Heydo ho how are you ging today?  It’s been nearly a WHOLE MONTH…..my oh my where does the time go?  I had made a promise to myself to get here much more regularly, but it just hasn’t happened  

We has school holidays, then Robby’s nanna died & we had to have a trip to Perth for her funeral (which was lovely).  While we were in Perth we wanted to take the kids somewhere special so the trip wasn’t all sad.  We went to the Perth Zoo which we haven’t done for TOOOO LONG!!! They had a ball, we did some shopping & just enjoyed time with family. 

After we got home from Perth I had to get myself organised because I was heading back down to the big smoke by myself.  I went down for a wonderful stamp camp & then headed over to Sydney to spend a couple of days with some very special ladies

I was very kindly invited to stay with Leonie Schroder & Lisa Ryder for a little while & took the opportunity to go over & finally meet some wonderful ladies I’ve been friends with over the internet for a wee while
While I was over there I made a couple of wonderful projects which I will endeavour to take pics of soon & show you, but today I’m going to show you this little folder I made AGES ago
Here is the front view of it

 & an open view

In the left pocket I have popped 3 cards & on the right is some little Scallop Envelopes with note cards inside, some Hot Chocolate & some die cuts from the big shot in a little cello bag.  I don’t know that I have a close up of the card, but once I finish unpacking my suitcase & find my camera I’ll take some pics & pop in here.

The colours I have used are Soft Suede & Pink Pirouette. 

Well I really must dash now, Tom is home with quite a bad cold & I need to take him to Mingenew to see the LOVELY Silver Chain Nurse down there. 

I will be back soon, I promise & I do think it’s about time for some blog candy because I keep getting hits even though I’m not posting.    THANKYOU!!!!

Till next time…….keep smiling

Well well here I am again, I hope this all goes to plan & shows up on Thursday.  I’m doing these scheduled posts because at the moment I have the time to sit & write & I don’t know if I will over the next couple of weeks with it being school holidays here right now. 

This post today (& the next couple too) is showing you another wonderufl gift I received in the mail.  Again it has been a little while since I received it & I am sorry Christine for taking so long in posting……but……LIFE, tell me, who said it ws allowed to get in the way of stamping?????? Lol

Here is the gorgeous gift Christine Healey sent me

It is a wonderful file folder full of goodies……there is a yummmmmy block of chocolate in a pouch (it’s so sweeeet), some envelopes made using the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die  & inserts to go inside them & then there is this GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS card .  I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this creation, isn’t it just wonderful

I have honestly not eaten the chocolate & I received it in May so I think it is now time to go & indulge

I’ll catch you back here in a couple of days

Hello hello & a Happy Tuesday to you……………I hope you are having a good one & are not too cold where-ever you ar today.  I’m feeling it a little here, so have just popped the heater into my craft room to warm it up a little so I can do some of those jobs that have been waiting for what seems like for-evahhhhhhhhhhhh

Today I’m going to show you another lovely gift I received in the mail recently.  This one was sent to me by the wonderfully talented Caroline Colgan

Isn’t it just gorgeous, I LOVE it, very PINK & very ME!!

Thank you so much Caroline for sending this to me it brought a smile to my face when I opened the mail & I am terribly sorry it has taken me so long to post it.

Well I’m off to organise a couple of other posts now to schedule over the next few days, so I’ll se you next time

Till then…….keep warm

Today I have a picture of a lovely gift I was sent by the very talented & lovely Liam Pucher

This is a gorgeous little easle drawer, it has some lovely note cards inside. 

You should pop on over to Liam’s blog, she has some incredible tutorials over there.

I hope you have a wonderful day today & I’ll chat with you later

Hi there, today I’m going to show you a creation I made a couple of weeks ago.  I saw this gorgeous little bird house a little while ago & thought I’d give it a go, this is what I came up with

I created a card to match with the birdhouse. I really enjoyed playing with Melon Mambo, it is such a fun colour to use.

The colours I’ve co-ordinated with it are Whisper White & Kraft. 

Here’s one I’ve created in Baja Breeeze

I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at my creations today.

I’ll catch you again soon

Good arvy to you, I hope your day is going splendidly

Today I am going to show you a box of cards I have created today.  I thoroughly enjoyed my bit of time I’ve spent in my craft room….the itchy fingers are enjoying the workout

Here it is

In all honesty I think this is the only creation I’ve been totally happy with using Pacific Point…..hmmmm maybe I should try using it a little more, it makes perfect male cards.

Here is one of the cards that’s inside the box

The base for the card is Whisper White & I’ve used some Good Morning Sunshine dsp, then topped it with a piece of Summer Sun cardstock.  I stamped the Loads of Love image onto Water Colour paper with Staz On ink & coloured it using my Aquapainter & ink.  I mounted this onto a piece of Riding Hood Red & then popped that onto the Summer Sun.

The greeting down the bottom of the card is from the set On Your Birthday, stamped in Staz On.

I made 3 cards with the Riding Hood Ribbon with a red ute & then 3 cards using the Pacific POint ribbon with a blue ute.  I also used some Circle & some Star brads…….

I think this well be given to one of my childrens swimming teachers……I’ve got this week & next to organise another 2 gifts……hmmm what will I make, I must get my thinking cap on.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at what I’ve created today & I hope it might have inspired you to use some colours you don’t normally use??

Till next time (which I’m going to schedule now so keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of days)……Keep Smiling

Today I’m going to show you a bag I’ve made to send to a friend.  In the bag I’ve included some cards & a little pillow box with some yummy smelling soap

Here is a pic of the whole set together

I’ve made a box in a bag & then I decided to make 6 cards to pop inside it.  Also I used my new Pillow Box Die that goes in my Big Shot & made the cutest little box that is home for a small soap.

Here’s the Pillow Box

& a close up of the flower

Here is a sample of the cards I included in the bag

I had alot of fun making this gift.  I know it’s going to be loved where it is going to

I hope you are having a great week, it’s back to being busy here atm, so stamping & blogging is having to take a back seat for a bit, hopefully i”ll be back with a little more later in the week.

Keep smiling

Hello there,  Baja Breeze would have to be one of if not my favourite colour.  It goes so well with many many colours.  Today’s project has Baja Breeze combined with Pink Pirouette & Chocolate Chip.

I made this set to send to a friend for her birthday earlier this year.

This is the card & pouch together

For the pouch I used the retired Parisian Breeze Speciality dsp, I just love these papers.
Here’s the pouch

And a picture of the card by itself

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Friends 24-7, Whimsical Words, Baroque Motifs

Ink:  Choc Chip, Baja Breeze

Cardstock:  Parisian Breeze Speciality dsp, Baja Breeze, Choc Chip, Whisper White

Accessories:  Flower Fusion Too, Wide oval Punch, Double Stitched Choc Chip 1″Grosgrain ribbon, 5/8″ Choc Chip Grosgrain ribbon, Silver brads

These cards are so easy to make & the Flower Fusion gives the card that little more of a lift.

If you’d love to make some cards like these or even the whole set at a workshop e-mail me today on tanya@stampnchat.com & we can organise a time & date to catch up, I’d love to show you how to do these.

Thanks for stopping by today.