Cottage Garden Class Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek at part of the Cottage Garden Class for next week. Isn't it gorgeous. I really like these colour combos of Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry (our newest In Colour), Orchid Opulence and Pale Plum. The stamp set works beautifully with the Cottage Wall Designer Series Papers which are available now in our Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue. I know its a bit mean to only show you some of the picture but there are some ladies out there who don't like to see what they are about to make in my classes. I promise I will post a full picture of the whole class after next weekend. If you would like to come the class is on Friday at 7pm 14/5/10 and again on Saturday 1pm 15/5/10. Cost is $15.00 and includes all supplies. Just bring your craft scissors for some cutting out of flowers. Look forward to seeing you. Tina

Mother's Day

A very happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there and I hope you have a wonderful relaxing and peaceful one.

Today I have made a card for my husband's Mum. She loves Ballet Blue and I threw in a bit of Certainly Celery as well. This is the Vintage Vogue set which is quickly becoming my favourite. I have also added a half pearl from the Pretties Kit to finish it off. Certainly Celery ribbon is gathered across some sticky strip to give the ruffled effect. I'll post soon the card I made for my mum. I haven't had a chance to take a photo yet.

All the best for tomorrow.

Tina

I'm Back

It has been too too long between posts. My only excuse is that I've been very busy with life in general and getting my business up and going as well as juggling the family. I'm off to my first stampin up convention in two weeks to Sydney and I just can't wait. I've made about 130 swaps and looking forward to swapping and meeting lots of friends in the process. I have today worked out how to link this blog with my Stampin' Up Blog so from now on you will get the same information on both sites (another reason why I haven't blogged much).

We have the new Autumn Winter Catalogue out now and here are some samples I have come up with.

In a few days you can go to the project section of my Stampin' Up Website and check out these cards in more detail.

Well I hope I have my self sorted out now and I hope to post much more regularly for you in the future.

Happy Stamping everyone

Tina

Good Neighbours

I just love this little house set from the current Sale a bration promotion at Stampin Up. I saw this card here on another lady's blog (thankyou Kirsty) and decided I would change it a little for a card for my mother-in-law's good friend for her Birthday. They were neighbours for many years and I thought this was quite fitting the occasion.

SALE A BRATION runs through to the end of March so if you would like this set, all you need do is place an order with me for at least $100 and you can get it FREE.

Happy Stamping

Tina

Girl's Night In

Last Friday Night I was invited to a friend's house down the road for a little get together with some mums from my son's Prep Class last year. I have never really gone out like this for drinks and a chat so I was delighted to be invited. I had such a good time getting to know them all better and having a good old laugh about life in general. I thought I would give Jane a Thank You card for the lovely evening and whipped together a simple but quite "classy" card. I haven't used my "Cheers to You" stamp set for some time so I dusted it off and brought out the Blender Pens to create this.

I used Bravo Burgundy and Barely Banana for the drink and flooded the whole glass area with Crystal Effects to give the glasses a touch of reality. Mounted the picture with Barely Banana and Bravo Burgundy cardstock and used dimensionals to give it a lift.

I then decided in needed just a little bit more without going overboard so I had a go at scoring some simple lines around the image to finish it off. The "thank you" are words from the Happy Moments Sale a Bration set which worked a treat.

It felt good to use a set that has been at the bottom of a pile for a long time. Happy Stamping Tina

Popping Pastels

For many months now, some of my ladies who attend my card classes have asked me to show them how to use their Pastels. I finally got around to showing them on Friday and this is what we created. I must admit it was a bit of a challenge for me. I was having lots of trouble getting inspiration. Then I noticed the card on the front of the Stampin' Up! Pastel Box and the ideas flowed from there.

I have used the Flower Fancy Stamp Set to decorate an image which I incorporated on a card, gift box (design from Papertrey) and book mark. Iused only the background stamps of the large flower, the small flower, large and small leaves. The colours are Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Mustard for the flower centres and highlighted the flowers with Regal Rose and Ruby Red with a dash of Sage Shadow on the leaves. I threw in a bit of ripped So Safron Cardstock on the corners with ripped velum at the back to finish off the cardfront. The words are from the Sale a Bration Set "Whimsical Words". I started by stamping the flower image with Versamark Ink and using my daubers, gradually built on the colours starting with the lighter colours first. I then used a cotton bud to dab the darker colour onto the flower edges to give depth and create shadows. I will be holding this class again on February 19th if anyone is interested. Simply contact me here to RSVP.

Happy Daubing

Tina

Having a Play Around

It was my friend's daughter's birthday recently and I bought her a dress. I decided I would make the card using the patterns and colours in the material. I chose Cameo Coral, Elegant Eggplant, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue and So Safron.

The stamps were a mixture from the For Everything set, the Retro Remix Stampin Wheel and the heart from the I {heart} Hearts set (all of which are available from the Summer Mini Catalogue. I also threw in a bit of hand drawing to make the flowers resemble those on the dress a little more. To achieve the white areas I used the white Gel Pen. The large purple flower was made using the flower punch and a flower from the Boho Blossums punch and finished off with a rhinestone brad. I was pretty pleased with the result. Not my usual kind of work but it was fun. Let me know what you think.....

