September Promotion

Some of you may already be aware of the fantastic promotion that Stampin' Up has for September. For a limited time, you will be able to buy a selected stamp set, and receive the matching Stampin' Around wheels for free!!! How cool is that. Feel free to check out flyer at left (Just click on the red cross at left of box). If you have troubles opening, can view flyer on the Stampin' Up website. So get your catalogues out and start looking...feel free to contact me if you would like to place an order. On another note, my workshops in September are booking up fast. If you were interested in attending, please let me know so that I can reserve a spot for you. Due to limited space, I can only have 8 people in each class. I would hate for any of you to miss out. Happy Stamping and have a great weekend!!

A little bit of Christmas

One of my customers requested some Christmas card 'make & takes' for her upcoming workshop. So where better to look for inspiration, but Splitcoast Stampers. This one is sooo easy. The stamp set used is the All about Christmas jumbo roller (page 29). I have inked it up using always artichoke, and rolled it across the whisper white cardstock. The snowflake anchored to the word 'joy' is from short & sweet (page 118). I have used my 1/2"circle punch, and then attached using a silver brad. The pattern paper is from the current mini spring catalogue entitled 'Holiday Harmony' which matches beautifully with the purely pomegranate card. To finish it off, I have added some purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon. Hope you like....

Materials used:

Stamp set: All about christmas and short & sweet

Stamp pad: Always artichoke & elegant eggplant

Cardstock: Purely pomegranate, always artichoke & whisper white

Accessories: Silver brad, 1/2" inch circle punch & purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon

Baroque Motifs - take three

I wanted to make a card for a friend, and somehow I just can't get past Baroque Motifs. As you can see, it is the same design I have used in an earlier post, but I decided to change the colours. The combination used here is always artichoke, elegant eggplant & purely pomegranate. Unusual but I think I like it.

Material used:

Stamp set: Baroque motifs

Cardstock: Always artichoke, elegant eggplant & whisper white

Stamp pads: Always artichoke, elegant eggplant & versamark

Accessories: Purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon, stampin' glitter, heat & stick powder, heat tool, silver brads & stampin' dimensionals

Upcoming workshop dates

With Christmas fast approaching, and birthdays always popping up, it's always handy to have little gift bags and boxes to put your goodies in. What about some pretty handmade ornaments for your tree? Well this is a workshop you won't want to miss. For just $15, you can make an ornament, tote bag & folded gift box (all instructions & material included). All you will need to bring is adhesive & a paper trimmer (if you have one). Workshops will be held at my home in Kings Langley. Dates and times are as follows:

Tuesday September 9th 2008 7pm
Monday September 15th 2008 7pm
Friday September 26th 2008 10am

If you are interested in any of these dates, please email or contact me on 0401 441 244. Class sizes are a maximum of 8.

Baroque Motifs - take two!!

I am loving this Baroque Motif stamp set. It really is very pretty...and girly! This is a card I cased from Splitcoast Stampers. I loved the colours used, so I decided to keep with them. The sentiment is from a stamp set called Short and Sweet (page 12). The material used is listed below.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Baroque motifs & short and sweet

Cardstock: Chocolate chip, pretty in pink & whisper white

Stamp pads: Chocolate chip, pretty in pink

Accessories: Glitter glue

Baroque Motifs

Well I am having so much fun with my Stampin' glitter, that I decided to make another card using the technique. I fell in love with the stamp set Baroque Motifs (page 98) in the new catalogue. This is a 'case' of the sample card displayed in the catalogue. I have changed the colours, deciding on certainly celery, pale plum & perfect plum for my card. I have stamped the large flowers in pale plum onto white cardstock, and then used the smaller flower from the set and stamped inside with perfect plum. I have then cut flowers out and the flowers have been covered with Stampin' glitter (see previous post for instructions). The swirl pattern has been stamped with certainly celery ink. The flowers have then been adhered using Stampin' dimensionals. I have used silver brads for the centre of the flowers. To finish off, I have added a strip of pale plum cardstock & white grosgrain ribbon to the side of the card. I have stamped the sentiment in perfect plum onto white cardstock and then mounted onto perfect plum cardstock. Let me know what you think.

Materials used:

Stamp set: Baroque motifs

Cardstock: Certainly celery, pale plum, perfect plum & whisper white

Stamp pads: Certainly celery, versamark, pale plum & perfect plum

Accessories: Stampin' glitter, heat & stick powder, silver brads, stampin' dimensionals & white grosgrain ribbon

Dazzling Diamonds!!

Some of you may recognise this card from the current Stampin' Up catalogue (page 77). I thought it was a pretty card to 'case' and it gave me a chance to use my Stampin' Glitter. I have seen this technique used on Splitcoast Stampers and have been dying to give it a go. All you need is Versamark ink (page 150), Heat & Stick Powder, Stampin' Glitter & a Heat Tool (page 148). A hairdryer will do the same trick if you can not afford a heat tool just yet, but watch your fingers!!!! Here's how you do it:

1. Stamp images onto cardstock, allow to dry

2. Take versamark and cover cardstock

3. Sprinkle heat & stick powder over top while versamark still wet

4. Tap off excess powder and place back into container

5. Heat with heat tool until powder becomes sticky

6. Cover with Stampin' glitter

7. Tap off excess glitter and place back into container

8. Reheat with heat tool to set.

Result: Lovely sparkly card to give to that someone special.....SOoooooo easy!

Materials used:

Stamp set: Garden whimsy

Cardstock: Always artichoke, rose red, so saffron & whisper white

Stamp pads: So saffron, rose red, always artichoke & versamark

Accessories: Stampin' glitter, heat & stick powder, heat tool, eyelet setter & stampin' dimensonals

Faux Tearing Technique

I didn't realise how bright this card was until I took the photo! I hope you can picture it OK. Faux tearing is a technique that is very effective. It creates the illusion of more layers, when in fact only one is used. All you do is pick a piece of coloured cardstock (I have used apricot appeal), and then pick a coordinating stamp pad (in this case, cameo coral). Take a piece of blank paper and tear it. Place it across the cardstock where you would like your faux tear line to be. Take your ink pad and a sponge dauber, and sponge along the edge of the tear. When completed, move the torn paper upwards slightly, and then ink a stamp of your choice (I used the paisley background stamp) and stamp over the top. Voila!!! Now it's just a matter of decorating the card to your liking. I have used a hostess set from last year's catalogue called 'Blooming with Happiness'. I have coloured the flowers of the cake using my stamp pad lids and blender pen. I recommend that you give this a try......it is so easy, and I am sure whoever you give the card to will be impressed.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Blooming with happiness & paisley background stamp
Cardstock: Apricot appeal, certainly celery & whisper white
Stamp pads: Cameo coral, apricot appeal, chocolate chip, summer sun & creamy caramel
Accessories: Scrap paper, sponge daubers & blender pens