HB dad!

I have to admit that this card was whipped up in the time it took for my parents to drive here from Orange. I knew they were coming over to celebrate dad's birthday with us but I ran out of time to make something the day before so when I got the "we're leaving" text message and the house was mostly clean I decided I better run into my craft room *ahem* our office and make something quickly.

I used the new colour coach to choose the colour combo of Soft Suede, Baja Breeze & Cherry Cobbler, after deciding to use the woodgrain stamp on Soft Suede (I stamped it in Early Espresso since Soft Suede & Early Espresso are a "Dynamic Duo" which basically means they are the same colour in varying shades).

Because of my colour combo choice I ended up using Jolly Holiday DSP because it was the only one I had in any of those colours (But apparently I needed 2 packs of varying Black & White themed papers?)

I stole the sketch from an old Clean & Simple challenge that has been on my inspiration list for a while now.

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Stamps: Woodgrain

Ink: Early Espresso
Cardstock: Jolly Holiday DSP, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Bigshot: Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlit

Accessories: 1 1/4", 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Crystal Effects

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Convention Make & Take pt 4

 This is the last project we made at convention. It's a scrapbook page, that folds out like a matchbook card. You'll have to excuse the spacing on those candles, I got a bit impatient waiting for the Stamp-a-Majig to make it's way around our table lol!
I think this would be a really cute birthday present/card all in 1 to give to someone, you could add the photos, journal about what that person means to you and maybe make a little pouch for a gift card...
Here's what it looks like open:

The top half

... and the bottom half

Hope you're having a great day! (For that matter I hope I am too since I'm scheduling this post ha!)

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Stamps: Party This Way

Ink: Melon Mambo
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Old Olive
Accessories: Bday Party Rubons, 1 1/4" Old Olive Striped Grosgrain, Clear Rhinestone Brad

 
Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Convention Make & Take pt 3

This cute little card was another make & take from convention, I had to vary it slightly as I screwed up one of my rubons so I didn't have all the right rubons left to make it exactly like the instructions, but I am still happy with how it turned out. It's hard to see in the photo, but the little arrow spins around, it's so clever!

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Stamps: Party This Way

Ink: Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker
Cardstock: Cake Crumb (kraft), Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, So Saffron
Accessories: Bday Party Rubons

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Convention Make & Take pt 2

This has to be my favourite convention make & take, we used the little notecards & matching envelopes that SU! carry to make this really cute & simple card with matching envelope. The centre of the flower is So Saffron textured cardstock punched out with the 1 1/4" circle (I think? maybe 1"... I should go check my instruction list but I'm typing this out just before I go to work, supposed to be there in 20mins and still have to iron my shirt, whoops!) and then we used the 1/16" punch to punch little holes all over the flower and layered it on some whisper white cardstock which we punched out again with the mystery sized circle punch.

I'm not one for decorated envelopes but it was so much fun to pop this baby in the mail when I sent this card to a friend (Hi Karen!!) who couldn't come to convention (she traded it for Bali pfft! lol). I will definitely have to decorate more envelopes in the future!

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Stamps: Printed Petals

Ink: Bashful Blue
Cardstock: So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Heart Punch, Bday Party Rubons, Whisper White Notecard & Envelope

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Convention Make & Take pt 1

As you know I went to SU!'s convention in Sydney earlier this year, (so much fun! I wish I could go next year to Melbourne but at this stage it doesn't look likely) included in our registration was a little make & take kit including 2 stamp sets, a pack of rubons and all the cardstock and embellishments to make 4 projects during the Make & Take session. Due to SU! rules we aren't allowed to show new products until the preorder period starts so I didn't show these projects at the time, and then I forgot about them with all the excitement of a new catalogue, but I found them while I was editing photo's and I thought I better post them before I forget again.

This is a little favour box made using the Fancy Favour Bigz die (which was pre-cut in our packet so we didn't have to stand in line for hours while hundreds of demonstrators cut their boxes thank goodness!) and the cute little Bday party rub-ons. To make sure this little cutie wasn't damaged in my luggage I prepared all the individual pieces and then assembled it the day after I got home, since I was home with all of my stuff I couldn't resist cutting up a few strips of Old Olive Cardstock and running them through my crimper for the finishing touch.

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Stamps: Printed Petals

Ink: Melon Mambo
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White

Bigshot: Fancy Favour Bigz XL

Accessories: 1 1/4" Striped Old Olive Grosgrain,Crimper, Bday Party Rubons, Clear Rhinestone Brad 

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Happy 1st Birthday Jack!

My baby boy turned 1 last month! Can you believe it???

Over the course of just 1 year this baby turned into this little boy!

Of course a 1st birthday required a 1st birthday card:

I tested out the new Shimmer White cardstock for the card base and the little pennants, it's such a shame it doesn't show up in the photo, the shine is just so nice, it's very subtle and when you stamp on it the slightest shine comes through the ink.

I also used 2 new stamp sets, Party this Way (one of our convention sets) and Seeing Stars, I cut the 1 using Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits die and covered it with Crystal Effects (my new favourite product combo, I love how it gives the look of a puffy sticker)

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Stamps: Party This Way, Seeing Stars

Ink: Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive
Cardstock: Brights Patterns DSP Stack, Shimmer White, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red

Bigshot: Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits

Punches: Scallop Border Edge Punch

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Hemp Twine

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

I'm still alive!

I'm still alive, and I've been crafting, but I've just been a little lazy when it comes to uploading to my blog. I'm so far behind I have tried to do a few catch up posts but I get overwhelmed by everything that I need to remember to mention and don't finish the post, so I thought rather than try to catch you back up to date that I would just schedule some smaller posts and get a bit of a buffer so I can start posting more regularly again.

This is a card I made for my friend who had a little boy in August, I pulled out some of the (retired) Parisian Breeze specialty DSP for the card since I love this colour scheme (Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Cake Crumb) for little boys.
I stamped the train from Choo Choo (another I love for little boys) and cut out the letters for Daniel using Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits & my Bigshot, a little Crystal Effects over the letters & steam puffs for a little dimension.

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Stamps: Choo Choo

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Cake Crumb, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP(Retired), Soft Suede
Bigshot: Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Cake Crumb Taffeta (Retired)

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould