Stamp with Craft

Birthday Wishes

2009-07-03T17:13:00.002+10:00

This is a card I made for my sister for her birthday. She loves her speciality coffees so I couldn't go past a retired stamp set "Like it a Latte" for a feature on her card.

I have used my Cuttlebug to emboss the chocolate chip cardstock. I have stamped the images in chocolate chip, close to cocoa and rose red. The steam has been stamped directly on to the cardstock, whereas the other images have been stamped on excess cardstock, cut out and adhered to the image using Stampin' dimensionals. For added effect I have used dazzling diamonds to add some glitz to the heart and the steam (if you want to know how I did this, drop me a line).

Other embellishments I have used include a silver brad and some purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon (retired product). Hope you like!!!

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Like it a latte

Cardstock: Chocolate chip, rose red, soft sky, confetti cream & whisper white

Stamp pads: Chocolate chip, closeto cocoa, soft sky & rose red

Accessories: Cuttlebug, purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon, brad, scallop punch, versamark, dazzling diamonds & heat & stick powder

Hello again!!

2009-06-04T10:31:00.002+10:00

Well it has been awhile!!!! Life has been full of changes for me, including a new job which requires more hours in addition to running after my two young ones - therefore my craft/scrapbooking has taken a back seat. There may be fewer uploads......sorry. I have only just placed my order from the new Stampin'Up catalogue that came out in April (how sad is that)!!!

This is a card I made for my Mum for Mother's Day (even that seems like ages ago). The DS paper I have used was from the Stampin' Up Spring Mini Catalogue last year, 'Apple Cider'. I really liked the earthy tones of the paper, and that led to the inspiration for the rest of the card. The cardstock is Kraft. I have used the sentiment from Occasional Greetings (pg 112) and stamped in Chocolate Chip. I have sponged the edges of the card in the same ink to give a bit of an aged and weathered look. The ribbon is wild wasabi double stitched ribbon (retired). Hope you are all well and being more crafty then myself....see ya round.

My Daughter's Thankyous

2009-03-03T08:22:00.003+11:00

Bit bummed at how this photo turned out, but hopefully you get the idea. These are the thankyous I made for my daughters' birthday party which we had last weekend. She had such a wonderful time and I wanted to thank everyone personally. It was a fairly simple design. The cardstock is pretty in pink. I have then used the scallop punch, which is available through the Summer Mini catalogue (but only till the end of March) around the outside of the cardstock for added effect. I have taken some coordinating paper from the Spring Fling DS (pg 135) to decorate the front of the card. Lastly, I have cut a strip of certainly celery to go across the centre and have used the stamp set Short & Sweet (pg 118) for the sentiment. I think it came together nicely and very quickly which is the most important thing.

My Little Fish

2009-02-27T12:53:00.002+11:00

I had a scrapbooking day with a girlfriend yesterday. Always good when I need some inspiration. I had some photos from my son's swimming lessons last year that I wanted to scrap. Blue was an obvious colour choice as my theme, but which blue??? I decided on Blue Bayou from the current In Colour range and built my page from there. The DS paper is from fall flowers (pg 134). I have then used my Big Pieces (pg 88) and Little Pieces (pg 88) to create my embellishments. I have stamped in blue bayou, soft sky & old olive and then used my 1 3/8"& 3/4" punches, which saves alot of time cutting out and ensures perfect circles everytime. I have mounted the circles using double sided tape & stampin' dimensionals to give add depth to the page. The title I have used Headline Alphabet(retired) and stamped in versamark ink onto River Rock cardstock. I did have to cut these letters out by hand, which was the most time consuming part of the whole project. I then outlined the letters using my white gel pen. Lastly I have used my microsoft word program to write some phrases regarding the photos and printed straight onto my whisper white cardstock. Let me know what you think.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Headline alphabet, big pieces & little pieces

Cardstock: Blue bayou, river rock, whisper white & DS fall flowers

Stamp pads: Blue bayou, old olive, sky blue & versamark

Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals, white gel pen, microsoft word, 1 3/8"punch & 3/4"punch

Friendship

2009-02-19T10:59:00.003+11:00

This is a card I have made using mostly products from our current Summer mini catalogue and Sale-A-Bration catalogue. Our Sale-A-Bration promotion finishes at the end of February and the Summer mini items are only available until the end of March. As usual, there are some great items in both that I could not resist. To view these catalogues you can check out the Stampin' Up website or contact me and I would be happy to send one to you.

