Blossom Designs

More SAS Cards

Here are some more cards from my previous classes.

This card is cased from Mary Fish, a USA demonstrator.  I LOVE her cards.  I didn't completely case Mary's card and used a different stamp set.  I used my "circle scissor plus" to cut out both the black and white cardstock.

 
I also used my embossing folder to give a bit of texture.  I'm not sure you can see the dazzling diamonds in the centre of the open flower, but it is there!  Promise.  lol

 
At a previous SAS class, my ladies saw a card my dear friend Kari sent to me.  I wanted to show them it as it wasn't your usual standard card.  Well, they loved it and asked to make it the following month - how could I refuse!

Here is a close up shot.  I love the embossing folder. 

Happy Stamping,

 
 

Convention Swap Card

Internet connection is still not good :-(  Let's soldier on!  LOL

I wanted to show you my swap card for Convention.

 
So, what do you think?

I am very pleased how it turned out.  I made 50 this year and all of them were swapped!  Phew..lol.

I really, really love the ribbon.  It is great to work with.  It is the 5/8" Organza Ribbon - it only come in Whisper White.

I am now counting down! LOL  Oh yes, I am over the half way mark in the pregnancy!  This kid is VERY active.  Mr O is excited while Miss M, well, she has no idea!  LOL.

It is 10pm Sunday night......Mr O's bag is packed ready for school tomorrow, clothes are out ready so I am going to log off, relax and watch some television before heading to bed.  Night all!

Happy Stamping,

 

Thank You

Last month, I joined in with a number of other INKlings at the quarterly training day which is held at Jayne's house.  We made 4 projects.  All the projects use items from the Autumn.Winter Mini.

This card is using the "Create A Cupcake" stamp set with the matching "Build A Cupcake" punch. 

It also uses the "Tasteful Trim" Bigz XL Die (blue {tempting turquoise} & yellow {so saffron}).

I had planned on giving this card to Mr O for his birthday which is why I cut out the number "7" in blue but I didn't realise that the base cardstock was PINK!!  LOL.  I will have to wait a few years to give it to Miss M!!

We always do a scrapbook page which is good for me as I don't have many of them.

We used the "French Foliage" stamp set for this page.

How cute is this Easter card!  Simple and very easy to make.

This is the envelope box using the "top note" die along with a white envelope.  Also using the "Decorative Label Punch" and the "Eat Chocolate" stamp set.

Normally I make swap cards for this event but I wasn't in the creative mood this time.  Next training day!

That is all from me today.

Happy Stamping,

Tea Anyone?

I decided that due to being pregnant, I would change how I ran my classes this year.  I usually held my class on two Tuesday evenings a month.  Now, my classes are held on one Saturday a month.  Just means less driving time for me and not such a late night as it takes me 1 hour to drive each way.

This is the project the girls made for the 3D class.  It is a Andrea Walford project.  You need to sign up to her newsletter.  I'm sure this was an exclusive newsletter project.

It is such a cute little tea bag holder.  A great gift for any tea drinker.

That is it for today.  Mr O is back at school after 2 weeks Easter break.  We are VERY pleased with his effort this year.  He is doing really well - not like last year.  Phew!  Now it is just Miss M and I at home during the week so there are moments of peace and quiet!  Yay.

Happy Stamping,

Some Things Have To Be Believed To Be Seen

Hello there! 

I have not sat at my desk for weeks, hence no posts.  The weather here in Sydney has been awful.  Waaaaay too hot for stamping.  40+ degrees celcius with no air conditioning is not good to do anything. We bought a portable air con unit but it really struggled with that kind of temperature. 

Before the hot weather hit us, I did make a few things.  One of them being a swap card.

 
Whenever a new catalogue come out be that a mini or new IB&C, the INKlings do a 'swap' for it.  It is great fun.  This swap is from Sale-a-Bration.  I used Sweet Summer stamp set. 

 

 
I used dimensionals to raise the image.



As I don't have dsp to match the colours, I made my own.  Quite easy to do really.  I used another stamp for the Sweet Summer set and randomly stamped onto the Baja Breeze card stock. 

I have just realised that I haven't posted my other swap card from the Summer Mini catalogue.  Must get onto that post.  :-)

Other news......Mr O is doing great at school this year (she says wiping her forehead in relief).  Obviously the school holidays did him the world of good.  His teacher encourages him all the time (from what I have seen in his books).  I am so pleased he has now settled in and is working well in class.  It should be easier to gauge exactly what level he is at.

