What shall I wear?

I love these dressup framelits. I made this picture frame using the Framelits and Tea for two designer paper. I saw a picture similar to this whilst blogging and thought it look really good.The coathangers are from the current seasonal catalogue they are called Cute Clips - Hung up.

Cute dog!

Isn't he cute? This is another card that we made at my kids craft day. Lots of punching for the kids. I got the idea for this card from Michelle Suit.
Stamps:Ciao, baby
Paper:Real Red, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Vanialla, Black, early Expresso
Ink:Black, White craft ink
Accessories: Honeycomb embossing folder,lots of punches

Male pop up card

This is the card that the boys made at my craft day yesterday, or something like this as they all liked different vehicles.

The inside was something like this. Lots of fun.

Pop up Dresses

Today I ran a craft day for children here in Methven. I ended up with 15 kids, the most that I have ever had. They were a great bunch and we made 6 projects. This is the card front of one of the cards that we made.

This is the inside of the card that we made.Thankyou to Lisa Bullock for a great tutorial on how to make the insert pop up without buying the pop up cuts. You can see her tutorial here.
The kids had fun putting their dresses together.
Tomorrow I will show what the boys made instead of the dresses.

Clockworks card

This is a card that we made at my last card class. Simple and easy male card using the stamp set Clockworks. Really like this stamp set for male cards.
Stamps:Clockworks
Paper:sahara sand,Black,white,Gumbell green dsp
Ink:Sahara sand,Gumbell green,basic grey

Hostess Offer

Host a qualifying workshop of $500.00 and you'll earn additional $75.00 of free products. This offer is from 15th April until 30th May.

Thinking of signing up as a demonstrator or just to be a hobby demonstrator, you will also receive an extra $75 in your starter kit this month....so thats $360 worth of products for just $189.
Contact me today if you would like to host a workshop or want to know more about the starter kit offer.

New Wood-Mount Cases

Introducing our new wood-mount stamp set packaging! These new cases are similar to our clear-mount boxes and fit perfectly on the shelf right next to them. They also have the images and stamp set name on the spine to make your search for the right set even easier.
Starting 1 July all wood-mount sets will come in this new packaging (sneak peek sets will also be in the new boxes during the preorder). And empty cases will be available with the launch of the new catalogue. That means you can transfer all your old sets to these new boxes! There will even be a template for you to create your own label for your old stamp sets (available 1 July). A pack of four half-size cases (9.5 x 14 cm) will sell for $10.50 NZD and a pack of four full-size cases (19.1 x 14 cm) will be $14.50 NZD.

Henry says It's a party

I've been having a wee play with Henry says stamp set. This is a card that I taught at my last card class.I saw a card like this whilst blogging, but have changed the colours slightly.
Stamps:Henry Says
Paper:Naturals white, Pacific Point, White,Marina Mist, Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp, Water colour paper
Ink:Black stazon,Lucky limeade, Daffadil Delight, marina Mist, Basic Grey
Accessories: Daffadil delight ribbon,Watercolour pencils, spritzer,Bitty banners framelits,Stampin Write markers,Aqua painters

Male birthday card

I got the idea for this card from Susan Itell. I have changed a few things from her version. The sentiments are different and I embossed the midnight muse after I had stuck the circles on and the age.
Stamps:Made for you
Paper:Midnight Muse, sahara sand,In colour patterned paper dsp,Gumbell green
Ink:Versamark,
Accessories: White embossing powder,Gumbell green ribbon,white gel pen,lattice embossing folder,Circle punches,retired SU alphabet, candle

Soda Pop card

I saw this card on Mindy Backes blog here.I have cased it because I liked the way that she had used the new Soda pops which are in the current seasonal catalogue.To make the soda pop not stick out so much on the card I ran it through the Big Shot. I placed a piece of the backing card from the designer paper pack over it.
Stamps:Itty Bitty Banners, Collage Curios
Paper:Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse,Summer Starlight, Patio Party dsp, White
Ink:Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Primrose petals,Summer starlight
Accessories: Primrose petals ribbon, Soda pop, Stampin write markers, Bitty framelits,White gel pen,
circle punch,scallop circle punch,Apothecary accents Framelits

Another Chalkboard card

Here is another card that I have made using the chalkboard technique. I have seen several cards made like this with the banner across the top using this technique. I have chosen to use the Patio Party designer series paper.
Stamps:Curly Cute
Paper:Baja Breeze,Primrose Petals, Black, Patio Party dsp
Ink:Versamark, white craft
Accessories: Hearts a flutter framelits,white embossing powder,white pencil,dauber

One of the colours that is retiring is Baja Breeze. It's a colour that I use quite a bit of. If you too use a lot of this then you need to order it before stocks run out.

With Sympathy

I saw this card on Judy Mays blog and thought i case it though I have changed some elements on it.When I saw how she had used the retired chocolate chip 1" ribbon I thought it would be away to use up some of my stash of it.
Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Teeny tiny Sentiments
Paper:Chocolate Chip,Pink Pirouette patterns paper stack, Crumb cake patterns paper stack,Rose red,crumb cake, white
Ink:Chocolate chip,rose red
Accessories: 1''Chocolate chip ribbon(retired ),Swirls(retired),stampin write markers,Scallope edge border punch, Labels framelits, lattice embossing folder, oval cutters, Beautiful wings embosslits.

Another announcement this week from Stampin'Up is that the watercolour pencils and the crayons are going to be  discontinued. They are only available while stock lasts.So if you would like these you need to be in quick.

Colour Renovation

Do you dream in colour? We do!

4 April 2013 Announcing our Colour Refresh! We love colour and we know that you do too. Colour is fundamental to who we are and what we offer. It’s important for us to stay up-to-date with colour trends so we are thrilled to share our updated line of colours, and hope you will be as excited as we are by the new possibilities!
Why now? In 2010 we did a big colour renovation and shared our plans for smaller colour refreshes every three to five years to keep our colours on trend. Well it has been three years and we are excited to announce that the upcoming 2013–2014 annual catalogue will include 10 new colours (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! We are welcoming back some of your favourites, moving some colours around, and introducing three brand-new colours, so take a look!

Chalkboard technique

Thought it time that I tried this technique, Chalkboard. The idea is that you white emboss on black cardstock.Then lightly dauber the black with white craft ink to make the effect like a chalkboard. This card I got the idea from Sarah Jane Kale.She has used different designer series paper.
Stamps:Vintage Verses
Paper:Calypso Coral, Black,Tea for Two dsp
Ink:Versamark, White craft ink
Accessories: White embossing Powder,Victorian trim lace,Two tags bigz,Itty Bitty Shapes punch,Bitty buttons, Dauber,

Sent with Love special offer

Sent with Love Speical Offer

Take a look at all the Sent with Love Designer Series Papers below!

Item	Description	Price
131847	Sent with Love Stamp Set (clear-mount)	$39.95
132182	Sent with Love Designer Series Paper	$22.95
132851	Pretty Bundle Includes the Sent with Love Stamp Set, Sent with Love Designer Series Paper, and Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine	$55.25 20% off retail value!

The Sent with Love Stamp Set and Sent with Love Designer Series Paper are only available during this special offer. After 15 June, they’ll both fly away!

You can buy these products individually or buy them as a bundle.

Contact me if you are interested in this special offer.