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Falling Hearts

16 January, 2012 4 Comments

Firstly, let me wish you all a very Happy New Year!!

My prayer is that you have a blessed and prosperous 2012 and may it bring you more joy than you’ve ever known!

I know its been a while since I posted and I did consider posting earlier however I also needed a break so I took a little me time and have started de-cluttering the house and my body – well that’s the plan at least!

Now I know I’m running really late for the Utah Divas Sketch Challenge from Saturday but I’ve made the card and its been a bugger to photograph but I wanted to share it anyways.

Here is the latest sketch ….

I was going to do something other than hearts but I do have an anniversary to make a card for and Valentine’s Day is coming up in just a few weeks so decided to go back to the hearts and this is what I came up with ….

Falling Hearts

Now I had real trouble trying to get a good picture of this card due to how I’ve made it -  the hearts are actually in an open section strung on some bakers twine.  You will see what I mean by the following picture.

Its not a very good photo but I think you can see how the card works.  Its just a little bit different to your regular card!  Now the trick will be to write inside the card without it showing behind those hearts and open section!

I hope you like my little card and be sure to check out the Utah Divas Sketch Challenge Blog and see what delicacies the other Designing Divas came up with!

Now this week I will be scheduling classes, workshops and clubs for 2012 so if there is something you’d like to learn, a technique you’d like to try or a project you wish to make then please contact me so I can schedule it for you.

Dont forget Sale•a•Bration starts next week so if you havent got your Sale•a•Bration brochure yet contact me and I’ll pop one in the post to you!  You may wish to book your workshop in when you contact me so you too can earn free Sale•a•Bration stamps!

 

 

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Love Sparkles

13 June, 2010 4 Comments

Last week I did a workshop for some lovely ladies from my Church and as part of the Workshop I demonstrated the Simply Scrappin kits using the gorgeous Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin Kit.

I love this kit and all the elements it has and the colours and the papers – its just gorgeous! Especially for anyone doing scrapbook pages for little girls and one of my favourite little girls is my gorgeous Emily!

Emily has a huge love for anything little and particularly little furry things!

You should see her Littlest Pet Shop collection – I’m sure we have more here than you’d find in the local Toys R Us!  or Uncle Pete’s store!

Everything you see here has come from the kit – well except for the photo. The paper, cardstock, adhesive die-cuts and decorative strip were all in the kit

This is a very simple and easy 6×6 layout to do using the Simply Scrappin kit -  and it probably took 5 minutes to create.

The hardest part was working out what photo to use!

I hope you like this little layout … it was fun to make and you could get these kits to show your kids how to scrapbook too!  Its a great way to get them started!

Have a wonderful long weekend!

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I {heart} Hearts

2 February, 2010 2 Comments

Hello and I do hope you’re having a wonderful Tuesday!

You might remember the card I made for the ESAD Colour Challenge the other day – well I did like the card but I thought that it would look better in Pink & Brown tones … so here it is …

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Here’s my recipe …..

Recipe:

Stamps: I {heart} hearts, Vintage Labels (Sale A Bration set)
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Soft Subtle brads, Trio flower punch, word window punch, Mini Glue Dots.

I think its a nice pretty feminine card don’t you?

Now I’ve had many people ask me how I work out the size of my layers for my cards and usually I just add 5mm to the size of the layer above however here is a great habit to get into the practice of doing and its using the grid paper from Stampin’ Up!®

When I first started as a demonstrator in 2006 I couldn’t see the use of the Grid Paper and thought it a waste of money – these days I wouldn’t be without it! It is such an invaluable tool.

lineuptutorial1 I stamped my hearts onto the vanilla cardstock then to work out the next size layer I need I just place it in the bottom corner of the Grid Paper and move it to how much of a border I want around it.

This way I have the exact size I need as the Grid paper has the centimetres and millimetres on it! lineuptutorial2

So now I know the exact size that my Pink Pirouette layer needs to be.

Then I do the same thing with that layer to determine the size I need for the Close to Cocoa layer.

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Now I have my layered piece ready to attach to the rest of my card.

With this layer I raised it using the Stampin’ Dimensionals. This gives the card depth and dimension. I’ve then added the embellishments to finish off my card.

I always use mini glue dots to attach buttons and have never had a problem with them falling off – those mini glue dots will hold anything together!

Now don’t forget the I {heart} Hearts stamp set is the set that for each set sold Stampin’ Up! will donate funds to the Red Cross Haiti Disaster Relief so contact me today to place your order and help these poor people.

Thanks for stopping by

LeonieSig1

 

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Love Sparkle Sketch

30 January, 2010 8 Comments

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Hello and welcome to another Saturday Sketch from the Utah Divas International Group.

I love Carol’s sketches as you would know if you’re a regular visitor to my blog.

Now when I first saw today’s sketch I thought it wayyyy too busy but I’m pleased with the card I’ve made. –

Oh and guess what??

NO STAMPING!!

DSC68I do hope you like my card.

I have had the Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin kit for some time and have wanted to make a whole array of projects with it and thought today’s sketch would be perfect and just traded the circles for hearts.

I am allowed to do that – Carol said so!

I love the colours and everything in this kit!

The Simply Scrappin kits are a great purchase! They have so so much stuff in them you can make so much. 

Each pack includes ….

  • eight 12×12 sheets textured card stock (2 each of 4 colours)
  • 6 sheets  double sided patterned paper ( 3 each of 2 different designs)
  • 6 sheets Adhesive Die Cuts (2 sheets of 3 different designs.
    So as you can see its great value!
    Now don’t forget to pop over to the Utah Divas International Blog to check out the other projects the Design Team there have created – now they are all in USA so you may need for them to wake up before their projects are uploaded.
    Now I’m off to do some scrapbooking – yes you read that right!! Me scrapbook and I’ll have some exciting news when I upload that layout! So make sure you pop back.
    Thanks for stopping by ….
    LeonieSig1
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Haitian Disaster Relief

22 January, 2010 1 Comment

Stampin’ Up! is a company with heart and this is evident in previous times of hardship in USA with the disaster in Katrina and last year here in Australia with the horrid bush fires in Victoria and the current situation in Haiti is no different.

From now until the end of February Stampin’ Up! will donate $2.00 to the Red Cross for every sale of the ” I {heart} Hearts” stamp set.

This is a wonder set and it coordinates with the two heart punches from Stampin Up! and its a great set for all you valentines cards and projects as well.

Now if you purchase the “I {heart} Hearts” stamp set I will also give my full commission on that stamp set as well as commission on the two heart punches if you purchase them as well.  So this is a way we can both help with the Haitian situation and we all know what a good job the Red  Cross does in these situations.

So contact me today to place your order and start helping these Haitian people.

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Outlaw Mini Pocket Books

25 March, 2009 5 Comments

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I just love to make these little minibooks and they are great for any occassion.

I ran some classes last year making them and one of my regular groups asked for them again but in different papers and they chose the outlaw papers. I love the rustic look of these papers and will miss them when they retire next week.

I’ll miss alot of the Designer Series Paper packs that we’ve had this past 12 months but I will tell you that the new papers are just divine and there is a new special textured pack in the upcoming catalogue as well so cant wait to get my hands on those!

I have also used some of the retiring stamp sets to complete the project and the sets I used are Forever in my Heart and Sealed with a Kiss. I also used A Happy Heart from the Summer mini catalogue.

Now if you want any of the items used in this project they will all be retiring/finishing on 31st March so that gives you just one week to get your order and payment to me.

Remember to check the retirement list to make sure you have got all the sets that you want in your collection as I wont be able to order them after 31st March and they are only available while stocks last.

leoniesig1

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