Happy New Year

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year & I look forward to showing you some great designs in 2011. I've got some new workshop ideas to tell you all about in the next couple of weeks as well :o)

Baby cards

Just before Christmas, two of my friends had babies (Congratulations Greg & Kerelyn on little Sarah & congratulations Jason & Kim on little Ryan!) & I had seen this style of card a while ago on stampin' connection (a website for SU demonstrators) but I have also seen them on different blogs so I'm not sure who first came up with the idea but this is my version of it!

Stamps: Punches Three (retired)
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue
Accessories: wide oval, 1 3/8" circle,scallop circle punches, dimensionals

I came across this cute little pram yesterday on Lorri's blog & though I just have to try it! Its not quite the type of thing that will go through the post very well so I'll just have to wait for someone locally to have a bubs!!!

Paper: Whisper White & Bashful Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, scallop circle die, perfect polka dot embossing folder, timeless type junior alphabet sizzlit die, scallop circle, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, bashful blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, brad, crochet cotton, dimensionals.
This was really quick & simple to make- and the perfect size for a gift card to fit!

Ive been wanting to try out my scallop circle die since I got it last month & I think this was the first time I had used it to actually make something! I didn't have any buttons in my stash that matched the blue so I used the button die in the timeless type abc set- that set is very handy!!

Greenhouse Gala

When I first saw this paper in the catalogue I wasn't too fussed about it but since I saw it in person I just LOVE it! It is my new favorite DSP at the moment!! And it has given me a chance to use the new pear pizzazz colour which I haven't really used yet.
I purchased Becky Roberts 2010 12 days of Christmas tutorial & made up the stationary box from it (I had to re size it to fit our standard size envelopes).
I made this for my down line Leanne, I had been meaning to give her something for the last couple of months & hopefully this was worth the wait!

Stamp set: Friends Never Fade (w 121522 $31.95, c 120618 $25.95)
Ink: chocolate chip, baja breeze
Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP, pear pizzazz, baja breeze, chocolate chip, whisper white
Accessories: scallop edge punch, pear pizzazz 1/2" stitched poly ribbon, 1/4" chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon (retired), dimensionals

I made another little card set for Erika's day care teacher, this one holds 4 little love notes & envelopes. I got the pattern for the box from Becky- what can I say I just love her tutorials, they are fantastic!

Stamp Sets: Friends Never Fade (w121522 $31.95, c120618 $25.95), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (w119185 $62.95, c120024 $46.95), Tiny Tags (w119187 $38.95, c118592 $28.95)
Ink: chocolate chip, pumpkin pie
Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, whisper white
Accessories: 1/4"whisper white grosgrain ribbon, jewelry tag punch

The last one I made was for my mum for all the things she does for me!

This is another of Becky's boxes! I stamped little phrases on the cards in chocolate chip but on two of them in particular its quite hard to read them :o(
Stamp sets: Friends Never Fade & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: chocolate chip
Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP, pear pizzazz, chocolate chip, baja breeze, window sheets
Accessories: Big Shot, perfect polka dots textured impressions folder, 1/4" whisper white grosgrain ribbon, sticky strip, chocolate

I put both Leanne's & mums in a bag just like this- I distressed the edges of the DSP, pear pizzazz & chocolate chip & tied the bag together with the 1/2 stitched poly ribbon.

Reindeer Food!

Since this was Erika's 1st year at day care, she wanted to do something special for her friends! I had seen these on a few different blogs & thought this would be something fun for us to make together.
I got the wording off Chic n Scratch & printed it straight onto very vanilla card stock.
We had quite the production line going- after I had stamped the image & cut them out with the circle punch, I put the ruby red card into the big shot & Erika turned the handle, I scored the top notes & she folded them, I punched out the scallop circles & she glued the stamped circle onto them & then stuck the nose on! When it came to putting the mix together I poured it into the bag & Erika shook them! We stapled everything together & covered up the staples with the wording on the back & the picture on the front.

Stamps: I'm sorry but the stamp isn't a Stampin' Up! stamp- its Stamp It's "Reindeer's-a-ringing", I've had it for years & I think it is so cute! (I masked off the end one- there is actually a line of reindeer on this stamp)

Ink: chocolate chip

Paper: very vanilla, chocolate chip, ruby red (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot, top note die, 1 3/8 circle punch, scallop circle punch, small cellophane bag, kaiser red pearls, rolled oats & 100s & 1000s

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I hope everyone has had a very merry Christmas with family & friends. We had a great Christmas, Cooper seemed to enjoy his first Christmas & Erika couldn't wait for Santa to arrive!
This year I made quite a few pressies, I couldn't put them up before now just in case they looked! :o)

The 1st one is a stationary box for my niece Eunice. I used one of Becky Roberts designs but changed it to suit our size envelopes (which I have to do every time)

There is no stamping on any of these! The note pad & pen are attached with velcro so you can easily take them out to write with them. Its a bit hard to tell but I have inserted matching DSP into the pen so it all matches :o)

Paper: Play Date DSP, whisper white, old olive, tempting turquoise, so saffron, real red, crumb cake & chocolate chip card stock
Accessories: Big shot, timeless type junior alphabet sizzlit die, 1 3/8 circle, scallop circle, XL large oval, scallop oval & large oval punches, 2 step owl punch, 2 step bird punch, 5/8 chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon (retired), pen, note pad, velcro dots, sticky strip, dimensionals

For Toni cont.

I really like having a blog, it's come in very handy! My sister asked if I could make a bag for her (you may have seen some pictures earlier in the week), I made two bags out of the Woodland Walk DSP- one using garden green & the other using crumb cake. Toni chose the garden green so it was the same as the bag I had made for my mum for her birthday. But I also made up some little tags for the pocket & extra cards at her request!

So here is the finished bag.
Paper: "Woodland Walk" DSP, Garden Green & Very Vanilla card stock,
Accessories: Flower Fusion sizzlit die, Big Shot, Square punches, silver brads, sticky strip

The contents are:
Stamps: "To & From Tag" stamp set (pg 161 $12.95), "Growing Green" (pg 78 w$38.95, c$29.95), "A Word for You" (pg 110 w$38.95, c$29.95)
Paper:Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip card stock, Woodland Walk DSP
Inks: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Flower Fusion, Little Leaves & Lots of Tags sizzlit die, Big Shot, silver brads, Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon, tag punch, scallop edge punch, crop-a-dile

I stamped the fern image in crumb cake onto very vanilla card then stamped the To & From tag stamp in black on top then I glued that onto garden green card stock & punched the tag out. Using the crop-a-dile I punched a hole in the top & threaded the ribbon through

These are the same as the ones I made for my mum

These are the cards that we made at the new catalogue launch workshop.

Stamps: "A Word for You" (pg 110 w$38.95, c$29.95), "Growing Green" (pg 78 w$38.95, c$29.95)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Paper; Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Garden Green & Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Flower Fusion, Lots of Tags, Little Leaves sizzlit dies, Big Shot, silver brad, stamp-a-ma-jig, mini glue dots

Toni, if you would like me to add or change anything just let me know otherwise this is ready to go!!

Summer Mini Catalogue is here

The summer mini has started! Click here to view the catalogue. If you would like a copy please contact me & I'll get a copy to you.

December Frenzy

From December 1-29 the December Frenzy is on! You can pick up some fantastic specials- up to 50% off! Click here to download the flyer. (I'm sorry but I cant get a picture up- I can't remember how to do that!!! :o)
Please contact me if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions