Tuesday Trio #30

Time for this week’s trio! This week I’ve gone with another Nature-Themed set, “Inspired By Nature”

Project Recipe:

Papers: Glossy White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Stamps: Inspired By Nature

Ink: Staz On, Versamark, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Brayer

Project Recipe:

Papers: Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP

Stamps: Inspired By Nature

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Wide Ocal Punch, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects

Project Recipe:

Papers: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Urban Garden DSP, Whisper White

Stamps: Inspired By Nature

Ink: Going Gray, Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, Not Quite Navy Brads, 1/16″ hand punch, dimensionals

Punch Critters Class

Punch Critters Class Info

Hello Everyone!

Back in April, I posted about an upcoming class, but no date had been set…..

Finally, I have set a date for the class.

Saturday, September 5th^th, 1:00pm

The class will be held at my new home (contact me for address).  You will each be making 4 projects including one 12×12 scrapbook page, two cards, and a box.  The cost of the class is $25.00 and includes a Stampin Up! 2 way glue pen which will be used on the day to complete all your projects.

Please bring a basic kit, including:

-snail or adhesive of your choice

-paper snips or other fine tipped scissors

-paper trimmer/cutter

-pencil and ruler

-sticky strip for the box (if you have)

Please call or email to confirm if you are wanting to attend as space is limited.  8552 8748 or 0419 836 104

Looking forward to punching with you soon!

Hoppy Memories Kit

Last night, it was nearly time to go to bed, but I hadn’t done ANY stamping all day.  I couldn’t let the day pass me by without doing SOMETHING.  I thought it was a great time to pull out one of my unopened Simply Scrappin kits as they are quick and easy!  I uopened the Hoppy Memories kit and all but copied the page from the package cover for this surfing page:

This second layout I did was from our trip to New Zealand in January:

The best part is, I got all 3 pages completed in about 20 minutes, and still got to bed at a decent hour!

All items on these pages coem from the Simply Scrappin Kit “Hoppy Memories” except for the black jounaling pen, and the alphabet stamp sets and ink.  It’s too easy!

Try it, open up your kits and show me YOUR pages!

Tuesday Trio #29

This week I’ve chosen Petal Pizzazz and tried out a few colour schemes.  First up is a 3×3 inch gift card with a Thank You sentiment:

Project Recipe:

Papers: Raspberry Tart DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Short & Sweet

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: 1 3/8″ square punch, Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, scallop circle punch, rhinestone brads, word window punch, dimensionals

Secondly a minimalistic look on a Best Wishes card:

Project Recipe:

Papers: Whisper White, Urban Garden DSP

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Cute & Curly

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Baja Breeze striped ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Dimensionals

Lastly, a Stationary Folder with two cards inside, though it could easily hold up to six cards with envelopes.  My stamp club made this project at their May gathering.

 

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, One of a Kind, On Your Birthday, Fresh Cuts, Polka Dots background

Papers: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Whisper White, Haiku DSP

Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch 1/16″ circle punch, Word Window punch, small oval punch, large oval punch, Gold Brads, dimensionals, paper snips, tangerine tango striped ribbon.

A Couple Random Cards

Yesterday, I did my first workshop since returning from Canada.  I had very little time to prepare, so went for fairly simple cards.  These are the two cards I demonstrated yesterday.  The third project I demo’d was the Circle Circus scrapbook page that I posted a few weeks ago.

This first card was made by sponging a simple “sunset” background on glussy white paper.  I stamped the Upsy Daisy stamp over in Staz On to create a Silhouette image.  The card is finished off with Button Bouquet and taffeta ribbon.

Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Kraft, Summer Sun, Basic Black, Glossy White

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Ink: Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Staz On

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Button Bouquet, Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Sponges

This is the card that the group made as a Make and Take.  I introduced the Stamp-A-Majig.  I met with a bit of resistance, as it looked tricky to them.  Once they tried it a few times, they all got the hang of it easily.

Project Recipe:

Carstock: Mello Moss, Ruby Red, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red, More Mustard

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone Brads, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamp-A-Majig, 1/16″ brad punch

I’m busy packing up to move house in 10 days, I’ll try to post when I can but don’t count on too many extra posts in the next few weeks.  The Tuesday Trios will continue however as they are pre-loaded already.  Keep coming back for new ideas!

Disneyland!

Hi Everyone! We’re back home from our overseas Oddesy. I appreciate all of you who continued to come and view my blog while I was away.  I made every effort to keep at least one post per week uploading while I was away.  Now that I’m back, I hope to do more soon, however, we are in the midst of packing and moving to a new house in a matter of 2 weeks!

 

I have a few things to show you soon, but in the meantime, I thought I’d share just a few snapshot from our stopover in Disneyland on the way home.  Enjoy!

I think this is the ONLY shot of all 4 of us in Disneyland!  Brad didn’t ride on the teacup with the kids, that was my job…but this one was sitting next to the ride, ready for posing in!

