WEDDING CARD FOR KRIS'S DAD

Last Saturday, Kris's Dad got married to the lovely Trish ... hahaha ... not me, different Trish. Kristii asked me to make a card for them and here's the finished product.

I wanted a white on white theme and I have to say it's not a Trish Original but lovingly cased from Michelle at The Card Grotto, I love the simplicity of Michelle's card and it is exactly what I had in mind. Mine is ever so slightly different as I wanted to add a touch of gold to go with the wedding theme. Unfortunately I'm not a heart person but luckily my good friend Sue came to my rescue with the Concentric Hearts from Cuttlebug as that was the main focus of the card.

There is some Stampin' Up! product on this card ... firstly the Gold Cord which retired some years ago and I wish I had bought more ... I loved those metallic threads ... and lastly the bling in the centre of the rolled rose which is a little hard to see!  Don't you just love white on white embossed card .... sooooo gorgeous!

Congratulations to Paul (Kris's Dad ... not her hubby :) ) and to Trish, I hope you have a long and happy marriage.

IT'S A PAPER PARTY

It's a Paper Party during the month of May! All you have to do is to purchase three packs of Designer Series Paper and you can then choose a fourth pack for FREE  (this offer does not include the Designer Series 'Specialty' Paper).

Contact me to place your order to day.

But wait that's not all!

Join Stampin' Up! in your way . . . with our completely customizable Starter Kit for just $169!

Build your own personal kit by picking $235 worth of any of our high-quality products. We'll add in a business supplies pack valued at $80 (to help you get your business up and running) and you've got a customisable kit valued at up to $315! It's that easy.

But wait there's still more ...

Get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper (excluding Specialty Designer Series Paper) every month from June 1st through until 31st December 2012 when you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator during May!

It's easy to join online .... just click HERE and click on the JOIN NOW button.

PHOTO'S OF CHELSEA'S 21ST PARTY

Hello Everyone

Here are some photos from Chelsea's Party. Enjoy.

Decorations that Sue, Kerrie, Chelsea and I made ... 45 Pom Poms.

Looking gorgeous at night.

The Lolly Bar

My fabulous cake I made!

Cutting the Cake.

 

Our Family

STAMP CLUB THANK YOU GIFT

Over the last 6-7 months I have been running a Stamp/Hostess Club. March was the last month of the club and I wanted to share a photo of the Thank You gifts that I made for all the girls who participated.

I found these cute little photo frames in Ikea and wanted to turn into a special keepsake gift for the girls. The rest of the product is all Stampin' Up!

Papers are from the DSP range Mocha Morning. Card stock is Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Whisper White. I used Wild Wasabi card and the Little Leaves and Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits  to cut the leaves and swirls. The flowers were cut from First Edition DSP and I used the Fun Flowers Bigz Die to cut them out. I also sponged the flowers with Early Espresso ink and spritzed them with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz.

I then typed my own greeting ( Life is nothing without friendship ... found somewhere over the net) using RGB colours to create it in Stampin' Up! Soft Suede and then embossed it with the Designer Frames Embossing Folder and cut it out using an Oval Nestability set. I have also used the new Labels Collection Framelits Die to cut out the Early Espresso card behind the greeting and then embossed it with the Square Latice Embossing Folder. The border was punched using the Lace Ribbon Border Punch and Soft Suede Card.

Now you really can't see it in the photo but the Soft Suede card to the right of the frame was also embossed with Stripes Embossing Folder. Finally to finish it off, I tied a bow with the Soft Suede 1.1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon attached the flower with glue dots and placed a few Basic Jewel Pearls here and there.

Thank you again to all the ladies who joined in over all those months, I hope that you had lots of fun along the way and that maybe you will be happy to join in again later in the year when the new catty is released.

APOTHECARY ART

Here's another card that I made using the Apothecary Art stamp set.

This is such an elegant stamp set and I love the Labels Collection Framelits that cut the images out so perfectly. I've used some of the new Blushing Bride Satin Pleated Ribbon under the greeting and also a strip of the Basic Black Striped Grosgrain. The completed image has been mounted on to a piece of Whisper White card which I embossed using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder. This was then layered onto a piece of Basic Black card and then finally Blushing Bride Cardstock.


If you like the above sample and would love to create something similar, then email me to place your order.

Happy Stamping

21st Card and Album

Hi Everyone

I have been busy these last few months creating a scrapbook album for my daughter Chelsea's 21st birthday. Yesterday was the big day so now I can share what I made for her.

