I Love Lace - Happy Birthday

I Love Lace - Stampin'Up!

Hello again!

First of all, I have to apologise for my photography! I'm still working on it! Any tips and tricks you share with me will be very welcome!

 For this week's project I used the very lovely I Love Lace stamp set (134036 C) -  the feel of this stamp on the cardstock after heat embossing is amazing!

This is what I used for this card:
133152 Petite Petals
134180 Something to Say
133322 Petite Petals Punch                                            
                                             133787 Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
                                             119982 Soft Suede A4 Cardstock
                                             131292 Soft Sky A4 Cardstock
                                             106550 Very Vanilla A4 Card stock
                                             131181 Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad
                                             126978 Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
                                             101930 Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (my favourite!)
                                             127019 Large Scallop Edgelits die
                                             120999 Very Vanilla 1/2"Seam Binding Ribbon

Take care!
Mel xx



                         
                                           

Life's Adventure - Everybody has a rainy day

Hello Stampers!

For this week's project you will need about 10 minutes and a really lovely Hostess set from Stampin 'Up!'s Inspire. Create. Share catalogue. The set (Life's Adventure -133931) can be earned through hosting a workshop or spending $300 dollars or more. My product list for this lovely card is as follows:

133684 Tangelo Twist A4 Cardstock
131291 Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock
106549 Whisper White A4 Cardstock
130136 In Colors Backgrounds DSP Paper Stacks (2013-2015) - I used the                                                          Coastal Cabana  Dots Pattern from the stack
                                          131179 Smoky Slate Classic Stampin'Pad
                                          114319 1.6 cm Whisper White Organza Ribbon
                                          135246 Project Life Corner Punch

Hope you like it! You never know when someone might need a card to cheer them up!

Mel xx

Amazing Birthday - And Happy Fathers Day!

Hallo Stampers!

In Australia  we celebrate our dads the first Sunday in September - sooooo my projects for this week are for the Fathers out there! However, with a tweak here and there, they can work for any male celebration (Birthday, Thank you, etc).

I was lucky enough to receive the Amazing Birthday (134228) stamp set as a free set at Convention this year! How versatile is this set! In this card I used only parts of the Amazing Birthday stamp. The Flashback DSP works perfectly with this Tri-Fold card, because of the strong patterns and bright colours!

My Tri-Fold Card will not fit in any conventional envelope (it measures 10cm x 21cm) but I was going from the point of view that this will be a card handed over personally. Although this type of card is nothing new, my directions for my Tri- Fold Card:  Start of with an A4 cardstock (29.7cm x 21cm), measure from the bottom right hand corner 9.7cm towards the centre of the short side ( this with the cardstock in a landscape position in front of you). Connect the left hand top corner with this meauremet (the 9.7cm mark) and cut diagonally. Use your Stampin'Trimmer (129722) to score at 9.7cm and 19.8cm ( this with your flat, long side at the top of your trimmer). Or else just measure and score using a ruler and a scoring tool. Fold.

121688 Basic Black A4 Cardstock
106550 Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
106578 Real Red A4 Cardstock
133699 Flashback Designer Series Paper
126949 Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
126982 Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
102283 Versamark
101930 Iridescent Ice Embossinng Powder ( all stamped images were heat embossed with this)
132969 On Film Framelits
130921 Squares Collection Framelits
3.2cm Circle Punch
3.5cm Circle Punch
133001 Retro Fresh Washi tape
131152 Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon ( cut in half lengthwise)
 I used retired products for the Paper Clip and the Die Cut letters but suggest the BRAND NEW Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz Dies (133725) and the Basics Hodgepodge Clips (133765) as replacements.

The assembly of the card is straight forward, but please ask away if you have any questions!

Tomorrow I will have the project list for the very easy male Birthday card!

Mel xx




 

Merry Christmas in July!

