Stamp My Day

Our Little Neighbour Turns One!

2012-01-14T10:38:00.000+11:00

Hi everyone.

Just jumped on here to quickly show you the card I just finished for our little neighbour who turns one today...

Love the little sk8er boy!!!

The colours I used today were Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, More Mustard and Real Red. The background was stamped with stamps from the Extreme Elements set, with Crumb Cake ink. The blue cardstock was torn using the Tearing Edge ruler. The image was stamped onto watercolour paper with Black StazOn ink and coloured with SU markers. The star was punched with the large star punch and the number 1 was cut with the alphabet dies. The sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Well, off to do some more work on the girls' birthday party invitations and other party projects. Their birthday isn't until March but they involve a lot of colouring so I thought I'd get an early start.

Thanks for stopping by!

Andrea

My First Fancy Favour Box!

2012-01-11T23:30:00.002+11:00

Woo hoo! I have my first ever Fancy Favor Box to show you today! It's very simple because I was in a BIG hurry. Honestly, it took me about five minutes to make. Gotta love that. Well, here it is...

This die has definitely made it onto my list of favourite crafting supplies! Can't wait for the opportunity to use it again.

Off to bed now. It's late and these school holidays are wearing me out. Ha ha... I love school holidays but they are exhausting.

See you soon. Sleep tight.

Andrea

Some School Scrapping

2012-01-11T23:20:00.001+11:00

I think I promised you another card for my next post but instead, I have scrapbooking pages. I've fallen a little behind with the scrapping so I'm trying to get back into it.

Anyway, first up I have a page of Demi wearing her Winter uniform for the first time. Please don't ask me what 12 x 12 paper I used because I never remember the name, but they are by Stampin' Up! Well, here it is...

The second one is Mia's Year 3 photo. I scrapped the class photo too but for privacy reasons I won't post it. Anyway, here it is...

This was the first time I used the Letter It stamp set & I can see myself using it time and time again, especially for scrapbooking. I LOVE it but do you know what would make it the perfect stamp set? If it came with a matching punch! That said, the letters were very easy to cut out with scissors.

Well, that's all for this post but I'll be back in a few minutes with another project. Catch you then

Andrea

Keeping With the Same Sketch

2012-01-11T11:28:00.000+11:00

Back again!

This time with a card for a little boy who's turning six...

Yes, it's the same layout of used for the last few cards. Very easy and always effective.

The colours this time were Real Red, So Saffron and Night of Navy. The sentiment is from the retired Curly Label Punch Set. The stars were punched with the small star punch and adhered onto squares punched with the large square punch. The image was stamped in Black StazOn ink onto watercolour paper and coloured with SU markers.

That's it for today but I have another card to make for a 1st birthday (how cute) so stay tuned!

See you then.
Andrea :)

Niece's Sweet Sixteenth

2012-01-07T08:21:00.001+11:00

Hello!

I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year celebrations, and that it was a special time for you.

It seems like a lifetime ago that I made a card so it felt really good to get back into the swing of things.
And what better occasion to make a card for than our niece's sweet sixteenth coming uo in two weeks...

I'm so happy with how it turned out. The colours are really pretty - Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant and Pretty in Pink, and those butterflies cut with the Beautiful Wings die are just amaaaazing! I love that little die and I just love it when you get a good feeling about a card.

The buuerflies were adhered to squares punched with the large square punch, and embellished with adhesive half-pearls. The numbers were cut with the alphabet dies and the little flower was cut with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Set.

What do you guys think about it? Feel free to leave me a few words just to know someone is out there!!!! Ha ha... Doesn't matter if you don't know me. All the better! :)

Back soon with another post. Promise.

Andrea

A Break From Christmas Cards

2011-12-19T13:07:00.000+11:00

That's right. No Christmas cards in this post. Instead, two birthday cards. As much as I enjoyed making my Christmas cards and projects this year, this was a welcome break. Here they are...

This one was for one of Mia's school friends. I used Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Garden Green and Chocolate Chip cardstock. The image was coloured with SU markers. The leaves are from the Two-Step Bird Punch. The flowers were stamped with the Vintage Vogue stamp set in Bashful Blue and embellished with half pearls. The sentiment from happiest Birthday Wishes was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. The 'ribbon' was punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch from Chocolate Chip cardstock.

The following card was made for our niece, Victoria...

Without wanting to sound showy, I have to say that this is one of my favourite cards out of all the ones I have ever made, and boy, there have been a few! Maybe it's the colours. Unconventional for me. I wanted to go 'bright' for this card & I just picked some random colours. No real science to it but I love the result.

The colours I picked were Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant, Real Red and Whisper White. The sentiment in the centre was stamped with the a stamp from the retired Curly Label Punch Bundle.
The punches I used were the square punch, the Owl Punch, the small star punch, the Two Step Bird punch for the leaves, and the little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.

The dies I used were the alphabet dies, Floral Fusion die and the Beautiful Wings die. I used adhesive crystals for embellishment.

I think I remembered everything, but if not, feel free to ask. Even leave a comment, if you like. I don't get many comments :( so the few I do get are very welcome and very appreciated. They put a smile on my face. :)

Well, that's all for today. Who knows, I may be back before Christmas, but if not, I'll take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful, peaceful and very merry Christmas and a new year that is filled with love and good health.

Enjoy your celebrations but take care and stay safe.

Andrea

More Chrissy Cards

2011-12-17T07:16:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone and welcome to the school holidays! Welcome to no-rush mornings, staying in PJ's all morning, no more school lunches and welcome to no more homework. Aahhhh....

I managed to get some more Christmas cards done today. I think this should be the last of them for this year. :(

Here they are...

For this first card I used the Lovely As A Tree, Welcome Christmas and Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp sets with a sponged background and lots of Dazzling Diamonds.

For the second card I used a stamp form the Merry and Type set stamped in Real Red and accented with red ribbon and Dazzling diamonds. The sentiment is from Many Merry Messages.

For the last card I used the tree from Lovely As A Tree, stamped in Craft White ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greeting is also from Many Merry Messages. I made the the holly with the leaves from the Two Step Bird punch and some red half-pearls.

Which one do you like the best?

Andrea

Christmas Gift Giving

2011-12-11T13:30:00.002+11:00

Hi again.

I just thought I'd share some of my gift giving/wrapping ideas with you today. Here are photos of the presents I have already bought and wrapped. Yeah me! Ha ha...

Can you tell that I just love using brown paper and brown paper bags? You can team any colours with brown paper and it always looks fantastic. It matches Crumb Cake cardstock nicely, which is what I used for the tags.

I think I mentioned in my last post just how much I'm loving my new Two Tags Die, but I just have to tell you again - I looooove it! I love how the folded tags turned out. I embellished them with a an image from the Winter Post stamp set and a Real Red flower made with the Floral Fusion die and one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.

Oh, gosh. Let me not forget to mention that gorgeous Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch. Wow! How cute is this punch? It punches out strips of cardstock that look just like ribbon!!! Looooove it too!

The actual ribbon I used to wrap these presents is the satin ribbon in Real Red.

What so you think?

Please feel free to leave a comment. I don't get many comments :( so the few I do get make me very happy :)

Enjoy your crafting!

Andrea

Christmas Bookmarks

2011-12-11T01:26:00.001+11:00

Hello again!

I'm glad to report that I'm steadily getting through my very long Christmas 'to do' list. I set aside time last night to make little gifts for the girls' classmates. They have been receiving lots of cards and candy canes from their friends, which is lovely, but always being one for being different, I didn't want to give the same thing in return.

I decided on making Christmas bookmarks, so with the girls' approval I proceeded to think of a design. There were two things I knew for sure - they design had to be quick and easy to mass produce (I had to make almost sixty!), and I just had to use my new Two Tags die!

So here is what I came up with...

I used Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla cardstock, red ribbon, and Basic Black and Real Red ink.

The stamped reindeer is from the Winter Post set. The sentiments are from Many Merry Messages.

I have to say that I'm really loving the Two Tags die!

Well, I hope the kids love them. I know my girls can't wait to hand them out on Monday!

I'll be back soon with some other little Christmas projects so be sure to keep checking back here.

Take care,
Andrea

Lots of Delightful Decorations

2011-12-08T22:26:00.002+11:00

Hello everyone.

Wow! Can you believe there are just two weeks left until Christmas? Yikes! I really have to get a move on those Christmas presents tomorrow. There have been so many things to do lately that I just haven't had the time.

These projects were one of the 'so many things to do.' These are some other Christmas cards that I made for our friends and neighbours...

The prerequisite for making my cards was that they had to be quick to make, and they were, except for the fact that I had to clean my stamp after every image that I stamped because of the rocking 'n' rolling. There are no layers! I rarely make cards without any layering! And they really stand out in real life. I was really happy with how they turned out and how quicly I was able to get them all done. These photos only show a selection of the total of cards I made. There were plenty more.

The gorgeous ornaments are from the Delightful Decorations set and the sentiment is my favourite from the So Many Merry Messages set. Each ornament has either half pearls or clear crystals on them.

I plan to make a few more Christmas projects yet. I just hope I find the time. Wish me luck!

Andrea

Party Time!

2011-11-26T09:01:00.000+11:00

Good morning! Listen. What do you hear? I think the rain here in Sydney has finally stopped. Thank goodness.

