Stamp Club Creations!

Last week was our last Stamp Club meeting for the first half of the year! We've had a brilliant few months and I've really enjoyed meeting up with the ladies each month! This time around we created scrap book pages together. I thought they were all so gorgeous that I have photographed them to show you all!

Here is the page that I made for inspiration for the ladies. I CASED a page of Dani Hollands that I love. This one shows me with my Mum on my first birthday - a very special photo!

Jeannie made this page - the colours are Sahara Sand, Rose Red and Not Quite Navy. I love this combination - think I'll have to use it again!

Megan made this page. I think it suits the photo so well - and I love the Peach Parfait ric rac! It ties the page together so nicely!

Here's Amy's page! She embossed a bird cage on the corner. Subtle texture to really give the page a nice finish. It looks spectacular!

Karen made this lovely page! I love the way she used the Botanical Gazette paper across the bottom - my favourite paper at the moment!

Amanda made this page. So pretty! She snaffled a piece of my retired Parisian Breeze DSP (from an old mini catalogue) - it suits the page so well!

And here's Nat's creation. I love the way she has matched her colours to her wedding photo. Beautiful!

I had such fun with you, ladies, over the last 6 months! And, I had so much fun last week letting you loose and seeing what you came up with. (And sipping on a few bubbles!). 

Bring on July!

Wagga Library Mother and Daughter Craft Workshop

Just stopping in to show you the project I'm sharing with Mothers and Daughters at the Wagga Library Craft workshop next weekend.

This frame is made using the All in the Family stamp set, as well as the Broadsheet alphabet and Timeless Type die cut letters. This sample is on display at the library already - you can see it near the circulation desk.

The workshop is being held next Saturday 25th June from 2pm. The class includes everything you need to make the project, including the frame. There will be choice of colours available. Workshop cost is $20. All the other details are available from the Library and bookings are essential. When I spoke to Library staff yesterday there were still a few spots available - so get in quick if you'd like to join in!

During the week as I was getting ready to take the sample frame in I hurriedly tried to take some photos of it. I thought this one was very cute. If you look carefully you can see my 1 year old son 'helping' me take the photo!

Until next time!
Liz.

Convention, Challenge Card.....and more!

How are you all?

I hope you're keeping warm in this freezing weather!

Last night I celebrated being able to stay at home in the warm by taking part in a Card Challenge! It was lots of fun (thanks ladies!). One of the challenges was a colour challenge - to make a card using the colours Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. I made a birthday card!

Wild Wasabi felt a bit bright next to the other colours so I sanded the Designer Series Paper I had to give it a more muted tone. I love the way the Beveled Windowpane really highlights the sentiment!

     

It's a gorgeous clear cold day here today, so I've photographed my card outside in the lavender. I had a little helper - I think he approved!

I've been a having some fun lately creating cards which are not my usual style. This one, using the stamp set Artistic Etchings was a lot of fun! 

Back in May I went to Stampin' Up Convention down in Melbourne. I had a fabulous time! I learned lots of new things and was so glad to meet people I'd previously only met online, as well as catching up with old friends. There are lots of things to show you when our new catalogue comes out in a few months - and so many new things to share already! I was surprised to see this photo of me with Beth (my upline), Amanda (my downline) and Marelle and Jo (two very lovely ladies!) on Shelli Gardner's blog!

Shelli (Stampin' Up! founder) wrote a great post about this years Convention which you can read on her blog. I highly recommend her blog for all kinds of inspiration! There are lots of lovely photos from Convention there!

 These last two cards are some simple pretty cards I've been sharing with people lately! The little cupcake card has lots of sparkly goodness and the thankyou card has some vintage sweetness. If you'd like to make one of these cards with me (or any other I've posted today!) let me know!

Blog Hop!!

Welcome to The INKlings’ Team’s Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue blog hop. You may have arrived here from Alana Galagher's Blog. However you got here, at the end of my post you can follow the link to continue the hop!

With a new Mini Catalogue out today we thought it would be a great time to showcase the gorgeous new products to all our blog readers.

You can check out the 2011 Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue online or if you'd like your own copy contact me today and I'll pop one in the mail to you.

Want to win some Blog Candy? Simply leave a comment on each blog in the hop (there are 10) and then email Kari karigail@internode.on.net and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for some fantastic handmade cards plus other goodies. Grab and coffee and enjoy the blogs now! The closing date for entries is midnight April 3, 2011.

Sorry Blog Candy prize not available to SU! demonstrators but you're more than welcome to leave us a comment! Blog Candy only available to Australian Residents.

I have some pretty things to inspire you today!

My favourite thing from the new mini Catalogue is the Botanical Gazette Suite. There is beautiful new Designer Series Paper and gorgeous coordinating stamps.

This little bird birthday card is my favourite! Which is yours?

I made this card for my Mum - do you like the new punch shape on the sentiment?

The Sew Suite is very popular and I know you'll be seeing more of it on the Blog Hop today. Here is my Button Box.........

Complete with new Mini Pom-Pom trim - so sweet!

There are so many  beautiful things I can't show you them all today - if you're local to Wagga, you're welcome to my Catalogue Launch 9th April - contact me for more details - and you'll be able to see these things and others and make some to take home!

My last little bit of inspiration for the day is this little love note set, complete with box. I love the little birdcage - do you?

I hope you've enjoyed this little taste of what's in store in the new Mini Catalogue.

Next stop on the INKlings’ Team Blog Hop is Dani Holland.  Have fun and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to win some great Blog Candy - I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Coming Up!!

Just popping in to let you know to expect some fun this Friday 1st April from 7.30am.....I'm participating in my first ever blog hop! Have you ever done one? It's simple - you follow the links on the blog posts, leaving a comment on each one, then email the organiser when you're finished to be in the draw for beautiful handmade goodies!

This Blog Hop is of members of the Inklings team (my fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around Australia) and is in honour of the beginning of the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue. So expect to see beautiful creations from very talented ladies using some gorgeous new products!

So drop back on Friday, with a coffee, and prepare to enjoy some inspiration!

See you then!

Sneak Peek!

Hello - how has your week been?

I hope you have been enjoying the little tidbits I've been posting this week. To end the week I've something to show you that's all brand new!

The Stampin' Up! Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue is just around the corner - it's available from 1st April. These beautiful stamps and papers are just some of the lovely new things we have to play with!

This little birdcage has been begging me to make it into something but I haven't found quite the right thing yet - any suggestions?

My Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue launch is on Saturday night, 9th April. We'll be making two birthday cards that night - and I'll post more details a bit closer to the night. RSVP is essential and I am already starting to get a few so if you'd like to come along please let me know soon!

See you soon!

A Bright Day!

Here's a little card I made for a themed swap earlier in the year - not my usual colour choices - these are all from the Brights family!

I'm looking forward to Stamp Club tonight and I'll pop back tomorrow to show you what we made!

Wednesdays Child

Just popping in to show you a card for the day!

This is the Thankyou I made to send to people after my son was born. It's simple and quite quick to make - which is great because there were so many to make!

I'd love to hear what you think about the cards you've seen this week so far - please leave me a comment to say hello!

And as a little bit of a bonus - here's a tea bag card I made as a gift.

See you tomorrow!

A Card for Tuesday

Hello again!

Today's card is one I made using an inlaid embossing technique. The new Square Lattice Embossing folder is perfect for this technique.

I made this card in several colourways for a class on Colour Theory.

My mother-in-law happened to be visiting us on the night of the class and she - who had never made a card before! - made these lovely cards in the days following. She has a 'quilter's eye' for colour and I think her combinations are stunning!

I hope you're enjoying seeing some of the things from my photo archives of the last few months - there's more to come! See you tomorrow.......

Class by Mail

The beginning of term has certainly been full of good things! After re-scheduling my March class several times I've decided to offer it 'by mail'.

If you'd like to have a go at making these sweet little boxes, drop me an email and I'll get a kit to you, complete with printed instructions for how to make these two small boxes. The kits include everything you need to make and decorate the boxes - you'll just need some adhesive, double sided tape like Sticky Strip works well. There is some variation in colours for the Apple Blossoms box and Newsprint design for the Fancy Flower box. I'll do my best to help you with any specific colour requests. All the kits still look beautiful and achieve the same look of the finished box. Kits cost $15.

I look forward to seeing you all in the first week of April for a class in which we'll make some Birthday cards. 

 And don't forget it's just a few weeks left of the Summer Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration! If you'd like some more information, let me know!

Cracked Glass Embossing

I've been having a lovely time through January, hiding away in the house away from the heat! Having the kids home and usual things not running has meant that things are more hectic than usual but we're loving the long evenings and eating fresh things from our garden!

One of the things I've been playing with is cracked glass embossing. This is not a new technique but it gives an antique touch to this project. I love the way the embellishment looks like an old cameo brooch, well loved and treasured.

I've had some fun playing with this technique. It takes a little time, but I think the result is very special.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Hello!

I hope you've had a lovely Christmas celebration. I had a wonderful time with family and friends and I thought I would just pop in quickly to show you some photos.

I made this framed scrap page for my sister-in-law. The wedding was only a few months ago and my girls were the flower girls. The wedding was in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. I love this photo with the fig tree in the background and all the girls admiring the bride just before they all walk down the aisle. Next time I'll remember to photograph the page before I frame it! It was very difficult to get a nice photo - and you can see a bit of the mess my workspace gets into when I'm creating!

With a crawler in the house, all our presents were 'behind bars' this year!

My lovely neighbour Megan brought us this gorgeous package filled with shortbread. I do love coordinating packaging! And the shortbread was so yummy it didn't last until Christmas! Thanks Megan!

I had all the family to stay over Christmas. This is the only photo I have of our tree - we had a real one this year. Those are my parents on Christmas morning - we can never get a photo of Mum with her eyes open.....!

Here we are at Christmas lunch.

We ate button squash, zucchini and cucumber from our vegie garden,

 my Dad always cooks his amazing Honey Mustard Glazed Ham,

and this year I used Maggie Beer's Turkey with Pistachio and Cumquat Stuffing recipe. It was SO good! The turkey really was juicy and flavoursome and this year I won't be throwing out any leftovers - they're too yummy! The recipe calls for candied cumquats. I couldn't find any of these but did find some cumquat marmalade made locally by Tambea Jams. It had big pieces of cumquat in it and worked really well. I didn't glaze the skin with marmalade as Maggie suggests (there was too much present opening fun going on!) but I found that it had crisped up nicely without it anyway.

I suppose that just leaves one thing......guess what I got for Christmas??

A Big Shot die-cutting machine!

I've been having some fun with it and will be back with some photos soon.