I am Leonie and I'm an Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Sydney, Australia.Archive for SU
One for the boys ….
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Hard to believe its been 2 weeks since our Sale A Bration Spectacular and there were so many gorgeous Make n Takes on the day I was sad I didnt get to sit down and do any. So while we were packing up I managed to grab a couple of the packs and when I got home I realised I only grabbed two so I’ll have to get onto the girls to grab the rest and make them up.
I pulled one out tonite to make and it was one from Lisa and its a card using Natures Nest. Now when I pulled it I realised I didnt have a photo of the sample card so I thought I’d pop over to her blog and alas it wasnt there.
I did follow the instructions in her kits but I did make a few alterations of my own.
Here’s my card ….
I just love this card and I know Lisa wont mind me making the alterations. I love the colours in the card – very earthy and rather masculine. I even managed to christen my curly label punch! The sentiment is from the Sale A Bration Vintage Labels set.
This is a great quick and easy card and I’d love to show you how to make it so why not contact me today to arrange your demonstration. I do have a couple of spots left in March so you can still benefit from Sale A Bration.
During Sale A Bration you can earn free stamp sets! Earn a free stamp set for every $100 you purchase and if you would like to be the hostess at a demonstration then you have the opportunity to earn more free Sale A Bration sets as well as earning the free Hostess benefits you’d normally get for holding a demonstration.
Sale A Bration finishes on 31st March so ring and book in your demonstration today or place your order.
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Utah Divas Sketch Challenge #71
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It seems we’ve arrived at another Saturday and yes that means another sketch challenge from the lovely Carol.
Simple enough hey? and look …. a circle!! I just had to use my Circle Scissor Plus for this challenge and I know I’ve done a few circles lately but I love that Circle Scissor Plus so much and it makes circles so so easy!
Here’s my first card ….
Yes you read that right … I did say ‘first’ card.
I love the Inspired by Nature Set and wanted to do a ‘grass’ card for a while and hopefully it has a bit of a manly feel to it.
I originally just had the En Francias stamp on the background layer but thought it looked a bit plain. Well my trusty Baroque Motifs helped fix that!
I do hope you like this card – I’m not totally sure about it.
Now while doing it I thought how nice it would be with the flowers from Inspired by Nature so I had to give it a go.
I’ve missed using my purples of late so grabbed them in the markers to colour the flower direct to the rubber of the stamp.
Its the same as the grass card but just in different colours and using the flower stamp.
I like this second card a lot more than the first however I do feel that some of that can be attributed to the use of eggplant and plum cardstocks and markers.
Now from this week we are doing something a little different with the sketch challenges. Usually I direct you to the Utah Divas blog for the other ladies on the design team however from this week there will be a link at the end of our posts directing you to the next design team member.
So without further a do I am happy to guide you over to Lorie’s blog. I met Lorie through Utah Divas group and since then we’ve become good friends – maybe its the passion we both have for stamping and chocolate – who knows!! Enjoy doing the rounds of the Utah Divas Sketch Challenge Team!
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Thinking of You ….
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One of the men involved with our Church has recently hurt his back and as he does so much for the Church and the community centre I wanted to send him a card to let him know he is in our thoughts and prayers.
I loved making this card!
Making cards for men is not always easy for me and I really love how this one turned out. I do love the soft muted edges that daubering gives.
Recipe:
Stamps: Sanded Background, Trendy Trees
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Inks: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel.
Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Silver Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
I do hope you like this card as much as I do and maybe you’d like to hold a demonstration and see how this card is made as well as many others and have the opportunity to earn free stamps while SaleABration is still happening – if so contact me today to book in your demonstration.
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Seeing Spots …. or is that Circles?
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Good morning everyone – I do hope you are well and not getting washed away with all this rain we are having in Sydney. We do need it and it is falling in the catchment areas so that’s a good thing as it means its going into our dams where we need it.
Thursday I shared with you two scrapbook layouts I made using the Circle Scissor Plus and at our SaleABration Spectacular I demonstrated using the Circle Scissor Plus and the different ways you can use it.
Today I want to share with you two cards I used as samples on the day.
This first card was done using the Sweet Always Designer Series Papers, coordinating cardstock and the A Kind Word and Always Stamp sets.
I showed the ladies just how easy it is to do frames with the Circle Scissor Plus without moving it. I’ve also thrown in a couple of our circle punches to show how well Stampin’ Up! products go together.
Not to let the boys out I even made a card for them!
This card uses the Windsor Knot Designer Series Papers, coordinating cardstock, and the All in the Family, On Your Birthday and the Calendar Alphabet & Numbers stamp sets.
I have layered the circles again for the main image and with the All in the Family stamp set its imperative you use the Stamp-a-ma-jig so all your images line up well.
I did try to not use it and my little girl (which is not shown here) ended up with fangs from the top of her dress! Not a good look for a little girls card – unless of course you’re doing a Twilight theme!!!
I am running classes this first term called “Tool Time” where I will highlight a tool and show you different ways of using your Stampin’ Up! tools. So many times we see them demonstrated and just ‘have’ to have it and then it get put on the shelf or in the cupboard to gather dust.
The first class will be on the Circle Scissor Plus and you will get to know this tool and make three projects using the Circle Scissor Plus.
