Love Two Tone Bow card

This card was a special order for an Anniversary. The Two Tone Ribbon is so beautiful & it's easy to tie bows with. I have had the Ribbon for a a couple of months now & this is the first time I've used it, still to try the black/grey one & I think this card would look great in those tones so will give that a go. Colours are Pink Pirouette, Rose Red (stamped off) & Whisper White. "Morning Post Alphabet" stamp set, 1" square & postage stamp punch's.

Heart Framelits Double Easel Card

 I saw this idea & tutorial with the Hearts Collection Framelits (125599) over at the stamp doc & loved it so had a play & this is what I came up with using some gorgeous new products.
I do quite like them as individual easel cards though but the double easel is a big wow!
I dyed the flower (cut 1) from the Flower Trim (126869) with Crumb Cake re-inker & Aqua Painter -I like this technique best but using a dauber & ink pad works nicely as well.

International Bazaar inspired party & Lolly Buffet

Paper Flowers in little bottles were on each setting of 6 & guests could take them home.

Rosettes hang on the front panel of the table cloth

Candy Cones

Take home Candy cello bag toppers

Personalized bunting on the cake table

Attic Boutique Blossom Butterly

I love how versatile punch's can be, the Blossom punch is cut to resemble & a Butterfly on this card by cutting away 2 petals, a more realistic shaped butterfly can also be achieved by cutting 2 petals but from opposite ends of the Blossom. The quote is from "Butterfly Prints" stamp set & it nestles perfectly in the Oval punch which also perfectly mounts onto the 2nd smallest Framelits labels (I've also dry embossed this piece with the oval Designer Frame embossing Folder).

Happy Valentines Day

 A few Valentines cards to share.
The first one is my favourite & I love the colour combo of Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral.

Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp set

Candy Conversations A la Carte stamp

Everyday Enchantment hearts

A simpler version of this card here
Ingredients: Very Vanilla 6" x 3", either Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade or Calypso Coral 2 3/4" square, Everyday Enchantment DSP. Full Heart & Heart to Heart Punches, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, White Bakers Twine & Every Day Enchantment Ribbon/s.

Step 1. Place the 2 3/4" piece of Pool Party CS in to the Full Heart punch all the way down & centre before you punch out the heart.
Step 2. Run this piece through the bigshot in the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.
Step 3. Tie some Everyday Enchantment ribbon in a bow around the left side of the CS.
Step 4. Adhere with mini glue dots the small hearts from the Heart to Heart punch to the ends of White Bakers Twine which was threaded around the bow.
Step 5. Adhere with Dimensionals the 2 3/4" finished peice to the Very Vanilla cardfront.
Step 6. Adhere with snail the punched out DSP Full Heart to the centre.

Engagement cards

 I love how this first one turned out, not much to it & very quick to re-create with the "I (Love) Love Wheel". Colours are Basic Grey, Concord Crush & Very Vanilla with some Lap of Luxury DSP. I used the Pinking Hearts border punch, which has been carried over from the Summer mini, so still available to purchase, I added a rhinestone onto the heart I punched out of the DSP with the Heart to Heart punch. Finished with some gorgeous Vanilla Satin Ribbon, which I am offering in 1mtr (13mtrs in total) Ribbon shares for only $17 inc postage (Australia). Email me if your interested.
The next card is also a quick one to create using the flourish heart stamp from "I Heart Hearts" stamp set & the small heart punch, which has actually been punched out of the White strip, I added red fine glitter to the Espresso piece underneath using a wide double sided tape (if you use Sticky Strip you will need to 2 rows of it), this technique gives the card some extra interest instead of just adhering the punched out hearts on top.

Wedding cards

I'm still here! Have been creating but a little slack posting & now I have lots to catch up! I thought I'd start with wedding cards as we have had a few on lately & am also making & helping create wedding stationary at the moment.

The first one is a complete case from my downline Tracey, one of her class cards. I love the Rhinestones in the centre of the scallop flower & the elegance of Black & White, gorgeous card Tracey & thanks for letting me post it here.

Again Elegant in Black & Vanilla, I made 2 very similar but forgot to take a pic of the one just behind which had Pearls on it. With the Elegant Lines embossing folder you can make wedding / anniversary cards in a couple of minutes, gotta love that.
Next is  Punch Potpourri & Bella Toile. A lot more work in this one & alot going on but I so enjoyed having a play with this very popular hostess set. Colours are Pirouette Pink & Chocolate Chip.

