Rosebud Forever

I've been having another play with my wonderful 2 step bird punch - is this or is this not an amazing little punch?

Today I've been experimenting with rosebuds and followed a tutorial posted by Lynette here on her blog. I'm happy with the rosebuds but am not completely sure about my card - to me the top white portion needs something, maybe embossing? It just looks a little stark I think, so I'd love to hear what you think. Does it need something or would that be overkill? Please help! Leave me a comment to tell me your opinion.

Cheers
Kez

We're All A-Buzz!!!

There is great excitement in the SU demo world at the moment as many of us received our sneak peek copies of the new Autumn-Winter mini catalogue. I was one of the lucky ones and I have to say that I LOVE IT and can't wait to pre-order and get my hands on some of the gorgeous new goodies!

Spoiler alert! Don't read on if you want the contents of the new mini to be a complete surprise!

One of the new items in the mini is the introduction of three new In Colours - yes, that's right! we are getting three of the current US colours; Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede. They will be available in A4 cardstock, ink pads, ink refills and polka dot ribbon. Many of my customers and friends love the gorgeous rich tones of razzleberry, so I know they will be thrilled to hear it's coming! The suede is a wonderfully neutral tone that goes with almost any other colour and will also be great for blokes, and the melon will delight pink lovers of all ages!

So today (as I am a lucky girl and have some of these colours already!) I would like to show you some simple cards made in the three new colours. The first one features Melon Mambo and I've broken open my new Happy Heart set. The colour is more vibrant IRL, the photo doesn't really do it justice.

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

Next is Soft Suede with a few touches of Melon Mambo. I don't have the ink pads, only the markers, so it was a real challenge to colour the Forever Flowers wheel with just a marker! Just as well it's not a jumbo wheel LOL!!!

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

And last but not least Upsy Daisy looking beautiful in Rich Razzleberry with a tiny touch of Soft Suede.

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

Hope you've enjoyed this little taste of the delights to come! Roll on 1st April!!!

Cheers
Kez

Yay Lana

Here are the items we made in class today - but a warning! Rampant use of BOLD BRIGHTS! LOL!

I've long wanted to do an Ipod card so I was looking forward to this one and I even checked with DD17 which colour is the most popular. I have to say I am not really very happy with this card though; it's lacking Zing in my opinion, but the girls say it's great and I had no time to change it anyway ... the ladies used red or yellow instead of green and it looked better, I think.

Another cup card, which are great fun to do, this time with limes and a strawberry. The layout was inspired in part by a card by Carrie Rhoades. I nearly had to abandon this one as I was having ONE OF THOSE DAYS yesterday when I was preparing. You know what it's like: ideas don't pan out, nothing goes right, things are crooked, you can't find your Dazzling Diamonds! Grrrrrrrrrrr! Still, finally it all came together and I love the card, so all's well! LOL!

And last but not least a darling little watering can. When I showed the first one I made (see post here) everyone said they thought it was really big, but it's only 9 cm (less than 3 1/2 inches) high! Sooooo cute! This time I stamped with my Forever Flowers wheel and used flowers from Together Forever to decorate. I was feeling girly, so added lace, ribbon and pearls to pretty it up (excuse the messy desk tho, LOL!).

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

And to make the day even better - not only a day spent crafting with my besties, but DD17 passed her P plates! Yay! Hope you've had a great day too.

Cheers!

Kez

Hatches, Matches and Dispatches

Hey ho all! We got back from Queensland late Tuesday night - well, actually, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Do you remember a childhood story about a small train who used to say "I think I can, I think I can" to get up a hill? Well, that was us! Our XPT train had engine trouble and we couldn't make it up the hill! We ended up having to get towed up by extra engines and, long story short, were 3 hours late arriving back in Sydney! Then it was over an hour's drive home, so it was the wee small hours when we got home - after a 5 am start! Yes, we were tired little bunnies yesterday. But we had a lovely time visiting my brother, niece and nephew and also caught up with my aunt and cousin, so it was a great few days.

Now, of course, it's back to work with a vengeance with classes to organise, so today I have some cards to share. These are the cards we are making at my Simply Sweet class this month and I've dubbed it "Hatches, Matches and Dispatches".

Firstly, a card suitable to welcome a new baby, use for a christening or even baby's first birthday. (Excuse the photos, I'm out of practice and the light is poor!)

• stamps used - Nursery Letters jumbo wheel, Wild About You, Best Yet, Nursery Necessities
• colours used - Barely Banana, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

This next one can be used for a wedding or anniversary.

• stamps used - Together Forever
• colours used - Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Purely Pomegranate

And lastly a sympathy card.

• stamps used - Thoughts & Prayers, Baroque Motifs
• colours used - Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand

If you are interested in the Simply Sweet class, email or phone me for details. Enjoy your day!

Cheers

Kez