A case of jewelry and bling.

It has been a busy busy few weeks ...
I've been to Canberra and saw the Queen (not),
 I did see Tara Moss the UNICEF ambassador for Breastfeeding, crime writer, mother and model, and Suzanne Colson and Peter Hartmann (amazing people doing amazing stuff).
But besides all that I am preparing for the School Fete by "cooking" Coconut Ice by the slab,
cleaning out the cupboards of old toys and clothes...
and sneaking peeks at the new Summer mini catalogue!
And making a bit of Stampin' up jewellery CASEd from the talented Denielle B. (I hear she gave a set of jewellery to Shelli Gardner - Stampin' up CEO for her birthday).

 My pendant is a simple arrangement of Cherry cobbler Cardstock, a piece of Designer series patterned paper, a layer of Crystal effects glue and a Bevelled windowpane, with a piece of seam binding ribbon sandwiched between the layers for a loop to clip the Rhinestone brad around.

The little one I gave away as a Thank you gift and now have to make one for my daughter as she thought it was for her, of course she did. 

 The crystal effects takes at least an hour to dry (best to leave it overnight) and then its a good idea to put a lacquered layer of crystal effects on the back to protect the cardstock against your skin.

The patterned paper is from the Love notes DSP... it retired in September but I am thinking I will be making these with either some fabric or patterned paper from the new catalogue in my next batch.

Email me at nerida if you would like more detailed instructions.

Nerida_carter@hotmail.com

Featured Products:

Bevelled Windowpanes - page 142, 12 pieces $16.95 

Crystal effects lacquer adhesive $11.95

Filigree designer brads (16) $11.25

Clear Rhinestone brads (84) $19.95

Seam binding ribbon (9.15m) $12.95

Melbourne and Stampin' Up 2011 Convention...

Its only 11 more sleeps till I am off to Stampin' Up's 2011 Convention in Melbourne !!!

If you have been on this journey with me for vrey long, you will know what an exciting 5 days I will be spending, with atleast 5 (or is it 500) of my closest SU friends.

I have a to do list that keeps growing and one of them is to make a Name tag.

This year the Crafters Anonymous group have a challenge to make a name tag that identifies you as part of their group.

Well, I am still working on this project... it is definitely a work in progress:

 I started with the pre-requisite Concord crush patterned paper, mounted on Perfect Plum Cardstock.

For my name I used the Big Shot Time less Type Alphabet die to spell it out.

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While the Big shot was on the table I tried my brand new Embosslit buttons (in whisper white) AND the Beautiful wings die, plus the other Beautiful Butterflies die.

Can't have enough flutterbies on this project.

Before attaching the accessories, I have used a new technique where you emboss the whole project .

 Not enough?

It needed more ... to truly describe my paper and crafting passion.

Artistic Etchings on velum stamped with Black stazon.

Now, the butterfly needed a little Crystal effects for that shiny lacquered look, and so do the buttons ...

Got Rhinestones? ...Check!

I think it needs more rhinestones... and something that says Crafters anonymous.