24 hours Free Postage on Monday 11th

Just in time for Christmas, Stampin' Up is offering free shipping if you place you order on Monday 11th December 2017. Click on this link to go to my shop.  I am off to get my order in now!

Christmas Card Class

Yesterday I ran a Christmas card class.  Here are some photos from the class... which we had so much fun creating.  The next class is this coming Thursday. 

Online Extravaganza!

Stampin' Up are having a limited sale on some items today (20th November) and a sale on some items for the rest of this week.  See below what is on special.   Click here to view the products on sale for 24 hours and here for the products on sale from 20th to 26th November 2017.  If you are interested in any of the items and have any questions please feel free to click on the first picture or leave me a comment below.  If you click on the second picture it will take you to my online store.

 

The New Stamparatus from Stampin' Up

The new Stamparatus from Stampin' Up.... very excited!  Reservations start tomorrow 17th November at 8am AEDT.  If you reserve between 17th and 30th, while stocks last the item will be shipped around the 1st February 2018.  There will be other dates to reserve your Stamparatus... I will post more details soon.  Any queries please post a comment below.

 

Photos from the April 2017 Classes

Projects in the April Classes

In my April classes we made a beautiful feminine card and box.  The box was a little fiddly but they all looked amazing with the hand made bow on top using the envelope punch board.... Well done to all who came to the class and tried making the box! Pictures are below showing some of the fantastic work completed in the classes.

If you would like to know about any of the products used please feel free to leave a comment or you can shop at my online store.
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Bike Cards

I have always loved bike riding.  Most of my early life it was a practical way of getting around with mum and my brother as we only had one car that dad took to work.  We would ride with mum who was always watching us to make sure we were safe (as a child she had grown up riding a bike).  Then later on as a teenager (before gaining my driver’s licence and a car) it gave me the freedom to be independent.  I used to ride to school and to my hockey games.  I have a very fond memory of when I was about 6 or 7, my mum worked night duty in the weekends as a nurse so dad would take us to an orchard where he used to prune the trees.  My brother and I would have our bikes on the orchard so we could ride around (perhaps my parents hoped that we would be worn out at the end of the day lol).  One day my brother and I decided that we would ride our bikes home.  Dad did try and talk us out of it but saw that he was wasting his time (he must have also known what was going to happen).  We rode out of the orchard with dad driving the car slowly and our little legs madly peddling..... we must have only ridden about 600 metres before my brother and I decided that we had ridden far enough and wanted to hop into the car, which like any good parent, dad stopped, put our bikes in the boot and us in the back seat and off we went.   

Used: Bike Ride Bundle - stamp set and framelits (145314), Sheltering Tree stamp set (137163) and Seasonal Layers Thinlits (143751) to make the fence.

My worst experience wasn't falling of my bike....oh no.... my brother who is 18 months younger than me received a brand new 2 wheeler bike for his birthday and I still had the "baby bike", the tricycle!  I was so upset.  A few weeks later a beautiful red 2 wheeler bike arrived for me, all was forgiven.  Another fond memory was traveling to UK to see my Grandparents.  I woke up in the morning to find fresh grapefruit for breakfast.  My Grandfather who was in his 80's had ridden his bike 9.2 miles (14.8 km) just so I had fresh grapefruit.  He still rode his bike up to his 90's.  So bikes have been a big part of my life.  My partner and I ride our bikes for about 18 kilometres each Saturday, stopping half way for a chai/coffee.  We are very lucky to live close to a bike path around the Moonee Ponds creek.  So it was a natural thing that I would be drawn to the Sheltering Tree stamp set (which includes a little bike), the new Build A Bike Framelits and the new Bike Ride stamp set by Stampin'Up.  Below are some of the cards I have designed using these stamps and framelits.

Used: Bike Ride Bundle - stamp set and framelits (145314), At Home With You Bundle (145351) and the new Embossing Paste (141979) with the Pattern Party Decorative Masks (144103) to create the bricks.

 

 

 

Used: Sheltering Tree stamp set (137163), Layering Ovals Framelits (141706) and Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372)

Used: Sheltering Tree stamp set (137163), Layering Ovals Framelits (141706) and Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372)

Used: Sheltering Tree (137163), Labeler Alphabet (141936), background; Aqua Painters (103954) with ink pad

Used: Sheltering Tree (137163), Swirly Scribbles Thinlits (141497), Layering Ovals Framelits (141706).  The T-Shirt Builder Framelits are no longer available.....

Few Problems with New House - Classes had to be put on hold

After moving into a new house we have encountered a few problems which has meant I have had to put the classes on hold during May.  First we found out a pipe had been leaking for the past 8 months.  

 All the furniture close to the wall had to be removed.  The wall was pulled down and the pipe was fixed.  For the next 2 weeks we had to wait for the wood to dry (not a great thing as winter has hit).  The wall and 2 door frames have been replaced (that didn’t take too long…. one evening).  We are just waiting on the painter to come in and paint the walls and frames so we can put the house back together and I can start my card classes again.

Along with the disaster in the lounge/dining area we discovered another leak in the main bathroom.  All the grout had to be taken out and the floor left to dry.  Last Friday the tiler came in to replace the grout…. Hopefully the leak has been fixed.  Thankfully this will not affect the running of the classes.