Australia's Biggest Morning Tea Fundraiser.

Wow!! I'm exhausted.  I've just taken part in an online craft day held at Crafters Anonymous to raise money for the Cancer Council. It was full on from 7am WA time, until 3pm.  During that time I have made seven projects, we had an hour to do each and to photograph them and upload them onto the CA website.  I only just made it each time and I was amazed at the wonderful things people made, some of them in a really short time.  I don't know how they do it!!

Here are the photos of what I made, including the mess, in no particular order.

The first card here was a colour challenge.  Create something using the Neutral colours.

The next card was a layout challenge, it was a scrapbook page but I made mine into a card. Besides the layout the other stipulation was there had to be a cupcake on the project.

This little cupcake is an alternate version to the plant pot card I made a few weeks back.

Next we had a recipe challenge.  I was expecting something to do with a cake recipe or something similar.  However, this is what it was: Ingredients: Plain cardstock, Patterned paper, cutting die or template, adhesive of your choice.

Method:  Throw all the ingredients into your "mixing bowl".  Stir until happy with your mixture.  You can now add your "icing".  Icing Ingredients:  One Sentiment, Pearl button, Lace/Ribbon and a Toothpick.

This is what I came up with.

Here's a great way to wrap a chocolate bar to give as a gift. It's very quick and easy.

This gorgeous little box has an accetate window so you can peep inside, very cute.

I've been wanting to have a go at one of these cake boxes for a long time so now I know how easy it was I will have to make some more.  I can imagine a Beautiful Boxes technique class coming up soon!

Finally this is what my table looks like now!  Where to start?  I suppose just start putting everything away, one thing at a time.   

Thanks to the ladies at CA for organising the day. I even managed to win a prize.  Nothing to do with my creative talents, a random draw.  Not sure what yet, but I will be looking forward to finding out soon.

Hope you all had a good weekend and managed to do something nice.

Bye for now,

Janice

Stamp a Stack

Here are the cards for my next Stamp a Stack, on Tuesday 15th May.  The first photo was taken indoors with a flash so it isn't very clear.  I've made it a bit bigger so that hopefully you can get the idea. All the cards feature the new Stampin' Up! framelit dies.

The next five cards use the In Colours and the new stamp set Mixed Bunch. I also used the new punch Blossom.

I hope you like them.

Cheers,

Janice

Mixed Bunch Flower Pot Card

Here is the third card we will be making at next Tuesdays class. The second picture is with the insert pulled out.  Hope you like this, I'm pleased with how it turned out.  I really like this new stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue.

Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue Launch

Hi ,

I was supposed to have my Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue Launch last week but my order of things from the new mini didn't turn up until the day of the launch, so I had to cancel.  I think Easter was the reason that the mail took so long.

Anyway now I've had my things for a week and I have been playing with everything, Love it!!! I took a couple of photos this afternoon of two cards we will be making at the launch night next Tuesday.

This first one  uses the Edgelits Dies and the Framelits Dies, plus theTextured Impressions Embossing Folders. The stamp set is Apothecary Art, stamped in Stazon and a little bit of colour was added using watercolour crayons. Mother is from a retired
stamp set. I've also used the Lace Ribbon Border punch. 

The next card uses the Medallion stamp (not a new one) I've embossed this with silver embossing powder.  Again the sentiment is a retired stamp.  In the centre of the medallion I have placed a rosette made from Mocha Morning DSP. I used the new Stampin' Up! Simply Scored Scoring Tool to make the rosette. This tool makes scoring such a breeze! The edges of the rosette are decorated using the Scallop Trim Border punch and the corners of the black matt card are punched with the Scallop Trim Corner punch. 

It's a bit hard to see the three dimentional effect of the rosette. That's a sparkley Glimmer Brad in the middle.

I hope you like what you've seen. I will try to post more photos soon.

Thanks for looking,

Regards,

Janice

NEW Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue Starts Today!!

Check out the gorgeous NEW Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue by going here It starts today and will be available until 31st July. I am very excited about some of the things in this mini catalogue, well most of them really! If there's anything there that you simply can't resist give me a call.  I will be having a Mini catalogue launch at 7pm on Tuesday 17th April.  Why not book in for that and receive you own copy of the mini catalogue, have a play with some of the goodies and make three great projects. There will also be a light supper and door prize, so book now, places are limited.

For further information please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

Thanks,

Janice

March Stamp a Stack Cards

Here are the ten cards we made last week for the March Stamp a Stack.  The first five cards all feature the Top Note Die. The second five use various Stampin' Up! wheels and stamps.

Thanks for looking,

Janice

60th Wedding Anniversary

On Sunday it was my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary.  We took them away for the weekend to celebrate, and had a lovely weekend in Margaret River.  We stayed in a little house in the middle of the bush, and caught up with our daughter who lives down there too. I think everyone had a good time. Congratulations Mum and Dad!