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Just a quick post to let you know the new Annual Catalogue is finally here.
If you haven’t got your copy yet please contact me or check out my on-line store to view a pdf version.
Another Retro Fresh Birthday set
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Here’s another card and gift I made last month using the now retired Retro Fresh DSP along with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit which has carried over :).
This time I’ve remembered to take a photo of the inside. I’ve made my own ‘washi’ tape look by using the banner stamp from the Perfect Pennants set. One set that I will really miss now that is has retired is ‘Bring on the Cake’. I have used this particular stamp SO many times for cards. It’s great as is or coloured in.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Perfect Pennants, Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White
DSP – Retro Fresh
Ink – Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar
Other – Banner Framelits, Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Envelope Punch Board, Small Oval
Retro Fresh Happy Birthday
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Well today is the last day of the 2013-2014 Catalogue – which means that tomorrow the new catalogue goes live! There are so many new yummy products coming from Stamps, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon, Framelits, Blendabilities and more. If you haven’t got your new catalogue yet just drop me an email and I’ll get one to you.
Last month one of the guys I used to work with had his birthday so here is the card and gift I dropped off in his letterbox. After dropping it off on the way to work I sent him a text to say ‘Happy Birthday – check your letterbox before you go to work’. His reply text was ‘WOW – thank you so very much’. I love making somebody’s special day even more special with a little handmade treat.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Another Great Birthday
Card Stock – So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White
DSP – Retro Fresh
Other – Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Candy Dots, Retro Fresh Washi Tape, Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Envelope Punch Board
Graduation Cards
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Three of the guys at work graduated back in May and this is the card that I made each of them on behalf of the Company. As they were all graduating with engineering degrees I thought I’d use ‘violet – aka Elegant Eggplant’ as my base as this is the colour in their ‘hoods’.
I’d seen instructions ages ago on how to make the owl so set about creating an owl for each card. I had to improvise a small heart for the beak as I no longer have the 5-Petal punch. I was really pleased with the finished cards – and so too were the guys when they realised I’d made it especially for them 🙂
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Word Play (retired)
Card Stock – Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Basic Gray,Crushed Curry
Ink – Elegant Eggplant
Punches – Scallop Circle, Round Tab, 3/4″ Circle, 1/4 Circle, Modern Label, Small Heart
Other – Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Black embroidery thread (non SU)
Another Great Birthday
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Finally getting round to blogging a card and gift box I made back in April! Never mind – better late than never.
I saw this card on Lynn Weiss’s blog and fell in love with the monochromatic colour scheme she has used – I have CASE’d it exactly as she had designed it. The Hardwood stamp is inked in Island Indigo and stamped on Island Indigo card stock. It gives such a cool look. The words are heat embossed with Pool Party Embossing Powder – once directly onto the card front and then again on Bermuda Bay card stock. The banner is then cut out and adhered with dimensionals. I love the finishing touch of the Candy Dots in the corners.
This is one of my favourite 3D boxes – a clamshell box – and of course it was filled with chocolates 🙂
And the coordinating gift
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Another Great Birthday, Hardwood
Card Stock – Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink – Island Indigo
Other – Pool Party Embossing Powder, Candy Dots, Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals
Work of Art
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Yesterday we had our wider team training day. It’s a great day to catch up with my fellow demos, learn new things, see new products and do a team swap. This swap was using products from the upcoming catalogue. One of the many benefits of being a demo is that we get to pre-order product a month before a new catalogue is released 🙂
My first purchase was the new set called ‘Work of Art’ – I love it. I’m sure you’ll be seeing more projects using this set. I’ve used the new 2014-2016 colours – ink and card stock and two stamps from the Work of Art set.
When I saw the stamps I new exactly what I would create – the palette design works really well with the words.
Here’s a closer look at them all:
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Work of Art
Card Stock – Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Black StazOn
Other – Oval Framelits, Word Window Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Owl Builder Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Woodgrain Embossing Folder
Have a great week
Flowershop Gate Fold
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This is a card I taught at a workshop I had last month. I CASED it from a card I’d seen on Dawn Griffith’s blog. Because the American paper size is different to ours I had to do a few changes to make it fit.
