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.

Howdy Doody……I hope you have had a wonderful weekend !!

Today I’m going to show you a gift I made & sent to a special friend of mine Andrea (waving at ya Andrea)

I was a little late sending this off because I have been a bit busy, but I did get it in the mail in the end….Anyway I made a combination of 3D & cards for Andrea & she absolutely LOVED them ……makes me smile to know I have put a smile on someone elses dial

To start with this is the card I made & then everything matched with it

This is a little pouch I made & popped some small square cards in it

A covered journal

& finally a box in a bag…..which had some Mt Romance hand cream in it

All products Stampin’ Up!

Cardstock & dsp:  Real Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Urban Oasis

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs, On Your Birthday, Thoughts & Prayers.

Ink:  Real Red, Basic Grey, Kiwi kiss, Whisper White

Accessories:  Round Tab Punch, On Board So Tweet, On Board Accents (retired), Real Red Grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Crop-a-dile, Circle punches (1 3/8″& 1 3/4″), Glossy Accents, Clear Rhinestone Brads….I think (hope) that’s it

I had a lot of fun making & posting this gift off, making presents is GREAT THERAPY

Enjoy the rest of your day today & keep smiling

At the beginning of the year the kids did their Vacswim lessons.  As usual I made a gift for each of them to give to their teachers.  This is what I made for them & I was so chuffed with how they turned out

This is what the finished product looked like.  I love the little sweet treat cup on the top & it has some dazzling diamonds in it with the butterfly

Here’s the card i made

Here’s what was inside the box…..Rocky Road (yummo!)

I just chopped some up & popped it into one of Stampin’ Up’s cello bags & then it fit perfectly into the box

Here’s a close-up of the Sweet Treat cup

I really do need to get my sweet treat cups out again…..must add that to the never ending list of things to do & try

Take care of you & see you next time

I went looking for the pic of the  lovely gift I said I would show you that I received in the mail from my 2nd Secret Santa & I don’t have it up here yet….so I’ll sort that out this week (promise).  Oops, sorry

In the mean time I have just been looking back through my posts & realised i hadn’t shown you what I made for my kids to give to their teachers last year

Here’s what i made

This is the outside of the box, each of the boxes had a different dsp  & ribbon

This inside of the box included a decorated bauble, some note cards, some jubes & of course some chocies

Here’s a close-up of the bauble

I was so tickled pink with these.  All i had to do was stamp some little flowers on the outside & pop some dazzling diamonds on the inside along with some rolls of dsp…how cute

& I had a few comments from the teachers how chuffed they were with the baubles & that they would keep them because they were “special” , more warm & fuzzies

So that’s what the teachers received. 

Tomorrow I’ll show you some baby cards I whipped up , so thill tomorrow…..smile yourself silly

Sendig Super Saturday Smiles your way today!!!!!

As I have shown you previously I sent Linda Craven a parcel as part of a Secret Santa swap……well I had my name down twice & this is what I made & sent to Narelle Hodges , she was my second recipient

This is the first real acetate card I have ever made, I was actually quite happy with how it turned out

I made a little box & filled it with goodies…..here’s what it looked like

I wanted to make the most of the card I had cut out of the middle of the box, so I made a tag out of it & then I made a cover to go over a pouch of coffee

I had alot of fun making this gift, as I do with all the gifts I make….I just love sending them off & hearng back that the recipient was surprised & she really needed a bit of a pick-me-up….makes me all goose-bumpy

So we have been home from holidays for a week now & we are well & truely into the swing of things back here.  The bread is cooked every morning, washing done, cleaning & vacuuming….(this is a funny one becuase I just HATE cleaning & vacuuming, but I have a new Dyson & I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!, but shhhh don’t tell hubby)

The kids have survived their first week back at school & are going to enjoy a nice & easy weekend of doing……..NOTHING!!!

Next week I’ll show you the second gift I received for the Secret Santa Swap, so till then…..keep smiling