Well, that is it from me for today.  It is currently raining outside and lovely and cool.  I wish I could bottle this weather and let it out when it gets hot again.  LOL.

NOTE:  Don't forget that you can order from the Summer Mini and earn Sale-a-Bration stamp sets until the 31st March 2011.
 

Happy Stamping,

 

Merry Christmas

I forgot to post this the other day............

Australia Flood Appeal

As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been described as the worst flooding in 37 years, we express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been changed forever. We, like so many of you, feel a compelling need to lend support to all those who have been affected.

Stampin' Up! demonstrators have a long history of making a difference in the lives of others--especially when disaster strikes and the need is greatest. Nearly two years ago, we watched another tragedy unfold in Australia. Our hearts were touched as demonstrators, customers and friends joined together in support of the Bushfire Appeal. We've done it before and we can certainly do it again!

Please join with us by supporting the Australia Flood Appeal - a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate $2 AUD of the retail value of sales from any stamp set (with a retail value of $30 or more) sold in Australia and New Zealand from 15 January through 15 February to the State Emergency Services in Queensland.

Now onto the Christmas cards I made.

You may remember THIS card and I loved it so much I decided to CASE it and use it as my Christmas card.

I decided to use 3 different colours as I had a number of cards to make, I knew I would get bored using just 1 colour.  LOL 

I also used Delightful Decorations & Contempo Christmas stamp sets. 

That's all for tonight.  The kiddies are in bed and I'm going to make myself a coffee and maybe make a card (or two).  I've had left over kits from my classes last year and found them the other day.  I thought why not make them up for myself.  That way, I have a stash of cards for birthdays and other occasions this year.

On a sad note......my aunty passed away on Saturday.  :-(  The funeral will be on Thursday but I also attended a funeral last Thursday for my SIL.  Her mother sadly passed away.  2 funerals in 2 weeks - not a good start to 2011.  I do have other news but more on that later.

Happy Stamping,

     


 

Christmas Gifts

I wanted to give my ladies who attend my classes something nice for Christmas to say "Thank You" for making my first year of classes such a success.  This is what I came up with.

(this is how the tin started out)

  
(this is the end result!)

I am really please with how they all turned out.  I used the Greenhouse Gala DSP with coordinating cardstock (pear pizzaz, daffodil delight, chocolate chip, real red, pumpkin pie & baja breeze).

 
 

Here are some of the goodies found inside the tins.  Watercolour Crayons and acessories.....plus lots of cholocate too!  LOL 

The other tins......

 
 

 
 

 
 

  

 
So, that is all the tins.  What do you think?  The girls liked them so that's good!  LOL

Happy Stamping,

   

Just For You

Another project from the training day.......

Using the 'just believe' stamp set and the shimmer paint too!

You can see the shimmer paint used on the flowers.

The training day goes for a few hours and you can attend the afternoon session or evening.  While we make projects, Jayne also has some business tips and other useful information.  I love to attend, not only to make things but to catch up with my fellow demonstrators, plus it is a few hours of ME time!  If you would like to be apart of a great group of people, all you have to do is join my team.  Simple! ;-)  Contact me if you would like more information.

Happy Stamping,
 
 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas

A few months ago, I attended a training day organised by my upline Jayne Mercer.  It has taken me this long to photograph our projects!  Oh my!

A new product in the Idea Book & Catalogue is the 'shimmer paint' (pg. 143).  It is gorgeous!  You can see it being used on the project above.  See the bauble shimmer?!

You can see the shimmer better in this photo.  It is the first time I have used the shimmer paint and while it can be a bit messy, the end result is beautiful.

We made 4 projects this particular day so I will be back with more to show you.

On a personal note.....I thought I would share a photo of the kiddies.

This was taken this morning.  Oliver was not very well so was resting on his couch and Emily has taken to squishing in next to him.  LOL.  For her birthday, she got her own 'Tinkerbell' couch so she is enjoying her own freedom (or at least Oliver is!).  Nothing else will keep Em quiet but watching Tinkerbell.  Her face lights up if she see's Tinkerbell out at the shops.....it is funny to see.  Oliver will watch just about any movie anyway and he likes Tinkerbell too.

