Bold & Beautiful Workshop

Well it was a great afternoon spent with a bunch of ladies over at Wetherill Park
making some lovely cards using the lovely Baroque Mofits stamp set and Great Friend from the new Mini Catalogue.

Here are the examples of what we had a go at.
The colours used out of the Bold Brights range , as this is the colour range my hostess Wendy chose were Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Kiwi Kiss from the In Colour range.

Everyone really seemed to enjoy themselves making their cards.

A big thank you goes out to Wendy for sharing the experiences with others in her home and for being a great Hostess with the Mostess.

Supplies:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs and Great Friend

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Kiwi Kiss

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Kiwi Kiss

Other: Scalloped edge punch,Red Red Ribbon, Dimensionals, snail

Thanks for looking and any comments are appreciated.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge No:19

Winter is Here




Well I'm excited to enter into my very first challenge and I chose to use my first Tilda stamp. So I wanted to play along in the Magnolia Down Under Challenges.
I know my card has more of a Christmas feel to it, but in most places that is when it's the coldest time of year.
Some of the items used on the card are from SU and the DS paper is from Cloud 9. I added snowflakes to add that Winter feeling.





Please let me know out there what you all thought and have a great day.
Michelle

Best Wishes

I love to give away my cards to friends and relatives and this one went all the way to the U.K.
I had the chance to use the new stamp set from the new Spring Mini Catalogue called Oval All which is $29.95. It's made to go with the new Scalloped Oval Punch which you'll see in the Mini Catalogue also. You can have a look online just by clicking on the sidebar or email me if you wish to have your own copy.
I can't forget to mention the ever so popular A rose is a rose stamp set. It comes up great in any colour and here it was used in Ruby Red and Pretty in Pink.
Supplies:
Stamps:A Rose is A Rose, Oval All
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss,Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink:Kiwi Kiss, Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink
Other:Scalloped Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Pearl

Flower in a Pot Card

I thought I would have a go at something I've never done before and went onto Splitcoaststampers.com to see what I could make for my neighbours girl for her 9th Birthday and this what I came up with.
I think this is great fun for a young girl and normally you would pay heaven and earth for something like this in the shops.

Following the tutorial was very easy and just made it to be colourful and fun.

Supplies:

Stamps:Petal Pizzazz and Great Friend

Cardstock:Basic black,Whisper White

DSP: So Saffron

Ink: Ruby Red, Pumkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise,Kiwi Kiss & Metalic Lilac (my own)

Other:Ribbon

Sneak Peak

Hi everyone.I thought I'd better get into the swing of things and start writing again.
I made this card for an up and coming Hostess who will be having her Workshop in August and thought I could give her a sneak peak at the new items that's coming in the new mini catalogue. I just adore the Great Friend Stamp Set, which I will be using in her Workshop,but in a different way, which I'll be showing you all later.
Here is an idea of the things I used.

Supplies
Stamps: Great Friends & Oval All
Ink:Baja Breeze
Papers: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey and Whisper White
DSP: Urban Garden
Other: Scalloped Edge Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch and Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals.

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Petal Pizzazz Workshop

Well what a busy few weeks it has been.
Christmas in July, which was a lovely evening and spoilt with Cheryl's little box of goodies.
A workshop for me and on the weekend it was my first workshop on my own and my kind neighbour was my first victim.
It went well even though I had limited tools and now I'm eager to do more.
I just wanted to show you the 6 cards we made with the Petal Pizzazz and One of a Kind stamp set.

Settle Petal



I went with colours from the Earth Elements range such as Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red and More Mustard.

Supplies:
Stamps used: Petal Pizzazz and Best Yet
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, More Mustard and Versa Mark
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Ruby Red
Other: Earth Elements Brads, Scalloped edge punch and Dimensionals


Your One of a Kind




You can see we were busy with this set also.
This was fun to use by everyone and it was great that it has the punch as well.
I loved how the colours turned out.


Supplies:
Stamps: One of a Kind
Inks: Not Quite Navy,Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Versa Mark
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy and White Whisper
Other: Earth Elements brads, Chocolate ribbon, Glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Male Card

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This week it was my husbands 46th birthday and for him I had made this birthday card.
Not all with Stampin' Up! items but mostly. Even though there are a couple of flowers on this card I think you can get a way with it on a male's card.
I scrunched and ripped the DSP to give that old look worn look. No not like you my dear.

Supplies:

Stamp: For a Friend
Card:Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss
DSP: Urban Oasis
Other: Black Flowers, Black ribbon with white dots, Kaiser Black rhinestones

Cheep Cheep

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I love these 2 bright colours together. To me it makes the card clean and fresh. I used the Embrace Life stamp set as the background and Petal Pizzazz for the flowers.

Supplies:
Stamps: Embrace Life and Petal Pizzazz
Card:Pacific Point & Summer Sun
DSP: Good Morning Sunshine
Ink: Whisper White and Baja BreezeOther: Pacific Point Grosgrain Striped Ribbon, Scollop Circle Punch, Dimensionals.

Newly Weds

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I kept changing my mind with this page as I was going to use DSP from the Sweet Nothings scrapbooking kit, but instead I wanted to use the lovely A Rose Is A Rose stamp set for the background. It gave me the opportunity to practise with it and see how it would come out.
I added coloured glitter for a bit of sparkle and some embellishments from the kit. I didn't want to colour the chipboard letters, so as you can see I just left them plain.

The couple getting married are my sister and brother in law. We were living on the Sunshine Coast, QLD at the time. They borrowed my children for flower girls and page boy. They looked so gorgeous, it doesn't seemed real that they belong to me.

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Roses are Pink

This is such a pretty card for any female.

This card is the first Stampin' Up! card I've made without going to any class or having a workshop.
With this card I used the 2 stamp technique and used the darker colour as the base with the lighter on top. I added some sparkle to the roses (it may not show so well on the photo). The papers came from the Sweet Nothings Scrapbooking Kit.

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Supplies:
Stamp: A Rose Is A Rose
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Whisper White
Card: Textured Riding Hood Red & plain Pink Pirouette
DSP: sweet Nothings Kit
Other: Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon, Sweet Nothings Stickers, Hodgepodge Hardware