Another weekend of Kindergarten parties for my Demi this weekend and here are the cards I made for them, using The Greeting Farm stamps stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with Stampin' Up! markers...

The colour scheme is Night of Navy, Sahara Sand and Certainly Celery. The background of the second card was created with stamps from the Extreme Elements set. The sentiments are from Happiest Birthday Wishes. The stars were punched with both sizes star punches and the charms are from my stash.

What do you think?

Well, take care and enjoy your weekend.

Andrea

2011-11-24T17:15:00.001+11:00

Hello!

It has been a while, hasn't it? Life has been just soooo busy, as is typical of this time of year, so when it came to my Christmas cards this year I wanted them to be quick and simple.

I came up with two cards, both incorporating the photos of my girls that I took especially to be included in the cards.

This first one is a front door card, complete with a Christmas wreath and the photo and sentiment inside...

The flowers were stamped using the Vintage Vogue set.

Next is the other card I made using some premade silver cardstock cards that were kindly given to me by a friend who used to work at a stationery outlet...

The Real Red belt is adorned with a stamped image from the retired Punches Three set. The inside is the same as the previous card...

There. All done. Now just have to address the envelopes and post them out. It is such a relief to have crossed off another item off my 'to do' list.

I hope to finish some birthday cards in the next couple of days so stay tuned for those.

See y ou soon.
Andrea

Ugh! Such bad photos.

2011-11-09T20:03:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone.

What a scorcher today was, and still is. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

Anyway, I have two cards to share with you tonight but....the photos are terrible! I took them in the dark and the colours look so bad, but I will still show you. Here they are...

Believe it or not, the colours used were Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper Wahite and Groovy Guava. I love Groovy Guava. Such a shame that it is retired.

The image was stamped in black StazOn onto watercolour paper and coloured with SU markers. The sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes. The flowers were from my stash and were accented with little flowers punch with one of the flowers from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and a half pearl.

The next card features images from the Up, Up & Away set. The colours used were Basic Grey, Whisper White and Marina Mist. The balloons were inked with Marina Mist ink & then 'rock 'n' rolled' in Basic Grey. The sentiment is from a retired set called Vintage Labels.

The cloud background was created by using a punched scallop circle and sponging with Bashful Blue ink. A really nice effect.

So, what do you think, despite the bad photos? Feel free to let me know.

Well, stay cool (literally). See you soon.

Andrea

2011-11-06T08:42:00.002+11:00

Welcome to another glorious Sydney morning! Just beautiful out there today, as it was yesterday.

The girls had a party yesterday & they'll be off to another party later today, not to mention the school disco they went to on Friday night. What a social life!

Here are the cards I made for the parties...

They were both inspired by this card by Jodene at Did I Say That Out Loud?

Colours used were Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Marina Mist and Old Olive. The image was stamped in Black StazOn ink onto watercolour paper, and coloured with SU markers. The sentiments are from Happiest Birthday Wishes. Not sure if you can make it out from the photo but I added some Crystal Effects on the sunglasses for a glassy finish. The rest is pretty self explanatoru but if you'd like to know anything, feel free to ask.

Whatever you're doing today, I hope you have a great day.

See you all soon.
Andrea

Surfer Chick

2011-10-31T21:03:00.001+11:00

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Did you trick ot treat today? Halloween is not very big here in OZ but I did take my girls for a Trick or Treat around our cul-de-sac, as all the neighbours know each other. Here is a photo of my girls before we set off...

They looked so cute!

Now that I've done my proud mummy thing, I do actually have a card to show you. This is a card I made for one of Mia's school friends...

I love the image! So adorable and so much fun to colour with my SU markers. The sentiment is from the Hostess set, Happiest Birthday Wishes.

That's all from me today.

Catch you all again soon.

Andrea
:)

Christmas Cards! Yes, Already!

2011-10-07T23:52:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone.

Those of you that know me know that I'm very organised, to the point of obsessiveness. So, true to my style, I already have some Christmas cards to share with you.

This first one is with the new and delightful Stitched Stockings stamp set that is available to purchase right now, together with the matching Stocking Tag Punch. So cute!

The sentiment is from Many Merry Messages and the stamp on the little tag is from a retired set called Vintage Labels. The tag was punched with the Jewellery Tag Punch and embellished with an adhesive crystal.

Colours used in this card were Old Olive, Real Red and Basic Black.

This next card uses all the previously listed supplies, but is a little more intricate, also using a brick embossing folder and some More Mustard cardstock for the fire.

This next Christmas card was made using a non-Christmas stamp set. I stamped the baubles with one of the hot air balloons from the cute Up, Up & Away stamp set. I stamped it in, rock 'n' rolled it in black and embellished them with ahdesive crystals.

The sentiment is from Many Merry Messages.

The final card was inspired by this card by Lisa Young. Mine was made using the gorgeous Delightful Decorations stamp set and matching Ornament Punch. They were stamped in Rich Razzleberry and rock 'n' rolled in Basic Grey.

The sentiment is from Many Merry Messages. The white strip of Whisper White cardstock was torn with the Tearing Edge ruler and glitter glue placed along the torn edge. The centre bauble was embellished with an adhesive crystal.

Sorry that the photos are a little dark. I was in a hurry, as always seems to be the case.

Well, bye again.

Hope to see you soon.

Andrea

Demi's School Photo

2011-10-07T16:01:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone!

As these school holidays are coming to an end, I'd like to share a scrapbooking layout of my little munchkin...

It's pretty simple, really. I just wanted to keep the beautiful photo as the feature.

Quick, huh?

Well, be sure to pop back tomorrow for lots of Christmas cards to get your Christmas spirit going. :)

Until then, take care.

Andrea

Halloween Owl Trick or Treat Boxes

2011-09-29T06:00:00.002+10:00

Well, Halloween is fast approaching and although we don't really celebrate it here in Australia, we still do get quite a number of children knocking our door for treats.

This year I made these quick and easy little boxes to hand out...

This is just a selection of them. There are plenty more where these came from! Ha ha...

I made them using the Box No. 2 die and the large circle, scallop circle and owl punches. Oh, and don't forget the googly eyes! The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set.

OK, kiddies. I'm ready for you!!!

What do you think?

Andrea

Wink Wink

2011-09-28T07:23:00.000+10:00

Good morning again! How are you all today?

We're having a quiet day at home today after two days of holiday outings. Yesterday we went to the movies to watch the Smurfs and a relatively (this time) inexpensive visit to Smiggle. For those of you who don't know, Smiggle is store that sells all kinds of cute stationery. Every little girl's dream. :)

Well, as promised, I'm back today with a card I made for my niece whose birthday is coming up next month....

I coloured the cute image from the Greeting Farm with markers once stamped in black StazOn ink onto watercolour paper. Her sunglasses have been highlighted using Crystal Effects. Cardstock is Chocolate Chip. The flowers and butterflies were cut from Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose using the Floral Fusion and Beautiful Wings dies, and they were embellishment with adhesive-backed crystals. The Bricked embossing folder is one that I picked up recently from eBay. The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Wishes hostess set.

Well, be sure to come back tomorrow so I can show you my quick and easy Halloween project.

See you then...oh, and don't forget to leave me a comment. :)

Take care.
Andrea

Mermaid for Mum

2011-09-27T07:27:00.000+10:00

Good morning all.

Hoping that all of you with little ones are enjoying the start of the school holidays. We kicked off our holidays with a visit to the beautiful Centennial Park yesterday.

Well, here is the card I made for my Mum for her birthday next month...

I really enjoyed colouring this Magnolia image with my SU markers. She's just so cute. Colours used were Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue and Blush Blossom. The sentiment is from the new hostess set, Happy Birthday Wishes. The charm & flower are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by again. I really appreciate you taking the time. I'm off now to plan some activities for my girlies.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card so be sure to come back.

See you then. :)

On the Laptop

2011-09-25T21:48:00.001+10:00

Howdy peeps!

What an awful change in the weather we experienced today! Back to my night gown tonight. Brrr. The only good thing about it was that my girls & I stayed indoors in our PJ's and made cards all morning.

Here is one of them that I made for a good friend of ours....

You'll have to excuse the really bad photos. I took them in really poor lighting practically as we were running out the door to the party.

The Mo Manning image was stamped in black StazOn ink and coloured with SU markers. Cardstock colour is Soft Suede. The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Wishes hostess set. The flowers were cut with the Floral Fusion die and one of the Itty Bitty Punch Pack flowers. The leaves were cut with the Two Step Bird punch.

Hope to be back tomorrow with another card, school holidays allowing. :)

Take care.
Andrea

Best Fishes!

2011-09-11T10:51:00.001+10:00

Here is a card I made for my husband, a keen fisherman, for Father's Day, but didn't end up giving to him as the girls had made him their own gorgeous cards (one of them using this particular stamp). I'll hang on to it for his birthday in February...

Colours used were More Mustard, Night of Navy and Bashful Blue. The image was coloured with SU markers and I used a little fishy charm from my stash. And yes, there's that little flag again. :)

I added Glossy Effects to the fisherman's eyes but it's difficult, if not impossible to see in the photo. And I added a little googly eye to the fishy. Too cute!

So what do you think of this one?

Well, that's all from me for a few days while I finish some scrapbooking layouts. I'll be sure to post them once they're done.

Don't miss me! ;)

See you then.

Andrea

Sail Away.....

2011-09-10T10:37:00.004+10:00

Happy Saturday to you all!

