Their's a baby on the way!!!

Good weekend to you.
Their will be a new addition to our family soon and that will be my sister who is due in a couple of months.
She know she will be having a boy and I bought an outfit for later after he is born.
My insipiration of colours came from his gift.

I used the Something Sweet,Short & Sweet stamps and the Extra large scalloped circle to create the baby's rattle.
The colours are Basic Grey, Real Red and Whisper White.
The little safety pin comes from the Short and Sweet stamp set.
Away from this subject for a minute.
My sister lives in Austin, Texas and as I say she is soon to have her bundle of joy. In the meantime she has just joined this lovely company Stampin' Up! and I'm so delighted and excited for her. She is very talented and I can't wait to share what she can do. Congratulations Claudia, you will do well.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Something Sweet, Short and Sweet, A Word For You
Ink:Real Red and Basic Grey
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red,Basic Grey
Other:Big Shot, Lattice Embossing folder,Extra lge Scalloped Circle Punch,thread.

Many thanks
Michelle
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For The Birthday Girl

Hi to you all out there.
I would like to show you a card I made for a little girl who's party my son was invited to on the weekend.
It is very girlie and never tried the colour combo of Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo before.

Not an original on my part and unfortunately I'm unable to recall where I first saw the idea.
It reminded me that I too haven't used this stamp set Pony Party for a long time, so it was high time I did.

The pony was stamped with Staz On and coloured with a Pretty In Pink marker. After that I used Dazzling Diamonds to bring a bit of sparkle which I think every little loves.
With the Scalloped Circle I saw that if you use the Crop a Dile you can punch out holes to give it this affect.
Well that's it from me and hope you enjoy viewing my post.
Michelle

Supplies:
Stamp sets: Pony Party, Short & Sweet
Ink:Melon Mambo & Whisper White
Cardstock: Certainly Celery,Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette
DSP: Brights Collection
Other:Big Shot, Circle#2 Die Cut Folder, Scalloped Circle Punch,1 1/4 punch, Chipboard 5,Scalloped Edge Punch,
Dazzling Diamonds

Embossed Birthday Card

I hope your week was grand last week and ready for a new one as from today.

I would like to show you a card I made for a special person in my life and that is my Nanna.
Last week she turned 87yrs old and still doing as well as to be expected. She always says to me I'm not getting any younger you know.
So for her I made this.

I love white embossed cardstock, as to me it seems to stand out alot more,so for the background it is Elegant Lines Embossed Die.
For the flowers the stamp set is Vintage Vogue with the use of Daffodil Delight and Real Red. For the leaves I used Old Olive.
To give it a bit of bling I've stuck on rhinestones.
Oval all stamp set for the title of the card and to finish it off a nice piece of Old Olive satin ribbon.
I hope you enjoyed stopping by.
Michelle

A Special Birthday Present

It was someones very special who had her birthday last Sunday and a lot of you may already know her. She is my upline Marelle Taylor.
I wanted to make Marelle something special for her Birthday other than a card and whilst on Stampin Connection I saw that Amanda Brown had made these Tote Bags in various colours and thought that would be great for Marelle, so this is how it turned out.

As you can see I made a mini chocolate box which I saw on Chic' n Scratch and they fit 4 small Twirls nicely. I of course made a Birthday card to match. The DSP used is from Love Letter mixed with Very Vanilla and Basic Black. I threw on some antique brads to give the illusion it looked real but in miniture form.
Once I finished making this my twin daughters were begging for their own. I'm sure I'll have to give in at some stage.
Well I know marelle liked it as I hand delivered it and couldn't bear for it to get damaged in the post.
Hope you all like to see it too.
Michelle

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Party This Way, Baroque Motifs
Inks:Basic Black
Cardstock: Very Vanilla & Basic Black
DSP:Love Letter
Other:Bigshot, Butterfly Embosslit, Antique Brads, Dots Embossing folder,
Creations By AR Tutorial

For The Happy Couple

Hello to you.
Recently, I made this card for friends who are visiting from Sweden.
Whilst in Australia they annouced they are getting Engaged so natually I made them a card.
I had fun making these cute owls and my inspiration came from our up and coming mini catalogue which is still under wraps for a little while.(The inspiration is for the background only)

The colours used were Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. The 2 Step Owl punch made up the bow in the Mrs Owls hair. The soon to be Mr and Mrs loved their card and it was nice to actually see them open it.
Sorry it'd only short and sweet today.
Be sure to stop by soon as a very special project will be placed on my blog soon.
Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Tri Fold Birthday Card

Welcome to my blog today.
I wanted to show you a male birthday card for a change. I don't do them very often and need some practise.
So I took a shot at a Tri Fold card because to me that is nice and easy.

Inside view

I used a valcro dot to keep it closed.
The colours I used were Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Peach Parfait.The stamp is Happy Moments from last years Sale-a-bration and then just coloured them in with markers.
I hope you like it.
Supplies:
Stamps:Happy Moments and Whimsical Words
C/stock: Crumb Card, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
DSP: In Colour Hostess Set Level 1(Peach Parfait)
Ink: Peach Parfait & Basic Black
Other: Basic Black & Peach Parfait markers

Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle

A Little Birdy Told Me

Hi everyone.

Well I have been away for a while as I celebrated my 40th birthday on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was a surprise put on by my husband and had a fab time. Spoilt rotten is the only way to describe it.
After coming back home it was back to reality with kids back to school and my youngest child starting this year (sniff sniff). He surprised me how ready he was for big school and that he didn't need me, so much anymore. It is such a relief.
Now I have been glued to the news about beautiful Queensland going through more devastation. They've had to brave a Cyclone going through North Queensland and though it is not as bad as they first thought, it still looks bad and it hasn't stopped yet. So we are all thinking of you at this terrible time.
Time to show what I have been doing.
I have sent these cards out to customers to inform them of our current promotion which is Sale-a-bration. This continues until the 31st March, 2011.

This is a great opportunity to earn free stamps. For more details check out my website by on the right column.

The stamp set I used is Aviary and the colours are from the Brights collection.
Thanks to those of you for stopping by and have a great day.
Michelle

Never Ending Card

Hello to you all.
I feel in love with a card my lovely team mate made at Christmas Helen Cooke and it was a
Never Ending Card. Her inspiration came from creativeoperation and I wanted to have a go.
My downline Kate was turning 50 last week and I decided to make her one.
She loved it so much now she wants to have a go.

Front

2nd page

3rd Page

Last Page
I hope you liked my take on it.Now why don't you have a go.
Supplies:
Stamp Set:Friends Never Fade,Whimsical Words
Ink:Baja Breeze,Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Cardstock:Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Dsp:Greenhouse Gala
Other:Whisper White 1/4"Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Pearls,Scolloped Trim Punch, Dots Embossed folder, Big Shot, Linen Thread, Baja Breeze Button

Till next time.
Michelle

Thanks Big Time

Well what I have to show you today is a card that our team member Kerry Bunting came up with the idea for.
It is a Sketch Challenge and this is what it looks like.

So I had a go myself and this is what I came up with.

To kill two birds with one stone I needed to make Thank you cards for those who were so kind to send
lovely gifts for Christmas. It was also a good excuse to use the new Aviary Stamp Set. So cute.
Enjoy looking.
Michelle

Supplies:
Stamp Sets:Aviary, A Word For You
Ink:Real Red & Soft Suede
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Real Red & Very Vanilla
DSP:Bright Collection
Other: Real Red Ribbon, Scallop Trim Boarder Punch, Pearl, Oval Punch & Scallop Oval Punch

Treats For Your Sweets

Well Happy New Year to you all.
It has been a bit quiet here on my blog, but with good reason.
I had my mum with us for Christmas and we kept it a surprise for my kids. They came with me to the airport to pick her up and made them think we were going away. The looks on their faces when they saw her was just a picture.
We had a lovely Christmas at home and the time just flew by. Hope we can do it again soon Mum.
Now for our current promotion for the New Year.
From 30 Dec - 24 Jan if you order either the Sweetheart Stamp Set or Full Heart Punch you'll get a FREE package of Heart Treat Cups -- a $6.50 value.  If you order both you'll get 2 free packages - WOOT! What a great way to start the new year.

Item      Page Description Price
121576 38 Sweetheart Wood-Mount Set $38.95

120780 38 Sweetheart Clear-Mount Set $29.95

119883 146 Full Heart Punch $33.95

Get FREE Heart Treat Cups:
120435  Heart Treat Cups (12) $6.50

So please email me or click onto my website to place your order.

Till next time.
Michelle