Firstly here is the album cover:

and here is the 21st card I made for her:

 

and here is a photo of her presents waiting for her to wake up ... can you notice the theme happening here:

and here she is after the grand opening was over:

and here Chelsea is all dressed up:

and here is Chel and her bonfire birthday cake with 21 candles on it :)

and finally savouring her glass of Chandon at The Thai Orchid Restaurant for her birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday Chella Bella ... all grown up now.

WELCOME TO THE NEW AUTUMN/WINTER MINI CATALOGUE

Well Sale-a-bration has come to an end and even tho that is a little sad, we have a brand new mini to kick start April and it will run through until the end of July. You can view the mini online by clicking here.

As a demonstrator, we have the privilege of being able to order products before they are released which has given me a little time to make a couple of samples which I will share with you now and which I also shared at my Mini Launch yesterday; thank you to all the ladies who came along for the fun filled afternoon.

This first one is a delicate and feminine Happy Birthday card. I have used the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper together with the Apothecary Art stamp set and the greeting is from the Hostess Set Happiest Birthday Wishes. The ribbon is Baja Breeze Seam Binding ribbon and the flowers were made used the Boho Blossom and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. The leaf is from the Bird Builder punch. The stamped image from Apothecary Art was framed using the Labels Collection Framelits and the cute little button is from the Twitterpated Designer buttons. I think you are all going to love the Twitterpated Product Suite.

Now this next card was created using the  Mixed Bunch stamp set and the new Blossom Punch.

This card is a clean and simple thank you card. The colours I used were Whisper White, Pool Party and Island Indigo. The Seam Binding Ribbon is Pool Party, a brand new colour in the seam binding range and the embossed hearts strip is from the new Adorning Accents, Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. I have also used the Modern Label punch to punch out the Thank You which is from the Curly Cute stamp set.

BTW there are several items that will be carrying over from the Summer Mini and you can view them by clicking HERE.

If you love anything that you have seen above and would like to purchase, please email me.

Happy Stampin!

PUNCH PIZAZZ

Hello Everyone

I've been having a play with my punches and here's a nice soft feminine card that I have created. 

The frame was created using the using the Scallop Trim Border and Corner punches. You can find a great tutorial on how to use the SU Corner and Border punches HERE by Gretchen Barron, a demonstrator in the US. You can create both rectangles and squares using these punches. After I created the frame, I then used a Spellbinders Die to cut away the centre. You could easily do this with a craft knife and a metal ruler also.

The Five Petal Flower, ¾” and ½” Circle punches were used to create the two toned pink flower and then each layer was run through the Square Lattice embossing folder. I used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder on the white card behind the frame.

The leaves were created with the Swirls and Scribbles Sizzlet die and also the leaf from the Bird Builder punch. Colours used were Certainly Celery and Old Olive. The greeting is from Oval All and I used the large Oval and Scallop Oval punches.

Cardstock and inks used were Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette and also I sprayed the flower with some Frost White Shimmer Paint which was mixed with Isocol to give it that lovely shimmery look. Finally the ribbon … a double bow using Whisper White Organza!

Enjoy and if you have any questions, then just email me.

Happy Creating!

LYNNE'S CARD

Another year has gone by and it is my friend Lynne's birthday tomorrow.

Finally a card with lots of Stampin' Up! product on it. The Paper is Parisian Breeze (retired) as is the Baja Breeze cordurouy button. I have used the Fun Flowers Bigz die to cut the flower shape out of the white cardstock then I ran it through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and adhered to the chocolate DSP. I punched two shapes using the 5-Petal Flower and two smaller flowers from the Trio of Flowers punch (retired). The sentiment is from Warmest Regards (retired) and the label is from Lots of Tags Sizzlites Die Set. Ink Colour is Early Espresso and I have also used some Baja Breeze card.

Happy Birthday Lynney!

BTW this card was inspired by a card at Stamp Patty's.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KRISTII

Saturday was Kristii's birthday and we celebrated with a night out to dinner at The Malt Bar in Brisbane City. Paul had done a job at mate's rates for someone who has a limo business so we were treated to a special drive into the city.

Food was absolutely delicious and would highly recommend the restaurant to anyone who needs somewhere 'spesh' in Bris Vegas to take that certain someone.

Okay here's what you have been waiting for .... a card .... first one for the year!

Cardstock used is Stampin' Up! Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink and Cool Caribbean (retired but still have a stash). The flowers were made using the Trio of Flowers punch (also retired). The dressmakers form is from the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge and the Fanciful Flourish is from Cheery Lynn Designs. I've used a die from MFT called Framed Greetings and the Reverse Wonky Rectangles by Nestabilities on which I sponged Early Espresso ink around the edge. The sentiment is quote by coco Chanel and I typed it on the computer.

Enjoy.