The ladies enjoyed making this and it’s always good to learn a new style of card.
Supplies:
Stamp set – Flower Shop, Blooming Marvelous, Hardwood
Card Stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Baked Brown Sugar
Other – Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Large Pearls, Pansy Punch, Envelope Punch Board, Dauber, Dimensionals
Birthday Candles – June card class
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As promised here is the second card we made at this months class. It’s another birthday card that could be used for males of any age.
The Birthday Basics designer paper is perfect for creating these candles. I chose the party hats, numbers and balloon paper to create my candles. I cut my paper 4.5cm x 2cm. I found it easier to pre-roll the candle then unroll it, add the ‘wick’ to the inside on the right-hand side of the paper and re-roll it. To join it together I just used my Snail. You can then put the join to the back.
To add a bit to the background cardstock we paper pierced it using the Festive templates.
And here’s the perfect sentiment for the inside
I will be sad to see this set retire at the end of the month.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Bermuda Bay, Naturals White
Ink – Bermuda Bay
DSP – Birthday Basics
Other – Window Framelits, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, White Bakers Twine
Happy 50th Birthday and June card class
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Yesterday my brother turned 50!! – I can’t believe he’s that old. He is the best brother and I love him dearly even though he was a real tease when I was little. Last night we celebrated his birthday with a lovely roast dinner at their house followed by watching a nerve racking game of rugby. Half time consisted or yummy Lemon Meringue Pie and my Mum’s famous Latticework Pie.
My card class wanted a masculine ‘number’ birthday card this month so with Grant’s big birthday coming up I used it as my card to teach. I find masculine cards very hard so went with a fun theme.
We used markers to colour in the image and then re-stamped and cut out the balloons. The two smaller ones were adhered with a dimensional while the larger balloon was just stuck on top of the original image.
I wanted the inside to have a bit of a surprise so taught this ‘pop up’ insert which was one I’d learnt at my first ever Extravaganza about 5 years ago.
It’s very effective and easy to create with the help of the Word Window punch.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Tag It, Memorable Moments
Card Stock – Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
Ink/Markers – Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Baked Brown Sugar
DSP – Birthday Basics
Other – Word Window Punch, Labels Framelits, Summer Starfruit Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals
Check back tomorrow for the second card we made at last months card class.
Another Tissue Box Cover
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I’ve had an ‘indoors’ weekend this weekend as I have got my first winter head cold! It has however meant I’ve had time to clean my craft space in anticipation of the new catalogue arriving. Not too many more weeks.
This afternoon I managed some craft time as I needed to make a birthday gift for one of the ladies at work. First off I made her a tissue box cover
then I needed to make a card so I checked out good old Google for some inspiration and came across a card by Kylie Bertucci which I CASED in full – thanks Kylie for the great layout and the measurements
No gift is complete without chocolate – so I made my favourite ‘bag in a box’ by Sam Donald
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Label Something
Card Stock – Island Indigo, Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – Basic Black
DSP – Sweet Sorbet (SAB 2014 – retired)
Other – Oval Framelits, Sizzlits Floral Fusion, Envelope Punch Board, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Large Pearls
Well I’m off to sort out my swaps for team training in a couple of weeks.
Catch you back soon
Birthday Balloons – May Card Class
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I hope you all had a great long weekend – we were busy finishing off our rental before the tenants move in next weekend. We managed to get the timber railing done on the deck and now we’re all set :).
It’s not long to go until we have our new catalogue – I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. If you would like to pre-order a catalogue please email me and I can add you to my list. I’m hoping they’ll be here beginning of next week.
I’m running rather behind on posting cards I’ve made over the last month or so. This is the second card we made at last month’s card class.
I love these balloons and they’re so easy to make – small oval punch and the feet of the Owl from the Owl Builder punch. This is a great card for all ages. It’s a bit hard to see in the photo but we added a rhinestone for the flame of the candle – gotta have a bit of ‘bling’.
