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24 June, 2009 11 Comments

Well its another chilly Sydney winter day here with the temperature just 7.5C (45.5F) so I hope its a little warmer where you are! No doubt my new little gas heater will be keeping me warm today!

As you may have noticed my blog looks a little different this morning and I hope you like the changes. I have been told that a change is as good as a holiday however I think I might like to try the holiday just once! I still have a little ‘tweaking’ to do so hopefully it wont take too long before I’m happy with it.

I know I havent posted in over a week and I apologise for that. I’ve had some health issues and been busy with classes and workshops and these two things have impacted on my time for creating and blogging. If anyone out there has some good time management tips then please feel free to share them with me!

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Here is a card I cased from Splitcoast Stampers last week.

I do love how this card turned out and it really is very elegant and very easy to do. Its done using the Friends 24-7 Stamp set and the Friendly Words wheel and really could be given for any occasion at all. There is some sponging involved in this card and really it wouldnt be a card from me if it didnt involve some sponging or daubering somewhere!

Recipe
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Friendly Words Stampin round wheel
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Brocade Blue, Very Vanilla
Inks: Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Brocade Blue Stampin Write Marker, Pretties Kit (half pearl), Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Eyelet Border punch, mini glue dots, stampin sponges.BrocadeBurgundyLaceWbird

Here is another of the same card. This time I have included the bird stamp from Friends 24-7 which has been stamped and cut out and layered using dimensionals.

This is actually what the original cased card had however I find that leaving the bird off makes this card just as elegant and sometimes ‘less’ is ‘more’.

I do hope you like this card and would love to show you just how easy it is to make so why not email or ring me today to book your demonstration in? We still have the extra bonuses for Hostesses to the end of July so there’s still time to take advantage of this wonderful promotion from Stampin’ Up!®

leoniesig1

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Friends 24-7

18 April, 2009 4 Comments

Today I have a combination of two challenges.

A couple of weekends ago we held a Cyberstamp on our ESAD (Extremely Special Australian Demonstrators) Yahoogroup and one of the challenges for that was a Colour Challenge of Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette. Not a combination I would normally use but boy they are gorgeous together!

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Diva Sketch Challenge #26

Diva Sketch Challenge #26

The second part of this challenge is this week’s Sketch Challenge from Utah Diva’s – Diva’s Sketch Challenge 26.  You can check out the Diva’s blog here. This is another group for Stampin’ Up Demonstrators but is an international group and by invitation so if youre a demonstrator and would like to get ideas from all over the globe then email me and I’ll send you an invitation.

Now for my card ….

dsc26-cocoabajapirouetteI have wanted to use this set again since last time and just havent had the time with my busy schedule and school holidays.

I’ve used the Friendly Words Wheel to do the Baja Breeze strip at the side and tied a piece of Kraft Taffeta ribbon tied around the bottom.

The base card is Close to Cocoa which I’ve stamped En Francais in Versamark then over on the right I’ve stamped the motif in Creamy Caramel. I think you can ‘just’ see it.

For the bird image I coloured it using my treasured Stampin Write Markers and then stamped onto whisper white. I also sponged around the edge of this piece in creamy caramel. I’ve then layered this onto a Baja Breeze square which I’ve sponged the edge in Baja Breeze and then turned it 90° to that of the whisper white piece.  I have done the same with the Pink Pirouette piece – sponged around the egdge in Pink Pirouette and again turned it 90° to that of the Baja Breeze piece. This panel I’ve then attached to the base card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I quite like how this card turned out and I hope you do too!

Have a totally blessed day and make sure you find yourself some time for a Latte and to stamp!

leoniesig1

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Chocolate Motif

9 April, 2009 5 Comments

Today I wanted to share with you a card I made yesterday. I gave this as a thank you to a friend for holding a demonstration for me.

I have a few new stamp sets to create and share with you and I just love the Friends 24-7 set. Besides I needed another bird set to replace my beloved Touch of Nature.

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Although it doesnt have a butterfly in this set it does have a lovely bird, flower and this motif I used in this card.  It also has a couple of lovely sayings. Six wonderful stamps in this set for just $45.95 and they are all diecut so quick & easy to assemble and play with!

If you look closely at this card you will see that I’ve used the motif to also make the background on the Chocolate Chip card.

You might also notice the 1/4″ Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon which I am very happy to have back in our 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue.

I’ve also used the new eyelet border punch to create the piece under the striped designer series paper. I have made the ‘lace’ using the punch and vellum.

The sentiment stamp comes from the Occassional Greetings stamp set.

I was very happy at how this card turned out and will now have to find a current Designer Series Paper pack to create it with.

Have a great day and go grab a latte and put your feet up for a bit before the kids get home from school!

singlelattesig

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