Archive for June, 2007

Someone else is leaving…..

June 27, 2007

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This is another of my ‘three folds’ farewell cards. This uses my new fave set, Touch of Nature. It is made using the new in colours – True thyme and Vintage violet. Another of my new stamps – Linen Background will also become my fave……I used a masking technique where I [...]

Sometimes I just wanna fly away……

June 24, 2007

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I had a very spiritual evening last night……..I attended a benefit dinner for the AFRICAN AIDS FOUNDATION. See the link on the right , in the blogroll.Our doctor started this charity many years ago working with women and children who are affected by the pandemic that IS Africa……it is just sooooooo [...]

Here’s a quickie……

June 19, 2007

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Here’s a real quick one…….the stamped image comes from the ‘Blooming with Happiness’ hostess set. It is stamped with stazon onto white gloss cardstock and coloured in with the bold bright markers…..easy so far huh! This is then mounted on green galore , then black and finally pink passion cardstock. The [...]

Here it is Leonie……

June 16, 2007

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Leonie is sooooo impatient…….LOL……….  Here is my gorgeous son (hope he isn’t reading this…) at about 8 months munching and crunchin’ some toast. Like his hair?? Has always been like that, even born like that!
This was a fun page (and quick, as my mantra says….) using the wonderful dazzling diamonds I [...]

Just found a great review…..

June 16, 2007

Here is a great review (independant) done on the Stampin’ Write markers……yeah….the ones on sale in June……take a read. Very interesting ways to use them!
http://www.craftcritique.com/search/label/Stampin%27%20Up%20Markers

Everyone’s makin’ this …….

June 16, 2007

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This card is apparently very popular at the moment……..although I’ve only seen in on the lovely Alisa’s blog (check it out – she’s on the blogroll). This was done using ballet blue cardstock and marker, old olive ink and marker and night of navy ink and marker.
This highlights the advantages of [...]

Everyone else is just leaving!!!!

June 15, 2007

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This was a card I made for a farewell on a girl at work. This was like an accordion – two cards stuck together with the gold organza ribbon keeping the whole lot together. I had to pass this around for about 20 people to sign so a normal [...]

Everyones havin’ babies!!!!!

June 14, 2007

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And they’re all girls……….. Had a few friends poppin’ out babies of late………silly things!
This card was made using a retired set. It was the first time I tried using the watercolour paper, which turned out to be lovely to work with. This was made quicker by using a piece of [...]

Get 30% off stamp sets…………June Special

June 9, 2007

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This card has been made using the marvelous markers………………the subject of this month’s special………
If you purchase a family set of markers (12 in coordinating colours that match cardstock and inkpads and pastels) for $57.95 you can receive 30% off one of the stamp sets listed below…
* Greetings Galore (pg 42) for $40.57, [...]

Wild Rosebuds……….

June 8, 2007

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This is a CASE from Jayne Mercer (a very, very talented demonstrator who is also part of the Elits Stampers )http://www.jaynemercer.com/blogs/index.php?blog=2
It is an example of two step stampin’. This involves two individual stamps that are stamped on top of one another to produce one image. This is evident in the rosebud. [...]