Another Great Year #3

By | February 8, 2014
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Hi there

Here’s my last (for the moment) card using Another Great Year.

I’ve used the same method as yesterday’s card but this time I embossed it onto coloured card stock – Strawberry Slush.  I love this colour so much that I had to buy another pack of card stock as I’ve gone through so much lately :).  This one has a lot more layers on the front – six to be exact.  The paper is from the Kaleidoscope suite which is another favourite of mine from the new catalogue.

I’ve used the last stamp from the set – the small cupcake – for a more feminine look along the bottom.

Supplies:
Stamp Set – Another Great Year
Card Stock – Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP – Kaleidoscope
Ink – Strawberry Slush, Black StazOn
Other – Black Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Well I’m off to get ready to pick Phil up from the airport after being away for a week in Oz for work.  Our bathroom is now back up and running and I’ll be able to try out the new shower tomorrow.  My Dad (almost 81) has been wonderful and done the painting for me – what would I do without my Dad 🙂

Another Great Year #2

By | February 7, 2014
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Having had yesterday off for Waitangi Day today felt like it should have been a Monday – but it’s Friday and that now means it’s the weekend 🙂  I’m looking forward to having a sleep in tomorrow morning.

Here’s the second card I made using the new set Another Great Year

For this one I stamped the image twice on Whisper White card stock with embossing powder then cut out the ‘banner’ part and adhered it with dimensionals on top of the original image.  I used ink and a blender pen to colour in the banner.
The set has these cute macaroons or cupcakes (check tomorrow for that card) which are perfect for the inside of the card and another greeting.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Another Great Year
Card Stock – Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
DSP – Sweet Sorbet
Ink – VersMark, Pistachio Pudding
Other – Black Embossing Powder, Blender Pens, Dimensionals

Another Great Year

By | February 6, 2014
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It’s been great having a day off today.  Phil is away in Melbourne this week for work and I have been staying at my parents as we are in the process of replacing our shower.  This morning Dad & I painted the ceiling and tomorrow the shower lining goes in.  This afternoon my niece came over and we made a card and 3D box.  She is going for her Gold Duke of Edinburgh medal and has chosen crafting for her skills section.

Last week we had our Creative Inkers Occasions swap and this is the card I made.

I must admit I was a bit over embossing and fussy cutting by the time I’d made 23 of these!  Having said that I then went on to make another two cards with this set which I’ll show in the next couple of days.
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Another Great Year
Card Stock – Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – VersaMark
Other – Black Embossing Powder, Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Fresh Prints Starburst

By | February 5, 2014
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Just a quick post tonight.  Here are two cards using the Starburst technique and the new Fresh Prints Paper Stack.  I think I like the one with the Coastal Cabana as the base.

These colours look so good together – so crisp and fresh 🙂  
Supplies:
Stamp Set – Four You
Card Stock – Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Whisper White
DSP – Fresh Prints Designer Paper Stack
Ink – Real Red
Other – Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon

Thank You card

By | February 4, 2014
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I have just finished organising two team swaps which meant I received a heap of parcels.  The ladies at my local Post Office have been wonderful – they know my PO Box number off by heart now :).  I wanted to say thank you so what better way than with a card and small gift – including chocolate of course 🙂

After using the Notecard’s the other day I thought I’d use them for this card and it worked a treat.  I stamped the image using markers for a more subtle effect and to get the multi colours. I made two of these little boxes using the Envelope Punch Board which each hold three Whittakers mini bars – I think I should get shares in Whittakers with the number of chocolates I buy!  My brother is borrowing my small circle punch so I used one of the circles from the Owl Builder punch instead.

Supplies:
Stamp sets – Flowering Flourishes, Label Something
Card Stock – Whisper White
DSP – Sweet Sorbet (SAB)
Markers – Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding
Other – Note Cards, Summer Starfruit Satin Ribbon, 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Envelope Punch Board, Owl Builder Punch

Happy Anniversary

By | February 3, 2014
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Well I thought I wasn’t going to be able to do a blog post today – my computer decided to pack a sad on me and wouldn’t start up!  It came up with a ‘memory’ error message but after some help over the phone by my brother – we are back in business 🙂

So without further ado – I wanted a special wedding anniversary card to send to my good friend and bridesmaid for her 8th wedding anniversary.

The centre heart is made using a shaker frame and filling it with little hearts from the Owl Punch.  Here’s a closer view.

And here’s the inside of the card

Supplies:
Stamp Set – Flowerful Heart, Memorable Moments
Card Stock – Red Gimmer Paper, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink – Real Red
Other – Hearts Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Owl Builder Punch, Small Heart Punch, Shaker Frames, Window Sheets

Note Cards

By | February 2, 2014
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I hope you’ve been enjoying this beautiful weather – let’s hope it stays around for a bit longer.

Today’s cards were part of the Christmas gift I showed here.  The task for January was to choose three cards and finish them off with a sentiment, some ribbon and a rhinestone or two.

