Try Stampin On Tuesday # 32

By | September 18, 2011
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Hi there

It’s only a few more days until the next event over at Stampin Fun and Friends starts – it’s not too late to join us.  For more details click here to register.

I really love the weekly challenges over at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  They are a great way to make sure you have some crafting time.  For this weeks card I’ve used two of my new stamp sets Flower Fest & Teeny Tiny Sentiments – I’ll slowly work through them and the new colours over the next couple of weeks.

CherylAnn also picks the top 3 cards each week from those that have participated in the weekly challenge.  I was fortunate to have my card picked again (here) and here’s my badge:

Now onto this weeks layout:

and here is my card:

I’ve teamed it up with the colour challenge from Colour Q (Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray, Poppy Parade and White) – check out their site.
I decided to leave the butterflies white as I think they stand out really well and are a great contrast against the background colours.  I can’t wait to have more of a play with this stamp set.
Thanks to Phil who helped me create my signature to go on my photos.
Supplies:
Stamp – Flower Fest and Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card Stock – Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Other – Basic Gray ink, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder, Butterfly Punch, Word Window Punch & Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals
Don’t forget it’s not too late to join Stampin Fun and Friends.  I have seen some of the projects and they are fantastic.  I look forward to seeing you there.
Have a great week.
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday #31

By | September 11, 2011
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Hi everyone

I can’t believe it but I haven’t blogged since last Sunday – how bad is that!  My starter kit arrived on Friday – it was like Christmas 🙂  now I just need to tidy my craft space and find homes for everything.

I have finally got round to making this weeks challenge using the sketch over at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  I wanted to use one of my new stamps so was patiently waiting for my order.  I’ve chosen the Triple Treat Flower punch.  For my colour combination I used Inkspirations. 


And here is my card:

This stamp is great and I can’t wait to trial some more layouts with it.  I’ve added dimensionals so that each layer stands out more.  I wanted to keep this clean and simple and the colour combination works well to achieve this.

My card from last weeks challenge also got picked in the top three so here’s my badge:

Well yesterday I was busy finishing off my tutorials for the next event with Stampin Fun and Friends which is due to start on Tuesday 20 September.  If you would like to join us click here to register – we’d love to have you join us.  We have 15 projects over 15 days with prize draws and challenges along the way.

Well that’s all from me for now.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Paula

Happy Fathers Day Dad

By | September 4, 2011
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Hi there

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of Father’s Day and I haven’t posted the card and little gift I made for Dad!

So here it is:

The box is one that we made over at Crafters Anonymous a couple of weeks ago.  I modified it to hold mini peanut slabs.  These mini peanut slabs are great for crafting projects.  For the front I embossed the image then coloured it in using ink pads and blender pens.
I also covered a hardcover note book but forgot to take a photo of the finished product 🙁
We had a lovely day and Dad got spoilt – as he deserves.
Supplies:
Stamp – Sail Away
Card Stock – Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
DSP – Windsor Knot
Ink – Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler
Other – Black Embossing Powder, Chocolate Chip 1″ Grosgrain Ribbon
Have a great week.
Paula

It’s Official

By | September 3, 2011
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Hi there

I am so excited – I am now a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator 🙂  I have placed my order and should recieve my starter kit next week – can’t wait to get my new goodies and have a play.


So – watch this space for some new designs.

Paula

And the winner is …

By | September 2, 2011
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Well I have finally got round to drawing a winner for a FREE pass to the next event of Stampin Fun and Friends.  So without further ado – congratulations to Sharna Russell.  Thank you for participating and I hope to see you all over at Stampin Fun and Friends.

Over at Try Stampin on Tuesday the card I made for last weeks challenge got picked in the Top 3 – so here’s my badge.  I was really pleased with the card.  Well done to the other two winners.

I hope you all have a great weekend – and don’t forget it’s Father’s Day on Sunday in NZ.

Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday # 30

By | August 31, 2011
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Hi there

Well only one more sleep until we get the new catalogue – can’t wait to see what new things we are getting for the year ahead.