Happy Stamping,

 

P.S. - have a great Halloween tomorrow.  Oliver is excited. LOL
 

 

 

 

 

Thanks So Much

These cards I made for all the Kindergarten teachers plus the ladies in the office at Oliver's previous school.  The three teachers also received a gift but I forgot to photograph them! Ooops. LOL

I wanted to use the new daffodil delight cardstock.  It is such a lovely yellow.  Not too bright, not too dull.

Happy Stamping,

 

 
 
 

Wedding Card

Oliver's former teacher was getting married during the school holidays so on his last day, we wanted to give her a card.  Here it is.

I used the "love letter" DSP and the retired 'together forever' stamp set. 

Look at that bling!  LOL.  I love that you can now buy flat-back rhinestones.  You get 150 pieces and each rhinestone has adhesive on the back so it is easy to adhere to your projects.  Pretty good for $9.50.

Happy Stamping,

 

 

 

Happy Father's Day

This is one of the cards I made at the weekend away for my dad for Father's Day (1st Sunday in September).  No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get a good photo - sorry.

At the weekend away, there was a 'stamp library' where we had just about every stamp in the catalogue available to use over the 2 days.  This particular set I used for the card, I don't actually own and one I don't think I will own.  I was wondering what stamp set to use and spotted this one - thought I would give it a go.  :-)  It is just not really my kind of stamp.  Mind you, I have seen some great cards using the set.  LOL

Happy Stamping,

   Kylie  xxx
 

Christmas SAS

Last month saw the start of my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack classes.

Here is the first card.  I've used Kraft and Pacific Point cardstock.  A bit non-traditional Christmas colours but I really like it.

A close up of the sparkle and rhinestone brad.

The same card but using traditional Christmas colours.  I don't know if you can see in this picture, but I scored 1cm on either side (not the top or bottom).

Here is a better photo to show you the scored lines.

These cards are great if you have a lot to do.  The longest part was the 2-step stamping with the flower stamp from Cottage Garden.  I used the 5 petal flower punch to then punch them out instead of cutting them out (that was a time saver!!). You could get a bunch of these completed in a few hours.  I think I might keep these as MY christmas cards to send out this year.

Boy, the weather has turned cold again here in Sydney. Brrrrrrr.  Over the weekend we had 20 & 22 degrees and we opened all our windows and doors hoping to get rid of any illness that might be lying around ready to get us again (lol).  Since Monday we have had 15 degrees. Brrrrr.  Bring on the warmer weather I say.  :-)

Happy Stamping,

    Kylie
 
 

From Our House To Yours!

Morning!  A quick post today.

How do you like this card?  Fantastic isn't it!  Well, this is Kari's swap card.

I just had to show it to you.

Happy Stamping,

   Kylie  

You're On My Mind

Well, I didn't expect to be quiet for this long - sorry!  The past month has been a bad time in terms of illness in our house.  I haven't been to my fitness class either and boy, is it going to hurt when I return on Wednesday!  LOL.  Emily's bronchitis is much better but Oliver now has an ear infection!

Anyway, onto a card!

My wonderful friend Kari sent me this card (look, it's pink!!) for swapping her cards at the INKlings training day.  She's so sweet.  Kari lives in SA, so obviously couldn't make it but I was more than happy to help.

Look at that bling!!!  LOL.  I do love this stamp set (Upsy Daisy).  Did I mention the card is 'pink'?!  ROFLOL

Thanks Kari for such a beautiful card!  Mwah!

I bought myself a new toy - a light tent.  I just need to buy a 'daylight' light bulb.  Hopefully, this will mean I can take photographs of my projects at any time of the day or night.  I'l take a photo of it so you know what I am talking about. 

Happy Stamping,

   Kylie
 

It is Blog Hop Time!!

 

Welcome to The INKlings’ Team’s Christmas in July blog hop. You may have arrived here from Jayne Mercer's blog or just be visiting my blog, whichever way once you’ve checked out my creations you can continue the hop through the link at the end of this post to the next team member.  
 
How quick is this year going!  Have you started to think about your Christmas cards and projects yet?  The INKlings team has and we thought that this month was the perfect time to host a Christmas in July blog hop.  You'll find lots of great ideas provided by 19 team members’ fantastic blogs.  
 
Want to win some Blog Candy? Simply leave a comment on each blog and then email Christie Wallace HERE and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for a fantastic prize of 17 handmade cards plus other goodies.  
 
Sorry Blog Candy prize not available to SU! demonstrators but you're more than welcome to leave us a comment! 
 

Now, onto my projects!!  :-)

 

My first project is a desk calendar. Luckily, I still had some calendars left over.  I knew what type of card I was going to make for the blog hop but I didn't know what else I was going to make.  I have seen a few blogs show the desk calendar and went to find a tutorial for it.  Click HERE for the tutorial.

 

 

A sneak peak at what is inside!!  LOL.  I used the trio punch for the red flower behind the rhinestone brad.

 

 

Oh look, some gift tags ready to use.  You could easily make thousands of these.  Just stamp and punch using the small tag punch.

 

 

Onto my card.  This card is the 'joy fold card' I found on SCS.  I thought it looked interesting so I wanted to give it a go myself.

 

 

I stamped my image (Lovely As A Tree) using SU! whisper white craft stampin' pad.  As you can see, it is not as white as the desk calendar image.  I didn't use white embossing powder on the card and now wish I had.  Oh well.  My original plan was to use dazzling diamonds but I was too lazy to find it (I think it is still in the dinning room after my last class).  I then got carried away with making the desk calendar that the crystal effects (can you see it shinning away on the image?) had practically dried.

 

Here is the card opened.

Well that’s all from me.  Next stop on the INKlings’ Team Blog Hop is Kari Hughes.  Have fun and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to win some great Blog Candy.

 

Happy Stamping,

    Kylie

In case you missed any blogs, here is the full list.  Enjoy!

Christie Wallace http://www.christiescreativecorner.blogspot.com 
Dani Holland http://daniholland.wordpress.com/  
Carol Dunstan http://inkantations-and-inkarnations.blogspot.com/ 
Michelle Dyson http://www.stampinkpaper.blogspot.com  
Jayne Mercer http://www.jaynemercer.com/blogs    
Kylie Swain  http://kraftykylie.typepad.com/blossom_designs/ 
Kari Hughes http://www.karigail.wordpress.com 
Dani Fender http://danifender.blogspot.com 
Beth Stewart http://www.elisabethstewart.com/bethinking/ 
Nicky Adamson  http://www.nickyadamson.blogspot.com 
Clare McIllhatton  http://www.crafty-cow.com 
Amy Anderson http://amyandersonsblog.blogspot.com 
Fiona Brown http://www.fionajanestamping.blogspot.com 
Michelle Frost-Stevenson http://www.stampinground.wordpress.com 
Fiona Poirier http://fionapoirier.blogspot.com/ 
Divya Rao - http://www.creadivya.blogspot.com/ 
Rachel Jackson http://havefunstamping.blogspot.com/

Supplies
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Cottage Garden.
Ink: Whisper White Craft Pad, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Holiday Treasure DSP .
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra-large Two-Step Bird Punch, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brad, Scallop Edge Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Word Window Punch, Small Tag Punch, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Crystal Effects, Crafter's Tool Kit.

Look Who's Turning 6

Last Saturday was the INKlings training day organised by Jayne.......unfortunately, Jayne was ill so it has been postponed (date to be confirmed).  I was looking forward to getting out with no kids. :-)  Then Nicky called to say she was going to a fellow demo's house (Michelle), why don't I come along.  So I did.  Now, I needed to make a birthday card for a to-be 6 year old as Oliver was invited to her birthday party at the local AMF Bowling.

Well, I took my card stock and dsp with me and set to work!!  Oh my goodness, I have NEVER taken soooooooo long to make a card.  It just wasn't working for me at all!!  In the end, Clare had her scraps with her and she very kindly let me use her dsp and matching card stock - phew!!!

So this is what I came up with.  I firstly had the dsp panel horizontal and while it was working I wasn't 100% happy.  I turned it so it was portrait and it just looked so much better so I went with it.  I was trying to work the butterfly into it as well.

Naturally, I added some bling to the card!!  LOL.

I hope Oliver's friend liked her card and her present (Barbie!). LOL

Happy Stamping,

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P.S. - Don't forget you get 20% off the Starter Kit (until 31st July).  Click HERE for more information.

June SAS

These are the two cards I taught at this mont's SAS (stamp-a-stack) class.

