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.

So this week it is my turn to set a challenge over on ESAD-SU.  I have had a really hard time trying to work out exactly what I wanted to do this week, well I knew I wanted to do a sketch & came up with that ok, but then…….to make a sample was another story completely.

But it all come together in the end.  So here is the sketch for the challenge

and this is the card I’ve come up with

here’s a close up of the cute butterfly

The second element of the challenge this week is to use the colours

KRAFT

PINK PIROUETTE (or Pretty in Pink)

WHISPER WHITE

I’m really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.  If you’d like to join in I’d love to see your card.  The challenge is open until midnight Sunday April 25th.  I’ll announce a winner on Monday.  Add the link to your online gallery or blog to be in with a chance to win a surprise parcel to come in the mail

Till later in the week

Hello to you

Today I have a card to show you that I whipped up a couple of weeks ago.  I have been really enjoying using my Circle Scissor Plus.

With this card I used stamp set Friends 24-7

I love the end result I got  with this card, a bit rough around the edges….

Here’s a close up of the image,  with this I inked it up with Baja Breeze & then I took my Choc Chip marker & thumped over the Baja Breeze, & this is what the effect is……hmmm I do like

& here’s a close  up of the gorgeous Taffeta Ribbon

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Friends 24-7, Friendly Words jumbo wheel

Ink:  Baja Breeze, Choc Chip

Cardstock:  Choc Chip, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Kraft

Accessories:  Stampin’ Around jumbo handle, Circle Scissor Plus & glass mat, Scallop edge punch, Paper piercer & mat pack, Cutter Kit,  White Pearls (Pretties kit), Sponge Daubers.

I do hope my card may of inspired you to use your markers, why not try a little thumping & de-stressing….oops I mean distressing

Till my next post, have fun

Hi, today I am going to show you 2 little albums I made over the weekend.

The lovely Gardenia set a challenge for us on ESAD-SU ( a forum for Australian & New Zealand Stampin’ Up! demonstrators) to make a Circle flip up album, you can find the tutorial here on Splitcoast Stampers.  I was determined to give it a go & got out a heap of papers, some cardstock & stamps I thought would all go.  I sa t down to create, cut out the circles &………………………………..nothing else wanted to happen, things just didn’t seem right.  So I sat & hashed a heap of things out before I decided to have a look in the Simply Scrappin Kits I have…….& then it all came together to create this

Now I wasn’t totally happy with it but thought oh it will do…..but I couldn’t finish with that. I HAD to make one I was really happy with & this is what I came up with…………….

With this album I sponged the edges a little & distressed them too.  I’m loving how it turned out!!! YAY

I used the Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin kit & it made it so easy to finish this off.  In all honesty I think it took me about 30 minutes in total & then the photo’s…….I must add some more Simply Scrappin Kits to my next order & I think I’ll have to give some cards a go with the leftovers.

So I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday & I’ll be posting a challenge I’m setting for ESAD tomorrow, see you then

Today I’m going to show you a card I case-d from page 67 of the main Idea Book & Catalogue.  I love this stamp set & it is so versatile for either boy or girls cards.  

Here is the boy version

and here is a close up of the starry eyes

All suplpies Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Just Jawing, Classic Stars jumbo wheel

Ink:  Old Olive, Black Staz On

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Accessories:  Circle Scissors Plus & Glass mat,   small star punch, 3/4″ Cirlce punch, Jumbo Stampin’ Around handle, 2 Way glue Pen

& now here is a girly version of the same card

and another close up

All suppleis Stampin’  Up!

Stamps:  Just Jawing, Starring You, On Your Birthday, Classic Stars jumbo wheel

Ink:  Pink Passion, Black Staz On

Cardstock:  Pink Passion, Basic black, Whisper White

Accessories:  Circle Scissors plus & glass mat, Small Star punch, 3/4″ Circle punch, Jumbo Stampin’ Around handle, 2 Way Glue Pen

I’m sooo lovin’ my Circle Scissor Plus right now.  I love how easy it is to cut larger circles & rings too & using the Glass mat makes it all that much easier.  

These are 2 cards I did at a Stamp a Stack in Geraldton for a lovely group of ladies.  If you are interested in holding a demonstration or workshop, why not give me a call & we can organise a date to catch up.

Till next time

Howdy Doody, how are you travelling today?

Have you ever used the Metal Edge Tags Stampin’  Up!  sell?  I love them.  I love the fact that I can simply stamp an image on it, pop a hole at the top, some linen thread through & tie it to some ribbon…..It makes for a lovely embellishment
Anyway I have a card here I want to show you that I made using one of these tags

I love the combination of Taken with Teal & Regal Rose.  I coloured the little birdy in with my markers & then stamped directly onto the tag.  Did you know that if you punch a circle out using the 1 3/4″ punch it will fit on the inside of the large Metal Edge Tag??!!!  So if you happen to mess up like I did a couple of times…..you can just stamp again & cover up your mistake

Anyway here is a close up of the embossed greeting

How AWESOME is this greeting??  I love it.  I’m so tickled pink I got this set from the Sale-a-bration catty…..

Anyway here’s a recipe

All products Stampin’ Up!

Cardstock:  Taken with Teal, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Sweet Always dsp

Ink:  Taken with Teal, Regal Rose & Pretty in Pink markers, Versamark

Stamps:  Whimsical Words, Tres Chic, Cheep Talk

Accessories:  Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon, Hemp Twine, Neutrals 5/16″ brads, Metal Edge Tags, White embossing Powder & heat gun, Dimesionals

I hope you like my card as much do….I hope it might bring a little ray of sunshine your way

I do love to hear what you think of my work, so please leave a comment…..I just love receiving comments

Take it easy & till next time…..take care of you!!