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Wow, it's been a while since I've showed you anything crafty. I've been at home with the flu, so I decided to try out my new big shot.

It's amazing putting in a plain piece of cardstock, cranking the handle and watching a transformed piece of cardstock come out of the other side. It's so much fun and so easy. This is the first card I made and it will be one of the cards we make at my next stamp-a-stack.

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pixie Pink (retiring in August), Soft Suede (a brand new colour debuting in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue);
Ink: Soft Suede;
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions, Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies;
Stamp Set: Picture This (Hostess Level 1 Set - Mini);
Wheel: Very Vintage (Mini)
Punch: Word Window;
Other: Gel Pen

Just Cruising

Just before Easter, my husband Ben and I went on a cruise on Sydney's newest ship, Pacific Jewel. The cruise was eight nights long and we stopped three times: Noumea, Isle of Pines and Emerald Bay.

The scenery started changing immediately as we left Circular Quay. Here is me on one of the decks looking out on one of Sydney's most famous landmarks, the Sydney Opera House, with a ferry sailing past.

We sailed for three nights until we reached New Caledonia. The ocean was quite rough, but it soon calmed down as we drew closer to land. When we reached Noumea, we went on a City Highlights tour. This is the view from one of the mountains. You can see the ship waiting for us. We spent the whole day there.

Our next stop was my favourite of the three, the Isle of Pines. There were a couple of beautiful beaches there and we were very lucky to have fabulous weather. The water is too shallow for the ship to get close enough to shore, so we took tenders (small boats) from the ship to the beach. When we arrived, some locals welcomed us with a traditional dance.

On our way back to Sydney, we had a cocktail evening. This is Ben and I in cocktail dress having dinner in one of the ship's many restaurants, the Waterfront.

We arrived back in Sydney the week before Easter at about 5.30 in the morning. Of course, it was still quite dark, so taking photos on a moving ship was quite difficult. This is probably the clearest shot I have of that morning, ending where we started, near the front of the Sydney Opera House.

New Mini - Big Shot, Clear Stamps, New Colours

A new mini catalogue has just become available and it is the best yet. Click here to start your journey. You will find new hostess sets, the Big Shot, original and exclusive Stampin' Up! dies, clear repositionable stamps (great space savers), new punches, gorgeous new stamp sets, 3 fabulous new colours - including ribbon, card stock and ink, rub-ons and Designer Series Paper as well as great new embellishments.

If you'd like your very own free copy or would like to place an order, contact me.

I'm back!

I've just returned from a week on a cruise around New Caledonia. My husband and I had a great time and I'll show you some photos once I sort them all out.


In the mean time, I have a card to show you that we made at a recent class.


It is a CASE from this one which we made at one of Marelle's team meetings.

This is the CASEd card here:

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

It showcases the beautiful butterfly punch, which is only available until Wednesday! So, if you'd like this punch, contact me before then. It co-ordinates with the beautiful Butterfly Prints stamp set, which is also from the Summer Mini and also only available until Wednesday.

Ingredients:

Stamp Set: Butterfly Prints

Ink: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Punches: Butterfly, Eyelet Border

Other: Pretties Kit

Good bye and Good luck...

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

A dear friend and colleague left work yesterday to try something new (sniff, sniff). I wanted to make a special card for the special person that she is. I used an entire A4 piece of cardstock, so that everyone at work could fit a greeting inside. I also wanted to use some Sale-A-Bration sets as they will be gone for good after this month. I love the sets that I've used here (Happy Moments and Vintage Labels). I also used the Pretties Kit for something special.

Wish you all the best Channy and please keep in touch.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Summer Sun, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Basic Black

Stamp Sets: Razzle Dazzle, Happy Moments, Vintage Labels

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1" Circle

Other: Blender Pen, Pretties Kit, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads

Hello!

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

This is one of the cards we made at my class yesterday. I wanted to use some sets from the Summer Mini catalogue as this is the last month that those sets will be available. I received a special request to make a card for a little girl. I started with the most obvious colour - pink, and built it from there.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Going Gray, Riding Hood Red

Stamp Sets: Hello Again, For Everything

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette

Punch: Scallop Circle

ABBA Challenge

Thanks so much for all the comments you left on my Blog Hop entry. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the next post.

This post however, is the result of a challenge over at Home and Scrapped. The challenge was to use an ABBA song title as the title of a layout. We also had to use blue glitter to give it more of a blue eyeshadow feel to it.

Here is my attempt... I hope you like it.

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Green Galore, Tangerine Tango
Patterned Paper: Kaleidoscope DSP
Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints, Hello Again
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore
Punch: Butterfly
Other: Fine Supernova in Aqua, Circle Ice Brads, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, On Board Timeless Type.

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the 2nd Stampers Anonymous SU blog tour! This time round we will be showcasing the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. The Sale-A-Bration stamp sets are FREE sets you can earn for every $100 purchased till 31st March. These stamp sets are not available for purchase so if there is one, two, three or maybe all 4 you would like then you need to contact your demonstrator (or me if you don’t already have a demonstrator) and place an order before you miss out.
You may have just come from Nikki Stalker'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 9 stops along the way and we hope you will visit each one to see the wonderful creations we have to show you!
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!

I have made 3 cards using the Happy Moments stamp set, which is only available until 31 March.

My first card...




Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

Ingredients:

Stamp Sets: Happy Moments (from Sale-A-Bration catalogue - only available until 31 March); Occasional Greetings
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ribbon: Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain (from Summer Mini - only available until 31 March)
Other: Stampin' Pastels; Blender Pens


My second card...



Ingredients:

Stamp Set: Happy Moments; Razzle Dazzle
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, StazOn Ink Pad
Ribbon: Pumpkin Pie 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Other: Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, Stampin' Write Marker - Pumpkin Pie, Blender Pens

My third card...

Ingredients:

Stamp Set: Happy Moments
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: StazOn, Real Red
Ribbon: Real Red ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon

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

Christening Card

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

I can't believe that it has already been a fortnight since I last posted. Where is the time going?

I made this card this morning for a Christening that we went to earlier this afternoon (nothing like last minute). I've only just bought the Butterfly Prints set and matching punch (I resisted for as long as I could, but finally caved in) and couldn't wait to use it. You can't see it in the photo, but I've punched the butterfly out twice - the stamped image then layered it onto a punched piece of Sage Shadow cardstock. I only attached the two pieces in the middle so that it looks like the butterfly is flapping it's wings.

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints, Garden Whimsy, Fresh Cuts

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Sage Shadow, Basic Gray

Punches: 1-3/4" Circle, Butterfly

Other: Clear Rhinestone Brads