This card was inspired by my upline Jayne with her swap card from Convention.  Jayne used 'bird on a branch' stamp set while I used the 'extra large 2-step bird punch' and ribbon.

This card (apart from a couple of changes) came straight out of the Autumn/Winter Mini (pg 30).  I really needed some inspiration for my class and what better place to look - the catalogues!!!

The girls LOVED making these cards too.

Happy Stamping,

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P.S. - I will be starting my Christmas SAS class next month, so if you would like to have christmas cards to send out to friends & family this year, come along to my class.

Happy Birthday Nicky!

It was Nicky's birthday last week and after texting her a photo of my 3D class projects, she said she LOVED the card box and wanted one!!!  Your wish is my command!!  Poof......(I'm a genie!)....

Obviously I had to make a card as well!!  LOL.  I really love making the easel cards.

This is what the box looks like on the inside.  Once you get the hang of the measurements, it is pretty easy to put together.  You will need 12x12 card stock for the base and believe it or not but I ran out of whisper white so I used the thick card stock you get in the DSP packs.....you know, the backing sheet which tell you what the DSP is!  I just made sure the whiter side was on the outside.  It is super thick and great for this project.

I used a magnetic disc to close the box.

Now for the card!  I chose these colours more for the DSP (Sweet Always) but also because Nicky LOVES chocolate chip and orange.  She said she goes through a tonne of chocolate chip card stock because it is the one she reaches for first!

In case you thought I used a 'special' DSP for the top part of the card, I didn't.  I used the Vintage Vogue (Autumn/Winter Mini) stamp set and there is a flourish stamp which I stamped onto the Pumpkin Pie card stock with Pumpkin Pie ink.

Do you like my bow?!  LOL. 

I must apologise for the quality of these photos.  I had to take these at night (the night before Convention) so I could give it to Nicky when I got to her house.

This post is scheduled to go live in a couple of days but we are supposed to have rainy days for the most part of this week.  I hope the rain goes to where it is really needed and not just in our pool so it over flows!!!

I need to tell you, that you would be laughing right now if you could see me!!!  Truly.  It has been raining here in Sydney for a few days now and after dropping Oliver off at school this morning, I got wet so I put my pj's back on with my warm slippers (boot style) and I have now just put on a thick vest jacket to keep me warm.  Miss M is sound asleep all rugged up in her bed (boy, I wish I could join her in there!!).  I just need to remember to change my clothes again when picking Oliver up from school! Can you imagine......I get there and realise I am in my pj's!!  ROFLOL.

Happy Stamping,
 

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**To purchase anything from the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue/s, contact me with your order**

May SAS

Last Tuesday was my SAS (stamp-a-stack) class.  This is what we made.  The colours are Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White & Rose Red.

Well, you knew there had to be 'pink' in there, didn't you!!  LOL.  These cards are pretty simple - what! No white gel pen I hear you saying!!  I think they were too simple and quick for my girls as they finished them in just over an hour.

I also LOVE Fifth Avenue Floralstamp set!  Even more so now that we have the Manhattan Flower embossing folder to use with the Big Shot!  The ribbon is Chocolate Chip Taffeta.  It is soooo nice to work with.

I used the smaller flower in Pink Pirouette on this one which you can just make out.

As you may have noticed, there are no sentiments on the cards.  I didn't put any on my samples but if the girls wanted to, they could.  They have stamps at home and decided they would use the appropriate one when they needed to use the card.  While you can use these for birthday's, they could also be used for other occasions.

As you can see there is plenty of room at the bottom for the sentiment.  I know I have run out of spare cards at home to use so I will have to pop these in the basket to use soon.

I have been busy today making my samples for my 3D class on the 1st June @ 7pm!  I need to photograph one project tomorrow and finish off the other one.  Next is to design June's SAS class!!

Convention starts on Friday!!! Yippee.  I was going to take Emily with me as hubby is working but he now has Friday off and whatever work he has to do over the weekend, won't be much so he is fine with looking after both kids.  Can you believe Emily is 7.5 months old!!  WOW.

Time to sign off, night all!

Happy Stamping,

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Happy 1st Birthday

Sorry I have been quiet of late.  I haven't had a great deal of time for stamping so there hasn't been anything to show you.

But for today's project.........

