Junk Journal

Posted on February 27, 2020 by sharon

A couple of weeks ago I saw a video on youtube on how to make a junk journal. I hadn’t heard of them before so I watched a couple of videos. Then I saw a video that used an old Readers Digest book cover to create a junk journal. My Dad had dozens of them when I was growing up and wondered if he still had them. So I called him and asked and he did, however they weren’t the books I had originally thought of, they were older than I remember. In fact the have so much more character than I had remembered.

I created this Journal using old pages from notebooks, some DSP and the book cover from the Readers Digest. I threaded some bakers twine through the sheets of paper to create a book and then added memorabilia to it. These photos of the finished project with out additional items and photos in it.

I am holding a class this week on how to make them. My classes are Friday 28th at 10am and Saturday 29th 10am. If you’d like to join me you can see more details on my facebook page or click on this link.

This is one of the videos that I saw originally which inspired me to create a Junk Journal

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine [149483] $7.00
Woven Threads Designer Series Paper [149497] $20.00	Woven Threads Suite Bundle [152184] $125.50	Woven Heirlooms Cling Stamp Set [149306] $42.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00

Timeless Tropical

Posted on February 25, 2020 by sharon

The Timeless Tropical stamp set is a gorgeous set that has so many lovely images in the set including the hibiscus flower and the frangipani, not to mention the leaves in the set.
I created 2 of the cards fairly easily using the blog hop I did in January but then changed up the hibiscus colour to match the card base. I did a quick search and found lots of other colours that the flower could be and played with them.

I then went to a come and play day at my team leaders home and came up with the other two cards. I’m happy with the final result of all 4 of the cards.

These 4 cards are the ones we’ll be making in this weeks classes. If you’d like to come along and make these cards with me, then click on this link to see more details.

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Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $40.00	Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811] $90.75	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $61.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Story Label Punch [150076] $31.00	Timeless Label Punch [149516] $31.00

Above the Clouds

Posted on October 18, 2019 by sharon

One of my recent Stamp a Stack classes featured the “Above the Clouds” stamp set. I do love how these cards turned out. I wouldn’t normally use these colours together but with some encouragement from a couple of friends I went with the colours and they really work well together.

The original design was one I copied from my amazing talented upline, Marelle but I changed up the stamp set and colours and they are a whole new set of cards.

I chose different embossing folders to use in the background on the Bermuda Bay. When stamping the Hot Air Balloon I used full strength Bermuda Bay and then for the solid image in the balloon I stamped off in Bermuda Bay.

The small hot air balloons in the background are stamped off as well. What do you think? Would you like to make these cards? I have a few card kits available. If you order the Above the Clouds Bundle and three coloured Stamp Pads, I will give you a card kit to make the 5 cards. Just click on any of the images below to be taken to my shop and place your order. Don’t forget to use my hostess code at the top of this page.

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Above The Clouds Photopolymer Stamp Set [149404] $38.00	Above The Clouds Bundle [151135] $62.00	Hot Air Balloon Punch [149520] $31.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.00	Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder [151801] $17.00	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $17.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00
Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $50.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

Christmas Card Buffet

Posted on October 15, 2019 by sharon

This Saturday I am hosting a Christmas Card Buffet from 10am – 5pm. There will be 10 different Christmas Card designs to choose from. The cost is $5 entry and then $2.50 per card. You can come and stay all day or pop in for a short time and make some cards and then go.

If you want to pop in, let me know you’re coming by clicking on this link
I would love to see you and have fun being creative.

Birthday Party Entertainment

Posted on October 13, 2019 by sharon

Last month I was asked to be the entertainment for an 11 year olds birthday party. She chose to make a unicorn canvas that I had on my facebook page. The original idea was from another demonstrator in the UK I believe. I love the canvas though and can’t bare to part with my original one.

There were 8 girls and 2 boys. The boys didn’t want to do unicorns so I had to come up with something for them to make that was quick and in a sport theme. I don’t have boys so it was a little harder for me to come up with something but was able to borrow some soccer dies from a friend. I then looked at a local popular soccer team and copied their uniforms.

There was so much talent from the girls and all of the girls added their own style to their canvas. I just love how all of them are so different. If you look closely you can see in the background that they have added texture paste with different stencils.

So proud of how well the girls did with their canvas.

Here are all the kids that were very creative in making their canvases.

If you’re interested in having me for your child’s next birthday party, get in contact and we can make it happen. I am happy to travel outside of Sydney but there will be an additional charge to cover travel expenses.

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Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $8.75	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock [146993] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $15.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00
Daisy Punch [143713] $31.00	Medium Daisy Punch [149517] $28.00	Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack [150647] $59.00	1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch [119869] $10.00
Tropical Dies [146831] $47.00	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103] $10.00	Embossing Paste [141979] $14.00	Palette Knives [142808] $9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

Family Fun Fair

Posted on August 6, 2019 by sharon

This Sunday my youngest daughter’s school is holding their Biennial fair and I will be having a stall there. I am really looking forward to being in the community and raising some funds for our primary school. It is always a fabulous day with lots of community spirit with all the families pitching in and helping on their children’s class stalls.

My daughters class stall is the Hair Spray, nails & tattoo stall. As I will have my own stall to run I have enlisted my eldest daughters help and a friend of hers to help in my stead. Both girls are looking forward to helping out and I’m very encouraged by their willingness to help.

Below is how I set up my stall 2 years ago which I felt worked well. I am changing it up again so I can see how it goes with a different layout and display.

I will have some class flyers to hand out to anyone that is interested and have some of the projects on display for people to see. I will also have some catalogues and a simple make and take.

If you are around on Sunday, pop in and say hi.

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Kids Holiday Class

Posted on October 17, 2018 by sharon

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog today.

School has just resumed this week for term 4 and the last term of Primary school for my oldest daughter.

During the holidays though I held a couple of classes for children. The kids love my classes and I love seeing the kids being creative. In my first class the kids made 3 cards and decorated a box.

The box originally held stock for my husbands install work but I was able to cover it and be able to add it to my class. I covered it in Designer Paper and then I sealed it with some Mod Podge. The kids were then able to cut out their letters and stick them on using dimensionals. The offset the letters slightly to give a shadow effect. My youngest daughter helped each of the girls with their letters. It was great to have the extra helping hand.

I was so very happy with the result.

The cards were fairly simple and we used the Wishing You Well Stamp set from the holiday catalogue. I used Gold thread to add some extra interest to each of the cards. These card are from the catalogue so I just copied the design and had a class ready to go. The catalogues are a great source of inspiration.

I hold classes most school holidays so if you think your child would be interested and you live in Sydney Australia then contact me or like my Facebook page and I can let you know when my next classes will be on.

And if you’d like to purchase any of the products that I used in the class then click on any of the items below to be taken directly to my online shop.

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Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] $13.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $13.00	Wishing You Well Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147864] $33.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $13.50	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] $50.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $10.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill [104331] $8.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $6.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] $172.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658] $70.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00