Try Stampin on Tuesday – #27

By | August 11, 2011
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Hi there

I’ve been a bit under the weather since Saturday with a head cold but finally seem to be coming right.  I haven’t even felt like crafting which is not like me.  But last night I was back into creating 🙂

Here is the layout for this weeks challenge – they just seem to get better and better each week:

I’ve changed the oval to a rectangle as this suited the stamp I wanted to use. I’m trying to use my soon to retire sets for the next couple of weeks challenges and also finish off my old paper supplies. 

I started with the paper as my base then checked the colour coach to see what other colours to use.  I love the brightness of this card – the hope that Spring is just round the corner for those of us in the southern hemisphere.  I used my markers to colour in the flowers then added a touch of glitter to the centre of the flowers (doesn’t show up that well in the photo – sorry).  I’m not really a ‘blingy’ sort of girl but I like the rhinestones in the top corner – adds a bit of WOW.  All in all I am really pleased with how this turned out.
Supplies:
Stamps – Simply Said, A Word for You
Card Stock – Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
DSP – Washington Apple
Markers – Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight
Other – Rhinestones, Glitter, Modern Label punch
TFL and have a great day.
Paula

Stampin Fun & Friends – sketch challenge

By | August 6, 2011
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Hi

Over at SFF CherylAnn has given us a sketch challenge to do.  So here’s the sketch:

and here’s my card:

The colour combination I’ve used is to go with the below gift – a covered tissue box.

This project has used up my final stocks of Urban Garden DSP and Orchid Opulence card stock.  I’m really looking forward to being able to order new DSP come 1st September.

Supplies:
Card Stock – Basic Grey, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry
DSP – Urban Garden
Other – Blossom Flower Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Basic Grey Brad

I hope you have a great weekend.
Paula

I made the Top 3 and Try Stampin on Tuesday #26

By | August 4, 2011
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Hi

Well it’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – let’s hope it lasts until the weekend.

The card I made for last weeks challenge won me a place in the ‘Top 3’ 🙂  and here’s my badge.  Congratulations to the other two winners.

I love the layout for this weeks challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday and couldn’t wait to get a card made – so here it is:

I was able to use up some more of my retired paper (not much left now) and now its only 4 weeks till the new catalogue is out 🙂

Here’s my finished card:

I’ve added half pearl’s to the centres of the flowers for some depth.  This just came together which is always rewarding.

Supplies:
Stamp – Simply Said
Card Stock – Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
DSP – Summer Picnic
Other – Pearls

Have a great day
Paula

More Stampin Fun and Friends Projects

By | August 3, 2011
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Hi there

Here are another two projects that we have over at Stampin Fun and Friends.  The first is one that I’ve designed.  You may have seen a sneak peak in my post in July – well here is the full project.  I had to create Christmas gift tags and some form of bag or box to put them in.  I was really pleased with how this turned out.  The bag is quite versatile and would lend itself to a number of gift uses.

 

 

The next project is another one from Amy keeping with the Christmas theme.  It’s a great gift wallet.  All I have to do now is add the voucher & I’ve got my first Christmas gift done!

It’s still not too late to join us – just click here to register.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.
Paula

Inspiration Challenge – Stampin Fun and Friends

By | August 2, 2011
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Hi there

It’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – let’s hope it stays that way as I’m sick of the cold & wet weather.

Today’s post is for our Inspirational Challenge over at Stampin Fun and Friends.  I struggled with this but finally last night I got an idea 🙂  I also needed to make a card for one of the guys at work who is about to celebrate his 15th wedding anniversary.  My thought was – flowers from the garden picked for a special occasion.  This works well as the theme of this round is Special Occasions.  I love this stamp set – it works so well for so many occasions.  To colour in I’ve used ink pads and blender pens.  If you’d like to join us at Stampin Fun and Friends click here for details.  Here is our inspiration photo:

and here is my card:

Supplies:
Stamps – Loads of Love, Loads of Accessories. A Word for You
Card Stock – So Saffron, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Watercolour Paper
Ink – Basic Black, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi
Other – Blender Pens

Stampin Fun and Friends

By | July 31, 2011
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Well I’ve had a busy weekend recreating the projects we have so far on Stampin Fun and Friends.  It’s not too late to join in the fun and I’m sure that once you see my photo’s you’ll want to join.  So on with the projects – this may be a long post.

The first one is from Amy and here’s my recreation.  This was such a neat project to create.  I’ve filled my milk cartons with mini peanut slabs (each bottle holds 3)

The second project is from Tracey who I met last week.  This is another great project using the Fancy Favour Die.  I’m going to fill the box with choclates.
The third project is from Tanya.  This is a great layout for a masculine card – love the colour combination very clean and simple.
The fourth project is from Robbie.  This layout was perfect timing as I needed to do a baby girl card for one of the guys at work who has just become a dad.
The fifth project is from Kristen.  I love chocolate so this was a good one to make.  I’ve teamed it up with my card for the colour challenge and this weeks TST challenge.

I’ll be back tomorrow with my project.  If you’ve liked any of these projects and would like to join us click here for more details.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this post.  Have a great week.
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday # 25

By | July 29, 2011
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Hi

I can’t believe I haven’t posted since Sunday – where did the week go!  Last night I was finally able to meet in person a new friend that I’ve met since blogging – Tracey Old.  It was really great to meet you Tracey – thanks.

This card covers two great challenges – the layout is from Try Stampin on Tuesday and the colour is from our first challenge over at Stampin Fun and Friends.  It’s still not too late to join us – check out CherylAnn’s blog for more details.  We’d love to have you join us.

Here’s the sketch and colours:

and this is what I came up with:

I was really pleased with how well this came together.  These are some of my favourite colours and I love the combination.
Supplies:
Stamps – Happy Moments, On Your Birthday
Card Stock – Cajun Craze, Whisper White
Markers – Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy
DSP Paper Stack – More Mustard, Not Quite Navy
Other – More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon, Ovals Die, Pinking Scissors (Non SU)
Have a great weekend
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday # 24

By | July 24, 2011
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Hi

Yesterday afternoon we had the Creative Inkers’s winter extravaganza.  We made five fantastic projects – thanks to the ladies who produced this great afternoon.  I will try & take some photos later of the projects.

Well here is this weeks challenge for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  This is the fourth challenge I have completed this week – WOW!  Not sure where that burst of energy came from 🙂  Thanks to CherylAnn who provides these great layouts week after week.

This week I wanted to use a colour combo that I haven’t used before so headed for the In Colours.  I used Poppy Parade as my base and then everything just flowed together so easily.  Here’s the layout:

and the finished card

I think my favourite die has to be Blossom Party – it has so many different uses.  I’m not sure what sentiment to use for this – leave me a comment with your suggestions.
Supplies:
Stamp – Pocket Silhouettes
Card Stock – Poppy Parade, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
DSP – Urban Garden, Windsor Knot
Other – So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Blossom Party, Dimensionals
I’m really looking forward to the next round of Stampin Fun & Friends starting on the 25th – if you haven’t already joined check out the details over at CherylAnn’s blog.
Paula

Just Add Ink

By | July 23, 2011
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Hi

The other night I found out just how sharp my new paper snips were!  I cut the end of my thumb and it took ages for it to stop bleeding.  So now that we are back in business I can show you the card I made for this weeks JAI challenege.  I combined it with the colour combo from Colour Q (Tangerine Tango, Green Galore, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry).  Here’s the sketch and colour combo:

and here’s the finished card:

I love this stamp set – it’s so versatile.  Each picture has a combination of the colours.
Supplies:
Stamps – A Flower for All Seasons, Flight of the Butterfly
Card Stock – Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Markers – Daffordil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, Green Galore, Soft Suede
Other – Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Dimensionals, Ric Rac (Non SU)
I’ll be back soon with my final challenge card for Try Stampin on Tuesday.
Paula

Stamping411 – # 212

By | July 21, 2011
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Hi

I thought I’d have a go at another challenge this week – Stamping411.  I have often visited this site but have only got round to doing one other challenge.