Remember the invitations I made HERE, well this is the card I made for Lachlan.  Mind you, I did make it on the day of his party because I just didn't get to do it before then.

The longest part of making the card was cutting out the letters!  LOL  Even then, it took no time at all.  I ran my alphabet dies through the bigshot so that means no scissors were involved at all.

And to finish it off, I also did the inside of the card.  I don't normally do this but I am liking the end result of other's who do this, so I think this will be my 'new' thing.

I've used the Baja Breeze DSP with Sahara Sand card stock.  As usual, my white gel pen and the scallop circle punch as well as the 1" circle punch.  The ribbon is Kraft Taffeta.

Happy Stamping,
 

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**To purchase anything from the Stampin' Up! catalogue/s, contact me with your order**

P.S. - I am involved in another blog hop tomorrow so I will be back then to show you my projects.

Blog Hop

Good Morning everyone!

I hope you’re ready for the ESAD Mother's Day Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while!

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealanddemonstrators for Stampin’ Up!

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

You would have just come from Kristine Thompson blog.  Have you been enjoying all the great projects you've seen so far!?

So here our my projects for today!  I have been wanting to make this box out of the scallop envelope die.  I am pleased with how it turned out too. 

So, what do you think of my scallop circle card??? I LOVE it!  I was going to use the polka dot embossing folder on the Riding Hood Red cardstock but I (obviously!) went with manhattan flower instead.  As usual, I got out my white gel pen and went around the scallops.

The inside of the card.  I have to tell you that I had a 'happy accident'.  I somehow got ink on my hand and smudged it on the white cardstock right where the flower is.  Luckily, I had a little of the DSP left and the flower was just the right size to cover up the smudge!  PHEW! 

Up close and personal with the box.  Yes more white gel pen!!  LOL

I added the ribbon on the handle with, you guessed it, more white gel pen!!  LOL

Happy Stamping and thanks for visiting my blog!

Now if you do make it around all of the blogs and leave comment on all of them you are then in the running for some Blog Candy! There will be two winners – one from New Zealand and one from Australia. All you have to do is to visit and comment on each of the blogs in todays blog hop and then send an email to Sharlene Torres and advise that you have commented on all the blogs and give her your name, email and location.

You will now hop on over to Rachel Jackson's blog for more fabulous projects.

Incase you have missed any of the blogs, here is a list of them all:

Rachel Jackson
Nicky Adamson
Kari Hughes
Vicky Were
Clare McIllhatton
Lisa Bullock
Wendy Todd
Jenny Humphreys
Sharlene Meyer
Kelly Nelson
Kim Badelt
Jan McAnulty
Megan McDonald
Narelle Hodges
Kristine Thompson

 

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Supplies
Stamps: Occasional Greetings.
Ink: Riding Hood Red.
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rose DSP .
Accessories: Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Envelope Bigz Die Circle Scissor Plus, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Corduroy Buttons, White Gel Pen, Large Oval Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad.

Birthday Celebrations

This is the other easel card I made.

I made this one a square card (4" x 4").  You can see the tutorial from HERE.

I did the 3D Stamping technique which you may just be able to see in this photo (sorry if you cannot).  I used white embossing powder for the top layer and I just LOVE how it stands out.

Go ahead a try making the easel card, they are easy to do and look great too.

Happy Stamping, 
 
 

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So Glad We're Friends

When I made the easle card for my 3D class a couple of weeks ago, I also made another 2.  Want to see??

Here is the first one!  I made this one portrait.  It is a standard A6 size card.

I stamped the Upsy Daisy in chocolate chip and then clear embossed it so it stands out more.

Happy Stamping,

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April 3D Class

Tonight is my 3D class.  Seeing as it is Mother's Day here in Australia next month, I thought I would do something for the occasion.

So, here is what we will be making.

It is an easel card and a box that holds tealights.  You can get the tutorial from HERE.  Just look for the Simply Said Stamp Class.

Here is the easel card.  They are so easy to make - I LOVE it!

Oh look, there's some bling!  Gotta love it.  LOL.

I stamped the Upsy Daisy stamp on acetate for the lid of the box.  Now, if you thinking that you cannot see the tealights, well you would be correct!  When I took this photo, I hadn't bought them.  LOL
 
Happy Stamping,

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Thanks For Everything You Do

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope you are/will be having a great day with family and/or friends.  We are headed over to my parents house for a roast - yummy!

