Inspirational Blog

Check this out!! There is a blog that I look at ALL the time.

This woman is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Her name is Michelle Zindorf and you can find her at
http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

She posts detailed tuorials every couple of days on creating really special cards. Works of art. I finally decided to give one a go and I am so happy with the result.

It was challenging but well worth it.I can't wait to have a go at another one. As Molly Meldrum would say 'Do yourself a favour" and get over there and check out her blog. She has a tab at the top pointing to all of her tutorials.

What a generous woman.

This card uses the stamp set called "Voila" which is a chef with some different things to put on his platter. The colours are Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White cardstock with Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Always Artichoke & Basic Black inks.

Lots of sponging & inky fingers but good fun.

Happy Stamping.

Crazy For Cupcakes ?

This card is from a set called "Crazy for Cupcakes" It has, of course, got cupcake images which I will share with you later but for this one I have used the balloon.

I've stamped it twice onto Whisper White & coloured them in with some Bold Bright colours. I stamped, coloured & cut out another balloon. This one I mounted on the card with dimensionals, added some brads and layered it onto some matching coloured card. Didn't take too long and turned out quite nicely I think. Oh... the sentiment is from the same stamp set and I stamped it around the balloon making sure of where it went by using my Stamp-a-ma-jig (a tool I can hardly do without).

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Stamping !

First from New Catalogue

At last, time to share. This card is made using a new set from the brand new Idea Book and Catalogue called "Cheers to You". I have a few made with this set so I'll share more soon. You can't see in the picture but I have used some liquid applique on the beer froth which looks great (although I overheated the bottom one & burnt it a little - makes it more unique I think). Colours here are Night of Navy, More Mustard, Real Red and Garden Green. I've also stamped the background with "Sanded" and added a little Choc Chip ribbon. Hope you like it.

Retiring List is now up

Stampin' Up! have released the retirement list for 2009. How sad . Such a long list of things that we will not see in the next Idea Book & Catalogue.

Check it out here and if there is something you can't live without then e-mail or call me ASAP because these things go F-A-S-T and once they're gone they're gone.

I've just noticed that there are some sets that have been discounted . Check out the list and see

* denotes 25% off regular price
** denotes 50% off regular price
*** denotes 50% of the purchase price is being donated to the
Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal


I'm off to check it out over a coffee and to "make a list".

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

More Embracing

Another non-cased card using "Embrace Life". This time I have used Elegant Eggplant and some scraps of Pumpkin Pie and Pretty in Pink. I distressed the edges of these with the cutter kit and I coloured the flowers with Elegant Eggplant. I pierced some holes around the place with my paper piercing tool.

By adding a sentiment at the bottom this card could be used for all sorts of occasions. Hope you like it.

Embrace Life

This card is using a gorgeous set called "Embrace Life" which is available in the Summer Mini Catalogue. Products from this Catalogue are available only until the end of March so that's only a few quick weeks away. Check out the Catalogue by clicking on the piccie on the side.

Colours here are Night of Navy, and Bashful Blue. I have stamped the flowers in Night of Navy on Bashful Blue and cut them out. I have coloured in parts of the petals with a white gel pen. The sentiment has been stamped and punched out with the large oval punch and then sponged around the outside with Night of Navy ink. I like how this one turned out. I think this is one of my favourite sets. I think I'll share a few more soon.

Oh... BTW this one is not a case (as far as I know anyway)!!

Not Botanical Blooms (but still Sale-A-Bration)

Here a card I found by a US demo Deb Horst. You can find the original card here. I have changed it just a little.

The colours are More Mustard, Really Rust and Brocade Blue. These panels are layered on Chocolate Chip and the card base is Very Vanilla. I have stamped in the matching inks and set an eyelet in the middle of each flower with my Crop-o-dile. I can't sew for the life of me so I have used "faux stitching" by piercing holes around the card edge and then joining them up with my Chocolate Chip marker. I love this technique and I love how this card turned out.

The stamp set is Polka Dot Punches from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue - only available for a couple more weeks so if you like it grab it now!