Growing Green

I had all good intentions to get this card done and the posted before lunch today however when hubby asks “Did you want to go to Officeworks?” well you dont ask why you just ‘do’!

Here is this week’s Utah Divas Sketch ..

I’ve known what stamp set I’ve wanted to use for this sketch all week but just wasnt sure on what colours to use.  Now I just didnt know what colours to use and thought I could use the Sweet n Sour DSP but think I’ve over used it with the Diva sketches and needed a change and I then thought “Oh I’ll use the Colour Coach”!

The Colour Coach has to be one of the most underrated tools in our Idea Book & Catalogue and I should share it more at my workshops.

It has a swatch for every colour we have in the Catalogue and its all held together by a metal post so when the new In Colours come out in September you can just add them in.

There are cards up the front that tell you how colours work and how you should choose the right colours to go together.

Now on the back of the swatches there is something special …

I dare say this is ‘why’ it was given the name of  ‘Colour Coach’!  Just look at all the choices you get!

There’s a Creative Combination and a Getting Started Combination as well as a Dynamic Duo – now there is one of these combinations on the back over every colour swatch.

How good is that? You’ll never be stuck for a colour combination again! Now did you know this is not only available to Demonstrators? its available to purchase from the Idea Book & Catalogue for just AU$28.95.

The colour I wanted to use was Pretty in Pink for the flower so I pulled out that card in my Colour Coach and went with the Creative Combination of Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue.

I even went as far as to use the Dynamic Duo colour of Melon Mambo for my sentiment.

Here is my card …

I just love how this card turned out and really wondering why I havent used this Stamp Set before now? needless to say you will see quite a few more cards using this set in the future.

I do hope you like what I’ve done with this sketch and the colour combination and if you’d like to order a Colour Coach or the Growing Green stamp set then please feel free to drop me a line or give me a call.

Now dont forget what the other Designing Diva’s have created with this sketch and there are links on the Utah Divas Blog and the next blog to visit is the lovely Ruthie B and just keep following the links till you get back to here – dont forget to leave a comment for each of the Divas cos we all just lurv comments :)

 

 

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Sketch – Diva Style

Well yes I know today is Sunday but I really wanted to do this week’s Sketch from Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge.

I have been on the go since Convention finished last weekend and went for a quick trip over to see my family in Cobden, Victoria and pop in to see my mum in the nursing home – a rather emotional time.

Then Tuesday it was driving back to Avalon to catch my flight home but not before having a nice relaxing lunch with the lovely Mel Sharp – thanks Mel for coming and keeping me company at Avalon – just as well it was Tuesday and not Wednesday ey??

Wednesday I just relaxed and tried to catch up on some sleep then it was back into creating cards and making up kits for a Workshop on Friday night and today I’ve been busy creating & cutting up kits for tomorrow’s Workshop – see told you I’ve been busy!

Soooo … without further ado here is this week’s Sketch ….

Here is my card and one of the cards the ladies will be making tomorrow …

Recipe:
Stamps: Elements of Style, Bring on the Cake
Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Stampin Pastels, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

I do hope the ladies enjoy making this card tomorrow and hope you like it too!

Dont forget if you hold a workshop between now and 30th June and your Total Sales come to $450 or more you will receive a bonus $70 to spend – so instead of receiving a Level 1 Hostess set and $40 to spend you will get a free Level 1 Hostess set and $110 to spend in any of the current Stampin’ Up! Catalogues.

Contact me today to book in your workshop or to arrange your own Catalogue Party.

 

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Diva Cupcake

Well … look at this two posts in 12 hours!!

I had to pop back in and share this week’s Utah Divas Sketch Challenge Card and I promise not as many photo’s as this morning’s post!

Here is this week’s sketch …

Easy enough hey??

I went a little different with this one and made a gate fold card – I love doing gate fold cards as they are so easy but just that little bit special.

As I was doing my Garden Journal yesterday I thought I’d highlight a couple of products from the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue so I immediately thought of the Create a Cup Cake set and matching cupcake punch – too easy!

