Happy Father's Day!

I hope there were some dads who received these for Father's Day.

We made them in our recent masculine class.

A simple bookmark and a wrapped chocolate.

A pocket made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits.

To hold the chocolate and bookmark.

 
And a card as well.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

SAB Update

Last week's Sale-a-Bration launch was a success in that we all had a fun time, but we also raised a bit of money.  Our raffle of goods donated by Stampin' Up! raised $90 for the Gold Coast Children's Hospital.  Thanks to everyone who bought tickets - most of my guests went away with a prize.  Thanks also to my first ever sponsor, my 10 year old son Zachary who contributed one dollar so that he could put his business cards in everyone's goody bag.  His blog is http://www.zaccars.blogspot.com/  Go visit and leave him a comment - he'd be thrilled.

Some cards!  Here are a few cards I had on display made using The Open Sea from the Summer Mini.

Baker's Twine is one of the exciting new products.  It's not quite this fuzzy in real life - that's my focus!

It's great for male cards and suits the Nautical Expedition Suite perfectly.

Stamps:  The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card:  Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Nautical Expedition DSP
Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede
Tools:  Extra Large Tag Punch, Large Tag Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, 2mm Circle Punch
Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler/White Baker's Twine

And using the same suite....

Stampin' Up!s Distressing Essentials kit suggests this card has been on a few voyages.  I used the Tea Stain ink here to age the DSP.

And lastly... a few mini note cards..  The two sizes of tag punches are a quick and easy way to whip these up.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Ahoy! More Open Sea

I can't believe it's been a week since I last posted.  The weeks are wizzing by.  Here is another Open Sea card.  The background is done by stamping one of our clear blocks into an ink pad, stamping off onto scrap, then stamping onto the Whisper White.  I love the effect.  It frames the sail boat beautifully.

Here's a close up.  Looks like a misty morning!

Stamps: The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
Tools:  Clear-Mount block D, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Don't forget that Sale-a-Bration is coming up soon.  My launch is this weekend so if you would like to come, please email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Open Sea

Here is another simple design using The Open Sea from the Summer Mini. This time I have layered the stamped image onto some of the co-ordinating DSP. The brads add to the nautical feel.

This was very quick to make, yet looks quite striking with its monocromatic effect.

I'll have these samples and more on display at my Open House on Saturday 21st of January. Come and have a play with some of the Sale-a-Bration and Summer Mini products. If you haven't received an invite by email, contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com for more details!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Summer Mini - The Open Sea

If you are after a masculine stamp set, The Open Sea in the Summer Mini is a beauty.  I have been having a play with it over the past few days.  I saw a design similar to this over at Splitcoast.  I love simple and clean designs, especially for male cards.

The sample I saw used a different background embossing folder but I liked the effect of the stripes - sort of like wooden planks.  I have used mini brads around the port hole frame - just the right size.

There is a co-ordinating DSP for this set also.  I'll show you a card using the DSP in my next post!

Stamps:  The Open Sea
Card:  Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Ink:  Early Espresso
Tools:  1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, Big Shot!, Stripes Textured Embossing Folder
Accessories:  Mini Brads

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna