Happy Birthday Dad

I made this card for my dad, he races pigeons so that was the theme I used to create this card.  I used my new dies from MFT and with some little stamping with Stampin' Up! for some finishing touches.

Confirmation for Boys

My son Brad has did his Confirmation last week and beside him is his sponsor - Uncle Will.  Below I made Brad's Confirmation card using the die-cut Cross, Hero Arts Cloud stamp and Stampin Ups! Autumn Days stamp set.

Confirmation for Girls

I used the same design as my Confirmation Invitation to make this Confirmation card to suit a girl.  I made some adjustments by changing the colour, embossing with white powder and rounding the edges.  I also used the same diecut-Cross with gold cardstock to attach to the candle.

Confirmation Invitations

With the help of Martha Stewart border punch, Sizzix die-cuts and Stampin' Up! words stamp sets, I made this invitation for Brad's Confirmation this year.

Christmas Card Swap

This is my Christmas card swap I made with the Stampin' Up! ladies in September and as the month flew by I was glad I had taken part.  I have to say it was a great feeling when you have completed them and sent off and even better when the girl's at the post office wanted to have a look and gave such great compliments.

Die-Cut Birthday Cards

I'm love using die-cuts and the rosette that's on this card  is by Tim Holtz and the cute little butterfly is an embosslit die from Stampin' Up! called Beautiful Wings which cuts out 5 different size butterflies and dry emboss at the same time - pretty cool!  The background stamp is inked with 3 different colours and sprayed with water before stamping onto the card such a fun technique with great results.

Floral Birthday Card

With spring in the air it was hard not to play with floral stamps and bright inks to match.  I used a floral  background stamp on the bottom part of the card, I added two ink colours onto the stamp and misted with water before stamping.  With the main flower I stamped with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder then inked the flower without worrying about staying within the lines as the white embossing acts as a resist.

Baby Shower Card

With a little help from my Big Shot and punches a baby shower card was made.  I used the Stampin' Ups! Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Tim Holtz die cut and with a few other accessories to complete the card.  This image is one of Stampin' Ups! retired stamp sets from a few years ago, I just omitted the square lines around the image.

Stampin' Up! Layering Punch

This Video explains how to use the New Layering Punch by Stampin' Up! Just one of many great new products from the New Idea Book & Catalogue 2011-2012. Click image to play video.

Father's Day 2011

Father's Day this weekend and I had a lot of things to do today, I was considering to buy a card and thought against it.  I kept it simple and had the chance to use my retired Stampin' Up! stamp set and chalks-don't forget to spray fixative on your work this stops the chalk from rubbing off.  The Tiny Tag punch that I used remained in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue and stamp set to match.  I also had the chance to play with Tim Holtz Mini Rosette die - lots of fun and I found it easy to put the rosette together with the glue gun so girl dust off your glue guns because once you start making flowers it's hard to stop.

Teenage Birthday Using Digi and Die-Cuts

I used several combinations to create this card from Destressing, Die-Cuting, Dry Embossing, Stamping and even the use of Digital images.  The Digital image allowed me to use my Copic Markers for the first time and I finished the card off with a spray or two using Moon Mist.

I have entered this at Less is More - Circle Challenge.

2011-2012 Calendar

I revamped my hanging calendar and posted the new 2011-2012 Mini Calendar under FREEBIES.  The dies I used were Stampin' Ups! - Floral Fusion, Birds & Blooms Bird, Birds & Blooms Scallop Circles and Tim Holtz Alterations - Elegant Flourishes.  The background is by Hero Arts - Friends Definitions stamp with Chocolate Chip Stampin' Up! Classic Ink.

Men's Birthday Card

The motorbike is sold as a single stamp exclusively to Stampin' Up! in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue and the Scollop Trim border is one of my favourite border punches also by Stampin Up!

I entered this in Less is More Circles Challenge.

Holy Communion Card For Girls

 

Rachel made us very proud last week as she did her First Holy Communion.  The card I made for  her was using the Church Template I have on my site, I made some adjustments to the template allowing the card to close.

Newsletter Competition

For those who receive my monthly newsletters, had the opportunity to enter their card creations and be randomly drawn to win one of the following prizes - Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Stampin' Around Standard Wheel, Stamper Write Marker-Blush Blossom or a Classic Ink Pad (Chocolate Chip).  And the winner is ANTOINETTE GALEA.  Congratulations Antoinette and thank you for entering your lovely card for this competition.

You Rock!

I made this card for my daughter Olivia who just turned 8.  She love the colour green and love's this stamp set from Stampin' up! (a retired set).  I added stitches on the skull as she too has recently had stitches on her head and hoping she would see the funny side to this.

Magazine Appearance

Thanks to Doreen's story about how we meet on the internet we both appeared in UK's Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine Issue 92.  The top photo is when Doreen came to Australia and we finally got to meet one another for the first time as we have been interacting via the internet and the second photo of us is when I was lucky enough to go to Malta last year and visit Doreen.  Doreen is a lovely person and very welcoming and we connected instantly and our passion for crafts is equally matched.  I feel very fortunate to have meet her and Doreen has a cool website with amazing cards that she has designed.  I keep telling Doreen that she should publish her designs in a book and that I will be the first in line to purchase it-still waiting Doreen.  You can check out her gorgeous blog here.

Tim Holtz Die-Cut

 

I made this for my 13 year old niece and was using the combination of Stampin' Up! punches and Tim Holtz Die-Cuts and distress inks as well as some stickers to complete this card. Lots of fun and the Big Shot is a must for any craft addicted like me.