Contributor Profile: Monique Fielder

Time to tell you a little more about another of our generous tutorial contributors - Monique Fielder.  Monique has donated THREE fabulous tutorials to our packages - a gift card holder for our popular Bags, Boxes and Gifts Bundle, a Fathers' Day Card for our Masculine Projects Bundle, and a terrific tutorial on creating reflections for our Bonus Bundle. 

Here's Monique to tell us a bit more about herself.

"To introduce myself I am a working wife and mother, I have an almost 15 year old daughter, who luckily for me also loves crafty pursuits.
The family moved to Canberra about 7 years ago and since then, apart from the odd school fete, I had let my love of paper craft slip by the wayside. That was until I went to a Stampin’ Up!® workshop run by a good friend of mine. At that time I fell in love with the products and the colours, the biggest thing being the way Stampin’ Up! took the guess work out of matching colours with accessories.
After just one workshop I made the decision to become a demonstrator and since doing so in February 2010 I have met some wonderful people, both in person and online.
Being involved with Stampin’ Up!® has also offered me the opportunity to be involved in some really great activities such as this fundraiser to assist Hudson. I have also donated cards to a SIDS and Kids awareness day, and have plans to use stamping to help people with mental illness in their recovery.
If you live in the Canberra area and have enjoyed the techniques in this collection and would like to have them demonstrated in your home, or learn more about Stampin’ Up!® please don’t hesitate to contact me."

Monique

You can visit Monique at her blog:  Stampin' With Monique

Email: gavnmon@internode.on.net
Phone: 0438 260 104

Contributor Profile: Sarah Klass

Today we'd like to feature Sarah Klass, another of our generous tutorial contributors. 
Sarah has donated a wonderful tutorial for a funky faux crocodile purse. We can't wait to try it. 
You can find it in our Bags, Boxes and Gifts Tutorial Package.  (This one has been our most popular so far.) 

Here's Sarah to tell us a little more about herself.

"Wife of one handsome man, mother of two sweet poppets, long time stationery nerd and Stampin' Up! demonstrator of four and a half years - that's me in a nutshell!

I have been a stamper for many years now, and a scrapbooker for slightly fewer, have dabbled in teaching at craft stores, and spent some time running a small, at-home wedding stationery business. Stationery and craft have always figured in my life somewhere, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Stampin' Up! has offered me the opportunity to love what I do and share what I love and I am lucky enough to be able to call that opportunity "work" :)

Being involved with such a caring company is a highlight in my life, as is the chance to meet so many like minded stampers, many of whom are helping out with this fabulous cause with which I am proud and delighted to be associated.  Go Hudson!"

Sarah Klass

Click here to visit Sarah at her blog

Phone: 0411 717 213
Email: sarah@sarahklass.com

First Challenges Close At Midnight

Have you seen the lovely entries so far into our 3 challenges for this week?  Aren't they gorgeous.  (Check this GPS post to navigate to the challenges.) 
These first 3 challenges close at midnight tonight so there's still time to get those inks out.  Winners of the fabulous prizes Stampin' Up Australia have generously donated will be announced at noon tomorrow. 
Details about how to qualify for a prize are on this post:  Challenge Details

Day Seven Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.

Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

What is your first crafting memory?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

As per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.
While we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Day Six Giveaway *WINNER*

The lucky winner, drawn at random,  of Day Six's giveaway, in response to the question of who you'd most like to meet in the papercrafting world, is .........  wait for it......... number 47, who is:



** CHRISTINE HENDERSON **


Congratulations, Christine!  Make sure you email us at helpinghudson@josi.com.au, with your address, before noon on Monday 9th August, to claim your prize.


Any unclaimed prizes will go into a random draw on 25th August, in which all entrants over the 3 weeks will get a second chance.

Day Five Giveaway *WINNER*

Sorry, everyone - slight glitch in 'the system' has meant that Day Five's giveaway winner did not post on the blog as scheduled.

We do have a winner, who commented on Day Five's question about indispensable Stampin' Up! tools.  There was such a variety of responses, which goes to show just how lucky we are to have SO many great tools available to us in the SU! range.  Gotta love Stampin' Up!


The random generator has drawn, from the pool of comments, comment number 34, which was from:


** DIANA **

Ah yes, the trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig!


Diana, please email your full name and address to helpinghudson@josi.com.au, so we can post your prize to you.  You have until noon (AEST) Monday 9th August to claim your prize; otherwise it will go into a random draw on 25th August.

Thanks everyone for taking part, and please continue to do so every day - we have lots of prizes to give away!!

Check back in a few hours for the announcement of Day Six's giveaway winner!!

Tutorials Are All Ready

Thank you for your patience. We're happy to announce that after a bit of extra polishing we have now sent out the links to the tutorial bundles. If you have ordered any bundles you should have received an email today with the details of how to download them.

This email will have been sent to the address used when making your PayPal payment.
If you haven't received an email please check your junk mail folder just in case it ended up there.
If you still don't have one please send a message to helpinghudson@josi.com.au and we'll follow it up for you.

We're sure you'll be as impressed as we were by the fantastic tutorials donated by our contributors so feel free to spread the word to anyone who hasn't visited our blog yet.

Thanks from The Helping Hudson Team

Day Six Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
(Here's an example of one of our daily giveaway prizes.)
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.

Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

Who would you most like to meet

from the papercrafting world?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow for the next question and to find out who won.

As per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.
While we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Thank You, Your Support Is Amazing

Behind the scenes we have been working hard on this fundraiser to change Hudson's life. We are so grateful for the support everyone is giving to this project.  While working on this we have come to understand that this is not just about Hudson's KidWalk but so much more - it is about Hudson's future.
With the support that is flowing in ....
We will be making Tina and Rob's life that little bit easier - whether that is easier physically with specialised equipment to help with Hudson's development or with day to day life, or just a bit easier not having to be on so many waiting lists for things that they know would benefit their young son!
We will be making way for lots more happy times with Hudson's brother and sister!
We are paving the way for easier travelling for the family as a whole!
Our help will assist his carers at Kindergarten and Primary School in future years, and will also help with his therapy!

Together we'll be making a real difference for Hudson to help him get the most out of life.
It is an amazing feeling knowing that one little act of kindness can spread so far and wide and that there will be benefits that last for many years to come.

With that in mind until August 22nd we will be working very hard promoting our cause, the events on this blog and the exceptional value tutorials we are offering, while we aim for bigger and better goals.

We hope you can continue this journey with us and that you will eagerly await our big announcement on August 22nd when we share what we've all achieved for Hudson, with the wonderful support of the world wide crafting community.

Contributor Profile: Aly Adcock

My favourite time of the day - time to thank another of our wonderful tutorial contributors.  This time it is Aly Adcock, who created a handy Envelope Pocket Mini Album tutorial for our Scrapbooking Package and also step by step instructions for Faux Plywood technique for our Bonus Bundle (free for people ordering 4 or more of our Tutorial Packages.) 

Here's Aly to tell us a little more about herself:
"Hi there! I'm Aly Adcock, and I'm just celebrating my first year as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I had tried to scrapbook several years ago, without much success, but have always been a little bit "crafty", so when I was invited to a card making class last June, I was keen to go.

And that ... as they say ... was that! I was hooked. I signed up as a demonstrator so I could get my "stuff" at a discount, but as I started using Stampin' Up! products and learning different techniques I fell in love with it, and started sharing with my friends. I now hold classes on a fortnightly basis, and adore stamping and creating cards and gifts. I have made so many new friends already, and I love building my Stampin' Up! business."

Aly Adcock

Visit Aly here at her blog:  Inkyness - Adventures With Ink
Or here:   Aly's Demonstrator Website

Phone:  0411 733 454   Email: inkyaly@gmail.com

Thank you for your contributions to our Helping Hudson project Aly.

Contributor Profile: Alisha Watson

Let's find out some more about another of our tutorial contributors - Alisha Watson.

Alisha has contributed a wonderful tutorial for a Festive Stepper Box for our Christmas Tutorial Package.  It includes instructions for making a gorgeous paper bow too. Perfect to pop on top of your Stepper Box. 

Here's Alisha to tell us a little more about herself:

"My Stampin’ Up! Business only started 4 months ago and I originally joined for my own personal use, but I have now got a few people who come to me regularly for their stamping and scrapping needs and have even done something I didn’t think I would do…A Workshop!!! I was bugged to do one, so thought why not, and you know what I loved it. So as you can see you don’t need to be a superhuman to make this work. I love my little Stampin' world on the web and really enjoy participating in lots of things in the Stampin’ Up! Communities."


Alisha Watson

You can visit Alisha at her blog:  RatherBStampin

Phone: 0411260583   Email: ratherbstamping@yahoo.com.au

Thank you Alisha for your contribution to this project.

