My Create Ink - Colour Help

Do you struggle to put colours together ... I know I do and for a long time I would enlist the help of a colour combo website.  Well unfortunately that site has been AWOL for a little while, but I learnt today that there is another we can use ... MY Create Ink ... check it out here

 Hope this helps all you colour challenged people out there - it certainly helps me!

 

Stencilling with Punches

Click here to see my latest scrapbooking page on the Stampamemory site ... 

 Pop back for more inspiration next week.

 

 

Final Deal of the Week

Its all about the bling this week.

Item	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
109113	Square Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109111	Circle Ice Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
109112	Square Fire Rhinestone brads	$19.95	$11.97
111848	Bashful Blue 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon	$19.95	$10.97
109050	Certainly Celery 5/8" grosgrain ribbon	$14.95	$8.97

All these items are on pages 149 to 151 - the sparkles are really beautiful and can be 'dismantled' if you just want to use the stone.

Here are some examples:

 
 

If you want to place an order for any of these sets you have until Tuesday at 6pm to place your order with me.  Call on 0428 254 952 or just send an email.  

If you live locally to Aspendale Gardens we can all share the postage but if you live further away you will need to add on $5.95 or 5% of the order total (which ever is the greater) and I will arrange to have it delivered right to your door.

 

Happy Birthday Kieran

It's my boy's twelfth birthday today!  Well it was on Friday but there have been some gremlins living in my blog and this post has just refused to appear!

So lets pretend it is really the 18th of June .... just for five minutes ..... please!

Of course, being that it is the soccer world cup and I have a soccer addict for a son when I saw this card at Convention I just knew that somehow I had to make it for KP.

I emailed Shannon West - at the home office of Stampin' Up! in Utah and she very kindly wrote out the following instructions for me .... how lovely is that.

So here we go:

• Make the background:  Cut out a black circle for the card (mine is a little over 12 cm) with the Circle Pius. You could do a double layer or single layer and then put an invitation panel on the back instead of inside.
  


• Punch out several 1-3/4" circles in Whisper White (I used 8 on the card and you need at least one more for the pattern). 
  


• Make a pattern:  Select one circle and fold it so that you have 6 even sides (trickiest part...fold straight across first, then an X across the first fold. I think I even used a ruler to check and make sure the sides were pretty even).
  


• Use the pattern to make at least 8 white hexagons. Use some dotto or a tiny bit of snail to keep them from moving. Just layer the pattern on top and trim the sides w/snips.
  


• Layer the pieces on the black circle. I just looked up an image of a soccer ball so I could follow that. The tricky thing is on real soccer balls, the black spaces only have 5 sides and the white have six--I think that is because the ball is round so they have to be different to match up properly. For our purposes, all pieces (black and white) will have 6 sides.
  


• Since you are layering on black card stock, you just let the black show through.
  


• Trim.  Once all the white pieces are layered on the black, just trim the excess off.

So there you have it ... it really is quite easy and very effective - KP loves it - its hard to see it is actually a card from the photo but it is quite cute.

Now I have to also show you KP and his birthday cake.  About two years ago Olivia took up the official role of birthday cake maker .... and this is this year's creation for KP ... she's quite adventurous and if you viewed it from above it was a soccer ball.  

Check out that cheeky grin!

Isn't she a clever little chicken - a mini me!

So Happy Birthday to our lovely lad ... may you have heaps of fun with your new XBox 360 - enjoy your day.

Love Mum, Dad, Olivia, Max and Spencer

xxxxxx

okay you can all go back to Tuesday the 22nd now .... LOL

Stampamemory Challenge

Its Stampamemory Challenge time again - hosted by Di Gill, the theme for this challenge is to create a layout about your family pet or your favourite animal. If you don't have a pet, you may have a photo of an animal you liked at the zoo, or perhaps you've even been on safari! This challenge is all about enjoying animals!'pets' - it can be a favourite photo of your own pet.

So here's my layout.  I struggled with the simplicity of the page for a while - I'd prefer a few more embellishments - but it has grown on me the more I have sat looking at it.

The colours used are Yoyo Yellow and Real Red, and I've created the matching button using the clear buttons and a piece of Yoyo Yellow paper - attached together with a small piece of Linen Thread.  The letters have been stamped using Jumbo Outline Alphabet and then punched out using the square punches. 

So if you'd like to be in with a chance to win a choice of one of 'C is for Cat' or 'D is for Dog' stamp sets then hop on over to the SAM website and make sure you get your entries in - all the 'fine print' is there but if you want me to load your project here for you just let me know.

Making Merry Monday will be back later this week .... it's been AWOL for a week or so .... but it will return!

 

Deal of the Week 3

 

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
114263	34	A Happy Heart stamp set	$41.95	$20.98
115792	57	Greetings Eight stamp set	$49.95	$24.98
116330	78	Bella's  Bloom stamp set	$24.95	$14.97
113009	97	Enjoy Every Moment stamp set	$53.95	$26.98
114283	105	All Scallops stamp set	$55.95	$27.98

It's all about the stamp sets this week - how do you fancy 50% off five favourite sets?  If you live locally call me before close of business on Tuesday to place your order to save on postage.  I can take orders from anywhere in Australia - postage is 5% or $5.95 whichever is the greater - order shipped straight to your door.

Call me on 0428 254 952 or email to place your order.

 

Introducing our newest family member - Spencer

It's been three weeks now since our lives were turned upside down by the arrival of Spencer - a now thirteen week old black and silver Schnoodle puppy.

I had forgotten just how much work they can be ... Max our resident grown up Schnoodle was okay the first day but when the puppy was still in residence the following morning I think he suddenly realised this was a little more permanent than he had first thought.

Here he is after his first bath.  Three weeks on, Max and Spencer are getting on very well - Max is top dog and Spencer gets the odd growl from time to time to let him know to pipe down and stop being annoying.  

 

I can feel the odd scrapbooking page coming on .... and I am going to dig out the photos of Max too - I am sure that Spencer is much bigger - gee I do hope we didn't just buy a standard Schnoodle rather than a mini one :)

Coming later in the month is a Stampamemory Challenge just for our pets - although I don't think Spencer will be the star of the show for that one - Max and his passion for the odd hat or two will be providing us with the entertainment that day!

 
 

Happy Birthday Chloe

It's birthday time again - Happy Birthday to my beautiful niece Chloe - we hope that you have a brilliant day.

I am really enjoying using the Pick A Petal set - it is a new addition to my collection and I can see the possibilities for all those beautiful petals will be endless.

The sentiment is from the Curly Labels set - I've used a Real Red marker pen to create just an image of the words so that they fit neatly inside a 1 1/4" circle punch.

There is a bit of sparkly on this card (not sure if I caught it with the camera) and of course a bit of bling - every girl has got to have some bling on her card right?

So happy birthday Chloe - we love and miss you.

Auntie Nikki, Uncle Paul, Olivia, Kieran, Max and Spencer xxxxx

Stampamemory Haiku Layout

Check out the Stampamemory site for my latest scrapbooking page using one of the Deals of the Week Designer Series Papers - Haiku.

Orders can be taken until 15 June - I'll also be placing an order for anyone local to me to reduce the postage costs.

 

Happy Birthday Steven

Its not my brother-in-law's birthday yet - it's next week (OMG I am early for a change), but I am pretty certain that he doesn't visit my blog and so I am safe to show you my challenge entry to the Just Add Ink Challenge - just add stitching.

Inspired by Sue Madex's card for the Art With Heart team blog hop, I made this card using my favourite star punches - yes I know it looks nothing like Sue's card - but isn't that always the way - you sit down to make one thing and end up making something else - at least there are stars on it!

As I sat putting little cross stitches into the middle of the big stars .... and running a line of stitching along the bottom of the card it struck me that this is how my crafting passion began, that was nearly 20 years ago.  I used the mat pack to create a row of neat little holes - which I then ran a piece of Linen thread through.

And here is a close up of the stitching - just in case my Mum pops in to have a little look - she knows how good ..... hummm okay ... how bad I am with a needle and thread.

So Happy Birthday to Steven, brother of Paul, and Uncle to Olivia and Kieran .... lets hope he is celebrating this time next week.

 

Deal of the Week #2

Here is news of this week's Deal of the Week.  Stampin' Up! are offering up to a whopping 50% of a range of products for the month of June - one collection of goodies each week.

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
112470	132	Haiku Designer Series paper	$16.95	$10.17
113976	132	Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper	$16.95	$11.02
113992	133	Tea Party Designer Series paper	$16.95	$10.17
113975	133	Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper	$16.95	$11.02
114037	133	Sweet Slumber Specialty Designer Series paper	$22.95	$14.92

As promised - here are the details of the second deal of the week.  Order from now until 15 June to receive these sale prices.

I'll rustle up a sample or two this week for the blog - so you can see what beautiful papers they are - beautiful papers at bargain prices - all of these papers are less than $1 per sheet - apart from the Sweet Slumber pack - this has the same feel and weight of textured card stock - great price at $1.25 per sheet.

Call or email if you want to add any or all of these papers to your collection - there is no minimum order but you must add on a postage and handling charge of $5.95 or 5% of the order total, per order.  I will combine all local orders this week to save everyone some of the postage costs .... so I will place the order on the 15th of June at 6pm.

Just a quick reminder - Classes
If you want to save a seat at the forthcoming classes then call or email.

Card making classes start on Friday 2 July and will continue every month - on the first Friday .... this month Christmas In July - get an early start on those Christmas cards!  $20 for the class.

Scrapbooking classes start on Friday 16 July and will continue every month - on the third Friday ... this month we will be making a Vintage page.  $20 for the class.

I am planning to run these classes on an informal basis - I already have spots booked for classes in August and beyond - so if the July dates don't suit and you want to book into another month - just send me an email or call 0428 254 952.

Back tomorrow with another card - this time I've been stitching for the Just Add Ink challenge!

 

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #26

As luck would have it I needed to make a card or two this weekend for a few birthdays that are coming up so I had a look at Makeesha Byl's challenge and fell in love with these lovely colours. 

Using the Upsy Daisy set and a card inspired from a lovely friend Christine Blain - I created this lovely sparkly masterpiece.  I love the Real Red and Basic Grey together ... they are a lovely combination aren't they.

Come back on the 13th for another example - as once I started with this colour combo I couldn't stop :o)

 

Making Merry Monday 2010 # 3

Morning, and welcome to another Making Merry Monday .... today's offering is a little gift ... everyone needs a gift tag or two at Christmas time so why not make a couple of these packs to give away as pressies.

Four handmade tags would make an idea gift for a teacher (along with choccies of course), or to send in the post with a card - everyone needs gift tags!

The bag topper is a top note die cut which I have ran through the Polka Dot Impressions folder and then folded in half - such a cute touch.

I'll be using one of the tags to create a matching card .... so quick and easy.

 

Art With Heart Team Blog Hop - Celebrations

Welcome to another Art With Heart Team Blog Hop! Who are the Art with Heart team? Lead by Claire Daly, there are over 90 demonstrators across Australia ... if you want to be come part of this great team just email me for more details. We have a great team forum, Business Building Club and heaps of support from like minded demonstrators. 

You may have just come from Sue Madex's blog, but if you are starting here, don’t worry … you can make the complete journey just by following the links at the end of each post. There are over 10 stops along the way and we hope you will visit each one to see the wonderful creations we have to show you! If you leave a comment on each and every blog and then email me, Nikki at nikki@inkyart.com.au, your name will be put into the hat to win some beautiful blog candy. There is a deadline of 72 hours to leave your comments and only non SU demos are eligible to win the candy - although we'd love all visitors to leave some comments please. 

So this month's tour has a theme of Celebrations. At the end of each post there will be a link to take you to the next stop on the tour. It would be fantastic if you could leave a comment on each blog! So grab a cuppa, and set off on what we are hoping will be an inspirational journey!

I've had this idea in my head for a little while now - perhaps I have seen something similar, I often spy things like colours on billboards and display layouts in brochures and think that would make a good scrapbooking page.

Once I had decided on the colours (I was a little 'hung up' on the coral colour of Olivia's top) .... it came together so quickly.

I've used the Large and Small star punches to create heaps of different stars from the Bella Bleu designer series paper and the Kraft and Night of Navy cardstock.  I also used the Classic Stars roller, some twine and a couple of pieces of taffeta ribbon.  I sponged everything ... including my fingers - Night of Navy ink everywhere!  The stars have been punched with the Crop-o-Dile and threaded onto the twine - I've then positioned them where I wanted them to be - adding a bit of snail adhesive here and there to keep them in place.

and the journalling reads ...

Sweet Fourteen!

What does a 14 year old want for her birthday?

A GHD hair straightener of course!

oh and a couple of beads for her

Pandora bracelet.

And I surprised you with your card ....

There isn't a 14 year old in the land that doesn't love 

Twilight

It took a lot of research for an 'uncool' mum to find

out that this is Bella's truck, thanks to a Stampin' Up!

friend for stamping the images for me ...

and a cool website that gave me the quote ...

Gee it's hard keeping up with a 14 year old :o)

I hope this inspires you to create a Celebrations scrapbooking page - get out those punches - they really do make a page very easy to create.

Well, that’s all from me. Now you’re off to enjoy the beautiful creations of Alisha Watson, a very special lady who is very creative.

And don't forget to enter the draw for some candy.

 

Christmas Traditions - Stampamemory

Check out the Stampamemory site to see my latest scrapbooking page - a really simple idea but one which I am sure can be used for all sorts of occasions.

I think it is important to keep letters and items from our every day lives to share with our loved ones in years to come - so pop on over to have a look.