Happy Stamping

Tina

Rose Swap for Regionals

Back in November last year I attended my first Regional Seminar in Brisbane where I had a wonderful day with my fellow demonstrators and learnt little techniques to inspire us further. Part of the day was spent swapping with others cards we have made in order to gain more ideas. This is what I came up with. Quite elegant I think. I used A Rose is a Rose stamp set along with words from the Hostess Set Best Yet. The bottom half of the card I used Riding Hood Red ink with my Friendly Words Large Stampin Around Wheel. Some Old Olive grosgain ribbon helped finish it off. I distressed the edge of the vanilla cardstock with my distressing tool.

The colours used were:-

• Riding Hood Red Cardstock
• So Safron Cardstock
• Very Vanilla Cardstock
• Old Olive Ink
• Always Artichoke Ink
• Regal Rose Ink
• Riding Hood Red Ink

Happy Stamping

Tina

Butterfly Prints

Hello everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. Today I'm showing you a card I recently made for my mother-in-law's friend for her birthday using more lovely items from the Summer Mini Catalogue. I really do like this Butterfly Prints stamp set. What makes this set even nicer is that there is a paper punch which cuts out the butterfly for you and we all love something that makes life easier. I've used whisper white with Brocade Blue for a colour scheme and thrown in a touch of Bashful blue for highlights.

Happy Stamping

Tina

SUMMER MINI CATALOGUE IS HERE!

It certainly is the silly season. I have just finished my Christmas Cards and nearly finished my shopping. Apart from catching yet another illness from my beautiful 3 year old I have had a little time to squeeze in a card I made with a new set from the Summer Mini. This one uses the For Everything set along with the gorgeous polka-dot grosgrain in real red and some bright Bold Bright cardstock and ink. If you like colouring in, this is again a great set for you.

Summer Mini runs through till the 31st March so plenty of time to make a wish list.

Happy Stamping.

Tina

Spring Mini Catalogue - LAST DAYS

Good Morning. It's nearly the end of November which means it's nearly time for saying goodbye to the Spring Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If there is anything you really wanted to get then this is the time to put in your order as you may not see your favourite items again.

This card is one that we will be making on Sunday in my last Stamp-a-Stack for the year. I do love the Tree Trimmings set and I adore the Scallop Oval Punch. I've used the pine tree from the Lovely As A Tree set from the Idea Book and Catalogue and stamped it over and over again to create the image of a Christmas Tree. Very simple card which is easy to mass produce.

How is your Christmas shopping going? If you are feeling stuck for some ideas, then there are items in the Christmas Extravaganza brochure that could help you out and if you spend $85 from the list you get yourself a Scallop Square or Boho Blossom Punch for FREE. Click here to view the complete brochure.

Happy Stamping. Tina

Choo Choo Baby Boy Card

Just a quick one today. It's been a while I know but things have been a little hectic in the White household. I needed a boy card for my friend who has just had her second son. I had a bit of a play around with the Choo Choo stamp set again and came up with this one. I love using Close to Cocoa with pale blue or pink (depending on the babies gender). I also used a little bit of specialty designer series paper (the spotty one) and a little blue button from the designer buttons series.

Happy Stamping

Tina

Oh Christmas Tree

This was the third card we made in the Christmas Stamp-a-Stack we did a few weeks ago now. I'm not if you can tell but I stamped the Christmas Tree on a piece of white gloss card to add a bit of variety. The colour hasn't come out too well either. I have used only Elegant Eggplant

ink on the white cardstock and used going grey in the background stamped with the swirl stamp. It actually looked at a bit like silver. Very simple and very quick this one.

Well I'm off to a stamping retreat this weekend organised by my upline Kim Gavarra. I have worked out what I want to get done over the two and a half days and when I started getting my stuff together I was amazed at how many boxes I was gathering. I now have to have a rethink and cut my ideas down to half. LOL

I'll try and grab a few photos while I'm away to post on here next week.

Happy Stamping Everyone Tina Stamps: Season of Joy, Many Merry Messages Cardstock: Whisper White, Going Grey, White Gloss Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Christmas is Coming

Hello and sorry for another big gap in posting. I thought I would show one of the cards we made in the recent Christmas Stamp-A-Stack. This was my favourite of the three. Quite simple but I think striking - it was made using the Winter Post set from the Stampin Up Catalogue and designer paper from the Spring Mini Catalogue. No special techniques really so ideal for mass production ready for the Christmas Post. I will upload the third card from the stack soon.

If you would like to join us for my next stamp-a-stack or the specialty Christmas cards classes, just let me know. Happy stamping everyone Tina Stamp Sets: Winter Post, Many Merry Messages Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red and Ski Slope Designer Paper Accessories: Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Choo Choo Gift Box

It has been too long since my last post and I must apologise. This is a little gift box we made for the kids theme card night a little while ago now. When I first saw this set "Choo Choo" I said outloud "finally something for my boys". I do love it. It is a little bit tricky to get the carriages lined up properly but if you take your time and use a stamp-a-ma-jig you will get it right. The train track is a wheel and you can get both items from our Spring Mini Catalogue which runs through till the end of November this year. The track could also be used as an old farm fence too. The words are from the hostess set, Best Yet. They fit neatly on top of the flat bed carriage. In fact you could put anything on that carriage like a small cup cake, a party hat, a birthday present or a christmas bauble. The posibilities are endless.

Tina Stamp Sets: Choo Choo, Best Yet Ink: Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand for the smoke puffs. Cardstock: Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White Tangerine Tango ribbon Word Window Punch for the handles