Short and Sweet

Big Shot Promotion

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:43:00 +0000

Click on the title above to find out more about our great offer for the month of November.

Spring Time Class

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000

Hi Everyone

This October I'm running my first Spring time class. So if you want to learn how to make these gorgeous flowers and bird just email me and I'll send you the details. I'm just loving the Timeless Portrait DSP.

It's Finally Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:50:00 +0000

Isn't it pretty!

So excited to see all the new products, papers, and inks. If you can't wait for the real thing then jump on over to the website and have a look on line. You can click HEREhttp://204.228.150.61/catalogs/flash/en-AU/20110801_17f32d1826_IBC_en-AU/index.html to see now.

Wel,l I must get back to my preparation for my open house tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon. I will post some pics of some pretties created with some NEW stuff soon.

Christmas in July

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Hi Everyone

After having a short break from the blog world, I am back. I had planned to do a Xmas in July class but for several reasons and life in general, I haven't got there. So here are a few designs inspired by others and myself.

The sentiment and snow flakes that are embossed in silver is from the Snow Swirled set. The DSP is Jolly Holiday. The blue is Baja Breeze and the ribbon is Very Vanilla satin.

Dasher and the sentiment from Short and Sweet is stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla. The DSP is Jolly Holiday once again. The green ribbon and card is Old Olive. Using Tombow two-way glue I added some dazzling diamonds on his antlers.

A very quick and simple card, layering to different patterns from DSP Jolly Holiday. Punched out a delightful decoration with my extra large ornament punch. I placed that on to a 2 inch circle and then added 3/4 inch circles on the back of that. Using stampin dimensionals I popped that element off the background. This is a good one to duplicate.

This is my favourite, as I wanted to create something for my beautiful sister. She is currently living in Madras, India, after a year in New York. In August she is off to Alberta, Canada for a year. So hopefully this will give her a little reminder of our Christmas down under, seeing it will be below zero for her. I used the Happy Christmas, Mate! set. The koala and sentiment is stamped in staz on and water coloured using cherry cobbler (my fav red at the mo) and old olive. The DSP is from the Jolly Holly pack and the soft suede cs is embossed with the elegant lines folder. I use the Little Leaves sizzlit through the big shot to add a branch for our koala to perch on. The sentiment is stamped straight on to the ribbon and finished off with a flower button from the designer button neutral collection and linen thread.

I hope these give you some great ideas and perhaps a head start on your card making for the crazy season.

Birthday Beautiful

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:05:00 +0000

My daughter and I are off to her first Princess Party this morning. All the party guest were instructed to wear their best Princess dress, so you can imagine there has been much excitement and sleep count downs for this event. It's an all girls birthday which has instigated much verbal celebration to clearly communicate that strictly NO BOYS allowed (much to the horror of her little brother).

The card has a lattice mat (embossing folder for the big shot)in Pink Pirouette, on Whisper White card stock. The crown is from the Tiny Tags set, which I then embossed in silver and added some bling. I found a template for the dress which I cut out in retired DSP and added some sheer ribbon to the bottom to add drama and some sleeves, as most Princesses would not expose the whole arm. I love any excuse to do a full-on girly girl pink creation. Luckily the birthday girl's favourite colour just happens to be pink.

Apologies for the dodgy photo but I wanted to show the birthday girl's gift that I whipped up last night. It is a hair accessories organiser. The ribbons are to attach various clips and brooches and there is a piece of elastic at the bottom to attach baubles and ribbons. The gorgeous fabric is called Strawberry Teaparty by Michael Miller, too cute for words. I also made a little flower brooch to go with it. Fingers crossed she likes it.

Well it's party time!

On A Roll

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Yesterday was one of those days, I was on a roll and came up with three very different cards.

I used the Fox and Friends stamp set with some retired DSP. I made my own bunting by cutting out some triangle shapes and drawing in the details with my stampin write maker. Just adding a bow of linen thread at the ends to finish it off. I also changed the look of the animal stamps by drawing in an outline. The sentiment is from the Hostess Afterthoughts set. This was a fun one to do. Love the colour combo (baja breeze, tempting turquiose, regal rose and a retired brown).

This is a great way to use little off cuts of paper. The DSP is Elegant Soiree, the punch is from the current mini and the sentiment is from the Great friend set. The flower is created with the boho blossom punch, using crumb cake, baja breeze and soft suede card stock. The pearl accent finishes it off. I sponged a little soft suede around the edges of the decorative punch to add dimension and softness, with a baroque stamp from the tiny tags set in the same colour to balance it all out. This was a very quick and easy card to accomplish.

I looove this card. The cherry is from the Tart and Tangy set. The sentiment is from the beloved Barogue Motif, using the lge oval and scallop punch. The so saffron background has very vanilla circles added to it (I punched out the circles using the punch from the itty bitty punch set). The crumb cake cs is embossed with the lattice folder using the big shot and the letter U was a big shot element as well. I added natural twine and a green button. To make the cherry glossy I dobbed on some crystal effects which you need to leave lying flat to dry over night. The crystal effects allows you to get the shine that you achieve with heat embossing but it adds height that you don't get with the powder. Love this colour combo (very vanilla, crumb cake, so saffron and cherry cobbler).