Stamping411 give you potential measurements to use to create the various layers but I chose my own.  I already had a trimmed top note cut out that I wanted to use and a thinner strip of Tempting Turquoise so went from there with the rest of the measurements.  Here is this weeks layout:
And here is my finished card:
I love the bright colours and am really pleased with how this came together.
Supplies:
Stamps – Starring You, On Your Birthday
Card Stock – Real Red, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise,Daffodil Delight, Going Gray
Other – Black Embossing Powder, Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon, Top Note Die, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch
Don’t forget it’s not too late to join in the fun over at Stampin Fun and Friends which starts on Monday – check out CherylAnn’s blog for more details.
Well I’m off to do this weeks challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday – why don’t you come and join me.
Paula

Gift Wallet

By | July 16, 2011
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Here is the gift wallet I made for Cameron’s leaving present.  Our company has a policy that when a staff member gets married we give them a Farmers voucher.  For Cameron we decided that Canadian cash was more appropriate.  So I made this wallet to hold the loot – we also gave him cash as his leaving gift.

This wallet was based on a project that the very talented Tracey Old presented at the latest round of UStamp with Dawn & Friends.  I modified some of the measurements to fit the money.

I’m sure I’ll be making this project again – thanks Tracey.

Supplies:
Card Stock – Old Olive, Baja Breeze (textured)
DSP – Urban Garden
Ribbon – Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain
Dies – Top Note, Scallop Envelop
Other – Fern adhesive (Warehouse Stationery)

TFL
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday #23

By | July 16, 2011
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Hi

Well it’s that time again to post my card for this weeks challenge.  I found this layout REALLY hard to pull together.  I lost count of the combinations I tried!  I knew which stamp I was using straight away but the colour combination & materials to use did not flow easily 🙁

Here is the sketch:

I used this sketch to create a wedding card.  One of the guys from work (who used to be my next door neighbour!) is moving to Canada to live and is getting married on the 30th July.  We had a special breakfast for him yesterday and a presentation.  I’d left it to the last minute to make this card as I had been busy making his leaving card & gift (will post the gift wallet later).  So here is my final card:

I was pleased with the final result!

Supplies:
Stamp – Fun & Fast Notes
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Gold (Non SU)
Water Colour Paper
Ink – Elegant Eggplant
Other – Gold Embossing Powder, Two Step Owl Punch

If you haven’t signed up to be part of the next round of Stampin Fun and Friends click here for more details.  The earlybird price of CAN$15 is only valid until Monday 18 July.  This round will include a swap 🙂 – they are so much fun.

Have a great day.
Paula

Bio Pot & Seed Card

By | July 14, 2011
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Hi

A friend of ours had her birthday yesterday and this is what I made.  It was a project from the last round of Stampin Fun and Friends.  This is such a neat little gift and was fun to make – thanks Tanya for your great project.

 Card front

 Card inside with seed packet

Biodegradable pot (once you take the ribbon off).  I filled a cellophane bag with potting mix and put it in the pot.  All you have to do is add some seed, water it a little and watch the seeds grow – how cool is that!

Supplies:
Stamp – Sweet Summer
Card Stock – Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Markers – Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
Ink – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Ribbon – Daffodil Delight Taffeta
Punches – Trio Flower, Word Window, 2 Step Bird
Other – Crystal Effects, Big Shot, Blossom Party Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Crop-A-Dile

I hope you have a great day – if you are in NZ keep warm and dry 🙂

Paula

Crafters Anonymous – Star Card

By | July 13, 2011
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Hi

On a Monday night I try to join in the online class at Crafters Anonymous.  This week Sharna took the class.  It was her first time and she did a fantastic job – well done Sharna.  We are given a list of supplies needed for the class and then we follow along via ‘Chat’ with the instructions.  This week we ended up making a star card.  I have finally got round to taking a photo of my attempt.  I was really pleased with this – another one to add to the ‘fancy fold’ department.

It took a bit of playing around to get my stripes in the right direction 🙂  To make the matt for the front greeting I cut two Decorative Labels out of Pumpkin Pie then cut them in half (one lengthwise & the other heightwise) then adhered to the back of the greeting to give an additional frame.
Supplies:
Stamp – Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
DP – Washington Apple
Punches – Decorative Label, Corner Small
TFL
Paula

Drum roll please – we have a winner

By | July 13, 2011
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Hi

Well I have done the draw for the winner of my free pass to the next round of Stampin Fun and Friends.


and the winner is … Dee – congratulations.  (send me an email with your details so I can organise the pass)  Thanks to everyone who entered.  It’s not too late for you to register so check out CherylAnn’s blog for more info.  This is a fun event where you get to create some amazing projects and meet others who share the same passion of paper crafting.

I’ll be back soon with the great card that Sharna taught us on Monday night at Crafters Anonymous.

Catch you later
Paula