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Colour Inspiration #45

 

I had a busy day planned today - but somehow got sidetracked, which NEVER happens to me ;o) and instead I've been working on the following card for Kristina Werner's Colour Inspiration challenge #45.  Oh, and as I didn't have any Basic Grey cardstock I substituted it with Going Grey.

 

CIC#45 Project Recipe
Stamps: Embrace Life  Ink: Going Grey  Paper: Basic Black, Going Grey, Whisper White  Accessories: American Crafts Thickers 'Hat Box', Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, Snail, Dimensionals.

Baroque Birthday

It was my sister Nadine's birthday on Wednesday and this is the card I made for her.  Originally I started out doing something completely different, fiddled around with velvet flock for ages - but when I couldn't get it neat enough for my liking I chucked it out and started all over.  I love the elegance of this card, black and white just screams formal don't you think?

I stamped the image on Glossy White Cardstock using StazOn, as I wanted it to be a strong black.  Nadine collects Hat Pins, therefore I thought it was only fitting to make a card using one from the Pretties Kit.  The ribbon is not from SU, in fact it is recycled, this ribbon was from my wedding bouquet - I think sitting in the drawer for over five years waiting to be used was long enough!  I gave my sister a leather journal from Kikki K (love that shop) and they made my life much easier by presenting the journal in a white box, but it did have a label smack bang in the middle, so I came up with this co-ordinated "wrapping" to cover it.  I have to say I love cards and wrapping to match!!

 

Baroque Birthday Project Recipe
Stamps: Baroque Motifs  Ink: Black StazOn Paper: Glossy White, Basic Black  Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Snail, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals.

Colour Inspiration #41

I whipped this card up tonight for Kristina Werner's latest colour challenge, some of you may recognise this card, it is very, very similar to a card I designed last week for the upcoming embossing technique class - soooo I realise I haven't recreated the wheel, just modified it slightly!!  It may be hard to tell but I have embossed the heart and mounted it on the Basic Grey cardstock.  I have substituted Riding Hood Red with Real Red as we do not have that colour here in Australia...yet...

I've just realised that this card is the third card in a row I have completed for Kristina's colour challenge and the third in a row that has been masculine, which is odd considering how I usually struggle with cards for the opposite sex.

 

CIC#41 Project Recipe
Stamps: A Happy Heart  Ink: VersaMark, Real Red  Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Basic Black  Accessories: Embossing Buddy, Black EP, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Gingham Ribbon, Basic Eyelets, Crop-a-Dile, Snail, Dimensionals.

 

Colour Inspiration #40

Rather than doing the housework, I have been in and out of the craft room today creating this card for Kristina Werner's Colour Inspiration challenge.  I have to say, I did struggle with the colours, at one point all of the colours were layered on the background of the card, but it just wasn't working for me, so I simplified it and just went with the Old Olive and the Whisper White.  It might be hard to tell but I have used each of the colours when colouring in the little fella - his hair is actually More Mustard.  I did also use a little blush blossom to colour in his face and cheeks, it is summer here so he couldn't be all pastey!

 

 

CIC#39 Project Recipe
Stamps: All in the Family  Ink: Black StazOn, More Mustard, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Blush Blossom  Paper: More Mustard, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Whisper White, Old Olive Prints Designer Series Paper  Accessories: Blender Pens, White Grosgrain Ribbon, ¼” Circle Punch,  1 ¼” Circle Punch, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, 1 ½” Circle Punch, Snail, Tombow Glue, Dimensionals.

Tin Can Stamps February 2009 Newsletter

Sale-A-Bration - ends this month!

Sale-A-Bration (SAB) finishes at the end of the month, don't miss out on your opportunity to receive FREE stamp sets:

Customers - Receive a free SAB stamp set with every $100 purchase.

Hostesses - Receive a free SAB stamp set with a $600 or more workshop, this is in addition to the already generous hostess benefits.

New Demonstrators - Sign up as a demonstrator during SAB and choose ANY stamp set (up to $79.95) from the current catalogue.

The SAB Catalogue can be found online here.

+ PLUS +

Join my team during SAB and I will also throw in another free stamp set.  You can choose any stamp set from one of the current catalogues up to the value of $39.95* This means if you join my team during SAB you will get nearly $700 worth of products for only $324 - what a bargain!!

Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is flexible, you can sign up just to get a discount on all the great products, being a demonstrator involves as much or as little as you like.  Contact me NOW for more information.

*Offer only redeemable through Tanya Blewitt, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

Introducing Technique Classes

I have been working with my upline Katie to bring you our new and exciting Technique Classes.  Do you love stamping and want to try some new techniques?  Then this is the class for you.  Every month you will learn a new technique.  During each class you will create a 6x6” scrapbook page and two cards along with a sample of the technique.  You will also be provided with instructions to add, with the sample, to your Technique book. The technique books are the Stampin’ Up! 5x5” On Board Art Journal, a ring-bound chipboard book containing 20 cardstock pages.

The cost for technique classes will be $17.  Plus the one-off cost of purchasing a Technique Book for $13* and a Snail adhesive for $11*.

*Price discounted for class participants only.

Embossing Technique Class

BYO:  One 3.25 x 2.75” landscape photo and one 2.5 x 3.5” portrait photo, black & white or colour.  Note, photos can be cropped in class, or they can be added at home after the class.  Snail adhesive or similar.   All other materials will be provided.

Cost: $17 for 6x6” Scrapbook Page, two Cards and a sample for your Technique Book.

One-off Cost: $13* for Technique Book and $11* for Snail Adhesive.

When: 7.00pm, Thursday 5^th March 2008

Where: Royalla NSW

Places are limited to a maximum of 8, bookings must be made at the latest by Wednesday 25^th February.

*Price discounted for class participants only.

 

Get "In" before they run out!!!

Just a reminder that the retirement list will be released in March and it will be your last chance to purchase any of the current In Colors; Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Groovy Guava and Purely Pomegranate.  Stock up now to avoid disappointment.

TCS Stamp-a-Stack

 

TCS Stamp-a-Stacks will return in March, details will follow later this month, but I can confirm the class will be held on Thursday 19^th March commencing at 7pm – so note that in your diary now!!!

 

Summer Mini Catalogue

   

If you have been hiding under a rock and have yet to see the Summer Mini Catalogue, then do so right now by clicking here.

Naming Day Card

This is the card I made for my niece's Naming Day last month.  The butterfly and the flowers are actually metal, I picked these up at the craft show last year and this is the first time I've managed to use them , personally I think they are stunning.  I still have another three white butterflies and am thinking that they might just have to fly around somewhere on my craft room walls.  To cut the circles I used my cricut.  I placed the vellum circles between two layers of glossy white borders.

 

 

Naming Day Card Project Recipe
Paper: Cardstock Vellum, Glossy White  Accessories: Making Memories Rub-Ons, Metal Butterfly & Flowers, Eyelets, Crop-a-Dile, Organza Ribbon (retired), Tombow Glue, Mini Glue Dots.

Christening Invitation

This is the invitation I made for Georgia's Christening.  I wanted something elegant yet simple - I think I achieved that.  Again this is another take on the pull-treat, can you tell I'm rather partial to these??  To pretty the invites up I punched out the flowers from Pretty in Pink Cardstock and placed a layer of Cardstock Vellum over the top.

 

  

Christening Invitation Project Recipe
Stamps: Baroque Motifs  Paper: Glossy White, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Cardstock Vellum  Ink: Pretty in Pink  Accessories: Three For You Punch, Soft Subtles Brads, Slot Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip

Thanks for that!

Here is the little thankyou card I made for all the lovely gifts I received when Georgia was born.  The baby comes from the All in the Family stamp set - isn't she just gorgeous!!

 

Georgia's Thankyou Project Recipe
Stamps: All in the Family  Paper: Spring Fling DSP, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White  Ink: Black StazOn, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose  Accessories: Blender Pens, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Snail, Mini Glue Dots

We all know frogs go...la de da de da

Doesn't this title just scream - hey that woman has to listen to kids cds in the car!!!  This little froggie card is one I made for my nephew Riley for his birthday which was wayyyyyyy back in June 2008.  I had forgotten about this card, I found it when I was searching through my photos for pictures of our house.  This is a gel card, the "water" is actually hair gel encased in a ziplock bag.  Gel cards are great fun, a tutorial can be found online here.  The biggest problem about posting this photo so late is that I didn't write a project recipe at the time and am now trying to work out what products I used just by looking at the photos, so please forgive me if I forget something.

 

Froggie Project Recipe
Stamps: Unfrogettable,  Paper: Wild Wasabi (I think), Blush Blossom, Whisper White  Ink: StazOn Black, Wild Wasabi, Blush Blossom  Accessories:  Hair Gel, Small Ziplock bag,  Aqua Painter, Linen Thread, Hole Punch, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Snail.

Only 328 days till Xmas

Therefore you might like to get a start on your Xmas cards....no.....bit early....  Actually this post like a lot of them lately is running late.  This is the card I made for Xmas last year, the idea for this design came from cards designed by Sam Post, you can see them here.  Whilst it doesn't show up too well in the photos, if you click on the second photo and enlarge it you can just see where I painted over the certainly celery and the regal rose with a clear glaze.  This did take a lot of extra time, however I was really happy with the result.

 

 

Xmas 08 Project Recipe
Stamps: Itty Bitty Backgrounds  Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Regal rose, Close to Cocoa, Little Yellow Bicycle Delightful Collection Paper  Ink: Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip  Accessories: Making Memories Specialty Glaze - Clear Gloss, Dew Drops, Wide Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponges, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, Snail.