Today I have a card for you with my freshly inked Sail Away stamp that I just snapped up before the Winter Mini Catalogue retired. I just had to have it as it is a perfect image for masculine cards. They can be so hard for me sometimes. Maybe I just prefer to make cutesy, girlie cards.

Anyway, here is my card....

I took inspiration from this card by Connie Babbert that I stumbled across online.

The colours I used were Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Real Red and Basic Black. The boat was stamped in black pigment ink and embossed with clear powder. The sails were coloured with a Sahara Sand marker. The water was sponged with Bashful Blue ink. The coloured card panels were embossed with the Lattice Embossing Folder. I used silver brads to embellish and the sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and yes, there's that little flag. In my defence, it is appropriate in this instance. You know, the sea, the sea breeze, the flag in the wind... ha ha...

What do you think? You like? Let me know.

Well, I'll be back tomorrow with another card. That'll be three cards in three days! Woo hoo!

Until then, take care.

Andrea

A Girly Girl Card

2011-09-09T10:33:00.001+10:00

Well, just when we thought Winter was over, we get another burst of cold weather and yucky rain. :(

Well, at least it's Friday and that's always good, right? :)

This weekend will be another busy one, bringing with it two parties and my daughter's netball presentation.

This is the card that I made for a nine-year-old's party we have tonight...

Isn't she just so stylish?

I love the soft, earthy colours. I sed Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom abd Bashful Blue to colour the image that was stamped in black StazOn on watercolour paper, and Soft Suede and Bashful Blue cardstock.

The embellishments were made with the Beautiful Wings and Floral Fusion dies (love these!) and the alphabet dies.

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set. I'm really liking the sentiment card piece shaped into a flag. I have used this 'touch' on all my latest cards. Hey, when you're onto a good thing....ha ha...

I hope you all have a great weekend and I can't wait to read your comments.

Take care.
Andrea

Retro

2011-08-30T08:32:00.000+10:00

Hello again.

I'm baaaaack!

Just a quick post today to show you this retro looking card that I made for our niece....

Isn't she cute?

That's all. See? Told you it was quick one. ;)

Well, take care. Catch you again soon.

Andrea

August Class

2011-08-30T08:27:00.000+10:00

Hello everyone.
We had a small but very fun and cosy class tonight, during which we discussed all sorts of topics such as cake decorating courses, towel racks, coffee machines, the fabulous new SU catalogue and....oh, yes...we made a couple of cards too! Ha ha!
Here they are...

This first cards are similar to the one I showed you in my previous post but in different colours. All the card packs I made for the class had a different feature colour in them. Participants were able to choose their sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set. The masculine Just Rugby set is retiring at the end of tomorrow, so if you'd like to get your hands on it, or any other retiring set, please let me know ASAP!!!!

The background stamp is from the Extreme Elements stamp set. The stars were punched with star punches and pierced with a silver brad. The back coloured panel was embossed with the Lattice folder.

This was the second card....

It was inspired by a card that I found on this website by Cristena Bagne, featuring a technique that I don't know the name of! I'm sure that it isn't mentioned on her Blog either. Anyway, the technique results in a watercoloured look without the watercolouring. So cool and a hit at my class.
The background stamp is En Francais and the feature stamp and sentiment is from the Just Believe set.
The butterfly was cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

Please let me know if you'd like to know anything about these cards.

Until next time but remember that you have only until 31st August to order any retiring items from the current catalogue, and remember that the new catalogue kicks off on 1st September! Woo hoo!!!!!

Andrea

Holy Communion Layout

2011-08-22T09:36:00.000+10:00

Hi everyone.

I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I managed to get this double page layout finished. It's of Mia's First Holy Communion that we celebrated in May. Here it is...

You may remember that Mia felt quite sick with a fever on the day, but despite that, she still looked gorgeous and managed to have a wonderful day.

I like the soft colours of this layout. The DSP's, which are now retired, were teamed with Very Vanilla cardstock. The flowers were cut in Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue and Crumb Cake with the Blossom Party die and a punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. They were finished with half-pearls in the centres. The cross and dove images are from the Special Blessing stamp set. They were stamped in Crumb Cake ink and cut out. The butterflies were cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. The silver charms are from my stash.

I like the soft colours of the layout. Very appropriate for such a special occasion.

Let me know what you think. Don't be shy. Leave your comments. Doesn't matter if we don't know each other. Go on.

Well, see you soon.

Until then , take care.
Andrea

Just a Rugby Card

2011-08-17T10:24:00.001+10:00

Hello again.

Well, I managed to finished this card this morning in between all the panic of getting ready for school. It's for my nephew, who follows Manly in the NRL, but it would also make a great Father's Day card and it would be perfect for any male occasion. I'll definitely be replicating it in many different supporter coulours.

I used the Just Rugby set, which sadly, is retiring. I have been eyeing this set for some time & I just had to snap it up before it was too late. If there are any retiring sets that you have your heart set on, be sure to order them before they run out.

Anyway, back to the card.... The colours I used were Whisper White, Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry, which will also be retiring. The background stamp is from the Extreme Elements set. The sentiment is from the already retired Vintage Labels set. It was punched with the Jewellery Tag punch and attached with a silver brad to the stars, that were punched with the two sized star punches. The small star punch will also be retiring. Sob, sob... all these retiring items are making me sad but I'm sure I'll get over it when that lovely new catalogue kicks in on 1st September. How exciting! Not long now!

See you soon.
Andrea
:)

Parties Galore!

2011-08-16T20:43:00.003+10:00

Don't you just love Kindergarten and the parties that come with it? I do! It's such a fun time for my little Demi. She has been invited to five parties over two months! Can you believe it? What does that mean for me? Lots of cardmaking! Here they are...

Because there are so many cards and so many supplies that I used, I won't list them all, but please feel free to ask if you'd like to know anything. I'm more than happy to share.

It was really hard to find the time to make all of these this week (I think it is my record - ha ha!) but I loved every minute of it.

I've already started on another card tonight & I have a few more to make yet. Wish me luck.

Well, enjoy your night. Hope to be back soon.

Andrea

A Father's Day Card for my Dad

2011-08-09T09:34:00.001+10:00

I'm back! This time with a Father's Day for my Dad....

I love this image! So appropriate for my Dad. I stamped it with black StazOn ink on watercolour paper and coloured it with my SU markers.

The DSP is from the just retired mini catalogue. Sorry, I can never remember the names of the DSP packs. The cardstock is Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy and Whisper White.

The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments. The embellishment is just a little piece of Whisper White paper tied with linen thread.

It's very simple but I like it.

What do you think? Feel free to let me know.

Well, that's all from me today. I'm off to check the front door to see if my latest SU order has arrived. That always makes my day. :)

Take care.

Andrea

Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr Seuss

2011-08-09T09:23:00.002+10:00

Good morning!

Well, here I am another year older, having celebrated my birthday yesterday. It was a sweet day celebrated quitely at home with all my beloved family.

I have a card to share with you today that I made for a little friend of ours who will be turning four in a few weeks...

I'm in love with this image and it comes with such an appropriate quote from a Dr Seuss book, "Oh, the places you'll go." The stamped image of the sentiment was a little big so I typed it out on the computer instead, printed it, punched it with a circle punch, and put it on the inside of the card.

I used some old scrapbooking paper from my stash, teamed with Soft Suede and Bashful Blue cardstock. The Bashful Blue backing piece was torn with the Tearing Edge ruler.

The image was stamped with black StazOn ink on watercolour paper and coloured with SU markers. I added some glitter to the furry colour but it's a little difficult to see in the photo.

The flowers were cut with my Floral Fusion die and a punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and embellished with adhesive half-pearls. The leaves were cut with the Two Step Bird Punch. The sentiment on the front is from Vintage Labels and it was cut out with the Jewellery Tag Punch. The butterflies were cut and embossed in one step with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. The letter 'A' was cut with the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies.

The little charm from my stash was tied with linen thread.

I think that's it but if you'd like to know anything, please ask. Also, feel free to leave your comment. I love to hear from you.

I'll be back soon with another post of a Father's Day card for my Dad.

See you soon.

Andrea

Kindy Party

2011-08-04T19:19:00.000+10:00

Hi everyone.

I hope you basked in the gorgeous Sydney sunshine today.

I'm here today to share a card I made for one of Demi's Kindy classmates who will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow...

It's such a cute little image. I coloured it with SU markers. The letters and butterflies were cut with Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit, respectively. The flowers were punched with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and the leaves are from the Two-Step Bird Punch. I used little half-pearls to embellish.

I have so many cards to make in the next month or so but so little time! I plan to really get stuck into them next week so stay tuned for lots of posts.

Have a great night & I'll catch you back here soon.

Andrea

Sk8er Boy Card

2011-07-29T17:10:00.002+10:00

Hello people.

What a week it has been. Don't have much to show for it but I feel exhausted. Does that happen to you too?

I have a card to show you that I made for one of Demi's classmates whose party she'll be attending this weekend. I didn't have much time to complete it so I kept it fairly simple. Here it is...

Colours are Night of Navy and More Mustard. The DSP is from my stash. The image was coloured with SU markers. The cap charm has been tied with linen thread, which I have to say, I much prefer to the twine which can sometimes be a little stiff for little jobs.

Anyway, I have another card to make this weekend so I hope to be back soon.

Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Andrea

Class Cards

2011-07-23T12:27:00.000+10:00

Hello everyone.

