StampinOvation

Faith in Nature

2011-09-19T06:52:00.002+10:00

The Hostess sets are all so nice this year! I have stamped the pear in Versamark and embossed with black embossing powder then watercolouredin Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and More Mustard. I have used pleated First Edition specialty paper across the bottom and machine stitched through it and added a seam binding bow in Very Vanilla

Up, Up, and Away!

2011-09-18T06:48:00.000+10:00

Cool stamp set!! I used a scallop circle as a template to sponge the clouds and tore some dsp to make teh foreground. After stamping the balloons I sponged them on one side to make them look more dimensional

Kindness Matters

2011-09-17T06:45:00.002+10:00

This set is so sweet...just a quick easy card today..the butterflies were coloured with Cajun Craze and Island Indigo...background is the new stripes embossing folder

Field Flowers

2011-09-16T23:32:00.001+10:00

Long time between posts...darn internet!!!!!
I have done this card for a challenge over at Late Night Stampers..to use two In colors..for the flowers I have used Pool Party and Island Indigo..the stem is stamped with Lucky Limeade...the new First Edition specialty paper is gorgeous, I LOVE it! Have also used one of the new designer frames embossing folders and the new lace ribbon border punch. The bee is from Nature Walk

Easy Events Baby Card

2011-08-22T23:19:00.000+10:00

Todays card is for a challenge for Late Night Stampers to use at least two of your favourite things..wowsers! where do you start??
I have used the very cute baby stamp from the Easy Events set which I have paper Pieced (my favourite technique. Faux stitching was added (another fave...if not cheaty technique!!) and used the dots embossing folder (goes with anything) and also a punched border...and my fave colour at the moment is Pool Party...the other colours I have used are so Saffron and Certainly Celery...love the ducky!!!!!

Bingo Card

2011-08-16T22:02:00.000+10:00

I bought this Bingo Card background stamp to use with my xmas bingo bits stamps but went a bit outside of the box for this card which could be used for wedding ,engagement, anniversary or valentines. The bird is from Notably Ornate, the hearts are from I heart Hearts and the floral thingo is from Vintage Vogue. Not to everyones taste but something a bit different

Beautiful Season

2011-08-15T23:07:00.001+10:00

This stamp set is beautiful, I LOVE it!! I have watercoloured the image using Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Soft Suede..the background is stamped with En Francais and the border is made with a yummy new punch which is available for order after September 1st! I have also used the color spritzer tool (which I don't use often enough!)

Tres Chic Hand bag

2011-08-10T11:22:00.000+10:00

I made this cute little handbag from a tutorial I purchased from Inking Idaho. The bag has been embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and I used my mat pack and white gel pen to add faux stitching..tres cute!

Telescopic Card

2011-08-05T06:58:00.002+10:00

Boy these are fun to make! I have stamped Upsy Daisy in Rose Red ink then added Dazzling Diamonds. If you would like to have a go at making one of these just google telescopic card...there are heaps of tutorials on the net.

Owl Punch Rose Box

2011-08-04T23:53:00.000+10:00

Luuuurve these roses made with the owl punch and 2 1/2 inch scallop punch...Very easy to make if you follow Valita's tutorial here...I have added it to the front of a Fancy Favour box which is the perfect size for a small bottle of perfume or some chockies!

Nature Walk and Just Believe

2011-07-25T23:59:00.001+10:00

Although this one is very simple and had no layers I still like it..the background has been stamped with En Francais and I used markers to stamp the flower images..I added the birdcage from Nature walk and inked up the bees for the first time...sure it wan't be the last!

Pop Up Stage Card

2011-07-24T23:24:00.001+10:00

One of my lovely stamp class ladies loaned me this cute polar bear die and straight away I thought of Kim Scores pop up stage technique here. The trees are from a retired set and the greeting is from Heard From The Heart. So much fun to make, everyone who sees it loves it...

For teh front of the card I used one of the trees from Lovely as a Tree to make the branches and the baubles are from Tree Trimmings

A Wish For Peace

2011-07-19T06:09:00.003+10:00

This is such a pretty stamp set...a friend loaned it to me so I could make a few cards. For this one I embossed the background mat (crumbcake) with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and sponged it with Crumbcake ink. The image was stamped on the front panel with Crumcake and the sentiment was stamped with versamark ink and embossed in gold..I added some Tiny Tags to the organza ribbon

Season of Joy Pyramid Card

2011-07-18T06:05:00.001+10:00

This is another pyramid card we made in our recent Xmas in July class. I have used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive for the stamping

...and this is what it looks like on the inside....something a bit different for Christmas!

Friends 24-7 Pyramid Card

2011-07-17T22:02:00.001+10:00

I made this for a challenge over at Late Night Stampers...I was inspired by the blues and greens in the inspiration piece. I googled 'Pyramid Card" to see how these were made...easy peasy! The stamp set I used was Friends 24-7 and the card stock is Certainly Celery
*I have had people ask how to make these so here is a link to a tutorial..its one of many http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/07/tutorial-how-to-make-teepee-card.html

Fun and Fast Notes Baby Card

2011-07-08T09:31:00.000+10:00

I hardly ever use this set,,,it's a shame because there are so many nice images...this is a quick baby card using the pram from Fun and Fast Notes. I have used small buttons for the wheels and added a few punched flowers and some leaves from the XL Bird punch

Brayered Golf Card

2011-07-02T06:03:00.001+10:00

This is a VERY simplified version of a Zindorf card...it looked very do-able for learners...of which I am one lol...an easy card for the blokes!

Christmas in July with Tree Trimmings

2011-07-01T06:57:00.002+10:00

I have mixed both traditional and non traditional colours for this Xmas card... Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist. The tree branch is from a retired set, baubles are from Tree Trimmings, the greeting is from Snow swirled and the ribbon is from my stash...I have about 30 metres of this blue organza I am trying to use up!

Sew Suite TuTu Card

2011-07-01T00:55:00.000+10:00

I have had fun playing around with scraps of tulle! I have used Baroque Motifs for the background stamped in Pink Pirouette on both the card base and the whisper white panel. The dress form from Sew Suite was stamped on the white panel and again onto pink dsp...I cut out the form from the dsp omitting the stand and cutting away a neckline and stuck it onto the card stamped side down so you can't see the stamped lines...the tulle was a strip approx 6 inches x 1.5 inches folded in half lengthways and hand stitched across teh top with a gathering stitch..I added a bow to hide the stitching

Pun Fun Love Ewe

2011-06-23T08:13:00.000+10:00

This one is for a challenge for Late Night Stampers to use an animal image on your card. I have used the ewe from pun fun...such a cute stamp!. The heart is from I Heart Hearts with a little punched heart on the side and the sheep was stamped on whisper white and attched with dimensionals

Sail Away

2011-06-21T00:03:00.000+10:00

I am not really a boat type of person but this stamp is lovely to work with. I brayered the background then stamped the sail boat with staz on. I restamped the boat onto white and cut out the sails to stick over the image on the card...very enjoyable, I think I shall do another one!

Strength and Hope

2011-06-01T23:36:00.000+10:00

My last effort using this set wasn't my favourite so this time I used stronger colours and I am much happier with the result. Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White and Rose Red are the colours I used this time. En Francais is stamped on the panel behind the butterfly and I used a stamp from Short and sweet for teh sentiment

2011-06-01T06:49:00.002+10:00

I have lost count of how many of these I have made but I had a request to do one of these in class again, the ladies love making them...I used Petal Pizzazz, the butterfly from Great Friend and some retired ribbon

Hot Chocolate Treat

2011-05-31T22:39:00.000+10:00

I really should have paid more attention in maths when I went to school...it would have made it a lot easier to work this out...simple as it is!!! Took me ages getting the slot right to hold the tube of mini marshmallows but I got there in the end. The stamp I used is from Slice of Life. And now of course I feel like a hot chocolate!

Perk Up

2011-05-31T06:42:00.000+10:00

I haven't had time to do much stamping over the last few weeks so my recent cards have all been cases..this one was inspitred by Nancy Leedy..I love paper piecing the Morning Cup Set and I also love mixing and matching patterned papers!

Lollypop Cutie

2011-05-30T22:34:00.000+10:00

My apologies for being awol, I have been cameraless...both the stupid batteries died...I have one on loan till I can get a new one. This is a cute little bonus project we did in class a few weeks ago..everyone loved it and it was so simple to make...we have made several versions of this but it's worth an encore. The flower and leaves are from Petal Pizzazz. The lollypop sits upside down in teh flowerpot with the flower glue dotted to the stick

5th Avenue Floral Rose

2011-05-13T06:28:00.001+10:00

I never tire of making these reinker float roses...funny story...I recently taught this technique and because the class was so large I pre embossed the roses...one of the ladies came back the next week and said she had tried it at home and she couldn't make a rose appear...when I asked her what she used to emboss the rose she replied she didn't emboss at all...kinda explains why the rose didn't appear lol...sorry Tammy, Love ya!

Priceless Penny Spinner

2011-05-12T06:17:00.002+10:00

I have lost count of how many of these spinner cards I have made but everytime I get a new lady to class they always seem to want to make one...so here is version upteenth! Have to admit, you can't help yourself tipping that card from side to side to see that butterfly spin lol. I have used Pocket Silhouettes and the tiny flower from priceless to stamp the foreground and teh top was embossed with Vintage Wallpaper

Nature Walk

2011-05-11T06:07:00.003+10:00

I love the Nature walk set but struggled to make something decent with it..I do however like this one. I embossed the card front with the tulip embossing folder and sponged it with Crumb Cake ink. The bird was stamped with staz on and sponged with Early Expresso and Kraft ink before I cut it out..bit of lace and a few leaves, the fleur di lis from Friends 24-7 and boom! it's done

Totally Tools

2011-05-10T22:01:00.001+10:00

Because I suck at blokey cards...this is a case of Jean Diereks...I changed a few things like the sentiment and added the tape measure from Sew Suite. I don't use Totally Tools often enough, it's great for guy cards

Ipod Card

2011-05-10T16:40:00.000+10:00

I have cased this card from someone named Niki (sorry that's all that was on the watermark...bit early for Father's Day cards here in Oz but this is challenge 120 over at Late Night Stampers...I have since changed the greeting to Happy Birthday as I no longer have a Dad and my poor husband is techo challenged...so much so that he recently watched a whole movie in Italian because he didn't know how to change the language in the dvd menu set up lol

Strength and Hope

2011-05-08T22:41:00.000+10:00

I used black white and blushing bride for this card but the moth looks a bit washed out, I think I will use a stronger colour next time...the words in this stamp set are beautiful and besides being so apt for breast cancer they also ring true for survivors of abuse...I made a lot more cards today but my stupid camera battery doesn't seem to be keeping its charge...so stay tuned when I upload tomorrow

Another Paper Pieced Awash with Flowers

2011-05-03T06:08:00.001+10:00

I had so much fun making yesterdays card I decided to do another with different colours. The colours in this one are Rose Red, Wild Wasabi and the background is Naturals Ivory

Paper Pieced Awash with Flowers

2011-05-02T23:00:00.000+10:00

This is for challenge 119 over at Late Night Stampers...to use embellishments.For this one I have stamped Awash with Flowers onto DSP . The embellishments I used are a button, a Hodge Podge label and a flower. The inside of the card is stamped with En Francais

Sew Suite Dress Forms

2011-04-27T23:07:00.000+10:00

It isn't often I make a card I really like...but I do like this one...the Sew Suite set is fast becoming one of my favourite sets just because of all the fun things you can do with it. I have made the punch art flowers with Boho Bossoms adding a few pearls here and there. The colours I chose are Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue and Perfect Plum

Brayered Aussie Card

2011-04-26T06:18:00.001+10:00

I hate this card, it looks like a cheap souvinir you would buy in Surfers Paradise lol...But it's for a challenge on Late Night Stampers...a patriotic card...and since I have no patriotic stamps I had to think outside of the box. I drew a rough map of Australia and cut it out and used the negative space to brayer the background with Marina Mist for the sky and Cajun Craze for the red soil. I then stamped the trees from Lovely as a Tree in staz on...this card has already found a new home..one of my regular class ladies snagged it out of the bin and is sending it overseas...whew! lol

Punched Poppies Centre Step Card

2011-04-25T23:05:00.001+10:00

Since it's ANZAC Day I thought it would be fitting to do something with poppies which are associated with rememberance. I totally winged this one by looking at a photo of a poppy and trying to create one with circles...this is how I did it if you are interested..
Start by roughly cutting out three circles with a diameter of approx 2 inches. Spritz the circles on both sides with water then one by one roll them up, unroll and then rub each one between the palm of your hands. You rub them until you can carefully seperate each circle into two pieces..you will end up with 6 circles, enough to make two poppies. Punch a one inch circle from black card and snip all the way around creating a fringe.

Layer three of your large circles with the black circle in the middle then pierce a hole in the centre of all the layers and attach a black brad. Then you just "fluff up' all the layers. To finish my card I hand cut some stems, buds and leaves..Lest We Forget.

Awash With Flowers....again!

2011-04-25T06:26:00.001+10:00

Another plain and simple card using this set...I went bright using Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist on a white background...love these three colours together...the stamp a ma jig gets a real workout with this set!

Awash With Flowers

2011-04-24T22:26:00.000+10:00

I was lucky enough to earn two free stamp sets during Sale a Bration and since Awash With Flowers has been on my wish list FOREVER it was the first set I chose. There are so many little bits and pieces in this set, so much fun to play with! For this card I used Bridal Blush and Pear Pizzazz. I stamped the leaves wrong twice!! Pays to check if the stamp is the right way up lol

Baby Boy Card

2011-04-21T06:18:00.001+10:00

Can you tell I love the bonds suit from the "A Slice of Life"set?...I should have let my colouring dry before I applied the crystal effects...the red hearts have bled a little..never mind...kinda cheeses me off though, when the last thing you do to a card is the thing that buggars up the whole card!

Sew Suite

2011-04-20T23:02:00.001+10:00

To be honest, when I saw this set in the mini catalogue I had no intention of buying it...don't really know anyone in to the whole sewing bizzo...but I caved (pfft! don't I always!!) and now I think its AWESOME! I loved playing around with this card, so many fun elements ..and the Sweet Buttons Embosslits go so well with it...I showed this card to some customers who said they would have never considered this set but it's now on their wishlist...the only bummer is I don't have any stamps that say "sew" so I had to write that bit by hand...but it was SEW easy..lol! And that pom pom trim???? Yes please, I want it in Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie as well!

Slice of Life Baby Card

2011-04-19T00:05:00.001+10:00

The little Bonds suit in the "A Slice of Life" set (mini catty level one set) is soooo cute!! For this card I embossed the base with Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. I sponged the circle in pretty in pink and stamped the suit with Staz On which I then coloured with a pretty in pink marker, then applied Crystal Effects. A satin bow and some punched flowers and leaves finished it off...blue one next!

While you are here I received a Leibster blog award from Debbie Lamb from Deb's Stampin Style. Debbie is from NZ and has a fantastic blog which you really need to visit...so may beautiful projects...I have never been to New Zealand but if I ever get the chance I shall pop in and say hi...I don't eat much lol! Thanks for thinking of little old me!
The idea behind the award is to draw attention to new blogs, or blogs with fewer than 300 followers. I had to choose just three and pass the award along.. it has taken me ages!!!!!!!!!
So here are my three
Helen Williams... she sent me some lovely brayered cards when I was collecting for the Agape Childrens Home! Thankyou Helen

http://www.craftyhelen.blogspot.com/
Kris Mc Intosh...she has left some lovely comments on my blog, thankyou Kris. Please pop over to Kris's blog she has some amazing stuff

http://stampingwithkris.wordpress.com/

Angie Brown...my upline..and now responsible for my addiction!

http://www.stampindreams.com.au/

Extreme Guitar Spotlight

2011-04-17T14:16:00.001+10:00

I am actually supposed to be cleaning up the monumental mess in my craft room...but instead I have been playing around with my brayer again...not there yet but on my way lol

Punch Art Ballerina Mouse

2011-04-16T16:32:00.001+10:00

I was asked to make a card for a little girls 4th birthday. She loves dancing so I went with that theme..this started out as a teddy bear but it looked more like a mouse so I added a tail lol..very simple to make using 1 3/8 circles punch, word window, 3/4 circle punch, 1/2 inch circle

Easter Bunny Punch Art Treat Card

2011-04-16T10:01:00.003+10:00

I wanted to make an Easter card for each of my three little grand daughters using these cute chocolate carrots I found at the shops...the punch art bunny was inspired by some Easter packaging on some other Easter goodies I bought... I have used 1 3/4 circle punch, small, large and wide ovals and 1/2 inch circles for the eyes...don't think the carrots will last long!
To make the bunny
The head is a 1 3/4 circle punch. To make the ears punch two large ovals and trim them so they are narrower at one end. Punch two small ovals in pink and trim them so they are also narrower at one end. layer the pink ovals on the large ovals behind the top of the head. To make her arms punch two wide ovals. Trim a little off the bottom of each one and trim each side making it narrower one end. Add pen detail. Stick one of the arms behind the bottom of the head (wide end at bottom). Punch another wide oval for the body and stick it behind the head and the arm. Use a template to cut out an oval then use scissors to cut jagged edges across the ovals width. Place the punch art bunny behind the oval leaving his arm to hang over the sides. Use glue dots to attach the chocolate carrot (or a punch art one) then glue the second arm behind the carrot wrapping it around to the front and attaching with another glue dot. His muzzle was made using a one inch circle punch trimmed top and bottom, rounding the corners. I used a stamp for his mouth but you could draw that by hand. The nose is the heart from the Owl Punch. The eyes are 1/2 inch circles punched in white with 1/4 inch circles punched in black for the pupils. The eye lids are 1/2 inch circles punched in half. I have added lashes with black pen. The colours used are naturals Ivory for the bunny with Blushing Bride for the pink bits. Everything was inked before assembly. Clear as mud!

Extreme Surfer Brayered Card

2011-04-14T23:23:00.000+10:00

As I mentioned yesterday, I am trying to master the brayer. I tried to case this extreme surfer card by Sharon Field here but mine was looking nothing like it! However when I look at it today it really doesn't look that bad..apart from my horizon line being too high, the sunrays too wide and too long, the bodgey fingerprint in the top corner that I tried to cover up with a naff looking sun, the wave behind the surfer which resembles a big blue blob, and my waves too pale...but apart from that lol....I will NOT give up, I am going to practice til I wear my brayer out!

Brayered Motorcycle Card

2011-04-14T08:02:00.003+10:00

I had another go at brayering yesterday...I need to practice, practice, practice because I just can't get it to look right...this is the motorcylce stamp which is in the new aussie mini catalogue...First I brayered the background with So Saffron at the top and Always Artichoke along the bottom. Then I made a large circle mask and sponged around it with Peach Parfait. I tore some paper and rebrayered the bottom with Early Expresso. The motorbike was stamped with Versamark and embossed with black powder. I highlighted the chrome with a white gel pen. I added the bliss stamp in the top corner...buggared that up , it should have been higher.

I coloured the mudguards with a More Mustard marker, added some white gel pen accents and gave it a coat of crystal effects. I guess it's ok...Before I made this one I had a go at casing one of Sharon Field's cards but it looked nothing like hers! That's when I decided I was better off just trying to come up with my own simple design. One day I vow to get the hang of this lol...How about you, have you had a go at brayering yet?

Concord Crush Floral Card

2011-04-12T06:04:00.003+10:00

Just a simple card today...I just got one of the 6 x 6 designer series paper pads (level one hostess set). The papers are so pretty and since I have all the level one sets now I will be stocking up on these from now on. The stamp set I used is Hello Again?? eek not sure about that and my catalogue is out in my stamping room and I can't be bothered to check...anyways it's a simple card that takes under 5 minutes...my kind of card lol

Fancy Flower Punch Card

2011-04-11T22:00:00.001+10:00

I made this card for challenge 116 over at Late Night Stampers...this weeks challenge is to use flowers. I have punched three XL Fancy Flowers and spritzed them with water, scrunched and crumpled them then added a brad to the centre. The bud was made by using just one flower and after spritzing it I just rolled it up. The small leaves are from the XL Bird punch and the larger leaves are hand cut. The white background was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and I have added a row of pearls under teh designer paper (level one hostess set). The quote is from the stamp set Every Moment.

Angels For The Forgotten

2011-04-09T23:13:00.003+10:00

I first heard about this charity when my niece Bec put a link on Facebook. I went over and had a look and thought maybe our stamp club could do something to help. For those who don't know Angels For The Forgotten are dedicated to making a real and tangible impact in the lives of the thousands of children who live in out-of-home care or crisis accommodation each year, through provision of special care packages, resources, information, services and support. Please take a look here
I contacted Melina Skidmore who is their CEO, to ask if they would like some home made cards for the kids and she said yes please...so that is how our little collection started. Stampin" Up! kindly donated supplies and we had a charity card making day. Unfortunately I chose a lousy day as most of my class ladies had things to do on that day (it was short notice) but our small group still managed to make over 200 cards on that day...thankyou to Katrina who travelled all the way from NSW to come and help, Christine, who also spent many hours helping me prepare card packs, Brooke, Emily and my daughter Ebony who helped out in the afternoon...thankyou so much ladies, the cards are beautiful...and here they are

I will arrange another card making day when time permits. We also set up a collection point for if any of my class ladies would like to donate some items for the care packages...wowsers..I never expected such generosity...we only have around 25 in our group so to receive so many items in such a short time just astounds me. Thankyou to each and every one of you..to those who brought along items, to a certain few shop a holics (won't mention names, you know who you are), to family members who also donated items, to my sister in law Nic who sewed a box full of little skirts and shorts, to Joan who made beautiful drawstring bags, to my brother who sacrificed all the toys he won in skilltester machines (lol, he's nearly 60 but it was hard to let go!) to the ladies who have knitted and will be knitting for future donations, to my daughter Jodie who is arranging delivery of the goods and to Cindy and the girls at Kaisercraft Robina who held their own charity card making day...thankyou thankyou thankyou. !!! Below are a few pictures of other donated items

Art, craft and school supplies..colouring books, sketch books, crayons, pencils, felt pens, diaries, glue sticks, stickers, glitter etc

toiletries and personal hygeine products...toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, roll on deoderants, sanitary items, brushes, combs, hair ties, pocket tissues etc

new clothing...sox, jox, pajamas, hand made skirts and shorts, singlets, slippers, tea shirts, thongs (that's flip flops if you are from overseas lol)

Teddies and cuddly toys...sooo cute!

baby items...bottles, dummies, sippy cups...the CUTEST Pumpkin Patch outfits, hand knitted jumpers, creams, lotions, wipes etc

Drawstring bags...Joan made all of these..the charity needs these on an ongoing basis so if you are a sewer, 40 cm x 40 cm or 20 cm x 20 cm..they pack the care packages in them
I will be packing this stuff up next week and sending it on its way but will continue to collect...once again if you would like to help this worthwhile cause click on the link above...thanks everyone!

Loads of Love Birthday Card

2011-04-09T09:10:00.000+10:00

I am not really that fussed with this card and I nearly binned it but my class ladies liked it and wanted to make one..I have used the car from Loads of Love and the balloon from Crazy for Cupcakes..the puffs of smoke are from Boatloads of Love

Side Step Baby Dresser Card

2011-04-06T23:45:00.002+10:00

I remember when I first saw Jackie Topa's side step dresser card I was blown away how anyone could think of something that darn clever!! I have followed her tutorial here to make the side step card. I decided I wanted a big teddy to go on the side so I had a go at making one myself (albeit a very simple one lol)..using only different sized ovals and circles. The card itself was made from Naturals Ivory Card stock which I stamped with Early Expresso ink on the Woodgrain stamp. For the teddy I used the 1 3/8 circle for the head, 3/4 circles for ears, 1/2 inch circles for inner ears, wide oval for body, large oval for belly, small ovals for arms and feet. For the feet I shortened the ovals on one end and squared them off a little bit. The feet pads are also small ovals which I trimmed to fit. You can't tell from the photo..since I didn't remember to do a close up..that I used my distressing tool to "fuzz" the edges of all the punched pieces to make him look fluffy then lightly inked them.

Tea Bag Holder

2011-04-06T06:35:00.001+10:00

This is a remake of a teabag holder I made a while back minus the bellyband. To make this cut a strip of cardstock 21 cm x 8.5 cm and score at 4.5cm, 13.5cm and 14 cm.

With your cardstock in the vertical position use the scallop edge punch to edge the longer flap across the 8.5 cm edge and use the wide oval to take a bite out of the bottom flap. Use sticky strip to glue the side edges of the 4.5 cm flap to create a pocket for your teabag. I use the kettle from the Morning Cup set to embellish the front. Quick and easy..you could whip these up for the kids Mother's Day stalls at school...speaking of Mother's day stalls, I remember a few pressies I have received from my kids class stalls over the years. My eldest daughter gave me a lovley coffee cup one year wrapped in torn cellophane where she had dipped in and eaten the chocolates...my middle daughter gave me a packet of padlocks??? and my youngest gave me a vinyl shower curtain..she questioned me a few months later why I wasn't using it and I had to point out we had glass shower screens lol!

Morning Cup Case

2011-04-05T06:30:00.002+10:00

The other day while blurfing, I came across this cute card idea by Lisa Young. I have changed the colours but the rest is pure case. I have used Regal Rose designer paper on Pretty in pink card stock and the teapot and cups were stamped onto watercolour paper and cut out....a few pattycakes and this would make a cute invite for a High Tea!

Aviary Suspension Card

2011-04-04T21:31:00.002+10:00

'scuse the wonky angle...if you tilt your head a little to the right the photo will look straight lol. I have certainly gotten my money's worth from the Aviary set, I LOVE it to bits! You can't tell so well from the picture but the birdcage sits in a hole punched in the card front and it spins. This is called a suspension card if you would like to google for instructions..I just winged it..pardon the pun! I have used the new designer label punch to stamp the sentiment and used Punch Potpourri for the little flowers which are stamped in Rose Red.

Twisted Easel Chocolate Bunny Card

2011-04-03T21:27:00.001+10:00

I have made one of these for both my mother and mother-in-law for easter. I used Chocolate Bunny which is retired but too cute to pack away. These are very simple to make..if you would like to make one yourself just google "Twisted Easel Card" ..I found heaps of tutorials (which would explain it much better than my waffle lol) The colours are Peach Parfait and Very Vanilla with Old Olive leaves.

Long Fellows

2011-03-31T23:31:00.001+10:00

I have had the Long Fellows set for a while and have to admit it wasn't one of my favourites...which is why I dragged it out and had a go at making a few examples..it's starting to grow on me I think!

Here is the cat

The elephant

The dog

The crocodile ( I saw the idea of stamping the croc like that somewhere in blogland but I can't remember where...sorry!

The turtle

and last but not least the whale

None of them are rocket science but at least I have used all of them now!

Easter Bunny Treat Card

2011-03-31T09:38:00.003+10:00

This is a card we will be making in next weeks class...I think he is soooo cute! I followed a tutorial by Dawn Griffith to create the treat cup slider card and the bunny's head is a Jackie Topa design..You pull the bunnys arm (the one with the carrot) and the jelly beans are released through the hole in the back of the card.. .aww look at his eyes...he doesn't want anyone to steal his jelly beans!

Birthday Hippo

2011-03-29T00:22:00.000+10:00

I did a pink version of this not so so long ago but they are so much fun to make I decided to do one in blue..This uses all Stampin'Up punches and a wonderful tutorial by Kim Score at Paper Punch Addiction

Red and White Bliss

2011-03-27T08:39:00.000+10:00

I really love this set! This is a very simple one using the So Swirly wheel across the bottom..a quick and easy workshop card!

Extreme Skateboard

2011-03-26T06:25:00.000+10:00

This stamp isn't available in Australia but I was lucky enough to have a friend send one to me (thanks Christine). My brayering leaves a lot to be desired and obviously not my forte but passes if you don't look too close..colours used for ther brayering are Daffodil Delight, Riding Hood Red and Early Expresso and teh images are stamped with black Stazon...This is another card I will be mass producing for a childrens Charity

Meet Joan!

2011-03-26T00:21:00.000+10:00

Everyone, I would like you to meet Joan....who is one of my regular class ladies and a quilting legend..tonight she brought along her latest quilt to show us..it's a gift for a friends daughter...absolutely STUNNING!! The photo just doesnt do it justice. Joan also made some beautiful drawstring bags to donate to Angels for the Forgotten...thankyou so much Joan..I think I want to be a quilter!

Boatloads of Love

2011-03-25T06:20:00.003+10:00

I know this set is retired but I borrowed it from a friend to make some cards for a childrens charity. I have used Pacific Point, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler for the card and watercoloured the boat with Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist and Basic Grey

Just Believe Card

2011-03-24T07:16:00.000+10:00

This is another card for challenge 113 at Late Night Stampers using So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Certainly Cerley and So Saffron. I coloured the image using markers and teh background was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing Folder

Aviary Vintage Wallpaper Card

2011-03-23T22:53:00.001+10:00

Challenge 113 at Late Night Stampers this week is to use Early Expresso, Bridal Blush , Certainly Celery and So Saffron. I embossed the Bridal Blush with the vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and used leaves from the XL Bird punch and flowers from Boho Blossoms. I have also added some Tiny Tags and a birdcage from the Aviary set

Fancy Favour Easter Box

2011-03-23T22:48:00.001+10:00

I made this for Challenge 112 over at Late Night Stampers. The box is made from the Fancy Favour Die with a handle added and that ever so cute ducky is a tutorial I purchased from Kim Score at Paper Punch Addiction. You are a genius Kim!

Growing Green

2011-03-08T06:23:00.005+10:00

I think this stamp set (Growing Green) is d-e-v-i-n-e!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have made this for challenge 111 over at Late Night Stampers. I have used Pear Pizzazz cardstock and ink teamed with Rich Razzleberry.I love love love this set and can't wait to use it again!

Butterfly Prints

2011-03-08T00:46:00.001+10:00

This is a case from the idea book and catalogue. A lot of the products I have used are retitred but this was one of the cards we made for my new favourite charity Angels for the Forgotten If you get the chance please have a look at the link, it's such a marvellous cause. My stamping group had a charity card making day last Saturday and although we only had four ladies we managed to make 200 cards to donate for the foster children. I would like to thank Christine W who helped me prepare all the kits the week before and brought along sausages for a sausage sizzle on the day...thanks Christine I couldn't have done it without you...also thanks so much to Brooke, Katrina (who travelled all the way from NSW to help), my little mate Emily and my daughter Ebony who popped in towards the end to lend a hand..THANKYOU SO SO MUCH!

I would also like to thank all the generous ladies who come to my classes each week...in just under two weeks we have collected four boxes of beautiful supplies for the Angels for the Forgotten...beautiful baby clothes, colouring books, crayons, toiletries...the list goes on...I don't want to take a photo just yet, I will wait till the end of the month to show you all the lovely things...i must also take a picture of all the lovely cards we made..note to self...charge the camera battery

I managed to get a photo of Miss Emily and Katrina before my battery died!

Pony Party

2011-03-03T06:11:00.002+10:00

I keep forgetting I have this set! The pony was stamped onto pink pirouette and cut out. The main and the tail was coloured with a Pretty In Pink marker and I added Dazzling Diamonds over the top...the ribbon was from my scrap stash..retired now. This is one of the cards we will be making on Saturday for our Charity Day. Stampin'Up! kindly donated some lovely supplies so we can make lots of cards for Angels for the Forgotten...I will tell you more about that in a week or so!

Animal Stories

2011-03-02T06:05:00.001+10:00

Challenge 110 over at Late Night Stampers this week is to do a kids card...I pulled out a set I haven't used in a while called Animal Stories..the wagon for the giraffe is from the Choo Choo Set and I added some buttons for wheels.

Sweet Treats!

2011-02-28T23:10:00.002+10:00

This simple little treat box is just a slide cover I made to go over a box of Mentos. I used the stem from the Sweetheart Set and the flower was punched with the XL Fancy Flower with the centre from the For You flower stamp...cute for a kids party favour!

Everything Is Coming Up Roses

2011-02-25T06:43:00.004+10:00

Excuse the not so great photo and more importantly the very corny title of this post lol..I love bright colours on black backgrounds because it makes everything really pop. For this card I embossed the background with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder The rose is from 5th Avenue Floral set. It has been embossed in white on watercolour paper and coloured using the reinker float method. The leaves are just cut by hand and I added a few dots of bling

Pillow Box Wedding Favour

2011-02-24T07:14:00.002+10:00

This was very quick and easy! The hearts were punched with the full heart punch and embossed. The pillow box was also embossed and to finish it all off I added a satin bow and tag from Tiny Tags

Baby Tees Baby Card

2011-02-23T06:25:00.000+10:00

AAWWW! I love that little baby romper..it's the Baby Tees Wheel of course which I rolled onto watercolour paper and colours with my Aqua Painter and ink pads...The Top NOte Die was stamped with En Francais then Embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. A pretty satin bow and a bookplate finishes it off...as well as a bit of sponging around the edges

Fast and Fabulous Easel Card

2011-02-22T06:57:00.001+10:00

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week is to use your bigshot....Nice and easy!. For this circle easel card I have used the scallop circle die to make the card base..I used Peach Parfait again, this colour is really starting to grow on me now! The stamp sets used are Fast and Fabulous (level 2 hostess set) and the butterfly from Bliss, as well as the greeting from Occasional greetings...I quite like this card!
On a personal note...I gave up smoking 5 weeks ago...but tonight I would crawl over hot coals to get a pack of smokes...when will it be easier????????

Fancy Favour Box

2011-02-21T19:51:00.001+10:00

I have only recently purchased the Fancy Favour Die...so glad I did! The base of this box is done in Pretty In Pink..the outer layer is Very Vanilla embossed with the Elegant Lines embossing folder..the tag was stamped with the tag stamp in Punch Bunch...This would make a great baby shower favour

Punch Art Bug

2011-02-20T07:42:00.001+10:00

This cute bug was part of a collection I purchased from Kim Score at Paper Punch Addiction . I completely forgot I had this till I was browsing through my files this morning...bonus! I have used Peach Parfait for the first time...it's growning on me..the sentiment is from Bugs and Kisses

Something Sweet

2011-02-19T22:32:00.000+10:00

This is a version I did of a card last week...that one was girly, this one is more boyish? No idea, I don't have boys lol...but it's bright and colourful anyways

Treat Slider

2011-02-16T23:43:00.000+10:00

There's nothing fancy about this one but kids love 'em. It's the same concept as a chocolate slider but I have used Zappo lollies for the treat.

...pull the snail and the treat slides out! This works well in kids classes...if you are wondering how this is done just google chocolate slider, there are heaps of tutorials

Bugs For The Boys

2011-02-16T08:57:00.000+10:00

This is actually a case of a gift card holder I made last year...I have used all the cute guys from Bugs and Kisses and my colours are Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Pacific Point..the dragonfly in this set is so cute!

Masculine Spring Card

2011-02-15T06:19:00.001+10:00

I kept this one very simple..the stamps are from Friends 24-7 and the sentiment is from Always..If you would like to try one of these cards just google "spring card"...very easy to make

Choo Choo

2011-02-14T20:12:00.001+10:00

This is my card for challenge 108 over at Late Night Stampers...... a card for the boys! I have used Choo Choo with some of the animals from Fox and Friends going along for the ride. I went with lots of bright colours..Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Tangerine Tango and Pumpkin Pie...and I actually like this one!

Morning Cup

2011-02-13T07:06:00.004+10:00

Isn't this set devine!..I Wanted it the minute I laid eyes on it. I used Staz on to stamp the images on water colour paper and I coloured them using my aqua brush and ink pads..my colour scheme for this one is Marina Mist, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla

Aviary Meets Sweet Summer

2011-02-12T23:00:00.001+10:00

So lucky I am not a slogan writer...my titles get cornier every day! I really loved the swirly stamp in the Sweet Summer Sale a Bration set...it's a good one to "hang things off" .

....so for this one I hung one of the pretty bird cages from the Aviary set. I have used a very simple colour scheme of Whisper White, Basic Blacl and Marina Mist...one of my big faults is I stick to safe colour schemes...I try to be more adventurous but I always go back to my fave colours..I will have to work on that!

Valentine Mini Treat

2011-02-10T06:15:00.001+10:00

This is just a little bonus project we made in stamp club this week...its only tiny

...and this is the inside....I think I will make these for my grand daughter to give to her mates at school

I Heart Hearts Valentine

2011-02-09T06:44:00.002+10:00

For this one I used a base of Naturals Ivory. The sentiment was stamped between two score lines and the hearts were stamped on white cardstock and cut out. I used kitchen string held with brads to make the clothesline (note to self...remember to order more SU twine!) and used mini pegs to hang the hearts....easy!

Elegant Lines

2011-02-08T06:37:00.002+10:00

This is another card for challenge 107 over at Late Night Stampers...It's a super easy one ! Embossed the top piece of cardstock using the Elegant Lines embossing folder which was then stuck to a white card base. The sentiment is from Heard from the Heart and the heart image is from the Priceless set...a quick card in under five minutes...my kind of card lol

Sweetest Day

2011-02-07T06:24:00.001+10:00

I have done this card for a challenge on Late Night Stampers....to use hearts on your card..I completely forget the name of this stamp set ...Guess that means I don't use it often enough!! The colours used are Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette. For the pink panel underneath the stamped image I used different sized circle punches to punch both designer paper and cardstock. The circles have been stuck randomly onto the plain cardstock...I DO know the sentiment is from Crazy for Cupcakes

Something Blue...and Inspired by Nature (lol)

2011-02-06T06:23:00.001+10:00

Here it is again...my good old faithful set...Inspired by Nature...I have used Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke and Naturals Ivory...first time I have ever used the Naturals Ivory...I will definately be using it more often, love it!

Fast and Fabulous

2011-02-05T06:11:00.000+10:00

This is the first time I have used this set. I went out of my comfort zone for this one and used Daffodil Delight with Melon Mambo and Whisper White. The sentiment is from Heard from the Heart...I had to sneak in the butterfly from the Bliss set, I predict I will wear THAT stamp out in no time!

Bliss

2011-02-04T06:02:00.001+10:00

Said it before and I will say it again...how COOL are the Sale A Bration stamps this year!!! Bliss is my absolute favourite...love love love that butterfly and the flourish is devine. For this card I have used Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Whisper White...I gave my mat pack a work out on this one and used the swiss Dots embossing Folder on the crumbcake strip...it's simple but I like it

Punch Bunch Birthday Card

2011-02-03T22:47:00.001+10:00

How cool are the Sale A Bration stamps this year...woohoo!!!. I made this for a challenge on LN Stampers...the owl stamp is so cute, I can see me using him a LOT! I have used the balloons from Party This Way and drew the strings with a black marker.
Sorry I have been missing in action lately, I have been glued to the tv watching the complete and utter devastation Mother Nature has been dealing out to my poor state of Queensland...floods and cyclones, my heart goes out to all those poor buggars who have been affected..

Pop Up Birthday Card

2011-01-18T04:11:00.001+10:00

This little hippo is so cute ..I love using her on birthday cards... for the front I stamped the balloon from Crazy For Cupcakes and placed the hippo in front of that...she is from Pun Fun....Love that set!

On the inside there are balloons which pop up when you open the card...I just made this by playing around..I am sure there are lots of ways to make cards like this but mine is a regular card scored with a thin spine as you would do when covering a notebook. The pop up piece is cut from another piece of cardstock stuck to the inside. I rolled the bottom of the card with Retro Remix and added a sentiment from Heard from the heart

* I would like to thank all the wonderful ladies who attend my classes who very generously donated goods to the flood effort. I dropped them off at the Dream Centre in Carrara and they were very grateful. In all we collected two washing baskets (overflowing) full of toothpastes, toothbrushes, hair brushes, deoderants, shampoos, conditioners, cleaning products, gloves, garbage bags, scrubbing brushes, soap, cloths...the list goes on...hard to believe we achieved that within our small group all in just a couple of days...thankyou all for your kindness..after watching all the footage on TV about the clean up of Brisbane I have to say I am very proud to call myself a Queenslander...the number of volunteers has been astounding, I get a lump in my throat when I see complete strangers helping others...we are all mates after all. I feel so sad for all those who lost family and friends in the floods...there are no words for grief like that

Clean and Simple

2011-01-18T00:11:00.000+10:00

I love thee colours together...Rose Red, Old Olive, Basic Grey and Whisper White...the stamps I used for this are the bird from Always, the Fleur de Lis from Friends 24-7 and the sentiment and frame from Just Believe. I embossed just the bottom of the Whisper white and added a scrap of retired Haiku dsp

Valentine Treat Holder

2011-01-09T06:23:00.003+10:00

I was at Woolies the other day and I spotted some boxes of indidually wrapped Turkish Delights...yum...I have made a very simple little treat holder to put them in

I stamped the front with hearts from I Heart Hearts and the stems are from the set "For Everything".

I used the full heart punch on the inside and added the turkish delight...a simple little project I will add to next weeks stamp club

Abracadabra! A Magic Card

2011-01-08T11:21:00.003+10:00

I have been wanting to do one of these for ages but when I was at the Newsagency the other day I saw one and it jogged my memory...

I used Inspired by Nature to stamp the grasses on the front of the card base and the bird and butterfly are from the Every Moment set.

You pull up the card and the image goes from black and white to colour!! Have a go at making one, they are easy!
* I have had a few people ask how I made this one...I copied one I saw at the newsagency but it would probably be easiest just to google magic card....I just did and there are quite a few tutorials...much easier than me trying to explain the method to my madness!

Birthday Bakery

2011-01-06T06:24:00.001+10:00

Yum, I love the new Birthday Bakery set which is a level one stamp set in the new catty. I watercoloured the cakes with Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette. The awning was made by punching Word Windows in alternate colours...and now I feel like cake...GREAT!

I Heart Hearts

2011-01-05T06:13:00.000+10:00

Was wondering why my photos looked blurry lately...my camera lens was filthy...oops! This is a buckle card made using Rich Razzleberry and Very Vanilla. I used En Francais to stamp the background on the inside. The hearts on the strap are from I Heart Hearts...a very pretty set, I really need to use it more often.

I put a plain panel on the inside of the strap so there would be somewhere to write. When the card is closed the strap goes through a slot made with the word window punch. (and I didn't buggar up the stamping on the inside...it's that pesky dirty lens

Friendship Card

2011-01-04T06:59:00.003+10:00

I dragged out a few different stamp sets to make this one...Good old Pocket Silhouettes was stamped in Crumbcake across the bottom of the card.For the image panel I used stamps from Vintage Vogue and Great Friend. The butterflies are All A Flutter.

On the inside I used pocket sihouettes again and put butterflies on a spiral cut from acetate...I just noticed I forgot to stamp a sentiment on the inside...it's on my to do list lol...if you have never made one of these before it's very simple. I used a circle cutter to cut a circle with a diameter of about 1 3/4 inches out of acetate. You then just cut around the circle in a spiral. Use a glue dot to attach the outside end of the spiral to the bottom of the card and the inner end of the spiral goes on the top of the card. I used glue dots to attach the butterflies...not sure if that is how it is supposed to be done but it worked for me...if you don't trust me I think they are called spiral pop ups so you could just google it

Extreme Guitar

2011-01-03T06:00:00.003+10:00

I was really disappointed we didn't get Extreme Skateboard in our Aussie catalogue, but luckily I like Extreme Guitar so I guess I should be happy lol. I used the bouncing Brayer technique with Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight ink to make the main image background (on glossy white) . The guitar dude was stamped with black Stazon. I have added some punched stars and used some Tangerine Tango designer paper for tHE main body of the card...Bouncing Brayer is a fun technique...google it if you would like to try it , there are several video tutorials