Sweet Treat Card

OMG….2 posts in one day….in 20 minutes!!! Don’t fall off your chairs!! LOL

I have had a box of sweet treat cups for ages and I had no idea of what I was going to make with them. Then I saw a card made by a lady in the US using the chef from the Voila stamp set (sorry for the life of me I can’t find it again to give credit but thank you!!) I thought it was really clever so I decided to make one myself.

I just stamped the image in Stazon in the lower right-hand corner of my piece of Whisper White….making sure I had enough room for the cup in the top. I matted the card in Brocade Blue and then stuck it on a Kiwi Kiss card. I coloured the outline of my chef in the same colours and then filled the cup up with some mints.

I think it is pretty cool and will be making more!

Cheers

Chrissie

New Teacher’s Presents

For the start of the new school year I thought I would make a present for my kids new teachers. My DH calls them my “sucking up to the teacher” presents!! LOL! I thought I would make them a coaster box with some home-made chocolate chip cookies in it.

I used Stampin’ Up!’s new Kaleidoscope DSP to cover coasters and then joined the box together with Tangerine ribbon (retired). Because my kids both have 2 teachers, I made each box just a little different in how I laced the ribbon through. The paper is really pretty so I didn’t do too much decorating…I just added a scallop circle flower to the front of each box. I put some cookies in a cello bag and tied it up with some Regal Rose ribbon. The pictures doesn’t do them justice… but the teachers all loved them!

Cheers

Chrissie

Flip Out Album

I went to see my friend Lee this week and to meet the newest member of her family- baby Kate. I decided that I would make a little album for Lee to put some photos in of Kate. And here it is.

I got the directions for this album from Splitcoaststampers and it was really easy to make. I used Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss and Confetti White cardstock and Raspberry Tart DSP. I also added some pink gingham ribbon (retired) and some Chit Chat Rubons (from the Summer Mini Catty)

I hope you like it and give a go soon!

Cheers

Chrissie

One Sheet Wonder

I know…2 posts in one day…a miracle! LOL

A One Sheet Wonder (OSW) is a set of cards made using only one sheet of A4 card as the main focus of the card. You can stamp it or use a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP). This is an example of a OSW using a piece of DSP. I chose a sheet from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Treasure. I cut the sheet to A4 size and then cut it up into smaller bits. I have a template sheet that I will send to you if you are interested…just send me an email.

 

  

The card bases are all Confetti Cream and I used the colours from the DSP to decorate- Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Old Olive. I then added some images from my Christmas stamp sets and a variety of embellishments to complete the cards. You can add as many different embellishments that you like..or none at all and just let the feature paper be the star of the card.

It is a very easy way to make a lot of cards  quickly! I hope you enjoy them!

Cheers

Chrissie

Bad Blogger

Sorry Everyone for my slackness in not updating my blog for sooooo long. This time of year is just bedlam for me. We went away on holidays at the start of October for 2 weeks and then I had to come back to work and get organised to write the Music report cards for the 800 kids at my school. On top of all that, I had classes and workshops to plan and deliver, literacy training to attend, concerts for dancing and at school! It sure has been busy!!

To start off, I will show you the projects that we made at my World Cardmaking Day back in October. These first 4 projects were the Stamp-a-Stack that we did.

Stamps: Bugs and Kisses                                                                             Inks: Really Rust, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip                                                                                  Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa                                                                     Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

 

 

Stamps: Season of Joy                                                                                 Inks: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery. Blush Blossom           Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Whisper White Accessories: Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, White Taffeta Ribbon

 

 

Stamps: Just Beachy                                                                                     Inks: So Saffron, Old Olive, Ballet Blue, Regal Rose            Cardstock: Confetti White, So Saffron, Old Olive,  Regal Rose,         Ballet Blue                                                                                                           Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Everyday Flexible Phrases                                                                                                                       Inks: Only Orange, Real Red, Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore Cardstock:  Whisper White, Only Orange, Real Red Green Galore (not in photo)

 

So that is all for today. I have heaps more to show you but it will have to wait for tomorrow. There is a big storm about to hit!

Cheers

Chrissie

Happy Holidays

It is the school holidays here in Queensland and just before it started I decided to make some little gifts for my friends at school. In Australia, we don’t really use the expression Happy Holidays at Christmas time so I thought that I would use this stamp to wish everyone a happy holiday.

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I used Kraft cardstock and lots of different colours for the little birdie from Cheep Talk stamp set (these ones are Old Olive and Riding Hood Red). Then I just put some lollies in a bag and stapled the bag topper on.

It did give everyone a lift to start their holidays!

Cheers

Chrissie

I’m Still Here

I know it has been ages..but life has been getting in the way of crafting and blogging. I do have something to share with you today.

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to be the entertainment at a 12 year old girl’s birthday party. The 7 girls that attended Maddie’s party were just delightful and very keen scrapbookers.  I decided that we would decorate a paperbag album. To prepare for the party, my friend Sherri (who is a scrapbooking wonder) came over and we designed 8 pages and then I chose 4 of them for the girls to make. I then made up all the pages and made a special album to give to her as a birthday present.

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For this album I really stepped out of my comfort zone and only used Bold Brights. We chose lots of different stamp sets and really basic layouts. Each page had a black mat for the photos and on the smaller, middle pages, we used a white mat for journaling.

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The girls did a fantastic job on their albums… they even changed my designs a little to suit their personalities. I had a great afternoon with them and look forward to “playing” with them again.

Cheers

Chrissie