I hope you've been keeping warm and dry this past week. It has rained so much here in Sydney that I'm contemplating building my own ark! Ha ha....

The rain didn't stop my lovely regular ladies from attending my class last night, a few joining me in wearing slippers. :)

Here are photos of our three projects of the night.

First, a very pretty and simple care made using flowers from the Floral Fusion die. The smallest Flower was punched with one of the punches from the set of three mini punches (the name escapes me). The sentiment is from Afterthoughts and the colours used were Crumb Cake, Whisper White and So Saffron.

For the second card I wanted the ladies to try out sponging so we created this sunset background on Whisper White using So Saffron, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Basic Grey ink pads. The stamps on this card are from Silhouette Sentiments. Card stock used was Bashful Blue, Whisper White. More Mustard and Basic Black.

There was no question that the final card would be a masculine card and I always get requests for these. The image on the card was stamped in such a way as to indicated movement. We used a Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect stamp placement. Colours used were Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Night of Navy. The Motorcycle stamp is from the current Mini Catalogue which ends at the end of this month. The sentimement is from Silhouette Sentiments and wash punched out with the Jewellery Tag Punch. The stars were also punched out and put together with a silver brad. The orange piece of cardboard in the background was embossed using the Lattice embossing folder. I think that's it!

Well, we had a great night crafting (OK, maybe there was some gasbagging and nibbling as well) into the wee hours of this morning.

I know I can't wait for the next one!

Well, enjoy your weekend. We're off this morning to have my daughter's team netball photo taken. Brrrr!!!

Andrea

Fijian Holiday Layout

2011-07-18T21:29:00.001+10:00

Hello everyone.

Today I managed to finish this layout of our holiday to Fiji...

I used stamps from the previous mini catalogie's Sentimental Journey stamp set to embellish this layout, together with some stranded cotton (from my cross stitching days), some silver charms, brads and a flowers die cut.

The journalling background was stamped with the En Francais background stamp and the edges distressed.

Colours used were Real Red, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake. The DSP has been retired for some time so I don't recall the name of it.

Feel free to let me know what you think. I don't seem to get many comments so it would be nice to have a few more, just to know you care. :)

Well, bidding you all a good night. Take care of yourselves.

Andrea

Little School Brag Books

2011-07-16T09:45:00.001+10:00

Hello again!

You know those little wallet sized school photos you get as part of the school photos package, that always end up squashed in your wallet? Well, I decided to make little brag books for them...

Can you see the Crystal Effects on the glasses?

Inside, there is a page (in the same theme) for every year of preschool and primary.

I'm not sure why I didn't show you these before, as they have been in the works for quite some time, and I do quite like them. Oh well, better late than never!

I won't list all the supplies but if you'd like to know anything, please just ask.

Take care.
Andrea
:)

Floral Fusion

2011-07-16T09:34:00.001+10:00

Hello!

Managed to squeeze in this card during the school holidays as I just had to have another play with my Floral Fusion die...

I used the Beautiful Wings Emblosslits to cut the butterflies. The sentiment is from Silhouette Sentiments & the leaves are from the Two-Step Bird punch. Colours used: Whisper White, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist.

I rounded the corners of the card, something I don't normally do but I still like the result. Clean and crisp.

Back soon with some more posts.

Andrea
:)

Breaking in the Dies

2011-07-11T15:20:00.000+10:00

Hello people!

I hope that those of you with littlies are enjoying the school holidays.

Speaking of the littlies, I have a layout to show you of Mia's first netball game...

My new dies (Blossom Party, Floral Fusion and Beautiful Wings) got a good workout with this double page layout! Colours used were So Saffron and Bravo Burgundy.

I'm really into these dies, let me tell you. Can't wait to add a few more to my collection. :)

What do you think?

Andrea

My Girls' Birthdays!

2011-07-05T20:12:00.001+10:00

It's official! I've lost the plot! I can't believe that I forgot to post photos of my girls' birthdays and party from back in March! It's one of each year's biggest crafting events and I forgot! To make up for it, get ready for a bombardment of photos from the celebrations, starting with photos from their Hula Pool Party invitations...

Here is the cake (and my personal work of art) that I made for them...

Then there were the party bags...

Yes, all 30-odd of them!

The Pass the Parcel...

These decorated jars were inside the party bags...

This is the Chupa Chup bouquet I made...

And here is a photo of my beautiful Hula birthday girls, Mia who turned eight and Demi who turned five...

Now to the cake I made Mia on her actual birthday that we celebrated with family. It was a Spongebob cake. Mia loves Spongebob...

This is a phot of Mia with her presents from us, an Ipod Touch, a Justin Bieber top and a Wimpy Kid DVD...

Now we come to the Hello Kitty cake I made for Demi on her actual birthday...

...and a photo of my baby girl with her new Ipod, Justin Bieber top and book...

Phew! As you can imagine there many, many more photos of these events but these are the ones I really wanted to share with you. My posts are normally so short and sweet but this one sure is an exception. I hope it wasn't too long.

See you all soon with a much shorter post!

Take care,
Andrea

Holiday Fun Card Class!

2011-07-05T15:30:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone!

Well, the school holidays are here so what better time than right now to have my first official kids' card class!

These are the projects the kids we made...

The projects were kept bright and simple enough for little hands to manage without frustration. Stamping was kept to a minimum as I know how disappointing stamping smudges can be. There were some minor smudges but none that couldn't be covered with the clever placement of some additional litte die cut butterflies.

The girls all had a great time and were very proud of their creations, which they finished quicker than most of my adult class attendees! Ha ha...

Their hard work was followed with lots of junk food, which they all enjoyed, of course! Quotes of the day were, "This is just like a feast!" and "I love this popcorn. It's just like the popcorn they sell at the movies!" Priceless. Ha ha...

Well done to the participants and thank you for taking part.

Andrea :)

Baby Tees Card

2011-06-29T13:59:00.001+10:00

A quick 'hello' to you all. I hope you're all well.

Just taking a minute or two to show you this card I just finished for one of the mums at school who gave birth to a little baby boy on the weekend. I can't wait to meet him. Here is the card...

Colours used were Crumb Cake (love Crumb Cake!), Bashful Blue and So Saffron. I used the cute little Baby Tees jumbo wheel for the images. The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set. It was punched with the Jewellery Tag Punch. The button, coloured twine and coat hanger are all from my stash.

See? Told you it was quick!

Take care.
Andrea

Sew Suite

2011-06-26T00:57:00.000+10:00

I have a Sew Suite feature for you today. Three cards made using the gorgeous Sew Suite stamp set from the current mini catalogue. It's such a great set. I have used it before on some of my scrapbooking pages but this is the firs time I have actually used it to make some cards. Here are the cards, starting with my favourite...

Which one is your favourite?

Feel free to leave a comment & let me know.

Catch you soon.
Andrea

Playing Catch Up

2011-06-25T00:38:00.000+10:00

Scrapbooking is just one of those things that is never quite up to date, isn't it? I'm always trying to catch up with all the photos that I take. I guess I'm not doing too bad, though as at least I'm up to 2011.

Here are some layouts that I completed this week...

You'll have to excuse the poor photos. I just wanted to get them posted in a hurry. You can see the detail clearer if you actually click on the photos.

I should have some cards to show you later this weekend so be sure to stop by again really soon.

See you then!
Andrea

Two cards for two parties

2011-06-11T16:25:00.000+10:00

Welcome to the long weekend!

We have two parties this weekend starting tonight with a party for a little friend of ours. This is the card I made for him, using a card from Teneale Williams as inspiration...

Cute little fella, ain't he? He's from the adorable Make a Monster set that I bought for one of my daughters. Doesn't hurt that I get to use it too! Not sure if you can see it but I've used some Crystal Effects on his eyes to give them a glossy look and on the balloon accents. Colour used are Old Olive, Marina Mist, Whisper White. The sentiment is from the hostess set, Afterthoughts.

Now for the next card. This one is for a male friend of ours...

I love this image, poor guy! I also used Crystal Effects on the balloons. Can you see it? It gives them a great finish. The background present image and the balloons are from one of the All in the Family add-on sets which of course, I can't remember the name of and am too lazy to go upstairs and check - ha ha! The sentiment on the front is from the retired Vintage Labels set. Colours are Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, More Mustard, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery.

Well, off to get ready for one of those parties. Catch you soon. Enjoy your weekend and drive safely.

Andrea

Communion Cards

2011-05-31T16:33:00.001+10:00

You may have read all about Mia and her cousin, Alexandra's Communion this past weekend. Well, here are the cards I made for them...

I used the same little card toppers that I had made for the invitations as I had just happened to have two left over. I just adore that little angel.

Well, that's all for today. Not a bad effort, me thinks.

Take care and guard yourselves against those Winter ailments. First day of Winter tomorrow, you know. Yuk!

Andrea

Demi's Preschool Graduation

2011-05-31T16:28:00.000+10:00

This time I have a layout of Demi's preschool graduation...

The teachers made each child their own cardboard graduation hat (I know it must have a name but I sure don't know what it is) and each child was dressed up like a real little graduate. Too cute! Such clever teachers.

Colours used were So Saffron and Basic Black. The letters were cut using the alphabet dies.

Where are you going? Don't move! Another post coming right up!

