Christmas shake up!

 At the  Heartfelt Day this year we saw some fabulous new cards and products demonstrated. I am really impressed with the shaker frames. They are a gorgeous new idea which create a dimensional window to fill with glass glitter, dazzling diamonds, cut shapes, anything.

I cased some of the elements from the Shaker card featured on page 92 of the Annual catalogue. It uses the Shaker frames from page 177.
They are a fab new product this year that makes this little penguin so happy in his snow filled home!!!

I have put Glass glitter and Dazzling diamonds behind the window sheet and framed the stamp with a scallop circle punch. I can't wait to make more of these.

 I really enjoyed seeing Marelle's Joy Shaker card at Heartfelt.  

She used the Ornament punch to make the shaker.

When I made my card I kept her idea of the JOY in mind, but my "O" is a lot larger to fit the Zoo Review penguin in.

Card Recipe:

Stampsets: Zoo review, Morning post, Sweet Essentials.

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Ink: Midnight Muse, baja breeze

Acetate Window sheet.

Shaker frames $8.95 p.177

Punches: 6cm Scallop circle, 4.4cm circle

Stitched Satin Midnight muse Ribbon.

Glass Glitter, Dazzling diamonds.

Baker's twine (Island Indigo)

Builder Wheel: Snowflake party and Good cheer.

Mini glue dots and dimensionals.

Happy 9th Birthday and Bring on the cake!

A Boy's birthday card for you today!

We went by train and we went by Ferry to visit the

 Powerhouse Museum

 and had chocolate cake for afternoon tea.

Jess decorated the inside with watercolouring and circus stamps.

Card Recipe:

Stampsets:

 Bring on the cake

Zoo Review

Under the big top.

Cardstock: Marina Mist and whisper white

Stampin Write Markers.

Aquapainter pen for colouring.

Time for a Teacher's gift

This  year we had one of the only male teacher's in Jessie's school so no flowers and butterflies on the teacher's gift this year...

 I thought about boxes of chocolates and christmas ornaments,

then we decided on a pen and note pad holder to put on his desk.

 The stampset is

 "Zoo Review".

There's a lion, giraffe, zebra, penguin and polar bear so we went for an African animal theme, with lots of mud splatters and script on the background from the

 "French folliage" stampset.

My favourite set for making a vintage style in Early Espresso and Soft Suede inks.

The only pen I could find was bright orange so I have attached it with a piece of Pumpkin Pie Wide grosgrain ribbon and a silver brad.

And for the frame in the background I have used "notably ornate" in Early espress ink.

The arrow shaped post-it notes are stuck on the clear acrylic photo frame that I picked up for $2 each at a stationary shop.

Now to make a matching Thank you card...

Zoo review Giraffe

Is this a classic masculine card?

 Nice earthy colours: Early Espresso, soft suede and naturals ivory cardstock with some pumpkin coloured ink and sponged edges.

The naturals ivory cardstock is very easy to water colour on. I used soft suede ink for the outline then filled in the spots with my aqua painter dipped in Pumpkin pie ink.

 A big First Edition punched circle (nothing fussy) and a masculine crumb cake Seam binding bow at the bottom. Does it pass the bloke test do you think?

The sentiment is kind of blokish too - Happy Day to you! Stamped on the decorative label punch.

Zoo Review

 Card Recipe:

Stampsets: Zoo Review, friendly phrases.

Cardstock: River Rock, Soft suede, Naturals Ivory, 

First Edition DSP.

Ink: Soft suede

Circle punches:2 1/2" and 1 3/4"

Decorative label punch

Crumb cake Seam binding ribbon, sponge.

 I simply stamped the Zebra in Soft Suede ink and then used my aquapainter to "colour" in the stripes.

 I am loving the Seam binding ribbon in Crumb Cake and with a little bit of glue on the ribbon you can easily fold it and get this lovely ruffled look.

 Being School holidays Jessica has made her own card.

She used the Penguin image from Zoo review and then water coloured the penquin in pretty in pink.