These cards are created using  the Note Cards & Envelope set on page 162 of the main catalogue.  You get 20 cards and envelopes for $11.95.  They’re slightly smaller than our standard cards but great for sending a little note to someone.  I think I might just have to make some of these up myself for when I need a card quickly.

I’d love to know which one of these is your favourite.

Best of …

By | February 1, 2014
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This months “Best of …” stamp set is “Best of Greetings”.

If you would like to order this set please email me.  This set and all the other “Best of” sets are available for purchase until 30 April 2014.

Sale-A-Bration Team Swap

By | January 31, 2014
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I know this is a late post so I’ll be quick.  Here is the card I made for our team SAB swap earlier this month.

Supplies:
Stamp Set – Petal Parade, Banner Blast
Card Stock – Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
DSP – Sweet Sorbet
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding
Other – Banner Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon, Silver Mini Brad

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

By | January 30, 2014
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Stampin’ Up! have just released a new tool 🙂  It’s the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine.

It’s embossing made easy.  The Texture Boutique is the perfect, portable tool to create embossed cards, tags, embellishments and more.  Use it with our Stampin’ Up! exclusive Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.  This portable machine only embosses – it does not cut.  It comes with two plates and a shim.  This is a great tool to have if you love to emboss.  If you would like to purchase one of these at only $59.95 please email me.  There are only a limited number available at the moment – so once those sell out you’ll have to wait until the new annual catalogue comes out in July.

Altered Diary

By | January 29, 2014
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I’ve had one of these styles of diaries for a couple of years and always meant to cover it but never got round to doing it – that is until now.

I have really fallen in love with the Kaleidoscope Suite of products in the new Occasions catalogue.  I especially love the bright colours of the DSP.  The base of the cover is Crushed Curry and I’ve cut four Hexagon Hive’s out of Basic Black and matted them on top of a sheet of DSP.  I then ran the thinlits die through the Big Shot with scraps of Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush to give me hexagons to mat on top of the solid black bits.

To differentiate the front from the back I stamped “2 0 1 4” on scraps of Whisper White and ran them through the Big Shot with the die (strategically placed!).  The Hexagon Punch is the perfect size to create a mat for the numbers to sit on.

On the back I left some of the hexagons black.

Supplies:
Stamp Set – Memorable Moments
Card Stock – Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP – Kaleidoscope
Ink – Bermuda Bay
Other – Hexagon Hive Thinlit Die, Hexagon Punch

Have a great evening.

SaleABration and new Occasions Catalogue

By | January 28, 2014
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SaleABration is finally here 🙂

What is SaleABration?  From today until 31 March every time you spend $110 with me you get to choose a free gift from a range of exclusive products.  If you host a party and have sales of $550 and above you get an extra $55 in hostess dollars (so that’s a total of $145 in hostess dollars plus you get to choose 5 SaleABration items).  Plus during this period if you’d like to join me as a Stampin’ Up! demo you’ll get to choose $305 worth of product for only $189 – I’d love to have you join me.
If you’d like to hold a workshop or know more about joining Stampin’ Up! please give me a call.
On top of SaleABration we have the new Occasions Catalogue starting today.  To view both catalogues click on the pictures on the sidebar or email me to receive your free copy.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more creations.

More Tissue Boxes

By | January 27, 2014
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Well I’ve had a very productive crafting weekend – I’ve made 4 tissue box covers (with one more just needing some final touches), 23 cards for a team swap, 5 cards and a 3D item!  I’ll be showing you these over the coming week.

Here are the last two tissue boxes for the girls at work:

 
This one uses Pumpkin Pie for the box base and is covered with the Old Olive Polka Dot Parade DSP.
The next one uses Old Olive as the base and is covered with Epic Day This and That DSP.  I’ve also used the DSP on the top.

Well I’m off now to clean my crafting mess and get ready for a short week – got to love 4 day weeks.

Tissue Box Covers

By | January 26, 2014
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As predicted I needed to make more tissue box covers for the girls at work.  Here are the first two.

The first one uses the Sale-A-Bration DSP – Sweet Sorbet with Pool Party as the base for the box.  The second one uses the new Retro Fresh DSP which will be available from the 28th January.  The card base is Coastal Cabana.

Rather than decorate the top of the box I covered it with DSP.  I love the colours in this paper range – Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another two boxes!

Hexagon Hive Sneak Peak #2

By | January 25, 2014
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I hope you enjoyed our Blog Hop yesterday – weren’t there some amazing creations.  I really enjoyed being part of it – thank you to those who left me comments 🙂

Today I’m using the Hexagon Hive and all the ‘off cuts’ that it creates.  I’ve been saving all the bits from previous cut outs as they come in handy.  You may want to find a container or two to keep these yourself.

The die doesn’t cut out all the hexagons so the ones that were left I used as a mat and added the off cuts that matched the DSP – even the half bits come in handy.

And for a bit of colour I used the smaller pieces along the bottom.

Supplies:
Stamp Set – Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Pool Pary, Naturals White
Ink – Calypso Coral
DSP – Sweet Sorbet
Other – Apothecary Accents, Hexagon Hive, Dimensionals