Petal Passion Suite

Hello and welcome back to my blog.  Today I introduce to you the Petal Passion Suite which is on page 23 of the new Stampin' Up! Occasions catalogue.  

As a demonstrator I enjoy the option of card swaps with my team and at Onstage events.  Today's share is my creation for the latest swap we did.  I replicated a gift card design from Lyssa Z (you can find the tutorial here ).

The stamp set is full of beautiful sentiments, flowers and leaves.  How sweet is the wee bird.  Here is a full supply list to make this card:

Stamps:  Petal Palette, Birthday Blooms

Ink:  Memento Black, Powder Pink, Blends (Razzleberry)

Card/Paper:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Powder Pink, Petal Passion DSP

Accessories: Pearls, Dimensionals

Tools: Petals and More Thinlits Dies, Duet Banner Punch, Sponge Dauber, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Big Shot

Other:  Wink of Stella

Did you notice the coloured pearls?  I used the new alcohol ink 'Blends' marker to colour them.  Quick, easy and effective!

Thanks for stopping by!  Sally.

Painted Harvest Hedgehog

Greetings friends.  It's been a while since I've blogged.  If you're on facebook you can find me there a little more often Sally Robertson S U demo on Facebook

Recently a friend celebrated her birthday and I had a lovely time embellishing one of Stampin' Up!'s awesome new 3"x3" pizza boxes.  I love the boxes.  They come in a pack of 8 for $12 (NZD).  They're lovely quality, food safe and come prescored and ready to go.

For this creation I used the Painted Harvest set to create a wee hedgehog.  Too cute right?!  I was inspired by a project made by Sina Muller.  The leaf punch coordinates with the set to make these sweet leaves.  The 'enjoy today' sentiment is from the 'Pieces and Patterns' set.

I hatched another little 'array' of hedgehogs (who knew a group of hedgehogs was called an array?! LOL).  These I made into little 3"x3" cards for customer thank yous.  I thought that they looked sweet on the Powder Pink background.  I used our burlap for the base of the cards and a nest of gold metallic thread in behind.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!  I'm off to teach a card class this afternoon, then it's time to relax.  It's been a busy term. x

This little piggy....

Up until this month, my new piggy set had not touched ink!  SO I set to work with it and whipped up a bunch of customer thank you cards.  Thank you Kristine McNickle for your design that I haved CASED here. 

 

 

There are four different pigs in the 'This Little Piggy' stamp set.  They are super cute!  I enjoyed colouring these little guys with my aquapainter and ink from the ink pad lids.  The watercolour card works very well for this technique.

The sequins used are from the Iridescent assortment in the annual catty.  I am using the new ombre ribbons heaps.  Lemon Lime Twist is featured on these cards.

The 'Pinewood Planks' dynamic Embossing Folder is very cool and can be used across multiple occasions/ styles.

ALSO....
Nadia and I have space in our scrapbooking class next Fri (1/09).  Beginners welcome.  sally.robertson@email.com

Happy Birthday Gorgeous

My class participants made this project last month.   Well I think it was last month LOL.  ALL the stamps you see in this project are in the 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous' set.  There are 32 stamps in the set. 

 

In choosing the colour scheme, I was inspired by the coordinating 'Foil Frenzy' DSP.  I chose:  'Soft Sky', 'Lemon Lime Twist' and 'Berry Burst'.   

The balloon and label border stamp both have coordinating punches.  I used the layering oval dies to mat the top sentiment (and on the back of the box).  The Embossing Folder is 'Petal Burst'.

See that sweet felt bow?  Super cute right?  They come in the new in-colors and you get 20 in a pack.  The card folds down and we made an envelope (using the envelope punch board).

Have an awesome day!  x

Life is a Beautiful Thing

Nelson's July Extravaganza has been and gone.  It was another awesome day.  Five demonstrators taught a different project each so all the guests left with five handmade items. 

 

I taught a double front card this time using the gorgeous 'Colorful Season' bundle.  The colour scheme is:  Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide and Sahara Sand.

 

When you open the card an extra panel is found.  We die cut this sweet chair for the second panel on a wash of 'Tranquil Tide'.

'Just Breathe'- what an awesome sentiment.  This was gold embossed.  How sweet are those Powder Pink blossoms?

The final Nelson Extravaganza for the year is November 25th.  Please contact me to book in.  It's a fun day for sure.

My next card making class is Friday 18th August (one space available).
Our next scrapbooking class is Friday Sep 1st.

Thanks for visiting today. x

Supplies

Stamps: Colorful Seasons
Ink:  Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Sahara Sand, Versa mark
Card/Paper:  Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Shimmery White
Accessories:  Pearls, 3/8” Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, c6 whisper white envelope
Tools:  Petal Burst Embossing Folder, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Big Shot, Aqua painters, Heat Tool, Stitched Shape and Layering Circle dies, Stampin’ Trimmer, embossing buddy
Other:  Dimensionals, mini Dimensionals

Hugs, Petal Garden and Bonus Days

Have you noticed the sweet paper stack on page 57 of the annual catty?  Petal Garden is so beautiful.  It lends itself to many-a-beautiful creation!  I have been having a play with the suite the last few days and here is one of my creations....

 

 

In addition to the beautiful DSP I have used:

• 1/8" ribbon (Old Olive)
• Pool Party, Fresh Fig and Whisper White Cardstock
• Stitched Shapes Framelits (oval)
• Lovely Words Framelits ('hugs')

 

It's not too late to take advantage of the Bonus Days promotion.  Spend $110 in July and receive an $11 voucher to spend in August. 

Happy crafting!  I look forward to seeing some of my local friends at the Nelson Extravaganza this Saturday.x

Lip Gloss Box

Thanks Pootles Papercraft for this 'sweet' idea.  A lip gloss box.  How cute is it?   Fancy making your own?  Here's the tutorial from Pootles Papercraft

 

The 'current' Stampin' Up! products that I have used are:

• Cool Treats stamp set (strawberry)
• 3/4" circle punch and whisper white card stock
• Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
• Whisper White Baker's Twine
• Simply Scored Scoring Tool
• Inks are Real Red, Garden Green and Craft Stampin' Ink (white)

 

Be sure to let me know if you would like to be my guest at our next Stampin' Up! extravaganza in Nelson.  July 29th.  $35 for five projects.  sally.robertson@email.com