Strength & Hope

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I love this butterfly from the Strength & Hope set in the current mini. We made this card at my last Stamp-a-stack. It didn't show up in the picture, but the butterfly was inked in Melon Mambo with Shimmer paint daubed over the top before stamping onto the cardstock. The ribbon is from the free pack that is currently being sent out with all orders over $100.

The Strength & Hope set was created to raise money for breast cancer. $2 from every sale of this set go towards The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It is available in wood mount ($35.95+p&h) or clear mount ($28.95+p&h). The offer is only available until the end of this month - please contact me if you would like to place an order and raise money for a good cause.

Beveled Windowpanes

At my class this month, we made three of these cards, then made another one using a Beveled Windowpane. This card looks ok, but add a little something...

... and you end up with a card that looks more finished. These Beveled Windowpanes launched in the current mini - they come in three sizes (the one on this card is the largest size) and even have a co-ordinating stamp set, Clearly For You. They have slots on the side to allow you to add ribbon (see the Early Espresso Satin Ribbon on this card). These are great for scrapbooking and cardmaking.

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Free Gift With Purchase

Spend $100 or more and receive a free set of ribbon and buttons in Melon Mambo, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight. Contact me to place your order. Offer is available until 31 July 2011.

Twisted Easel card

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This is the other card that we made at my class this month. It is a twisted easel card which is really easy to make but the effect is a card that looks really special. I still have a couple of spots left for my class on 9 July. If you would like to attend, please contact me by sending me an email or call me on 0410 343 470.

Classic Card

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Did you miss me? I've been back from Europe for about 3 weeks now and have started creating again. Yesterday, I held the first class since I left and this was one of the cards that we made. Once again, I've used the Colour Coach to select the colours. I started with the colour of my satin ribbon which is Rich Razzleberry and added Olive Green and Whisper White. I've also used the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder for the beautiful pattern on the Whisper White piece. The highlight is of course the little stamp in the top centre. This is from the Mini Catalogue and is a set called Clearly For You.

Sale-a-bration Fun

I had 6 lovely ladies at my place yesterday, making cards and this is one of the cards that we made. It uses the very versatile SAB set, Punch Bunch which goes really well with 5 of Stampin' Up!'s punches. That cute little cup cake is from the Itty Bitty Bits set (from the current mini). The wheeled image at the bottom of the card is Music Notes.

I've used my favourite colour, Cherry Cobbler here. It goes really well with so many colours and is such a beautiful red.



I was going to give the card to my brother as it is his birthday today, but I thought the flowers make the card look a little too feminine, so I swapped the floral image for the Happy Birthday image in Punch Bunch and the little cupcake for a little star (also from Itty Bitty Bits).


The design of this card was CASEd from one of Marelle's which also uses the SAB set Punch Bunch, only her card has the image of the owl. This design works really well, regardless of the image used and I'm sure other sets would work just as nicely as well.

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Stamp-a-stack card

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This is one of the cards that we will be making at my next Stamp-a-Stack on Saturday. I've used a couple of sets that I've had for a while, but haven't really used much of - Happiness Shared and Elements of Style. The colours are straight out of the Colour Coach - Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze and So Saffron. I used the blender pen to highlight parts of the flower after stamping. Then I added some Pearl Jewels and sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint mixed with some rubbing alcohol.

Bliss

I had a stamp-a-stack class yesterday where 5 of my friends joined me to make 8 cards. This was one of the designs. It's very similar to the card shown in the Sale-a-bration catalogue, but I've simplified it for the class. It uses two of the stamp sets in Sale-a-bration. I'm loving all the sets this year.


To add something special to the card, I've added pearl jewels to the three flowers on the Whisper White cardstock.

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Ingredients:

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Night of Navy

Stamps: Bliss, So Happy For You

Punches: Eyelet Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Other: Basic Pearl Jewels

2.02 MACH

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1990-2011 Stampin' Up!®

The title refers to the average speed of the Concorde at Filton when it was still in use. I went to see it in 2008 with my husband and brother in law. I didn't think I'd enjoy looking at a plane as much as I did that day. Well worth a look if you're ever in that part of the world.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red

Patterned Paper: Elegant Soiree; Newsprint

Marker: Soft Suede

Other: Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad

Punch: Scallop Edge