Inkspiration Sketch Challenge # 47 - 60th Birthday

Hi there,
Today's card is for the Inkspiration Sketch Challenge this week.  I have made this card for a friend who is turning 60 this month. Hope she likes it!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Believe, Vintage Labels (R)
Card and Papers: Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Whisper White, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue Collection
Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon
Markers: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz
Embellishments: Pearls, Linen Thread, Pear Pizzazz Stitched Poly Ribbon
Tools:  Big Shot, Nestabilities Classic Ovals, Classic Scallop Ovals, Labels Eight, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Mini Glue Dots, Sponges, Dimensionals, Multi Mat Tool, Computer and Printer, Aqua Painter,
Thanks for stopping by today, Happy Crafting.
Hugs,

We Stamp for Lara Challenge #1 - Cupcakes

Hi Friends,
Today's post is a very late entry for the #1 Challenge at We Stamp for Lara - Cupcakes. I used the Designer Papers from a retired Scrappin Kit  to create the card with very little stamping.  Hope you like it. 

Supplies:

Stamps: On Your Birthday
Card and Paper: Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Simply Scrappin Kit Crew Kids-Girl (R), Vellum
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink
Embellishments: Pearls, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds
Tools: 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals,
Mini Glue Dots, Computer and Printer, Crimper 
Thanks for taking a peek today.
Hugs,

Just Add Ink #42 - Vintage Butterfly

Hi there,
Today's post is for the Just Add Ink sketch challenge this week.  I love the clean and simple lines of the sketch and needed a sympathy card, hope you like it.

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Sentiments 

Card: Early Espresso, Cake Crumb, Very Vanilla

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Embellishments: Lace, Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Beautiful Wings Die, Sponge, Dimensionals

Thanks for poppin in today.

Hugs,

Happy 4th Anniversary

Hi Friends,
Today's post is an Anniversary card I made for our Daughter and Son-in-law for their 4th Anniversary.  I have cased a few ideas from different sources and added my own. I am working for the next couple of weeks so posts will be a bit slow.

Supplies:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card: Black, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Embellishments: Black and White Pearls
Tools: Full Heart XL Punch, Scalloped Heart Nestability, Big Shot, Hand-held Heart Punch, Crop-A-dile, SU Petals of Plenty EB Folder, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Thanks for stopping by today. Hope your having a perfect week stamping.
Hugs,

We Stamp For Lara - Equipment Appeal

Hello Friends,
Today's post is to let you know that little Lara May Dunn needs our Help to raise funds for some essential equipment to give her a better quality of life and also so that she can be more involved with family activities inside and outside of her family home.  You can read all about little Lara's story here.

So please sign up for this very worthy cause and in doing so you will be rewarded with 30 days of tutorials from some of the Top Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in Australia and much more.

Hope your having the most perfect day.  Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #45 - Grab that Star!

Hi there,

Today's card is for Makeesha's Inkspiration Sketch Challenge this week.  I had a fun time decorating the Christmas Tree and adding some bling.  I Paper Pieced the flower pot, dry embossed the Wasabi strip with stars, and gold embossed the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous #Q122 Fluffles Tree, SU Starring You, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card and Papers: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Antique Gold, Paper Patterns Stack - Brights

Ink: Real Red, Stazon Black, Versamark

Markers: Basic Grey, Pretty In Pink, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery

Embellishments: Gold and Silver Metal Studs, Red Crystals, Jelly Roll Pen, SU Real Red Satin Ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissors Plus, Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Provo Craft Stars EB Folder, SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Aqua Painter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Jones Tones Gloop Glue, Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Gold EB Powder

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Just Add Ink #40 - Delicate Blossom

Hi Friends,
Today I have created a card for this weeks colour challenge at Just Add Ink.  After much surfing on the net and checking out lots of blogs trying to catch up on everyone's posts while I was away in Tasmania, I found Browyn Eastleys tutorial on a Scallop Circle Easel Card.  I thought I would give it a go and this is the card I came up with.  It reminds me of the Fairy Wrens, that just poped out from anywhere when you stopped the car to have a look around and the beautiful blossom we saw in Tasmania. I just loved watching them flitting about.  At home we only occassionaly see the Blue Wrens a couple of times a year so it was a real treat.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheep Talk, Oval All

Card: Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink: Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzazz

Embellishments: Pearls, Blushing Bride Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Circle Scissor Plus, Small and Large Oval Punches, Scallop Oval Punch, Trio Flower Punch (R), Scallop Circle Punch, Sponges, Embossing Tool and Computer Mouse Mat, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool

Hope you are all enjoying your day. Let me know if you like it.