The kids posing with Ariel prior to our dinner with the Princesses.  We also got photos done with Snow White, Cinderella, Belle and Mulan.  Ariel was by far the favourite!

The star himself: Mickey Mouse!  We waited about 45 minutes in line to meet him!

 

Emma with her favourite fairy…Tinkerbell!

Lastly, me with the scallywag himself…Captain Hook!

 

The best part about Disneyland???  EVERYONE gets to be a kid…riding the Carousel was never more fun than it was with my own kids riding beside me.

 

Thanks for visiting everyone, I’ll be back soon with some cards for you to see!

Tuesday Trio #28

This week I’ve chosen another new stamp set called “Good Friend”.  First off, I couldn’t let this stamp set go by without doing a layout of me and my girlfriends.  One of the photos was from my going away BBQ before we moved to Australia.  The other was from a gathering since I left, but they were still kind enough to send me the photos.  I miss my girlfriends, but by the time you read this I should have been home and back and had plenty of time with them.

Project Recipe:

Papers: Pacific Point, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White

Stamps: Good Friend, Short Order Alphabet

Ink: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun

Accessories: Designer Flower Brads

This second project is just a simple card using the matching papers:

Project Recipe:

Papers: Summer Sun, Good Morning Sunshine, chocolate chip, whipsper white

Stamps: Good Friend

Ink: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, earth elements button (retired), dimensionals

Thirdly, an altered clipboard with in terchangeable photo, (this is my hubby for those of you who haven’t seen him yet!)

Project Recipe:

Papers: Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Stamps: Good Friend

Ink: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Spiral Punch, Clipboard, sanding blocks.

Lastly, a bonus card, using the bird upside down as a whale!  I just snipped out the inner “tail feather” to make it a whale tail.  I can’t take credit for this being my own idea, I saw it on another blog somewhere, but I can’t for the life of me remember where!

Project Recipe:

Papers: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Stamps: Good Friend

Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point

Accessories: 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds, pumpkin pie striped ribbon.

Tuesday Trio #27

This week’s trio is such a cute little set.  So many themes can be done with this set, from birthday, to congratulations to love cards.  So many accessories for these little owls make it easy to work with!  Firstly I did a Birthday card, I saw the idea for this “window view” online, and modified it for my own colours, etc:

Project Recipe:

Papers: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango, Watercolour Paper, pacific point patterns DSP

Stamps: Owl Together Now

Ink: Staz On, Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Tangerine Tango ribbon, small oval punch, large oval punch, word window punch, eyelet border punch

Secondly, a Congratulations themed one:

Project Recipe:

Papers: Garden Green, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Stamps: Staz On, Owl Together Now

Ink: Staz On, Close to Cocoa

Markers: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green

Accessories: 1″ circle punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch

Lastly, a cute little I Love You card.  Even my hubby thought this one was cute.  Timely too, as we just celebrated out 10th Anniversary on June the 5th!

 

Project Recipe:

Papers: Rose Red, Watercolour Paper, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Raspberry Tart DSP

Stamps: Owl Together Now

Ink: Staz On, Basic Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, More Mustard

Accessories: 1″ circle punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, 1/16″ hand punch, clear rhinestone brads

Convention Make & Takes part Four

This was the last make and take that I got to complete.  It’s a 12×12 scrapbook page that folds up into a mini book, very ingenious!  Remember, all these Make & Takes were designed by Stampin up, I’m just showing you my completed versions.

Project Recipe:

Papers: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Baja Breeze Patters DSP

Stamps: Circle Circus, Short Order Alpha

Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Versamark, Chocolate Chip Marker

Accessories: Baja Breeze 1″ double stitched ribbon, Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon, Linen thread, Flower Fusion Too, Silver Brads, Silver Hodgepodge (clip), Metal Edged tags, Trio Flower punch, 1/16″ hand punch, 1″ circle punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, 2 way glue pen, mini glue dots, paper snips

Tuesday Trio #26

This week I’ve chosen the Build-A-Roo stamp set.  I love this cute little Kangaroo!  Its versatile inthat you can put several different items in the pouch, or leave it empty!  It’s condusive to watercolouring or colouring in with markers too.  Here I’ve used it on a baby scrapbook page (isn’t that little Joey adorable?), a Thank You card, and an I Love You card.  Enjoy!

Project Recipe:

Papers: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Washington Apple

Stamps: Build A Roo

Ink: Staz On, Riding Hood Red

Markers: Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral

Accessories 1 3/4″ circle punch (not available in Australia…yet) cut in half

Project Recipe:

Papers:  Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, Watercolour Paper

Stamps: Build A Roo

Ink: Staz On, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Cameo Coral, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon, large oval punch, wide oval punch

 

Papers: Brilliant Blue, Glorious Green, Watercolour Paper, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP

Stamps: Build A Roo

Ink: Staz On, Cremy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Brilliant Blue, Glorious Green, Blush Blossom marker

Accessories: 1 3/4″ circle punch (not available in Australia…yet), 1/16″ brad punch, brilliant blue brads, whisper white taffeta ribbon