Tool Time – Circle Scissor Plus
Date ~ 26th February, 2010 Time ~ 10.30am Cost ~ $20.00 bookings essential
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Soul Scrappers Thursday Technique Challenge – TC3
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You may remember that I told you that I had been asked by the lovely Erika Martin to be on her ‘Soul Team’ for the Soul Scrappers forum – well today is my first challenge! So I do hope you will go to the forum and join in on the challenges and fun!
This is my very first Technique Challenge and I hope you like what I’ve done. This is all a bit daunting for me to be on a ‘Soul Team’ with such talented ladies!
I thought at first using circles was a bit basic but I do know that some are new to scrapbooking. It also doesn’t hurt to go back to the basics and revisit some of the techniques we did when we started scrapbooking and maybe use them in different ways.
Here is my first ‘circles’ layout ….
I’ve used the Stampin’ Up! Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin’ kit for this layout and my lovely new Circle Scissor Plus. I have fallen in love with this tool as it makes making circles so so easy!
I’ve incorporated the circle adhesive die-cuts from the Simply Scrappin’ kit and then cut some more with the Circle Scissor in coordinating colours for this layout.
The large scalloped circle I’ve done by cutting out the largest circle with the Circle Scissor then I’ve taken the guard off my corner rounder and gone all around the edge for the ‘scalloped’ look.
Here is a close up of the “I love You” on the bottom left and the “you mean everything” embellishment
To make the “You mean Everything to me” I’ve used sentiments from the Always stamp set and the frame is from the Frames with a Flourish set.
Now the circle scissor just doesn’t cut circles – you can also draw circles with it!
It comes with two attachments – one for cutting and a holder for drawing – now you can draw circles onto plain coloured cardstock to make your own circle patterned paper!
With this layout I took my piece of Specialty Designer Series paper from the Sweet Slumber pack and drew some circles in pencil.
I then used those pencilled circles as a guide for journaling,
Once I had finished and the ink was dry I just used an eraser to remove the pencilled circles.
Here is a close-up of the end of the quote and my “flower” embellishment.
I do hope you like what I’ve done and if you want to do this challenge please and join over at Soul Scrappers to participate in the challenge. Go to the Thursday Technique Challenge 3 post for all the instructions for this challenge.
I can’t wait to see what you make!
Sale A Bration Spectacular Update
Posted by: | CommentsWell what an awesome day Saturday was at our SaleABration Spectacular!
We had 46 people come for the day and we all had lots of fun and all the ladies worked hard making all those projects we’d set up for them – they made 8 projects in all and with quite a few going home with door prizes or raffle prizes!
Here is a slideshow of how things looked before everyone arrived ….
Here are the make n takes that I made for the day ….
There were 8 make n takes in all and the other six were created by my lovely fellow demonstrators – Lisa, Jossleen and Clare. We had some make n take kits leftover so I managed to grab a couple of kits so I can make up the make n takes too. Now I have some of my kits left over so if you’d like a kit for the above make n takes then please email me with your address and I’ll post them to you.
I do hope those who were there on the day had as good a time as I did!
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I {heart} Hearts
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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 …
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.
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! 
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.
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.
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Love Sparkle Sketch
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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!!
I 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.
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Coaster Calendar
Posted by: | CommentsWell yesterday my big girl didnt last long at her first day of High School – I had to pick her up after 2 hours as she was feeling rather sick – too many nerves I think but today she’s back and so far so good 
She’s made new friends and can you believe there are three girls in her class all with the same name! Hopefully today I will have the whole day to myself!
This calendar is one that I started before I went away on holidays – I had hoped to give a few as Christmas presents but that wasnt meant to be as I just had too much to do before we left. I can still send them on as ‘just because’ gifts.
So here’s the cover
Here are all the pages that make up the calendar
As you can see I’ve tried to make the months in colours that suite the season they are in – not always easy when most things Christmas have snow on them and well Christmas in Australia is rather hot!
I hope you like this little calendar and I will be running a class for this on 25th February and as my house is small places are limited to ring and book in today!
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ESAD Colour Challenge
Posted by: | CommentsGood Morning all …. well today is going to be a big day – My oldest has her first day of High School so no doubt that will be a whole new adventure for all of us! Miss 10 starts 5th Grade – and mum has a day all to herself!!
I want to thank everyone who managed to survive the Saleabration Blog Hop on Monday – it was huge and we had so many new visitor and comments. Now you can still do the blog hop to be in the running for the Blog Candy as this closes on Friday. You can start here and will need to leave a comment on each blog then email me to advise you finished and I will put your name into the draw for the Blog Candy. Now be prepared as there are 41 blogs involved so you’d better go get a cuppa and some bikkies! I promise next time it wont be so big!
I have set a colour challenge to all the girls on ESAD and thought I’d share it with you too in case you wanted to join in.
Make a card, 3d item or scrap page using the following colours ….
Here is my card for the challenge ….
It’s actually a case of a card that the gorgeous Shelli Gardner (Stampin Up! CEO) demonstrated at Leadership recently in USA. I’ve used the lovely new “I {heart} Hearts” stamp set – this is also the set to purchase help raise funds for the Haiti Disaster Relief fund. I love this set – it coordinates so well with the Stampin’ Up! heart punches.
Now if youre playing once your item is finished upload your project to your blog or online gallery like flickr or photobucket then come back to this post and leave a comment with the link to your project to be in the running for the prize. I should have known the first time I use Mr LInky it would go MIA – I cant even get their site to load so my apologies for that.
You have until 31st January to create and upload your item and I will announce a winner – the lucky winner will receive a small prize in the mail.
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