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Moroccan Spice box

My friend, Dianne Appleton, asked me to make a box for her to fit her LOVELY spices range.  Most any spice bottle would fit, however, for a truly excellent gift, Equagold has no competition.  There is nothing like her cinnamon!!  You can order her products directly or get them from Nosh, health food grocers, and specialty shops.

I was designing around her Moroccan Spice mix, Ras El Hanout, so we wanted to use more of a Moroccan colour palette.  Which are rich colours, but with a mix of bright.

With the new Scoring Tool, making boxes like this is easy peasy, and without any sort of pattern needed.

The new Framelits dies were absolutely perfect for making a wee window so the recipient can see what goodies are inside. And a lovely way to feature this particular product.

The big boofy flower was fun to make - a simple layering of flowers all scrunched together was all it took.  We also did some stamping and wetting and sponging to make this extra spectacular.

I am thinking I will make smaller versions of these for my convention swaps.  With the new Scoring Tool, it wouldn't take long to whip out the boxes.  What do you think?

To order the supplies for this project, contact me!

Stamps: Mixed Bouquet set of six $46.95

Colours: Pool Party, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Melon Mambo

Other: Framelits Dies, Simply Scored Tool, Acetate, Colour Spritzer, Blossom Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch, In Colour Glimmer Brads, Aqua Pens

Thursday May 3rd Howick Scrapbooking Class  7:30 pm  $15

Monday May 7th Mother's Day/Beautiful Cards  birkenhead  7:30 pm  $15

Wednesday May 9th Takanini Class Mother's Day/Beautiful Cards  7:30  $15

Or Book Your Own Class!

Flower Folds Hair Clip

It was my youngest daughter's (Sofie's) 10th birthday last week. My eldest daughter, Madeleine, decided to make her this lovely skirt:

It's super quick and easy with just two seams and a hem to do.  And my overlocker makes that nice and easy on such slipper fabric.

I used the remaining scraps to make a little scarf/hair tie/belt thing.

And the very last bits were cut up with the lining and made into this lovely hair clip.  I absolutely love these!! 

We made these at my stamp camps last year, and the ladies just loved them, if you recall my post about them in September.  For seamstresses using up bits and matching clothing, these are perfect. For those who hate to sew, these are perfect - no sewing!

To order this die, contact me here!

Supplies Used:

Flower Folds Die, Fabrics, Rhinestone Brad, hair clip or pin backing

 

 

Saturday March 28th  Hamilton Stamp Class 1pm  $15

Thursday May 3rd Howick Scrapbooking Class  7:30 pm  $15

Monday May 7th Mother's Day/Beautiful Cards  birkenhead  7:30 pm  $15

Mouthwatering Swap Card

Well the day I took these must have been very dark in my house!  LOL

These little cuties were my swap for team training on saturday.  My eldest daughter commented that they were more simple than I usually do.  Actually not.

Although there is a lot of white and white space, that doesn't necessarily mean the techniques were simple.  Just that the design is easy for the eye to interpret.

I've used the new set Mouthwatering here, which are some fun, bold images - perfect for the new Scented Embossing Powder!  I've done these up with the cherry scent, which had all three of my daughters' attention when I was heating it.

The background paper is the fun new DSP, Sweet Shop, a specialty pack that features raised embossing on some of the prints.  I'd like to do a scrapbook page using these papers.  I'm sure I have a messy, ice cream or ice block photo in the stash.

And LOVE the baker's twine - all the colours from last catalogue (white, espresso, and cherry cobbler) are still available too!

Order your supplies here!

Stamps: Mouthwatering set of four $41.95, Friendly Phrases set of six $33.95

Colours: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Other: Baker's Twine, Versamarker, Cherry Scented Emboss Powder

Tonight: Papakura STamp Class 7:30 pm  $15

Saturday 28 April Hamilton Stamp Class 1pm  $15

Thursday May 3 Howick Scrap Class 7:30pm  $15 - masculine theme

 

Twitterpated Altered Tin for my Customers

Yesterday was a fun day with many of my team around me for a sunny morning of nibbles, chats, and crafting!  Oh yes, and we did do a bit of training in there - time ran a bit short.  I didn't hear any grumbling, though.

My friend and downline, Barbara Bicknell of Chocolate Boutique in Parnell, has been slipping me these tins for months now, with the idea that we'd use them to make rubbish containers for our classes with the team. Sadly, Barbara wasn't able to be there yesterday! Always a team player, she is an exemplary woman.

I explained the concept to the ladies and let them go for it.  Here is what I came up with while playing on my own:

I'm enjoying that bird die!  I might use her on my swaps for convention next month.  Any cute or lovely ideas, please send them my way!  :)  (Trolling the web is not one of my favorite activities)

I got out every flower die and every flower punch we have and let the girls just create their own exotic specimens.  Luckily I'm not a florist so they all look perfect to me.

I'll be taking this around to my classes with me so you can have a hands on look (don't all of us creative people look with our fingers??)  I have six tins left and Barbara is willing to be my secret supplier, so if you'd like to do this in a class, please let me know!  Lots of fun and practical for your work area, too!

Schedule a class or order any of the Supplies Used:

Colours: Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz

Other: Elegant Bird Die, Blossom Punch, various brads, Boho Blossoms Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch, grosgrain ribbon, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Vanilla Satin Ribbon

Monday April 23 Techniques Class Birkenhead  7:30pm  $15

Tuesday April 24th Papakura Stamp Class 7:30  $15

Saturday April 28th Hamilton Stamp Class - Templeview  1pm  $15

Artistic Etchings in Shades of Blue

My lovely team member and friend, Kate Tobeck, gave me a card a few weeks ago that I have cased here.  It's beautiful!  She had a flower rosette made out of the striped grosgrain ribbon, while I added a pinwheel rosette made of various cardstocks.  I also added the Chantilly lace Ribbon.

This card actually has quite a lot to it - the background stamping on the Top Note Die is lovely and easy to acheive.  The eiffel tower is lightly coloured in for a little bit of pop from the vanilla background.

We used nearly every single stamp in that Artistic Etchings set!

These rosette flowers are easy to do using the new Simply Scoring Tool!  You will recieve a free PDF File with how to make these along with other projects and tips for the Simply Scoring Tool with your Scoring Tool purchase.  Have it shipped directly to you for the discounted postage of $3.40 instead of $9.95 from now through April 30th!

I did a double layer here for the interest of colour.  And Kate, I love how you mixed Night of Navy with Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze - a combination I would have never imagined looked right.  It's beautiful!

On to my busy but fun day!  I have training here for my team of demonstrators in the morning, so the girls and I will finish swaps and design up a project for the ladies to do in the morning.  AND I'd like to make a skirt today.  DAncing tonight!

Have a wonderful weekend and if you'd like to order any of the above products, I will have it shipped right to your door:

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings set of six $32.95, En Francais $40.95

Colours: Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi

Other: Chantilly Lace, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Simply Scoring Tool, Metallic Brads, Blender Pen, Top Note Die

Join us for Classes or book a class in your area!

Monday April 23rd Techniques Class - Simply Scoring Tool. $15  7:30pm  Birkenhead

Tuesday April 24th Papakura Stamp Class - Join us for two technique projects!  $15  7:30 Takanini

Saturday April 28th  Hamilton Stamp Class - project requests taken or I'll bring my most popular ones going.  $15  1pm

Enrol here!

 

 

A Butterfly Prints Case

 

Well I'm at the airport on my way to Sunny Nelson (fingers crossed), and this is one of the projects they pulled out of my samples box last month and requested. Designed by Sharna Russell, I changed it up just a smidge and will happily present this cutie to the ladies today.

The front uses the goodie, Butterfly Prints, and the Butterfly Punch.  It was fun to use those after a long "rest" . . .

 

The inside of the card is a cute surprise - made out of an envelope, creating both the card fold and a pocket with a tag.

Easy and effective and just something fun and different!

And the cool thing about Stampin' Up! Envelopes is they are made from the same highly refined cardstock as the Whisper White, so they stamp just as nicely as you'd expect from this company.

Order any of the supplies for this project here:

Stamps: Butterfly Prints set of six, Vintage Vogue

Colours: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Other: Butterfly Punch, Whisper White Envelope, Black and Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle Punch, Dazzling Diamonds

Sweet Little Dress - Using the Simply Scored Tool

I've been having lots of fun using the new Simply Scored tool - nothing like a new item to get the creativity flowing!

This one is strongly inspired by a cute sample on Splitcoaststampers - forever lost and never to be found again.  My apologies to the original artist:

The skirt is made using the Simply Scoring Tool - simple scoring at regular intervals and pleating together.

The bodice is made using the Round Tab Punch. Cute!

The dress was completed with a tiny pearl necklace, using the strings of pears that come with the Basic Pearls.

The new pleated ribbons are yummy!!  Order a share of this ribbon for 1/4 of a roll of each of four colours for $16.95+postage.

Lovely and sweet.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Loving Thoughts

Colours: Bashful Blue, Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other: Round Tab Punch, Basic Pearls, Simply Scoring Tool, Scallop Edge Punch, Neutrals Buttons, Pleated Ribbon

 

Attic Boutique Explosion Purse

I've been having lots of fun playing around with the new Simply Scoring Tool in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue.  Last night we made these lovely Explosion Purses and a little card to match:

The purse itself is made with a 12x12 and comes out quite large - enough for a small gift.  Of course you can make it any size, just start with a square.

These new Attic Boutique papers are sooo lovely.  That Poppy Parade/Pool Party combo has become my new favorite.

I often have requests for doing 3D flowers.  They aren't as tricky as they look.  This lovely one is made using the new Blossom Punch and the Vanilla Smooch Spritz.  Even a very simple project looks yummy with a big boofy flower like this!

And last, here is my helper this morning.  the one who is always in the middle of whatever you are doing - a benign supervisor:

Order your supplies here!

** Receive a FREE PDF Instruction file for the Simply Scoring Tool with purchase!

Stamps: Rues Des Fleurs set of eight $51.95

Colours: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight

Join me:

Wednesday April 11th Takanini Stamp Class 7:30 $15

Monday April 16th Scrapbooking Class Birkenhead 7:30  $15

Tuesday April 17th Nelson stamp Classes 1245pm and 7pm $15 richmond

Other: Framelits dies, Blossom Punch, Simply Scoring Tool, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Antique Brads

What's On This Week

Tonight Tuesday April 10th - Mini Catalogue Launch birkenhead 7:30 pm  $15

Wednesday April 11th - Takanini Stamp Class 7:30pm $15

Monday April 16th - Scrapbooking Class in Birkenhead.  Make a 12x12 layout $15 7:30pm

Twitterpated Sisters Scrapbooking Layout

As per request, this is my jazzed up version of my last layout, inspired by Delys Cram.

These papers are much busier and more colourful than the Spice Cake, so I had to change up a few things to make it work:

Although the design is simple, there are still a few techniques in here and a lot of new product! It was fun to have a play with all the new goodies.  Love that! ~

Besides the photo, of course, the main element on this page is the new Elegant Bird die.  Nearly a copy of the sample in the mini catalogue, minus the chicken pox, as one of my customers called it.  LOL

I wanted to add a bit to her tummy, but colouring in just wasn't looking right.  A bit of subtle stamping with the new Bordering on Romance set and some glitter seemed just right.

I am offering Ribbon Shares of the new, gorgeous pleated ribbon.

These rosettes are made using the new Simply Scoring Tool!  Wow do I love this tool.  I already have an idea of how to use it on my next layout.  These little flowers are easy to make and use literally just bits of cardstock. 

I was using tiny pieces and still I think the Blushing Bride one turned out a smidge too big for what I was envisioning.

Recieve a free tutorial on how to make these with your Simply Scoring Tool purchase!

Join us tonight in Howick 7:30 for a scrapbooking class or in Birkenhead 16th of April.

 

To make this project, order these supplies:

Stamps: Bordering on Romance set of five $48.95, Just Perfect Alphabet set of 26 $43.95

Colours: Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz

Other: Pleated Ribbon, Rhinestone Brads, Glimmer Brads, 3/4 inch circle punch, Simply Scoring Tool, Elegant Bird Die, Twitterpated buttons and Designer Papers, Adorning Accents dies and embossing Folders, Heart to Heart Punch, White Twine, Basic Pearls

Place orders here!

Wednesday April 4th Howick Scrapbooking Class 7:30

Tuesday April 10th Mini Catalogue Launch Birkenhead 7:30

Wednesday April 11th Takanini Stamp Class 7:30

Monday April 16th Birkenhead Scrapbooking Class 7:30

Up, Up & Away!

This is a fun, fun, fun project designed by Irene Wardlaw and Rayleen Baker.  I lost my sample . . . so had to make it all up again!!  Would love to know where the original is hiding in this house!

They did a fantastic job, didn't they?

The balloons are quick and easy to cut out, and folding three in half and gluing together is a neat and easy little technique to make it that little bit different.

You know, between this project and the last one Irene did, I'm beginning to think she really loves polka dots. So do I!    Love this design.

The front is cool enough, but open it up and another surprise!

A simple but effective idea!

The balloons are perfect for this!  I am really blessed to work with so many talented, wonderful ladies + Craig! xxx

To make this project, you need:

Stamp: Up, Up, & Away set of 14 $49.95

Colours: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight

Other: Lucky Limeade Ribbon, Circle Punches, White Twine, In Colour Patterns Stack, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Scallop Border Punch

 

Mixed Bouquet Acetate Card

Welcome to the new Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue!

Yesterday I finally got some time to crack open the new goodies from the Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue!  It was fun to have a play!  I was very impressed with the new Framelits Dies - the nesting shapes make it easy to make mats and layers perfectly as featured here:

The request at the West Harbour class yesterday was to do an Acetate Card, which are fun to do.  Easy enough once you get your head around making sandwiches and layers to hide adhesive. 

This is a beautiful flower stamp from the Mixed Bouquet set, which coordinates perfectly with the new Blossom Punch.

We used the oldie-but-goodie Rock & Roll Technique to acheive two mixed colours on the image - a sublte and lovely technique when used with similar colours.

The sentiment is from Bring on the Cake, a huge set with all sorts of birthday wishes. We embossed this in white to help it stand out on the printed papers.  It's nice sometimes to stamp on the coloured paper and use the white as the mat. . .

View the Autumn Winter Mini online or receive a copy FREE in your order!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Mixed Bouquet set of six $46.95, Bring on the Cake

Colours: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Other: White Emboss Powder, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Blossom Punch, In Colour dotted Brads, 3/4 inch punch, Labels Framelits