Yes my beautiful Niece Emma is turning 13 today .... can she really be that old? I miss my nieces and nephews as they all live in England ... and they are all growing up so fast.
I love this style of card - I've made this one several times .... its a CASE from a lovely friend of mine Christine Blain.
So Happy Birthday Miss Emma, the Sadlers hope you have a super super birthday.
Love from Auntie Nikki, Uncle Paul, Olivia, Kieran, Max and Spencer (woof woof).
xoxoxoxoxoxo
This news was too good not to share immediately ... Stampin' Up! have today released the list of last chance items .... but for the first time ever they have discounted some items even further .... there's a whopping 50% off some of the punches .... now that gets me excited :)
| Item # | Page | Description | % Off | New Price |
| 116342 | 42 | Big Bold Birthday | 50% | $26.98 |
| 116408 | 100 | Seeing Spots | 50% | $14.98 |
| 116344 | 121 | Big Deal Alphabet | 50% | $38.98 |
| 116208 | 126 | In Color card stock (A4) | 50% | $7.25 |
| 105538 | 127 | Bold Brights Stampin' Write markers | 25% | $43.46 |
| 105537 | 127 | Soft Subtles Stampin' Write markers | 25% | $43.46 |
| 105540 | 127 | Rich Regals Stampin' Write markers | 25% | $43.46 |
| 105541 | 127 | Many Marvelous Markers | 25% | $175.46 |
| 105550 | 128 | Bold Brights Classic Stampin' Spots | 25% | $31.46 |
| 105551 | 128 | Earth Elements Classic Stampin' Spots | 25% | $31.46 |
| 105539 | 128 | Earth Elements Stampin' Write markers | 25% | $43.46 |
| 105552 | 129 | Rich Regals Classic Stampin' Spots | 25% | $31.46 |
| 112042 | 132 | Urban Garden Designer Series paper | 50% | $8.48 |
| 112041 | 134 | Bella Rose Designer Series paper | 50% | $8.48 |
| 107305 | 152 | Oval Large punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 113692 | 152 | Eyelet border punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 109043 | 152 | Scallop Circle punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 113694 | 152 | Heart to Heart punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 112082 | 152 | Wide Oval punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 112091 | 152 | Scallop Edge punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 113693 | 152 | Full Heart punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 104310 | 155 | Crafters' Tool Kit | 25% | $58.46 |
| 112004 | AW28* | 1-3/4" Circle punch | 50% | $15.48 |
| 116629 | CO* | Butterfly punch | 50% | $15.48 |
Wondering about the punches? Well here are some of them ....
And the lovely box of marker pens ...
Thanks to Sue Madex and Genna Gifford for allowing me to use these photos on my website :)
So get in quick and place your order for your must have discounted items - call on 0428 254 952 for an immediate order ... or email me.
Back tomorrow with a birthday card for my lovely niece ... I'll keep this post at the top until Tuesday so that you don't miss it.
With the new catalogue just around the corner - it is time for me to have a clear out of the retiring stamp sets and markers. As I am often asked to let customers know if I am planning on selling my stock here's the list of what I have:
| Page No | HOSTESS SETS | PRICE |
| 17 | Organic Grace | $30 |
| 17 | Punches Three | $30 |
| 18 | Sweet Little Sentiments | $30 |
| 19 | Best Yet | $30 |
| 19 | Life Like You Mean It | $30 |
| 21 | Echoes of Kindness | $30 |
| SAB | Happy Moments | $30 |
| SAB | Whimsical Word | $30 |
| 2009 / 10 Ideas Book and Catalogue | $5 | |
| CATALOGUE STAMP SETS | ||
| 28 | Spotlight on Christmas – unused | $25 |
| 68 | Just Riding | $20 |
| 96 | Think Happy Thoughts | $25 |
| 121 | Big Deal Alphabet | $50 |
| 121 | Jumbo Outline Alphabet | $50 |
| 121 | Short Order Alphabet | $50 |
| 123 | Life Definitions | $70 |
| 153 | Cute & Curly stamp set only | $25 |
| MARKERS | ||
| All retiring colours 30 individual pens | $4.00 each or $100 for the whole lot |
Soft Suede, some reverse masking and Winter Post .... a modern twist on a classic card ... a very festive Making Merry Monday.
And it feels like Christmas for me this weekend - here's what I did on Saturday ...
That's KP and I crash landing at the bottom of the Koala run at Lake Mountain. Do you like the fluro beanie I was wearing - its a coach's beanie from the soccer club .... the kids could easily spot where I was in the crowds LOL
Paul and Olivia walking back up the hill after a toboggan run. We had so much fun ... it even snowed whilst we were there - we went with our lovely friends the Petries - so much fun and so much snow. We built some snowmen - but I will be scrapbooking those so you'll have to wait and see them in a couple of weeks - oh and it was Paul's birthday :)
So hope you have a very happy and merry Monday.
Yes I can't believe it is nearly over .... Helping Hudson A Wheely Great Cause will be coming to an end this Sunday.
This is just one of the packs of tutorials that are still for sale - ten tutorials for $10 ... how cheap is that. Now if you are wondering what these tutorials are like ... well a week or so ago we gave away one for free ... if you'd like your copy check it out here.
We've also been showcasing all the wonderful contributors who have helped along the way - check out their profiles and explore their blogs ... there really is some awesome talent out there.
We will ... finally .... be revealing the total raised for our lovely boy Hudson very soon ... yes I say 'our' as I think everyone knows his cheeky little face now ... in my wanderings around the net I have seen his little face pop up everywhere ... so thank you to everyone for your support, kindness and generosity.