Mia's Year Three Layout

2011-05-31T16:22:00.000+10:00

I'm very pleased to have had some time to do some scrapbooking today. I had a few half-finished layouts that I needed to finish and here is one of them...

These photos of Mia were taken on the first day of school earlier this year, as she was about to embark on Year Three. What a big girl she is!

Again, I used the Sew Suite stamp set, which I think adapts very well to school layouts.

Colour used were Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Night of Navy and some DSP that I had bought years ago but never got around to using. I used some brads to embellish.

I'll be back soon with another couple (yes, a couple!!!) of posts soon. Stay tuned.

Andrea

Happy First Holy Communion....

2011-05-29T09:56:00.003+10:00

...to my beautiful daughter, Mia and her cousin, Alexandra!

We celebrated this much anticipated day yesterday with a lovely church service followed by dinner at home with family and friends.

I'm extra proud of my big girl for soldiering on despite not feeling very well on the day.

Here are some photos of her special day. The photos show a little something in her eyes that reflects her not feeling her normal self but she still looked gorgeous.

The tiara was a gift from Nana (my mum) and the dress was a gift from Mia's aunty (my sis). Her hair was styled by Mia's big cousin, Michelle (my niece)....

My gorgeous girls...

The four of us...

My beautiful, Demi. She was so happy to finally wear her special outfit...

The two cousins...

This is one of the invitations I made....

I love the image. It's just adorable. I coloured them with markers and used Stickles on the dress. The leaves were cut with the Little Leaves die. The flowers were stamped with the Vintage Vogue set, cut out and adorned with a half pearl. Colours used were Whisper White, Certainly Celery and silver, that was kindly donated by our friend, Anna - hi Anna! The name of the stamp set with which I stamped the sentiment escapes me right now but its the one that has a cross and dove as part of it too. Can anyone save me looking it up? Anyway, it was then puched using the Word Window punch.

And the bomboniere/favour pillow boxes I also made...

For these I used the Pillow Box die, which I just think is awesome and so versatile. The ribbon is Certainly Celery. The personalised tags were computer generated and punched with the delightful Jewellery Tag punch.

Now for my piece de resistance and labour of love (and two painstaking days' work, I might add!!!!) - the cake....

The toppers were loosely (and I stress the word 'loosely') modelled on the girls. Everything on the cake was edible, except for the candles. The girls loved it, which made all the hard work worth it. Mia couldn't stop telling me how much she loved it.

There are plenty more photos where these came from but I think you've suffered long enough. Ha ha..

Now for a day of rest for us to recover. I hope my baby feels better really soon. Love you, Mimi! And you too, Dem Dem!

Thanks for letting me share with you.

Andrea

Focus on the Uniform

2011-05-19T09:48:00.002+10:00

I'm back as promised with another layout of Demi's first day at school, this time with a focus on her uniform...

Again, I wanted the photos to stand out on their own so I added just a few accents, by way of punchies, die cut letters for the title, and some images from the Sew Suite stamp set.

Colours used were Night of Navy, So Saffron and Crumb Cake.

I still have quite a number of photos to scrap so I hope to get started on those soon & I'll be sure to share them with you once they're done.

Until then, take care.

Andrea

Demi's First Day of School

2011-05-19T09:40:00.000+10:00

Hello again.

I'm here today to share with you a a couple of layouts of my daughter, Demi's first day of school...

A child's first day of school is such a special day for a family, isn't it? I really wanted to be happy with the layout and I believe I am. I wanted the photos to be the feature so I added a few accents using the Sew Suite Suite stamp set, brads and a pewter embellishment. I think the ruler works a treat! Colours used were Night of Navy, So Saffron and Bashful Blue.

Let me know what you think.

I'll be back shortly with another layout of Demi's first day of school.

See you soon.

Happy Mother's Day...

2011-05-08T13:07:00.010+10:00

...to my mum, my mother-in-law, all of you mums and....ME! Ha ha...

I hope you all have a wonderful day surrounded by all of your loved ones. The thing I love the most about Mother's Day is how excited my girls get about the presents they buy me from the Mother's Day stall at school. I love the anticipation of me opening their presents and the look on their faces when they learn that what they bought for me were the two very things I had always wanted! Such a special moment.

Well, here are the cards I made this morning for my mum and my mother-in-law. Different but same....

You will notice the Sew Suite stamp set which I'm really loving at the moment teamed with Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise or Rose Red and Crumb Cake. I've also used some punches, brads and different embellishments. If you's like to know any specifics, please don't hesitate to ask.

Be sure to have a wonderful day, however you choose to celebrate it.

Take care.

Andrea

Another Groovy Card

2011-04-27T10:02:00.014+10:00

Hello everyone.

I hope you all had a great Easter and enjoyed your break.

Today I have a birthday card to share with you. It was for a young friend of ours....

Wanted to give it a bit of a distressed look but I think I got carried away - ha ha! Well, that's all for today. Feel free to leave a comment.

Take care & have a wonderful day.

Andrea

Demi's Dance Concert

2011-04-21T15:12:00.006+10:00

Hello again.

Firstly, apologies for the big gaps in my Blog posts. I'm not sure what is going on with it all. I just know that I can't seem to fix the gaps. You'll just have to bear with me until I sort it out.

In the meantime, I have a layout of Demi in her dance concert costume. Doesn't she look adorable? I love the colours too. So vibrant and girly.

I hope this layout brightens your day. :)

Until next time...

Andrea

Sports Uniform

2011-04-20T09:36:00.009+10:00

Hello again.

I'm back, this time with a layout of the first time Demi wore her sports uniform earlier this year. I love the photos. She looks so cute. Her uniform is so big on her. Take a look...

I still have layouts to do of her in her actual school uniform. Not sure why I did this layout first. I suppose it doesn't matter as long as they all get done, right?

Well, hope to be back soon. Enjoy your day.

Andrea :)

Christmas 2011

2011-04-20T09:35:00.007+10:00

Bula!

Great to be back after our week-long holiday in Fiji & so glad to be able to stuck into some more scrapbooking.

First to share with you I have Mia's Santa photo layout...

I love the colours Ruby Red, Basic Black & Crumb Cake together. The baubles were stamped with the Delightful Decorations stamp set, punched with the Ornament punch and decorated with half pearls.

Stay tuned for another post shortly.

Until then...

Andrea

Stylish Blogger Award - Woo Hoo!

2011-03-21T20:17:00.005+11:00

My wonderful and very talented upline, Di Barnes at Colour Me Happy has been kind enough to bestow this lovely award on me:

Thank you so much, Di, not only for the award but for all your inspiration and help whenever I need it.

The rules of receving this award are that I must:

1. Thank & acknowledge the person who passed me the award - tick

2. Share eight facts about myself. Here goes:

I was born in Uruguay

I love dogs and know a lot about them

I am a perfectionist & extremely organised, bordering on obsessive-compulsive

I am an eBay queen!

I love walking

I hate chocolate & always have, Yuck! Gross!

I don't have a sweet tooth at all

My favourite novel is Pride & Prejudice

3. pass this award on to another eight Bloggers whom I believe are deserving & let them know of the award. Unfortunately I only have time for six as I have to put my girlies to sleep. :( Well, here goes...

Nancy Riley at iStamp for all her gorgeous creations & for her uncanny ability to track down & showcase wonderfully inspiring work of others.

The AMAZING Teneale Williams. Just visit her Blog & you'll know why.

KB Papercraft - gorgeous projects.

Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty - I love her clean, crisp projects.

Karen Thomas at Luv to Stamp - Hers was one of the first blogs I discovered.

The FABULOUS, Makeesha Byl. I love her stories as much as her work!

Thank you to all you lovely ladies. Your are truly talented, inspiring & amazing in your own individual way.

Enjoy your award.

Andrea

Groovy 8th Birthday

2011-03-20T07:26:00.004+11:00

Happy 8th Birthday to our niece, Alexandra!

She had a sleepover party so my girls are over there at the moment, hence I have some time to post - ha ha!

Here is the groooovy card I made for her...

Can you see the Crystal Effects on her eyes, that make for that dreamy, glass-eyed look?

I have had this colour combination in my mind for some time & I'm glad I got to use it. It's very bright & fun.

Well, thanks for stopping by.

Take care.

Andrea

Sorry for my absence!

2011-03-04T13:17:00.005+11:00

Hello everyone!

I am so sorry for not posting for such a long time. I am slowly trying to get back into the swing of my crafting but it has been really difficult to find the time and at times, difficult to find motivation. I have been struggling to come up with ideas for classes, because, honestly my personal projects, such as my scrapbooking and preparing for my girls' party, have been suffering from neglect. I have been feeling like I want to get away from the pressure of coming up with new ideas to please people, because sometimes those ideas or projects are not my preferred style or what I most enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I love hanging out with all the lovely ladies that attend my classes and I hope to continue seeing them but I think I need some time out for myself. Maybe we can just get together for a gas bag & to stuff our faces with sweets!!!

I have so much on my plate with my girls too. Their schooling and activities, etc. You must all know how it is. Plus I will be starting part time work after a looong absence of eight years taken to look after my girls. I love it all but something just has to give sometimes. Selfish? I hope not.

Well, I will continue to post but not as regularly as I have in the past. I'll leave you today with three layouts that I completed this week...

I like the way I incorporated Mia's actual ribbons into the photo - ha ha! If you have any questions about any of the layouts, please ask.

Well, thanks for listening to my ramblings!

