An Engagement card

Today I have a card to show that I made for my Nephews Engagement Party next month. As soon as I saw the sketch for the Clean & Simple challenge I knew straight away that I could make a stylish Engagement card.
I made the flower from the Fancy Flower punch following a tutorial off the web, the rest of the card is pretty straight forward if you would like more details feel free to Email.

Please leave a comment & let me know what you think.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Just Add Ink Challenge #51

Back to show another card I made this evening for the Just Add Ink challenge which was a Theme "Monochrome". The card is not what I started out to make & when I was finished I thought it would make a good Sympathy Card to add to my stash.

For those who are wondering the two thin lines around the edge are drawn on using the marker, otherwise the rest of the card is pretty self explanatory.

Also Thank You to all the lovely ladies who left comments last week, we were away from Sunday morning so I didn't have time to look at all the other creations & leave some comments, will endeavour to do so this week.

Card Recipe:
Stamp sets; Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Sentiments & En Francis
Card Stock; Early Espresso & Crumb cake
Ink; Early Espresso
DSP: Crumb Cake from neutral stack
Accessories; Early Espresso ribbon, Crumb cake button & Linen Thread.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Stampin' Celebration Challenge

This afternoon I finally found some time to do some stamping, if you missed my regular posting it was because we had guests & then spent a lovely 4 days in Sydney with the family. Hubby had vouchers from his 50th Birthday one was to climb the Harbour Bridge & the other a gorgeous Seafood dinner in Darling Harbour, hubby enjoyed the Bridgeclimb & our Seafood dinner was divine. We stayed at Star City for the first time & could not fault the service or facilities or accommodation, enough waffling I am sure you would all like to see the card.

The card is for the Stampin' Celebration Challenge they have a new look blog so pop on over & check them out. I just loved the colours from the picture & new immediately that i just had to have balloons somewhere, bringing it all together was a challenge.

I paper pieced Bella's clothes as well as all the balloons, I also added crystal effects to the balloons & the icing on the cupcake for definition. I really love how she turned out it, looks like she is ready to attend the party in the picture.
I would love to here what you think so please do leave a comment.

 On another note here in Australia we are having the most devastating floods in 37 years with 3/4 of Queensland under water, as well as flooding in NSW, Victoria, South Australia & Tasmania. Please see previous post as to what Stampin Up are doing & also the special classes I have scheduled with all proceeds going to the Queensland flood appeal. If you would like information or would like to make a donation please click on the link above, it is a QLD government site so not only does it provide a secure site for donations but provides all the up to date information on the floods.

Bye for now

Happy Stamping

Fiona

QLD Flood Appeal

As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been described as the worst flooding in 37 years, we express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been changed forever. We, like so many of you, feel a compelling need to lend support to all those who have been affected.

Stampin' Up! demonstrators have a long history of making a difference in the lives of others--especially when disaster strikes and the need is greatest. Nearly two years ago, we watched another tragedy unfold in Australia. Our hearts were touched as demonstrators, customers and friends joined together in support of the Bushfire Appeal. We've done it before and we can certainly do it again!

Please join with us by supporting the Australia Flood Appeal--a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate $2 AUD of the retail value of sales from any stamp set (with a retail value of $30 or more) sold in Australia and New Zealand from 15 January through 15 February to the State Emergency Services in Queensland.

IN Addition to the above I will be holding several stamping classes With all proceeds being donated to the QLD Flood Appeal.
COST is $15 & you will make 3 cards

Thursday 20th January 7.30pm
Friday 21st January 1.30pm & 7.30pm
Saturday 22nd January 10am & 2pm
Please bring along your own adhesive & scissors please

If you live in or around the Canberra ACT area & would like to attend SU Demos welcome, please Email me at rfplatzer@bigpond.com to reserve a place or for further info.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Clean & Simple & PPA challenge cards

I hope you all haven't fallen off your chair!!! yes I am back with another card to share, I just made this one when I got back from the gym ( I have just joined Curves & one of my new years resolutions was to loose some weight with a Weddding in Bali as an incentive.)

I have done a lot off blog surfing this last week & have found lots of challenges that I would like to try & try I am although this will probably be my last card for a few days as I will be occupied with guests.

The card I made this time was for a couple of challenges & I must say it was one of those light bulb moments when you have an idea & the finished cards looks exactly the same.

The first challenge was The Clean & Simple challenge & the second was Pals Paper Arts be sure to check them out as they are a great starting point when looking for inspiration.

Just realised when I have uploaded the Clean & Simple challenge photo I didn't leave any space on the right hand side, so much so for that light bulb moment lol.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Punch Potpourri & Vintage labels

Card stock & DSP & Ink: Pear pizazz, perfect plum & baja breeze.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Inkspirations challenge #52

Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the Inkspiartion Challenge. I love the colours they are so fresh & I am happy with how it turned out. I hope you like it as well. (sorry short & sweet got to leave for gym in 5min).

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Chic Boutique

Card stock: whisper white, riding hood red & baja breeze

Ink: baja breeze, riding hood red & peach parfait

DSP: peach parfait in colour stack

Let me know what you think.

