A Workshop At Gail's

Hello all :)

Last Thursday I was invited to do a workshop for the lovely Gail at her house. Gail requested sympathy cards and this is one of the projects the guests got to make.

The splotch is from the 'Perpetual Calendar' stamp set and the reeds are from 'World Of Dreams'.
I teamed Lost Lagoon with Sahara Sand to create a soft colour palette.  This is a simple card but it speaks volumes. Sometimes less really is more :)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek :)

Soft Hues Of Blue

Happy Sunday all :D

The sun was out here today and I could even hear the melting of snow! I don't want to jinx things but it felt like Spring was on its way.

Today's post is a close up of one of the projects for my sympathy card class. It's softness in shades of blue. I have used the beautiful 'Irresistibly Yours' DSP and sponged it with Marina Mist. This is a colour I haven't used in a while but it's perfect for this card. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Begin The Year With Blendabilities!

Hello all :)

Next week Stampin' Up! releases their new Occasions mini catalogue and the annual Sale-a-bration (SAB) promotion.
Something that really excited me in the SAB catalogue is the opportunity to earn free Blendabilities marker sets!!! If you haven't tried these markers yet you'll want to. They are so luxurious to use.

The above card is one of the projects for my upcoming class.
There is also a sneak peek of another SAB product on the card too. The background DSP near the base of the card. It's from a beautiful paper pack called 'Irresistibly Yours' that you can also earn for free during SAB.
 It has clear embossed patterns on a heavyweight white cardstock. You can colour it in so many different ways. For this card I brayered the paper with 'Pink Pirouette' ink gradually fading it out at the bottom. Pretty!

Stay tuned to see more projects from the new catalogues! :D 

Kind Koalas

Hello all :)

I have a rather cute card to share with you today.
I made it recently for a friend and couldn't resist sharing as this fellow is just too darn cute!

I used my Blendabilities to colour the Koala and flower. I am slowly getting the hang of them. The dark colour always trips me up though!
I fussy cut them out and popped them on with dimensionals. I used some Crystal Effects for the nose and flower centre.
Of course I added some piercing to finish off the card front ;)

Because the card is 4 3/4" square, I made an envelope using the fantastic envelope board.
Here's a pic of the Koala peeking out ...

 
Thanks for stopping by! :)

Star Light, Star Bright

Hello all :)

We've had glorious sunny days here.
 I'd say it's been too hot in my workspace but I have air conditioning so I can keep creating ;)

Here's the projects for my next upcoming class. It's all about stars.
The DSP is from the versatile SU! paper stack 'Moonlight' and I've teamed it up with the delicious new In Colours 'Hello Honey' and 'Blackberry Bliss'.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

CLASS DETAILS:

Wednesday 9th July 1 - 3.30pm & 7 - 9.30pm / Thursday 10th July 7 - 9.30pm.

Cost: $20.00

Email to register.

Two by Two

Hi there and happy Monday!

Schools here are closed for the day so I have my kiddos home :)

Today I'm sharing another project from my baby card class.
This card was created by UK demonstrator Michelle Last (Thanks Michelle! :D) and as soon as I saw it I knew I just had to make it LOL.
Now if you think the front of the card is cute enough check out the insides (yes I did write insides!) ...

 

and ...

 

 

How cool is that?
I think it is adorable!
Of course, if you knew the recipient of the card was expecting twins you could stamp pairs of the animals so they really would be travelling two by two!

I hope your week has started off well and thanks for stopping by and taking a peek :)

Ingredients

Stamp Sets - 'Zoo Babies', 'Teeny Tiny Wishes', 'Label Love'

Cardstock - Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, Crisp Cantaloupe, Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Other - Natural Composition DSP, Festive Piercing Pack, Artisan Label Punch,  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Apothecary Accents Framelits,  Large Scallop Edgelit, Rhinestones.

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Little Boy Blue

Hello and happy Tuesday!

One of my DD's teachers recently became a parent and she wanted to give the baby a gift.
I had a spare pair of sheepskin booties that I packaged up and made a gift tag for.

Here's the booties in the box ...

I made the gift tag using the 'Chalk Talk' framelits.
I cut out two tags (the second one is behind the first one) so my daughter could write a message.
Thanks for taking a peek! :D

Festive Fifteen - Project Eight

Hello all!

Here's today's card from the 'Festive Fifteen' tutorial.

This card is totally different from any we have done before, and the template is in the tutorial!

 

 

I hope you're finding lots of things you like in this collection. There are seven days left!

Festive Fifteen - Project One

  Helping prepare you for a Fabulous Christmas!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Carol (my lovely upline and member of our ASI team) and I got together over several days and created 15 different projects for the Christmas season. You can purchase this package of Festive Fifteen tutorials for only $15 (one of the best buys on the web!) here.

Starting today we will be showing you a project a day for the next fifteen days. When you purchase the Festive Fifteen you will receive instructions and photos on how to make each one.

So here is the first one!

The Festive Fifteen includes instructions for Six Cards, Three Tags, Two Ornaments, One Name Card, One Napkin Holder, One Wine Bottle Tag, and One Centrepiece/Mantle Topper.


If you leave a comment, we will draw a name from all the comments at the end of the fifteen days to win a FREE SET OF THE FESTIVE FIFTEEN TUTORIALS!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come back tomorrow to see project #2!

Duck, Duck, Goose

Happy Wednesday!

The first thing one of my DD's said when she saw this card was "Duck, duck, Goose" which is a game they play in physical education LOL.

This is the first card for my 'Wonderful Wetlands' class. I saw this card by Lisa Young (Thanks Lisa for the inspiration!) and had to CASE it.
The DSP is the gorgeous 'Sweater Weather' and here's a close up so you can see how delicious it is; look at the orange paper - it even has stitches like a real sweater!

 

Whatever you have planned for today I hope it's a good one.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Gee, Thanks!

Happy Wednesday :)

I've got another upcoming project to share with you today. It's one of the projects for my 'Best Of Flowers' class.
Again I've used the 'Smoky Slate' and 'Blushing Bride' combo. These colours are just so pretty together.
I've added some dry embossing and piercing, and a wee bit of ribbon for a bow.
Simple, sweet and delicately soft!

This week I have been busy working on the first of my Christmas card class projects (I know, I said "that" word!). I have new goodies as well as some retired favourites in mind for my Fancy Pants Christmas "kick off" class. Stay tuned as I will start posting pics in the coming days!

I am also working on ideas for my 'All Day Christmas Class' too and once I have a date confirmed I'll share it with you. I'm going to be busy!

Best Of Flowers

Happy Sunday :)

Today's share is a card for my upcoming class. It uses two images from the SU! 25 Year celebration set called 'Best Of Flowers'.

What I love about the daisy image is that you can punch it out! Better than cutting it out (I know my ladies WILL love this).

I've used the soft and gorgeous 'Smokey Slate' cardstock and paired it with the beautiful 'Blushing Bride'. They are so lovely together.

This is just one of the four projects for the class so be sure to sign up!


CLASS DATES:

Wednesday August 21st / Thursday August 22nd, 7 - 9.30 pm.

COST:

$20.00 Email to register.

Finally ... A Day That Really Is All About You!

Happy Wednesday :)

Today I'm sharing a fun card I made using the cute new sentiment set 'Really Good Greetings'.

I love the mix of different fonts in the set and this sentiment always makes me smile when I read it.

The sentiment inside the card reads 'Happy Birthday'.

Because the paper is quite busy, I've kept the rest of the card pretty simple. A couple of banners, a little embossing, some piercing and some linen thread ... one of my favourite "go to" items when I need a little something extra!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and have yourself a lovely hump day :D

Everyone Knows His Nose!

Happy Thursday :)

Today I'm sharing the September Inky Moose Club card with you.
What's the Inky Moose Club?
Once a month during the leadup to Christmas, I run a class that is aimed at making more than the usual 2 or 3 cards that my classes usually have. Christmas traditionally means more cards and many people don't have the time or resources to make them. That's where my IM Club classes come in!
An IM Club card is something easily reproduceable, has minimal layers (for cheaper posting) but is still handmade (MOST important! ;)).
Class attendees let me know ahead of time, how many cards they want to make and I have the supplies ready for them. It's that simple!

This months card uses the cute reindeer image from the 'Joyous Celebrations' set. I added a hint of red glitter to the nose that sparkles and shine. I just couldn't resist having him look like Ruldolph!
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek :)

Class Details

Dates: Wednesday 5th September/ Thursday 6th September, 7 - 9.30pm.

Cost: $2 per card. (Please confirm number when registering!).

Thanks, From My Heart

Happy Thursday :)
Today I'm sharing a recent swap I made for a ASI challenge. We were to choose a card in a magazine and recreate it using SU! products.
This is the card I came up with.
I used my favourite set from the new catalogue (From My Heart) and teamed it up with some retired DSP (You'll see why I choose it when you look at the card I choose to case), some paper piercing (mmmm) and some of the scrumptious Early Espresso embossing powder.
I pleated the strip of Rose Red DSP though you can't notice it very well in the pic.
Here's the card I chose to case...

I think my card is a little different to this but it still resembles the overall layout of it.
It was a great challenge ladies and I'm really pleased with how my swap turned out!
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek :)