Door Prize Tin

I finally got around to decorating a tin that I can take to my workshops to put the door prize entry forms in.  I was forever asking hostesses if I could have a bowl to draw the forms out of but now I have my very own tin!

I simply used a 12x12 sheet of Designer Series paper (in this case its the Polka Dots and Petal one from the Spring Mini) and some matching ribbon (Turquoise grosgrain) and wrapped them around a baby formula tin.  I used Sticky Strip to adhere the paper and ribbon to the tin.

I think I could probably do more to decorate it and if I do I will post an updated pic here on the blog.

Buggy Birthday Card

Here's the other card I showed Bell how to stamp. This one was just a really quick and easy birthday card for a little boy. You could do a lot more with this card but we were keeping it simple - no need to overwhelm people when they are just learning to stamp.

We used colours only from the Bold Brights. Generally if you stick to colours within one colour family, the combinations will look good together.


Stamps: Bugs & Kisses

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Glorious Green, Lovely Lilac

Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon

Valentine

Here's the Valentine's card I gave to my hubby. I was inspired by a card I saw on the internet somewhere...sorry I can't remember which site or blog. Most likely it was in someone's gallery on Splitcoast but unfortunately I can't find it in my favourite's folder.


I made this card at the same time as teaching my soon-to-be sister-in-law Bell how to stamp. We both made this same card and another that you will see in my next post.

The heart was stamped using the rock'n'roll technique. Ink the stamp in Bashful Blue and then "rock and roll" the edges of the heart in the Close to Cocoa ink and then stamp onto the Very Vanilla.

Stamps: French Script, Simply Said

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue

Papers: Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Blue Gingham Ribbon

Bad Blogger!

Uh oh, it has been a month since I last updated my blog! Sorry everyone. Posts and pics to come very soon, I promise!

Welcome Baby Hunter!

Our gorgeous friends Natasha and Andrew recently welcomed home their new baby boy Hunter. Here is the card I have made for them:


The colour combination for this card came from the colours used in one of the Ribbon Originals collections called Sweet Shop. I don't actually have any of that ribbon but I thought the colours were nice together. A bit different to the usual pale blue or pink.

I'm sure I could have made this card much more elaborate with background stamping, paper piercing, ribbons and more but as you know, I like simple cards most of the time. Perhaps I will do another version one day and jazz it up a little more.

This card looks a little dark in the photo - perhaps it's the overcast weather here at the moment. It's much lighter and brighter in real life, especially the Hodge Podge Hardware.

Stamps: Wild About You
Inks: Apricot Appeal
Papers: Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst, Rose Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Pewter Hodge Podge Hardware (photo turns and label holder), White Gel Pen

Sick, sick, sick...

Hi everyone,

Sorry AGAIN for the break in posting. This time it was a bout of VERY nasty gastro that attacked our household. Matt and I had it very badly but thank GOD for my parents! Mum actually left work and came to collect our son Toby and took him for 2 days and nights. She got him just in time and he didn't get sick. I'm soooo grateful to them for that as it was such a nasty bug I really didn't want him to catch it. I have no idea where I picked it up from but it really knocked us around. Being pregnant didn't exactly help either! We had the after hours doctor here at 5am after a scary night.

Did I mention how grateful I am to my parents??? Here's some proof that we really love them and appreciate their help at times like this:

This card is pretty much a direct CASE from Carol's blog (click HERE to see).
I normally would have come up with my own ideas for something like this but I was pretty exhausted from being sick so it was just easier to copy in this instance. Thanks Carol for posting such gorgeous ideas on your blog!

The only thing I changed was the ribbon and cardstock that the flower image is stamped on. I didn't have the white organdy that Carol used so I used the Ivory colour and then used Very Vanilla cardstock so it would match better with the ribbon. I also used a Very Vanilla envelope and stamped the same flower image on it.

Stamps: Carte Postale, French Flair background
Inks: Cool Caribbean, earth Elements Markers (Cameo Coral and Not Quite Navy)
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral, Cool Caribbean
Accessories: Ivory Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Square Punches

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I also gave them a gift voucher so I made a little gift card wallet using the same template as these ones I did for Christmas.




I used the Enchante paper from the Summer Mini for this wallet and a Pale Plum button from the Soft Subtles buttons.

Merry Layout

This is the final layout in Julian's baby album - a Christmas layout.

I used the Simply Scrappin' Kit "All The Trimmings" to make these pages.  The page on the right was copied almost exactly from an example on the front of the kit - why reinvent the wheel?

I then made the page on the left to match.  The Simply Scrappin' kits make scrapbooking sooooo easy!  This was the quickest of all the layouts in this album.  

I still have heaps and heaps of cardstock and embellishments left in the kit that I can use for my own Christmas layouts for my son and even to make Christmas cards with for next year.  I have a document with instructions (and pictures!) on how to make cards from this kit.  

Contact me if you are interested in purchasing the kit and I will give you the instructions as well.

Stamps: A is for Adorable, Everyday Flexible Phrases

Inks: Night of Navy, Real Red

Papers: Simply Scrappin' Kit "All The Trimmings" (Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Blue dots, Red Stripes)

Accessories: Navy and Bluebird Grosgrain Ribbon, Red Gingham Ribbon

Tools: Square punch