Happy Mother's Day

Clean & Simple Thank You Card

 

For inspiration, I used this card from Pinterest which has been pinned many times from my board!

 

Scrapbooking Sale-A-Bration Style

This is the only scrapbook page which I managed to complete in the school holidays.  Am loving the new FREE Designer Series Paper called Sweet Sorbet, that hint of Basic Black just makes it pop!

Stamps: One of a Kind, Remember This and That Rotary Stamp
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Pool Party
Accessories, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Expressions Thinlits Dies, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Sponge Dauber, Basic Rhinestones, Word Window Punch

Another Stampin' Up! Christmas Tree!

This was my second entry in the Paeroa Christmas Tree Competition.  It sits on a round base made with chipboard and Very Vanilla cardstock, heat-embossed with Baroque Motifs in gold.

I started making rosettes using the Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die, starting with 12" strips 6" wide, and decreased these by 1/4" each layer down to 1/2" wide.

The end of each strip of rosette was scrunched up with versamark ink applied directly from the bottle, then dipped in gold embossing powder and heated.  This was quite time-consuming but very effective!

4 strips of cardstock or DSP were needed to made a whole rosette for the wider layers at the bottom which was decreased to 2-3 layers as I got closer to the top.  I used Tombow (which glue like PVA) to join strips together.

The trusty glue-gun was my adhesive of choice, both for holding rosettes together in the middle, then for attaching layers together.  It was such a strong adhesive that the hole "tree" could be turned upsidedown when finished!

The retired Elegant Bird die became the dove on the top of the tree.  I cut 3 circles with my 1 1/4" punch to attach bird to tree.

Last touches were made with a snowflake punch and glimmer paper.  The whole tree took about 1 day to make and sits about 40cm tall.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Old Olive, Newsprint/First Edition DSP, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Big Shot, Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die, Elegant Bird Die, Chipboard, Snowflake Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Just Add Ink Scrapbooking Challenge #22 - Sketch

Just in time again for the monthly JAI Scrapbooking Challenge with only a few hours to spare!  I flipped over and mirrored the sketch so that my tractor photo was facing towards the middle of the page instead of off it.  :)

This was a fun layout using the only Designer Series Paper I had left that had some red (Poppy Parade) in it.  The title was make using My Digital Studio which was fast and easy with the exact colours I needed.

Stamps: I Dig You, Gorgeous Grunge (Background)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink: Crumb Cake (Spritzer), Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, Large & Small Star Punches, Sponge Dauber, Very Vanilla Ribbon, Spritzing Tool, My Digital Studio

Just Add Ink 188 - Grunge (Starburst Christmas Card)

Last week I received the latest copy of Stampin' Up!'s Impressions magazine which is sent to all demonstrators.  There was an article in it about the starburst technique which is very popular at the moment.  As soon as I saw how easy it was to make a template, I had to have a go and combine it with the latest weekly challenge at Just Add Ink!

 And this is the template I made which is 6x6 size.

 

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo
Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Rhinestones, Sponge Dauber, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle

I then had to have a go using the same template on Designer Series paper, piecing it together.

They both turned out great (and I found another resourceful way of using up retired DSP scraps!), but I prefer the next one as I inked the edges of each individual piece.

Stamps: Word Play
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Baha Breeze, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baha Breeze
Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb/Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folders, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle, Crystal Effects, Sponge Dauber

JAI Scrapbooking Challenge #15 - Sketch

Here's my entry for this months challenge.

I had more photos from the same event so had to create another page to go with it.

Making it a double layout!

Stamps:Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo, White Craft
Accessories: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Bigz Simple Letters Dies, Chipboard, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Buttons, White Bakers Twine

A Cloudy Pinwheel Layout

 Here's the double layout which matches my last post with much of the same product.

 

It came together really quick, am just loving those little pinwheels!  I also had a play with my new Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate with a little embossing around the edge of each page.

Stamps: Patterned Party, Calendar Alphabet & Numbers
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP
Ink: Versamark, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Pinwheel Sizzlits Die, Labels Collection Framelits, Sycamore Street Ribbon,Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Silver Brads

A Cloudy Pinwheel Card

A friend of mine turned 50 recently so it was time to have a play with some new product and make her a pretty card!

 The new pinwheel die is a little fiddly to start with but gets easier the more you do.  It's only $10.95 which is a fantastic price too!

I'm currently working on a double scrapbook layout with the same products so will share that soon.  Inspiration for this card came from here.  The Designer Series Paper and ribbon are from the Sale-a-bration catalogue so are only available until 22 March so get your orders in quick!

Stamps: Patterned Party, Word Play
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Sycamore Street DSP
Ink: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango.
Accessories: Sycamore Street Ribbon, Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die, Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Curly Label Punch, Silver Brads

JAI Challenge 151 - Shaped Card

 I've seen a few piano cards on Pinterest and decided to have a go at a Piano Easel Card with Music Notes under the 'hood'.

Once I had cut out the right grand piano shape, it was really easy making the 'keys' with the Word Window punch.

Stamps: Music Notes Wheel
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Real Red, Garden Green DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Word Window/Boho Blossoms/Bird Builder Punches, Silver Brads

Teacher Gifts

The kids have started back at school today and I'm enjoying the day with only Mr 2 at home, and having a tidy house again!

For the teacher's gifts last year I decided to recycle two lovely shaped coffee packet boxes into works of art, from this:

 To this:

 I filled them up with Cadbury favourites chocolates, yum!

Birthday Banner

I decided to make a Happy Birthday Banner to display during the week of any birthdays occuring in our household so I whipped this baby up in no time at all using the Perfect Pennants Die!

A project like this is also a great way to use up scraps from retired designer series paper and cardstock.  It looks lovely up, I might just have to try a Merry Christmas one too!

Cardstock: Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, Calypso Coral Ribbon

Heartfelt Make & Takes

Further to my post from yesterday, at the Heartfelt Event I attended we were given 4 make and takes to create at our leisure during the day.

An 8x8 Above & Beyond scrapbook page which I promptly converted into 12x12:

 

 One in a Million notebook:

 Two Tags Box with 5 note cards:

 And Clockworks note cards with 4 cards and envelopes with a vellum case:

 All the projects made great use of the Simply Scored Tool!

Stamps: Clockworks, One in a Million
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Pool Party, Basic Gray, More Mustard, Whisper White, Very Vanilla,First Edition Specialty DSP, Vellum
Ink: Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Pool Party, Basic Gray, More Mustard
Accessories: Simply Scored, Diagonal Plate, Fancy Flower Punch, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Neutrals Designer Buttons (Basic Gray), Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Circle Punches

 And here are a few more ideas from the Inspiration Boards:

 Love the sanding on this one:

 

 A very cool Christmas card idea using glimmer paper:

And a gorgeous wreath which is a smaller version of the one we saw made by Sophie Zadeh in her presentation:

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