-inspired Paper Pumpkin kit is here to help you #sharesunshine. It includes supplies for eight handmade cards and is specially designed to help you create a box full of cheer. Once you’ve made all the cards, use any leftover pieces to decorate the box. Fill it with yellow goodies, add the included adhesive label, address it to someone special, and brighten their life with a little sunshine! I’ll let you know more when we get closer to August, so you don’t miss out!

And last, but not least, I have now (at last!!) restarted Indigostampin Cardmaking classes on 7th June 2020! I have so missed seeing everyone with the lockdown and restrictions, and we are very lucky to be able to socialise again (safely of course).

The next class will be focused on the new Annual catalogue, making a card and a 3D project with new product, including stamps, dies, designer series papers and embellishments. Can’t Wait!!!!

Well that’s all for now, please message or email me for more information on anything Stampin’ Up!!

Happy crafting

Angela

February 4, 2020February 2, 2020

Painted Poppies – a special card for a special person!!

Today I am featuring a lovely bundle of crafting products. It is part of new suite called Peaceful Poppies which includes a stamp set full of beautiful images and sentiments, more co-ordinating dies, beautiful papers, ribbon, sequins & printed vellum elements.

One of my good friends, Suzanne has left our shores to go home. We met through Stampin’ Up! and she was a much loved part of my Indigostampin team, as well as a great friend and will be missed. So I wanted to make her a special farewell card & decided to use this suite.

Here’s my card:

I wanted really vivid colours for these poppies so I used 3 colours from the Pigment Sprinkles (Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody and a small amount of Melon Mambo) on watercolour paper for the petals. It’s easy, just wet your watercolour paper & sprinkle on your desired colours. Let the water do the work! Let it dry & then die cut. Such strong beautiful colours!

I also used a small piece of the designer series paper (those green vertical lines) and a piece of whisper white cardstock, run though my die cutter with a Subtle embossing folder. I then flicked some green and gold ink onto the white paper to get the splotchy effect.

There are dies in the bundle that cut the gold foil outlines to these flowers, as well as the layered leaves and flower centres. Very striking & easy to construct! The possibilities are endless in terms of the colour and texture you can create.

This die set is called Poppy moments and is part of the Peaceful moments bundle that includes the dies and stamp set. Remember if you like to stamp and die cut your images, it is worth buying co-ordinating sets together as you receive a 10% discount on them.

Here is an image of the other bundle within this suite. I love these images as well as the detailed dies for labels and subtle backgrounds.

Don’t forget SALE-A-BRATION is current running (Jan – March) and that means for every $90 you spend on any Stampin’ Up! products you get your choice of FREE crafting products. There are stamps, dies, embossing folders, designer series paper and more!!!

Here is a PDF for you of the current rewards:20200103_SAB20-1_en-SP

The other great offer on while Sale-a-bration in current is the Joining special. Becoming a demonstrator is already the best special in our catalogue (with 20% off everything and other benefits) , but at the moment it’s even better!

Recruits who join Stampin’ Up! as an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator between 3 January–31 March 2020 will receive the Mini Paper Cutter, 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper sampler and their choice of stamp set. That means for $169 you get:

$235 worth of product of your choice (that’s $66 free!!)
Free shipping (10% saving)
Plus you become part of the Indigostampers!!

I hope you have enjoyed this card and have a go at being crafty today. Why not try out this beautiful suite?? Below you will find links to all the products in my online store.

Let me know if you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you,

Happy Crafting

Angela

Product List

Peaceful Poppies Suite Bundle (English)

$238.00

Peaceful Moments Bundle (English)

$90.75

Painted Poppies Bundle

$90.75

Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Pigment Sprinkles

$40.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$8.75

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$15.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Mango Melody A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Gold Glitter Enamel Dots

$14.00

Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set

$37.00

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

$17.00

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Heartfelt Valentine cards

Back to reality on Monday with my return to work, but still time to craft 😄

I’ve made these cards using a lovely new set from the 2020 Mini catalogue; From my heart. It includes stamps, punches (Yay!!), ribbon, designer series paper & more!! And remember, you can purchase this whole suite with one item number (153931) or you can buy single items as well.

The cards I’m showing you today use mainly the punches, DSP & stamp set.

The colours in this project include Poppy Parade, Highland Heather & Roccoco Rose. Pretty isn’t it, & super easy using the matching punches. As well as a beautiful new Embossing folder in the background.

This next card highlights the beautiful faceted gems that come in reds, pinks & white. I’ve used three colours of Flirty Flamingo & Real Red here for the card & a strip of dsp. Can you see the red foil in this paper, so nice.

The next Indigostampin cardmaking class on February 9th will feature this lovely suite of crafting products. If you’re in Brisbane you are very welcome to join us. Just message or email me to save your seat.

Details of class– date: 9/2/20, Time:1-3pm, where: Springfield Lakes, cost: $10 includes all supplies & afternoon tea.

See my Facebook Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events

I hope you’ve enjoyed these cards, I really had loved making them! If you’d like to recreate them see links below to the produces I used on my online store.

Happy crafting

Angela

Product List

From My Heart Suite Bundle (English)

$153.75

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$14.25

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder

$17.00

Heartfelt Bundle (English)

$80.00

Delicate Lace Dies

$50.00

2019–2021 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$20.00

2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots

$11.25

From My Heart Faceted Gems

$10.50

From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper

$25.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

$56.00

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

January 2020 card class with Little Lady bug & Peaceful Poppies

A lovely relaxing afternoon was had by all at this month’s card making class.

We made a cute little magnetic calender with this host set & we didn’t have to fussy cut that little lady bug because there is a co-ordinating die!!! (Available to customers 4/2/20)

We also made a Thank You card using the gorgeous Painted Poppies stamps & dies. Love this set, there are so many possibilities using this whole suite, called the Peaceful Poppies suite.