Hugs,

2010 Stampin' Up! Regionals Perth - Make and Takes

Hi there,
Today's post features the Make and Takes we made at the Demonstrator's Stampin Up Regionals in September.  For Regionals all the Western Australian demonstrators have a get together for training purposes and included in the subscription is a new stamp set from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue and enough product to make four items. I was not a big fan of the stamp set we received "Every Moment" until I used it on the Make and Takes and now I love it. It is amazing how much the images come to life with a bit of water colouring, some spritzing, fabulous colour combinations, ribbon and pearls.
The first project is a little gift card. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the grass when I came home. I did not like how it turned out using the Scallop edge punch and changed the sentiment. We used the little butterfly on the back of the envelope.

The next item is a card.  We used a post it note mask on the flowers as we stamped them accross the card.  The flowers were coloured with markers and an aqua painter, then we used the Colour Spritzer to add more interest, ripped the top of the water colour paper, added a clip, ribbon and a pearl to the centre of one flower. 



Next we have a 6 x 6 Scrapbook page. 

Lastly we made a box using two Fancy Favour die cuts. The image was watercoloured and spritzed using the Soft Suede Marker. The tag is made from a 1 3/4" punched circle and trimmed back. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Every Moment, Vintage Labels (R)
Card: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Watercolour paper
Ink: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon
Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearl, Clip, Linen Thread
Tools: Colour Spritzer, 1 3/4" Circle, Big Shot, Fancy Favour Box Die, Beautiful Butterfly Die, Scallop Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Grass Punch, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Sponges, Stamp-a-ma-jig
For the day we make and exchange swaps, meet new friends and catch up with old friends. It is always a fabulous and inspiring day. So if your in Australia and want to join a wonderful group of ladies who love what they do and love to exchange ideas contact me by email at sjoyce3954@bigpond.com.
Hugs,

Punch Art by Pat Carr

Hello Friends,
In today's post I would like to feature a couple of cards my dear friend Pat Carr created.  The first one was for Andrea Buckland's weekend at Baldivis and Pat then used it at Stampin' Up's Perth Regionals as a swap.  It is a really cute punch art dog.

The second card Pat demonstrated at Stampin' Up's Perth Regionals, a mother Koala Bear and baby. Everyone one was in total awe of Pat's very special talent.

If you case these cards, please give Pat credit, I am not sure that Pat currently has a blog, so not able to link to it.  If I find one I will do so.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,

We Welcome Curtis Graham Joyce

Hi Folks,
It's been a while since I last posted, so what have I been up to..... going to Stampin' Up's Regionals in Perth (had hoped to post the Make and Takes, still on my to do list), working and having a fabulous time holidaying in Tasmania. We have been away for nearly three weeks and I hope to post some of my favourite pictures soon from our trip.
Our family has also been very blessed with the arrival of our first Grandson Curtis.  Thank's to our son Mark and Daughter-in-law Karlie.  Curtis is still very new and this is a picture I took today and he is just 2 days old. 

I am dying to spend some time in my stamping room and get some creativeness flowing again, so I hope to post soon. 

Hugs,

ESAD - SU Bigshot Blog Hop - It's A Party

Hi Stamping Friends,
Welcome to my blog and today's post for the ESAD - SU Bigshot Blog Hop.
What is ESAD?
ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up! We all love being Demonstrator's and sharing our passion with others, so if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.
You could have just joined the blog hop here or arrived from the very talented Andrea Buckland's blog. I hope you are enjoying the ride.
I have featured Stampin' Up's Pennant XL Bigz Die and the Bigshot, Celebrations designer paper and a couple of the new Colour Renovation card and inks now available. My theme is " It's A Party" including Invitation, Card, Flags, Party Hat, Straws, Milk Carton and Toothpicks. The supply list is at the end of the post. 

The flags use three pennant shapes each and I cut the edge back on the designer paper to feature the scallop edge. I used the Scallop circles on the centre of the embellishment, the 1 3/4" Circle punch and the Timeless Type Junior Numbers Die. 

