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Fan Fair Altered Jar

Well this was a fun and quick project to copy . . I mean Make!  LOL  This was something Rachael Knight brought to one of our Extravaganzas, and I thought it was just lovely.  A few months later I found these jars and whipped one of these up for myself.  Cute lolly jar or for those bits of ribbon or even a jar for change (can't see through it so the kids won't see . . .)

I really do love the Fan Fair papers and love that it's both pinks and blues included, so great for scrapbooking projects as well.

And who doesn't love a cute doily?  Hubby had fun poking all the little bits out for me (see on my facebook page what he did with them).

Thanks for the inspiration for the fun project!!

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Supplies Used:

Stamps: That's the Ticket, Tiny Tags

Colours: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Basic Gray

Other: Little Leaves Die, Vanilla Flower trim, Linen Thread, Ticket Punch, Doily Die, Stitched Basic Gray ribbon, Fan Fair DSP

 

 

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A present for me! Floral District Bag

Thank you so much to one of my newest team members, Andrea Schweer, who sewed me up this cute little pencil bag!  I told her I was going to use it for my money/change purse because the black Stampin' Up! one was forever getting lost in the depths of all my big bags.  The bright colours will make it easy to find!

Very nice work, Andrea, getting that zip in so perfectly.

And the inside is a cool contrast:

Now, rumour has it that all the fabrics are being deleted in the USA, so it's very likely we won't have them any longer in NZ, either.  So please order them soon if you want them!  Shame - I so look forward to sewing every year for my team gift!  But I am totally confident Stampin' Up! will have something coming that is equally exciting!

Our retiring list comes out June 1.  Please let me know if you want be notified straight away via email.

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Rain or Shine Gift Box for Mother's Day

Mother's Day will be here before we know it, so I thought this month I'd focus on feminine -themed projects.  Some of my classes did a couple of beautiful cards for mother and some did this set of four cards to give to their mothers.  Either gift would be enjoyed!

This project features the Rain or Shine stamp set 126777and the Pinwheel Die  129411:

The case for the four cards and envelopes has little pockets inside to hold the cards. So cute!   The front cover uses the Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP  126922- a happy set of prints.

Two of the cards inside were inspired by a project we had at the last Auckland Extravaganza, designed by Rachael Knight and Sara Falconer and the other two I just made up once the ball got rolling.

These are made using the notecard and envelope  sets 107311  - such a bargain at 20 notecards and 20 envelopes for only $11.95! 

I loved using the Cloudy Day 127022 embossing folder with these ones!  I dabbed just a bit of the Whisper White ink over the top to make the clouds stand out just a little bit more. 

And if you didn't yet notice, I took these pics in my NEW craft room, which is still a work in progress, but I think another week or so and it will be all done.  I need to get some chairs for one thing.

And here is the mess still in one corner of the room:

  I've put a few pics of the rest of the room up on my Facebook Business Page - come on over and check it out if you haven't already!  I'd love to see what you think.  And any great ideas on chairs are welcome, too!

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Sunshine and Sprinkles Box Card Featuring the Pinwheel Die

This card was fun to make and even more fun to teach!  It's cool seeing people's faces light up when they realize how easy something so complex-looking can be.

I've used the very fun Pinwheel Die on this project for a fresh look and paired the bright colours in Sunshine and Sprinkles with black to really make them pop!

The belly band slides off and the card opens like a box - a fun surprise for the recipient!

I love using double sided papers for projects like this.  Not only do you have double the selection, but isn't it a nice touch to have prints linside the project as well?  Just like a designer lined jacket.

On the belly bank I used the new Wishes Your Way stamp set, which pairs up so nicely with the pinwheel die.  It's a long sentiment, perfect for across a card, but for this particular one, it was just too long.

So, one of the advantages of clear mount stamps is you can just cut the rubber!  I know it sounds awful, but I cut the image in two pieces and placed them on the block how I wanted them spaced.

 

It's really not a big deal; you can just position them back as original for use later if you wish.  I love the versatility of rubber stamping!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Wishes Your Way 129156, Sweets for the Sweet 122512

Colours: Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic Black

Other: Brights Brads 119740, Pinwheel Die 129411, White Embossing Powder 109132, Black Taffeta Ribbon 119261, Scallop Trim Border Punch 118402

 

 

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Sycamore Street Gift Bag

This project is one designed and presented by Rhonda Fawcett last weekend at our Tauranga Extravaganza.  She's used quite a few new products on here AND showed everyone how to use those fabulous new Piercing Templates!

