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Dasher meets Espresso

30 November, 2010 4 Comments

If you know anything about me you know that my other love is coffee – well with the other being Stampin’ Up! and stamping. So when I got my new booful Dasher a la carte stamp what other colour was I to use but Early Espresso?

This is a card I made for my Christmas Cards with More class which I held last Saturday.

dashereasel I love this colour combination of Early Espresso and Baja Breeze!

The colours just scream ‘winter wonderland’ which is what some countries have at Christmas – unlike us who would have Dasher sweltering next to a big pool of water if not totally immersed in it!

I also love making these Easel cards – they are just too easy and they thrill those who receive them.

The day after my Christmas Cards with more class I had a Stamp a Stack at my sister’s house and was short one design so I’ve just converted the design on the Easel Card to that for a regular card and here it is …

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This again is so so queasy and all the ladies loved it – they loved it so much I think they all bought the Dasher a la carte stamp. The A la Carte stamps are those stamps that are sold individually and can be found inside the back cover of the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue  (pages 160 & 161). Dasher is just too cute to resist at just $14.95!

My 13yo daughter was with me on the day and this is the card she’s chosen to make for all her friends – so if a teenager likes it then it has to be ok hey??

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Because I Care

27 September, 2010 6 Comments

Its the first day of School Holidays here in Sydney, NSW and I sooo enjoyed my sleep in today. Although I do find if I sleep in then I feel tired and lethargic for the day … maybe I need to sleep in again tomorrow to be sure??  One has to research these things just so we can educate others ;)

With a new catalogue comes new stamps and I love remaking favourite styles of cards using new stamps and one of my favourite cards is the Easel Card.  They are a “Squeasy” card … now I’ve educated you on the new ‘Onie’ style of cards being the “Queasy” cards but now here is a new term for you – “Squeasy” which of course means Super Quick and Easy!

I love the Hydrangea in the Because I Care Hostess Stamp Set and couldn’t wait to use it. I had to team it up with En Francais for this elegant card …

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Recipe
Stamps: Because I Care, En Francais
Paper:   Concord Crush, Very Vanilla
Inks:     Crumb Cake, Concord Crush, Jet Black Stazon, Old Olive
Accessories:  Stampin Dimensionals, Stampin Sponges, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Pack

I love Hydrangeas and they always remind me of my mum and the numerous plants we had around the house when growing up.

Here are a couple of views of the card ….

Easel card Side View

Easel Card Side On

Close Up of Stand

These cards are great for any occasion and as you can see you can post them flat and the stopper is there so they can be stood up to display. I’ve just popped a heap of dimensionals under the Concord Crush frame to make it higher and therefore be used as the stopper.

Feel free to contact me for more information on how to make this card or one similar.

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Filed Under: Because I Care, Big Shot, birthday, cardmaking, Classes, Creativity, Demonstrations, En Francais, Get Well, Gifts, Occasions, RAKs, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Sympathy, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Painted Easel

6 March, 2010 14 Comments

Hello!!  Well I knew it had been a while since I’d posted but I had thought it was days rather than weeks! I am so sorry – we’ve had so much happening and I havent been 100% but now with super-charged meds I should be on the road to recovery – well lets hope so cos they cost $70!

Its Saturday so time for another Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge and another lovely sketch from the lovely Carol. I looked and looked at this sketch until I worked out what to do – I know its not a hard sketch but I wanted to do something a little different and this is what I came up with …

It suddenly dawned on me that I could do an Easel Card and I’d done one of these for Christmas but not for a general card and since I am now creating classes for Mother’s Day gifts I thought why not turn this into a Mother’s Day card!

It also happens to be my Mum’s birthday on 1st April so I can easily make this card into a lovely birthday card just by changing the sentiment!  Mum has always loved hydrangeas and has always had at least one plant of them in her garden if not a row of them! I am sure she’s had them at every house she’s lived in.

I love these Easel cards as they are so so so easy to make and when someone receives one they just ooo and aaah over them!

Now so you can see how they stand here is an image of the side view of the card when standing.

These cards flatten out for easy posting too – you might just have to include instructions on how to stand them up and show them off!

Now we are continuing with the Sketch round so now hop over to Lori’s blog to see what wonderful creation she has made this week.

Now my lovely husband has to go in for cataract surgery on Monday so I will be out at the hospital with him all day but will try to be back posting regularly again for you – I actually have some projects I havent posted yet so thats a good thing. If you dont mind please say a prayer for him (and me) on Monday.

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