I was blog surfing the other week and came across the most beautiful card made by one very talented lady - Teneale Williams (a fellow INKlings demonstrator!!)  Hi Teneale!! I didn't get to meet Teneale at convention last year but I am pleased to say, I met and chatted with her at the INKlings training day a few weeks ago.

So, I just had to CASE Teneale's card - now my card is nowhere near as good as Teneale's but I gave it a go!!  I think I need some colouring lessons from her!  LOL.  I did change a couple of things - added the real red card stock and stripped ribbon, added the button and I didn't use the sweet treat cup (from the summer mini).

I stamped the butterfly on the white card stock and then again on white and coloured it in.  Then used dimensionals to 'lift' it off the card.  I also added some dazzling diamonds - can you see the bling!? 

The inside of the card will have 'Thank you for everything you do' stamped on it.  I need to make a few 'thank you' cards for some very special friends of mine.....I cannot name them because I know they read my blog!!  LOL.

Happy Stamping,

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Hello

Wow, it is the last week of school before the Easter holiday break - 2 weeks!!!  The school held their Cross Country last Friday and Oliver took part.  He was in the 6 year old (not sure why as he is only 5) race and he came 5th!

How gorgeous is this card!  It was one of the make 'n takes from the INKlings training day.

Everything (except for the base card stock) is from the Autumn/Winter Mini.  I absolutely LOVE the DSP (Cottage Wall). 

See those embossed dots.  Aren't they beautiful!

Happy Stamping,

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Thank You Notes

Wow, I thought I had posted the thank you notes I made from Emily's christening - obviously NOT!!!

I kept them simple, just like the invitation.

I wanted to put this beautiful photo of my baby girl on the thank you note - after all, she is the one saying 'thank you'.  Emily did get some beautiful gifts too.

I love using Stampin' Up! taffeta ribbon.  It is so easy to use.

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Happy Stamping,
  

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Last Sunday I went to the INKlings training day......what a great time I had too.  I made 35 swap cards but didn't get to swap all of them so I'll take them to convention in May!! I will post over the next week or so the make 'n takes made on the day.

Boxes

So, here are the boxes I made last weekend when I was on a roll!  All of the boxes are the same in instructions but are all sized differently.

You've seen my Easter box in my previous post!  This one is 8" square.

Now, you are probably wondering what happened to this box!  LOL.  It is put together the same way as the other boxes but instead of the end flaps being 90 degrees, I've left them at an angle and the tips of each corner meet in the middle (sorry the photo doesn't quite show what I am talking about).

This Best Wishes box is 5" square. 

I thought I would do something different with the handle - what do you think?  I scored about 2cm of each end of the handle to make it easier to fit in the corner. 

Just to make it more stable, I put brads on either side.  This box is 7" square.
 

My last box is a favourite colour scheme of mine!  

This box is 6" square.

It is Thursday night here in Sydney and we have movie night on Friday's for Oliver.  After a week at school, this is his treat.  He tell's us what he wants to watch (the past few weeks, it has been the Star Wars trilogy), but he's not always successful.  LOL.  There is only so much Ben 10 you can watch!!

Have a good weekend.

Happy Stamping,
   

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I Just Can't Thank You Enough

Just a quick post today!  My in-laws leave tomorrow and I have my 3D class tonight so I will have some more things to show you this week.

Oliver had his first week at school last week and he LOVED it!  He did get into trouble one day for rocking on his chair!  Naughty, naughty!  It is hard to get out of him at the end of the day what he has done during the day!  Do you have this problem?!  LOL.  One question I do get an answer to is what he bought at the canteen today!!  ROFLOL

Anyway, I thought it would be nice of Oliver to give his teacher's a card saying thank you for helping him through his first week of school. 

He has 3 teachers at the moment........they are assessing the kids to see exactly what level they are at and then after week 4, they will be put into their permanent classroom.  So, all 3 kindy classes are together but still in 3 groups in the one room.  Confused?  LOL.  It is a good system (I think) as they are working out who works well together.  I think one year (before the new system came in), on the first day, they were put into their permanent class and one was a nightmare so they didn't want a repeat of that.

The teachers loved their card and one said she wanted to cry!!  LOL.  I'm glad they liked them and while we (parents) are concentrating on our children, the teachers kind of get left out.

Happy Stamping,

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