Easter Treasure!

I wanted to share the joy of easter with the children in my religious Education class.

As a Christian, easter is a special time of reflection upon God's goodness, and the sacrifice Jesus made, so that each and every one of us could be reconciled to God, through him.

I wanted to share the good news that not only did Jesus die for us, that he overcame death, and is risen!

This is the craft activity we did with our lesson.

The theme verse for our term was John 3:16,17

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish , but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."

Live Your Dream

This was the stamp set we received at the SU! Field Training night. I have seen it stamped up a lot in Groovy Guava, which is easy to see why. I have also played around with Sahara Sand and Pomegranate. The flowers look great in Pomegranate too.

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.