Oliver's ONE!

Some of you may remember my cousin Kate and her husband Jacko having baby Oliver last Autumn. Well Ollie is now ONE on the 10th and Kate and Jacko have their 2nd munchkin arriving in November. Wow, that's A LOT of work (and Kate may kill me for telling you that she's over 40). Good things come to those who wait!

Well, everyone would be surprised if I actually got Ollie's card to England ON TIME ... in fact, I had his b.day in my diary as Oct 10th so it was only when I was chatting to mum this morning that I realised I was going to be late. Nothing changes!!!!

This card is taken from the Idea Book & Catalogue (p. 96). I noticed it the very first time I leafed through the new book and I think it's just Kate's style!

Happy Birthday Oliver!

Recipe
Stamps : Fox & Friends, Defining Alphabet
Cardstock : Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake
Ink : Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake
Accessories : Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon, 1/2 Pearls
Some of you may remember

Card Organiser Class ~ Sept 24th

I've been working on a card organiser to offer as a class and finally I've finished tweaking and remodelling :)

This organiser has dividers for each month of the year so you can slip a full sized card and envelope into the relevant section ready for your birthdays, anniversaries etc. The little envelope on the front will hold stamps so everything's handy for your envelope!

This class will be held on Friday 24th Sept at 7pm at my home. The cost will be $15, all supplies to make your organiser are included in the cost along with a step-by-step photographic tutorial.

Birthday Teacups!

I'm meeting my friend, Laura, for lunch today. It was her birthday yesterday and I made this card for her. I tried a different 'watercolouring' technique. You use SU markers on watercolour paper and then blend with an aquapainter. I really like how it turned out.

There's a few of us for lunch today, Lisa H, Moe, Dawn Marie, Laura and myself. Maybe a few other Minglers will make it too!

Recipe
Stamps : Morning Cup
Cardstock : Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, Watercolour Paper, WW
Ink : Versamark
Accessories : Black EP, SU Markers, Aquapainter, Poppy Parade Ribbon, Pinking Hearts Punch

Recycling!

I love today's challenge on SCS, to recycle a cardboard box. Thanks so much to Joan Ervin for hosting today's TLC. Here's a link if you'd like to play along!

I cut the flap off a cardboard box and put it through the Big Shot with the Butterfly die. Unfortunately, the thick card won't fit into a hand-held punch, so for the sentiment, I just peeled off the top piece of thin card (leaving the corrugated piece behind). That worked a treat in the punch so I attached it with dimensionals to make it tie in with the butterflies.

Recipe
Stamps : Fine Flourish, With all my Heart
Ink : Night of Navy
Cardstock : Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Accessories : Cardboard Box, Vintage Lace Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, 1/2 Pearls

Here's a pic of our Friday night Club projects. I've got a great gang of girls who come along one Friday every month to try out all the new Stampin' Up goodies. We have such fun together.

Saturday was a very early start. My SCS "MI Mingler" group drove up to Kim's farm to have a stamping party in her husband Dan's new 'shed' ... that building is MASSIVE and quite amazing. We loved being there for the day. This is the gang standing in front of Dan's humungo bungo combine harvester :) Thanks to Kim and Dan for having us, your hospitality was greatly appreciated.

Musical Birthday!

Sarah was 15 last Monday. I made her a 'musical' card as flute playing is her #1 passion right now. This is so simple, but she loved it. She's not really a pretty/pretty girlie girl, so I couldn't use pink and flowery images ... she must be a throw-back, LOL. But those who know her would realise that this is perfect for my beautiful, fabulous daughter. We are so proud of everything she's accomplished in her short 15 year life. I have no doubt that this girl will make a difference to the world. We love you, Sarah!

Recipe
Stamps : Teahouse, Music Notes, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock : Crumg Cake, Early Espresso
Ink : Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Accessories : Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot, 1/2 Pearls, Decorative Label Punch, sponge

Thank You

I needed a thank you card so decided to use one of the new sets in the 2010/2011 Idea Book & Catalog called "Just Believe". There's quite a lot of work in this one, although it still looks relatively simple. The flowers are clear embossed on Very Vanilla cardstock and then brayered with Crumb Cake ink. I love the look of it. The 'thank you' frame was also clear embossed on vanilla and brayered. It's trimmed and popped up on dimensionals.

Recipe
Stamps : Just Believe
Ink : Versamark, Early Espresso
Cardstock : Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy
Accessories : Taffeta Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Buttons, twine