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Cheeky Meeky has landed!

Well this has been in the pipelines for a while now and Cheeky Meeky has now finally landed! (still a few minor technical issues to deal with).  My blog is now under the new name of "Cheeky Meeky - designs of a crafty girl in a material world".  This is my new business name and label and I will be using this blog and my Facebook Page of the same name as platforms to promote and sell my crafty creations.  I am still a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and I will still be running my paper craft/card making classes on a monthly basis in the new year 2012.  I will endeavour to post photos and instructions and/or information about the things we make in the classes as well as links to other cool things that I have found and love also.

If you see something that I have posted that is for sale and you LOVE it, email me or click on the 'place an order' tab at the top of the page and fill in your details and a brief description of the item for sale.  But don't delay as all of my items are hand made and will therefore be unique and even though you may get a similar product, no two items will be the same.

Well I'm off to bed now, but keep a look out tomorrow for some new photos that I will be taking when the sun is up!

Bec xo

Creative Mess

We are now in the down hill slide to the end of the year - full steam ahead!  I have been busy creating 'stuff' and messing up my craft room, then tidying up my craft room to run a stamp class, then I promise myself to keep it tidy this time!  But THAT never happens *sigh*.  One day I will post a before and after photo so you can see what I'm talking about haha.

Last month in our Stamping Class we created these cute and simple 'bag in a box' using my favourite DSP from the 2011-2012 catalogue "Cheerful Treat" only available as hostess rewards (so host a party and get some of this cute paper for free!).  If you click HERE it will take you to a tutorial that will give you all the measurements I used to make ours.....they are quick and easy to make and would be great stuffed with sweets to give to the kids teachers for end of year.

Don't forget the cute little 'To Do' lists we made last month also would be a great gift - very simple and if you don't have the top note die you can use any shape, including just a rectangle.  Use a word window punch to cut the opening for the note pad (punch once, then slide along and punch again to make the hole longer).  I found my long shopping list style note pads from Bargain City at Westfield Chermside.  Decorate however you like and you have something very useful with a personal touch to give away.

For all of your supply needs contact me to place an order or to get some ideas or help on any project you may be working on....

Enjoy your creative messes until next time,
Bec xo

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During September, you can join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator for only $169! The limited-time mini Starter Kit-valued at over $310-comes with the high-quality products listed below:
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• Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
• Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
• Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
• Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• A4 Smooth Card Stock Assortment
• Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
• Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*
• Notes Cards (20)
• Clear-Mount Block C
• Blender Pen (1)
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Business supplies

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Converting Wood-mount stamps to Clear-mount stamps

This tutorial will teach you how to go from this large pile of wood-mount stamps....

...to this neat little pile of clear-mount stamps. A must if you are limited on space for all you crafty needs.

1. Firstly you need to buy CD cases to store your new stamps in once they are finished, but you need to get the CD cases that the inner moulding can be removed. (I have searched everywhere for DVD cases where the inner moulding can be removed, but I can't find any here in Australia)

2. Put your wood-mounted stamp in the microwave for only 6-10 seconds (this will depend on the size of your stamp and the type of microwave you have). Just enough to warm the glue that holds the stamp to the wood.

3. Now that the glue is warm you should be able to peel the foam backed rubber stamp easily off the block of wood, if it doesn't come off easily, put it back in the microwave for a few more seconds.

4. Next you can peel off the clear sticker on the other side of the block.

5. If you have enough glue left on the sticker, you can now stick it straight onto the foam part of the rubber stamp, be sure to line up the image of the stamp with the image of the sticker. If you don't have enough glue on the sticker (sometimes I found that the glue got left behind on the wood) just add some tombo to the foam before placing the sticker on.

6. Once the sticker is in place, use tombo glue (as it dries nice and clear) straight over the image and then wait until it is almost dry.

7. Cut a piece of clear vinyl to fit the stamp and stick it on. I go my vinyl from Spotlight, it's the stuff used to cover a kitchen table to protect it.

8. Trim around the vinyl and the sticker in one go.

9. That's it! You have now gone from a large bulky wood-mounted stamp, to a small easy to store clear-mounted stamp.

It does take a little time to do, not too much, but by doing this you will save so much storage space. You only need a few different sizes of the clear blocks which can be used and re-used for all your stamps, you can now see through the clear block to exactly where your image will be stamped, making stamping even easier.

Just look at the height difference in these two piles: the pile of CD cases in front hold exactly the same stamps as those in the pile behind!

To save even more space I have put several 'a la carte' stamps in the one CD case. Just remember to label your CD cases with the name of the stamp and how many stamps. I peeled the label sticker off the old cases and re-stuck it on my CD cases.

I would like to thank my friend Petrece who showed me how easy this was!

If you have any questions, I will be happy to help.

Happy stamping everyone.

Bec

Say Goodbye.....

It's time to say goodbye! Hundreds of products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue are retiring to make room for new and exciting products in the new catalogue which will be available 1 September. So now is the time to get your retiring items before they are gone forever!!!

Check out the list of retiring products here, retiring products available 1 August - 31 August 2011.

Don't wait until the end of the month to order, or you might miss out!

Christmas in July - Why?

If someone has the answer to that I would be most interested!! But in the mean time lets just join in the fun as Christmas for some people is the only time they send out cards and when you can make beautiful cards for a fraction of the price of the one you can buy.....why not!

I have been asked to hold a Christmas in July card making workshop at my church, I was asked to keep the costs low and there is limited time, so I had to follow the K.I.S.S statement (keep it simple stupid!). So there is no heat embossing, not colouring in, no hand cutting and no glitter - it's an outrage for a Christmas card! LOL But if I do say so myself, I still think these designs look very festive! In fact sometimes the simple things in life are often the best right!

Design 1 - Beginners (my favourite)

Design 2 - Intermediate

Design 3 - 2 Gift tags

If you would like to join me at my home for a Stamp-a-stack Christmas in July to make something similar to what you have seen here, make sure you join my mailing list and RSVP.

Happy Christmas in July everyone,

xo Bec