Friendship

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

This is the other card we made at my class last week. It also uses the marker to rubber technique.

Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Stamps: For Everything (Mini Catalogue)

Ink: Stampin' Write Markers

Punches: 1/2" Circle, Large Oval, Scallop Oval

Easel Card

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

This is an Easel Card which folds into a standard sized card. However, when opened, the front stands up on its own base. They are really easy to make and this is one of the cards we will be making at my class on Saturday.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Stamps: Garden Whimsy, Upsy Daisy

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Other: Markers, Scallop Edge punch, Chocolate Chip, Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretties Kit

Belated Happy New Year

Happy 2010! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. My family and I went to the South Coast of NSW for the Christmas long weekend, where we were able to relax and spend some quality time together. It was great to have a good week and a half off work and recharge the batteries.

I haven't posted for a while, but I'll be getting back into regular posts over this coming weekend. My camera hasn't been working properly for the last couple of months so I haven't been able to show you anything. However, I've just invested in a new one, so I'll start posting again over this coming weekend (all going to plan), so check back soon.

Celebrate

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

I made this card for a dear friend, Allison, whose birthday it was yesterday. If you've seen the Summer Mini catalogue, you will recognise this card from page 13. I've changed the colours and the flowers a bit, but the general layout is the same.

Stamp Sets: For Everything, Sweet Little Sentiments (Hostess Set)

Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Ink: Versamark

Markers: Bold Brights

Other: Blender Pens, Stampin' Pastels

Oxford Page

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

This is my attempt at a Step-By-Step Challenge over at Home and Scrapped. It's a page describing my trip to Oxford. We climbed up a tower of a church while we were there. The climb was extremely scary as the staircase was old, uneven, very narrow, steep and there was nothing to hold onto except the occasional nick in the wall. However, once we made it to the top, the view was spectacular, so I'm glad I did it (and lived to tell about it!). The lady in the photo is Ben's aunt who showed us around Oxford. She climbed the tower ahead of us and made it look easy (I think she may have done it before).

I used the following:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip

Patterned Paper: Bella Bleu DSP, Kaleidoscope DSP, Patterns Pack II

Stamps: Jumbo Outline Alphabet

Other: Silver Brads, Flower Fusion Too, Chocolate Chip Marker, Crystal Effects

Razzle Dazzle

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®


I made this card for my really good friend Tania (hello Tania) who celebrated her birthday yesterday. She has a very bright and friendly personality and I wanted to try and reflect this in her card.
I started with a 'window' in the top right hand corner of the card, which I made using the 1-3/4" punch. I then used markers direct to rubber on the flower image in Razzle Dazzle to stamp the flower and punched the main part of it using the same punch. While the card was closed, I stuck the flower in the window using Dimensionals. The patterned paper is matted onto Pink Pirouette card stock on the side. The card needed some more embellishments, so I stuck pearls on from the Pretties Kit. The background was done using versamark ink with stamps from Razzle Dazzle.

Cardstock: Pixie Rose, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla.
Patterned Paper: Patterns Pack II (Hostess set)
Stamps: Razzle Dazzle (Summer Mini)
Ink: Versamark
Markers: Pixie Pink, Glorious Green
Other: Pretties Kit

Welcome to Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Stampers Anonymous SU blog tour! You may have just come from Ruth Bishop's blog, but if you are starting here, don’t worry … you can make the complete circuit just by following the links at the end of each post. There are 14 stops along the way and we hope you will visit each one to see the gorgeous creations we have to show you!

For our first tour we decided to showcase the beautiful new products in the Summer Mini, available to you from December 1st. At the end of each post there will be a link to take you to the next stop on the tour. Feel free to “share the love” and leave a comment! So sit back, relax and enjoy!

For my first project, I have put together a double layout using the gorgeous new Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper...

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Stamps: Lovely Letters Alphabet, Hello Again (Mini)
Paper: Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (Mini), Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
Ink: Pink Passion
Accessories: Designer Buttons Playground (Mini), Pretties Kit, Flower Fusion Felt Flowers, Gold Embossing Powder

In my next project, I have made a simple card using a new stamp set from the Summer Mini...



Stamps: Hello Again (Mini)
Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Going Gray, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke
Punch: 1/2" Circle
Ribbon: Elegant Eggplant 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Well, that’s all from me. Now you’re off to enjoy the wonderful creations of Nikki Stalker. Thanks for stopping by!

Blog Hop - The Countdown Begins

This post will remain at the top until 30 November. For more recent posts, please scroll down.

Join my team and I for our Blog Hop to welcome the launch of the Brand New Summer Mini Catalogue (available from 1 December). We will start at 8pm on 30 November. We're all really excited to start showing you all the new goodies.

There will be 14 stops in all, with over 14 different projects featuring the new products - you'll be able to 'hop' on anywhere and keep 'hopping' until you're back where you started.

A reminder that the current Spring Mini will be gone forever on 30 November, so if you'd like to order anything from that, please let me know before then to avoid being disappointed.

Farewell to the Spring Mini Catalogue

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

We will be making this card at my next class on Saturday at 2pm. It uses 2 sets that are in the Spring Mini and might never be seen again after the end of this month. It also uses the Scallop Oval punch which will also be gone with the Spring Mini. If you would like to order from the Spring Mini, please contact me before Monday 30 November.

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Going Gray, Very Vanilla

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Stamp Sets: Great Friend, Oval All

Punches: Eyelet Border, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1 3/4" Circle (from the new Summer Mini).