I decorated the straws and toothpicks with some of the scallop edge shapes I cut as I was cutting the pennants.

To make the Invitation I used two Penant die shapes for the sides and embellished with the Scallop circles also on the same Extra Large die.

For the card I embossed the card base with the Polka Dot EB Folder and the Bigshot. Stamped the hats from Party Heart stamp set and reversed them to make the flags.  I used two Pennant Die shapes and the Scallop Circle to create some interest on the card. 

I made the Milk Carton from scratch because my die has not arrived yet, so it might not be the right dimensions. I stamped the background and the B, cut it out and embellished the carton with the paper clip and ribbon.

Supplies:
Stamps: Party Hearty, Trendy Trees, Vintage Labels (R)
Card and Designer Paper: Pacific Point, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White,Bashful Blue, Celebrations DSP
Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz
Embellishments: Pear Pizzazz Stitched Poly Ribbon, Paper Clip, Jumbo Eyelet, Linen Thread, Hemp
Tools: Big Shot, Pennant Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet and Numbers Die, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Polka Dot EB Folder, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Skewers, Toothpicks, Straws, Scallop Edger Border Punch, Fiskars Paper Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Crop-a-dile, Computer and Printer, Pinking Scissors, Sponge 
There is blog Candy on offer to non Demonstrators, but you need to visit every blog and leave a comment and then email Leonie Schroder (go to her blog and advise her that you have been to all the blogs and leave a comment through her email connection under the About Leonie heading).
Thank's for visiting my blog, I hope you enjoyed your visit. So now you need to proceed to Ann Gerlach's blog to check out her lovely creations and continue your way along the hop.
I hope I have inspired you, let me know if you like my Party Collection.
Happy Stamping.
Hugs,

Stampin' Up! - Perth Regional's 2010

Hi Friends,

Last Saturday I went to Stampin' Up's Perth Regional Training.  It was a fantastic day with lots of interesting presentations, some fabulous ideas for swaps. catching up with old and meeting new friends. 

Today I am posting the three cards I made as swaps.

Supplies:

Stamps: Oval All
Card: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink
Ink: Old Olive
Embellishments: Francheville Brad

Tools: Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, 2 Step Bird E-Large Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Dimensionals, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Fiskars Trimmer and Scoring Tool, 2 Way Glue Pen

Supplies:

Stamps: Pick a Petal, Vintage Vogue, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Embellishments: Strutt's Milford Knitting Cotton
Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Small and Large Oval Punches, 3/4" Punch, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals. Sponge, Scissors

Supplies:
Stamps: Sanded BG
Card: Garden Green, Real Red, Black, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi
Embellishments: Black Pearl, Black Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, 2 Step Bird X-Large Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Sponge, Scissors, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals
Thanks for poppin in today, let me know if you like my swaps.
Happy Stamping,
Hugs,

Monthly Calendar Challenge - September 2010 -Just Add Ink #34 - Spring

Hi everyone,
Today's post is for my Monthly Calendar Challenge and the Just Add Ink Colour Challenge this week. The colours are so pretty, I love them. I masked the flowers as I stamped and coloured them in with an Aqua painter and Markers.  The calendar was created on my computer.
My Monthly Calendar Challenge theme for September is Spring. If you would like to play along and link your design to my blog check out the details here.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Every Moment

Card: Cake Crumb, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, Cake Crumb, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Embellishments: Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border, Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Die, Mask, Aqua Pen, Computer and Printer, Colour Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals


Thanks for stopping by today, until next time,

Hugs,

Just Add Ink #33 - My Butterfly has Spots!

Hi there,

Today's post is for the Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge this week.  I have taken a quick break from making my swaps for Regionals in Perth this Saturday, I still have heaps to do, so I have kept it clean and simple. 

I have stamped the Butterfly's spots on acetate with Stazon Opaque Cotton White and punched out the shape with the Butterfly punch.  For the Wide Oval punched sentiment, I punched out 3 Scallop Oval shapes, cut one in half and placed them behind the Wide Oval as a matt.

