Time And Relative Dimension In Space

If you ever watched television growing up - no matter how young or old you are - you probably know that Time And Relative Dimension In Space is the full title of the time machine/spacecraft that Dr Who travels around in - the TARDIS.

Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton were the Doctors during my formative years and the Daleks were the main enemy. Now the Doctor has a whole new following and my two daughters are among them; DD14 initiated her elder sister just before Christmas and now she is hooked as well!

So of course when I saw that one of the new Sale-a-bration sets this year included a phone box which can be easily made to look like a police call box, naturally Dr Who's TARDIS came immediately to mind! And I'm not the only one - a few of my fellow demos had the same idea and there are some TARDIS cards around already.

One of these I have cased for my first card as DD and I both loved it. Joan Robertson used ribbons for her "Union Jack" stripes but I used card for mine, and as we didn't get the wonderful Keep Calm stamp set here in Australia (thanks SU) I typed my sentiment on the computer. Here tis:

Materials used:

• stamps - Feeling Sentimental (SAB)
• card - basic black, Pacific point, real red, whisper white, watercolour
• other - aqua painter, dimensionals, computer and printer

The sentiment was requested by DD14 - "humany-wumany" is a phrase that Matt Smith's Dr Who uses occasionally, so she tells me!

My second TARDIS card uses another SAB set as well called Vintage Verses and I think this particular sentiment suited the card perfectly. I like the simplicity of this one and think it would make a perfect masculine card:

Materials used:

• stamps - Feeling Sentimental (SAB), Vintage Verses (SAB)
• card - watercolour, confetti cream
• other - aqua painter, dimensionals, sponge dauber

You can get your hands on the TARDIS stamp set for your own Dr Who fans from the 21st of this month - one free item for every $100 of product you order (before shipping). And if you don't already have your own demo, my contact details are over on the right!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez

Going Out and Coming In

I've been having another play with my SAB stamps, ribbons and papers - the promotion ends in just two weeks and it's gone so fast!

My first card is pretty self explanatory:

Materials used:

• stamps - Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs
• card - calypso coral, wisteria wonder, whisper white
• other - designer frames E/F, Big Shot, SAB ribbon, pearl, markers, wide oval punch, sponge dauber, dimensionals

For my next card I played with some of the brand new products that are coming in the Autumn/Winter mini on April 1st. Here I used the Adorning Accents edgelits die with the matching embossing folder - soooooooooo gorgeous! I think you may eventually get sick of this combo cos I'm gonna be using it A LOT! Another new product is the lovely daffodil paper - it's from a set called Attic Boutique.

Materials used:

• stamps - Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs
• card - daffodil delight, white linen (non SU)
• other - Attic Boutique DSP, markers, Adorning Accents edgelits die, Adorning Accents E/F

Now for a touch of the dramatic, I've paired black with pink. Between the white embossing, flocked paper and (brand new) pleated satin ribbon, this card is a tactile dream!

Materials used:

• stamps - Elementary Elegance
• card - basic black, Mocha Morning DSP, blushing bride
• other - Versamark ink, white embossing powder, heat tool, blushing bride pleated satin ribbon, curly label punch, dimensionals

And last but not least a taste of whimsy with Outlined Occasions and the cupcake punch.

Materials used:

• stamps - Outlined Occasions, Sweet Little Sentiments (retired)
• card - pool party, calypso coral, whisper white, poppy parade, Domestic Goddess DSP, Everyday Enchantment DSP
• other - markers, SAB ribbon, cupcake punch, dimensionals, Kindy Glitz, stamp-a-ma-jig, 32 mm and 35 mm circle punches, scallop circle punch, nestabilities die

Hope you're enjoying your free SAB goodies too!

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kez

Technique Tuesday ... and Sunday

In classes this week we are having a play with techniques. Here are the cards I came up with for my lovely ladies:

Firstly cracked glass technique.

Materials used:

• stamps - French Foliage, Elements of Style
• card - bravo burgundy, old olive, very vanilla, gloss
• inks - bravo burgundy, old olive, always artichoke, crumb cake, Versamark
• other - old olive satin ribbon, designer frames E/F, markers, dimensionals, UTEE clear, square lattice E/F, Big Shot

Secondly some emboss resist with a layout inspired by Nikki Spencer/Kathy Tanner. How gorgeous is this colour combo? Yum!

Materials used:

• stamps - Fresh Vintage, Word Play
• card - island indigo, calypso coral, whisper white
• inks - island indigo, calypso coral, basic black, Versamark
• other - white embossing powder, heat tool, sponges, tissues, markers, dimensionals

And lastly some two-step stamping on a card inspired by Tui Nathan.

Materials used:

• stamps - Field Flowers
• card - rich razzleberry, wild wasabi, whisper white, RR patterns paper
• inks - rich razzleberry, wild wasabi
• other - rich razzleberry satin ribbon, dimensionals, pearls, MFT die

And a big THANK YOU to whomever sent us some sunshine - MUCH appreciated! Mind you, apparently we are forecast to have 21 days of rain out of the 29 days of this month :(   Now we've had 2 of our 8 sunny ones!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez

Follow Your Heart

It's not long now until Sale-a-Bration begins and I just LOVE the set Whimsical Words - which you can probably tell, because I've used it a fair bit! The writing style appeals just as much as the phrases available, and I know this is going to be a set I simply cannot part with once the promotion is over. There are more sets in this style in the US mini, so here's hoping we get some in April ...

Anywhoooo, this is a card I made for a class next week. It's not intended to be a Valentine's card but I guess it could be used as one. I've put ribbon behind three punched hearts and have used one of my all time favourite colour combos. Here tis:

Created by Kez. Stamped images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up! ®

Materials used (all SU):

• stamps - Whimsical Words (SAB)
• card - pink pirouette, chocolate chip, whisper white
• paper - riding hood red patterns DSP, Bella Rose DSP
• ribbon - pink pirouette really wide (Summer mini), choc chip grosgrain, riding hood red wide stripe (Spring mini), riding hood red taffeta
• other - 3 heart punch, scallop border punch, dimensionals, riding hood red ink, choc chip marker

Thanks for calling in to visit! Have a great day.

Cheers

Kez