Crawling

Yes, my baby boy is now crawling. It's so exciting. He is so funny to watch, he huffs and puffs because it's very hard work and he thinks he is so clever. I've had to rearrange my craft room this week, he kept getting into everything. He pulled all the books out, emptied the rubbish bin, he can open draws, he even had a taste of the kittens food and liked it. I might have to get him a stack hat, he likes to crawl under my desk and into spaces he can't fit. All fun and games. He'll keep me on my toes now.

Leah

Boho for Boys

With so many girls in my family it was good to make a male card for a change. With just a strip of Designer Series Paper - Outlaw, and the scallop circle punch and a couple of brads, too easy! I've inked the edges and did a bit of paper piecing to finish it off. I quite like it.

Recipe
Stamps: Boho Backgrounds, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Choc Chip, Mellow Moss
Card: Choc Chip, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla
Punches: scallop circle punch, 3.5cm & 2.5cm circle punch
Accessories: Sliver brads, Crafters tool kit, stamp-a-ma-jig, Designer Series Paper Outlaw

Boho Backgrounds is my new favourite set, I love it. You've properly noticed that I use punches a lot. The Stampin' Up! punches are made by EK Success and are the best. I have a large collection of punches from different company's and the Stampin' Up! punches are the best. I can punch through card easily without straining my hand and wrist. Love em!

Happy Punching

Leah

Stipple Rose

I received a box of goodies in the mail yesterday, I was so excited because my new toy arrived. The crop-a-dile. I told my hubby he is not allowed to touch it, I think I'll still hide it from him.

I also had a lovely day stamping with a couple of good friends, we only made about six cards, (we love to chat) and it was great fun. This is one of the cards we made using the Stipple Rose stamp. It's so beautiful. I highlighted some areas with the aqua pen, so easy and inked around the edges with a dauber. I think it turned out ok. Don't you?

Recipe

Stamp Sets: Stipple Rose & Sincere Salutation

Ink: Basic Brown, Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke

Card: Confetti Cream, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Designer Series Paper Spring Flowers, Aqua pen, sponge daubers, corner rounder punch. The ribbon i used is retired, sorry.

Leah

Bugs & Kisses

I made this card for one of my niece's for her birthday. I have quite a lot of niece's so you'll be seeing a lot of girly cards coming up. The youngest is 7 years old and the oldest is 18 so they will all be completely different. I've used the Petals & Paisleys Designer Series Paper as a quick background and added googly eyes to the dragonfly because i love using googly eyes, there so fun.

Recipe

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Card: Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Scallop circle punch, 3.5cm circle punch, grosgrain ribbon tempting turquoise, Designer Series Paper Petals & Paisleys.

My niece loved the card almost as much as her pressy, which was a bag full of Stampin' Up! goodies. I can't wait to see some of her creations.

Happy Stampin'

Leah

Bashful Blue & Real Red

Never in a million years would I have thought to put Bashful Blue and Real Red together, but when I saw Sandy Downey's gorgeous cards in Australian Paper Crafts Magazine, issue 76 2008, I just had to try these colours together. Don't they look great! Thanks for the great idea Sandy. While you have the magazine open have a look at Yvonne Campbell's "By any other Name" and Carol Dunstan's "A french affair" both Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.

Instead of using patterned paper as Sandy did, I stamped Whisper White card with the lovely flower image in Real Red and sponged lightly with Bashful Blue. And I used the Spring Solitude Hostess Set. I Really like the bird sitting on the branch.

Recipe

Stamp Set : Spring Solitude Level 2 Hostess

Ink: Real Red, Bashful Blue & Basic Black

Card : Whisper White & Bashful Blue

Accessories : Red grosgrain ribbon, word window punch, sponge, dimensionals, snail & paper snips

Maybe this will inspire you to try something a bit different, as Sandy inspired me.

Happy Stampin'

Happy Mothers Day

I love Mother's Day, it's the best time to give a hand made card. Besides Christmas. All mothers no matter what age love to receive something hand made by their children. To see the excitement in their eyes is just wonderful. My son was jumping up and down and couldn't wait for me to open my card and gift. At least he waited until the sun came up before he woke me. Aren't they precious.

This card below was another really fast card to make. I've used the Simply Scrappin' Kit - Secret Garden. It's so gorgeous. The slit punch to make the lovely scalloped edge and I rounded the bottom corners with the corner rounder punch. So easy. I really love these new "In Colours" this year.

Recipe

Stamp Set - Sincere Salutations

Ink - Always Artichoke

Card - River Rock textured

Accessories - Simply Scrappin' Kit Secret Garden, Slit punch, Corner Rounder punch brad vintage, grosgrain ribbon Always Artichoke and dimensionals.

I hope all you Mum's out there had a fantastic Mother's Day and got totally spoilt by your children, like i did.

Happy Stampin'

Welcome Baby Boy

We had a lovely relaxing weekend at Alexandra Headland up at the Sunshine Coast. The weather was perfect. Hopefully my photos will turn out ok, then i'll be busy scrapping them. It was so good to get away from everything.


Now for the card. I made this for a friend who had a gorgeous baby boy. I have used the new In Colours and it was very fast. I love a card thats fast to make.

Recipe

Stamp Sets: On the Spot background, Warm Words, Everyday Flexible Phrases and All in the Family.

Ink: basic brown, soft sky and blue bayou.

Paper: soft sky, blue bayou and whisper white.

Accessories: double stitched ribbon blue bayou, scallop circle punch, 3.5cm &3.2cm circle punches, stamp a ma jig and snail and an aqua painter.

I hope she likes it.

Leah

May Promotion

This card was so easy and very fast.

This card took a little bit longer because i inked all the edges.

If you like patterned paper, you'll love the Stampin' Up! May promotion. Palette O' Prints , it's a 6"x6" pad of Prints Designer Series paper with 48 double sided sheets. In 4 of our most yummy colours. I've used Rose Red in the cards above. This is a one time offer so you've only got until the end of May to get yours. Have a look at http://www.stampinup.com/ for all the details. Please have your orders to me by the 25th, thanks.

Recipe

Stamp Set: Priceless

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: 1st card -Rose Red, Whisper White. 2nd card-Rose Red, Regal Rose, Very

Vanilla.

Accessories: 1st card- 3.5cm & 3.2cm circle punch, photo corner punch, sliverbrads

Grosgrain ribbon white,

2nd card- vintage brads, twill tape,

And on both cards - Rose Red Prints Designer Series paper 6"x 6" pad, dimensionals,

snail and paper snips.