Name Cards

My friend Greta asked if I would be happy to make some name cards for some little people who are going to a wedding in November.

The wedding has a rainbow theme so I put together these sparkly name cards.  Each card will go on top of a box full of food and games for the children to enjoy on the day.

What a great idea for entertaining small people at a wedding or any other event of the kind.

Hope you enjoy your trip to the wedding Greta, and that all goes well on the day.

Brithday cards for my nieces

The month of October means two birthdays in the family.  My nieces, Melissa & Olivia celebrated their birthdays during the past couple of weeks.

As time was of the essence I made two identical cards and sent them on their way to Queensland and NSW respectively.

The cards I made were Swing Cards - a style I have made many times over and I never cease to be amazed at the different effects created each time.  I used the Nature Walk stamp set and some retired DSP that matched.  Colour scheme was Old Olive and Certainly Celery.

Happy birthday Mel & Liv.

Festive Memories Album

I have recently spent some time in Bright, Victoria and while I was there I met Cindy who runs a fantastic scrapbooking shop in the town.

She sells kits and projects and I had the time to create this fantastic album with her in her shop. This project is not made with Stampin' Up products but I have bought the craftwood bases to make another album using the "Letters to Santa" DS paper when I get time at home.

I really enjoyed spending time with a new group of people who love papercraft and making wonderful projects. It certainly took me outside my comfort zone and into a whole new world of 3D creations.

I am looking forward to playing with some of the other materials and projects I bought from Cindy's shop.

Simply Stockings

Promotion Details:
Purchase the "Stitched Stocking Stamp Set" $53.95 (wood-mount) or $42.95 (clear-mount) and "Stocking Tag" punch $33.95, early-before the debut of the 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue.
or
Host a $450 workshop, and receive the "Stitched Stocking Stamp Set" and "Stocking Tag" Punch for free.
Customer Promotion:
There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this offer.  There are no limits on the quantity that can be purchased.

Order deadlines:
Monday, 31 October 2011

Hostess Promotion:
Limit of one stamp set and one punch for every qualifying workshop. Workshops over the qualifying amount will not receive multiple sets or punches.

Hostess may choose either the wood-mount or clear-mount set. Clear blocks are not included in the clear-mount set.

The Stocking punch will automatically be added to the hostess free of a qualifying workshop order. To select the wood or clear stamp set, you must enter item 125798 (wood-mount) or 123784 (clear-mount).

Order deadlines:
Monday, 31 October 2011.

Christmas Cards

At the moment I have only limited supplies available for my card making so I am working on making as many Christmas cards as I can for my "Sale" boxes.

I have been using the "Season of Joy" stamp set and my leftover Christmas DS paper from last year's catalogue and so far have created the designs you see here.

It is challenging not being able to turn around and pick up the punch or stamp set you want but it is pushing me to think of as many different options as I can for my collection.

This year's Christmas Designer Series Paper

This year's Christmas Designer Series paper is called "Letters to Santa". When I first saw it I wasn't sure how I was going to work with non-traditional colours for my Christmas projects but now that I have I am pleased to say I really like this set of paper.

It uses the colours Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride and Whisper White.  It also coordinates with the stamps sets "Merry & Type" and "Winter Post".


I have added some photos showing how I have used the various papers from the Designer Series pack. All of these Christmas cards and projects appear in others posts showing what we will be doing at the various workshops leading up to Christmas.

If you are interested in adding to your collection of Christmas stamp sets, papers or card stock or joining any of my Christmas workshops please contact me by email at larkinjones@grapevine.com.au and I will organise an order for you or add your name to my class lists.