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In my Box-a-licious post the other day I showed you the gift bag I’d made from the Easy Box Tutorial.

Well here are the two boxes I’ve made using that tutorial.

These boxes are easy and quick to make and will make lovely gifts for friends and family. You can pop a small present inside or even a selection of small cards.

The one I’m showing today is an adaptation of that bag. I have given it a flap and ribbon closure and inside there are four 4×4 cards inside.

I’ve made this one using the Spring flowers Designer Series Papers and the Simply Said stamp set. This is a great set and you get 11 stamps for under $50 - cant beat that!!

Below is a side on picture of the box with the selection of cards inside. As you can see they fit perfectly inside. I’ve used ribbon to tie mine closed but you could also use small velcro dots or small magnets to hold it all closed.

The box & card set is now available as a class. You get to make 4 cards and the box for just $20 and I supply all the materials you will need to complete this set.

So get a start on your christmas presents and book in for this class today.

Here is a picture of the complete set - it will make a lovely gift dont you think?

I know I promised this card for Monday but am having a few problems with the hosting of this site - so you might find that I’m moving soon so stay tuned for that!

I was introduced to this technique through my good friends Alisa Tilsner and Angela Sargeant with their regular technique tutorials by email.

Its rather similar to the chalkboard technique I tried in my early SU days! I might have to re-do that one to show you the difference.

This is a fairly simple technique using White Craft Ink, Watercolour Pencils and White Gel pen and as you can see the results are stunning!

I have also used rubons for the greeting to show how easy they are to use and just how well they look.

These are both put onto our new Textured Cardstock and as you can see it doesnt break up on the texture or anything like that.

I just love the Stampin’ Up!® rub ons - can you tell? but then there isnt much in the Stampin’ Up!® range that I dont like … if there is anything at all!

Now would you like to learn this technique? Then why not invite me over to your place for a demonstration and I’ll show you how to make it - or why not check out my calendar and see when my next Technique Class is and book in for one of those.

Have a magic day!

I showed you some work I’d made with Brocade Basics the other day which you can find here.This is how I vary my Stamp A Stacks - I tailor them to what the customer wants and these ladies do a 12×12 page and 5 of one card.

Now my ladies who asked for that layout like doing 12×12 layouts and the one in the Idea Book & Catalogue they chose was just a 6×6 so I went about converting the 6×6 design to a 12×12 layout.

It is the same design as the smaller layout but added just a few more elements so it didnt look so bare.

I have added a flower & extra leaf to the top right of the photo and have added more flowers and more flourish leaves to the bottom left corner of the photo.

I have used the Brocade Backgrounds Designer Series Papers which I love - I love the rich greens & browns and all the swirls, flourishes and designs in these papers make them just so easy to work with - although it is hard to make that first cut or fold! Not to mention they are such great value with 12 sheets of double sided paper for just $11.95 - what a bargain!

This is the card the ladies made and it is deceivingly easy to do!

Its just one stamp on the base card, the stamped flower & greeting, a couple pieces of ribbon, a piece of Designer Series Paper (which is actually from offcuts of the above layout - so a great way to use up those scraps in the drawer) and a button - what could be easier??

I would love to share how these items were made with you so why not arrange your demonstration with me today? Be quick as my diary is filling quickly these days.

Dont forget we still have the Extra Extra Hostess Special until 15th July where you can earn extra hostess benefits so when you book ask me for more details on the extra’s you can get.

and I do!! Well ok maybe not by the sea shore but I do sell them from the Stampin’ Up!® Idea Book & Catalogue!

I originally bought the Seaside stamp set for a customer’s Stamp-a-Stack and was going to then gift it to a family member however I’ve decided I really like this set so am going to keep it!

Its one of those sets you would never think to buy yourself but after you have used it a couple of times you are so glad you did - it will make great masculine cards and be awesome for those ‘beach’ scrapbook layouts.

This card here I’ve made a little different than normal as its not the standard A6 opening but instead of cutting my A4 cardstock into to A5 cards I’ve cut it lengthwise to make a tall standing up card - this one opens at the bottom as you look at it here instead of to the right - does that make sense?

I’ve stamped the shells onto Whisper White then coloured with the gorgeous Water Colour Wonder Crayons from Stampin Up!® I’ve then cut them all up and layered them and a few of the front ones being mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals® I even used eyelets on this one & twine to give it that rustic/earthy look. The Crop-a-dile® makes setting eyelets so easy - and great for those like me who have weak wrists.

This is the other card we made at the stamp-a-stack - well ok its a tag but I did give the ladies the option to convert it into a card if they wanted to.

The shell images are stamped onto Naturals Ivory and then we’ve rubbed on some Stampin’ Pastels® to give them a little colour.

The journey stamp (from Life Definitions stamp set) is stamped onto Very vanilla in chocolate chip and we have then ripped the edges and used 3 different shades of brown to sponge and give it that burnt edge look.

