Kitchen Tea Invitations

My friends daughter is a bridesmaid for an upcoming wedding (you know you're getting old when your friends daughters are old enough to be bridesmaids at their friends weddings).

I was asked to make the invitations for the kitchen tea. My friend had the idea of them being shaped like a dress. Dazzling Diamonds has always reminded me of Crystal Barbie (the best Barbie EVER!!) I just had to team it up with this gorgeous ribbon that just screams Crystal Barbie!!

This is the invitation I came up with. I'm just waiting to see if the Bride and her maids approve.

The Front

In different light

The Back

I got a template from The Cutting Cafe and just changed it a little bit.

Card Recipe
Stamp Set(s): Baroque Motifs
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: Heat n Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Corner Rounder and Crystal Barbie Ribbon from my stash

Great Friend

I had so much fun on Friday at the Stamp, Crop and Choc night. I helped my friend Charlotte make baby thank you cards using the Choo Choo set from the mini, they were so cute. I didn't get any photos so I'll have to wait for my thank you card to arrive so I can show you!

The Fathers Day Wallet Album class is on this Friday night you can see all the details here including a sneak peak. I still have some places left so let me know if you'd like to come.

I can't post without leaving you with a pretty picture!! One of my favourite (like I don't use that word very often) stamp sets at the moment is Great Friend. I love the butterfly - she is so beautiful. So I teamed it up with my other favourite accessory - Dazzling Diamonds and got two very beautiful and very sparkly butterflies.

Card Recipe
Stamp Sets: Great Friend
Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray
Paper: Kraft, Basic Gray, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Corduroy Buttons - Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Heat n Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Vintage Brads

Upcoming Classes....

I've got a few classes coming up....

Stamp, Crop & Choc
Friday 21st August, 7.30pm
Bring along your supplies to make...whatever you like. It's up to you - let your imagination run wild, bring an unfinished project or start something new!!
$5 (includes chocolate, use of my stamps and ink and some of my tools and supplies). You need to bring cardstock, DSP, embellishments, photos etc etc).

Fathers Day Wallet Album (easily adjusted for birthday or all occasion)
Friday 28th August, 7.30pm
$15 (all materials supplied plus instructions with optional brad share available)
You need to bring photos and/or journaling (more details when you book)

Christmas Stamp A Stack
Friday 3rd September, 7.30pm
Create 6 Christmas cards - 3 each of 2 designs
$15 (all materials supplied)

Pre bookings required for all classes by emailing me at ecrowther@c5.org.au or calling 0403528522. There are limited places so book it in now!!!

FINALLY.....

......a sneak peek of the Fathers Day Wallet Album.....
There is even room for cash and gift cards/vouchers.

Spring Mini Launch Night

I had so much fun on Friday night at our Spring Mini Launch Night. We made some fabulous projects and thought you might like to see what you missed out on, I mean what we made!

The first project was this cute waterfall card using the Choo Choo set with the coordinating Right on Track wheel and also the Birthday Wish single stamp. I saw a waterfall card using this set a little while ago whilst blog surfing and thought it would be a great project for the launch. We all had so much fun making this card - it's just too cute!!

Then we made this cute little bookmark gift using the Oval All and Great Friends stamp sets with the new Scallop Oval Punch and matching Large Oval Punch (don't you just love how easy Stampin' Up! makes craftin for us??). The cover is made with the Parisian Breeze DSP which is just lovely.

Here it is closed....

Then opened with the bookmark...

And finally my favourite stamp of the mini, the butterfly from teh Great Friend set. I'm also loving the Walk in the Park DSP which we also used.

There is no use pretending, I love this Mini Catalogue....so many beautiful things!!!!

Spring Mini Catalogue Launch Night

I'm so excited about the new Spring Mini. I love so many of the stamp sets, the papers are gorgeous, there are fantastic accessories too!! I'm looking forward to creating some fun projects at the launch night with you.

Friday Night Scrappin!!

My very first Friday Night Scrappin is on tonight and I can hardly wait. The craft room is ready and warm (I have three heaters running!!), the Tim Tams are waiting, the coffee is hot, now all I need is you! From 7pm, only $5 and you get to try some of my new Stampin Up supplies, YAY.

I better not leave without giving you something to look at! Another simple card (a pattern seems to be forming here!). Don't you just love this little bird? Makes me want to go outside to play, only it's far too windy today!

Card Recipe
Stamp Sets: Cheep Talk
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip (Marker), Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red
Paper: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon

Old Stamps with a New Technique!

Pick a petal was one of the first Stampin' Up! stamps sets I ever saw and I still love it now. I bought some aqua painters and realised I didn't have any stamps that were really suitable for water colouring until my friend Liz reminded me about Pick A Petal. So here is a really simple card using my favourite stamp set, with my favourite ribbon, my favourite greeting stamps and one of my favourite colours!!! (Who am I kidding EVERYTHING is my favourite!!!)