To make this card I used 2 different papers from the Ginger Blossom DS paper to make the background. I have used the scallop edge punch on the bottom of one of the papers. The DS paper has been mounted onto river rock cardstock. I have then used some groovy guava as a border to my sentiment, which has been stamped in chocolate chip onto very vanilla cardstock. The scallop circle has been punched out of pretty in pink, and the polka dot flower has been stamped in pretty in pink onto very vanilla carstock. It has then been punched using 1 1/4" circle punch and mounted using stampin' dimensionals.

Material used:

Stamp sets: Wonderful words, All scallops & polka dot punches

Stamp pads: Chocolate chip & pretty in pink

Cardstock: River rock, very vanilla, groovy guava, pretty in pink & ginger blossom DS paper

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch & stampin' dimensionals

Dorothy the Dinosaur

2009-02-13T18:34:00.004+11:00

I went shopping with my girlfriend today and our two girls(who are 5 weeks apart in age), to get their birthday presents for each other. My girl is obsessed with Dora and My Little Pony, while her daughter loves Dorothy. When I got home I decided I wanted to make my own special Dorothy the Dinosaur card for Jess. I was surprised at how well she turned out. I think I will try my hand at Dora for my daughter's birthday next.

It was not very difficult, just fiddly with all the paper piecing. I just went onto one of The Wiggle sites and printed out a colouring page of Dorothy. I then cut her out and used her as a template for my design. Next I just matched the colouring of Dorothy to my paper....and....Voila!!! You may have noticed I cheated a little and used punches for the flower and spots on Dorothy, they are a little to perfect for free hand. Hope Jess likes it!!!

Materials used:

Cardstock: Handsome hunter, real red, summer sun & whisper white

Accessories: Black marker, wiggles colouring sheet (downloaded), spring flower bouquet punch & 1/2" circle punch

Another Big Bold Birthday

2009-02-12T16:25:00.002+11:00

My son is going to another friend's birthday soon and this time it is a little boy. Male cards are always hard to design, but thankfully when I was looking for inspiration, I came across my friend's and fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator's blog. Her name is Alison, and her cards are amazing. I got the idea of this card and it's colour combinations from one of her designs which you can see here. It uses the stamps set Big Bold Birthday (pg 37). Hope you like!!

Materials used:

Stamp set: Big bold birthday

Cardstock: Blue bayou, old olive, river rock, whisper white, soft sky & fall flowers DS

Stamp pad: Blue bayou

Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals & 5/8" old olive grosgrain ribbon

Another attempt at scrapbooking

2009-01-31T12:34:00.002+11:00

Well here is another attempt at scrapbooking, but I think this page turned out better than the last. It helps when you have a beautiful subject. I can't speak for all the other Mums out there, but I always seem to get suckered in to photo competitions with my kids. I have done really well up until now to avoid the stands - but this time I didn't and of course when I saw the photos I wanted them all.

For this page I just took colours from the photos for inspiration. The cardstock colours are barely banana, chocolate chip and apple cider DS paper (from the spring mini). The flowers are from the baroque motif stamp set (pg 98) and have been stamped in so saffron, cut out and adhered with stampin' dimensionals. The barely banana cardstock looked a little plain so I rolled it with the so swirly roller (pg 105) in versamark. I think my roller may have had some remnants of ruby red on it, but I like the effect it has created. I have also taken my white gel pen and gone around the outside of the chocolate chip cardstock for definition - and that's pretty much it. Hope you like!!!

Materials used:

Cardstock: Barely banana, chocolate chip, whisper white & apple cider DS paper

Stamp sets: Baroque motifs & so swirly

Stamp pads: So saffron

Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals & white gel pen

Colour Challenge

2009-01-16T08:14:00.002+11:00

My son is attending a birthday party this weekend for one of his friends. I found this cute wrapping paper and decided to use the colours as inspiration for the birthday card. The colour combination is as follows:

Orchid Opulence
Rose Red
Barely Banana
Perfect Plum
Taken with Teal

I decided for the actual design, I would have a go at paper piecing. I used the scallop circle punch (pg 142) & spring flower bouquet punch (pg 142) for the flowers. The leaves I have taken from a retired stamp set called 'Friendship blooms', stamped in certainly celery and cut out. The green ribbon for the stems was just some miscellaneous ribbon (not stampin' up) I had lying around, but it matched beautifully. I have used stampin' dimensionals to lift the flowers up off the card . Silver brads (not stampin' up) have been used in the centre of each flower for added effect. I have used the Linen background stamp (pg 107) on the card itself, I have also used another retired set 'Fresh Fillers' to create some detail on the flowers themselves. The sentiment is from Occasional greetings (pg 121). This is the final result - hope you like :)