Day Four Giveaway *WINNER*

What a diverse, and adaptable, lot we are, in where we like to craft!  Great to have so many people participating in the giveaway, again, and share our favourite crafting spots.  Thanks everyone, for joining in the fun.


The randomly picked winner for Day Four is .......... comment number 5, who is:



** TANIA GOULD** !!!!



Tania, please email us at helpinghudson@josi.com.au, to claim your little prize.  You have until midday (AEST) Saturday 7th August to contact us.  (Bet it doesn't take you long to find out, though!!)


We look forward to seeing lots of entries for our next question!

Day Five Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.

Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

What is your favourite Stampin' Up! tool?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

As per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.
While we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Contributor Profile: Helen H

Time for our first contributor profile.  We've been looking forward to sharing with you some snippets about the lovely ladies who have donated such wonderful wonderful tutorials to this cause. 

We thought we'd start with Helen H who donated a tutorial to our Masculine Projects bundle.  Well, it is really 3 tutorials in one.  Three gorgeous exploding insert cards.  We loved how Helen personalised them for this project with Hudson's name.  Here's a little peek.  Helen's tutorial is rather amazing - it has over 40 photos to clearly show you each step. 

Over to Helen to tell us a bit about herself:

"Hi, I'm Helen & I've been entranced by papercrafting for nearly twenty years. I was tempted by SU's beautifully co-ordinated range of products & joined up as a hobbyist, so I could be my own customer! I really enjoy challenging myself to create cards that are just a bit different and am thoroughly inspired by the look of delight when a person receives a card or gift that has been crafted especially for them."
Helen H (H2)

You can visit Helen at her blog:  H2Designs
Email:  htwodesigns@gmail.com

Thank you Helen for your contribution to this project.

OUR FIRST "THANK YOU"

Only 3 days in, our fundraising is going "great guns", and daily we get closer to our goal of helping Hudson be more mobile and independent!

So many of you have generously contributed to Hudson's cause, and we are eternally grateful.  Thank you, to each and every one of you, whether you are able to make a small or large donation.  Please continue to stop back every day to join in the fun, and don't forget to keep spreading the word!

In this post, we would like to formally express our gratitude to Kathy Racoosin.  None of us know Kathy personally, but she has today donated a considerable amount of money towards helping Hudson get his wheels!  Kathy, we are blown away - THANK YOU.  This means so much to Tina and Rob, Hudson and their family, and all of us working towards this wonderful goal!!

Please take the time to visit Kathy's blog, and become a "follower".  She has the most amazing creations to share, and she has a huge heart!!



Love, the "Helping Hudson" team xx

Day Three Giveaway *WINNER*

What a diverse lot we are, with our taste in stamp sets!  Thank you, to all of you, for sharing your favourites. 


Out of 54 entries, the random generator has selected our winner for the day .... number 32, who is ...........



*** JULIE ***


Congratulations Julie!  Please email your full name and address to helpinghudson@josi.com.au, to claim your prize.  You have until midday (AEST) Friday 6th August to contact us.


NB:  Any prizes not claimed by the cut-off time will be pooled, to give away in a random draw of all entrants on 25th August.



Thanks everyone for taking part, and don't forget to visit every day, to answer the 'giveaway' question - you have to be in it, to win it!

Day Four Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.

Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

Where is your favourite place to craft?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

As per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

While we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Day Two Giveaway *WINNER*

WOW!  We received 69 comments telling us what you like to eat and/or drink while you're crafting!  Great fun - thanks for taking part, and sharing with us your habits!

The random generator has chosen comment number 67, which was left by ......


** KIRSTEN **    (who scraped in 6 minutes before the midnight cut-off!)  It seems a number of you were still up very late, munching on snacks, drinking tea, coffee or Coke/Pepsi Max!!


Congratulations, Kirsten!  Please email us at helpinghudson@josi.com.au, with your full name and address, by 12.00 midday (AEST) on Thursday 5th August, to claim your prize.

Remember, if you don't claim your prize within 48 hours, it will be given away in a draw on 25th August (which all entrants have a second chance to win).

Day Three Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.
Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

What is your favourite Stampin' Up! stamp set?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

As per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

While we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Day One Giveaway *WINNER*

Thanks everyone, for the great memories you shared with us of your first/favourite wheels!  We received 38 comments, and loved reading them all.  There can, however, be only one winner!

As will be the case with every day's giveaways, the winner was drawn at random.  Out of 38 comments (before the midnight cut-off), the winner was number 18, who is ...... drum roll please .....


**MONIQUE**


Monique, please email your full name and address to helpinghudson@josi.com.au, so we can send you out your prize!  You have until midday (AEST) Wednesday 4th August to claim your prize.

NB:  We need to hear from our prize winners within 48 hours, or the prize will be held over for a random draw on August 25th.

Thanks again for taking part, and we hope you try your luck at today's giveaway, too!

Day Two Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.
You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.
Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

What is your favourite thing to eat or drink while crafting?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

Sorry, as per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

UPDATE:
We've had clarification that while we cannot ship prizes overseas, any daily giveaway winners outside Australia have the option of nominating an Australian resident to donate their prize to. :-)

Week One: Challenge 3 - Technique

CHALLENGE 3
And last, but not least, we challenge you to make a project using the

Rock 'n' Roll Technique.

Here's a card made by Tina Gillespie using the Rock 'n' Roll technique.

To do this technique you will need 2 ink pads - one light colour and one dark colour.

Tina used Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy on the tree leaves in her card.

Firstly ink your stamp with the lighter colour.  A solid stamps works best.

Then ink just the edges of the stamp with the darker colour by gently rolling the edge around the inkpad.

Huff lightly on the inked stamp, and apply to your card stock.

Easy!

The Helping Hudson team look forward to seeing your challenge entries.

Remember to head over to the Challenges Page to check entry and eligibility conditions.

Entries that don't comply will not be eligible for prizes.

Good Luck!

Week One: Challenge 2 - Colour

CHALLENGE 2

Let's see what you can do with this colour combination:

If you don't have these exact colours, feel free to substitute similar colours.

Here's a card made by Tina Gillespie using the combination.

The Helping Hudson team look forward to seeing your challenge entries.

Remember to head over to the Challenges Page to check entry and eligibility conditions.

Entries that don't comply will not be eligible for prizes.

Good Luck!

Week One: Challenge 1 - Sketch

CHALLENGE 1

For our very first Helping Hudson challenge, Genna Gifford has designed a sketch to inspire you.

Here are some samples created by Genna to get your mojo flowing.

Remember to head over to the Challenges Page to check entry and eligibility conditions, and to make your Paypal donation .
Entries that don't comply will not be eligible for prizes.

The Helping Hudson team look forward to seeing your challenge entries.

Good Luck!

Day One Giveaway Question

Every day the Helping Hudson team will be asking you to comment on a question.

At the end of each day a winner will be selected randomly to receive a small prize of Stampin' Up! Australia products.

This may include things such as ribbon, ink pads or rub ons.

You must include your name in the comment to be eligible for the prize.

Entries will close at midnight and the winner will be announced at noon tomorrow.

Entry is free, but the winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize.

Unclaimed prizes will be given away in a random draw of all entrants on the 25th.

Today's question is:

What were your favourite wheels when you were a child?

We look forward to reading your answer, and please remember to come back tomorrow

for the next question and to find out who won.

Sorry, as per Stampin' Up! Australia rules, only Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

Welcome To Launch Day!

Hello and welcome to the official launch day for our Helping Hudson project. 

We're so excited you've stopped by and hope you love what you'll find here during August. 

We're all working together to raise funds for a Kid Walk mobility aid for Hudson - the young son of Tina (one of our stamping buddies and fellow member of the Helping Hudson crew.)  You can find out more about this little guy by visiting the Hudson's Story link in the top menu. 

If you love tutorials then you are at the right place.  Demonstrators from all over have generously donated tutorials, and we've packaged them up into bundles for you to purchase.  Select the 'Buy Tutorials' page from the menu above for all the details, sneak peeks and how to make your purchase.  There's even a free Bonus Bundle if you buy 4 or more tutorial packages.  Here's a peek at that one.

Come back this evening for the first of our challenges.  We're having 3 each week for the next 3 weeks and for our Australian entrants Stampin' Up! ® Australia have donated a swag of fabulous prizes.  Read all the details on the Challenges page from the top menu.

We're having giveaways too EVERY DAY between August 1st and 22nd. The question for today's giveaway will be in a post later this morning.

So bookmark this site, have a browse around and we hope to see you back here soon. 

If you'd like to help us get the word out about the Helping Hudson project, check the Spread The Word page for some ideas, images and even a blinkie.  Thank you.