Cards for September classes

Hi there Creators,
Well from September I start adding a Christmas card into the mix (September 1, Oct 2, Nov 3 and of course Dec all 4 of them!) It's my sneaky way of making sure that you all have a few Christmas cards made :)
The new Holiday Catalogue goes live on 4th September and my classes conveniently start on 4th! Wednesday at 10.30am in Laanecoorie, then Thursday 5th at 7.30pm in Laanecoorie and Saturday 7th at 10am in Maryborough. If you haven't got a copy of the new Holiday Catalogue let me know and I'll get one to you!

Anyway on to the cards!...... this first card uses new products, really cute stamp set called "Elfie" and this fabulous Real Red Ruched Ribbon.

Card #2 uses uses my new favourite Stamp Set "Beauty and Joy" it's one of the DistINKtive sets - just amazing the detail! and one of my new favourite Ink pads, Oh my goodness the Metallic Ink pads are back this one is Golden Glitz (but there's also Silvery Shimmer and Celestial Copper) Oh and I've used one of the new "Basic Pattern" masks too in the background.

Card #3 again uses new but mixed with old  New is the "Stitched Stars dies", that I thought went really well with these words from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, and one of the new "Star designer Elements" which are really nice metal copper stars.

Last card uses a set that I keep meaning to use more often! lol and I really felt like I needed some summer time, and to feel warm!.....  So this one uses the Waterfront Stamp set, the Everyday label punch and the Tailored Tag Punch.  I feel much more summery when I look at it lol :)

And that is my line up for September!  I look forward to seeing whoever can make it, do let me know if you plan to come to one of the Laanecoorie classes as spaces are limited at it!  I think most of you know now that the price of the class had to increase to $20 for the 4 cards and envelopes (with instructions) at the beginning of June.

Happy Creating, I hope I've inspired you to create, even if you can't make it to class, and remember if you want to order, and you're not part of my Craft@Home group do use this hostess code which will go till near the end of September: GNHTRZ7G and you'll be in the running to gain the hostess benefits - however if you're order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you'll qualify for the free hostess benefits for yourself!

God Bless love
Heather xox

How to create longer punched shapes

Hi Creators!

I made a video the other day, which I managed to YouTube and Facebook, but didn't quite manage to get to the blog post too, so here we go!

I thought I'd share how to make your punched shapes longer (and shorter) than the punch itself, and if you're anything like me, sometimes it's easier to read and have photos than it is to watch the video, but I'll pop a link at the end for the video too!

Here goes.....
take the punch you want to elongate, and measure the widest part of the punch

Cut a strip of card to this size in this case it's 38mm.
thread it into the side of the punch and out of the middle of the punch and punch one end of it

Next stamp the image you want on it, see how this doesn't fit into the punch?

So then thread the punched end out of the middle of the punch, line it up and punch again

Voila.... Longer punched shape with the pretty edges :)

You can do this with a variety of punches, as shown below

to make the shape smaller do the same thing, but just don't pull the shape through the middle of the punch.  Easy Peasy!  let me know how you get on with it

And now for the video link.....

Happy Creating
God Bless love
Heather xox

Class Cards for August

Hi there Creators
my goodness we're almost into August already!  how did that happen?!
Classes next month start this Saturday, 3rd at 10am in Maryborough, then Wednesday 7th at 10.30am in Laanecoorie and Thursday 8th at 10.30am and 7.30pm in Laanecoorie.

So where's the cards Heather?? lol
First up..... I'm so pleased with the way this card turned out, you'd think the background pattern is a Designer Series Paper wouldn't you?,  but No! it's stamped using the Verdant Garden Stamp set, lined up (quite easily) on the Stamparatus  (how cool!!)  I do love green colours

Next up is this card, Ive been so keen to use this new stamp set and dies Tasteful Textures Stamp set, although the dies don't feature on this card (just wait a mo) I do love the fact the saying just fits into the Pretty Label Punch and oh my goodness the ribbon is so beautiful!! it's called Rococo Rose gathered ribbon.  I also think the Detailed trio punch works beautifully with this stamp in the corner, - also used for the ribbon holes.

Card #3,  uses the dies to match the above stamp set Tasteful Background Dies (see told you I'd get them in here!) lol  Also uses the Wish for it All stamp set, and the Daisy Punch and Medium Daisy Punch (love these 2 together)  Oh and not forgetting the Sprig punch for the leaves!

And last but not least, as it's Fathers day next month I thought I should add a "male card"  so grabbed out my "male'ish" stamp sets.... Geared Up Garage, and Sailing Home  I didn't add a saying so that people can decide what they want to add themselves.  Not sure if the lighthouse might need a little bit of colour, so it may have changed slightly before Saturday lol  Also used the fabulous Stitched Rectangle Dies, and some of the Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Bakers Twine Oh and a spot of brayering in the background!

Look forward to seeing whoever can make it!  I'm going to aim to bring some of my scrap bits on Saturday to have a bit of a "Stampin' Up! Jam" after as Ben is working till 3pm so I'll be hanging around till then!  So if you're free and fancy hanging around too, bring some blank card bases and use up some of my scraps!
God Bless love
Heather xox

Tag Card for July

Hello all you lovely Creators!
Sorry I haven't been around much, this is what holidays do lol. 
Coming up this Saturday is my Christmas in July Mega Class, I have 10 coming to it, and it should be so much fun I'm really looking forward to it, we're making 20 Christmas cards. I'll show you a little snippet...

 Anyway that's not what I'm here for today, I'm here to show you how to put together your "tag" card, the tag is what I send you/ give you on your bag when you receive your order, then I pop in some other bits to make it into a card.
So..... here is the tag you'll be receiving:

And here is the end card

The tag is cut out of the card to begin with, and the Stitched Rectangle Dies are fabulous in that they give you the stitched look on the outside and the inside (gotta love that) and there's heaps of them in the pack - well 13 seems like heaps! lol
Anyway moving on... I have then stuck in another sheet of white behind the gap (you could use a different colour if you wanted to, I'm providing white)  I've used the Wish for it all stamp set to create the tag (so pretty) with some of the Whisper White Polka Dot tulle ribbon in the corner to hold it onto your bag (makes a nice accent on the card too) And of course the 2 daisy punches, The larger "Daisy Punch" and the smaller "Medium Daisy Punch" these will be random pink colours, layer them up.  Then in the middle I've used one of the gorgeous Gold Faceted Gems or you might end up with a Silver Faceted gem!  then the whole lot is up on dimensionals which gives it a nice shadow effect.
And that's how you put together your tag card for July (of course if you haven't ordered from me this month you'll miss out on one of these!) but the good news is that we're only 1/2 way through the month, so you've still got time 😊
Ok well that's it from me for now, I hope this inspires you to create (and possibly order lol)
God Bless love
Heather xox

Wodonga Craft Alive #CraftAliveWodonga

Hi there Creators,

well coming up soon - July 5th to 7th from 9.30am till 4pm is the Wodonga Craft Alive show, it's held at the Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre.  If you live up that way or know anyone who does, come along and enjoy the fun, make sure you say Hi to Rose and I!  If you are planning to come you can purchase tickets online here:  Wodonga Craft Alive, and you'll save a couple of bucks from buying them at the door.

Also you can book your classes online too, which leads me to......
Our Stampin' Up! (R) classes at Wodonga, so kicking off at 11am I'm offering a 1/2 hour class for 6 people costing $10, which is a Tricorn Fancy fold card using the fabulous new Sail Away suite

  Next up at 12.30pm Rose is offering 3 cute animal cards using the new Over the Moon and Wildly Happy Stamp sets this is a $15 class and will take 1 hour.  Come and learn how to make 3 uncomplicated ultra cute easy cards!

then the last class for each day is my unique Arrows Fancy Fold Card at 2.30pm, it's a 1/2 hour class again and costs $10, this is my own card fold design, and we'll be using the beautiful new Free as a Bird suite of products.

Don't forget to book your class if you're planning to come, however if you miss out booking online, pop along as soon as you can to the stand and we'll let you know if we have free spaces left!

We hope you can join us in Wodonga, but if not I hope these cards inspire you to create in your space.
God Bless love
Heather xox

Bendigo Craft Alive

Hi Creators,
Well it's all over red rover for another year!  but I thought I'd share a few of my photos with you.  I was blessed to have Rosalie (with me for the whole show) then Renee on Friday, Cindy on Saturday and Rose on Sunday.  Thank you to all of you I certainly couldn't do the show without you!

Also thank you to all of you who came and said Hi, entered our door prize, (which was won by Christine from Heathcote), and joined us for classes and chats.  I always find it so special getting to connect with so many different people with interesting stories and ideas.

Here we go with the photos.....  Rosalie, Renee and I set up on the Wednesday (Yes, it went for 4 days this year Thursday to Sunday, and looks like they're going for the same again next year!)  
So here is the stand looking relatively pristine before the crowds lol

then with some of the crowds......

And one of my classes, (I did ask the ladies if they minded being on my blog, and they were good with it)

here is the card that I taught these fabulous ladies:

it's my own design of fancy fold card which I named "Arrows" Card, I'm proud to say that everyone who made the card did an amazing job of it, and such a variety of colours for the birds in the middle by the end of the weekend!

Well I think that's it from me today (apparently tomorrow we have a power cut, so I'll be working on Christmas cards for my Mega Christmas in July day class on 20th July)  If you were lucky enough to purchase some of our retired stamps at the show, a little tip I have for you, is to google the stamp set, and you'll find all sorts of ideas from people who've used it.  Although it probably goes without saying, Pinterest is also an amazing source of inspiration!

I hope you have a warm spot to craft in and I hope that I have inspired you to create!

God Bless love
Heather xox

Class cards for June

Hi there Creators,
Well officially we'll be into the new Annual Catalogue, so I can finally start using some of my new goodies! lol, so guess what?....
Card 1:

New colours and new stamp set (what a combination!!) this set is called Daisy Lane, although I keep thinking Penny Lane (umm Beetles keep coming back lol), so I'm introducing the new colours Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray and Pretty Peacock in this card (nice aren't they?)  and yes I spy a new ribbon too (eek so exciting)  Conveniently enough this stamp set happens to coordinate with a punch I already have (yay), the Daisy Punch, but wait there's another punch coming for the smaller daisy too (can't wait to get that one too!)

 Have to admit this next set wasn't my favourite... till I started playing around with the dies, Ohhh, I'll just leave my comment at that! lol  the stamp set is called "It starts with Art" and the dies are called Arts and Crafts dies Oh and it comes as a bundle yay for bundles! (cheaper)

This next stamp set has such a cool effect! it's called Memorable Mosaic, and the punch - Timeless Label makes it into a bundle

And last but not least.... Oh my goodness this stamp set is one of those ones that everyone seems to love!, and it's so easy to use! its called Free as a Bird, and bundles up with the stitched Nested labels dies (which just in themselves are so handy!)

what do you think, which is your favourite?
Class dates for June are: Saturday 1st at 10am Maryborough, then Wednesday 5th 10.30am in Laanecoorie, and Thursday 6th 10.30 and 7.30pm in Laanecoorie.
Do let me know if you're planning to join in, and I'll pop you on the list!
Hope these inspire you to create
God Bless love
Heather xox