Lattice Card

Tonight is Stamp Club and we are making a lattice card. I saw this card made by a SU demo by the name of Valita. She is a very clever lady and comes up with some fabulous designs. So thank you to her for this idea. The colours I've used are Always Artichoke, Peach Parfait and Whisper white (flowers before sponging). I used the Boho Blossom and the Five Petal Flower punches and the Very Vintage jumbo wheel. The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embossilits Die and I've added a bit of sparkle by spritzing the flowers and the butterflies with Gold Shimmer Spritz.

We are making the same card and a box to put it into at the technique class next week. This card would be too bulky to put into an envelope so a matching box with a belly band is just the thing to present it in.



Hope you like it.

Janice

Kimono Kids

After seeing the comment on my last post from Sandybeaches, that reminded me of another card I have made recently. This is a birthday card for my daughter. She and some friends are heading off to Japan this weekend, and she will be celebrating her birthday over there. So I borrowed the Stampin' Up! set Kimono Kids from my friend and neighbour aka Sandybeaches. Thank You!!!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Janice

Finally some photos!

Here are some photos of the Stamp a Stack cards for February. I did actually hold a Stamp a Stack during the school holidays for a group of ladies who can't make it to my Tuesday night classes. These are the cards we made then, and what we are doing next week. You might notice in the first photo there are actually six cards. That's because the pink cards are the same bits and pieces and I gave everyone a choice of which one to make. Originally I made the wedding card, then I thought not everyone would use a wedding card, so made the alternate as well.

Here are the next five cards:

I tried to make them all quite varied, so that they will suit lots of different people and different occasions too.

Here are pictures of the cards we will be making for the March Stamp a Stack. The first set of cards uses a very simple but effective technique called Inlaid Embossing. You simply punch out a shape stick it onto another piece of cardstock and put it through the Bigshot (or Cuttlebug) in an embossing folder. See the card below for a close up of this technique.




The second lot of cards I used a wheel on all except the top right hand card. I just didn't have another wheel that seemed to look right for this design of card. So I used Pocket Silhouettes. I also used various punches to decorate the edges. I hope the ladies who have booked in for my Stamp a Stacks are going to like these cards!


I have to say that I am impressed by myself, being so organised as to have two months of Stamp a Stacks sorted out already!!

Thanks for looking everyone, I hope you like them.

Regards,

Janice

Sale A Bration

Wow! Sale a Bration has snook up on me. I was just sitting down to eat my breakfast, glanced at the calendar, and it suddenly hit me. 25th January! Sale a Bration starts today! Yay!

If there's anyone out there that doesn't know what that is go here and check out all the details. In a nutshell it's - spend $100 on Stampin' Up! products (not including postage), get a FREE stamp set. Spend another $100 get another FREE stamp set. There's no limit to how many FREE stamp sets you can get. Host a workshop, or place an order that the total product sales are $600 or over, you guessed it, another FREE stamp set. There are four gorgeous Sale a Bration stamp set to choose from. This is the best time of the year to stock up on all those things you are running low on, or to start making that wish list a bit shorter.
Sale a Bration runs from today 25th January until 31st March. Contact me if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions.

I will be back soon with a few photos. I've been busy trying to get organised for a few card classes and stamp a stacks, before school goes back.

Thanks for looking.

Janice

Treats for your Sweets

Stampin' Up! is seeing in the New Year with a special offer: Purchase the Sweetheart stamp set (clear or wooden) or the Full Heart punch and receive a FREE pack of Heart Treat Cups, valued at $6.50. This offer ends January 24th.

For further details go here. Or you could email or call me.

Yesterday I just completed designing the ten cards for the first Stamp a Stack of the year. As soon as I have photographed them I will be back to show you.

Bye for now

Janice

Secret Santa Unwrapped

This is what was in all those gorgeous little parcels I had under my Christmas Tree. I feel very spoilt! I'm sure Secret Santa blew the budget with all these gifts. There is all five colours of the in colour ribbons, four different colours of the 1 -1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon, the Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die, Adhesive Eraser, Music Notes Wheel, Baby Steps stamp, Assorted Brads and lots of little Dairy Milk chocolates yum! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Secret Santa. I have made a guess as to who it is in the Inklings Team that spoilt me so much, but I haven't heard if my guess is correct yet.

Hope you all got spoilt too, and had a great Christmas. Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Fabulous New Year.

Best Wishes,
Janice

Wishing you all a very Merry Chritsmas!

Hi Everyone

Just thought I would show you a few of the things I have been making.




Thanks to Trudi for giving me some of these long thin cello bags. I made these cuties and put them in with the final orders for the 2010 stamp club. They would be great for kids parties too. I hope all the girls like them, I will be delivering the orders today.


I made these flowers using the Sweet Treat Cups and the Ornament Punch. I gave each of the girls in stamp club one at our last meeting. I also gave them a glass with a candle, chocolates and a bag of assorted embelishments in it. Just a little thank you for being in Stamp Club and for their support and friendship.



Finally here is a picture of what I got from my Secret Santa. I feel very spoilt with all those gifts to open. Yes, I got all 12 gifts from one Secret Santa, I must have been Very, Very Good! Some of them had popped open in the mail (honestly I didn't touch them!!) So I have seen a couple of the things in there, but I am waiting for Christmas Day to open them all up properly. Thank You Secret Santa.

I probably wont be back on here until next year, so have a safe and happy Christmas everyone.

Best Wishes to you all,

Janice X