I’ve been busy the past couple of days making samples for an upcoming class in December. At this class we’ll be making a boxed set of 6 carousel notes, perfect to give as a Christmas gift. The carousel notes will use products from the upcoming Summer Mini catalogue – have a look at the photo below and see if you can spot some of the new things! All class info is on the Classes page, give me a call on 0425 815 857 if you’d like to book into it.
In other exciting news, the Herald Sun newspaper did a follow up story on Rocky our new puppy. The story is on page 21 of today’s newspaper and has a pic of Rocky with our 3 girls. (Talk about a stressful photo shoot!!!)
Yay! Finally I’m getting back into the swing of things and making some cards to show you.
This one uses A Wish for Peace, the stamp set that I wasn’t going to buy despite it’s $29.95 price tag, I ended up borrowing Lisa’s set so many times that I bought one for myself!
- The card base is a piece of Kraft cardstock. I’ve stamped the snowflake from Winter Post on it using Sahara Sand ink, which I stamped off once on a piece of scrap paper.
- The main image is from A Wish for Peace. I’ve inked up the image using my Stampin’ Write Markers in Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke, stamping it on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.
- I coloured in the trees at the rear using my Blender Pens and Old Olive ink. It makes the front tree stand out a little more (I’m still debating whether to add glitter to it, what do you think?)
- The church has also been coloured in using Blender Pens, this time with Close to Cocoa and So Saffron ink.
- The second layer is a piece of Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper, both this and the main image have been layered onto Close to Cocoa cardstock.
- I have tied a piece of Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon around the Bella Bleu layer.
- The greeting is from the Level 1 hostess set, Best Yet. I punched it out using my circle punch, and layered it onto a Chocolate Chip circle, and then an Always Artichoke scallop circle.
- To add extra depth and a vintage feel to the card, I sponged the edges of all layers using Creamy Caramel ink.
- I have also used my Mat Pack to paper pierce the edges of the image and greeting pieces.
If you’re in Melbourne, you may have seen a story in the newspaper yesterday about 5 puppies who were dumped in a rubbish bin outside a supermarket. Fast forward to approximately an hour after reading this story online, Steve, Sandy and I were on our way to the RSPCA to see/possibly adopt one of the puppies. (It’s an RSPCA requirement that you take any existing pets with you to adopt another pet, hence bringing Sandy with us).
Obviously this story touched many hearts, as there were many, many, many people enquiring about these puppies. We were lucky enough to be there at the right time, and are now the proud owners of a fluffball called Rocky.
Isn’t he cute? And now I’m off to try and actually do some stamping – the house is quiet with Emma and both dogs asleep. I may even break open my Summer Mini Preorder box 
Do you need some simple, inexpensive gifts for people this Christmas? These small 2010 diaries are the perfect item and you can personalise them to suit any recipient.
- I purchased this diary from Kmart for $3. They have a black vinyl cover which I’ve removed.
- The diary has been covered in the gorgeous Urban Garden designer series paper.
- I have used the (soon to be very missed) Great Friend Stamp Set to decorate the white panel on the front of the diary.
- The butterflies have been stamped in Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink inks.
- A piece of Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain ribbon has been tied around the centre panel.
Don’t forget that EVERYTHING in the Spring Mini catalogue is only available until November 30th. After that date, all of these items will be unavailable. If you would like to place an order for the super gorgeous Great Friend stamp set (or anything else!), please give me a call on 0425 815 857.
I’m going to be waiting (not so) patiently today for my parcel lady, who hopefully has my Summer Mini preorder with her. Can’t wait to show you some new things.
After 2 weeks visiting the friendliest mouse you’ve ever met, we are home. We had a ball at Disneyland, despite visiting one too many Anaheim emergency departments (if you know my kids, you’ll know which one that involved!).
Here’s a couple of photos (narrowed down from the 1000+ I took). The first is from Breakfast at Ariel’s Grotto, the second at the Lilo and Stitch breakfast and the third is my favourite part of Disney’s California Adventure – Paradise Pier, with the awesome California Screamin’ rollercoaster.
I plan to be back by Tuesday/Wednesday this week with some cards for you. For now I’m tackling the pile of washing that followed us home and my neglected vegie garden. (Oh, and placing my preorder from the super Summer Mini catalogue that was waiting for me at home! If you would like a copy and are not on my mailing list, please email me so I can get one in the mail to you asap).
(And after 6 stitches in her chin, Chloe is fine.)
I’ve been having a bit of a clean out of my stamping area, and have come across lots of leftover card kits from workshops. Each card kit is $2, including matching envelope. The love notes and bookmark kits are $1 each. These prices don’t include postage to get them to you or the stamped images.
If you are interested in any of these kits (quantities specified below the photos), please email me or give me a call on 0425 815 857.
Great Friend Bookmark - SOLD OUT
Le Jardin Love Note – SOLD OUT
Olive Great Friend Card – 1 available
Pacific Point Party Hearty – 2 available
So Saffron/Pixie Pink Great Friend – SOLD OUT
Seaworthy – 3 available
Ski Slope Winter Post card – 3 available
I’ve been busily making travel journals for my two big girls, ready for them to write in and add photos etc on our holiday. The journal for today is Chloe’s. She chose the colours and told me that it had to have owls on it! Looking at this photo, the metal binding is a bit wonky probably because I’ve pulled it apart 3 or 4 times. I’m off to fix that now!
