Bad blogger!

OK, I know its been a little while since my last post - lots of busy life stuff, plus bad storm activity here has meant no time to post.  I haven't been idle however!

Here are the cards we were supposed to be making at our Christmas Card Class last week - unfortunately, it was cancelled due to hail.  Hopefully Mother Nature will be in a better mood this week.  

The card on the left uses a technique known as "reverse masking" which is very easy, but looks effective.  The card on the right uses heat embossing - I know many of my "card ladies" have been keen to try this technique!  I've used stamps from Crazy for Christmas, Short & Sweet, Lovely As A Tree, and Occasional Greetings (just to make a change from Season of Joy!).

I'm also working on a 8 x8 scrapbook for both sets of grandparents for Christmas (Shh! don't tell!) and finally added another couple of pages today.  I've used Ahoy Matey, and Matey's Map (jumbo wheel) to make my cute little pirate baby page.  So quick!  I'm all about quick these days, LOL.

Finally, I've made a scrapbook page of my daughter using the Round Up Simply Scrappin' Kit.  I was amazed at how easy it was to put this together.  I also made the medallion embellishment using a stamp from the Wanted stamp set - it matched up perfectly with the scallop circle punch!  Ahhhh, I LOVE it when things work together like that!

Just a quick reminder - we are now in the last days of the Spring Mini Catalogue, and the November promos (rub ons and single markers) so you'd best order ASAP or you will miss out!

Sneak Peek at tonight's cards.....Season of Joy

Here are the cards my lovely "card ladies" (as my kids call them) will be making tonight.  Totally different looks with one stamp set - I love a versatile stamp set!

Apologies for the sideways photo - no idea why I keep doing that!  No doubt there is a simple explanation..........anyhoo, let's pretend they are supposed to be sideways.  Moving on, nothing to see here.

Remember if you wish to purchase this stamp set, you only have until the end of this month - 30th November - before the Spring Mini catalogue ends.  

Better go take these kids to school!

Launch and First Christmas Card Class!

A big thank you to all the lovely ladies who came to my Launch Workshop on Saturday - Linda did a fabulous job, and although space was tight and the weather sticky, everyone seemed to have a good time.  Thank you also to Linda, who made the day so successful.  

This week's Christmas Card Class is now fully booked, and I'll post a picture of the cards we will make soon.  It should be a lot of fun!

Please let me know if you wish to be added to my email list to receive my newsletter about monthly specials and classes.  

Right, better go prepare for Thursday!

Not a Christmas card......

I've just finished 50 Christmas cards for Mum so I'm feeling a little "over" Christmas already.   Hopefully I can find my Christmas spirit again soon, after refreshing myself with some NON-Christmas cards.

My lovely friend Kate asked me to make her some cards, and when I  went over to the Two Peas in a Bucket site I was inspired to CASE (copy and share everything) these cards by Jennifer McGuire.  I'm using different stamps and paper of course, all Stampin' Up!  The butterfly is from the Hostess set, "Time Well Spent".

 

I love the clean and simple look (hmm, you've probably noticed that already!)  I've come back and edited the photos - I jazzed up the cards a little. 

I also made some "girl" cards and "boy" cards using the same double-sided DSP (different sides) and some generic note cards.  Hope you like them Kate!

Hmm, wonder why some of my pictures end up sideways?  Let's pretend I meant to do that!

November Promotions

From 10-30 November, purchase the single Stampin' Write markers for only $4.95. Usually you have to buy the markers as an entire colour family, so this is very exciting! This is a special limited-time offer, so make sure you take advantage of it. Clink on the link to the side for all the colours.

Happy Birthday Matthew!

My eldest son turned six this week!  He asked me every day on the countdown to his birthday whether I had made his card and wrapped his presents yet.   He is growing up way too fast.

Here's the card I made him from a scrap of DSP and using my trusty star punches:

I think you could even turn this into a Christmas card if you changed the colours around.

Some girly cards and my son's Halloween card!

Hello!

I'm feeling in a girly mood, and I had some pretty DSP (designer series paper) lying around, so I've experimented with some "girly" cards:  the first two have almost no stamping at all!

Hmm.  Not sure why this ended up sideways.  

This little bird was embossed with my SU dye ink  by inking up my stamp in Versamark watermark ink (clear ink used in embossing) and then dipping the stamp into my Groovy Guava dye ink pad.  I then sprinkled clear embossing powder onto the image, and melted it with my heat gun.  Voila!

Here we have the bird again, but this time she's very sparkly!  The photo does not do it justice - glitter never photographs well.  I deliberately made one edge of the card shorter than the other and stuck in some co-ordinating DSP along the edge for fun.

My little butterfly was also glittered up using the same technique as the bird - stamped in Versamark, then pixie pink ink, then onto the whisper white cardstock.  I then sprinkled on Heat'n Stick powder, melted it until it was sticky, and sprinkled over Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and gave it a quick final blast with the heat gun to set it.   Can you get any girlier than a pink, glittery butterfly?  

Finally, here's the card my 6 year old son made with me earlier this month to send to his best friend for Halloween.  Didn't he do a great job?  I drew the tree and skull, he did the rest.