Father's Day is just over a week away!

How scary is that? and how fast is this year going?

In preparation for the school father's day stall I have been making a few father's day cards to donate.

I started my first card with two stampsets:
World's Greatest (a sneak peek here of what will be in the new catalogue on September 1st).

And the Broadsheet Alphabet ... plain and simple on Confetti white cardstock.

 

Happy with that!

Then to step it up, I cut out the world's greatest stamp using my Big shot and Label Framelits.

Then punched out the DAD letters with my postage stamp punch (with a bit of sponging).

After much discussion, expert creative director (daughter)
 decided it needed a picture stamp

so we chose the strong man from "Under the big top" stampset (with a touch of watercolouring).

The next card added bicycles to ride their way over the DAD obstacles.

And somwhere we added in that tyre-track stamp along the top.

It gets more and more complicated, as these things do... or is that creative?

A strong man, balancing on a bicycle, with watercolouring, sponging and markers (direct to rubber).

And finally, a few splatters, random script stamping and you have it

The world's greatest Father's day card -

Until next week, when we create again with quick and hasty,

 DAD's DAY is on Sunday and we forgot to make a card inspirations!

Happy Mothers day

I hope you all had a lovely mother's day.

Whether you are a mother or celebrated your mother.

My day started early with gifts from the school Mother's Day stall:

 a beaded wire bracelet, vanilla scented bath salts and a red flower made of feathers!

We made pancakes for breakfast and as punishment for being such a nice mum we played the wii fit for two hours before some lovely hot chicken and vegetable soup.

Here are some of the cards I made for the school M' Day stall.

Finding a simple and repeatable design is the fun part.

 Like using my new stampsets and designer series paper in interesting ways that I haven't tried before.

 On these ones I used the Broadsheet Alphabet to spell "Mum"

 and the Summer Solstice stampset.

Then I had a go with the butterfly in this set and for texture ran it through the vintage wall paper embossing folder and the Big shot. 

 The next one is made with whisper white cardstock

 (also run through the Big shot and vintage wallpaper folder).

But first I stamped it with my favourite stampset ATM:

 "Rue De Fleurs."

I just love the images of the vintage umbrella, flower filled bodice, trumpet and pen.

I used Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist in a random stamping pattern.

And on the last one, I have used the A la Carte stamp called "Elizabeth"

 to frame the "Happy Mother's day" on a word window.

Amazement Farm

 As you can see from the photos the girls had a great day at the Amazement Farm.
At mid day there is a sheep race and you are able to take the winning sheep for a walk back to their barn. The sheep are happy to be led and pose for photos with their adoring fans.

 My broadsheet Alphabet is brilliant for a fun heading in Melon Mambo and Early Espresso ink.
I love how each letter is a slightly different style and yet holds together so well for a stylish title.

 These v-cut banners are very in at the moment. So I have added some distressed circle punched flowers to pretty the soft suede page abit.
My banners and circles have been stamped with the "Style Beautiful" stampset in Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant.

 The crumpled circles are crushed and unfolded then pinned together with a Rhinestone brad for a little bling in the centres. These stamps are usually used as background stamping on cards but I have brought them front stage and centre to make my flowers.

A school holiday scrap page

When the sun was shining last week we visited a Garden farm called "Amazement".

It is full of activities for the children like mazes, three wheel bikes and lawn games to play.

Our favourite part of the gardens to visit was Bunny world.

Where you can pat the baby rabbits, Guinea pigs and chickens that have recently hatched. 

The photos of Jess show her cuddling a couple of very friendly bunnies.

 Can you imagine her oohs and ahhs?

The Title is stamped with my new Broadsheet Alphabet set.

I have stamped on whisper white cardstock and cut them out with my sharp Papersnip scissors.

For this layout I wanted to get several photos on the page so using a grid pattern I lined up the white borders of the photos.

I ran the scallop dotted ribbon through the centre and some strips of patterned paper on either side of the gorgeous pleated satin ribbon in Baja breeze.

The Apothecary Art stamp inside the Edgelit die makes a great journalling frame.

How to stick your clear stamps together and get them straight!

I thought today I would show you my new alphabet stampset called "Broadsheet".

My sweet daughter has been helping me stick my new stamps together.

This is the quickest way I have found that actually helps you get your stickers on straight.

1. Pull off the backing from your cling rubber stamp.

2. Peal the paper from the front side of the sticker.

(easiest if you remove half and half at a time).

 3. Then place the rubber stamp cling side down onto the sticker.

You need good light so that you can see where you are placing it.

Press down. 

 4. Lift it up, turn it over and you have your sticker exactly in place, where it should be.

 Another tip: Keep the rubber bit that your rubber stamps came in.

It is a good holder inside the DVD case, so that you can see what's missing and acts as a kind of frame to keep them stuck inside the plastic box.

Any questions about your cling stamps?

Send me an email or leave a comment below, thank you.