Don't forget there are still challenges, daily questions and prizes to be won. If you have a card to enter but you don't have a blog - send me the photo and I will upload it for you .... check out all that is happening in our final week here.
Thanks again to everyone for their support and kindness - it has been overwhelming at times.
This is such an easy card to make - it uses up scraps of patterned paper and makes something very special. I've really enjoyed using the I Wish Scrappin Kit (about to be retired at the end of this month and currently reduced to just $27.71) - and I have hardly any of it left. This card has meant that I have been able to use every last piece.
Use any square punch that you have and punch out as many squares as you can from scraps of patterned paper, adhere these to a base piece of cardstock and run it through the Big Shot using a die of your choice - hey presto a cool piece to make a card with.
I attached a piece of Real Red ribbon, a Real Red button attached with Hemp thread and a tag from the I Wish kit ...card finished - scraps put to good use.
I've also used this example to make something special for the Helping Hudson blog - if you want to see what I've done then you'll need to buy the scrapbooking tutorial pack that is on sale on the Helping Hudson website - ten unique tutorials for $10! If you haven't taken a look at the templates that are available to help this really good cause, check out all that has been happening here.
And don't forget - cards are still be collected for the Christmas Cards for the Troops campaign - check out the details here.
Enjoy.
It has been a while since I have had a need to make a baby card - but this week I have needed two - two little baby boys for two friends of mine.
This is Apricot Appeal and Brocade Blue - both colours I haven't used before and both colours are retiring at the end of this month. I used the Classic Stars wheel and a Versamark pad to create the background. The stamped image is from the Fun Fast Notes set which I have stamped using Stazon black onto water-colour paper. Using a marker pen and the aqua-painter I have coloured the image with Brocade Blue.
I've wrapped some Apricot Appeal 1/4" grosgrain ribbon around the card before attaching the Tiny Tags 'baby' details with Hemp Thread.
Both mothers and babies are doing well - I hope they enjoy their cards.
The girls at JAI have a colour challenge this week - I did like these colours when I saw them but I actually struggled to include Kraft - yes I know ... shock horror!
The ribbon is the 1/4" grosgrain, I've knotted little bits along a main peace - Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla. Oh and I've sponged a bit here and there too.
Well I think it could be time to start this again .... Helping Hudson is ticking along nicely .... so I have some more time to make a few cards to share with you.
I often use the Top Note die as a basis to make a card - this time I have used a circle punched from a post-it-note for a mask and then sponged the colours to create a landscape for the lovely reindeer from Winter Post and the line of trees from Lovely as a Tree.
A bit of two way glue pen-ing and some dazzling diamonds to finish ... along with a sentiment from the Punch Pals set - and this makes a lovely Christmas card.
Have you made a start on your cards yet? Don't forget that Tracey Hanshaw is collecting cards for the troops overseas ... check out the details here.
Welcome to another Art With Heart Team Blog Hop!
You may have just come from Kristine Thompson'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 9 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.
So here's my creation .... yes a scrapbooking page - this one is dedicated to the boys in my life, my husband and my son.
I've used the Urban Garden Designer Series paper, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White and Baja Breeze cardstock and lots of punches.
The semi-circles on the sides are made from 1 3/4" circle punch, and of course the spiral punch has been used along the side of the journalling block.
The little fishes are so cute. Now these aren't my idea ... I found them on the the internet and they are the creation of a very talented lady called Dee and her blog is Create with Dee If you want to check out the You Tube video click here
The little Tiny Tags punch is perfect to highlight the date. This place is very special - unfortunately the trout farm where these photos were taken was devastated in the bush fires - we've been reading about their recovery and the lakes and ponds have now been restocked ... so we do remember our time here with fondness.
The journalling reads:
'Catching trout in a lake in Marysville, grit determination and a guiding hand from Dad
and hey presto, a yummy trout for Mum's tea.
By the end of the day you were a master of the rod.'
Whilst you are doing the rounds of the hops we thought we would remind you about the Helping Hudson - A Wheely Great Cause event that is now under way - if you love tutorials, then you are going to love what you find at the Helping Hudson website - when you've finished the hop click on the link at top on the left and take a little look at what some of us are up to.
So after all that excitement, that’s all from me. Now you’re off to enjoy the beautiful creations of Dianne Dunk, a very special lady who always produces the most amazing work - she is very creative and lives out in a beautiful part of the Melbourne countryside.
And don't forget to enter the draw for some candy. And .... HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE!
Well it is the turn of Stampamemory to host a challenge to help the Helping Hudson - A Wheely Great Cause event happening this month.
The challenge is to scrapbook a moment in your life involving WHEELS - could be your first wheels, your child's first driving lesson, your very first bike, or how about some roller blading antics?
And here's my page, this is Kieran age 15 months in September 1999. When I saw these photos I couldn't believe that I had forgotten that my lad was this small and cute ...
I made this page last week, before I knew that the Just Riding set was on the Last Chance List. I coloured the wheels using the marker pens and punched them out with a 1" circle punch.
I have been dying to use the red floral paper from the Pink Flamingo paper set (which is currently 50% off) - and the Summer Sun and Brilliant Blue I have matched with it are both colours on the Colour Renovation Farewell List .... I couldn't' have planned it better if I had tried could I.
And here's a close of my gorgeous little lad - look at those chubby legs and rosy cheeks :) Thank god he doesn't read my blog - he'd kill me for saying things like that.
So how can you enter the challenge .... hop on over to Stampamemory and enter your page, if you don't have a site and want to be in a with a chance to win some of these yummy prizes email me a photo of your page and I'll load it up onto the Helping Hudson Challenges site.
Don't forget to check out the Helping Hudson a Wheely Great Cause site - there are packs of tutorials for sale including a yummy scrapbooking one - ten tutorials for $10.