I'll be back! NOt sure when, but I will be back.

Take care.

Andrea

xo...

Missed me?

2011-01-14T18:48:00.007+11:00

I missed you!

I have finally managed to get back to blogging after a couple of frantic months - Christmas, New Year, school holidays, activities, and so on.

Just got back from a fantastic but very exhausting day at the zoo today, so it doesn't look like quietening down just yet.

Anyway, I'd like to show you three cards that I made last week...

I really enjoyed all the colouring.

There are too many supplies to mention but if you'd like to know anything, please feel free to ask.

Take care.

Andrea.

A Card For My Brother-in-Law

2010-12-17T12:17:00.004+11:00

Hello everyone.

School holidays are here! That means I had to quickly put this card together before World War III had a chance to break out. It's for my brother-in-law's birthday today...

I love the colours the cute image & the colours. The image was coloured in with my SU markers.

If you need any additional information, just ask.

Take care!
Andrea

Retirement Card

2010-12-10T13:56:00.003+11:00

Hello.

I'm back earlier than anticipated. One of the mums from school asked me to make a crad for her to give to a lady at her work upon her retirement. I had very short notice but I have to say I like the end result. Here it is...

I used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede cardstock, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink ink, Pretty in Pink ribbon, twine and lots of tiny little self-adhesive half pearls.

The stamp sets used were Thoughts and Prayers & En Francais for the background. The requested personalised sentiment was computer-generated.

So that's it. Another quick post before I have to fly out the door.

See you soon.

Andrea

Demi's Preschool Photo

2010-12-08T09:47:00.004+11:00

Hello everyone on this glorious Summer day!

I have Demi's preschool photo layout to show you today. The photographers did a great job. The portrait looks amazing in real life & it's A4 size! Anyway, here it is...

For privacy reasons I didn't share the class photo layout with you, but I can tell you that it matches this page and includes a drawing by Demi.

For this layout I used retired DSP. I don't remember the name of it but I know it was from one of the mini catalogues. Cardstock is Rich Razzleberry & Certainly Celery. I made the flowers myself using the large scallop circle punch from the current Summer Mini Catalogue and some flowers punches that I own. The centres are the new adhesive half pearls. I used the spiral punch to give the small photo and journalling a negative look. Fairly simple but that's how I wated to keep it because the photo is so beautiful on it's own.

I can't believe she'll be going to big school next year! What a big girl she is.

I hope to get some more photos developed soon so I can get started on some more layouts and share them with you.

Until then, take care.

Andrea

More Christmas Cards

2010-12-06T19:00:00.002+11:00

Well, what a whirlwind these last couple of weeks has been and there's no end in sight just yet. There have been school activities, dancing rehearsals, dance concerts, Christmas shopping, parties, and the list goes on. Today should be relatively quiet so I managed to take these few minutes to show you a couple of Christmas cards I made for some friends...

The owl card was made by stamping the Woodgrain background stamp with Crumb Cake ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock. The owl was punched from Soft Suede cardstock using the gorgeous owl punch. Other colours used were Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and Basic Black. The "For You" sentiment is from the retired Vintage Labels set. It was punched with the Jewellery Tag punch, The sentiment inside the card is from the Many Merry Messages set. The branch was punched from Old Olive using the Two-Step Bird punch. The ribbon is Real red grosgrain.

The second card was made using the Loads of Love and the Loads of Love Accesories sets. It was made for Ruth who has two Golden Retrievers so I had to eliminate one of the dogs from the stamp, more difficult than I anticipated because the stamp is so small. Anyway, we got there in the end. The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set

I hope to get some scrapbooking done amongst all the chaos as I have so many gorgeous photos of the girls that I've taken lately. I'll be sure to show you when I'm done. Wish me luck.

Andrea.

Happy Birthday, Bonny!

2010-11-22T13:11:00.005+11:00

Hello everyone.

Welcome to a new week.

This is a card, albeit a little belated, for the lovely Bonny, a lady who regularly attends my classes. We only found out it was her birhday because she was dobbed in by another lovely regular, Ruth (hi, Ruth!).

Well, here it is....

Gosh, it's been a while since I bought this SU paper. From memory, I think it's the first time I've used them. Anyway, I've teamed the paper with Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White. This gorgeous stamp set called Aviary is from the upcoming (available from 1st December) Summer Mini Catalogue. The sentiment is from a retired set called Vintage Labels. It fits the Jewellery Tag punch perfectly. I also used an eyelet, some twine and little stick on googly eyes for the details. The leaves were punched with the Two-Step Bird punch.

Well, I think I can officially confirm, or should that be warn you, that I am going through an 'owl phase' so prepare for plenty more!

See you soon!

Andrea

Last Class for the Year

2010-11-20T07:13:00.008+11:00

Can you believe it will be Christmas in five weeks? Aaagghhh!!! It's quickly creeping up on us. WIth that in mind we held our last card making class for the year last night.

Here are the three projects we made.

First we tried our hand at heat embossing using silver embossing powder with the Delightful Decorations and Many Merry Messages sets. The leaves were cut with the Little Leaves die.

Our second project of the night was a little gift box made with the Mini Milk Carton die and decorated with that gorgeous little owl dressed as Santa. What a cutie! The leaves were cut with the Two Set Bird punch. The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set and was punched out with the Jewellery Tag punch.

The last project was a card inspired by the super talented Teneale Williams. It features a little girl owl with a cute ribbon in her hair and the Woodgrain backgound stamp. Again, the sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set and was punched with the Jewellery Tag punch. The leaves were cut with the Two-Step Bird punch.

It was a fun night & I can't believe that'll be it for this year. Can't wait for our next class in 2011.

See you all soon.

Andrea

A Doctor in the Family!

2010-11-18T13:40:00.005+11:00

Hello everyone!

I made a card yesterday to send to my nephew in Perth who will be graduating from university next month as a doctor!!! I can't believe he left to study in Perth four years ago. Time sure does fly but luckily, he will be coming home to Sydney as soon as he graduates.

Here is the card...

I just love the endless possibilities of the All in the Family and accessories sets. I can't get enough of them at the moment. Can't you tell? ;)

The sentiment is from the Tenny Tiny Sentiments set. Colours used were Crumbcake & Bashful Blue. The image was coloured with SU markers & the sentiment was punched using the Word Window punch.

Well, take care & enjoy your weekend!

Andrea

Christmas Favours

2010-11-16T14:04:00.004+11:00

OMG! I'm back for a third post in one day!!!

Back this time with the very quick and easy Christmas favours I made for Demi to give to her preschool friends this year...

You'll have to excuse the ugly shoe box I placed them in! Ha ha!

I used the Extra Large (6cm) Scallop Circle punch that will be available in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue as of 1st December, together with the 1 and 3/4 in circle punch and a personalised stamp that I had made up. The card was attached to the little bags I picked up a coupe of years ago (but never found a use for until now) with Real Red ribbon.

Voila!

Oh, what's inside you ask? A Christmas themed pencil with an eraser topper.

Wooden Letters for the Girls' Rooms

2010-11-16T12:08:00.008+11:00

I'm back! Yes twice in one day!

My SU order containing Pretty in Pink arrived today so I was able to finish these....

I purchased the wooden letters from a homewares shop. Luckily, they were already painted white, as I hate painting. Then my girls helped me punch out the butterflies, which we then placed into various embossing folders to emboss. Once embossed, I glued the butterflies onto the letters and glued different embellishments to the centre of each of the letters. The final step before hanging them on the wall was to tack lengths of ribbon onto the rear of each letter and tying them into bows.

They both loved them but Mia won't see hers up on her wall until she comes home from school. Can't wait to see the look on her face.

Ocean Commotion in Neutrals

2010-11-16T06:46:00.004+11:00

Hello!

It has been a while since I used the Ocean Commotion set and now I remember why I like it so much. This time I used it with neutral colours to make a male's 50th birthday card. here is the card....

I used Chocolate Chip, Crumbcake and Very Vanila cardstock with Crumbcake, Chocolate Chip and Versamark ink. I heat embossed the fish with clear embossing powder and used half-pearls as the bubbles. The background was embossed using the Elegant Lines embossing folder which reminds me of an underwater scene. The sentiment is from the Afterthoughts hostess set.

Do you like?

Way Ahead of Myself.

2010-11-05T23:03:00.011+11:00

I wasn't going to show you these until next year but I thought, "well, why not."

These are the cards I made for my girls' birthdays in march next year, yes next year. I had made card for our little neighbour, Zoe, which you may remember, & my girls loved it so I thought I'd make them similar cards...

I just LOVE the All in the Family set! I love how you can create so many different little people and make them look like the recipient of the card. I'm quite proud of myself for coming up with the idea of stamping the letters of my girls' names on the dresses. Had you noticed? A little hard to see, I know.

The cardstock colours I used for these cards were Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, and Certainly Celery. The images were stamped in black StazOn ink on watercolour paper using the Stampamajig for perfect placement, coloured with SU markers, punched with the smaller square punch & mounted on larger squares

The letters spelling out my girls' names were cut using the alphabet dies.

The sentiments are from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set and were punched with the word window punch. The girls ages were stamped and punched with the jewellery tag punch.

The various embellishments are from my stash.

I have to say I really love these cards, probably because I can just picture the reaction they're going to receive when I eventually give them to my beautiful girls.

Andrea :)

OOPS! - Almost forgot to tell you that I finally got around to stamping all of the images from the All in the Family set & the other add-on sets permanently onto acetate using StazOn ink & the Stampamajig to save me doing it every time. It's a big time saver, let me tell you!

Little Soccer Guy

2010-11-05T22:42:00.005+11:00

Let the weekend begin!

I just hope it warms up a little. I can't believe how cold it has been again lately.

I'm happy to report that I managed to spend some uninterrupted time on crafting today. It felt so nice. I got started on the girls' party favours for their birthdays next year & I made this little card card for our godson...

I used Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue & So Saffron. The image was stamped with StazOn ink & coloured with SU markers. It was then cut using my Circle Scissors. The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set (it's the only set I seem to be using for sentiments at the moment). It was punched with the jewellery tag punch and together with the charm, was attached to the card with a silver brad. The ball was highlighted with Crystal Effects (love that stuff as a strong adhesive & to embellish).

Just want to share with you that a new Mini Catalogue is coming out on 1st December & boy, is it a beauty!!!! I was able to preorder a set from it which arrived today. So exciting! I can't wait to use it.

Stay tuned for a sneak peak in the near future!

Take care & enjoy your weekend.

Andrea :)

Cards for Teenage Twins

2010-11-04T06:54:00.004+11:00

Hi everyone!

Brrr! Well, it looks like we're back to Winter for a few days. This weather has been just crazy lately, don't you think?

Here are two cards I whipped up very quickly yesterday for the twin teenage sons of our good friend...

This is not my usual style but I did have a massive headache yesterday & didn't feel like spending too much time on my projects. It feels a little funny not having included an image. I just used a sentiment from the Afterthoughts hostess set. What do you think? Feel free to let me know.

Hope to be back to my normal self soon.

Take care, everyone!

Andrea

Juggler Boy

2010-10-30T13:17:00.006+11:00

Hi everyone!

What great weather we're having here in Sydney. The girls have just jumped in the pool with their dad so I've just snuck away to show you this card that I made today...

It was inspired by the son of a friend of ours who has learnt to juggle.

I used the All in the Family stamp set which I've had for ages, plus the Family Favourites add on set, which I've only just acquired. The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set.

Colours used were Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Certianly Celery. The charm, string & DSP are from my stash.

Well, I hope you like the card & I hope you enjoy this fantastic weekend.

Bye all....

Andrea

Punches Three Pillow Favour Boxes

2010-10-27T13:40:00.006+11:00

Hello everyone!

How are you all? Well, I hope.

I managed to finished the little favour boxes that my girls will be giving to their classmates for Christmas this year...

I used the gorgeous little Pillow Box die with silver cardstock that my lovely friend Anna (hi Anna!) gave me a tonne of, together with the now retired hostess stamp set, Punches Three and punched out the image with the Scallop Square Punch. I used Basic Grey ink and Real Red ribbon with little dove charms.

Cute, huh? What's inside? A little Christmas tree ornament.

What do you think?

Andrea

Here Comes the Sun!

2010-10-26T12:05:00.004+11:00

Well, it kinda comes and goes at the moment (we were swimming on Saturday & back in fleecy trackies on Sunday) but nonetheless, I decided to make a Summery card for our niece, Victoria, whose birthday is coming up next month...

The colours, Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie look very Summery together, don't they?

Well, let's hope the sun sticks around longer this times.

Smiles,
Andrea.

Christmas Card Class

2010-10-22T08:27:00.011+11:00

Hello everyone!

I hope you're all well.

I'm going to show you the four Christmas cards we made during our last class, though you'll have to excuse some of the shocking photos. I was in a bit of a hurry (to say the least) when I took them.

My aim in conducting this class was to show the ladies how they could make lots of gorgeous yet different Christmas cards quickly and with limited supplies, in particular simple colour combinations.

We simply used one stamp set for the images - the Delightful Decorations stamp set, and one set for the elegant sentiments - Many Merry Messages. The ornaments were punched with the coordinating Ornament punch.

I hope I succeeded and I hope I have inspired you to get a start on those Chrissie cards. Sorry again for the bad photography.

Take care,
Andrea.

Birthday Fishes

2010-10-13T08:17:00.003+11:00

Well, I didn't think I'd be back before my next class but here I am with a card for my daughter's school friend who will be celebrating her birthday next week...

I don't normally use such a bright colour combination but I have to say that I quite enjoyed working with Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Old Olive and Bashful Blue. Refreshing! What do you think?

Well, off to school now. Take care & enjoy your day!

Andrea

A Card for My Niece.

2010-10-11T12:22:00.005+11:00

Good morning everyone!

How are you all?

I've spent this morning starting my packs for my Christmas card class next week but I took time out to make a birthday card for my niece who's turning 24 next week too. Here is the card...

Colours used were Soft Suede, Crumbcake and Bashful Blue. The sentiment and background image on the sentiment are from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set. The sentiment was punched with the 1in circle punch and embellished with a half pearl. The main image was stamped on watercolour paper with black Stazon ink & coloured with various SU markers.

I'll be back next week to show you the cards from my class. Until then, take care.

Andrea

Baby Tees Christening Card

2010-10-03T13:13:00.006+11:00

I'm back to share with you the result of my first play with the Baby Tees wheel. This was another stamp I just knew I had to have when the new catalogue came out.

We have been invited to our little neighbour's christening this month so it was a perfect opportunity for me to use it. Here is the card...

This is such a cute stamp & I have to say, I think the card is cute too. The jumpsuits were rolled onto watercolour paper with black StazOn ink, coloured with markers and cut out. Colours used were Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink.

The "Congrats" sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set. It was punched with the Jewellery Tag punch. The other sentiment is from a retired set. It was punched out with the Word Window punch.

The cute little coathangers are from my stash. I bought them years ago knowing that one day I'd find a use for them. The twine, crystal, flowers, glitter & buttons are also from my stash.

Do you guys like this one?

School Layouts

2010-10-03T12:56:00.005+11:00

Mia just received her 2010 school photos during the last week of last term & I think I did well to already scrap it! Here it is...

I also scrapped the class photo (which is made up of all the kids' individual photos) to make it a double layout but I can't share it with you because it has all of the students' names on it.

SU alphabet dies were used to create the heading, and can you see the little Two-Step Birdie in there? Colours used were Night of Navy and So Saffron.

I also took the opportunity to scrap photos from Mia's Athletics Carnival which was held this past Winter. Here is that layout...

The colours in this layout are Bravo Burgundy and So Saffron. The stars were punched out with both the large and small star punches.

Now, I've just realised that I neglected to put a title and/or date on this layout. Doh! More work required.

Well, enjoy this Grand Final weekend. Hope your team wins.

Andrea
:)

Delightful Ornaments

2010-09-27T23:24:00.000+10:00

I have to say that the Delightful Decorations stamp set was the first on my wish list when the new catalogue came out this month. I just fell in love with it, thinking it would be perfect for Christmas cards, tags and decorations. I finally got a chance to play with it & here is the result...

I just love this neutral colour combination of Soft Suede (I think it could actually take over as my favourite colour from Chocolate Chip), Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. I'm not a real fan of the traditional Christmas colours of red and green.

I think the ornaments look great resting on the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder impression, teamed with the also elegant Many Merry Messages sentiments and detailed with half pearls and gold brads. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, isn't it? :)

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

2010-09-27T23:14:00.003+10:00

I made this next card for a little friend of ours straight after I made the one for my mum so I used the same colours. Have you noticed that I do this often? Anyway, here is the card...

This gorgeous image was coloured with SU markers. I like to think that my watercolouring is improving. Even if it isn't, I still love doing it. Ha ha...

Take care until next post.

Andrea

My Mum, the Pokies Queen!

2010-09-27T22:53:00.005+10:00

My Mum loves a flutter on the pokies so this is the perfect card for her birthday next month ...

I have to say that I just love the Soft Suede shade, seen here teamed with Bashful Blue, but that little touch of red just seems to lift the card. I topped the jackpot alarm thingamajiggy with Crystal Effects. The image was coloured with SU markers. The tiny sentiments from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set fit perfectly on the Jewellery Tag punch.

I can't wait to give it to her. I know she'll have a good chuckle.

Enjoy your night & see you soon.

Andrea

One colour scheme, three cards.

2010-09-19T12:13:00.007+10:00

Hello!

I had to make three girlie cards today so I stuck with one colour scheme. Here are the three cards...

The cardstock colours I used were Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede. The images were stamped with black StazOn on watercolour paper & coloured with SU markers in Blush Blossom, Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand and Rose Red. I have to say that I just love the Elegant Lines embossing Folder. Have I mentioned that before? The butterfly is a single SU stamp called All a Flutter. Again, the sentiment is from Silhouette Sentiments. Sentiments were punched with the 1 inch circle punch. I used glitter on the wings. Flowers & silver charms are from my stash & the silver brads are also from SU.

Thank you again for stopping by. I hope you've gained inspiration in some way.

Take care.

Andrea :)

Little Soccer Boy

2010-09-17T21:51:00.006+10:00

Hello weekend!

I can't wait for tomorrow. I never really sleep in on weekends but I just love not having to rush to get out of my PJ's and out of the house. And the weather promises to be divine tomorrow. Bring it on!

Anyway, my girls have been invited to quite a few parties over the next few weeks & this is one of the cards I made for our little neighbour who will be turning four soon...

