Like my little Handbag?

We did this one at a recent SU! Field Training Day.

I added a little fringe, by unravelling some Mellow Moss Grosgrain ribbon, and making crossover handles. It was fun to play with!

            What a year of cardmaking! I started making Christmas cards in October, for my demos each week, and managed to make over 50 cards this year. This set was on my wish list forever, and as it was not one that had been requested, I left it till last to purchase. I am glad I did, 'cause everyone has seen all my other cards, and I was left with nothing new to give to my special friends and family.

I have been exhausted for new ideas too, until I sat down with this set. I am really enjoying cards again!

These cards are done with watercolour pencils, and finished off with a little Dazzling Diamonds and Two way glue pen. It's so much easier than heat embossing.

Card of the Week

Hi, Christmas is only 24 days away, and I am now able to mail all the lovely cards I have been busy making and demonstrating. Being a SU! lady has it's advantages, as I have never made so many cards before. I have packed my Season of Joy and Spring mini sets away, and will start designing cards from the new Summer Mini now.

Ruth and I are having a "Catalogue Release" Workshop next weekend, so keep watching for more!

Card of the Week

This weeks card was made a few weeks ago, for Anna's new baby, Xavier.

I don't have any baby stamps,but I do have "Wild About You."

This was a simple card to make, with Bashful Blue and White. I couldn't deny my cuttlebug any longer, and had to use it on the background. Forgive me all you who thought I only use SU! on everything!

I am so hoping SU! introduce the Sizzix in Australia next year, so we can get with the program and emboss too.

Thanks for looking.

Card of the Week

Hi! I've been MIA again with school Holidays. I did get time to play and prepare, as well as have guests for five nights. My cous, Vonnie, Pete and the three little princesses, came to stay. My family all live in Sydney, and Vonnie recently moved to Townsville, about  4 hours drive for home. It's great to finally have family closer.

My head is filled with plans for Christmas projects. I am working on this OSW (one sheet wonder) pack, that makes about eight cards so far, and some gift tags. Next is a Sheetload of cards, using one sheet of DSP. I am up to 16 cards on that project. Not long before I put the instructions in print, and release it on an unsuspecting world. Hee hee hee!

Stamp set used Peaceful Wishes, the colours, Old Olive, Confetti cream and Ruby Red.

Tuesday's Terrific Tips

Add some sparkle this Christmas! SU! has a great range of embossing powders and tools. You can add glamour to your projects by embossing in gold, silver, black, white and clear. You can add sparkle with Dazzling Diamonds and Heat and Stick powder, or by using the two way  glue pen.

Another handy tip is to use Encore Gold or Silver ink pads with clear emboss, for an instant effect. Embossing can be fun, and once you have tried it , you will be using it all the time.

Another way to add shine to a project is with Crystal Effects, a clear craft Lacquer. Apply it to your stamped images to get a glassy effect, so add it to your baubles, windows and Champagne Flutes, frogs and crocodiles, as well as the frosting on those cakes. Too cute!

Sunday Night Scrappin'

I love Scrappin'. This photo was lovingly restored and copied by my cousin Kim. It is of my Great Grand parents, on my mothers side, Herbert and Agnes Pike. This was a family picnic sometime after they were married.(no sign of the kids!) I intend to do a little journalling when I get the history right. 

I wanted to honor their memory with a youthful page, so there is lots of flowers and buds to represent newness. Thanks to RebelInker.blogspot.com  For the design on the Five Petal Punch Flower. The Buds are all mine!

they are made from the same punch, in smaller quantities.

Card of the Week

Bodacious again! This time I have used Cameo Coral as my base card, and added Pretty in pink with W /White flowers.

Next layer is three flowers stamped and cut in G/Guava, Regal Rose and Rose Red.  The leaves are in Old Olive. That's six colours plus white. I'm sure there is a rule about using too many colours- it was fun anyway. Almost forgot, I also added Only Orange  to the G/Guava flower , using the Rock'n'Roll technique. The base card is Watercolor Vine in W/White. Thanks for looking.

Saturday Card Making

We are really on fire now! our lovely and talented ladies took on a wallet card this month. Everyone left a winner.We had some great wallets in four different colours. Thanks to Dannie Graves, for sharing her version with the world. I added a few changes to make it an Aussie version. The Faux Suede look was achieved using Cling Wrap, and the measurements are converted to cms. I was pleased to make a card that used up a whole piece of card stock, with no waste.

Card of the Week

How's this for a bright and cheery card! My newest stamp set is "Bodacious Bouquet," and I must have stamped this flower in nearly every colour in my collection today. Hehehe! I settled on makinga card in this colour combo, as there was a scrap of this DSP from the Summer Picnic range, just sitting in my "scraps to keep"  box. The rest of the flowers will find a home over the next week. 

I will try to do something amazing  and new with them.