Thinking of You

Hi All

This post today is a good but bad post.  While I love the way the card has turned out, I just wish I never had to make it.  I made this card for my wonderful Maternal Child Health nurse who I found out last week has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Raelene was a wonderful support to me (us) not only when I was a new mum but also as our girls grew up. She was always a friendly, reassuring (but honest) voice on the other end of the phone, even if I had to listen to her trying to convince me that her beloved football team was better than mine!!!

Raelene our thoughts are with you and can’t thank you enough for helping us when we needed you, we hope we can be here in any form when you need something

The card is made using the very yummy Parisian Breeze Paper, chocolate chip, Very Vanilla and Kraft card stock  and the very versatile Thoughts and Prayers Stamp set.  I am going to be said to see Parisian Breeze paper disappear at the end of November.

Hope you are all well and will be back soon with more

Happy Stampin

Lisa

 

Its Here :)

Finally it’s here, I have my very own Stampin Up! Website

Come and have a look I promise to keep it updated ( ) Stampin Upwill also keeping it updated with the latest specials as well as projects, a direct link to the current catalogues and a calendar of all my upcoming classes.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

I have just been away for another fabulous girls weekend away scrapbooking and cardmaking so I will post some of the projects of the coming days.

Hope you are all well

Happy Stampin 

 

Pack A Picnic

Pack a Picnic Class

These very cute Picnic Baskets are so cute Pack them with Choccies, Shortbreads or whatever you can think of to make a fabulous teacher, Kris-Kringle gift or just delight someone special. I had these on display at my World Card Making Day and were a hit so I have decided to run a class so you can make them as well. Class costs includes templates so you can go home and make some more

When: Wednesday 18th November

Where: My House

Time: 7:30pm

Cost: $20.00

RSVP: Tuesday 10th November

Please call or email to reserve your place.

 

Colour Challenge

This is my first attempt at a challenge of any description so here goes!!!  I have been meaning to participate for a long time and I really liked these colours together so I thought it was about time I got my act into gear.  Here are the colours I had to play with.

and here is my creation

My card base is Real Red (not a colour I use a heap, besides at Christmas)

Then I added a layer of So Saffron that I have corner rounded in two corners and punched several rows of piercing

Then a layer of whisper white, again I have conrner rounded two corners

Finally a layer of Regal Rose, corner rounded again, and stamped the main rose out of Fifth Avenue Floral in Regal Rose.

I then used my aquapainter to watercolur the main image again using Regal Rose and So Saffron Re-Inkers, some So Saffron Ribbon and a scallop circle in Real Red, a So Saffron 1 3/8 Circle Punch and a 1 1/4 Punch using Whisper White and the greeting is from the hostess set Best yet which I have inked using my markers

Hope you like it

Happy Stampin

Lisa

 

Wish Jar

Hi All

As always firstly my apologies for being absent for a long time.  I got retrenched from my real job of 15 years about a month ago and then it was school holidays and to be perfectly honest I have a serious case of  “lost mojo” I am hoping my wish jar may just come with a free mojo lol!!

My eldest daughter, Grace is turning 8 next Friday and all she wants for her birthday is a “Wish Jar”, apparantly a “Wish Jar” is a jar you make wishes into!!  I saw the new Summer Love Rub Ons in the new Spring Mini Catalogue and thought they would do beautifully.

Sorry the photos aren’t great but it was really hard to take a photo of.   Anyway enough of my whinging, I am going to  have a secret wish for my “mojo ” to return so hopefully it will work and I will post more regularly

Happy Stampin

 

Little People

I have had lots of requests lately to use the “All in the Family” set.  This is a great set, for not only card marking but scrapbooking as well.  These couple of cards show you how you can use the same set and  layout but get a toally differtn result.  The Boy card is using Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip and Good Morning Sunshine Paper and the grisl card is using Pink Piroeutte, Regal Rose and Sweet Always Paper.  The saying is from the Curly Label Ounch Bundle.  The “Little People” have been coloured in using blender Pens and the pastels

Hope you like them

Happy Stampin

 

Christmas In July

I have updated my upcoming classes page with my Chrsitmas in July Stamp A Stack, so if you are like me and promised your self you would be organised this year come along and join me for a fun day all while getting organised

Please call or email me to book or place 0407 821 425 or gary.lisa@bigpond.com

 

June/July Promotion

Stampin Up have released their special for June and July, which is a great one if you were thinking about holding a workshop.  If you hold a workshop in June or July and your sales reach $600 you qualify for an extra $40 in benefits, so therefore you would be eligable for $110 of free product of your choice.

If you are interested in taking up this fantastic offer please contact me as I only have a few dates available my contact details are 0407 821 425 or gary.lisa@bigpond.com

 

Pun Fun

Sorry for being slack and not posting for a while, same old excuses I have been busy with workshops which has been fantastic but has left me short of time to keep my blog updated.

This card has been cased from  Alisa Tilsner it uses pun fun which is a great versatile set for all occasions.  The card base is basic grey, then real red card which I have used the Classic Stars roller in real red ink and each corner has vintage brad. The greeting has been heat emobossed with white embossing powder with a greeting from “On Your Birthday”.  The rocket has been coloured in using my blender pens.

Hope you are all enjoying your long weekend

Happy Stampin

 

Surfer

He hardest task I find with cardmaking is coming up with a male card, and there aren’t alot of stamp sets (I think anyway) which makes the task even harder.  I get asked alot to do workshops making a male card for the same reason. My surfer card is made using the “Seaworthy” stamp set, which is about the best (again I think anyway!!)  I am still haven’t a disagreement with my husband because he thinks I have put the surfer on his side, what do you think? Anyway I liked this card becuase not only was it appropriate for a male but you could do lots with the surfer for a young/teenage male.

This card is made using Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Kraft and Whisper White card stock, then a piece of Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon attached with a staple, and the greeting is from the “On You Birthday” set and mounted on Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie using the small and large oval punches.

Happy Stampin