The base tag is in Sahara Sand with random shell images stamped all over.

To finish off the tag we’ve added the photo anchors from the Hodge Podge & added some chocolate chip taffeta ribbon.

This would make a great addition to any scrapbook layout or you could turn it into a card as we did and here is the end card.

The base card is Creamy Caramel with the En Francais’ background stamped and the edges sponged to again give that rustic look. I’ve then torn out a rectangle of vellum and run it through the Crimper for dimension then layered onto the base card and adhered the tag on top.

I think these cards make great masculine cards and I know I find it hard to do a masculine card at times as I know others struggle with this as well but I’m sure you will agree that these certainly fit that category.

I would love to show you how to make these cards at a demonstration for you and your friends and with the great June Specials we have you’d better hurry and book in!

I will post about the June specials in the morning.

Have a great night!

This was the card that was highlighted in the Splitcoast Stampers Weekly Inkling - the regular newsletter you can get for free and it is full of great information, tutorials and challenges and well worth signing up for!

I just followed the tutorial for the Trifold Pocket card which was written by the very talented Beate Johns.

Beate does such stunning work and writes wonderful tutorials so that anyone can follow them & make lovely cards - if I can do it anyone can!!

Now can you believe there is NO INK and NO STAMPS on this card???? yes its true! A bit unlike me hey? Nearly fell off my chair when I realised but boy how much do I love the new Stampin’ Up!® rub ons?? they are wonderful and work first go unlike some others I know of from a major brand too - but we wont talk about thems.

Recipe:
Paper: Blue Bayou textured CS, Soft Sky textured CS, Fall Flowers DSP
Accessories: Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon, Cherished Memories Rub Ons, Tool Kit, circle punches, corner rounder, Pretties Kit.

I think it turned out a bit nice - just love the new In Colours and Designer Series Papers. I hope the recipient likes this card.

Now onto the tagging … I was tagged by my good friend and fellow demonstrator Nikki Stalker and the loverly Edie Bunting a fellow Diva from Erie PA in USA.

Rules of Tagging are …

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

So here are my 7 facts

1. I am married with 2 daughters and we have 3 angels in heaven.
2. We have a thing about birthdays … I share my birthday with my aunt & brother-in-law, My oldest daughter was born on my grandfathers birthday, my youngest was born on my hubbies grandmothers birthday, My mum’s birthday is 2 days after my father-in-law and my dad’s birthday is 2 days before my Mother-in-law. Weird huh?
3. I love watching the crime shows on TV especially, CSI, CSI Miami, CSI NY, NCIS, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Womens Murder Club, Law & Order, Law & Order Criminal Intent, Law & Order SVU, Criminal Minds, Numbers, Bones and I also like to watch Greys Anatomy, Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Torchwood and ReGenesis.
4. I love to watch Aussie Rules Football and love my Sydney Swans
5. Looooove my coffee - but I think everyone knows that!
6. I have fibromyalgia and was diagnosed in 2004
7. I am a night owl and love to sit up in the wee hours of the morning making cards

Now onto tagging 7 more blogs I love to visit …

1. Maxine Conrad - Max runs Utah Divas International which is a group just for SU Demonstrators and a great resource so if you want to know more about this then just ask me.
2. Sharon Davis - a fellow demonstrator, lovely lady & friend and one very busy gal - I dont know how she does all she does!
3. Stacey - a great friend from Texas and wannabe Aussie
4. Creations by Adela - this lady does such lovely work and is a SU demo in USA
5. Kerri Hunter - lovely friend and another Aussie demo
6. Vanessa Webb - one of my very talented downlines
7. Tracey Eaton - my lovely upline & its about time she put up another post

Now its time for me to sign off and leave comments on all those blogs so they know they’ve been tagged.

Hope you are all very nice to your Mums tomorrow for Mother’s Day and for all the mums - Have a great day and dont do anything you dont wanna

Well I thought I’d share this card I made as a sample for an upcoming Stamp-A-Stack. My customer asked for cards using Longtime Friend and Stem Silhouettes from the Spring Mini Catalogue so today you get the one from Longtime Friend.

I just love Longtime Friend set as it just screams colouring and I love to colour with my Water Color Wonder crayons - they are so easy to use and give a great result everytime - especially with an aqua painter and now that they come in the family sets they are more affordable. If you would like to see the water color wonder crayons in action ring me and we can book in a workshop for you and your friends.

I had the basic idea of what I wanted to do for the card - being its for a stamp-a-stack it needed to be kept simple yet effective when finished. I tried different ideas and techniques for the pink layer and then it dawned on me to use a plain piece of pretty in pink cardstock but run it through the crimper!

This one shows the crimping better and just gives a little more elegance to the card - as does the black layering - adding black to any colour gives a card a little more elegance and makes the other colours ‘pop’