Rhonda has covered a basic brown paper bag with cardstock and embellishments and punched a handle through the top.  Cute! 

This is the Sycamore STreet DSP, a SaleABration special.  I've been playing with these prints the last two days and have grown to really like them.  Fresh and fun!

As an extra bonus for everyone (including me!), a sweet pressed cookie was included.  Marvelous job,isn't it?  They looked fantastic. And Rob tells me they were especially delicious and asked me to make more.  Hmm, then I had to confess I didn't make it . . .

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Grocery Bag Dispenser

Over the summer, we went on a rampage getting the house organized.  It was kind of necessary as we combined two full houses into one.  One of the projects Rob requested was one of these Grocery Bag Dispensers, which actually did free up a lot of space under the sink.

 I really didnt' have any leftover bits from the bags I made my team for Christmas, so these are leftover from LAST year's project!  Made from the Spice Cake and last year's Christmas fabric (I forgot the name), I liked the combo of the dark green, the crumb cake, and the Pool Party.

The bags go in the top and out the bottom, keeping them tidy and hung up off the floor as well.

And no, I don't really have this on my china hutch.

I found the free tutorial online here, compliments of Moda.  These were fun to make with just leftover bits and pieces, so a very cost effective project too.  Hmmm, these might turn up again around December.

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Grocery Bag Dispenser

Over the summer, we went on a rampage getting the house organized.  It was kind of necessary as we combined two full houses into one.  One of the projects Rob requested was one of these Grocery Bag Dispensers, which actually did free up a lot of space under the sink.

 I really didnt' have any leftover bits from the bags I made my team for Christmas, so these are leftover from LAST year's project!  Made from the Spice Cake and last year's Christmas fabric (I forgot the name), I liked the combo of the dark green, the crumb cake, and the Pool Party.

The bags go in the top and out the bottom, keeping them tidy and hung up off the floor as well.

And no, I don't really have this on my china hutch.

I found the free tutorial online here, compliments of Moda.  These were fun to make with just leftover bits and pieces, so a very cost effective project too.  Hmmm, these might turn up again around December.

Our bundles of three generous fat quarters are $19.95 and found in the seasonal catalogue page 170-171.  Email to place your order!

I Love You Kraft Box

It's nice every year about this time to make up something for the men in our lives.  I know, I know - I spent the last three Valentine's Days without a husband, but everyone still has fathers, brothers, friends, sons, and so on.  Any man appreciates a little gift and a reminder they are special to someone, especially if it includes a bit of chocolate!  It's not just us women who like the sweet stuff!

I love the new Kraft Boxes - so easy!  Just put them together and done.  And so nice and sturdy too.  I decorated this one up and it passed approval by the two boys in my house.  Both commented they'd be happy with anything, especially the chocolate bit . .

I used the Hearts Framelits Die set to cut the cool window on the top of the box, so they can see all the goodies inside.  Not too girly, but a nice detail.

The box is covered in the Pool Party CoreDinations cardstock, embossed with the Chevron folder, and then sanded to reveal the white core.  Looks nice!

The top detailing is done using the new stamp set, That's the Ticket.  Very cute set!  And so trendy right now to use the ticket shape.

I used the heart cut out leftover from the lid and stamped it up with the new Beyond Plaid stamp set.  Love how that turned out!   A little detail with the SaleABration button and a word from Lovely Little Labels tops it off.

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Annual Team Christmas Breakfast

The last week was heads down deep in a sewing project for my team!  I really do enjoy making things for other people and again, it's a reminder why I fell in love with crafting in the first place.

Every year I try and make something lovely for my team as a thank you gift for all they do.  It's been an amazing nearly six years - making friends, seeing positive changes in people, learning to work as a group and so much more.  I really am grateful for the position I am in.

So this year I wanted to sew up some cute bags for the team.  I did get a nice early start to these, but then got sidetracked by a wedding.  It was worth it!  :)

Here is our finished effort:

My daughter, Madeleine, was a real trooper and stayed up three late nights in a row helping me out.  We had a great time, though, chatting and listening to her latest music fetishes.

My friend, Janine, also put in quite a few hours and was so appreciated!!!

The Beau Chateau version is on the side above and was very popular.  We are also sending this one to school tomorrow for Kjirsti's teacher.

You can also see the Timeless Portrait ones.  These were all taken.  Black, red, and white is always a hit.

This version using the Summer Smooches fabric was my daughters' favorites.

The Twitterpated version was my personal favorite.

This Floral District bag was the most popular amongst the team attending on Saturday. All of them I had out were spoken for and I finished up two more quick for others.

The Comfort Cafe fabric bags turned out very nice. Fresh, but elegant too.  I quite liked these, a close second in my book.

We made a couple of bags using the Candlelight Christmas fabrics in the Holiday Catalogue.  They aren't really tooooo Christasmy and are quite handsome bags, really.  Kjirsti picked one of these to keep for herself.

Some of the bags had hand embroidery or stitching on them.  The majority had machine top stitching just for speed.  We enjoyed doing some by hand and the effect was quite nice.

Sorry Julia!!! Here are the ladies going for it!!  FUN!

xxxxx

 

Easy Gift Bag!

If you're like me, the Christmas cards are nearly done and now I am thinking along the lines of gifts and packaging.  We made this fun little, easy, & quick project in class last week.  It's a nice gift for any age - just vary the book title inside.

 

We used the Designer Papers, Floral District, here as they matched the best with the cookbooks I had on hand.  (I swapped mine out with someone so I could have chosen a different print for this particular book, but no matter!!)    Plus, I do love Christmas, but it IS nice to do something different than red and green for a gift. 

You can use any book or I've been told these ones are still readily available.  Simply wrap a 12x12 sheet of printed paper around your book and seal at the back and the bottom.  Done!  Couldn't be easier than that!

We did add some ribbon handles and a simple embellishment to the front.

I LOVE the stamp set Layered Labels and the coordinating die set, Apothecary Accents.  I've used these quite a bit on my layouts, and here they are again for an easy label for this gift.

Hope you've enjoyed!  Give this one a go!

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Supplies Used:

Stamps: Layered Labels set of four

Colours: Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight

Other: Apothecary Accents Dies, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stripes Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder, Large Oval Punch, Rhinestones, 1/4 inch Stitched Ribbon

 

A wedding Box of Love

I wanted to share this lovely box Ann Wills and her team made for Robert and myself as a wedding gift.   Ann has already put up a great post, but i wanted to share this as well.

She's used the Kraft Boxes (four for 5.95) and embellished it up quite nicely.  I beleive the outside panels are using the faux patina technique, one really cool technique I'd like to use on my next scrapbooking layout.  Hmmm, nice for wedding photos . .

First emboss with the Big Shot, then sponge on inks in various colours and intensities.  Last, lightly tap with Versamark and heat emboss. Ann has used Gold Embossing Powder here.  Looks great!

The birds are made with the Champagne Glimmer Paper, one I hope continues on after this Holiday Catalogue!  And the Crumb Cake Tulle, which is just yummy and also tied in perfectly with the bridesmaid dresses (pics coming tomorrow's post).

The box was filled with lovely little words, encouraging us to remember the love we share and the important things in life.  It doesn't really matter he wants to put a tall book case in front of my closet window . . . :-)  The window doesn't matter in the big picture.

Hope you've enjoyed!  Click on Ann's link to see the gorgeous matching card she made!

 

Joyous Celebration Gift Bag!

This is a cute project I re-jigged from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue.  As easy as it is, it's quick to put together and was a real hit with my classes thus far!  (Showing this tonight in Takanini - would love to have you join us!)

I've used the new 1 1/4 inch scallop circle punch to create the elements, and each one has a stamp or an embellishment of some type. Great way to use up bits and pieces!

The stamps are from the Joyous Celebration set, the same set featured in the post below.

I used a bit of the NEW Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details on the reindeer's nose.  Fun!

We filled the bag with a Cello Bag full of Caramel popcorn.  Smells nice!

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Stamps: Joyous Celebration

Colours: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Other: 1 1/4 inch Scallop Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling details, Gumball Green and Real Red Ribbons, Naturals Buttons, Dazzling Diamonds

Upcoming Events:

Tonight! Takanini Stamp Class!  Make the above and one other Christmas Project!  7:30pm  $15

Monday 19th November Techniques Class! Learn Brayering and Sponging.  7:30pm  $15 Birkenhead

Tuesday 20th Novemer Nelson Stamp Classes  1pm and 7pm.  Two projects at each.  Come to one or both!  $15

Gorgeous Apothecary Art Notebook

This is a beautiful swap made by Barbara Bicknell.  Isn't it lovely?!  She's made up a thin box using Daffodil Delight, the Framelits Dies, and the Apothecary Art stamp set.  Love the splash of Riding Hood Red as well.

There's always room for a butterfly. And Pearls.  And glitter.

She's double layered the butterfly with vellum and everyone's favorite embossing folder, square lattice.

Inside the beautiful box is a decorated notebook and a stamped pencil!  I never could figure out how to make the pencils match, and here it is! Stamp with staz-on! 

The Attic Boutique papers used here are available only through the end of the month, so order yours before then!

Thanks, Barbara, for a beautiful gift!

 

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!

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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

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:

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Stamps: Rues Des Fleurs set of eight $51.95

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

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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

Spiced Paisley Altered Milk Carton

My favourite product suite in the new Summer Mini - the Spiced Paisley series.

This Altered Milk Carton Box is made with two of the Milk Carton dies put together to make a six sided box.  Once you make one, they are easy:

This is one of the projects I got to make on the trip to Fiji in October, along with a card and one of those awesome necklaces in the mini.  I'll put those up next.

The top of the box is folded just like if you were making a standard milk carton, just done six times, and then threaded together to keep it closed.

I'm loving the new Spiced Paisley stamps and the Spice Cake papers - you'll be seeing a lot more of the papers in particular in classes before the mini runs out!

Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day, and please feel free to contact me with any queries or orders!

 

Noodle Box - from a surprising die!

I was so impressed when I saw a little box like this at the Hamilton Extravaganza!  Sorry I don't recall who had it made, but it was one of my lovely team members.

I was teaching the Petal Cone Box (posted last week), and I was struck by how clever somebody out there was to make such a cute box out of the very same die!!

The tip of the cone is cut off and the ends folded under to make the bottom.  The flaps are folded in like a box top and done!

I wanted to wrap the belly band around the box, but the unique noodle box shape makes that more difficult that it's worth, so around the top it went!

Love how this flower turned out - simple punches and die cut stickers finished it off. And the glimmer brads sure are popular amongst my customers!  Have you seen them in real life?  They are pretty cool.

You're all wondering where that dsp came from, I'm sure.  It's from the same place as the die cut sticker flower: the Tickets and Tags Scrapping kit.  I had it sitting here on my desk with full intentions of becoming thank you cards.  Well, it just called to me to be used for this wee box.

The good news is the Petal Cone Die is 10% off for a few more days!  Order yours at the special $65.65 price!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Paisley Petals

Colours: Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake

Other: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Linen Thread, Tickets and Tags Scrapping Kit, Petal Cone Die, Glimmer Brads

Christmas Petal Cone

This is an awesome little box with sooooo much potential!  AND this die is on special this month too!

This box is done with two die cuts - you can make a flat pouch using just one die.  I taught this project at our three team extravaganzas and really enjoyed it.  It was easy to do and so effective!  The photo doesn't do these gorgeous colours justice, really.

These make a very cute box to hang on the Christmas tree or on a doorknob.  So cute!  Of all the Christmas sets, I've used this one Tags Till Christmas the most this year.

Design inspired by Delys Cram

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Tags Til Christmas $57.95

Colours: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo

Other: Petal Cone Die, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Scallop Square Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Silver Brads, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 1/8 inch Taffeta Ribbon, 1 1/4 square punch

 

 

 

{Chrissie Patterson}

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!

Supplies:

Stamps: Punch Bunch $25 wood $20 clear mount

Colours: Tangerine Tango, Chocolate chip, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight

Other: Scallop circle Punch, 1/16 hole punch, PomPom Trim, vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Beautiful Woven Basket

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.

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Supplies Used:

Stamps: Weathered Background Stamp $40.95

Colours: Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Rose Red, So Saffron

Other: Birds & Blooms Dies, Silver Brads, Organza ribbon, Pastels