A Father's Day Tractor Foot!

I hope that every father you know of had a wonderful Father's Day today!

I have been so enjoying Pinterest!  I got the idea for this card from there.  I actually made 3 of them, one for my hubby, my own Dad and my FIL.  They all loved them!  I choose red because we currently have Case tractors on the farm and my father used to have a red Massey Ferguson.

The original idea can be found here and I used this one to help with the punch art.  My 2 year old son's foot became a self-inking stamp which only just fitted on the card front  :)

For the "cab" I used a small tag punch, punched out with a large tag punch, then one side was cut off.  Easy!

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Stamps: I Dig You
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Grey
Ink: Real Red, Basic Grey
Accessories: Punches (Large Tag, Small Tag, Word Window, 1/2" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle)

New Catalogues! New Products!

Not one but two catalogues have started today!

2012 Annual Catalogue

 Firstly the annual catalogue is packed with new products, stamps, tools, designer paper and more and runs until 30 June 2013.

Then, the other catalogue also starting today is the newly named "Holiday" catalogue.  It too is packed with new stamps etc, but concentrates on the upcoming holidays, namely Halloween and CHRISTMAS!  Products are available until 31 January 2013.

2012 Holiday Catalogue

Both catalogues can be viewed online by clicking on the link under the pictures.  To order your copy or make an order, contact me!

JAI Scrap Challenge #8 Buttons and Bows

 I've just completed my entry in this month's JAI Scrap Challenge and used up lots of retired ribbon in the process.  Yay!!

Hint:  It took a while to lay out my title but in the end found it much easier to use a small plate, laying it over the photo and then placing the letters around it.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Temping Turquoise, Old Olive

Accessories: Ice Cream Parlour 1/4" Ribbon, Melon Mambo/Daffodil Delight/Tempting Turquoise Buttons, Melon Mambo/Daffodil Delight/Tempting Turquoise Ribbon, Big Shot, Simple Letters Alphabet Bigz Dies, Elegant Bird Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Simply Scored Tool, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Rhinestone Jewel

Sewing Girls Clothes - Stampin Up Style!

Apart from mending clothes and this wall hanging I have not done much sewing for a long time!  I used to sew alot of my own clothes when I first started working but now that I'm a SAHM I mostly wear t shirts and jeans.  But I decided that my daughter, who has just turned 5, needed some nice new clothes for school and church so here is what I created for her using Stampin Up! fabric and my existing stash of material.

This dress was inspired by this one I saw on Pinterest.  It has a really easy-to-follow tutorial and I love the patchwork look of it.

I found that after she had worn it for a couple of hours the ribbon on her shoulders was starting to pull apart so I had to sew another line of thread down the middle to give it more strength.  But I'm glad I used that ribbon because it coordinates with Twitterpated Fabric and looks so pretty!

SU! Supplies: Twitterpated Designer Fabric, Riding Hood Red 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon

I recently purchased "Making Children's Clothes" by Emma Hardy and this dress is on the cover.  I made it 6" longer as it was for a toddler, but I didn't make it wider and it fits my 5 year old perfectly.

 SU! Supplies: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll, Whisper White Button, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

I used the remaining Twitterpated fabric to make this skirt from the same book.  I added the white to make it go a little further but if I'd still had a full pack of SU! fabric I would have just cut strips as in the book.

 

 SU! Supplies: Twitterpated Designer Fabric, Riding Hood Red 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon

And this last skirt was the same as the one above but using my leftover Spice Cake fabric.

SU! Supplies: Spice Cake Designer Fabric, Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon

The Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

 

Introducing…the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!

Easily and quickly create distinctive envelopes, boxes and more using the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, created by and exclusively for Stampin’ Up!

Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base*
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on the back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8" (3.2 mm)
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes

Item	Description	Price
125586	Simply Scored Diagonal Plate	$25.95

*Simply Scored Scoring Tool sold separately.

"All You Need Is LOVE" Double Layout

This is my double layout in celebration of my nephews' wedding back in February.  One of my sister's favourite things to say/philosophies is "All You Need Is Love" so it was totally appropriate to use that for this layout.

 It really was a lovey dovey wedding and it was easy to see how much in love that the newly-weds are!

Stamps: En Francais, Music Notes Wheel
Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper, Vellum Cardstock
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Simple Letters Alphabet/Top Note Bigz Dies, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies, Silver Embossing Powder, Antique Brad

NZSU Blog - DSP Challenge

It just so happens that on one afternoon in the recent holidays, I decided to try and use up all the leftovers of one of my (extremely) retired Designer Series Papers.  It was one of the first I bought and was called East Coast Prep in 2008 when I first became a demonstrator.  I have made many scrapbook pages with it but whipped up a few cards gaining inspiration from Pinterest, SCS and demonstrator blogs.

 

 

 

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JAI Scrap #7 Challenge - Hidden Journalling/Memorabilia

I've missed out on the last 2 challenges so have made an extra special effort to make sure I didn't miss out this time around!

 

The challenge this month was Just Add Hidden Journalling or Memorabilia.  It's quite fun to hide things on your layouts, make pockets for memorabilia etc.  This double layout is about me turning 40 recently (eek!) so I've used this challenge to hide a journalling tag attached to the butterfly.  I have written down some of my feelings about hitting this milestone.

This was also a great project to use up lots of retired DSP, Ribbon and Brads and was inspired by this elegant layout by Kay Kalthoff.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Vellum Cardstock, Everyday Enchantment DSP (Retired)
Ink: Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Simple Numbers Bigz Dies, Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (Retired), Sponge Dauber

"Springers" Double Layout

My dogs had a litter of purebred English Springer Spaniels late last year and these photos capture some lovely moments before they all left for new homes.

 

Stamps: Apothecary Art
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Greenhouse Gala DSP (Retired)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Simple Letters Alpha Bigz Dies, Label Framelits, Top Note Bigz Die

"Making Waves" Layout

Well I didn't realise how long it had been since I've blogged!  Between kids with tummy bugs, me with bronchitis, hubby with the flu and various other responsibilities, life has been very hectic!

Anyway, here's my share for the day.  In this colder weather it's nice to look back and remember summer.

I coloured the letter stamps with 3 different markers - very easy and I loved the result.  There is also lots of punches and texture on this page.

Stamps: Broadsheet Alpha, Summer Splash, Calendar Alphabet and Numbers
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim, Embossing Folders: Manhattan Flower/Perfect Polka Dots, Crimper, Punches: Large Tag/XL Tag/Curly Label/1 1/4" Square/Scallop Square/Large Oval/Scallop Oval/1 3/8" Circle/ 1 3/4" Scallop Circle