Look what the kids made!!

Hi Everyone,


Last week was my first ever kids class!! And it was so much fun!! 


This is my version of what the kids got to make... 

They were able to choose what colours they used and the sentiment... Silly me didn't think to take some pics but never mind, the kids did a fabulous job and I hope to arrange another kids' class soon!


If you have some kiddies at home or a party coming up, I would love to come and share some of my "tricks of the trade" with them, please email me for more info.




Thanks for looking,

Easter Bunny Cards

Hi Everyone,

Last night I sat down in my "new office" and made some cards. I was a bit worried that my mojo had taken a hike and got lost but thankfully I found some inspiration and made these cards...

Ok, so I cheated a little, they are all the same layout but I always find it amazing how different a card looks by simply changing 1 colour. I also did some different embossing with my Big Shot and the Polka Dot  Square Lattice Embossing folders.


Thanks for looking,

Dasher Card from We Stamp for Lara Tutorial

Hi Everyone,
Back here, I posted the details on a great fundraiser for Lara, a young girl who needs some special equipment. Anyway, I joined and this my version of the card from the Dasher Tutorial.

Mmmm I think I need some more practice with sponging the shimmer paint! It's looking a little blotchy!! lol :)


Thanks for looking,

Yep, another Kimono Kid

Hi All,


Yep, I'm sorry, here's another card with a Kimono Kid stamp! Don't worry, I only stamped about a dozen of them so I will run out of the to colour and use soon.... hehhehe


Well, this ribbon I've had for so long in my stash... I'm a real ribbon hoarder and bought a pack of asian inspired ribbons that I've never used! They are even self adhesive, so all I need to do is cut, peel and stick - pretty lazy of me hey!


Ok, enough chitchat, I bet you'd really like to see my card by now so here it is:

Extra detail has been added with the Polka Dot embossing folder and my Big Shot, the background stamp 'Medallion', and the corner rounder punch.


And to avoid it being so long between posts, I'm setting up some scheduled posts of some of the cards I've made lately... There's not as many as I'd like but then, who really has all the time they would like for stamping, crafting or any other hobby... lol :)


Thanks for looking,

Stamp and Stack November Results

Hi Everyone,

Sorry about the lack of posts lately... Time seems to be flying past even quicker than normal lately, and we had a really busy week out and about last week so there just wasn't time for much stamping.

On Friday night, I held my Stamp and Stack for November and we made a start on Christmas cards. Thank you to the wonderful ladies that joined me at my local Family Centre (yes I needed a larger room than my house had for us) and I think it went well..... That is if you don't think about the 2 new punches that were playing up!! grr I wasn't happy and I'm waiting to here back from Stampin' Up! on Monday about that..

Anyway, these are the 2 cards designs and we made 5 of each:

This was a clean and simple card inspired by a template on the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website. The bauble is from the Tree Trimmings Stamp set and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments (how I love this set! 24 phrases in 1 set!)

And this card uses the Delightful Decorations Stamp Set and the Ornament Punch. It also has some Riding Hood Red Ribbon that is available for FREE if you purchase this stamp set and punch together until 30th November. I also spritzed this card with the new shimmer paint mixed with a little surgical spirit but that doesn't really show up in the photo.

These cards will also be for sale at the upcoming Craft Thyme Fair on Nov 20th. Make sure you pop down for a looksie and grab some Christmas gifts for your loved ones (or yourself!)

Well, I'm off outside to soak up some sunshine and hopefully shake off this sore throat before it develops into the cold my girls have (us mums cannot afford to get sick can we!?!?)

Thanks for looking,

Stamp and Stack July Projects

Hi Everyone,

Here's a super quick post to show you the 2 cards we made on Friday night at my July Stamp and Stack.

We made 5 of each of these cards and as it was only a small class, we actually finished on time! That's a bit of a record for my classes, we often tend to chatter and laugh a little too much.

Thank you to those who attended - you know who you are! 
  

If you were unable to attend, I'd be happy to show you and a couple of friends how we did these or any other cards. Just leave me a comment or send an email.

Thanks for looking,

Scrunchie Scalloped Flowers

Hi All,

I think I've shown you a card or 2 with the Scrunchie Scallop Flowers but I made this one the other day and just had to share as I was very proud of it.

My photo is a little wonky but I'd already started to edit it and I'm being lazy and not taking another lol!!  

Now, has anyone realised that my 'rich razzleberry' polka dot card isn't actually rich razzelberry card at all? Its a piece of very vanilla! How did I get the polka dots vanilla and the rest of the piece razzelberry? Well, I inked my polka dot embossing folder with my rich razzleberry inkpad (just by rubbing them together), layed on my very vanilla cardstock and ran it all through the Big Shot. Cool hey! Give it a go, its easy and very effective in real life! My photo today really doesn't do the card any justice! I'm going to do more of this polka dots in different colours so stay tuned this week for more.


Materials Used:
Cardstock / Ink: Confetti Cream, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Kiwi Kiss
Big Shot & Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Very Vanilla Ribbon
Scallop Circle Punch
2 Step Bird Punch (for the leaves)
Rhinestone Brad
Stamp Set: Heard from the Heart


Thanks for looking,

Scribble this...

Hi All,

Back to my purple and pink obsession - I found a card I hadn't shared yet!

All the card stock colour bar the whisper white are retiring on 31st August so if you love pink and purple, order your stockpile today!! You'll need to order: Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence & Lovely Lilac!

And the ribbon is the melon mambo polka dot from the Autumn mini catty which also finishes 31st August.

Thanks for looking,

Baby Shower Gift Set

Hi Everyone,

Last night I went to a friend's baby shower... The new arrival will be here soon and I was a little stumped as to what to buy or make for her as we don't know whether to expect a boy or a girl. So I thought back to when I had my 2 girls (2006 & 2008) and decided some little cards would be handy as birth announcements or thank you cards.

So I made a set of 10 cards, co-ordinating envelopes and a box for it all to go in. This is the card:

It was based on a card from my sideline Andrea, however I changed it around a bit to suit the stamps I have. The box looked the same as the card but just a little bigger.



Materials Used:
Stamp Set: Forest Friends (retired) & Sweet Little Sentiments (Hostess Level 1 set)
Cardstock/ Ink Colours:  Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Brocade Blue (soon to retire!)
White Taffeta Ribbon
Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Word Window, Scallop Square & 1 1/4" punches
Big Shot & Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Brocade Blue (soon to retire) Stampin' Write Marker - used to ink up the sentiment stamp as there's actually more words in this stamp.


Thanks for looking,

A Star is Born

Hi Everyone,

For anyone in Perth this weekend, I hope you all managed to stay safe and dry! What a wet weekend we had! My plan was to spend a lot of time (and I mean a lot) cleaning up my stamping room and joining in some challenges. Well, that didn't really happen.... But in the short time I did spend in my stamping room, I managed to make a few cards that I'll show you over the next couple of days.

Here's one I made with one of my favourite colour combos (I'm such a girly girl sometimes! lol)

Materials Used:
Stamp Set: Pony Party & Picture This (level 1 hostess from autumn mini catty)
Big Shot & Polka Dot embossing folder
Melon Mambo Ribbon
Cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Orchid Opulence, Pink Passion, Whisper White
Stampin' Write Markers
Aqua Painter
Black Stazon Ink
White Gel Pen
Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punch


Thanks for looking,

Butterfly Pansy

Hi All,

In some recent blog surfing, I have seen a few flowers (pansies generally) made out of the butterfly punch. Sooo one thing lead to another and finally I've had a go...

I've teamed the butterfly punch with the leaf from the 2 step bird punch and there you have it, a pansy with a stem and leaf. I just trimmed the leaf off the stem and turned it into a stalk for my flower and added the leaf in a different position. The glue pen works perfectly for adhering my stem and lead to the card - no visible glue on my page so that's excellent! 

I'm still feeling yuck from this cold so that's it from me today. If you would like any more info about the products/ techniques used, please contact me.

Thanks for looking,