Blog hop round 2....

Hello there, just in case you didn't know, today is the second round of the new Autumn/Winter ESAD blog hop. so if you would like to take a look at some more amazing eye candy and get some inspiration on how to use all the new yummy things in the new mini, just pop over to Kristine's blog HERE and start hopping. Have fun, lots of inky hugs from...

Vintage page.

Hello there, I sincerely hope you all had a very pleasant and peaceful Easter. We were blessed with both our children, one with her gorgeous partner and also my mother-in-law who all came for a big roast dinner after church. Of course the Easter bunny had been up busy the night before, hiding 150 mini eggs all over the house. It's been a tradition in our house ever since the girls were little and even though they are now in their twenties, we still have to do it, my daughter's boyfriend thinks it's great fun and looks forward to it every year. I hope you enjoyed the blog hop, thank you for all the lovely comments which are still coming in.
This page was made a while ago now, but I thought you might like to see it, it is a photo of my hubby's great great grandmother Grace. I have mounted the photo onto close to cocoa which has been put through the crimper, this is then layered onto some very vanilla, then onto a thin border of Choc chip. This all sits on a piece of Very Vanilla which I have stamped the background stamp called Weathered in creamy caramel. The Memories stamp is from one of my very favourite sets called Life definitions and the ripped piece is stamped with En Francais. I hope you like it, I'm back into my shabby chic style at the moment and having fun with lots of ink and sponging. Take care, lots of inky hugs from....

Welcome Blog Hoppers...

Hello and welcome to my blog, I hope you have enjoyed the hop so far and that you are getting lots of inspiration from all the talented ESADers (Extra Special Australian and New Zealand demonstrators) for Stampin'Up! ®. You should of just arrived from Bron Heslop's blog where I'm sure you had a treat for your eyes. Some of you may have stopped by this blog before and know all about the group ESAD that I belong to, but for those of you don't, you might like to know a bit about it. ESAD is an on-line group for demos from Australia and New Zealand, we have lots of tips and ideas to help you with your Stampin'Up! business, as well as lots of fun challenges, chats and updates on any current Stampin'Up! news. If you are a demo and think you would like to join this dynamic group, you can do so by going HERE and clicking on the join now button.
Now onto the viewing of some projects made with some wonderful new products from our New Autumn-Winter mini catalogue, this mini is quite possibly the most exciting one ever released, it has so many new tools and accessories as well as some beautiful new stamp sets which are available in the traditional wood mount and now also in the new clear mount style. This is an option for those of you who are short on space, as they are stored in a compact DVD style case.
This card has been made using the new style punch called the extra large two step bird, it cuts out this bird along with a pretty branch with leaves and a separate wing to add to your bird if you so wish. I have put the birds onto the stamped grass image from Inspired by Nature set found in the main catalogue. They are stamped onto the top note die which was cut out using the new Big Shot machine, this machine can cut out over fifty different materials. I was inspired to make this card after seeing a tutorial on it by the ever so talented brayer queen Michelle Zindorf. I sponged the top note with Apricot Appeal, Really Rust, Bravo Burgundy and Basic Black ink. The card stock is Apricot Appeal, Really Rust and Basic Black, the top note die was Whisper White.

The next card uses the Pretty rose from the set called Fifth Ave Floral which can be found in the main Catalogue, it is mounted onto the top note which has been cut out using the Big Shot machine, the little leaves die was also used for the foliage that you can see behind the rose. This water colour technique is one I found on the net shown by Patty Bennett, but there are several versions of it floating around. The dies and the Big Shot machine are a new release in the Autumn-Winter mini.

This next card was made using the fabulous new set called Vintage Vogue, I can assure you that you will be seeing a lot more of this set from me in the near future, I LOVE it! I also love this new in-colour called Rich Razzleberry, it's so yummy. I used some Whisper White 1/4'' gros grain ribbon which I dyed with some Pale Plum re-inker to embellish the bottom of this card. I also used the wonderful jumbo Wheel called Very Vintage onto some Pale Plum card stock.

I thought it might be nice to have something sweet to go with the card above, so I used my Big Shot Machine to cut out the pillow box die in Clear Window sheet (acetate). That way you can see the yummy goodies inside your treat holder. The stamp set used was Vintage Vogue and the inks used were Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum. I put a little pink rhinestone brad, from the Circle Fire brads in the center of the flower for a bit of sparkle.

This card has been made with the stamp set called Cottage Garden, The designer paper is from the beautiful Cottage Wall pack, I used the Trio Flower punch and the Crop-A-Dile to make little embellishments as well as the Eyelet Border punch along the bottom of the designer paper. Rich Razzleberry ink was used to stamp up the images onto Whisper White and Orchid Opulence card stock.

This next project is made with the stamp set called Cottage Garden, the Big Shot was used to cut out the Fancy Favour box die in Rich Razzleberry Card stock and the designer paper is from the Cottage Wall pack. Once again the yummy Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum ink was used to stamp out the images onto Whisper White card stock. This stamp set is available in Wood mount or clear mount options as shown here.

Thank you for visiting with me and sharing the excitement of this wonderful new mini, if you would like to take a look at the new mini and all it's wonder, just click on the picture of the mini on the top right hand side of my blog or you can contact me for a free copy. don't forget to leave me a comment and I will anounce the winner of some blog candy next week on the 9th of April. There are so many of us doing this blog hop that we were sure it was just too much eye candy for one day, so there is another hop on the 7th of April with some different demonstrators to wow you. I'm sure you need some chocolate and another cuppa by now, so get yourself comfy and then continue your viewing pleasure at Claire Harrison's blog HERE.

A little Flower garden.

Hello there craft lovers, I made this card after being part of UStamp last month, it was a project designed by Carrie Gaskin, one of the many talented people who contributed projects for the last session " with Love" . I had fun making this fold out garden card and everyone who has received one has loved it too. I used the scallop circle punch for the flowers and because I didn't own the fabulous Big shot at the time, I painstakingly cut out all the little leaves individually. I am pleased to announce that I'm now the proud owner of the Big shot and the wonderful die "Little Leaves" which cuts out the most beautiful foliage you've ever seen. I know you would love to see the Big Shot machine and all the other goodies about to be released in our new and exciting mini catalogue, so how about you join me and a whole bunch of really talented ESAD (Extra Special Australian and New Zealand Demonstrators) on a new blog hop, which is being held on the first of April. Be prepared to be WOWED by some really outstanding projects all made using new products from our Autumn/ Winter mini. Come back and visit on Thursday for links to the many blogs of wonder. I will be offering some blog candy as usual, all you have to do is leave a hello with your name in the comments on Thursday for a chance to win a free stamp set and some other Stampin'Up! Goodies. I will also tell you about my personal special which I am offering to anyone who purchases the Big shot from me in the month of April. So don't forget to visit on Thursday, lots of inky hugs from .....

Bye Bye Birdy!!!

Hi there everybody peeps, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and managed to relax a little or better still got some ink on your fingers. I had a great day today and went over to friends house to get together with a bunch of stamping buddies. We had fun playing with a whole bunch of water colour techniques and sharing some Stampin'Up! ® goodies.
I'm thankful every day for all the friendships which I have made from being a Stampin'Up! demo, I can't believe it's been two years since I joined up. I've loved every minute of it and hope to continue making new friends and learning new stamping techniques to pass on.
This card has been made using the bird cage from one of our free Sale-A-Bration sets, called Happy Moments. You only have a couple of days left to take advantage of this special time of year. Take care all and thank you for stopping by. Lots of inky hugs from ...

A wagon full of fun...

Hello there fellow blog surfers, I'm back from my holiday away and it feels good to be home. I had no access to a computer for three weeks and I must admit it felt rather like having my right arm removed. Although it did me good to just have fun doing other things and enjoying my friends company, we shopped til we dropped and made lots of new friends.
I made these little cards with the set called Wagon Full Of Fun, which you can see in the current mini. It won't be long and this great mini will be off on it's retirement, so if you haven't had a chance to see it or purchase everything you want from it, please contact your usual demonstrator or myself for a free copy soon, as it will be gone on the 31st of March. I had great fun colouring in these images with the use of my aqua brush and my ink pads for paint palettes. As always with Stampin'Up ® stamps they are so well etched that all the images stamp up really clearly which makes it so easy to colour in.
Oh well, take care and happy stamping, lots of inky hugs from ...

A gift for a lovely hostess.

Hello there, I hope this finds you enjoying your day off for Labour day if you live in WA. I'm catching up on some chores before I leave on my girls holiday next Wed. I was demoing at a Stampin'Up!® party yesterday and this bag was one of the gifts I had made for my Hostess, I filled it with chocolates of course! It was a lovely day and it was nice to catch up with a wonderful group of ladies who I have now become friends with through this great job of mine. We all enjoyed playing with stamps , sharing some beautiful refreshments and great company. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as I did girls.
This little bag was made with Perfect Plum, pale Plum, whisper white and Basic Black card stock, I also used some of our designer paper, patterns range in Choc chip. I used a scallop circle, 1 3/8'' circle and a 1 1/4'' circle punch for the embellishment which was stamped in whisper white onto basic black, then I used some stampin' pastels to give it some colour. The stamped image is from the ever faithful set called Heartfelt Thanks. I have used a white gel pen to do some faux stitching around the bag to finish it off, I hope you like it, take care and thanks for visiting. Lots of inky hugs from ....