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What's On This Week

Tuesday Feb 21st - Nelson Classes!  1pm or 7pm or both!  Make two lovely projects at each class - $15  Richmond area

Saturday Feb 25th  Scrapbooking Day Tauranga!  Make two layouts and a card with a lovely group of ladies.  Te Puke Area  $35

Join us or book your own!

Fresh Vintage Extended Candy Wrapper

Yesterday was a fantastic day at the Auckland Extravaganza!  We had a mix up with the venue, but it worked out okay, and the ladies were patient and understanding.  I do thank you all for that - and for helping make the day fun and run smoothly.

I presented the extended candy wrapper project - showing how to make the die extend to 3 times the original length.  It's perfect for the candy bars!  And easy peasy as a gift - simple enough to pick up a chocolate bar.

We had fun making these - even my little helper Sofie made a couple out of scraps and leftover bits and pieces.  Just to eat the chocolate bar inside, I'm sure.  :)

The papers are the SaleABration set Everyday Enchantment - there's not a print in this one I don't love.  The stamped flowers bit is from the Fresh Vintage set, also one you can get for free.

All these are for the teachers who taught yesterday.  Don't they look lovely as a set?

Book your workshop or place your order before March 31st to get your free SaleAbration treats!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), You are Loved (summer mini)

Colours: Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Designer Label Punch, SAB ribbon, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Basic Pearls

Cheating Masculine Extended Candy Wrapper

I stole this embellishment off a fun gift that was given to me at last year's Stamp Camp!

I've had this in my drawer all year long - too pretty to toss away!

I believe this was the topper to a bag of lollies.  Well, whoever was the sweet lady who made this - it's now been recycled and loved again.

I made this quickie up for Rob's boss, who lent us his golf clubs last week.

I put a Moro bar inside, which is the last thing he needs, but it's the thought.  It's nice to say thank you, especially when it's unexpected.

 

Valentine's Candy Wrapper

Even if not for Valentine's Day, isn't it wonderful to do something for those we love for no reason at all?  Friends, siblings, coworkers, family - who doesn't smile to receive a token of love and appreciation?

Last night we made some little candy wrappers using the new Candy Wrapper die for the men in our lives.  We got out good old Chocolate Chip and Real Red - always a winning combination.

The words are from the OUtlined Ocassions set - one of the lovely SaleABration sets you can earn for FREE!

The first one I did I used Very Vanilla, which is nice, but I wanted to use the new Baker's Twine, which is white . .. so did another one:

Used the new red Glitter Paper too and made this one extra wow.  LOVE that stuff!  The baker's twine is around the ends of the wrapper, just a little detail, but not too girly.

Now, what do to with these today?  I have two special men in my life here (Rob and his son, Bayley), but I have the day lined out with treats all along the way.  So I think I will give these Hershey's kisses to Rob's single father, Murry.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Outlined Ocassions, Confetti

Colours: Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Other: Candy Wrapper Die, Bakers Twine, Designer Label PUnch, Red Glitter Paper, Wide Oval Punch, Hershey's Kisses

What's On This Week

Monday 13 Feb Fun Valentine's Class - make one chocolately valentines masculine/gender netural for your partner or friend or family And make the fun Balloon card!  7:30pm Birkenhead  $15

Wednesday 15 Feb Takanini Stamp Class - make two awesome projects using mini catalogue and SAB products!  7:30 $15

Saturday 18 Feb Auckland SaleABration Extravaganza!!  Make five gorgeous, never before-seen projects with five talented teachers!  Freeman's Bay  $45 includes a $10 voucher.  1-5pm

Everyday Enchantment Layout - SaleABration

Wow do I LOVE these new printed papers!!!  It was an absolute pleasure to design this one up . . . partly because I love the colours and prints and partly because I love the subject.

Okay the photos don't do this justice, as per usual, really.  I would have never thought to put Poppy Parade with Pool Party, but I do like it. 

These photos are from a fun "photo shoot" we did in October with the family. Rob preferred some other photos of us, but these ones matched the papers perfectly.  Sorry, Darling.  Next time. 

The journaling on this one is a text Rob sent me in August.  It was one of the many, many, may lovely, sweet texts he's sent me over the last year. 

The stamps and embellishments are all from the SaleABration promotion and of course, all designed to work perfectly together.

Three simple heart punches make up the main embellishments of the photos here.  Easy! Just a few odds and ends to make the middle heart a bit special and to add a title.  Titles don't have to be big - just meaningful.

I love you, Robert.  Thank you for being an inspiration.

xx

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Fabulous Phrases

Colours: Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait

Other: Organza ribbon (SAB), Tasteful Trims die, Basic Pearls, Heart to Heart Punch, Full Heart Punch, Swirls Die

Simply Adorned

These Simply Adorned Charms in the Summer Mini are lovely!

I made this lovely piece of jewellery in Fiji - and what a treat to get to make and keep one of these babies!!

Several of my customers made these as Christmas gifts, and they turned out gorgeous.  The pendants are quite heavy; they are a high quality and substantial gift.

This one was made with the Spiced Paisley set and a whole lot of pearls.  I've worn in quite a bit - the colours are nice to wear with lots.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Spiced Paisley set of seven $37.95, Fabulous Phrases

Colours: Soft Suede, Pool Party, More Mustard

Other: Basic Pearls, Simply Adorned Charms, Simply Adorned Baubles, Simply Adorned Chain

 

Embossing Buddy -

Message from Stampin' Up!:

Our supplier for the Embossing Buddy (item 103083) has notified us that they will no longer be able to supply this item. As a result, it will no longer be available for order once our current supply has been depleted. We hope to make it available again once we find a new supplier.

Order here if this has been on your wish list!

In Black & White

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a wedding, and look forward to another one next month.  That was my first NZ wedding, so it was a real treat!  Being wedding season, and given the new, beautiful wedding stamp set in the Summer Mini, I thought designing wedding project would be perfect for my first class of 2012.

I struggled with the colours of this one for a while, then just went back to the classic Black & White with a touch of silver.  LOVE the new glimmer paper!!  Just a little bit adds a real wow - so one pack of this product will go a very long long way.

Girls, I added that embossing after the class as I felt it just needed one more thing.  LIke it?  It's a bit better, I think. 

Any questions, orders, or to book into a class, please contact me!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Marry Me set of six $42.95

Other: Glimmer Paper silver, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Oval Frame Embossing Folder, White Satin Ribbon, Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

 

Paisleys Make A Comeback

I think the Spice Cake product suite is perhaps my favourite suite ever.  So far.  Subject to change with the next mini catalogue .  .  .  :)

While in Fiji, we were lucky to get to play around with this suite a few months early - and it was love at first sight.  I would have never put More Mustard with Pool Party, but it works:

Well I just had to order the Triple Treat Flower stamp after this one.  It works perfectly with the set and the images in the papers.  So even if you are not into paisleys, you can still get the spicy papers and the Triple Treat Flower and you're away laughing.

I stole this neat idea for an altered milk carton box I did before Christmas - looping the linen thread around under the flower. I like it.  This may turn up on a scrapbook page next week - February 9th Scrapbooking Class in Bucklands Beach. 

Any queries or to place an order, find me here!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Spiced Paisley set of seven $37.95, Triple Treat Flower $19.95, Fabulous Phrases

Colours: Pool Party, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Other: Fancy Flower Punch, Spice Cake DSP, Basic Pearls, Linen Thread, Blender Pens

 

 

Does this Bring Back Memories?

As many of you know, I went to Perth during the holidays - and one of the reasons for going was to visit my good friend, Tui.  You may remember her from the early days of Stampin' Up! in New Zealand?  She was by my side always or else watching my kids while I was out teaching.

It was lovely to catch up with her again.  The photos we took of her and there were all blurry, but here is one from Melbourne:

She wrote me a lovely card while we were there, using supplies from when she was here taking classes at my house.  Although retired product, still very, very beautiful, of course:

I really like that I got a big "love" across the front.  Isn't it wonderful to have friends?

Thank you, Tui, for making me beautiful art and for the beautiful words inside.

xxxxx