Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #29

This morning I have had a few hours to spare & decided to participate in Makeesha's Inkspiration challenge.  Cindy Major is hosting the challenge this week whilst Makeesha & her family enjoy a holiday in beautiful Canada you have to check out the photos on her blog they are amazing.

Cindy has added a little twist to the challenge to use something from our stash that has been sitting unused for whatever reason. I have chosen to use a little asian girl stamp that I absolutely love but just don't get enough time to use, I have also used some gorgeous Japanese paper I've been hoarding along with some ribbon from before my time with Stampin Up. I have also used the trusting gold gel pen .

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Secret Sister Cards I sent

Well now know my Secret Sister has received her final gift I can post some photos of what I sent. I have been holding back posting cards that were similiar as not to give away who I was. My first post is one of the first cards I sent Richelle & I thought that I may have given myself away as they were similar to what I made for an ESAD blog hop.



This next card is similar to the one I sent to Richelle, I obviously didn't photograph the original. Richelle's card was made with Pink Passion & Kaleidiscope DSP as Pink Pssion & Taken with Teal were listed as her favourite colours & I really struggled to find cards to make that I was happy with. I cased this card of Splitcoaststampers but now can't find the link to give credit.



Bye for now Hope to be back tomorrow with another post.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Just Add Ink Challenge #21 & Crazy 4 Challenge

Hi, I am back with another entry into the JAI challenge & also an entry into the Crazy 4 Challenges. After finishing the first card I needed to make a card for my great neices birthday & knowing she would love the Pony from the Pony party stamp set I then decided I would stick with the Sketch because the stamp was a good fit & chose the colours from the Crazy & Challenges clour challenge.






The colours I have used are Almost Amythest(but looks blue), Pink Pirrourette, & Certainly Celery. I love how it has turned out & am sure my neice will love it.
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Just Add Ink 21#

Hi everyone,
I have a card to share that I made for the Just Add Ink #21 Challenge, it's the first time participating in this challenge. I have found challenges a good way to get the Mojo back.



The card I have made uses the Bloomin Beautiful Stamp set, I made the card using the layout & it just didn't look right so I flipped the layout on its side & am much happier with it now.




Happy Stamping
Bye for now
Fiona

Emily's Clean & Simple Card

I am back with a card my daughter Emily made after discovering that she could make sunglasses out of the butterfly punch, she was playing around with scraps left over from the card I made earlier & when she came up with the idea & she is MEGA proud, not sure if they have been done before but that doesn't matter because I know she hasn't seen it done before. The black for the lense of the sunglasses is made using the small oval punch.

Emily has then made a card with the Sunglasses for the Clean & Simple Challenge





Please leave Emily a comment as I think her card is just Awesome.
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Clean and Simple

Hi,
I have a quick post of a card I have made for the Clean & Simple Challenge


This card even though it was a clean & simple card I struggled with only putting 2 objects within the cirle as I have always been told you should never have an even number of something,other than that I am happy with the outcome it certainly looks better in real life than in the photo.


Happy Stamping
Fiona

DEALS OF THE WEEK

Stampin' Up! have another great deal for us this week. You can take 35 - 40% off Selected DSP!

Item       Description                                                    Reg Price  Sale Price

112470  Haiku Designer Series Paper                             $16.95   $10.17

113976  Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper                $16.95    $11.02

113992  Tea Party Designer Series Paper                       $16.95    $10.17

113975  Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper               $16.95    $11.02

114037  Sweet Slumber Specialty Designer Series Paper $22.95   $14.92

If you would like to purchase any of the above DSP please Email me at rfplatzer@bigpond.com

Inkspiration Challenge #26

Well I said I would be back with another entry for the
Inkspiration challenge
& here I am (amazing I know).
So after seeing Makeesha's video tutorial on the cute card box , I knew I had to give it a go & it is just as easy as Makeesha makes it look. But of course a card box needs cards so I made 3 cordinating cards to go inside.

I chose the colours from the challenge Real Red , Kraft, Whisper White & Basic Gray
challenge colours & the Wild about you stamp set.

I am reasonbly happy with how it has turned out & will make the perfect gift for someone I know.











Let me know what you think,
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Inkspirations Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Well it has been an extremely busy month. On top of convention ( which ws just fabulous), I have had numerous family members in hospital, My hubby's 50th Birthday & many other small things that have added to it being a very stressful month.

So enough about my hectic life I have decided to participate in Makeesh's Inkspiration challenge to revive som of my creative Mojo & I must say I love this colour combo & have actually made 2 entries.



My first one to share is a little Top Note handbag made (isn't it just so cute. I think we will be making one of theese at this weeks class



Bye for now
Happy Stamping
Fiona

An Award

WOW I am in shock!!!!!!!




I have been lucky enough this week to receive 5 Beautiful Blog Awards from
Karen, Jodene, Kerri, Liz & Lana (have included links below & the funny thing is theses are all blogs I follow on a regular basis as they are all very talented ladies. So what can I say!!!!!! I am honoured that they all believe my blog is worthy of such an award & thanks to all those regular followers who check back regularly even after I haven't updated on a regular basis.

I have to pass this award onto 10 people & share 10 things about me.

10 things about me.
1: I met my husband 17 years ago when he came to install an oven in a unit I was moving into, it was actually my landlady who set us up & we have been married for 12 years.
2: We have 2 children Emily 11 who looks just like me & James 9 who looks just like his dad (even acts like his dad). He (that's James) spent the afternoon on the Bobcat fine tuning his motorbike jumps, he wants to be the next Chad Reid or Bilko.
3: We live on a property on the outskirts of Canberra, we have no animals other then feral foxes, rabbits & kangaroos.
4: I don't drink alcohol & never have only because I don't like the taste.
5: Don't drink tea or coffee my drink of choice is Diet coke or water.
6: Grew up in country NSW with 4 brothers & 1 sister.
7: This year I haven't gone out to work have stayed at home to look after my husbands business that is steadily expanding.
8: I am Aunt 13 times & a Great Aunt 3 times on my side of the family.
9: I spend way to much time surfing blogs.
10: I am the worlds slowest typer this has taken nearly 1/2 hour just to get this far.

Now for my choice of 10 Blogs for the award are.

1: Jodene Tripp
2: Karen Gower
3: Kerri Donksy
4: Liz Burnell-Latham
5: Lana Harvey
6: Susan Joyce
7: Mandy Schiller
8: Petronela Hardy
9: Nikki Stalker
10: Tammy Hanlon

Thanks again ladies

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Tote-ally Tess

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I seem to have vanished off the face of the earth I have been extremely busy with my weekly classes & a Fifth Ave workshop I had on the weekend (will have to show you that one later as I have sent it to my secret sister & the reveal is not till our final gift is sent in May).

The 2 cards I have to show are using Tote-ally Tess from our new mini catalogue. I wasn't sure about this set straight away but I am glad now that I purchased it.

The first card, was a Birthday card for the talented Jodene she makes the most amazing cards & I have been lucky enough to receive several, so I had to come up with something that I thought would be up to standard.

NO PRESSURE, I used the same layout as in my previous post for my daughters birthday card (actually I made Jodene's card first), I added the cupcake from the short & sweet stamp set to Tess's hand, paper pieced Tess's cloths & coloured her face & hair with the Stampin' Up Markers.

I hope she liked it!

My second card was a birthday card we made at one of my classes again her cloths are paper pieced & her face & hair are coloured with the Stampin Up markers.

Thats all for now I hope to get back tomorrow with another post.
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Purple & Lots of Bling

Hi Everyone,
PURPLE & LOTS BLING that was what I was told when I asked my daughter Emily if she had any requests for her birthday card, my first thought was OK, but then the panic set in & I had to go through that pile of patterned paper that I have accumululated over the years & I managed to find some paper that Emily has asked to use before so I knew at least she liked it then the search was back on then for cardstock I new matched so back into the house from the studio searching for the cardstock (yes can you beleive i have been in my studio for more than 5months & I still have stuff inside in the office cupboards). Cardstock found I then decided to use one of the Mojo Monday sketches & this is what I came up with a little to blingy for my liking but I know she will love it. I even tried outling the picture in light grey like the professionals (mine doesn't look very professional but its OK for my first time. So here it is I hope you don't get blinded by the reflection of the bling.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Babies Bib

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, I have been busy today with our Demonstrator meeting this morning & spent the afternoon chatting to the ladies who attended my Upline's workshop, in the studio.

I have another baby card to show its just gorgeous but I can't take credit for the design  as I got the idea from splitcoaststampers.

The babies bib is made using the Scallop circle die from the Bigshot range, I have then cut the inner circle with the circle scissor & embossed it with the Polka Dots embossing folder also from the Bigshot range

I have used the turtle from the fox & friends stamp set & then finished off with bashful blue grossgrain ribbon. 

Eastern Blooms

Hi,
My card today is the second card we made at the same workshop as the Birdie Punch gift box, again the hostess requested a card using the Eastern Blooms set its her favourite & I know she liked a card I posted previously, so I tried keeping the card quite simple for the new stampers but blinged it up a bit with the chunky glitter & mounting up one of the flowers. At the workshop we substituted the Kiwi Kiss with Old Olive it was a much more complimentry.



Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eastern Blooms & A Little Birthday Cheer
Cardstock: Tempting turquiose & whisper white
Ink: melon mambo, tempting turquiose, pumpkin pie & kiwi kiss.
Chunky Glitter & Eyelet border punch

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Birdie Punch gift box

I made this little box for a workshop a couple of weeks ago the Hostess wanted to do a small gift package & this is what I came up with, it's a bit of case of the gift box from the Summer Mini.



If you would like more info on my Birdie Punch gift box, or to hold a workshop in your home please contact at rfplatzer@bigpond.com

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Baby cards needed

Hi
Tonight I have a quick baby card to show you, I have been doing some practice cards for some Baby cards I need & this one has ended up as a reject mainly because I need 3 Baby Girl cards & this one is for a baby boy.



Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Wild About You & Short & Sweet
Card Stock: Brocade Blue , Kraft & Whisper White
Ink: Brocade Blue
Accessories: Perfect polka dots embossing folder, grossgrain ribbon, designer buttons & eyelet border punch.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Colour Renovation

Hi Everyone,.

Some exciting news Stampin Up has decided to update their colours to make them more up to date with the current trends.The new collections will come into effect with our new catalogue due 1st September, so there is still plenty of time to stock up on any of your favourite colours, don't forget your ink refill if you own any of the retiring colours Ink Pads.
The new colour palette is organized into four collections: Subtles, Brights, Regals, and Neutrals. You will see 25 of our current colours remaining, and ten past In Colors returning as core colours, and the addition of five new core colours. Check the colour charts to see what the new collections look like, and what colours will be retiring.
Just click here to see a PDF of the New Colour families


We will be bidding a Fond Farewell to these colours just click to see a PDF



I am sad to see a few of my favourite colours go but am sure I will be more than happy with the within a few months & we will also be getting 5 new in colours in addition to the above colours.

Challenge Entry

Today I wanted to share with you a card that I made for a challenge  for

U Stamp with Dawn Spring Soiree

& I was lucky enogh tto be chosen as one of the winners, the card I made was way out of my comfort zone but it was something about the challenge picture made me have a go & I am glad I did, let me know what you think.

happy Stamping

Fiona

Another Vintage Vogue

Hi Everyone,

First let me say a big thanks for all the lovely comments I have received for my Blog Hop post, I am so glad so many of you found my projects to be inspirational.

So I thought I would come back & share with everyone another card I made using the new Vintage Vogue set it's slightly different to one from the Blog Hop post & the lovely ladies from my weekly class were lucky enough to make it last night as well as an easter basket & a handbag card using the Top Note die (which just happens to be my new favourite tool accessory to use. I hope you like this card as well.

Bye for now

Happy Stamping

Fiona

ESAD Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Good Morning everyone & welcome to my first ever Blog Hop!

I hope you're ready for the ESAD Blog Hop! Better grab yourself a cuppa as you'll be hopping for a while!

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators& it's an online group just for Australian & New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin' Up!

We so love what we do & not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends & wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how & cyberstamps & we are always there to help & support each other when it's needed.

So if you are a Stampin' Up Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Well for those that follow my blog may have thought they were somewhere else as I am the first to admit I am the worst at writing lovely scripted post but I will try harder today.

For some you may have come here from the talented Felicity Fernandez or you may well be starting here either way enjoy the ride.

If you don't have a copy of the Autumn Winter Mini catalogue just click here to see all the wonderful products on offer including the Bigshot Die Cutting Machine & dies exclusive to Stampin' Up. If you would like to receive a hard copy please email me at rfplatzer@bigpond.com

& I can pop one in the mail.

The first product I want to showcase is the Vintage Vogue Stamp set available in Wood Mount $40.95 & Clear Mount $30.95. I just love it & it would have to be one of my favourites but then I luvvv them all. I have chosen a blue theme for this set of cards, but would also look great done in Plums, Pinks or Kraft & highlight colour.

This card was made using the Top Note die , flowers & greeting from the Vintage Vogue set finished off with Rhinestone brads from the Pretties Kit & grosgrain ribbon.

This card again uses the Top Note die from the Bigshot range but this time I have cut off the perforations on the white piece to allow for the Night of Navy border.

This card is a similar card to what is in the catalogue but I have finished it of with some Hodgepodge Hardware & grosgrain ribbon.

my last card in this set uses the flower again but finished off this time with pearls from the Petties Kit.

The second & third product I want to showcase is the Top Note die $42.95 from the Bigshot range & the 2 Step bird punch $30.95.

The set of note cards I have made use the Top Note Die did I mention just how versatile this die is. To make the card I have folded a piece of cardstock in half & placed it just below the perforations on the top of the die & then put it through the bigshot. I have then used the 2 Step Bird punch (which are a new design that folds down flat for storage). I have punched the leaves in Kiwi Kiss & the bird in the In Colour range & his wing in Matching DSP.

The note card box was made to fit the four note cards in nicely.

My last lot of products to showcase is the new colours we have Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, & Rich Razzleberry. I have also used the coordinating ribbon & the Share a Cup Stamp just $11.95 a must have to add to the collection.

I have made a set of three note cards perfect for sending a quick hello or thank you to friends & family & I have finished the card off with a pearl from the Pretties Kit & some Hemp Twine.

As with previous Blog Hops we are offering Blog Candy. All you need to do is complete the blog hop leaving a comment on every blog & then Email Sharlene at stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com who will then in turn put your name into the draw for the Blog Candy. There will be one winner from New Zealand & one from Australia.

So now its time to Hop on over to the very talented Gail to check out her creations.

Hope you have enjoyed my blog & I look forward to reading your comments.

Happy Stamping

Fiona