Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Colour Challenge #28

These seem to be be coming thick and fast or the weeks seem to be getting fast as christmas approaches.
Yet another wonderful challenge, colours this week are Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow and whisper white.
Not colours I would have placed together but I am liking the challenge

Here what I did

Materials:
Stamps: In the spotlight & It's Beautiful & Boho Background
Cardstock: Pumpkin pie, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow & Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Basic Black
Others: Dimensionals, Black Brads, Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain, 5-petal flower punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig & 1/16" circle punch

Colour Challenge #27


I know I am a little late but I really wanted to make sure I keep up with the challenges.

The challenge was to make a project using any red or pink as a main colour. We then had free range to choose to include any other colours.

So I am not really a pink lady so I thought I would make this a real challenge to use pink.
For the brad I took a silver one and inked it in the whisper white and then straight into the dazzling diamonds. It gives your brad that sparkle effect.
I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to get placement for the word. I just love the stamp-a-ma-jig, it just takes all the guess work out with placement.

Anyway here the card I have come up with, what do you think of it?


Materials
Stamps: Bloomin'with Beauty & Rough Texture
Ink: Pale Plum, Purely Pomegranate, Garden Green, Whisper white & Soft Sky
Cardstock: Whisper White & Pale Plum, Watercolour Paper, Purely Pomegranate
Other: Silver brad, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Make a Card Monday

Another make a card monday by Kristina.

I know that I've been so slack with my blogging but I'm hoping the weeks will start to slow down so I can but in the mean time here the link.

Have a wonderful week

Friday, October 17, 2008

Senz update

Senz has been and gone and man did I have a blast and it was so awesome to be there and catch up with all my friends and make new ones.

So I was lucky enough to have the Friday off work and man there was tso many people on that day.
My first class on the Friday was Roses's Garden, with Rose McKenzie.
I just love Roses classes, they are always challenging but I love the end product.

So here is the card I made in the class.


My next class was Family Heritage layouts, and the tutor was Kerin.
And this is the layout I came way with.
This is the beginning of the Family Heritage layout for Otis Grandmother.
It was great class to get me started


Then on the Saturday I did All you can cr-EAT-e Card Buffet with Nic Howard in the morning and then Prima Paintables again with Nic Howard.


Just love Nic as a tutor, and her classes are from anything but fast, wonderful product and lots and lots of technicques.
I am so glad I did both of these.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Colour Challenge #26

Wow number 26, and I am so glad Kristina does them.

They really challenge me and also gives me something to add my blog.

I really like the colour combo yet again. (Rose red, bashful blue, so saffron, wild wasabi & whisper white)

Well here my take

Materials
Stamps: Close as a memory & Sincer Salutations
Ink: Bashful Blue & StazOn Black
Cardstock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron & Ruby Red
Other: Bashful Blue 1/4" Grosgrain & Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Make a Card Monday

Well its that time again where Kristina put out another You tube video of card making idea.
I really hang out for these and love watching them for ideas.
well enough rambling from me but here is the link if you want to watch

Have a lovely Tuesday

Monday, October 13, 2008

My Secret



Well I can post it on my blog now but on Thursday the 25th September it was my lovely husband birthday.
As a surprise I arranged with the help of Otis parents, we arranged for both of us to fly up to Auckland for the weekend.

Otis Parents booked the flights and I arranged for him to have the day off on Friday. I also arranged for my parents to take us to the airport early Friday morning.
It was hard keeping it a secret but man was it an awesome surprise. This is one secret he didn't know about.

We have a wonderful time up there and it was great to see all the family again especially Jade & Josiah who are our new nephew and niece.












I didn't get cluckly up there either, i just enjoyed being an Aunty.
I also think Otis enjoys being an Uncle too.
Have a lovely week

My First Stampin up Party

So on Friday I had my first stampin up party.
It was awesome and thank you to the scrapbook & card making ladies from Knocks Church in Upper Hutt for coming along.

We all had great fun and this is the card they made.
Materials
Stamps:Season of Joy & So Swirly
Ink: Versamark, Garden Green & Real Red
Cardstock: Whisper White,
Garden Green & Real Red
Other:Real red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, ticket punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch 1" circle punch

I think after the party I got the bug, so I think I might do a few more but who knows.

Colour Challenge #25


Well its that time again. Kristina has put out another colour chanllenge, I know its a little late but I do like to at least try them.
The colour this week are ballet blue, certainly celery, so saffron and ruby red.
This was a real tuff one for me but pretty happy with the results.

Materials
Stamps: Time Well Spent, Rough Texture
Ink: Ballet Blue, Black Stazon
Cardstock: Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Certainly Celery & So Saffron
Other: Ruby Red Marker, Corner Rounder, Blender Pen

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Make a Card Monday

Well Its that time again, and she is bring out the Christmas cards.
I can't wait till Christmas but I can't believe that it is coming so fast.
Here the link for the tutorial.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Colour Challenge #24


Well its that time again Kristina has launched another colour challege and I thought I might make it time with my creation.

The colours are Choc chip, pumpkin pie, kiwi kiss (Old olive for people out of the US) and Very Vanilla.

What an awesome colour combo.

Here was I took with those colours and did.

Materials
Stamps:Artfully Asian & En Francais
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Old Olive
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Old Olive & Pumpkin pie
Other: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Olive & Pumpkin pie markers


Have a lovely weekend.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Kristina Make a card Monday

Sorry guys you had not heard from me in over a week but Kristina did do her colour challenge last week and any way its been hectic with me trying to keep a secret but I'll tell more of that later.

Well here it is again a little late as Kristina been away however it is worth the wait.

Kristina make a card monday.

Have a look here.

I thought that I would make a card monday idea and this is my take.
Materials
Stamps: In the Spotlight (hostess level 2)
Ink: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip & Ruby Red
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Almost Amethyst, Ruby Red & Whisper White, So Saffron
Other: White gel pen, Dimensionals, Silver brad, Spring Flower Bouquet Punch.