Supplies:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Vintage Labels (R)
Card: Whisper White, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Clear Acetate
Ink: Rose Red, Stazon Opaque Cotton White
Embellishments: Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls
Tools: Butterfly Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, Martha Stewart Doily Punch, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,

Happy Father's Day

Hello Friends,
Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there.  Today's post is the card I gave to my Husband for Father's Day. I stamped the main image twice, cut one out and mounted it on dimensionals on the other one.  The rest of the card is fairly basic.  I printed the inside sentiment on card from my computer and then stamped around it and placed it inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, En Fancais BG, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Basic Grey, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Grey, Night of Navy

Embellishments: Stitched Ribbon, Brad, Eyelet

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Fiskars Trimmer, Crop-a-dile, Sponges, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dimensionals 

Thank's for stopping by today.

Hugs,

ESAD - SU New Catalogue 2010-2011 Blog Hop

Hi and Welcome to my Blog,

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up! We all love being Demonstrator's and sharing our passion with others, so if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

You could have just joined the blog hop here or arrived from the very talented Sharlene Meyer's blog. I hope you are enjoying the ride. 

For my projects today I have used two items that will be available today from the new Stampin' Up! 2010/2011 Idea Book and Catalogue. All of the items I have made use the Fancy Flower Extra Large Punch in a number of different ways to show how versatile this punch is.  The other new product is the For You Flower stamp which has been designed to be used with the same punch. You can check out the new Stampin' Up! catalogue here.  Let's go on with the hop......

This is a combination of some of the items I made. I went with a theme of black, white and red.

I love this Elegant rose and it is made using the Fancy Flower X-Large Punch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Oval All

Card: Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Stazon Black

Embellishments: White Grossgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, Double Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Skewer, Large Oval Punch, Bone Scorer, Scissors, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch

I used a template from Splitcoast Stampers Resource Projects Section for the Five In One Template Box.

Supplies:

Stamps: Oval All
Card: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Embellishments: Pearl, White Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Heat Tool, White EB Powder, Fiskers Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Bone Folder, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, Scissors, Scallop Oval Punch, Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Dimensionals

This card has a twisted ribbon flower centre.

Supplies:

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Versamark

Embellishments: Ribbon, Crystal Brad

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Two Step Bird X-large Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

I made the flower shapes into trees for this card.  I cut the trunks by hand.

Supplies:

Stamps: I (Heart) Hearts

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Real Red

Embellishments: None

Tools: Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, Heart to Heart X-Large Punch, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

The sweet container is made from clear acetate and the ends are made with the Fancy Flower X-Large Punch.  This is a really cute little box.  The lid stays together with the extra strip of thin card attached around it.

Supplies:

Stamps: Tiny Tags

Card: Basic Black, Clear Acetate, Whisper White, Red Tissue Paper

Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red

Embellishments: Red and White Grossgrain Ribbons, Heart Sweets

Tools: Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Fiskars Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Double Sided Tape, Jewelry Tag Medium Punch

I think these flowers look like Daisies.  To create them you score from the indented part through to the round part in a straight line and then pinch them on the folds.  I coloured Basic Grey Velvet Brads with a Black Marker to make them match my colour theme.

Supplies:

Stamps: Oval All

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Stazon Black

Embellishments: Large Velvet Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Two Step Bird X-Large Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

These two cards are very Ying and Yang using the For You Flower Punch.

Supplies:

Stamps: For You Flower stamp

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red

Embellishments: Mini Heart Crystals, Black Grossgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Polka Dot EB Folder, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Two Step Bird X-Large Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

I used three Fancy Flower punched shapes to make this flower.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sense of Time

Card: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red

Ink: Stazon Black

Embellishments: Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EB Folder, Fancy Flower X-Large Punch, Boho Blossoms X-Large Punch, Bone Scorer, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Little Leaves Sizzlets Die, Oval Original Dies, Dimensionals

This is the last photo showing the rest of the items altogether.  The white cluster of flowers in the foreground are four Fancy Flower punched shapes folded and then threaded with ribbon and tied together.  The red flower resembles a Carnation and I used 11 Fancy Flower punched shapes and Tissue Paper that you scrunch up and then open them up and put a brad through the centre then scrunch them up again. Makes a very soft and pretty flower.

There is blog Candy on offer to non Demonstrators, but you need to visit every blog and leave a comment and then email Leonie Schroder (go to her blog and advise her that you have been to all the blogs and left a comment through her email connection under the About Leonie heading). 

Thank's for visiting my blog, I hope you enjoyed your visit.  So now you need to proceed  to Rhonda Statham here to  check out her lovely creations and continue your way along the hop.

Happy Stamping,

Hugs,