A couple of months ago I went away with a few members of my team. We had a fabulous time crafting and chatting. If you’d like to enjoy some time away to craft, chat and catch up with other like minded people, then consider joining my team. We have a fabulous time and laugh so much. It is just an amazing group and would love to have you join us.
While we were away I got to creating some upcoming classes and used the Sweetest Cherries stamp set.
The Sweetest Cherries stamp set is so cute but it wasn’t a set that I was drawn to straight away. But now that I have it I love it! I have also shown you all how to re-create these cards on my Facebook live and have uploaded to youtube a well.
You can check out the really quick version below and I also link to my longer more detailed video in the details section of the video.
I am loving the Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper and wanted to use it again during my Facebook Live last week and paired with the Layering Leaves Stamp Set.
I have used the 4 Square Technique for 4 of the cards and then paired the stamp set with the Inked Botanicals DSP. Layering Leaves and the Inked Botanicals paper pair so very well together.
This is my long video but I also have a short video. Product List
Creative Escape is a one day event held in Pennant Hills in Sydney. It is for the crafty person that just needs to take some time out to be creative and chat with other like minded crafty people.
My little stamping business is almost 15 years old. I have held classes in my home however they haven’t grown and I feel they have become a bit stale. So they always say “A change is as good as a holiday” so my change is that I’ll be running the Creative Escape.
The day will be 6 hours of Crafting, Creativity and FUN! It is on Saturday, 11th March from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. The cost is $105 including lunch, however if you have any food intolerances or allergies, please bring your own lunch and the cost will only be $95. Your fee includes: *A $50.00 Goody Bag *A half a 6 foot table for you to work on all day *15 Make n Takes * 3 Gifts throughout the day *Snacks and lollies *Coffee, Tea and Water *Use of my supplies
Creative Escape Optional Classes
If you’d like to choose an add on class which is optional, there are two choices or you can choose both. This can also add to your fun & creativity on the day!
Add On Optional Bundles
You can also choose to add on either or both of the two bundles that we will be working with on the day at an extra discounted price for attending. **He’s all that Bundle $72 (normally $79) **Brewed for You Bundle $60 (normally $66.50)
*Adhesive, kits and retired items will be available for sale on the day
The Friendly Gnomes stamp set coordinate with the Gnomes Dies from the Holiday Mini Catalogue and you can still purchase the dies if you haven’t already. The dies were originally bundled with the Kindest Gnomes stamp set and you can see what I created with these last year at this post.
This bundle is so super cute and I love all the cards that we made. The original designs of 5 of the cards are by Ronda Wade, however I did change up the sizing for some of the cards to utilise our A4 card stock size. The last card is my design and I’m really happy with how it turned out.
I chose to create a fancy fold with a card inside a card. It is something a bit different which is why I like it so much. What do you think? The Country Gingham Designer Series Paper 6×6″ paper stack works really well with this stamp set.
Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set and coordinating Dies
This is my long video from my Facebook Live on the Friendly Gnomes.
Today I decided to create some more Christmas cards with the Forever Fern and the Christmas to Remember stamp sets. I wanted to show you how you can create lots of cards in a short amount of time. With Christmas only 44 days, we need to get our cards made and sent out.
So I return to the 4 Square technique creating 4 cards quickly and simply. I also created a set of 5 cards.
Today on my Facebook Live I was creating with the Sunny Splash stamp set by Stampin’ Up! This stamp set was not on my wishlist at all till about 2 weeks ago. I saw a number of projects that people had made and thought, yes it is a cute set, maybe I should add it to my order, so I did.
I received the stamp set just yesterday and I an say I love it. It is so cute and adds a bit of whimsy and who doesn’t love whimsy? The weather outside today is overcast and not so pleasant so what better set to use than one that is for summer?
I am loving this Sunny Splash Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
I did some quick searching for what others had created using this stamp set and I found a few that I was just drawn to. A couple of these cards were original designs by Songofmyheartstampers.com. Another of the cards was created by Nancy Stamps and the final card I took inspiration from Notes from Patience.
You can check out my really quick video at this link Product List
This week has been a very busy one. We have been at the Christian Venues Association National Conference at CYC Phillip Island Adventure Resort. It has been a phenomenal week of sharing, being well fed, catching up with friends near and far and meeting new friends in the Christian Camping industry, which my husband and I have a heart for.
I had the opportunity to run two workshops which gave some attendees a chance to craft with me. In one of my classes I had kids and adults. So I needed to create a class for both which can be difficult. I decided to go for some colouring for the kids and some stamping for the adults.
My husband and I support this ministry in various ways as Ministry of Tech. We like to have some fun at the National Conference. And we like to find fun ways to get everyone to interact and this year was no exception. We organised a giant game of scrabble for all the delegates. Many people didn’t play, but those that did were very competitive. At the end of the allotted time there were 100 plays and over 100 words.
Our eldest flew down by herself on the Monday after we arrived. So we just had our youngest with us and we had a bit of fun when we were setting up the AV gear.