Last but not least another Elegant & simple design in Baja Breeze & White which is suitable for other occassions as well & many other colour combo's.

Engagement bonboniere with Butterfly Prints

While I was in Sydney last week for a very busy week of party's & stamp events I had. I managed to make 50 of these favours for my nephews engagement, using the new summer mini Stamp set "Butterfly Prints" & Butterfly Punch, (I took my summer mini pre-order so I could have a play!) I also wheeled Baroque Border -such a devine wheel. Colours are Perfect Plum & Pale Plum with just some silver curling ribbon. My niece made the invites & these were the colour scheme, I will take a pic & post her card a bit later as I have been so far behind in my posting! I will hopefully over the next few days catch up before the Summer mini is live.

Baroque Motifs butterflys card

Never such a beautiful Butterfly! I was very happy when "Great Friend" stamp set was released here in OZ, the butterfly is perfect to pair up with so many other sets, like "Baroque Motifs". This is one of the cards for my KIS classes (Keep it Simple). I just love Black & White, it's so elegant & Stylish -perfect for weddings, engagements & Anniversary's.
Supplies;
"Baroque Motifs", "Oval All" & "Great Friend" stamp sets.
Whisper White & Basic Black CS
Stazon ink (could have used Basic Black)
Lge Oval, Scallop Oval (new), Scallop Edge & Eyelet Border Punches, 1/2 White small Pearl (pretties kit).

Baroque Motifs SSC make-n-takes

SUPPLIES
Baroque Motifs stamp set,
Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze & Whisper White Cardstock,
Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze ink,
White Taffeta Ribbon.
Dimensionals & Snail Adhesive,


INSTRUCTIONS
1. Lightly stick down the Whisper White piece in the centre before stamping the Swirl inked with Baja Breeze onto both the Whisper White & Baja Breeze cardfront.
2. Remove the White piece & add some little flowers inked in Not Quite Navy & stamp “Cherish” or greeting in the bottom right hand corner.
3. Wrap the Taffeta ribbon around & tie into a knot at the front & position the ribbon to the left, now attach this onto the Not Quite Navy piece with Snail Adhesive,
4. Adhere the mounted Not Quite Navy piece to the cardfront with Dimensionals lining it up with the swirl.

For the 3X3 card the first motif is stamped on the Whisper White cardstock then the other 2 flowers are cut out & layered on & the card is finished with a half pearl, -love it!

Mostly Flowers Cards & Money Wallet

As soon as I saw Teneale's beautiful card she created on tea bag folding I was inspired! she has a link to simple instructions on the fold & her elegant Black & White version on her blog.
I made these to give to family & friends this month, I just changed the colours to Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla & adhered 2 instead of 4 tea bag folded squares to the diamond images on the Cherish card & the other 2 I have adhered 3 on either side & the points inside eachother. The bottom one is a money wallet -just perfect for our nephews wedding.

Bleached Stem Silhouettes

News is out "Stem Silhouettes" will not be featured in the New Idea Book & Catalogue, along with "Warmest Regards" (level 1 hostess set) & my favourite In Colour, "Cool Caribbean". There are only a few sets from the current Summer Mini Catalogue that will be in the new catalogue; Bud Basics, Basic Outline wheel, Backyard BBQ, Carte Postale and Leaves a la Carte wheel. All the other stamps sets and papers will be retiring, so please let me know if there's anything you would like me to order before March 31!

You will need a household bleach a disposable container lid & some paper towel for this effect. Pour some bleach on the paper towel that is laid in the container to create a pad to bleach up your stamp. Wait for the bleach to take effect & dry before stamping another image ontop. The bleach will not damage your stamps, just be sure to clean the rubber thoroughly.

Dream Come True

I'm off to Perth for a wedding! so I made this gift wallet -I'm pretty happy how it turned out. The stamp set is Dream Come True, I've embossed the little hearts & flowered heart (cut & mounted on Ruby Red) I ran Silver Metalic card stock throught the crimper & created a band that slides off & holds the card folded when in place, -finished off with some white organdy ribbon.

Love Floral

Make this card in the "Bling" class Floral background stamped in lovely lilac ink on lovely lilac cardstock, backed onto so saffron card, Dream come true stamps, with love heart image embossed with dazzling diamonds & cut out & adhered to love image with a dimensional.