Here’s my card …

I actually demonstrated this at today’s workshop and showed just how easy it all goes together and so quickly.  Having a matching punch to punch out your stamped images makes life (and making cards) so so easy.

Here’s a photo showing how the card opens …

I loved making this card and it came together so quickly to – gotta love those cards!

If you’d like to see this card or punch in action then contact me today to book in your workshop. If you book in before the end of June I’ll also give all your attendees a handout on different ways to use this punch and all the different things you can make with it from handbags to hot air balloons!  If you cant attend a workshop but purchase the Create a Cupcake Stamp Set and Punch in the one purchase before the end of May I will also include this instruction sheet. So email or ring me today to book in your workshop or place your order.

Now its time to click along to the next designing Diva being the lovely Ruthie Burkey – oh you gotta see what she made – its oarsome!

Why dont you play along and create a card with this sketch too? Just pop a link in the comments to this post and I’ll feature it for you!

 

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Diva Sketch chocolates

I know this is coming a little late but I’m sure its still Saturday somewhere in USA … well maybe just ;)

This past couple of weeks have been crazy with school holidays, rearranging my craft area and suffering sinus infections and a very unsettled stomach – felt like Yasi has made its way inside my tummy yesterday …. so not good!

Here is this week’s sketch …

Yup … circles again!! I’m sure Carol laughs at me everytime she draws a sketch that has circles in it!  Well thats ok cos I’ll just change and flip it to suite me ;)

Here is my card for this sketch ….

I had a customer who wanted to make an Easter card so when I saw this sketch a couple of ideas popped into my head – scary I know!

I’ve used the new build a cupcake punch but would like to let you know these are chocolates/truffles on the card and not cupcakes as my teen daughter will tell you.  Its her birthday on wednesday so maybe I should buy her some chocolates that come in the little paper cases.

This card was so easy to do using the cupcake punch, circle punch and the new decorative label punch for the greeting.

I hope you like this card as much I did making it – its such a fun card

Now its time to hop along to the next designing diva being the lovely Ruthie Burkey and dont forget you can find the others plus many more challenges at the Utah Divas Blog.

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Strength & Hope

Good Evening!!

I know I’m coming to you a little late today however we’ve been out trying to find me a new workbench – a nice long one so I have plenty of room to make a mess create and store all my tools and such.  We have decided to go with the one we’d chosen from Ikea a little while ago but be sure you’ll see pictures once I’ve cleared the area and have the new table and its all set up and before I make a creative mess!

Now onto this week’s sketch for the Utah Divas Internation Sketch challenge # 130 …

As you know we had the new Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue start on 1st April and one of the ‘must have’ sets in the new mini is the Strength & Hope stamp set.  Now this is not just ‘another’ stamp set – this one is very special and worth the purchase whether you are a stamper or not!  You see its been designed for a very special purpose – and not just for Australia but for Stampin’ Up! worldwide!  This set was created to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research and while anyone raises funds for Breast Cancer Research this also creates awareness of just how this illness affects so many people and just why it is so very very important that us women check our breasts regularly. So for every set that is sold throughout the world Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 to that countries National Breast Cancer Research Foundation – dont you just love how Stampin’ Up! do whatever they can to help those in need whether its from Tsunami’s, Floods, Fires, Hurricanes or Breast Cancer! I dont know a company that gives back as much as Stampin’ Up! does.

Oh yeah … the sketch … the card … whoops!

Here is my card that I created using the Strength & Hope set and this week’s sketch …

I have to say I love how this turned out! I surprised myself and I even surprised myself more when created my own little corner frame from the flourish stamp and all by accident!  I wanted to stamp the image close to the edge so i could punch out the little pink heart and it turned out on an angle on the scrap piece of cardstock and when I saw it I immediately thought “oh what a cool corner frame”!  Sometimes the best ideas do actually come out of nowhere!

