Black & White

Hiya All,

I'm back again in record time too.  What is it about the Black and White colour scheme that always seems so elegant.  It is really so simple to put together but it is always so striking.  One of my challenges for last months Stamp Club was a wedding card.  For some reason wedding cards usually bring on a case of card makers block, but this time I knew just what I wanted to do.

I really love the Loving Thoughts sentiment stamp set it's so versatile and I love how the letters flow.  It's sure been getting a work out.  I couldn't resist the Basic Black/Grey Striped Satin ribbon that's in the Holiday Catalogue p26.  I wanted to make a project with it that wasn't Halloween related and this was just perfect.

Even though it's a bit hard to see the Delicate Doilies are layered one on top of the other, Large, Middle sized and then smallest.  No that's not dust specks on the camera lens those little specks on the black are actually the sparkle from the Shimmer Spritz.  Sorry that's just my poor photography skills... lol.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Basic Black
Card: Whisper White, Basic Black
Big Shot etc: Large Delicate Doilies
Accessories: Basic Black/Gray Striped Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels, Shimmer Spritz Isocol & Frost White Shimmer Paint), Adhesive, Dimensionals

Catty Launch Continued

I'm back again with the lucky last card from the Catty Launch.  I'm making up for lost time with the blogging so get set for a few more surprises.  The first card is one I CASED from Kylie Leusciatti's shoebox swap.  It gave me some inspiration at just the right time. 

Kylie CASED her card from Mary Fish so check out Mary's original card at her blog Stampin' Pretty.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Soft Suede
Card: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede, Comfort Cafe DSP
Big Shot etc: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
Punches: Scallop Trim, Blossom, Boho Blossom, 1 1/4" Square
Accessories: Simply Scored, Sponge Dauber, Basic Pearl, Vintage Crochet Trim

Yippee it's Here

Hi All,   Yay it's finally here, the new Annual Catalogue for 2012-2013 has arrived check it out on my sidebar.  Be prepared to sit with a cuppa for a nice break while you peruse it at your leisure.  Or alternately if you'd like your very own hard copy contact me and I'll get one to you.  Also very exciting is the release of the new Holiday Mini Catalogue, it's jam packed full of gorgeous products for the holidays.

Meanwhile I promised I'd be back with information for my Black Forest Cake Piece, I've had a very bad cold and even had to cancel Stamp Club on Saturday, my sincerest apologies to the ladies.  I hope to see you at my night's this week instead.  I will endeavour to get the details posted this week for the measurements, so sorry for the delay.

Here's a look at the sweet pillow box we made at last month's stamp club. 

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Concord Crush (retired)
Card: Whisper White, Blushing Bride (retired)
Big Shot etc: Pillow Box Die
Punches: Modern Label, Triple Layer Doily (retired)
Accessories: Flirtatious Fabric, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Piercing Tool & Mat, Rhinestone Brad (retired)

Beautiful Beau Chateau

Hi All

The card I'm posting today is one we made at the mystery night a little while ago.  I also used it as one of my swaps at convention.  I just loved the simplicity of the layout and the sweet punch art flowers.  All pulled together with the gorgeous Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper.  This card even strikes me as a little bit vintage...

I've got the fire going and it's nice and toasty, I'm hoping that the weather sets in and I'll be holed up in the house all weekend.... oh what to do.... chores, cooking, no way I'm thinking it's time to stamp.  Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts ( it does say thoughts of you... but my photo's a bit dark sorry)
Ink:  Soft Suede
Card: Soft Suede, Pink Pirhouette, Beau Chateau DSP
Punches: 1 3/4” Square, Doily Triple Layer, Boho Blossoms
Accessories: Piercing Tool, Matt Pack, Metallic Brads, Silver Brads, Frost White Shimmer Spritz (Shimmer Paint & Isocol), Snail Adhesive

Convention Swap

Hi Everyone, yes I'm still away at Convention in Canberra, but just thought I'd share one of my swaps with you.  This card was also made at Stamp Club this month but was so cute I just couldn't help but use it for a swap.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Island Indigo
Card: Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Big Shot etc: Adorning Accents Edgelits - Scallop Border
Punches: Blossom
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals, Adhesive

I'll be back again shortly to share some more Swaps...

Autumn/Winter Blog Hop

Hello Stampers

Welcome to the ESAD Autumn/Winter Blog Hop!  The new Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue is absolutely gorgeous and we have lots of wonderful projects and inspiration showcasing the products from this mini.  If you would like to check out the Autumn/Winter Catalogue click on my link to the left of my blog or contact me to get your very own copy.

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to  
click here to join our wonderful group.

As soon as I saw the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue I fell in love with so many of the projects, the new Framelits Labels Collection page 9, the Bordering on Romance Stamp Set page 11, the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders page 9.  My projects today were made using these lovely products plus a little Whisper White Organza Ribbon and some Watercolouring using markers.

I started off using the Heart Embossed Design from Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, paired it with the Twitterpated DSP. 

I also made a matching purse/box using the Framelits Labels Collection Dies and some Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive
Card: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP
Big Shot etc: Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Framelits Labels Collection
Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive Markers, Blender Pen, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Fiskars Paper Cutter, Scoring Blades


You may have joined me from the blog of the talented Nicole Stalker.  If this is your first stop you can hop on to the next blog


The next blog to visit on the Autumn/Winter Blog Hop is the very creative Andrea Buckland.  Thanks for visiting my blog enjoy your weekend.

1.   Tanya Bell
2.   Michelle Grech
3.   Jane Norrish
4.   Juliette Chapman
5.   Pauline Bennetts
6.   Alison Barclay
7.   Keryn Campbell
8.   Sharlene Meyer
9.   Theresa "Tess" Shirmer
10. Caroline Cassidy
11. Michelle Halling                         
12. Leonie Schroder
13. Delys Cram
14. Libby Dyson
15. Tina Hewett 
16. Kelly Nelson
17. Yvonne Walker
18. Alisa Tilsner
19. Nicole Stalker
20. Peggy Quarmby - you are here
21. Andrea Buckland
22. Carolyn Bennie
23. Narelle Hoggard 
24. Monique Fielder
25. Nicole Derendorf

 Cheers