I used SU markers to colour my image. Colour used were Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip and Blush Blossom. I used the star punches to embellish the card and Crystal Effects on the soccer ball. I finished it off with some coloured string that I received for my birthday & a silver charm from my bottomless pit of a stash.

The sentiment is from one of the new Level 1 Hostess Sets called Silhouette Sentiments. It is tiny & just gorgeous. It was punched out with a circle punch.

Well, thanks again for taking the time to stop by my Blog. Make the most of your weekend.

Andrea

For My Sis & a Friend

2010-09-17T18:35:00.001+10:00

I just feel really inspired lately. Really motivated to create & try new things, & that's so exciting. So it goes without saying that I really enjoyed making these cards today, especially colouring in the images with my SU markers. This is the first card I made. It's for my friend, Sandra who really enjoys (don't want to call her an addict - ha ha!) Facebook...

The second one is for my sister's 50th birthday, which isn't until December, so I'm hoping she won't visit my Blog before then. I don't think she will. She isn't a Stamp My Day addict, just another Facebook addict - ha ha! Very appropriate stamp for both of them.

Feel free to ask any questions. Thanks for stopping by.

Andrea

My Dad's Birthday

2010-09-15T07:39:00.006+10:00

Hello again!

Here is the card for my dad that I promised...

I just love this stamp because it looks just like my Dad - ha ha! - the grumpy look, the shorts with long socks & sneakers, and the glasses!

The sentiment is computer generated because I wanted it to be in Spanish.

What's on the creative agenda for today? Another card. This time time for a female friend. Stay tuned.

Enjoy your day.

Andrea

A Fairy & A Sk8er Boy

2010-09-13T08:21:00.008+10:00

Good morning everyone. I hope you enjoyed this past weekend's weather.

This morning I have two cards to share with you that I made for some upcoming little friends' birthdays...

I have to say that I really love the new Elegant Lines Embossing Folder. It creates a really lovely, deep embossing effect. And as you've probably noticed, I've been adding the Little leaves wherever I can - ha ha!

I've started working on a card for my Dad, whose birthday is also coming up so stay tuned for that one.

I'm off to enjoy my fruit salad with yoghurt. Mmmm. Can't you just feel Summer approaching?

Take care.
Andrea

Happy Father's Day!

2010-09-05T06:00:00.000+10:00

Wishing all the fathers in your lives a very Happy Father's Day! I hope you have a great day together. We'll be celebrating with a BBQ at our house this year, where the guests of honour will be my dad, my father-in-law & my hubby.

Here is the card I made for hubby...

I won't posts the cards I made for our fathers because I have used cards that have featured on my Blog before.

Well, take care & enjoy this special day.

Andrea

September Card Class

2010-09-03T22:30:00.002+10:00

Hello again.

I'm back today to share with you the cards we made tonight during our card class. Here they are....

First up is a simple card using the Vontage Vogue set and the Very Vintage wheel together with the Rock 'n' Roll technique. Colours used were Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Basic Black. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments. To achieve the dimensional look of the flowers, the large flowers were curled over the thick end of the piercing tool. The small flowers were glued on top of the large flower and then the petals of the small flower were pushed upwards.

The second card was made with the Sense of Time stamp set. The background was stamped with VersaMark ink & then put through the crimper. The Circle Scissors were used to cut the large clock face & circle punches were used for the smaller circles. Silver brads were added to embellish. The sentiment is from Short and Sweet.

Finally, we made a card that you may have seen in one of my previous posts. The patty was also put through the crimper to make it look just like a cupcake patty. Silver brads were used again. The stamp used was Simple Birthday Thanks. The image was inked with a Basic Black marker to be able to omit the writing from the middle of the stamp. The sentiment is from Something Sweet.

That's all from me tonight. Enjoy your weekend and hope to talk to you all again next week. Feel free to talk back to me by leaving your comments. It gets a bit lonely here in Blogland sometimes.

Bye...

Another Mermaid Card

2010-09-02T13:20:00.002+10:00

Welcome to Spring & to the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and catalogue!

Can't wait to until tomorrow night's card class and catalogue launch. I'm sure everyone will be as excited as I am about it.

I will post photos from the class late tomorrow night, but for now I have another mermaid card to share with you....

She's so cute, right?

Well, I just took a few moments to go through my diary to check for upcoming birthdays. Boy, oh boy! There are so many family and friends' birthdays coming up! How exciting - lots of parties, lots of pressies to buy & lots of cards to make! Not to mention, that Christmas is really just around the corner. So, be sure to stop by often to check out my creations.

Take care.

Andrea

A Card for a Cool Dude

2010-08-19T13:37:00.004+10:00

Hello on this glorious day! How good is the weather today? Spectacular. What a great glimpse of Summer.

Well, moving on, here is a card I made yesterday for a little friend of ours....

Cardstock used: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive teamed with some 12x12 paper from my stash.
Markers used: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Basic Black and white gel pen.
Accessories: various circle punches, twine, embossing folder, charm, distressing tool.

Don't be shy to let me know what you think. :)

That's all from me today. So much to fit in before school pick-up.

Take care.
Andrea.

Along the Same Lines

2010-08-16T13:44:00.005+10:00

Hello again. I hope you're having a great start to the week.

Today I have for you a card along the same lines as my previous posts, as I have used the same colour scheme....

Well, that's it. Short and sweet. I hope you like it. See you next time with something different,

Andrea

Mermaids!

2010-08-14T11:15:00.008+10:00

Happy weekend, everyone!

Today I have some adorable (well, I think so anyway - ha ha!) mermaid cards to show you. Don't you just love mermaids? There is something so cute, mysterious and romatic about mermaids, don't you think?

Supplies used were:

Ruby Red, River Rock & Groovy Guava cardstock, retired DSP, Real Red, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip & Sahara Sand markers, black StazOn ink, Little Leaves die, fish embellishments, white gel pen, paper piercing tool, embossing folders and 1 inch circle punch.

All this talk about mermaids has me longing for Summer. Bring it on, I say! But until then, enjoy this lovely, although very cold Winter weekend.

Take care,

Andrea.

A Different Kind of Creation

2010-08-11T08:21:00.004+10:00

Well, I turned the big 40 this past Sunday and I just wanted to thank my family and friends for sharing the day with me. I didn't really want a big fuss so we just celebrated at home with my hamily and a few close friends.

As you know, decorating cupcakes is my other hobby but to commemorate my 40th I wanted to try something different. I wanted to try to decorate a larger cake. If it didn't turn out it wouldn't have mattered because it was only for me. No pressure.

I actually surprised myself when it turned out quite nicely!!! Have a look...

Not bad, huh? And before I go, just a couple more photos. The first one is of the four of us. Yes, I am looking quite tired because I was!!!

The next photo is of my parents and my parents-in-law...

I still can't believe I have turned 40. I still feel the same as I did many years ago. I hope the next 40 years are just as good as the last 40.

Take care, everyone.

Andrea

Anyone for a cupcake?

2010-08-09T15:50:00.006+10:00

My girls have been invited to a 6th birthday party this coming weekend and this is the cute little card I made for their little friend...Cardstock used is Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, watercolour paper and some 12 x 12 paper that I have had stashed for years. The image was coloured with Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand markers, and white gel pen. The ribbon is Rose Red too. The button and thread is from my stash. I added a little detail by way of paper piercing and adding Crystal Effects and a half pearl to the cupcake. The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set and was punched out with the Curly Label Punch.

I thinks that's it. Take care.

Andrea

Boy With Cap

2010-08-03T14:33:00.004+10:00

Hello!

Yet another quick post before ducking off for school pick-up and swimming lessons...

Cute, isn't he?

Bye!

My First Ever Acetate Card!

2010-08-02T08:37:00.002+10:00

Here it is, my first ever acetate card...

Gosh, acetate is a little fiddly to ply with and not to mention so difficult to photograph. This is the best I could do. Can you see it? I think it turned out quite pretty & I'll save it for my Mum's birthday in October.

For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White and Certainly Celery. I used En Francais for the background and the flowers, which were 'rock and rolled' in Pretty in Pink and Basic Black, are from Vintage Vogue. They have a half pearl in their centres. The sentiment is from Wonderful Favourites. It was punched out with the large oval punch and mounted on a scallop oval piece. The ribbon is Certainly Celery grosgrain.

Well, I'm off to start experimenting on decorating a cake for my birthday next week. If it turns out OK, I'll be sure to post some photos, but only if.... ha ha!

Bye!

A Simple Cupcake

2010-08-02T08:29:00.005+10:00

Morning all!

Today I have for you a card made with the Simple Birthday Thanks stamp. What a huge stamp this one is! Here is my first card made with this stamp...

The sentiment is from the Something Sweet set. Colours used were Pretty in Pink, Real Read, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. Also used were Scallop Oval & Large Oval punches, Pretty in Pink ribbon, silver brads and piercing tool.

I'll be back soon with my first ever acetate card!

See you then!

RETIRING ITEMS LIST!!!!

2010-08-01T08:06:00.004+10:00

Good morning all!

As the excitement builds in the approach to the release of the new Idea Book and Catalogue on 1st September, Stampin' Up! has released the list of items that will be retiring, that is, items that will no longer be available in the new catalogue.

Click here to see the list and to take advantage of any retiring items while stocks last. Please note that some items will return in the new catalogue but in a new configuration (eg, a new body type for the punches).

Order now! Don't miss out on your favourites!