Teacher Gifts Part 1

I'm making a few of these sets for Charlotte's preschool teachers, each set is going to have 4 Cards (2 of each design) in a mini pizza box made using a different DSP to suit each teacher's personality. I've kept the cards as "For You" cards so that they can be used as gift tags, cards for birthday's or thank you's or just because cards.
The cards are 9x9cm and I have resized the SCS Mini Pizza Box tutorial to fit. Here are close ups of the box and cards:


I'll share the other sets later, and a tutorial on how to resize box tutorials to suit your project.
Stamps: One of a Kind, A Rose is A Rose
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Cardstock: Bella Rose DSP, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain, Flower Fusion Too, Pretties Kit, Linen Thread, Buttons Latte
Punches: Eyelet Border, Scallop Punches, Large & Small Oval Punches

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Terrific Techniques - Embossing 101

These are the 3 cards the Terrific Techniques girls made last month for our Embossing 101 class. We covered the Faux Metal, Cracked Glass & Stained Glass techniques. The next class will be on the 27th of June if you're interested in joining us. The girls are great and we always have fun.
Faux Metal
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Eastern Blooms, Short & Sweet
Ink: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red SW Markers; Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Versamark
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver EDP, Silver Brads, Word Window, 3/4" & 1" Circle Punches
Stained Glass
Stamps: Bloomin' with Beauty, One of a Kind, Weathered Background
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Always Artichoke SW Markers; Elegant Eggplant, Creamy Caramel, Versamark
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant, Going Grey, Vellum
Accessories: Black EDP, Silver Brads, Small Oval, Large Oval & Eyelet Border punches; Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain, Sponge
Cracked Glass
Stamps: Best Yet, Embrace Life
Ink: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Pale Plum SW Marker, Versamark
Cardstock: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Candy Lane DSP, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Clear EDP, 1 3/8" & Scallop Circle Punches

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Didn't know if I should post this one or not...

Wasn't sure if I should post this or not because I had it all the way I wanted, then stamped the sentiment crooked (when will I learn to just get out the stamp a majig???) and then I was so ticked off at myself for making such a rookie mistake that I wasn't paying attention and stuck the whole top layer on the base card crooked as well!!! I eventually decided to share it as I think it's easy to gloss over things with a blog and only share the successes, but sometimes you need to be honest about the failures too.
...Anyway I made this little Love Note sized card to show off some new in colours (Baja Breeze, Pacific Point with a touch of Pretty in Pink to balance it all out) and a set that I am happy is making a comeback from the Spring Mini! I used the emboss resist technique and sponged over the top in Pacific Point & Baja Breeze, keeping the Pacific Point nice and light, then I (crookedly grr) stamped "for you" in Pacific Point over the top. The centre is a small round stamp from the same set stamped in Pretty in Pink and punched out with the 1/2" circle and mounted using a dimensional.
Stamps: One of a Kind
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Glossy White
Accessories: Sponge, Ice Rhinestone Brads, Pretty in Pink Taffeta

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Cardinal Stampers Challenge #4

Finally, here is my entry for Chenoa's Challenge over at Cardinal Stampers, we have had such horrible weather that I haven't been able to get a decent photo, I'm still not 100% happy with the photo's I have taken but it's been way too long and I really have to upload them!
Chenoa's challenge was to use a sketch to make a LO for a guy in your life other than your children. I decided that it would be a perfect opportunity to scrap these photo's of the boys in our bridal party.
The circle swivels down to reveal some hidden journalling which reads; "The guys scrubbed up really well... unless you don't count Chris's faux pas of White Socks with Black Pants". We have brilliant white socks showing in some of my favourite photo's and I was so annoyed when we got them back. I'm over it now but I like to tease him about it at every opportunity and what better way to tease him than to leave it in a scrapbook album for the future generations? hehehe
Stamps: One of a Kind
Ink: Pixie Pink
Cardstock: Basic Black, Green Galore, Whisper White
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Eastern Elegance, Perfect Day & Cherished Memories Rubons, Accents & Elements On Board Chipboard, Photo Corner Punch

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

So Shelli Creative Challenge - I thank God for you

This is my entry for So Shelli Creative Challenge Season of Thanks.
For the journalling pocket I took a pocket from the "Pockets and Pieces" set then I covered it in cardstock to match my layout as the Kraft didn't suit my layout.
The journalling outside reads: "You are my Reason to give Thanks" and inside: "I am thankful for your smile, your laugh, your health, I am even thankful for your strong will (sometimes). I thank God for YOU"
I got the rhinestones for the photo corner by pulling apart some Rhinestone Brads. I did this as I really wanted a little bling but because I'd use Pewter Hodgepodge I thought the silver on the Rhinestone brads would have clashed. You might notice the 'n' in thanks might look a little different, it's because I had already used the 'n' but i still had the 'm' so I trimmed the extra 'leg' off and turned it into an 'n'.
Sketch: Got Sketch Express
Stamps: One of a Kind, Short Order Alphabet, Best Friend Alphabet, Linen Background
Ink: Mellow Moss, Soft Sky, Rich Regals & Soft Subtles SW Markers
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Regal Rose, Soft Sky, Fall Flowers DSP
Accessories: On Board Lots of Letters, Hodge Podge Hardware Pewter, Fire Rhinestone Brads, Pockets & Pieces

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould