Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Sale-a-bration blog hop

It's time for the sale-a-bration blog hop. This month I have made a couple of cards. I was blog surfing on fellow team member Christine Blain's blog recently and found a tip that she read on Dawn Olchefske's blog. I love that the blossom bouquet triple layer punch co-ordinates with a FREE stamp in the fresh vintage stamp set from the sale-a-bration brochure. I've used the tip today on one of my cards. It's such a great idea isn't it?

I've also used the curly label punch to punch out the middle of a stamp from the "Elementary elegance" stamp set. Did you know that in all Stampin' Up! catalogues if there is an outlined image around a stamp it means it coordinates with a punch? Stampin' Up! make it so easy for us!

The two cards together

Card using the blossom bouquet triple layer punch

Card using the curly label punch

Side view of the curly label punched shape. See how I've popped it up using stampin' dimensionals to create a shadow box look.

Click here to visit Nikki Sadler's blog and continue on with the blog hop.

Other ladies blog hopping today:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- me!

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Tina Gillespie http://www.scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Sux Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Materials used:

Stamps: Fresh vintage (sale-a-bration catalogue), elementary elegance (sale-a-bration catalogue), short and sweet

Inkpads: Basic black, pool party, lucky limeade, crumb cake

Cardstock: Whisper white, lucky limeade, pool party, old olive, lucky limeade

Punches: Blossom bouquet triple layer, curly label, word window, owl punch

Accessories: Everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale-a-bration catalogue)

Olivia's birthday

Miss B went to her first birthday for the school year yesterday. Here's the card I made for the birthday girl Olivia.

Close up of the glitter 5 (just like the one I did on the Marry Me wedding card here)

Inside card

Materials list:

Stamps: Party this way, bring on the cake, figures of speech (retired)

Inkpads: Tempting turquoise, lucky limeade, regal rose, daffodil delight

Cardstock: Tempting turquoise, regal rose, daffodil delight, whisper white

Punches: 1 3/8" circle, 1 1/4" circle, scallop circle

Accessories: Big shot, simple numbers, dazzling diamonds, stampin' write markers, brights patterns designer series paper

Baby card

I was contacted this week to make a custom baby card for a couple who recently announced their pregnancy. I took this request and mixed it in with the current Just Add Ink colour challenge. I think it would work wonderfully for a baby shower invite also.

How do you think I did?

Materials list:

Inkpads: Certainly celery, pool party, so saffron, wisteria wonder

Cardstock: Whisper white, pool party, certainly celery, basic black

Accessories: Big shot, timeless type sizzlets dies, white bakers twine

March classes

Techniques class*, March 2, 7pm - 10.30pm

 
Join me and learn the stained mosaic technique. You will create a sample card (with step by step instructions) and two finished cards with envelopes.

Cost $20

 

Funky folds card class*, March 16, 9.30am - 12.30pm and 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Join me to create 3 cards that differ for the usual shape.

Cost $25.

 

Paper bows*, March 23, 9.30am - 11.30am and 7pm - 9pm

Join me to create 3 bows made from designer series paper. Once you learn how to create these stunning bows, you'll never need to buy a bow for a gift ever again.

Cost: $12

To see more upcoming classes, visit here

*Bookings and pre-payment are essential as spaces are limited and to allow for kit preparation and ordering of supplies. If you have to cancel for any reason, I am happy to provide you with your kit so that the cards can be made at your leisure.

Candy wrapper

Are you intrigued by the candy wrapper big shot die in the summer mini catalogue? I was and think it is very cute. I made this one up as a sample and changed the way the ends are closed (compared to the catalogue) because I think it looks more like a lolly/candy (than the other way). What do you think?

Materials used:

Stamps: Perfect punches

Ink: Early espresso

Cardstock: Crumb cake, very vanilla

Punches: Scallop oval, small oval (retired)

Accessories: Mocha morning speciality designer series paper, brads, big shot, candy wrapper die (summer mini catalogue)