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This is a cute card that uses only die cutting and a bit of sewing (which you can do either with a pen and a mat pack OR an actual sewing machine).
Sent to me by my long time (my entire life) friend, Melinda Leavitt. She lives in Idaho and is the one who really got me into Stampin' Up! so many years ago.
Cute idea! I might use this for my next swap . . . .
Janine put in a huge amount of thought and effort into this one - a very adorable Counting Book using the Sew Suite series!
Each page features a different button and counts to ten.
Each page is done in Very Vanill and stamped using various stamps from the Sew Suite series. She's done such a very neat job that it looks like printed paper, doesn't it?
I like how she's tied the three different colours of the PomPom trim to the attaching ring. It's not only colourful, but very tactile for a small child.
The detail Janine put into these buttons is amazing. Each button is 2-4 layers plus embossing or pen details . .
Janine has lent me this to have on display at SENZ. Please join me and us there! I am offering a full weekend of Stampin' Up! classes, all with product included. Bron Heslop is teaching the Saturday morning class, and I will be taking the rest.
The class schedule can be seen at www.senz.co.nz or please feel free to email me and I will send you our class offerings list. We'd love to have you!
Bonus Project! It's always a challenge to do Masculine Cards, especially when one has three daughters and no husband! But here we are!
This was inspired by a lovely swap I received at Convention two weeks ago by Australian Demo Julie Driver. I loved what she did - all monochromatic. However, I had the car packed ready to go . . . .somewhere? . . . . and I challenged myself to make up the card without having to go to the car and unpack anything.
Which meant all of my favourite and very easy to use colours were not available. So I went to my Colour Coach - a FANtastic tool - and found this colour combination. Perfect for a man's nautical card!
Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, and Basic Grey.
I'm sure that knot has a spethal name. I just fiddled until I worked it out, but I think the ladies in Thames and I finally worked out a logical way to do it.
Let me show you how by hostessing a workshop or class! During the month of June - receive an EXTRA $100 to spend for qualifying workshops!
Host a workshop with sales of $550 between now and the end of June, and get an EXTRA $100 to spend on Stampin' Up! products of your choice. That's $550 including shipping, and you get an extra $100 on top of your regular hostess benefits!!
If you've been thinking about hosting a workshop, NOW is the time to do it. With this great deal, and the cooler weather, it's a fabulous way to get your friends together and have a fun, crafty afternoon/evening. My June is filling up fast, so contact me today!
The $550 minimum can be workshop orders, group class orders, a single order, or you and some friends combining your orders.
PS. I have an extra special opportunity for a hostess in June - only one gets this; first in first served. Email me to discuss . . . .
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sail Away $17.95
Colours: Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Basic Grey
Other: Watercolour paper, Natural Hemp, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Aqua Painters, Watercolour Wonder Crayons, Tulip Frame Embossing Folder
Sally has provided us with a couple of lovely and FUN cards using the Sew Suite series! Her comments were:
"These papers were so fun to work with and these cards are dedicated to my lovely, late mum who was a most fantastic sewer and would've just loved these."
Yes she would have! Fun and Bright - Sally didnt' do a huge amount of stamping here and came up with a fantastic end result just by using the papers.
Love the ruched ribbon - perfect for the sewing theme.
Now, I am off to my own dressmaking class this morning. I'm making a copy of a gorgeous Annah Stretton dress. Thanks for the get up and go motivation, Sally!
This is a very cute little invitation Stampin' Up! sent to me before Convention for the Manager's Reception. Really, it's basically just one layer of cardstock and some small pieces of Designer Series Papers on top.
I like the mix of the EAstern Blooms stamp set and the Five Petal Flower Punch here. That's a darn easy flower "center" they've done up - I wouldn't have thought to use the stamp directly on the DSP.
Hmmm, I think I might copy this idea for an upcoming Senz class using different colours and different stamps . .. .
Can you tell what punch is used to make that cute border?
Have a fantastic weekend and don't forget to check out this week's Deals of the Week! (see below)
What a fantastic weekend it's been! Wow, the time went waaaaaay too quickly, but Stampin' Up! convetion in Melbourne the last four days has been the best yet. I enjoyed every single minute.
Business classes, inspirational messages, creative ideas (blown away!!!) and so much more. I just love it and this convention has renewed both my enthusiasm and dedication to both our craft but also to this particular company. We all stand proud of whom we represent.
Above: Shelli Gardner (CEO), Emma Parkin Wilson (NZ Manager), myself, Patrice Halliday Larson (Demo of the Year #3), Rachael Knight (Demo of the Year Top Ten), and Aaron Scott (Australian Country Manager).
I am so very proud of my team, taking out half of the top ten spots and most of the leadership and recruiting spots as well.
I am fortunate to be named Demonstrator of the Year for the third year running! I'd like to thank both my team and my customers over this last year. I know that without you, I'd never acheive my goals. Thank you so much for all you do and share!
Yesterday was fantastic! I always feel some amount of nervousness and dread leaving my routine back home and travelling somewhere unfamiliar. But I SOOO enjoy this convention once I'm here!
We made colour charts - which was so fantastic and a great business tool to have.
New product sneak peaks, lots of creative demonstrations already, business training, ethics training, manager's reception, shopping, catch up with Shelli . . . . . been such a fun day already!
This really is a Quick and Easy project . . . . however, when you make 60, it starts to seem like a lot of pieces . . . . .
I ended up changing it a little bit for the actual swaps, using Crumb cake borders instead of Bashful blue and the Square Lattice folder instead of the Polka Dots. But this version is cute too - and preferred by most of the ladies in class last night actually.
I like the idea of creating this little window to feature a small image. That cupcake just squeezed in there!
I feel sorry for the people who have to do their swaps all by themselves . . . My three kids, Chrissie Patterson, and Rob and my hairdresser all pitched in on these. How would it be if I had to actually do all the work myself??
Here's hoping the ladies in Aussie like this one!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Tiny Tags $37.95, Create a Cupcake $44.95
Colours: Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Wow, you will love this! For May the Guest Artist Team was given the Sweet Stiches papers and the PomPom Trim. Chrissie said this was a real challenge for her, but it's hard to believe with her creation . . .
Apparently is punishable by death if the bow gets undone - it's perfect Chrissie!
The detail here is impressive! Chrissie punched holes and drew stitches between all of those squares. And don't you love how she's used the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder as the "quilting"??
Chrissie has made a cute box using the envelope die that we did in class yonks ago. Such a cute way to use that die - so much more than an envelope! She told me she used every single scrap of that Sweet Stiches DSP, and I completely believe her! Lots of cute embellishments for the box.
Now check out the card set inside!
Each and every card is "quilted" with tiny strips of the Sweet Stitches DSP. It's just beautiful Chrisse!
The Stamps are from Punch Bunch, a SaleABration set from March. I do have a few of these left over, but just a couple. First hands up get them!
Thank you Chrissie for another impressive display of your talent!
This project uses a lot of the new goodies from the Autumn Winter Mini - and such a lovely one to make up. I taught this Saturday at the Tauranga Extravaganza, and the ladies really loved it.
The new papers are Botanical Gazette - nice ones to layer together for that vintage look. Enjoying the bird cage one a lot.
All the images are from the Clearly for You stamp set from the Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue. Also a lovely one to layer the images one on top of the other. I was sure those were flowers and have been calling them flowers for weeks, but my friend pointed out yesterday that they are actually raspberries. Something a little different!
I'm loving these new Beveled Windows! This card uses the largest of the three sizes. It really adds dimension, interest, and a bit of visual texture. Very elegant.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Clearly for You set of twelve $45.95
Colours: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Other: Beveled Windows, Modern Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Early Espresso Ribbon
For the last eight months, we've had a lovely lady living with us, Pascale, from Switzerland. Just before Easter, she went back to her original home. (I say that because I'd like to think this is also her home now too). The girls and I decided to each make her an album page as a going away gift.
(The girls all worked on 6x6 albums over the summer after having a fun photo shoot together, so these were to add to the existing album she had started).
Each page we did reflected our personalities and tastes. This is mine:
I've used quite a few stamp sets on this one - partly because I was just using scraps that were on my desk. LOL
Two must have's for the vintage look - the Music Notes Wheel and the Beautiful Wings (butterflies) Embosslet. Wow, I use those butterflies SO much.
I discovered the Champagne Shimmer Paint doing this up. It's fantastic! Can you see it on the edges of the vellum and the leaves? Of course photos never do justice to glitters and shimmers, but it's beautiful.
Last week we had a Pastels class here along with a guest teacher, Janine Pearce. She taught us this gorgeous woven basket. Amazing what can be done with a single A4 sheet of cardstock!
The strips are stamped and sponged and then woven around a pineapple can for shape.
The flowers are from the Birds and Blooms die cut set and then softly sponged around the edges using Pastels. It's a different effect - the technique that I predominantly used myself before I discovered the love of ink.
