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Something Saturday - Inchie equivalent card for those with an A4 Brain!

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Hi there Creators, Well today I thought I'd have a go at an "inchie" card, only mine (unsurprisingly for me) aren't inchies! The idea behind it is that you have inch squares, which get attached to a background paper (which has been scored up before hand so you have lines to attach your inchies to, and embossed with an embossing folder, which then deletes the score lines. However, as you have to cut your base card down to create an inchie card, I decided to do things "my way" hence "equivalent for an A4 brain" Here are the 2 Inchie cards I received the first one from Simone my up-line as a swap at the Stampin' Up!event. She's used the beautiful vibrant Flowering Zinnias designer series paper and the second from Lee-Allan one of my down-line (which uses some paper that now I need to buy 🤣) check it out for yourself:  Natures Sweetness Designer Series Paper then I got onto creating one - my size using retired Designer Papers (you can never

Trim Your Stocking (PillowBox)

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Hi Everyone, thought I'd show you these fabulous dies today! they are called Tags & Trimmings , and come as a bundle with the stamp set, or you can purchase the dies on their own Trim your Stocking Thinlit dies , or even just the stamp set on it's own: Tags and Trimmings Stamp set . Aren't they cool?  they make up a pillow box with a difference!  I've gone with 2 colours, Old Olive and Real Red for mine with a bit of Silver Glimmer for the Snowflake: They are really very simple to put together, when you run the dies through the bigshot, it cuts and scores the pieces in the right places, so all you do is fold, and glue the edges together, and you have this really cute little pillow box, I think it would make an amazing advent calendar too with them all hanging in a line, and the numbers put on the front of them! This is what the back looks like (because I'd want to know what it looks like lol!): When you make them up you tuck the long flap for the ba

Global Design Project 103 (GDP103)

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Hi Everyone, I've been meaning to join in with the Global Design Project for ages!  So this time I've finally made a card appropriate for it!  The brief this time is a Theme Challenge "It's all about him".  Create something for a male!   With Father's day just having passed, and I forgot to send a card to my Step Dad in England (I did manage to send him a gift voucher, so not completely forgotten!)  I thought this would be ideal to spur me into a card for him! (fairly sure that I'm safe posting it on here, as he doesn't get online - lol) I've seen a lot of cards that have been using Eclipse Technique, so thought I'd give it a little go (admittedly I don't have the current letter dies, but I do have some that retired a while ago.) So here it is: I'm not sure that I've cracked the technique, and to be honest I couldn't see the letters initially, hence they ended up being coloured in!  I've used the "Gu

Stampin' Up! Hostess Special till 31st October

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Hi Everyone, Stampin' Up! have a special stamp set FREE for anyone who hosts a party/workshop and the total orders are $450+.  This can be either placing an order of $450 yourself, gathering a few orders from your friends, or asking me to do a party for you!  As I needed to order a new Bigshot, I made up the rest of the order, and claimed my free stamp set, thought I'd share with you some of the cards I've been creating with it. First up here is the stamp set, it's called Merry Patterns, and you can't purchase it, you can only get it free through the $450 order as I explained above. It's a 2 step stampin' set, the candles have the insert bits, to colour them in as well as the flames (oh it's soooooo cool - and somewhat disappointing that this set will only be available for 2 months!) However.... here are the candles used in a card, they are so easy to use, oh and really love the little pine bough stamp! Next up I tried out the "tis the Sea

Tag Card for September

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Hi Everyone, thought I'd share with you my "Tag Card" for this month.  When you place an order with me, on your bag you will have a tag, I have been giving everyone components to make this tag into a card for a few months now, so I thought I'd share the one for this month. This one uses the cute new stamp set "Santa Paws" with the Duet Banner Punch , and the gorgeous Bundle of Love Specialty Designer Series Paper , and the ultra pretty Gold Metal Edged Ribbon . If this card appeals to you, place an order with me, and you will receive it to create! I guess I'd better share last months card too - lol, (bit late, sorry but better late than never!) This card uses the Painted Harvest bundle (Photopolymer Stamp set and matching leaf punch) Have you checked out the new Holiday Catalogue yet? Here is the link to it Holiday Catalogue .  Or if you'd prefer a "hard copy" just let me know and I'll get one to you :) I hope these car

Just to prove that I do things other than cards!

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Hi Everyone, it's that Book week time of year again, the kids at Tarnagulla had their parade on Thursday (sadly I'm at work on Thursdays, but Tom went and took photos and I got in a few before I left for work) So I spent the weekend making a Dinosaur tail.... got the old paper mache technique going (plain flour mixed with water and wiped onto strips of newspaper), swiped a paper from work that nobody wanted, made a form out of old cornflake boxes and voila: LOL one Dinosaur tail!  I also bought a (cheap) bike helmet from KMart, and green and black spray paint and the helmet got the same Paper Mache treatment, one spiky helmet! then Sam had to do a bit of work himself, on creating a mask (he coloured it in then took all the credit for making the entire outfit - LOL typical 6 year old) He was so chuffed to be a dinosaur. Next Up Josh's outfit, last year he wanted to be Mr Mosely the Dog (it's a book), and we'd made up the outfit, then he was sick and could

Interactive Cards - Camera Shutter

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Hi Everyone, In September's Interactive Card Class on Monday 18th, we will be making Camera Shutter Cards, I thought I'd show you them, and if you can't make it to the class I am happy to mail out the kits (see more info later) although I can't stamp for you, as per Stampin' Up! policy. Here is card #1: kind of needs 3 photos to display it properly! the first card uses the Bookcase Builder Stamp set and the Baby Bear stamp set for the words.  Then also the Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper such gorgeous paper! The second card is this one: I love this one, you can choose your "critter" to go in the shutter window, it does involve a spot of fussy cutting, but so worth it! This one uses the Marquee Messages Stamp Set , and the cute Pick a Pattern designer Series Paper . If you would like the kit and instructions mailed to you for $15, please use this (secure) link to pay for it: Kit and Instructions  Please order by 18th and I will e

Cards for Regular Classes in September

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Hi Everyone Gee we're almost at the end of August already!  On 1st September the new Holiday catalogue is officially released (yay!)  If you are coming to one of my classes next month, I will have them ready for everyone to have one, if not and you'd like me to send you a catalogue - let me know! Class dates are: Maryborough Sat 2nd 10am, Kangaroo Flat Wed 6th 10.30am, and Laanecoorie Wed 13th 7.30pm. Ok, well, I may have delved into the new catalogue for a couple of our cards this month lol first up, one of my new favourite stamps: Painted Harvest: this is one of those 2 step stampin' sets where you stamp one image then the next one directly over top, for the flower and for the leaves (Oh it's so pretty!)  and, get this, there's a punch that goes with the leaves! (how exciting!!, it comes as a bundle too 😃) Card #2 New stuff again *Hooray!!* Thought we'd better have a Christmas card in the mix as it's leading up to Christmas (only 4 months!) t