Sale-a-bration Catalogue Party

Hi again,

My new computer mouse is working a treat, and I can finally catch up on a few posts! Scroll down to see my February Calendar page for the lovely (and very talented) Susan Joyce's Monthly Calendar Challenge!

I also have some announcements to make:

I am having a Catalogue Party for Sale-a-bration, with heaps of prizes on offer! If you would like to place an order, simply contact me - all orders over $100 will receive a prize in addition to your choice of Sale-a-bration set.

Prizes will be drawn at 9am next Friday 26th February, so make sure your order and payment is received by then to be included in the draw!

Prizes are as follows:
1- $30 free merchandise of your choice
2- Free Level 1 Hostess set of your choice
3- Extra Sale-a-bration set of your choice
4- Free 'Best Yet' Level 1 Hostess set
5- $30 free merchandise of your choice
6- $30 free merchandise of your choice
7- Free Level 2 Hostess set of your choice
8- Extra Sale-a-bration set of your choice
9- Free 'Organic Grace' Level 1 Hostess set
10- Extra Sale-a-bration set of your choice

If there are more than 10 participants, I will add more prizes - everyone wins!

Ok, after all that excitement, I have another card to show you - one of my all-time favourites! I really enjoyed making this one, and will use this layout again for sure.

Love those little owls!

I am currently revising and expanding my class schedule, with a view to a new venue and also adding a monthly Stamp Club... I will know more in the next few days, so contact me to be added to my mailing list if you'd like to find out more - or you can click on my Demonstrator Website link at the very top of the right sidebar -----------> over there somewhere!

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Genelle.

Monthly Calendar Challenge - February

Hi!

Here is my February calendar page for Susan's Monthly Calendar Challenge. I am really enjoying doing these 6" x 6" calendar pages. This month's theme was Love and Romance, and you can check out all the details by clicking here. There's still time for you to join in!

I love all of the traditional romantic gestures (flowers, chocolates, dinner and wine) but one of my favourites would have to be love letters and cards! I have stamped my 'Sent With Love' Gorjuss Girl with Jet Black StazOn and coloured her with my blender pens, inkpads and white gel pen. My favourite dandelion heart stamp (from 'A Happy Heart') has been stamped in the background to tie in with the border. I also love rhinestones, so I have wrapped a clear rhinestone brad around the ribbon.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sent With Love (Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie), A Happy Heart, Short & Sweet

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin' Kit, clear rhinestone brad, Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, Calendar template by Cat, scallop edge punch

Thanks Susan for the challenge!
Back with another post in a minute,
Genelle.

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #18

Hi there!

Here are the colours for Keesh's Inkspirations Colour Challenge #18:

And here's my card - a birthday card for a friend:

I followed Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch #56 which you can find here.

Just a short post today - my computer's mouse has died, and so this is taking forever and driving me crazy!! I have got heaps to show you though, and an announcement - pop back tomorrow when I've got a new mouse :)

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Owl Together Now

Cardstock: Brocade Blue, Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla, watercolour paper, Brocade Blue Patterns DSP (from Hostess pack)

Ink: Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Jet Black StazOn

Accessories: Mellow Moss stampin' pastels, blender pens, sponge, Mellow Moss taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, paper snips, Circle Scissor Plus.

Hope you're having a great day,

Genelle.

Inkspirations Inspiration Challenge #17 - Happy Anniversary

Hi all,

This week Keesh had an Inspiration challenge - here is the photo:


I thought of going out for dinner, and decided to make an anniversary card. I decided to use the elements in the photo like a sketch:


For the branch I have used the flourish from Baroque Motifs in Creamy Caramel ink. Some Bella Bleu DSP panels represent the table etc, with a scored line across the top for texture and definition. The kraft ribbon and silver brads are inspired by the napkin and silverware. I was going for a simple elegant look, and decided to use Very Vanilla to bring out the warmth as well.
The greeting on the DSP is from Cheer & Wishes.

The weather has been so miserable and gloomy that I struggled with the photo even more than usual! This one was taken flat, the best I could do - the card fold is at the top.

Supplies:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs (first time I've used it, lol!), Cheer & Wishes

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Bella Bleu DSP

Ink: Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Kraft taffeta ribbon, filagree brad, silver brads, rhinestone brad, paper piercer, mat pack.

Thanks Keesh for a very challenging challenge! :)

Genelle.

Just Add Ink Colour Challenge #1 - Friendship

Hi all,

I needed a super quick card for a friend today, and decided to use the colours from Just Add Ink's first Colour Challenge:


There's still a teeny bit of time left if you'd like to play along too - entries close tonight at midnight, and you can find all the details here or by clicking the Just Add Ink button in my sidebar. There are a heap of talented Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrators on the Design Team, with lovely creations for you to check out! I am going to make a cuppa after linking up my entry, and have a look at the other entries - there are a ton of them, and I'm sure there will be heaps of inspiration there too!

Here's my quick and fun card:


For this card, I randomly stamped the images (from 'For Everything') over half a sheet of Whisper White A4. I used my Taken with Teal marker to colour the bird's flower and also to ink the oval in the sentiment, and to colour some Whisper White taffeta ribbon - SO quick and easy! The image panel is layered onto some scalloped Taken with Teal cardstock and topped off with some So Saffron striped ribbon, and Chocolate Chip jumbo 5/16" brads. The sentiment has been punched out with the Large Oval punch, sponged with So Saffron ink and layered onto a textured Chocolate Chip scalloped oval, and popped up with dimensionals. To finish the card off I have added two rows of paper piercing to the Rose Red base.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: For Everything
Cardstock: Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip (textured)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, So Saffron, Taken with Teal (marker)
Accessories: Whisper White taffeta ribbon, So Saffron striped ribbon, Jumbo 5/16" brads, paper piercer, mat pack, Scallop Edge punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, sponge dauber, dimensionals.

Hope you enjoy it!
Genelle.

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #17 - Birthday Easel Card & Treat

Hi all,

It's time for the fantastic Inkspirations Challenges to kick off for this year - and Keesh has a wonderful Colour Challenge for us this week. Here are the colours:

I decided to make my first ever easel card - they're everywhere in blogland at the moment! I saw Beate's tutorial on Splitcoaststampers and wanted to have a go. Here's my creation (modified to a standard A6 card):

A bit closer (edited to add this one):

And a view of the card closed:

It's much busier than my usual cards, but it just seemed to take off on its own ;)

I have paper pieced the cupcake (from Crazy for Cupcakes) and used Crystal Effects on the sprinkles. The So Saffron scalloped piece has been stamped with the tiny cupcake image from Short & Sweet. The sentiment is from Sweet Birthday, inked with Chocolate Chip marker and punched out with the Word Window punch. I have sponged the edges and added a row of So Saffron brads.

I have used a new Very Vanilla large grommet to tie the So Saffron ribbon through, topped off with a So Saffron button (from the Button Latte pack) which has been threaded with Choc Chip cardstock 'thread'.

The card front stands up with the help of the layer attached to the base - I have added strips of Vanilla and Cameo Coral DSP and some paper piercing, as well as a greeting popped up on dimensionals.

I also made this cute little treat box to go along with the card - this one contains small Lindt chocolate squares, but you could adapt the size for any small gift:

I adapted this one from Beate Johns, here. I love making little boxes, and once you've found a great template, it's just a matter of altering the measurements to suit your contents. Mine has 4 little Lindt squares inside it.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Short & Sweet, Sweet Birthday,

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (textured), Very Vanilla, Candy Lane DSP, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Raspberry Tart DSP, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral, So Saffron (inkpads & markers)

Accessories: Corner rounder, Word Window punch, sponge dauber, Scallop Edge punch, So Saffron brads, So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Button Latte button, Grommets - large, mini glue dots, Sticky Strip, dimensionals, Crystal Effects, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, paper piercer, mat pack.

I'm happy with how it all turned out, hope you enjoy it too. Happy Australia Day!

Genelle.

Birthday Cheers

Hi all,

Yesterday a friend came over for some cardmaking - she wanted to do a masculine birthday card with embossing. I decided to try the embossed 'frosting' technique from this month's Impressions (the Stampin' Up! demonstrator's newsletter). I omitted the glitter, and applied the frosting to the froth on the beer:

(Sorry for the blurry photo). Here's the finished card:

We also embossed the birthday greeting in gold. I love this sentiment (from Upsy Daisy) on cards for men.

I am really looking forward to the start of Sale-a-Bration on Monday - the first order will be placed first thing in the morning, so contact me if you'd like to join in, and earn some FREE stamps as well! If you add the lovely 'I {Heart} Hearts' stamp set to your order, Stampin' Up! will also donate $2 to the Red Cross Haiti Disaster Relief & Development Fund.

Have a great weekend,

Genelle.