Supplies:
Stamp set – Sketched Birthday
Card Stock – Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petal, Summer Starfruit and Naturals White
DSP – Birthday Basics
Ink – Black StazOn, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Baked Brown Sugar
Other – Oval punch, Owl Builder punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Circle Collection Framelits, Early Espresso Bakers Twine, Rhinestone
Retiring List is here
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The retiring list of stamps and accessories is now out. To check out what is retiring visit my website and click on the ‘Retiring List’ at the top.
If you would like the list as a pdf or excel file please email me and I’ll send it to you. I’ll also try and put a link up here later today.
Also if you are wanting to pre-order a 2014-2015 catalogue please email me so I can get one to you as soon as I receive them.
Have a great day.
Happy Birthday Phil (and me)
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Well today is “double birthday” in our house – both Phil and I share the same birthday – how cool is that! We’ve had a lovely day and are going to be catching up with my family tonight for supper.
We have this rule that Phil is not allowed to buy me a card but has to give me a handmade one. Normally he gets a friend of ours to make him one but this time he has made it himself – with the help of my Mum. I think he has done really well and check out the back – proof he made it.
And now onto the card I made Phil. I struggled a bit to get going as it’s been awhile since I did some crafting due to everything that has been happening over the last 6 weeks. I checked out some challenge sites for inspiration and decided on the Just Add Ink colour challenge of Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green.
I’ve gone with a favourite stamp set ‘Gorgeous Grunge’ – sorry Steph for tempting you but I think you may need to buy this set!! This is a great one for all occasions.
Here’s a close up of my Linen Thread balloons – see the tails at the bottom of the sentiment strip!
And I remembered to photograph the inside.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Gorgeous Grunge, Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Baked Brown Sugar, Garden Green, Very Vanilla
Ink – Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green
Other – Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Just a quick update on health issues – Phil had his operation on Thursday and is doing really well. Hopefully this one will have corrected everything and we can get on with life. Thank you to all those who have been thinking and praying for us – it is much appreciated.
Happy Birthday Jifong
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I’m out babysitting tonight and thought I’d try and get a blog post in – much to the disgust of Bella the cat. If I’m on the computer it means she can’t get a tickle!
Never mind on with the post. Here is a card and gift I made last month for a member of our extended family. I saw this card idea somewhere on the net (can’t remember where or find it now!) so whoever designed it – thanks 🙂
I also made a matching box to go with it – filled with ??? – that’s right Whittakers mini slabs.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Four You
Card Stock – Pool Party, Naturals White, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry
DSP – Summer Smooches (retired)
Other – Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon, Linen Thread, Gold Glimmer Brad, Envelope Punch Board (to round corners)
I’ve made a few of these Clamshell boxes lately (which you’ll see in the coming posts) – they look great and are fun to make.
Have a great week.
Happy Birthday Jake
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I know – two posts in a row! The last 5 weeks or so have been rather hectic in our house to say the least BUT hopefully things are going to get back to normal soon. Our rental is almost ready to let and we have finally got a date for Phil’s operation – Thursday 22 May :).
Today’s card is one I made for our neighbours son who turned four on Monday. He and his little brother are the ones I babysit on a Monday night. Jake is rather cute and calls us Uncle Phil and Auntie Paula. He comes up the drive to visit us – you know it’s him as there’s a LOUD banging on the door 🙂 Jake is into lego at the moment so that made it easy for the design of the card – some form of lego blocks. I’ve made a few lego cards but wanted a different style and found this idea on the net – thanks Tina.
I raised my ‘dots’ with dimensionals – great way to use up the outer edge of your dimensional sheets. It’s a bit hard to see in the picture but the black mat has been run through the Bigshot with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.
And of course this needed some form of box for chocolates – so I carried the lego theme across
And here’s the whole gift
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Bring on the cake
Card Stock – Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green
Ink – Pacific Point
Other – 1″ Square Punch, Circle Punch (from Itty Bitty Punch Pack), White Chalk Marker, Dimensionals, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder