My First Class!!

Hi fellow crafters, how are you all? I am hoping everyone is just fine.

I am pleased to announce that after almost 5 years with Stampin’ Up!, I did my first ever class today. There were 9 ladies there all enthusiastic, 3 had previously stamped and I had 5 or 6 that had never stamped before!! We did one card today and what an introduction to stamping it was. I wanted something that was going to be a wow factor so that beginner stampers went home with an awesome card not just a stamped image matted and tied in with a sentiment.

I believe the Triple Time Stamping I did with the ladies gave a fantastic first impression of how fantastic the stamp pads are from Stampin’ Up! and it was a great way to introduce stamping to ladies that had never stamped before. They all did very well and were very pleased that they had made such a lovely card for a beginner, the other ladies that had stamped in the past had to have a little lesson on how to use those especially “juicy’ stamp pads and it took some getting used to from hard tapping on the stamp pad to a lighter touch to ink up the image and stamp. They were pleasantly surprised at how fantastic the new formulations are, once they got used to them. I remember other demos suggesting to take some baby wipes at classes to help with the extra inkyness, I am so glad that I put them in for clean up of hands and sometimes to clean up over inking.

I made 3 samples and gave the participants the choice between a masculine type card and a feminine card. Most chose the masculine card to do and opted for a generic saying such as “Just for You” from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments Stamp Set. I have to admit it is my most go to stamp set for placing sentiments on the front of cards. They are just the right size to be not too overpowering for the stamped images.

So here is the card that most chose to work on today:

The Open Sea

I have to say the cards turned out awesome and I felt a small surge of pride to see these ladies enjoy themselves and they really loved what they produced today.

Here was the alternate choice for those that wanted to a little more feminine.

Delicate Doilies

They did really enjoy themselves and I had everything cut ready to go so the focus today was strictly on stamping. I also used the Colour Spritzer tool so that the white base was not so stark. 2 ladies loved the tool so much that they ordered it!!.

I just decided while making samples for today’s class to do a slight twist on the basic stack. Here is what I came up with and I did case this one from the internet, there were so many blogs with this similar card that I dont know which lady to give credit to on this sample below as there were a few samples online with different blog addresses and names on them.

French Foliage – Sympathy Card

As you can see just a slight twist on the original design and it still looks spectacular.

 

Well I just had to share with you my first class and I feel it was a success. I am looking forward to another booking for a class with these ladies in a months time.

Until next time…..

“May the Stamps be with You!!”

xxTessxx

 

 

Mother’s Day Cards

Once again another month has just completely flown by and I really have been so very busy. Today, I am going to show you some Mother’s Day Cards that I have made to sell at the Handmade Expo Market in Morayfield tomorrow. Here are some pictures of my stall from March, these were taken by Avonlea Photography, take a scroll through her page its simply wonderful!

Back to my creations

Vintage Mother’s Day

Here are some more

Water Coloured Mother’s Day Card

Elegant Mother’s Day Card

I have really enjoyed making these this year. Here is another one:

Daffodil Delight Mother’s Day Card

I do have a few more to post but will leave it at this today.

Thank you for stopping by and looking, I hope to see you at the Handmade Expo Market at Morayfield tomorrow. Pop on over and say hello.

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

Mini Albums

Hi, welcome back and thank you again for stopping by for a peep.

Today, I thought I post up some Mini Albums that I have been selling at the markets for over 12 months now. They make lovely gifts for everyone. A great way to capture a couple of important events and record them in the mini album and post off to family. I have sent a couple to my family members and they love them and its like a little brag book that they can take with them to show their friends. Before I go too much further, I must not take credit for this idea, my friend Shirley from Stamping Elephants showed me this idea probably nearly 2 years ago now and its funny as I have only really had them on my market stall for about 5 or 6 months. Thank you Shirley for showing me this great idea. You should pop over to her blog as she does some of the most wonderful things.

Mini Album – Storytime DSP

This is the most recent one and I thought it would be good for those back to school or first school days photos that we all get and lovely to pass onto grandparents so they dont miss out on all the fun. There is plenty of room inside for photos and journalling and I have coordinated the pages inside with the DSP.

Here are another couple:

Greenhouse Gala DSP

Blueberry Crush – DSP

These 2 were made with retired Designer Series Paper from Stampin Up. I had quite a few papers left and made them into these albums. I must say they do look great.

I have another couple here as well:

Paris

and last but not least one made with some of last years In – Colour, Blushing Bride and the special DSP that went with those in- colours.

Blushing Bride – Butterflies

I must say they do look great and are selling at times really well. They make great gifts.

Thank you for stopping by for a look and be sure to have a look at my friend Shirley’s Blog. She really does do some awesome stuff.

Take care

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

 

 

 

Tea Light Candle Holders

Hi fellow crafters. Its Monday morning here and I must admit its a little hard to get moving or even poke my nose out the front door.!  Yes it appears to be raining again and lots of it! Plenty of time to do more crafting.  This is a good thing as I like to have a big variety at the Handmade Market Expo in Morayfield this Sunday. If it hasnt rained too much it should be a good day especially with it all being indoors the weather will not hurt us at all unless its too much rain.

There has been a lot of rain recently and with rain and humidity and warmth, its perfect for mosquitoes. I have the tea light candles with the citronella in them and they are amazingly like a lot of our gorgeous colours:

Tealight Candle Holder – Baja Breeze

I like to have my candles as visible as possible so therefore I have made some holders for them. I made them using Aluminium in the Big Shot using the Flower Folds Bigz Die. The smaller of the 2 flowers has then been run through my Petals Aplenty Embossing Folder. Here is another:

Tealight Candle Holder – Daffodil Delight

This one is Daffodil Delight or close to it (no I didnt colour them myself) in the bottom right hand corner you can see Pretty in Pink candle. Here is another:

Tealight Candle Holder – Riding Hood Red

Here is one that is similar in colour to Riding Hood Red. And a group shot ready to go for the Market this weekend. I hope they go a treat.

Ready For the Markets

I love the way when the die cuts the aluminium that it neatly rolls the edges, therefore there is no risk to cutting fingers. Once that candle is finished, its just simple to put another in the centre.

Thank you once again for stopping by and looking at my blog.

take care

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

SAB – Feeling Sentimental

Hi there what a fantastic time to earn Free Product. Simply order from either the new Seasonal Catalogue or the Annual Catalogue or a combination of them both to the value of $100 and you can select 1 free product from the Sale-a-bration Catalogue!!

Here is one of the SAB stamp sets. Its called Feeling Sentimental and is extremely detailed and suited towards a light tap on the new formulated classic stamp pads and voila extraordinary images. Here are a couple of  ‘masculine” type cards I made up:

Penny Farthing

And another and I couldnt help but see “Tardis” with the next image so I did stamp it with Island Indigo:

A Tardis type Telephone Box

I also made up some more Post It Note and Pen Holders for my stall at the markets:

Penny Farthing Post It Note and Pen Set

and of course the telephone box accented with a rhinestone just in the right place!!

Telephone Box Post It Note and Pen Holder

I also do “Fridge” notebooks, so called as there are magnets on the back to attach to the fridge for shopping etc. They fit a shopping list sized notebook or half of an A5 pad that I usually get cut at Officeworks but you can get the already cut in the Discount stores. IThey are popular at the markets at various times of the year.

Fridge Notebook – Telephone Box

I love the “Old World” charm of these stamps. Why not have a look at the link on the side and see what you would like to order. I am going now. I hope you have enjoyed looking at my post today!! I hope you have a great day and take care.

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

Post It Note and Pen Holders

Hi and welcome back again.

I have been making some Post It Note and Pen Holders. These are very very popular at the markets and some times I am flat out keeping up with them. It seems they are great for small gifts. I have shown these off before and also put up where I got the original tutorial from but you can find instructions all over the place on the internet for them. Anyway here are some that I made up:

Soda Pop Lid with Bee

I have been wanting to use these soda pop caps for a while. I have filled them with Crystal Effects.

Soda Pop Cap – Eiffel Tower

This has been matched up with Pool Party and some DSP from the More Amore DSP. The DSP, Caps and Stamp Set are all from the new Seasonal Catalogue.

Retired Upsy Daisy.

This is a very popular style that I make. I dont have the heart to part with it as its so quick to use and make up.

Butterflies

The beauty of some of these post its is that I can make a few up and it cleans my desk of scraps too.

Until next time…..

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

I Dig You Birthday Cards

Hi and thank you again for stopping by. I have been playing with the stamp set “I Dig You”. I decided to try and use colours as close to “real’ things as I could. After working on a construction site for almost 12 months I got to see a lot of diggers so got to know the colours pretty well when it was my job to ‘spot’ for them. The thing is, I think these cards are going to appeal to those big boys that love their big toys nearly as much as the little boys will like them.

Here is the first one I made:

Tangerine Tango Digger

This colour usually goes with Hitachi and their heavy machinery. I used metallic brads to accent the tracks a bit more after cutting the images stamped onto Whisper White with Tangerine Tango.

Here is another Digger:

More Mustard Digger

I used some of the printed paper from the paper stacks for the back ground and used black brads this time. This colour is generally known to be associated mainly with CAT. I really enjoyed making these simple clean and effective cards. I am sure that they are going to be popular with little and big boys alike. I know how much the big boys like their toys too.

Just a quick post, thank you again for stopping by.

“May the Stamps be with You”

xxTessxx

A Dinoroar Birthday

Hi there, I wonder if it is as wet as your house as it is at mine today?

Here are some birthday cards that I made  for younger ones with the Dinoroar stamp set  Mind you, one has already gone to a boys birthday party today and he is 15!

Here it is made Friday and gone today:

So Saffron

I have also used Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point as well.

Here is another that I hope goes to a boys home too:

Tempting Turquoise

I didnt want to leave the young ladies out so kept the same sketch but varied the colours to try to tailor for girls with the same stamps (my personal challenge besides using Brights)

Melon Mambo

And another “girlie” Dinoroar Birthday Card!

Rich Razzleberry

I really dont use the Brights Collection enough but with the help of the Colour Coach from Stampin Up and also the Paper Stacks, they really do help with coordination. Here is the final card I made in the Dinoroar set while I was playing around:

Watercoloured

I watercoloured again as I love, love, love to do this and the leaves are cut from the new Secret Garden Framelits, I love them all

Thank you again for stopping by I really appreciate it and all the lovely comments that I receive.

“May the Stamps be with You!”

xxTessxx

 

 

 

 

A Box of Cupcakes!!

Hi and yes I agree, it has been quite a while between posts. I am going to try try try this year I promise to post a lot more in the future than i have in the past. first up this year I reproduced a project that I really loved doing and I did this in 2009. To find out how I reproduced the set, you will need to go here

Meanwhile this is my interpretation and how lucky was I to keep that stamp set which is called ‘Simple Birthday Thanks”. (pic) Sorry readers its retired now, but they crop up every now and then on ebay.

Boxed Cupcake Cards

These boxes have been designed for our postage envelopes not the US  ones and it just gives a little more room to play with on a card front with our A4 and A5 sizes. Here are the cards inside:

Pretty in Pink Cupcake

So delicious looking and it doesnt show up but the base of the cupcake has been through the crimper to give the impression of real cupcake papers (patty pans).

Another cupcake:

So Saffron Cupcake

Here is another view of the boxes:

Another view of the boxed Cupcajke Cards

What a treat and a gorgeous gift. I have made a few now to try to sell at the markets.

Thats about it for this post, come back soon and I will have more as this last week especially the past few days my mojo is really going insane and I have a load of pictures of cards to take edit and upload. Birthday Male, Female, Mother’s Day, Easter, Wedding and also baby. ………. stay tuned

“May the Stamps be with You”.

xxTessxx

 

Fabric Covered Notebooks

Hi all and welcome back!

I am so glad you could stop by for another look around.

This time I have some fabric covered notebooks I want to share, some have been made out of fabric gifted to me while others have been made using various Stampin’ Up! Designer Fabric.

Orchard Harvest

This one I have used the coordinating stamp set with the fabric and stamped on calico after I had run the piece through the small scallop square duo die. I have then sewn this piece onto the front but have used some fabric adhesive behind so it wouldnt move while I was sewing. Our luscious new stamp pads allow for fabric stamping, although I wouldnt recommend this if you were washing it all the time.

Twitterpated – Appliqued front cover

I had pieces of fabric left over from a quilt I have been making (pics soon) and it was great how this red blended so well with this fabric. Again the red piece was affixed using the iron on fabric adhesive the flower is cut with the Big Shot and the Fun Flowers Die. All of the notebook covers are padded.

Twitterpated – Inside

Just the inside showing the coordinating fabric from this suite of fabric from Stampin’ Up!

Spice Cake

Here is one with the Spice Cake Fabric and the butterflies were made with our lovely Butterfly die using the Bigshot. Showing how versatile both our Big Shot machine and the dies really are. As I am not very proficient at sewing yet, I have chosen to sew the butterflies down through the middle rather than trying to follow the outline. People really like them at the markets and a few I have given away this Christmas for gifts.

Another post another day. So many pictures to share with you so a few at a time. Until next time….

“May the Stamps be with You”.

xxTessxx