The challenge sketchs over at Try Stampin on Tuesday just get better with each week.  If you haven’t participated yet why don’t you give this weeks one a go.  This one just seemed to come together which is always good.  I’ll let you in on a secret – I didn’t have a big enough piece of DSP so ended up using 3 pieces – you wouldn’t know as the ribbon covers the joins nicely :).  Here is the sketch:


and here’s my card:

I’m not normally a ‘bling’ girl but I am liking the rhinestones – so you just might see a few more of these on my cards!
Supplies:
Stamp – Flower Fancy
Card Stock – Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink – Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery
Other – Early Espresso Ribbon, Rhinestones, Trio Flower Punch, Scallop Cirlce #2 Die, Washington Apple DSP
If you would like to be in the draw for a FREE pass to the next event at Stampin Fun and Friends leave me a comment here.  I will be doing the draw tomorrow morning.
TFL
Paula

Fifth Avenue Floral

By | August 28, 2011
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Hi there

The weather here in Auckland today was beautiful – we were able to sit outside in the sun and have lunch on the deck.  I’m sure Spring is round the corner especially now that you can see blossoms on the trees.

I’ve been meaning to post this card and gift box for weeks – I made this for one of the ladies at work.

I stamped the image on watercolour paper, then used blender pens and ink to get the required shading.  I have yet to master the aqua pens – maybe that will be my next challenge.


The gift box is a Pizza Box.  I love how the look can change depending on how you decorate them.  They are great for filling with chocolates as a little gift.

Supplies:
Stamp – Fifth Avenue Floral
Card Stock – Early Espresso, Baja Breeze Textured, Watercolour paper
DSP – Urban Garden
Ink – Baja Breeze, Early Espresso
Other – Scallop Edge Border Punch, Baja Breeze Ribbon

Don’t forget to visit my post here to be in to win a FREE pass to the next Stampin Fun and Friends event – Autumn Artistry.

Have a good week – roll on 1st September and the new catalogue!
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday #29

By | August 25, 2011
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Hi there

Well here we are again with another fantastic layout for TST.  I love this layout and it works so well with the set I’ve used – Bugs and Kisses.  It will be sad to see this one go.  I used it for our work birthday cards last year.  Here is the layout:

and here’s my finished card

For this card I’ve used the colours from the paper – Old Olive, Bashful Blue & Pumpkin Pie and rotated them round so that every image uses all three colours and I’ve finally managed to use up all my Summer Picnic DSP on this card :).  I love how it has turned out so thanks CherylAnn for yet another great layout.

Supplies:
Stamp – Bugs & Kisses
Card Stock – Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink – Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
DSP – Summer Picnic
Other – Big Shot, Junior Alphabet Dies, Curly Label Punch, Dimensionals

Don’t forget to leave a comment on my post here to be in to win a FREE pass to the next Stampin Fun and Friends event.

Hope you have a great evening.
Paula

Four Challenges in Two Cards

By | August 21, 2011
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Hi there

Be prepared – this may be a long post.
As there was nothing of interest on TV last night I sat down and made two cards.  I checked out the various challenge sights and found that over at Stamping 411 they had two challenges.  The next dilemma was the colour combination – in step JAI and Color Throw Down.  They worked perfectly with the sketches.  So here’s my first combination:

and my card:

I’ve used another of the retiring stamp sets – Choo Choo and the coordinating roller – Right on Track.  I love how the smoke from the engine gets lighter as it goes higher.  I was really pleased with how these two challenges came together.
Supplies:
Stamps – Choo Choo, Right on Track, Loads of Love Accessories, Good Neighbour, Happy Moments
Card Stock – Peach Parfait, Cajun Craze, Whisper White
Ink – Cajun Craze, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso
Markers – Cajun Craze, Bashful Blue
Other – Bashful Blue Ribbon, Small Oval, Dimensionals
And here’s the second combination:
and my card:

As soon as I saw this layout I knew straight away which stamp set to use – again another retiring set Tart & Tangy.  I have also used some retired DSP – Summer Picnic.  The colour combination worked perfectly with this stamp set.  I used my markers to colour in the images as it is way easier when you want multipe colours on the one image.  I swapped Kiwi Kiss with Old Olive.  Again another card I am pleased with.

