Tag Archives: Stampin’ Up!

For Megan…

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Just a little quick post this morning.  I’ll work on getting some other posts  up this week!!  I have done a little stamping this week.  Not too much as it seems to be impossible for me to create without making a mess!  Hard to imagine I know!!

My beautiful and very dear friend (and downline) Megan celebrated her birthday last week.  I was SO organised and had made her a little card and had a present ready because I was going to see her on the weekend.  And then, I left it at home!  So typically me!  So Meges, here is the card lovely and you’ll have to wait for the gift!!

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I made her an easel card/desktop calendar “thing”.  And that is definately the technical term for it!  I’ve used the very new Soft Suede along with More Mustard & Taken with Teal.  I’ve used Vintage Vogue as well.  Hope you like it!!

Also because sometimes Megan thinks I’m fibbing, i’m recording here a few photos of my very tidy craft room!  I know it’s only tidy because we are having open homes, however, it is still tidy and that counts!!  lol!! So Meges, PROOF!!  hahaha (you know I love you!)

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Happy Stamping!!

Mad
xo

Bold Birthday & A Season of Dashing!

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Does anyone else have trouble coming up with catchy titles for their posts?  I’m afraid I have used all brain matter up on growing this baby and you’re all gonna have to live with my pathetic attempts for something catchy!! LOL.

The following cards were made recently at a SAS I did recently (waving Kerryn, Kerry, Chrissy & Crew).  There were 16 people there and each made three of each design that’s nearly 100 cards in less than three hours!!  Wouldn’t it have been cool to see them all together?? 

Anyway, enough rambling!  The following card is one we made on the night.  You’ll have to forgive the photo, I wasn’t quick enough to get one before the SAS and during the course of the night it had a small run in with a Turquoise inkpad!  I think the Ink won!

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
Cardstock: Kraft, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Celery
Ink: Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron
Other: Turquoise grosgrain ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, 2way Glue Pen, Petals & Paisley DSP, 1″ & 1/4″ Circle punches.

The next card is using two of my favourite Christmas things this year – the Season of Joy Stamp Set & Dashing Designer Series Papers!

Stamps: Season of Joy
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red
Other: 1″ Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Sponges, Dashing DSP

I loved that the ladies that were there all put their own spin on the designs and that all cards were different and unique, yet used the exact materials!  Gotta love that!

OK, that’s it from me for now.  I’m itching to get stamping but it’s all way to hard at the moment so you have to bear with me for a wee bit longer!

Until Next time,
Happy Stamping!
Mad!

 

Accordian Album

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Well, i’m a naughty blogger and I apologise if you have been back and there hasn’t been anything new for you to look at.  In my defence I’ve been a tad busy with the everyday occurrences of life with three children and one on the way!! (Well that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!!)

Firstly I’d like to show you the pictures of the accordion album I am running for a hostess as a class next week – Hi Lauren!  As the attendees (& most importantly the hostess!) have boys they wanted something more masculine.  I love the East Coast Prep Designer Series papers and so this album was born.  The little accordion card on page 5 of the catalogue was where I took the original inspiration from.  I haven’t popped the pictures in yet and I still have some stamping to do on the insides but have left it fairly plain for now.

 

 

 

Stamps: Big Deal Alpha Jumbo.

Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Non-SU Chipboard for covers and tags.  East Coast Prep Designer Series Double Sided Papers.

Other: Star Punch, Cropadile, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Wide Grosgrain Ribbon in Real Red, Grosgrain ribbon in Tempting Turquoise, More Mustard and Always Artichoke, Red Sticky Strip and sanding blocks.

The album is quite large with the cover measuring 5 3/4″ square.  I wanted something that was big enough for a couple of smaller photos and plenty of space for journaling if that’s what took your fancy.

Hope you like it. 

Until next time, happy creating!

Mad

Scrapping my Beautiful Boy!

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My Stampin’ Up! Upline Alisa Tilsner posted some challenges on our team forum last week.  This is one of the things I made for the challenges.  This one was to use Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White in a card or layout.  I decided to scrap this beautiful picture I took of my darling little man a month or so back.  He is such a lovely natured little guy!!

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 Cardstock: Blue Bayou & Soft Sky Textured Cardstock, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.

Stamps: Genuine Article & Office Accoutrement.

Accesories: 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Scissors, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon (yummy).

Now a couple of points of interest are the zig zags at the bottom of the page.  I have made these using my 1 1/4″ square punch.  I just turned it upside down, put the paper in where I thought was a good size, marked the punch with a black pen to use as a guide for the rest of the punches.  Aligning the marks and the previouse punched triangle as I went along. Does that make sense?  If not let me know and I can attempt a tutorial.   The Other point of interest is the photo corner in the top right hand of the photo.  I again used te 1 1/4″ punch.  I punched out a square from the textured Soft Sky Cardstock and cut it in half on the diagonal.  I put the two triangles together and cut it across as wide as I thought the photo corner should be.  Hope that helps!

Until next time, happy stamping!!

Fabulous Flowers

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Ooooh i just love the New Fabulous Flowers stamp set from Stampin’ Up!  It was a must have first on my wishlist.  I just love the saying “Dare to be Fabulous” I think we should all dare to be a little fabulous every now and again!!

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Stamps: Fabulous Flowers, Polka Dots & Paisley

Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Regal Rose, Versamark

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi Textured, Purely Pomegranate Textured, Rose Red, Whisper White.

Hope you like it!! Until next time, Happy Stamping!

I’ve been published!!

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I’ve been published in this Issue (#75) of the Australian Paper Crafts Magazine.  It was my first ever submission to a magazine and it was accepted first go!!  I’m so proud of me!!  LOL!!  It’s a big thrill to see your name in print in a magazine!!  Below is the Baby Shower Book in the Mag.  If you’re interested it should be in the newsagents now. 

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Cath’s Card

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This is the birthday card i made for one of the girls in my team for her birthday.  It’s a square card (I’ve been a little partial to square lately).  I have used a stamp set you may not recognise as it’s one of the Hostess sets from the NEW Catalogue.  Isn’t it gorgeous?  It’s called Time Well Spent and it’s a level three hostess freebie.  Right, the card….

Stamps: Time Well Spent

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Markers (to colour): So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Pretty in pink, Close to Cocoa.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Confetti Cream, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery. 

I have used the colour spritzer tool on the background of the Very Vanilla to soften it a little.  To colour the stamps i used the markers, cut them out and mounted some on Stampin’ Up! Dimensionals.  Below is a side view of the card.

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Until next time, Happy Stamping!!