I also wanted a ‘special’ butterfly and the single layer one wasnt doing it for me so I thought some acetate wings would go nice and give it a ‘floating’ effect.  Here’s a close up …

This just shows the dimension of the butterfly not to mention those gorgeous pearls and a bit of the corner frame.

Now dont forget to stop by the other Sketchy Divas and leave some comment love – cos we allll love comments! The next blog on the list is the lovely Ruthie Burkey or you can visit via the Utah Divas International Blog.

Now for all Strength & Hope stamp sets I sell not only will Stampin’ Up! donate $2 to the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation but I too will dontate $2 to the National Breast Cancer Research foundation. So contact me today to place your order and help raise funds for Breast Cancer Research.

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Christmas … in March??

Good Morning and welcome to another Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge!

This week I’ve gone a little ‘festive’ as I’m doing a Stamp A Stack for my sister on Monday and she’s requested two Christmas cards! Jen … its only March but who am I to argue with a big sister??

Here is this week’s sketch ….

Now seeing the sketch you can understand why I went with Christmas cant you?? Its crying baubles!!

Here is my card …

Welcome Christmas

Recipe:
Stamps: Christmas Classics, Heard from the Heart
Paper: Jolly Holiday DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White
Inks: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 1/8″ Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, 5/8″ Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Paper Snips

This will be a great card for Monday’s Stamp A Stack – so very quick & easy!

Now dont forget to check the Utah Divas International Blog for links to all the other designing Divas and their lovely creations and now its time for you to skip on over to the blog of the lovely Ruthie Burkley to see what she’s come up with for this sketch this week.

Now dont forget there are just 12 days left for Sale•A•Bration and my 10% discount – so get your orders in to me as soon as possible to take advantage of this discount AND free stamps!

 

 

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Scalloped Moments

Wow!

What a day!

I had my monthly Stamp A Stack here today and had two new girls join us which in turn gave us a full table – I might have to put this on twice a month if more people wish to come – how cool would that be? I just love this job and being able to do it when it suites me and my family is just a double bonus.

Its been a busy day and I’m so grateful that I managed to do my Utah Divas Sketch Challenge card on Thursday :)

Here is this week’s sketch ….

OOOhhhh Scallops!!

When I saw this I thought this was the perfect time to use my Scallop Square die in my Big Shot – mind you I’ve had it for a month or so and hadnt used it yet so this was the perfect opportunity!

Here is my card …

Scalloped Moments

Yes I know … I’ve used Every Moment Stamp Set yet again but I just love that set!

Now you might notice that my scalloped square is not really a square on my card.  What I did was cut out a square using the die and then I moved the square along within the scallops and ran it through again to create the scalloped rectangle.  Easy :) so now you have two uses for the scalloped square die!

Now this die is in the Summer Mini which finishes on 31st March so if you want it or anything else in the mini then make sure you get your order to me before the end of the month – and dont forget the 10% discount that you get if you order with me before 31st March. All purchases of $100 or more also earn Sale•A•Bration sets as well so dont miss out on the discount AND the free sets!

Now why dont you play along with this week’s sketch?  Just click on the sketch above to go to the Utah Divas International Blog and feel free to post your link in a comment here – I’d love to see what you make with it!  I’ll send a RAK to anyone who plays along and posts a comment with their link.

Now the next Designing Diva is the lovely Ruthie Burkey so be sure to stop by her blog and see her lovely creation … oh and dont forget to say hello!

 

 

 

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A Little Bliss & an Award

Happy Sunday to you!  I do hope you are relaxing and having a wonderful day – Sunday is the day of rest after all!

I wanted to share with you the card I made the other week for Janine’s Workshop – she asked for saleabration & razzleberry and this is the make n take I came up with ….

All the ladies loved this card and I just loved creating it – and its such an easy card to make – the hardest bit is gathering the ribbon but once you get the knack of doing that its super easy :)

I’ve been talking a little about the joys of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator of late and one of those joys is “being part a large stamping community” and this is so so true – you might think it sounds like guff but really it is very true.  Once you join Stampin’ Up! you realise its more than a company or party plan business – its more like family – but the family you want to have!