- I have used one of our On Board journals for Chloe’s book.
- The front of the journal is covered in Kiwi Kiss cardstock. I added a strip of Kiwi Kiss Patterns paper for extra detail.
- A piece of Pumpkin Pie has been scalloped any layered onto Whisper White cardstock.
- Two pieces from the Pigtail Ribbon originals have added some extra WOW! While these ribbons are not cheap, you certainly don’t need a lot of them to add detail. I think they are well worth it.
- The two owls are from the Bright Delights rub-ons. They are so cute!
- I added some Felt Fusion flowers, with Kiwi Kiss corduroy brads in the centre for detail.
- The chipboard letters have all been embossed using White Craft ink and White Embossing Powder. I attached them to the journal using Tombow Multi-Purpose adhesive. This is the perfect adhesive for attaching fiddly things to your project.
I borrowed Playful Petals a few weeks ago from Lisa, and finally got around to using it for Beate’s Weekend Sketch Challenge #98. I think I’ll be using this sketch over and over again, it’s perfect for so many different stamp sets.
- My card base is Pink Pirouette.
- I have used Bella Rose designer series paper, the colours go so well with the delicate pink of the card base.
- Both the chocolate and kiwi pieces of designer paper were layered onto Whisper White cardstock. I then paper pierced around the edges using my Mat Pack.
- The leaves from Playful Petals were stamped onto the Whisper White image panel using Chocolate Chip ink. I coloured them in using my blender pens and Kiwi Kiss ink. I then paper pierced around the edges of the image layer.
- The largest flower from Playful Petals was stamped twice onto scrap white cardstock and cut out. I coloured it using my blender pens and Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink inks. The smaller flower was coloured using Pink Pirouette ink.
- Between the two flower layers is a flower from the Pretties Kit. I’ve coloured it using a Stampin’ Sponge and Pretty in Pink. On top of the smaller flower is a half white pearl also from the Pretties Kit.
- The flowers have been attached using dimensionals.
- A piece of White Taffeta Ribbon was tied around the centre of the card.
- The ‘Best Wishes’ stamp from Oval All was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, onto Pink Pirouette cardstock. I punched it out using my large oval punch, and then layered it onto a 1″ Chocolate circle, and a Kiwi designer label punch.
- Two clear rhinestone brads were added in the top right corner for some extra detail.
Woohoo – 2 days in a row.
Tree Trimmings first caught my eye because of the super low price. After my first glance, I wasn’t too sure about how much could be done with it. I find bold image sets the most challenging to use, however they are usually perfect to use with Sketch Challenges. The easiest way to do this is to find a sketch layout which has similar sizing to the set you’d like to use. For this card I used Beate’s weekend sketch challenge from last week.
The card base is Riding Hood Red cardstock. I love this colour!- The next layer is a piece of Whisper White cardstock. On top of that is a piece of Bella Rose designer series paper.
- Another strip of Bella Rose designer series paper is layered on top of some Chocolate Chip cardstock. I’ve used my Eyelet border punch to create some detail on this.
- A piece of Whisper White taffeta ribbon is tied around the red layer.
- On the main image layer I’ve stamped the swirl from Baroque Motifs in Kiwi Kiss ink. The ornaments from Tree Trimmings were stamped in Riding Hood Red ink and cut out. Popping them up on dimensionals creates a 3d appearance.
- The ‘Merry Christmas’ greeting is from the Christmas Classics stamp set. I’ve paper pierced underneath it and layered it onto a Kiwi Kiss scalloped oval.
- Finally, in the top right corner of the card I’ve added 2 red brads for some extra detail.
Hi all,
I’m sorry I’ve been so slack lately in updating my blog. Between kids, birthdays, my shoulder, and getting sidetracked on Disneyland planning websites I haven’t made much time for stamping.
Anyway, I’m back and will do my best to keep updating here despite the school holidays
I made this card the other week for Steve’s Grandpa. I’ve used some supplies leftover from a workshop a few weeks back, so some of you may recognise this a little.
- The card base is Sage Shadow cardstock.
- All of the layers are using my fave Chocolate Chip. The designer series paper is from the Windsor Knot package. This has some great striped pages, and is perfect for both masculine and feminine cards.
- The bottom layer of designer paper has been sponged with Chocolate chip. I’ve paper pierced around the edges using my well loved Mat Pack, and joined the holes together with my Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker to create faux stitching.
- The main image is from the Seaworthy set. I’ve stamped it in Chocolate Chip Ink onto Confetti White cardstock. This cardstock has little flecks in it, and makes a perfect ‘rustic’ accent. The edges of the image layer have been sponged with Close to Cocoa ink.
- The sailboat has been coloured in using my blender pens and Sage Shadow and Close to Cocoa inks. I’m sure I’d be lost without my blender pens (even my 8 year old is getting hooked on them!)
- The birthday greeting is from the On Your Birthday stamp set. I’ve added a button from the Button Latte pack for an accent.