HAPPY STAMPING
FIONA

Just Add Ink Challenge

Hi I'm back with a card for the Just Add Ink Challenge, & it was definitely a challenge. I really struggled to come up with an idea. This is the card that I ended up with totally different from the flowers I started with so, I would love to know what you think as I am still unsure if I like it or not.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Something Sweet

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, So Safron & Riding Hoop Red

DSP: Pear Pizzaz

Ink: Riding Hood Red & Elegant eggplant

Accessories: Sweet Treat Cups.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Another Card Another Challenge

Amazing I know I am back with another card, this time it's for the ColourQ challenge. These colours are not something I would normally put together, but I am happy with my card
Card recipe;
Stamp sets: Aviary & Best yet
Card stock & ink: Basic black, so safron, baja breeze & whisper white.
DSP: Greenhouse gala
Accessories: scallop edge punch, SU rhinestones.

Hope you like my card

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Another Our creative Corner challenge

I loved the colours of the Our Creative Corner challenge yesterday I decided I would make another card. This time I chose to use Night of Navy Cardstock & Baja Breeze DSP . I have stamped the image from the Easter Blossoms set, coloured it with markers & than an overlay of Vellum & finished it of with cream satin ribbon & an antique brad.

Hope you have enjoyed my card!

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Xmas packaging

Hi Everyone,

I know its way past Xmas or it feels like it anyway, but I've got some Xmas gift packaging to show that we made at one of my classes (again one of the few things that survived long enough to photograph).

The photo above includes the Metric purse pattern available off the scorpal website.

The smaller package is made using one of the Bigshot dies.

In this photo I have included a little Xmas treat my son James made for the children in his class some were made with Jaffa's & others with M&Ms.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Another Challenge

I am seem to be on a roll with my posts but I will try not to jinx that. The card I have to show is for the latest challenge over at Our Creative Corner. The challenge specified a Thank You theme using a blue & cream colour palette & to add metal & vellum, wow that's just a challenge wring it down!!!!!!! I did enjoy making this card & for once my photography seems to be showing up more than I can see with the naked eye ie; the glitter.

Thanks for looking

Happy Stamping

Fiona

2011 Easel Calendars

Just want to share some calendars we made at my Xmas workshop in December, we also made cards, glitter ornament & keepsake box & of course gift tags. With the kaos in the lead up to Xmas the only things I didn't give away & have managed to photograph were the two calendars.
I tried to keep them simple as we had a lot to make that day & I didn't want people still here at dinner time.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Celebrate in Style

I came across a challenge site called Stampin Celebration & thought it was such a gorgeous picture for inspiration that I should make a card to celebrate the New Year in, but somehow I missed the deadline for submitting my card. So here it is anyway. It is certainly a card that looks better in real life.
Edited to add it is now on the challege site must have been the gremlins at work.

ENJOY!!!

Happy Stamping

Fiona

My daughters Graduation

Sorry a non stamping related post.
One of the many things happening in the lead up to Christmas was my daughters graduation from Primary school. It was such a lovely night which started with Mass, then an awards ceremony & cutting of the cake, Emily was lucky to be chosen to cut the cake with one of the boys, it was then onto dinner prepared by the year 5 parents & finally a disco for the year 6 students.

Emily looked just gorgeous & It's hard to believe she will be going of to High School in a months time where has the time gone, it just feels like yesterday she started school.

I just had to include this photo above as Emily thinks her Dad looks grumpy & this is the best of 4 photos (he is trying to give James directions on taking the photo, not that he needed any)

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Stylish Blogger Award

Over the Christmas break I was lucky to receive this Stylish blogger award (not that I deserve when I can't even keep up regular posts) from the talented Sonia.

part of this award is to tell you 8 things about me.

1:One of my new years resolutions is to loose weight for my nieces' wedding in Bali in June & possibly even a couple of kilos for my cousins wedding in mid February will keep you posted with my progress.
2: another new year resolution is to post more regularly to my blog.
3: I don't like vegetables (not for my parents lack of trying either).
4: I went overseas for the first time last September.
5: I love to visit theme parks & go on most of the rides (California Screamin at Disneyland is one of the best)
6: the best job I had was Manager of Bed Bath n' Table in Canberra a position I held for 4 years prior to having kids.
7: I am a director of a company that supplies Wind Turbines, Parts & Services in Australia
8: I am the only one in our family who can't ride a motorbike.

I am supposed to pass this onto 8 people but Sonia has included some of those I would choose & I can't pick anyone special out of all the blogs I visit ( I know I was never any good at choosing). maybe that should have been on my list above.

Bye for now
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Happy New Year

Hi hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas & celebrated the New Year in style, I am still recovering from a very late night early morning after we hosted a New Years Eve party at our house.

I can't believe its been so long between posts again but hopefully I can keep up some regular posts this year. The end of last year ended in a big rush to finish some Wedding invites, End of year class with gifts for everyone ( I didn't even take a photo this year) & my Christmas cards which made the mail in the final week.

The card I have to show is one I made for the new weekly challenge happening over at Stampin Up In OZ. This Yahoo group is open to all Australian residents who love to create with Stampin Up products. The challenge was water colouring which I can honestly say is not one of my forte'.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Because I Care & Whimsical Words

Cardstock & Inks: Basic Black Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Going Grey & Pumpkin Pie.

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border punch.

Bye for Now

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Festive Banner

Today I have a festive banner to share with that I made with one of the tutorials available at We Stamp For Lara, there is still time to sign up & receive a month of tutorials whilst helping the beautiful little girl Lara.

For my banner I chose the non traditional colours of Rich Razzleberry & Melon Mambo & I love how it turned out. I may now have make some more decorations in these colours to add to the Christmas tree in the Studio.
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Another Xmas card

Hi ,
Just back with my second card I made for the Just Add Ink Challenge. Again this was very hard to photograph & looks way better in real life. With this card I actually brayed the embossing folder with Crumb Cake ink, before putting it through the Bigshot.

I am in a bit of a rush for dinner so if you would like more details feel free to Email me.
Happy Stamping
Fiona

Just Add Ink #43

Hi,
Today I here to share a card I made for the Just Add Ink challenge which was Just Add Christmas.
My card is a very simple card using the Bauble from the Contempo Christmas Stamp set

For this card I have applied the Shimmer Paint to the embossed background with a Dauber, I have also applied the shimmer paint to the bauble as well as some bling. I then finished the card with a gorgeous bow & antique brad. The card looks much better in real life, I can't seem to pick up the shimmer background in any of the photos I took.

Will be back later tonight with another Christmas card similar to Thursdays card .

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Have you got your sunglasses on

Hi ,
Today I want to share a card I have made for my classes tonight. It's a part case of a card I saved a picture of from Splitcoatstampers, the picture doesn't have a watermark & I not exactually sure where I found it, please let me know if you know of the original creator.

I have made the card in a much brighter yellow Daffodil Delight than the original. I have also used different ribbon, punched flowers, embossing folders & sentiment & Guess What I love it!!!!!!!!. It reminds me of my mum for some reason so I think I will be saving it for her birthday.
I know it won't be everyones cup of tea , but that doesn't matter.
Let me know what you think.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Stampin Royalty #44 second entry

Hi I am back with another card I made for the Stampin Royalty Challenge, this was the first card I made, but I am just not 100% happy with & I don't know why. So I thought the least I could do is show everyone & let you all be the judge

I have used the brayer to ink up Vintage wallpaper embossing folder with So Safron ink & have added a hand made rose, the edges have been daubed with the new shimmer ink to finish them off.

 

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Stampin Royalty Challenge #44

I can't believe it has taken me 4 days to create a card for the Stampin Royalty challenge.Last week was my first ever entry into their challenge & I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the top 3 Goddess picks. this weeks challenge was a colour challenge & these colours had me totally stumped, for some reason I just couldn't get the balance of colours to something I was happy with.
In the end I settled on a birthday card using the Party This Way Stamp set.

Thanks for looking

Happy Stamping

Fiona

 

Clean & Simple

Yes I am back!!!!!!  I am finding the challenges a great way to get some creative flair happening, although today's card is a very easy card I made for the Clean & Simple challenge.

 The Challenge was to make a one layer card sounds simple doesn't . Well the card was but trying to photograph it took twice as long.The detail on the butterflies & the glittery background of the black made it very hard to photograph & the colours look really washed out. So here it is

The card was made using the Beautiful Wings Embossilit from Stampin Up & scraps of the brights colour family.

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Taylored Expressions Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Today I would like to share a couple of cards I made the first one is for a challenge over at the Taylored Expressions blog.

I have been at home with the dreaded lurgy ever since coming back from holidays, so I have had lots of time to create although nothing much else has been done.

 

The card I have made to today uses the Welcome Christmas Stamp Set the colours I have chosen are Early Espresso & Cherry Cobbler. I just love these 2 colours together! The second card was made for our  Demonstrator swap last weekend & uses the Dasher stamp

Sorry about the quality of the photo its early evening & I have taken the photo inside the house.

Happy Stamping

Fiona

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #43

Hi Everyone
I just popped into to share a quick card I made for a challenge site I just discovered Stampin' Royalty .

I really like the card I have made using the new In Colours Concord Crush & Blushing Bride along with the new Embosslit Beautiful Wings.

Please let me know what you think, the comments I receive are few & far between, maybe nobody likes what they see!

Happy Stamping
Fiona

Inkspirations Sketch challenge #45

Hi,

I am back to share another card, this one was made for Makeesha's Inkspiraion Challenge

 

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sets:  Friends 24-7, Woodgrain & Teeny Tiny sentiments.

Ink: Versamark, Soft Suede & Marina Mist.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, & Marina Mist.

DSP: Elegant Soiree

Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, Word Window Punch & Marina Mist satin ribbon.

Happy Stamping

Fiona