 It is almost time to say good bye to our Carry Over products from some of the previous Holiday Catalogues ( 26 August 2014).   So grab them while you still can! I made this beautiful gift box with for 4"x 4" cards with the following Stampin'Up! products! Inside 4 beautiful Christmas cards! With the help of The Crafty Owl UK I was able to make a custom box to fit my cards! Go to this link  (http://www.thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster/) to make any size box with the Envelope Punch Board (133774)! Clever and Crafty she is!
I made 2 cards with a Smoky Slate and Silver background and 2 with a Kraft and gold backround. The snowflake stamp in the background comes from the Best of Snow Stamp Set but any small snowflake stamp will work!

133674 Kraft Cardstock
124917 Brushed Gold Cardstock
131291 Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock
124918 Brushed Silver Cardstock
108630 Naturals Ivory Cardstock
129588 Naturals White Cardstock
132141 Metallic Gold Encore Ink
132142 Metallic Silver Encore Ink
102283 VersaMark Ink
126996 Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin'Pad
132137 Silver 1/8"Ribbon
109129 Gold Embossing Powder
109131 Silver Embossing Powder
131778 Festive Flurry Wood Stamp Set (Available Until 26 August 2014)
132193 Festive Flurry framelits Dies (Available until 26 August 2014
132150 Frosted Finishes Embellishments (Retired, but keep your eyes open for some beautiful new festive embellishments coming 28 August 2014!) I punched a tag and stamped Merry Christmas from the Petit Pairs Stamp Set (128706) and used the Silver Ribbon to tie it around the box.

Cards as beautiful as these must be seen - I used Stampin'Up!'s Window Sheet (114323) cut to 4"x 12" to score and wrap around the box. Very similar to a matchbox!

If you have any questions about this project or Stampin'Up!'s  fantastic products contact me!

Mel xx

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Flower Patch - Happy Birthday!

Hallo there!

After a wonderful (very cold) two weeks in South Africa I'm back! Catching up with the girls at my first class for the term was, as always, a fantastic experience! 

For this week's project I used a new Photopolymer Stamp set from Stampin'Up! - Flower Patch (134207). The set comes with matching dies - Flower Fair Framelits Dies (133731). Take a closer look at it in our new Inspire. Create. Share Catalogue ( just click on the Catalogue tab at the top)! Here is my take on it and the Stampin'Up! products I used to put it together.


                                     
                                     
                                         Mossy Meadow A4 Card stock - 133683
                                         Early Espresso A4  Card Stock - 121686
                                         Real Red A4 Card Stock - 106578
                                         Very Vanilla A4 Card stock - 106550
                                         Flashback Designer Series Paper - 133699
                                         Early Espresso Classic Stampin'Pad - 126974
                                         Pool Party Classic Stampin'Pad - 126982
                                         Real Red Classic Stampin'Pad - 126949
                                         Crushed Curry Classic Stampin'Pad - 131173
                                         Real Red Cotton Ribbon - 134563

This Bundle (stamps and dies) can also be purchased together(with a 15% discount)! Contact me!

That's it for now!

Mel xx



                                       

Kinda Eclectic - A little kindness goes a long way

This was one of our make 'n takes at the Inspire.Create.Share 2014! I decided to layer it on to some Mossy Meadow Card stock. I stamped a few of these, added some matching envelopes and made a little pouch. Fast and the perfect gift!
My product List:
133683 Mossy Meadow A4 Card stock
106549 Whisper White Card stock
121695 Sahara Sand Card stock
133684 Tangelo Twist Card stock
133682 Blackberry Bliss A4 Card stock
133701 Moonlight Paper Stack (EXCELLENT VALUE!)
129378 Honeycomb Embossing Folder (to stamp the background)
135340 Kinda Eclectic (W) stamp set
133643 Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad
133645 Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
133642 Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
126976 Sahara Sand Classic Stampin'Pad
131370 Chevron Tag a Bag Gift Bags
132982 Natural Chevron Ribbon
133630 2014-2015 In Color Clothespins

A lovely gift to say Thank You!
                                         
Well I'm off to visit our family in Johannesburg, South Africa! Will catch up in three weeks!

Take Care!

Mel xx