One of my lovely Stampin’ Up! sisters awarded me with the Liebster Blog award last week so thought it was time I popped it on my blog. I met Zarna at last year’s convention for the first time although I think we ‘knew’ each other before then just not ‘in person’. Since then we’ve become good friends via Twitter & Facebook (gotta love Social media!) and will be spending more time with her at Convention this year in May which I’m really looking forward to!

Now I have to pass this award on to five more Bloggers I love so here they are …

  1. Melissa Garland – Mel is another Stampin’ Up! sister who has become a dear and close friend
  2. Lisa Ryder – Lisa is a ‘real’ Stampin’ Up! sister as we have the same upline and become a very dear friend
  3. Tanya Kittos – another Stampin’ Up! sister I met online who has also become a great friend
  4. Angela Sargeant - Now I’ve know Angela for years (way before Stampin’ Up!) and she is actually my Stampin’ Up! Granny (do you feel old now Ange??) and I love sharing this journey with her. She is definitely a keeper – cos she knows too much about me!
  5. Gretchen Barron – I love Gretchen’s Blog as she does the most wonderful cards and projects. I met Gretchen through the Utah Divas International group and yes she is a Stampin’ Up! sister too!

All these ladies (and more) bless me each day and I’m blessed to have them as friends!

A big thank you to Zarna for giving me this award – cant wait till May hun!!

If you’d like more information on becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and joining this wonderful family then please dont hesitate to contact me.

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Builder Sketch

Well hello and welcome to another Utah Diva Sketch Challenge albeit a little late.

Here is this week’s sketch ….

Diva Sketch Challenge 126

This week’s sketch really had me stumped for a while and I’d seen so many cards lately with the swirly plant image from the Sweet Summer Sale•A•Bration set that I wanted to use it before Sale•A•Bration is over!

This past week I received my Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue pre-order and I thought I’d sneak the two gorgeous Builder Wheels I got in my pre-order into this card.

That is one of the best things about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is that not only do you get the catalogues one month before release but you can also place a pre-order from that catalogue so you have plenty of time to make lots of delish samples to show your blog readers and customers.

I will have lots of more samples to come over the upcoming weeks but for now here is today’s card …

Builder Bliss

Now after making the card I shared on Thursday I had to use my Itty Bitty Shapes Punches again and thought this time I’d team them up with the Bitty Buttons.  I saw this colour combination on Gretchen Barron’s site this past week and immediately fell in love so saved it for my memory bank so to speak.

From the photo you cant see the buttons so well but they really do make the card pop.

The strips I stamped with the Builder Wheels are Delight in Gladness in Melon Mambo and Butterfly Bliss in Peach Parfait. I just added some strips in Old Olive and Melon Mambo which I ran through the Crimper.

The more I look at this card I do like it more and more!

Now the next person in the Diva Sketch Challenge list is the lovely Ruthie B so be sure to pop by her blog and see what lovely creation she has made this week!

You can find the links to all the Sketching Divas over at the Utah Divas Blog

 

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Sweet Morning Cup

Well it doesnt take long for another Saturday to rock around does it? Seems like only yesterday ……

As it is Saturday (again) its time for another Utah Divas Sketch Challenge and here is this week’s sketch …

Utah Divas Sketch #125

I’ve been looking at this sketch and been wondering all week what on earth to do with it!  I think I looked at using 3 or 4 different sets before I decided on Morning Cup Stamp Set.

I decided this week that I’d rotate the sketch – only because I havent rotated it for a few weeks and have to keep Carol on her toes!

Here is my card …

Sweet Cuppa

I had decided to use the Sweet and Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper as I wanted something bright and funky! However when I put the DSP piece on the centre panel the embossed flourish didnt pop as much as I’d like so I thought I’d do an ‘emboss resist’ on the DSP and wow it sure does pop – I only went over the embossed edges so it still has the pumpkin pie background there.  I just stamped my images onto Stampin’ Up! Watercolour paper and coloured them in using the Watercolor Wonder Crayons and the colours from the Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP being Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie. I love my crayons!!

