JULY STAMP-A-STACK - HIS & HERS

Our Stamp-a-Stack (SAS) for July will be held on Saturday 9 July from 2.00 pm -5.00 pm. 

The theme for our 8 cards will be "His & Hers".  We will be making 4 cards for HIM using the Motorcycle stamp and 4 cards for HER using the Eat Chocolate stamp set.  Both the Motorcycle stamp and the Eat Chocolate stamp set are available until the end of July in the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue.

If you are interested in joining me to do this workshop please contact me either by phone or email to book you seat.  Cost $20.00 (cash) which includes the makings for 8 cards with matching envelopes.

"Eat Chocolate" - that's what this weekend is all about

I have just spent the day playing in my new study.  I have been without a desk for a week or so while we constructed a new desk and reorganised my craft space.  It is looking good and I am enjoying my new set up. 

I decided given that there was a fair bit of chocolate on offer this weekend I would spend some more time with the new stamp set "Eat Chocolate" from the Autumn-Winter mini catalogue. I created these cards using Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla cardstoke with some DS paper in the mix as well. 

The Chocolate Chip cardstock has been run through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder which was available in the last mini catalogue.  Although the Summer Mini Catalogue has finished, this embossing folder is still available as part of the "carryover products" from that catalogue.

If you are interested in this stamp set or finding out more about the Big Shot and embossing folders just send me an email and I will be happy to organise a workshop that fits in with the techniques you are interested in learning about.

Strength & Hope

"Strength & Hope" is a lovely stamp set in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue.  It comes as a set of 4 stamps - price is $28.95 (C) or $35.95 (W).  Stampin' Up! is donating $2 from every purchase of this stamp set to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide.

 

This stamp set is very versatile.  This is the first of many cards I expect to make with this set.

If you are interested in purchasing this set and helping to raise money for a great cause please contact me.

Don't you just love chocolate!

The new Autumn-Winter mini catalogue is out and there are lots of great stamps sets, Designer Series papers & punches available.

One of my favourite items is the "Eat Chocolate" stamp set, after all everyone loves to eat chocolate!  Here are a couple of cards I put together over the weekend using this stamp set.  It also has a new punch to go with it which I think will get lots of use as part of my kit.

I often give chocolates as a gift so from now on I will be able to add an appropriate tag or card to the gift.

Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue

I have recently received some goodies that are now available in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue. 

Today was my first opportunity to play with one of the stamps.  It is called "Motorcycle" and I have discovered it stamps beautifully.  It comes as an individual stamp and costs $13.95.

Sometimes it is difficult to come up with ideas for more masculine cards but this works perfectly.  For these cards I have stamped and then embossed the image before using Designer Series paper as a part of the layout.

If you are interested in having a look through the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue I have included a link on the right hand side of this blog or, if you prefer, please give me a call and I will get a copy to you

 

Vellum Overlay Cards

Below is a card I have made using the Vellum Overlay technique.  We will be making a version of this card at the Technique Class to be held on Saturday 26 February.

This design was orginally CASEd from Ngaire Anderson, then from my sister Denise who CASEd the idea from Marelle Taylor.

Each card has a vellum overlay, which gives a lovely soft effect.
The stamp sets used are Because I Care - hostess set but could be adapted for many other stamp sets.