Gift with Purchase in July

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:32:00 +0000

This ribbon and button bundle comes with every $100 spent on your favourite Stampin' Up! products this month. The colours are daffodil delight, melon mambo and pacific point. There is 13.7m of grosgrain ribbon with the repeated pattern. All of this is worth $30 and it's yours for free. Contact me with your order to take advantage of this great offer.

Birthdays Galore

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:34:00 +0000

I'm heading into the season of non-stop birthdays. So I will be creating lots of little beauties for all the kids birthdays to come. This one was created for our nephew's celebration on the weekend. I combined the Choo Choo Set with the Family Phrases and Favourites to complete this ensemble. The colours are real red, marina mist and basic grey, with a splash of so saffron.

Relaxing

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:24:00 +0000

Just sat done with my aqua painter and a little off cut of SU watercolour paper and this is what I came up with. The DSP Botanical Gazette is from the current mini. I used the scallop circle die on the big shot. The bird stamp is from Every Moment in the IBC and the sentiment is from IBC stamp set Short and Sweet. A lovely relaxing card to do, love my aqua painter.

Welcoming the Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:06:00 +0000

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I'm starting mine with a demo so looking forward to that. I've been playing with one of my favourite stamp sets Vintage Vogue. The card stock is Crumb Cake and Whisper White with some retired DSP. The flowers are in Baja Breeze using the stamp off technique. I wanted to have a play with stamping on the neutral Crumb Cake and I'm pleased with the results, especially white embossing on the sentiment layer. The pearls and lace just finish it off.

Happy Crafting

New Beginnings

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:27:00 +0000

Hello Everyone! I have finally got my act together and am now ready to tell the world about my blog and hopefully you'll stop by from time to time to see what my latest creations are. This 6x6 page is a project I am demonstrating this Friday. It highlights the Sew Suite and Pattern Pieces stamp sets from the current mini. The base is Crumb Cake with pattern paper Sweet Stitches and the buttons are achieved with the Sweet Buttons embosslit in the Big Shot. I am just loving the new Pom Pom trim ribbon, it adds such lovely dimension to any project. All of these products can be found in the current SU mini catalogue.

Happy Crafting

Cupcake Crazy

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:42:00 +0000

Hi Everyone

So we had our little niece's birthday and I'm really happy with how the card turned out. The kids all had a great time, especially sloshing around in the wet back yard (we had had a tonne of rain the day before).

I used the melon mambo, chocolate chip and very vanilla card stock. The cupcake stamp comes from the 'wagon full of fun' stamp set from the 09 spring mini. I watercoloured the images with coordinating ink and added the glitter with some two way glue. Lastly, the melon mambo ribbon went on, which incidentally is only available until the end of the month in the current mini catalogue.

I'm currently working on another birthday card for our favourite nephew Levi and some kits for the catalogue launch which is coming up very quickly, and all the goodie bags that we will be giving away. Can't wait for that.

Happy crafting

60th Celebrations

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:42:00 +0000

We had a great night on Saturday celebrating our dear friend's 60th. There was lots of lovely food, wine and laughs, of course. The kids were well cared for by aunt and uncle so we were really able to relax and enjoy ourselves.

I used the big shot to punch out the numbers and heat and stick the glitter on. The rose is a really easy technique of cutting and curling card. The leaves and top note is completed with the big shot and the Medallion is stamped using Versmark. The colours are riding hood red and groovy guava (retired), river rock (a colour returning). All products are with Stampin' Up!

I'm busy working on a birthday card for our niece's birthday tomorrow, so best get to it.

Don't forget, you only have until the end of the month to get your retired goodies from the current catalogue. Don't delay or it could all be gone.

Happy crafting

August Already!

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:51:00 +0000

I cannot believe how quick this year is going. We have just started the erra of birthday madness and it doesn't seem to stop until mid September for me. Today is special, however, as it is a dear friends 60th birthday today so I'm sending special birthday wishes out into the universe to her. I just thought I would also share a few creations that I have been working on in the last couple of weeks.

Fraught in February

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:11:00 +0000

Hi All

Well this month is not starting off too well. Unfortunately, everyone is sick in the house and my baby boy has a large chip in his new front tooth. It's too big to ignore so we are off to a specialist, which can only mean one thing, big money.
I'm hoping to get to the craft room tonight and finish off a little project for a dear friend of mine. So keep you posted on that creation soon.
Well it's back to the vicks and tissues for me.
Keep Well

Hello Everyone

noreply@blogger.com (Alison) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:42:00 +0000

I'm so excited as this is my very first post. As a person who is totally computer illiterate, compared to my peers, this is a great acheivement. I'm proud to say that I did it all by myself, thanks to utube. I look forward to sharing different parts of my life with you all and Ihope you enjoy what you read and see.