Materials used:

Cardstock: Orchid opulence, rose red, certainly celery, barely banana, taken with teal, very vanilla & perfect plum

Stamp sets: Occasional greetings, fresh fillers, linen & friendship blooms

Stamp pads: versamark, perfect plum & certainly celery

Accessories: Scallop circle punch, spring flower bouquet punch, silver brads, stampin' dimensionals & ribbon

My attempt at scrapbooking

2009-01-15T18:53:00.003+11:00

Well since getting my new creative space, I thought I should try and get back into my scrapbooking....Oh Boy!!! I am really out of practice. I had some photos I had taken of my daughter at White Water World/Dreamworld from last year and decided to scrap them. I had an idea in my head, but I just couldn't quite get it onto paper, do you know what I mean??? Anyway, here it is - very basic, so I can only get better from here, right?

Material used:

Cardstock: Brocade blue, only orange, whisper white & pixie pink

Stamp sets: Spot on

Stamp pads: Brocade blue

Accessories: Chipboard letters, generic scrapbook stickers & computer fonts

A New Year.....and a New Craft Room

2009-01-05T12:48:00.005+11:00

Well I know I haven't been posting many creations lately, but I was in limbo as I really didn't have a creative space in which to work in. Since I moved and downsized, I wasn't sure what I was going to do. My mum came up with the suggestion of getting some furniture built to fit in my existing bedroom which could double as a study/craft room. So here are the photos of what we have done. I am really happy. I have a spot for everything (it's the best space saving area I have ever had).

Not sure how well it will all upload, but hopefully you get the picture......now all I have to do is start getting creative:)

Christmas Cheer - Belated!!

2008-12-29T11:47:00.002+11:00

Well Christmas has been and gone, and likely it has been a very busy time for everyone, including me. However, I wanted to post this Christmas card I made for my family this year. I cased this design from Splitcoast Stampers. It was created by Beate Johns who is an amazing stamper in my book. I have always liked this card, so here it is. The card is called a Criss Cross Card, and you can find the instructions here The colours I have used are Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla & Dashing DS paper. The tag created on the card insert is using the 1 3/8" circle punch, which has then been folded in half and adhered. The flower has been punched with the spring flower punch and a silver brad has been used to adhere. To finish off I have used 5/8" Old Olive ribbon, and stamped the flower from baroque motifs in Real Red onto Very vanilla cardstock and then used my scallop circle punch. The sentiments inside the card are from the stamp sets Short & Sweet (pg 118) and Occasional Greetings (pg 121). Hope you like....my family did!! Hope you all have a very safe and prosperous New Year. See you in 2009!!

Big Bold Birthday

2008-12-02T20:04:00.004+11:00

My sister in law celebrated her birthday today. This is a card I put together to send her my best wishes. It uses the stamp set 'Big Bold Birthday', which is really cute. I have stamped the pieces of the cupcake individually and then cut and mounted onto whisper white cardstock. The frosting has been elevated on stampin' dimensionals and covered with dazzling diamonds to create some extra effect. I have used some decorative scissors for the edges of the whisper white cardstock. All other supplies are from Stampin' Up. Also for those of you who have been awaiting some new stamps, the Summer Mini Catalogue was released yesterday. There are some gorgeous stamps, DS paper and even some new punches, including the scallop edge punch which is the first thing I will be purchasing. If you would likeany further information, feel free to contact me.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Big bold birthday

Cardstock: Old olive, pumpkin pie, real red & whisper white

Stamp pads: Real red, pumpkin pie,old olive & chocolate chip

Accessories: Decorative scissors, stampin' dimensionals, heat & stick powder & stampin' glitter

Feedback please!!!

2008-11-05T20:29:00.002+11:00

I was having a play with colours tonight and made this card. However, my Mum and I both are unsure about the colour combination. I thought it was OK, but she wondered if the blues went with the green. What do you think???? I have included a recipe below.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Baroque motifs & occasional greetings
Cardstock: purely pomegranate, soft sky, blue bayou, old olive & natural ivory
Stamp pads: Versamark, old olive & soft sky
Accessories: Silver brad, white gel pen, scallop punch, 1 3/4 punch & stampin' dimensionals

Update

2008-11-04T09:43:00.003+11:00

Hi all. Just letting you know that the Christmas Stack workshop on the 24th November is full, however I still have some spaces available for the 11th November and the 12th December if any of you are still interested.

This little card I made for my nephew for his 2nd Birthday last month. The stamp set was part of the sale-a-bration promotion last year, so unfortunately is no longer available. What I do want to share with you is in regards to the sentiment I have used. It is from the hostess set 'So many sayings' (Level 1 - pg 19). I wasn't sure what to do with this set initially, because it is three stamps with lots of sayings on each one. But then I discovered that you can use the 'word window' punch (pg 142), and it fits perfectly around all the sayings, so then you have 34 individual sentiments and decorations you can use to accessorise your cards.......now how cool is that!!!

Now it is very easy to get both the stamp set and the punch with out spending a cent. Simply hold a workshop for family and friends in your home, collect sales to the total of $300 (which is very easy) and then as a hostess you can have this stamp set & an additional $30 to spend - which is the cost of the punch......now that's really cool. So if your interested, feel free to contact me.

Materials used:

Stamp set: So many sayings & birthday whimsy

Stamp pads: Soft sky & chocolate chip

Cardstock: Old olive, soft sky, whisper white, really rust & fall flowers DS

Accessories: Word window punch & stampin' dimensionals

SYDNEY PAPERCRAFT FESTIVAL

2008-10-31T20:20:00.002+11:00

Hi all. Just a quick not to let you know the annual Sydney Papercraft Festival is on this weekend if you are interested. Doors opened today and close on the 2nd November - so don't miss out.

Where: Canterbury Racecourse, King Street, Cantebury NSW
Time: Open 9.30 - 4pm (Fri- Sun)
Cost: $10, $8 concession. Kids under 16 free.

Visit www.papercraftsfestival.com.au or call (02) 9555 9322 for further information.

Christmas Card No 4

2008-10-27T13:10:00.002+11:00

This is the last of the 4 designs we will be making at the Christmas workshops. I really like the earthy tones of this card, and it steers away from the more traditional colour combination of Christmas. You may have noticed that I haven't provided the recipes for any of the Christmas cards just yet.....obviously you will have to attend one of the workshops if you would like to find out!!! I am sure there are some clever people out there that can work it out just from the photos. Have a good day.

Tis the Season

2008-10-26T20:17:00.002+11:00

This is the third card we will be making at the Christmas Stack Workshop. Remember that you will make 5 cards of each design (4 designs in total) for the cost of $15. All you need is your own adhesive. I would have to say that this card, along with the Joy card (see previous posts) are my favourite. Let me assure you they are not difficult to make. Hope you have all had a great weekend and well rested for the week ahead. Don't know about you.....but mine is pretty hectic. Looking forward to the next weekend already.

Another Christmas Card

2008-10-24T15:09:00.002+11:00

This is another one of the designs I have created for the Christmas Stack workshops. It uses one of my favorite stamp sets from this year's catalogue, 'Baroque Motifs'. A very simple design to create but most effective!!! Hope you are all busy checking your diaries to see which day would suit you.....can't wait to craft with you all. Have a great day :)

Christmas Stack Workshop

2008-10-21T10:55:00.003+11:00

That time of year is almost upon us. I love making my own cards to send to those I love to wish them a Merry Christmas, however, time always seems to get the better of me. That's why I love organising a Christmas stack workshop. It is a time where I can get together with family, friends and other like minded stampers, and have a fun-filled time whilst getting my cards made ready for the festive season. I would like to extend an invitation to you to join me. For the cost of $15 you will be able to make 20 cards (4 designs). All materials will be provided, you just need to bring your own adhesive. Light refreshments & nibbles will also be on offer, and of course the Christmas CDs will be playing to get you in the mood....."O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree...." no I won't sing, don't worry!!! The dates are as follows:

Tues November 11th 2008 - 7pm

Mon November 24th 2008 - 7pm

Fri December 12th 2008 - 10am

Class sizes are a maximum of 8-10. Workshops will be held at my home in Kings Langley. Feel free to extend invitation to family and friends that may be interested. For further details email me at meganjk@gmail.com. Would love to see you there!

Note: Card posted here is an example of one we will make at the workshop. Will post others over the next few days, so stay tuned.