Now you may remember a few weeks back I unmounted my Take a Sip Stampin Round Wheel – well for the background I just lined these stamps on the block and inked them up and stamped in Rose Red onto the Rose Red card base.

Now if you’d like to learn how to colour using the different tools we have then why not contact me and book in for my Watercolour Technique Class which will be held here at my home on Friday 4th March.  You will learn how to colour using the different mediums and see the difference on different cardstocks so be sure to contact me and reserve your spot today as seats are limited and they are sure to fill fast.

Now its time to skip over to Ruthie B’s blog and check out what she’s made for this week’s sketch.

Here is the list of all the Utah Divas Sketch Challenge Design Team just in case someone is late with their post or one of the links isnt working …

Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Becky
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
Carol

I do hope you liked today’s card

 

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Take a moment

Good Morning and welcome to another Utah Divas Sketch Challenge!

I have a busy weekend with a Demonstration today and tomorrow. Thankfully they are both doing the same Make n Takes so I dont have to unpack tonite and repack again tomorrow.

Here is this week’s sketch ..

This past week I heard that the father of a demonstrator friend is rather sick in hospital so I wanted to create a card for him to let him know that people are thinking of him and praying for him.

Here’s the card I created …

I wanted this week’s card to be of a male/masculine theme and thing I’ve achieved that.

The background on the base card is done with a wheel called Sandy Speckles and I just love it! I’ve also used it on the piece with the sentiment on it.

I do hope you like my card and now you can skip along to Ruthie B’s blog and check out her lovely creation. Now just in case someone has a broken link or doesnt have their project up as yet here’s a list of all the Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge Team ..

Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Becky
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
Carol

Have a great weekend!

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So So easy Sketch

Welcome to another Saturday and a Utah Divas Sketch Challenge.  Today I had my first ‘home’ Stamp A Stack for 2011 and we had a ball! The ladies loved the cards I made for them and they even paid me for all the fun! Gotta love that :)   If you are local to me (Campbelltown, New South Wales) and would like to come to my monthly Stamp A Stack or join my Stamp Club then drop me a line for more details.

Now onto this week’s sketch …

Now I did take a peek at the sketch earlier in the week and was trying to work out what to do – then I unpacked an order where I received my free Sale•A•Bration stamp sets and I knew what I wanted to do! I’d also ordered the Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stack and then realised this morning what a perfect pair they make!

This is what I made …

As soon as I finished this card I was in love! Not only with the new Designer Series Paper Stacks but also with the Punch Bunch Sale•A•Bration stamp set.  So so easy to use and just perfect every time and all the stamps are designed to go with one of the Stampin’ Up!® Punches – you gotta love that!

Now I loved the Perfect Plum card and thought a Rose Red one would be nice …

Oh boy was I right or what??  but wait … there’s more!!

I just couldnt stop so I made these ….

How sweet is this little set?  Such a quick and easy and cute card :)   Now how do you get to make these cards?? Well you can either book a workshop with me or you can place an order for all you’ll need for this set and get the Punch Bunch Sale•A•Bration stamp set for free!

You will need ….

  • Subtles Collection Cardstock
  • Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stack
  • Whisper White Cardstock
  • Scallop Circle Punch
  • 1 3/8″ Circle Punch
  • 1/4″ White Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Stampin Write Markers – Rose Red, Old Olive, More Mustard, Perfect Plum, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink and So Saffron

If you’d like to order all you need and get the Punch Bunch Sale•A•Bration stamp set for free then ring or email me today.

Now its time to skip along to the next designing Diva being the lovely RuthieB!

Here’s the complete list of all the Sketchy Utah Divas in case someone doesnt have their link up or it doesnt work – now dont forget to leave some comment love for us all!

Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Becky
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Leonie •you are here•
Ruthie
Tammy
Carol

Have a wonderful Saturday!

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