Supplies:
Stamps – Tart & Tangy, Punch Bunch
Card Stock – Early Espresso, Whisper White
Markers – Early Espresso, Rose Red, Barely Banana, Old Olive
Other – Summer Picnic DSP, Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed this post.  Don’t forget to check my earlier post here to enter for a FREE pass to the next event at Stampin Fun and Friends.

Have a good week.
Paula

FREE pass to give away

By | August 21, 2011
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Hi there

I hope your weekend is going well.  We finally have some beautiful weather here in Auckland – the sun is shining so it’s got to be good.

I have a FREE pass to give away to the next session over at Stampin Fun and Friends.  The theme for this session is Autumn Artistry.  So if you would like a FREE pass to join us then leave me a comment stating what your favourite thing is about Autumn.

I will be doing the draw on the 31st August.

Catch you later with some cards I made last night.
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday #28

By | August 19, 2011
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Hi there

Well it’s a beautiful day in Auckland – crisp but the sun is shining.

I love the sketch that CherylAnn has given us this week – I knew straight away what I would do.

Again I have used a stamp set that is retiring – A Flower For All Seasons.  I LOVE this set and am very sad to see it go.  I have also used a retiring punch – Designer Label and some old retired DSP – Summer Picnic.
So here’s my card:

I’m going to give this to my parents who are just about to head to the Sunshine Coast for a well deserved holiday.
Supplies:
Stamp – A Flower for All Seasons, Loads of Love
Card Stock – Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
DSP – Summer Picnic
Markers – Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Other – Designer Label Punch, Circle Punches, Pumpkin Pie Ribbon

Have a great weekend.
Paula

Thanks

By | August 18, 2011
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Hi there

Well this has got to have been the coldest week in Auckland and we are set for another cold night – just 2 degrees!  There are signs though that Spring is just around the corner.  I’ve seen some trees starting to get their leaves so that’s got to be good AND this time in two weeks we’ll have our new catalogue 🙂

Over at Try Stampin on Tuesday the card I made for last weeks challenge got picked in the Top 3 – so here’s my badge.  Hopefully I’ll be back tomorrow with this weeks challenge.

We have a new round of Stampin Fun and Friends starting on 20th September – watch this space for details of how you could win a FREE pass.

And now for some cards I’ve made recently.  I’ve had this layout for ages and finally got round to making it up for myself.  I saw it over at Andrea Walford’s blog – it’s a great way to use up those leftover bits of DSP.

I’m going to use this layout for my Father’s Day card but only use 3 squares of DSP and stamp my greeting in the lower right-hand corner – you’ll have to check back in a couple of weeks to see the final result 🙂

I love this layout – thanks Andrea for sharing this with us.

Supplies:
Stamp – Thank You Kindly
Card Stock – Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
DSP – Cottage Wall, Haiku, Windsor Knot
Ink – Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip
Other – Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

TFL
Paula

Crab & Co

By | August 13, 2011
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Hi there

Just a quick post today.  Here’s a card & 3D gift I made for our neighbour’s 40th ages ago but never got round to posting.  Even though Crab & Co has been retired for awhile it’s still one of my favourite sets.

These clamshell boxes are fun to make – I filled this one with chocolates.

Supplies:
Stamps – Crab & Co, Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
DSP – Urban Oasis
Other – Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Markers

If you’re in New Zealand – keep warm and safe
Paula

Sketch Frenzy Friday – 080511

By | August 12, 2011
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Hi

Here’s another card I made the other night.  I’ve used this layout to make a thank you card – I never have enough of these.  I made a pact with myself not to buy anymore DSP until I’d used up my old supplies – it’s almost gone and just in time for the new catalogue :).  This was a good layout for using DSP.

Here is the layout:

and here’s my card:

Supplies:
Stamps – Starring You, Thank You Kindly
Card Stock – Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
DSP – Jersey Shore
Ink – Pumpkin Pie
Other – Word Window punch, Modern Label punch

Paula