12 Weeks till Christmas!!!

WEEK 1

Oh My God that has come around quick its 12 weeks til Christmas! This year I have decided get ready early and start making Christmas theme projects. Cards, boxes, present tags and to create my own advent calender will be on my agenda this year.! To help me get started and to keep up with my projects I am going to post this items on my blog every week right up to the big day CHRISTMAS.
I am kicking off with your not so average Christmas coloured card! I have decided to use purples and silvers....

Stamps:Tags Till Christmas

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant,Whisper White,Brushed Silver

Ink: Elegant eggplant

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon(retired), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Platinum Shimmer Paint(mixed with alcohol rub) Ornament Punch

I am not the only one that is getting ready for Christmas early but Stampin' Up! is as well !!!. They are giving us little sneak peek into the Summer Mini Catalogue that will be launch on the 1st of December. They have released the follow Simply Stocking Promotion:

For the month of October you can purchase this Stitched Stocking Stamp set and the Stocking Tag Punch or you can earn it FREE when you host a workshop with $450 worth of sales, and you will also get the hostess benefits as well! This will defiantly help you get started with your Christmas crafting!!!!

If you like to start your Christmas Crafting or would love to host a workshop so that you can earn this wonderful set you can contact me by email sheree_f@hotmail.com or ph 0438197263.

Lots of stamping love!

Sheree

WOW it's here and there is some exciting news?

Well has anyone checked their calender today! Its September and what does it mean? Well its means its the start of Spring and of course the new release of the new

Stampin' Up! Idea book and Catalogue 2011 - 2012 ....

There are a range of new stamp sets, 5 new in colours , new style punches and also designer fabric plus many more. So If you havent already got a copy you can have a look by clicking on the cover or if you would like to have your own hard copy contact me on 0438197263 and I can tell you how you can get it for FREE! RRP12.95

Have you ever thought about joining Stampin' Up? You will be able to join now for only $169 with the mini kit (see below what it includes) or you can get the full set for 20% off! This is for September only. So if you would love to join this wonderful family and enjoy the benifits or learn more about Stampin' Up! contact me on 0438197263 and I can get the information to you or even help you join!

$169 Mini Starter Kit Includes

Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*

Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*

Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

A4 Smooth Card Stock Assortment

Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*

Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon*

Notes Cards (20)

Clear-Mount Block C

Blender Pen (1)

SNAIL Adhesive

Business supplies

*New to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue

I hope that in the next few days that I will be able to show case you a couple of cards that uses new stamp sets from the new release catalogue.

Lots of Stamping Love

Sheree

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter to you all

Well My little man was up early this morning and decided to get into the Easter Eggs before his big sister woke up.

Here is a picture of what he was upto...

Well I had some me time Good Friday night and decided that I would make a card so I decide to have another go at a challenge and I found a great one over at  Create,Ink: The Color Lab Challenges, The colours that I had to work with.

This colours combo has made it so easy to come up with a baby card, which I have a few babies coming in the world this year! Its making  me clucky...

Stamps: Baby Bundle 

Cardstock/Ink: Pink Pirouette, Certain Celery, So Saffron, Baja breeze

Accessories: 1/4 inch Grosgrain Pretty in Pink ribbon ( as I didnt have pink pirouette ribbon and this card needed ribbon), Stampin Dimensional

Hope you like the card as much as I do so head over to the the Color Lab website and have a go yourself. Hope you have enjoyed your Easter day and have had lots of Chocolate Covered FUN!

Stamping Love
Sheree



Good Friday Cardmarking!

Happy Good Friday to All

Well I was lucky today my parents have taken Miss 3 for the night and Mr 1 decided to go down early for his afternoon sleep and a long one at that, so this gave me the opportunity to put on some great music and make a card, not an Easter card but a card for the Just Add Ink Challenge and for this week and they have a very special one, it is to celebrate ANZAC day.  JAI 65: JUST ADD MATESHIP/FRIENDSHIP.

I'm really impressed with this card, I'm going to have to give it to one of my closest friends just so they know I am thinking about them. Here is my entry. Thou do head on over to Just Add Ink to see the other great designs.

Inside of the card.

Stamps: Great Friends, Occasional Quotes

Cardstock/Ink: Pretty In Pink, Basic Grey, Concord Crush

Accessories: Scalloped Square Sizzix Die, Vintage Wallpaper
Embossing folder, Stampin Dimensionals

Hope you like the card. Have Happy and Safe Easter for those in Australia and New Zealand have a good Anzac day!

Stamping Love 
Sheree

INKSPIRATION CHALLENGE- FIRST TIMER

Hello Inkers

Wow this is my first entered INKSPIRATION challenge and my 2nd challenge for the week. I have been looking at the challengers for awhile and have tried some of the challenges but never posted them, this time I have finnally decided to post one.

This week was a INKSPIRATION COLOUR CHALLENGE #66 and below are the colours that we were to work with and it was such a nice colour combination as they go so well with each other. Once you have a looked at mine head on over to the Inkspiration website and see the other great entries.

Stamps: Biss (SAB)
Cardstock/Inks: Regal Rose, Tempting Turquiose, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories: Jewels Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

I have left it sentiment free and only used the word BLISS as I am not to sure what I will use this card for yet. Mothers day is coming up soon but see my saw me making this card so it wont be for her.

Hope you liked my card as much as I did coming up with this design.

Stamping Love

Sheree

HOW COULD I RESIST!

As my title says HOW COULD I RESIST, I am defiantely a lover of chocolate, easter is a weak time for me and this weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink is one that I really enjoyed eating, I mean creating :-)

JAI 64 - Chocolate Wrapper Colour Combination and my inspiration chocolate wrapper was the Cadbury Flake bar, just pure flaky melt in your hands chocolate.

Yummy! So I have decided to make a Thankyou card just the sort of card you can give someone with the flake chocolate bar. Simple but nice!

Stamps: Because I Care(level 1 hostess set)

Paper& Ink colours: Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Accessories: Sizzlets Lots of Tags, Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon 1/4" (retired) ,Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Hemp Twine

Hope you enjoyed my entry in to JAI challenge as much as I did making it and eating the inspiration.

Stamping Love

Sheree

JAI 63 - Inspriation Challenge

Oooh I loved this Just Add Ink 63-  Inspiration Challenge I have never tryed an Inspiration challenge before and as soon as I had seen  this one I knew straight away what I was going to do.

So here is the inspriation,

Here is my design.

Stamps: Every Moment

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Real Read

Accessories: Scallop Circle Die, Modern Label Extra large punch, Jewel rhinstone, Brights Dsp Pack, Circle Cutter, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Blender Pens

I have to admit I aint a great at colouring in, my daughter seems to stay in the lines better then I do and she is only 3. This is a basic card and could be used for many different occiasions not really sure what one I will use it for yet but I am sure it wont be long before I use it.

The big scalloped real red circle, daffodil delight circle and the whisper white circle which I have stamped the daisies and masked them to give it a bit of depth, all have been embossed together. I have then layered the colour butterflies on top and put a jewel on one daisy to make it stand out. I have used the Brights DSP (Daffodil Delight) as part of the background also stamped the butterfly in wild wasabi on the card.

I hope you like my card as much as I do and my daughter, if you would like to know any techinque that I have used on this card please dont hestitate to contact me.

Challenge complete...

Hello stampers

OMG I just looked and seen that I havent done a posting since November, so first of all Happy New Year to all of you even though I know its now March.


So I am hosting a workshop this friday for a group of ladies that I regularly craft with and they wanted to see something for mothers day, though some of the ladies no longer have there mothers around so I wanted to come up with something that they can give to a either mother,daughter or a friend. I went for a Mini Photo Wallet that I had seen on  Bronwyn Eastleys Blog, I found the design but couldnt get the right colour combination, lucky enough JUST ADD INK has a colour challenge this week, so I have decided to join in.

JAI 60- Colour Challenge

Here is what I came up with:

The photo doesnt show it correctly but the the scalloped circle, layed circles and the 2 flowers have been embossed together and I have put a jewel in the middle of the old olive flower, have just learnt this technique and found it really effective, The F on the mini photo wallet has been raised with dimensionals to give it depth.

Stamps:  Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage Roller
Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, DSP Cottage Wall (retired)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry,Old Olive,Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Accessories: Jewels, Square Lattice embossing folder, diamensinals, 2-3/8 Scalloped circle punch, 1-3/4 circle punch, Circle cutter

Have really enjoy making this card and I hope that my ladies enjoy making it on friday. I have done a couple of workshops with them though I have only shown them cards as I more of a cardmaker, all of them are scrapbookers so it has been a bit of a hard one to come up with to try and combine the two of them together and get what they want to see. Enjoy looking and if there is anything you want to know dont hestitate to ask!

Lots of Stampin love

Sheree