Big Pieces

2008-10-19T13:16:00.003+11:00

I have recently purchased this stamp set 'Big Pieces' (page 88). I also bought the 1 - 3/8" punch so I didn't need to cut out the images (I know very lazy, but heaps cool)! I made this card for my Mum for her birthday. The colour combination is perfect plum & pale plum cardstock. I have then used ruby red, old olive, so saffron & perfect plum ink for the images and the sentiment. I have attached the flowers with stampin' dimensionals to give added appeal to the card. The sentiment comes from the stamp set 'Wonderful words' which I think are a must for all cards - a great way to fill that vacant space. Hope you like.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Wonderful words & big pieces

Cardstock: Perfect plum & pale plum

Stamp pads: Ruby red, old olive, perfect plum & so saffron

Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals

Smile

2008-10-07T19:04:00.002+11:00

This is a card I made for a male friend. I have so much trouble trying to make masculine cards, how about you??? This was quick and easy really. The card size is actually 6"x 6". The card is old olive. I have then used some designer series paper from 'fall flowers' (page 134). Then I have used a strip of real rust across the card, and punched stars out of soft sky cardstock. The title has been created using sahara sand and whisper white cardstock. The sentiment has been stamped in old olive. Very simple I know, but I think it is quite effective.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Wonderful words II (retired)

Cardstock: Old olive, real rust, fall flowers DS, soft sky, sahara sand & whisper white

Stamp pads: old olive

Accessories: star punch (not stampin' up)

Little Pieces - For You

2008-10-04T08:03:00.003+10:00

These little 4x4 cards I have cased from the current Stampin' Up catalogue (page 88). I thought they were really cute, and wanted to try using different colour combinations. These are the results.

Material used (Card 1):

Stamp sets: Defining alphabet & little pieces
Stamp pads: Certainly celery, perfect plum & pretty in pink
Cardstock: Perfect plum, pretty in pink, certainly celery & whisper white
Accessories: Gold thread, 5/8" certainly celery grosgrain ribbon & brad

Material used (Card 2):

Stamp sets: Defining alphabet & little pieces
Stamp pads: Pumpkin pie, chocolate chip & old olive
Cardstock: Old olive, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip & whisper white
Accessories: Gold thread & brad

Birth Announcement

2008-09-28T19:29:00.002+10:00

My girlfriend wanted to make some birth announcement cards for her son and asked if I could help. I was naturally, more than happy to. She really liked the example used in the current catalogue on page 58, so we used it for our inspiration. The card base is bashful blue. We have then layered using old olive and certainly celery. The certainly celery has been stamped with 'Print' background stamp (retired set) in certainly celery ink, we then have used a white gel pen to create patchwork effect on the card. The word 'baby', stamped in bashful blue, has been created using the defining alphabet set (page126). The word 'welcome' comes from the stamp set 'short & sweet' (page 118), which has been stamped in certainly celery. The giraffe has been taken from my favorite baby stamp set called 'bundle of joy' (page 58), stamped onto barely banana with chocolate chip ink, and the spots have then been coloured using a blender pen and the chocolate chip stamp pad lid. We have then used a star punch on the whisper white cardstock, and cut some additional stars in bashful blue. They have been mounted using stampin' dimensionals. A little glitter glue has been used for added sparkle. The back of the card obviously shows the gorgeous Timothy.....what more can I say!!! This is a beautiful keepsake to have. Let me know what you think.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Bundle of joy, prints, defining alphabet and short & sweet

Stamp pads: Certainly celery, chocolate chip & bashful blue

Cardstock: Bashful blue, certainly celery, old olive, barely banana & whisper white

Accessories: Glitter glue, stampin' dimensionals, blender pens & star punch

Man's Birthday Card

2008-09-21T20:30:00.002+10:00

This is a card I made for the kids to give their Dad for his birthday. It uses the stamp set Boatloads of Love (page 45). I have stamped the image in chocolate chip onto some sky blue cardstock. I have then used my blender pens and my stamp pads to colour image in. The clouds have been coloured using my white gel pen. For added sparkle I used some glitter glue. The birthday present in the tug boat is from a retired set from last year's catalogue, 'Favorite Teddy Bear'. I have placed present in the boat using the 'masking technique'.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Boatloads of love & for a friend (hostess set)

Stamp pads: Rose red, blue bayou, soft sky, always artichoke & chocolate chip

Cardstock: Blue bayou & soft sky

Accessories: White gel pen & glitter glue