A tea party

You're just my cup of tea!

Tea cup, Paper doily, vintage button and organza ribbon... With a couple of favourite colours.

What's not to like?

Break out the scones and jam and cream. Ahhh!

Card Recipe: 

Stamp set: Tea Party

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, wisteria wonder and whisper white.

Accessories: delicate doilies, vintage button,organza ribbon, Bermuda bay taffeta ribbon, bakers twine.

Tools: big shot machine, ovals Framelits, Beautifully Baroque embossing folder

Small scallop circle punch.

A little papaya and honeycomb love on Pistacio pudding!

Isn't this bird stamp gorgeous? 

I think so esp when you add it to a picture frame,old style roses and two new colours.

My apologies for the colours it has come over all overcast this afternoon and the overhead light isn't much use for good photos. 

Card recipe

Stamp set: Papaya collage and Label love

Ink: new in colour Pistacio pudding and Bermuda bay

Cardstock: Very vanilla and Pistacio pudding

Big shot with the Honeycomb embossing folder.

Pretty Postage Flowers

 We have had a big week here, starting with Jess performing in the Eisteddford Piano concert on Sunday and Queen's Birthday long weekend.

  Lots of new things arriving in cardboard boxes to play with.

Which leads to lots of cardmaking, crafting and journal creating.

I have a stack of retiring cardstock and stamps to go through and put up for sale.

As I do, I can't help but make a card with the bits I am sorting and combining them with new things that I have on my table.

This is one of those a little bit old and a few things new kind of cards.

Today's card is full of texture in two shades of purple... with white and orange.

The new-ish products are the two scalloped circle punches.

I have featured the flowers on the Postage Paid background stamp and hi-lighted them with some Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details for some glitter and shine.

The Wisteria wonder ink and cardstock is continuing into the next catalogue and the Concord Crush,

well that's left over from last year, but I happen to have a half used pack in my stash and haven't let go of it yet.

Big shot tools: Window Frames Collection Framelit dies

Embossing folders: houndstooth and honeycomb.

First Edition patterned specialty paper is going!

Blooming with Kindness and scallop flower mini tutorial.

It's winter so break out the flowers and layer it up with lace and ribbon. The sun will come out soon enough. I've come up with a cute way to make this little flower. 

Cut two scalloped circles of Cardstock using the 7/8" and 1 1/4" scallop circle punches.

Or, for a single layer just cut one.

 With your sharp snip scissors - Cut from the outside almost into the centre to create petals.
You can cut between every scallop or every second scallop.

Lastly you layer the two flowers together one on top of the other.

Make a hole in the centre with a paper piercing tool and pin it with a decorative brad. Like I have on the next card shown here.

Card recipe:

Stamp set: Blooming with Kindness.

Sweet Essentials.

Tools: scallop circle punch 7/8"

Big shot machine, large scallop edgelits, Delicate design embossing folder.

Wisteria wonder ribbon. And decorative brad.

Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party... just thinking

Another Thinking of you card... changed the colours to the very in - colours: Pool party and Wisteria Wonder.
I think they look very cool together.
Just thinking was inked with my Wisteria Wonder Stampin' Write marker and stamped on a whisper white circle punched out.
The lovely flowers are inked in Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant markers, then punched with the blossom punch and the small scallop circle punch.

I have pearls on everything at the moment. Love how they come in so many different sizes for the centre of flowers and accents on words.   Enjoy!

ESAD Seasonal Catalogue Blog hop

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

"http://www.facebook.com/groups/esadsu"

Let the blog hop begin ....
The Autumn seasonal catalogue has been out since the first of February.

In order to show you a wide selection of ideas, 25 Stampin' Up demonstrators will each feature a product from the Autumn Seasonal mini.

I have chosen to feature the

 "Needlepoint" Embossing folder

 on my bloghop projects.

 This first card is a very simple one. I have placed the embossing folders on the top and bottom of this white card before running it through the Big shot. It gives a crisp clean row of stitches. A trio of butterfly punches and a sentiment. It makes a smart any occasion card with a very taylored look.

 My second card shows that you can put the embossing folder through upside down and get a negative indentation. I have cut out a patterned paper swallow tail butterfly and added the cloud embossing for a little sky textured background.

 Here is the same idea again with a marker coloured butterfly, a few flags of patterned paper and the needlepoint (in negative).

Then I have used the needlebpoint as a border on the card below. It gives a scalloped edge, that is not over powering on this secret garden card.

Here it is in close up.

 The stitched needlepoint looks particularly nice on velum.

On top and bottom of this thinking of you senitment.

Another idea is to edge a framelit tag to give it a stitched, needlepoint edge.

The sentiment thinking of you is from curly cute and it fits perfectly on this Apothecary accent die.

It makes a lovely edging on a small tag, such as these mother's day note cards.

And here is the needlepoint on a vintage card, it just adds that special old worldy touch.

Now pop on over to Kelli's blog, the next hop on the list and see what she has created.

23. Kelli Gordon

www.kelliskards.blogspot.com.au

Parker's Patterns DSP

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24. Angie Jones

www.angiescraftfusion.blogspot.com.au

Thats the ticket

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25. Amity Knight

www.stampinamity.wordpress.com

Make a Wish

Introducing the Secret Garden!

 

In the Autumn Seasonal Catalogue Stampin' Up! have introduced a new bundle that will make the most fabulous cards, Scapbook pages and flower arrangements. It has only just arrived on my door step and I have spent last weekend creating with it.

The bundle is comprised of a stampset and a set of framelits.

You can buy them separately, or if you buy them in the bundle you get 20% off!

There are 5 flowers, a stem and leaves in the set and each can be cut out with the matching framelits.

I took just three of the flowers, a sentiment, some patterned paper and plain cardstock and came up with this bright cheerful card.

 And then created this bouquet using the whole set of stamps.
You can change the look depending on the colours, cardstock and background textures used.

Stampset: Secret Garden p.17 of the Seasonal caty.

Patterned paper: Print Poetry p.16

Cardstock: Whisper white, Confetti White, Gumball Green, Pacific Point.

Inks: Summer starfruit, Primrose Petals, Pacific Point, gumball green.

Tools: Big shot machine, honeycomb, cloudy day and needlepoint embossing folders.

Masking and the embedded emboss.

Take one paper doily and four butterflies...

This technique is very easy but looks really effective.

In the card above I have masked using a paper doily and some punched butterflies. 

 All you need is a paper doily, a bit of tape (to stick it down temporarily - I just use some snail and touch it with my finger a little to make it less tacky) and use that to hold the doily to the page while I sponge around it. Make sure you get into all the little holes.
When you peel it off you may need to rub the glue off with an eraser.
Next punch out 3 or 4 butterflies and lightly stick them to your cardstock.
Sponge again in different colours.
I have chosen to leave the butterflies in place at the top and bottom - just lifting their wings of the page.

 Lastly, because I love textural embossing, I have run the whole sheet of cardstock through the Big shot machine using the Square Lattice embossing folder.

Two techniques on the one card: masking and embedded embossing.

Papillon Potpouri - oh, happy day!

This card features lots of gorgeous product from the Seasonal catalogue.
I love this fresh bright Gumball green. It makes me think of summer afternoons watering the garden with butterflies taking flight.

The Seasonal mini catalogue is awash with butterflies. I don't know anyone who doesn't love butterflies. So pretty, so bright the colours, so elusive to catch. To have three butterflies on the same card?
Oh, Happy Day!
I have used lots of different punches, Big shot Edgelits and embossing folders to build up a textured, layered card for a special birthday. What makes this really pretty are the three 3D Flower Trim roses on a strip of tulle above the Adorning accent frame edge.

Here is my card Recipe:

stampsets - Papillon potpourri, Bloomin' Marvellous.

punches - Postage stamp, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty butterfly.

cardstock - Whisper white, Gumball green.

ink - Summer starfruit and Gumball green markers

tools - Big Shot machine, Fancy Fan embossing folder,

Adorning Accent Edgelit (p.190), Adorning Accent Embossing folder (p.188)

accessories - flower trim, Rhinestone jewels.

Snail and dimensional adhesive.

Enjoy!!!

Paper doilies and butterflies

 I know who would have thought Paper doilies would come back into fashion?
But the crafting world is going all vintage and there are many different ways to go vintage.
Grungy, Pretty, old world, shabby chic, monochrome... and colours too.

 On this card I have used a mix of products from the Autumn mini catalogue or Seasonal catalogue (for those northern climes who arent experiencing our beautifully warm Autumn) and some Saleabration products too.
I let the "Sycamore street" Designer series paper set the colour mood for this card.
It has lots of Pool Party ink and sponging (just love this pretty minty blue) and Island indigo to stamp the bicycle (from Feeling sentimental stampset)  and Happy birthday sentiment.
Love these little butterflies? I have punched them from the sycamore street paper (FREE during saleabration) using the Bitty Butterfly punch.
 The doily stands on its own no sponging needed, just layered on the naturals white cardstock.
Makes me think of cups of tea and butterfly cupcakes at my aunties country house in Scone...

Warning: Feeling sentimental stampset and Sycamore street papers are only available during SALE-A-BRATION which ends on 22 March and these FREE with order items won't be available again.
You can place an Order by emailing me at nerida_carter@hotmail.com.

Papillon Potpourri Birthday and a floral frame!

I do like to make cards and gifts for my friends... I am so glad when they have birthdays so that I can have an excuse to create something just for them.

 Last weekend it was Michelle's birthday ... so I created this little card... I do hope she likes purple.
Most people do, don't they?

 Perhaps it's a little over done, but who wants a simple birthday card really????
It gives me the chance to show case about ten new things in the Autumn Seasonal catalogue!

 Just have to layer up these amazingly pretty butterfly punches, stamped from the Papillon potpourri.
Background Embossed with clouds and adorned with some vintage Flower trim on tulle.

 You might also be noticing some Sale-a-bration goodies on the second project.
The Pretty Petite Happy b-day stamp and pretty petite punch.
A butterfly from "Bloomin' Marvellous" and a layering of embossed flowers made with the framelit die.

Inside I have created pockets with Sycamore street patterned paper. Used a few paper clips for decorations, a t-bag, post-it notes  and buttons too.

Happy Birthday to my team mate Michelle (next month you will have been with stampin' Up! twelve months can you belive that?)

Vintage dressing with established elegance

 Here's something I whipped up this morning at 6am, when you just can't sleep another moment.

Too much on my mind I guess.

Any way I feel almost like a seamstress after making this card.

Our team, the Inksomniacs, have a monthly challenge on Stampin' Connection. Stampin' Up!s demonstrator site. ( Hey if you are thinking of joining this month the rewards are amazing!!! - 25% extra product in your Starter kit) you know, give me a call and I will explain.

The challenge this month is to make something vintage.

 I designed the card using lots of product from the Autumn mini catalogue.

One of the BEST products in the mini is the Artisan Embellishment kit.

It contains ribbon, lace, buttons, tags - a whole lot of pretty to make beautiful things with.

I have used all the bits that say dress making - some of the poetry printed paper with dressmaking instructions (like your mum used to use).

Seam binding ribbon - crumpled and stuck on with some snail adhesive along the back.

A vintage button tied with bakers twine and the "dress" is a piece of very sheer lace.

I have used the gorgeous oval shaped lace to make a "dress" on my seamstress dummy.

The button is also from the kit and I have tied it with a piece of white baker's twine and then added some white cardstock embossed and cut with the large scallop edgelit on the bottom.

Card Recipe:

Stampset: Established Elegance $38.95 (Annual Catalogue)

Artisan embellishment kit -  $16.95 (on page10 Autumn mini catalogue)

Poetry DSP paper $11.95 (p16)

Ribbon: Very vanilla Seambinding

Cardstock: Crumb cake, whisper white.

Ink: Early Espresso

Tools: Sponge

Big shot machine

Embossing folders: Needle point border $13.95, Delicate designs $15.95

Large scallop edgelit $13.95.