Shine On DSP and the Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board

I love the Shine On DSP - it's a heavier weight and great for lovely envelopes.  I have a friend whose kids love collecting the cards that Woolies offers with a grocery shop.

Using the Envelope Punch Board I was able to make an envelope the perfect size...and add some pretend stamps.

Good fun and makes it all a bit more special.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

A feel good morning

This morning was great fun and very rewarding.  I held a Helping the Hospital session at my home with seven ladies attending.  I had materials ready for them to cut, fold and emboss to make card kits for John Flynn to use in the rehabilitation of their patients.

First some action shots.  Allison got so busy her scissors were a blurr.  She and Jan used a bunch of scrapbooking paper donated to the hospital to make kits in cello bags for kids in hospital to assemble.

 

Marlene is sorting the cards into sets of two.

 

Carol-Ann and her daughter Teryn are hard at work on one of the boxed kits.

 

 

 

The kits packed and ready with the card design stuck on the lid.

 

 

Our cello bag kits, just need to add some instructions.

 

 

I'll be dropping these off at John Flynn in the next fortnight.  We'll be having more working bees later in the year to which anyone is welcome!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Faux Tiling

Yesterday's class was Faux Tiling.  Feedback from the end of last year was that my customers wanted to learn some more techniques, so that's what we are going to do.

We made four cards using four different tiling techniques.

For this card, the white cardstock is scored then stamped on - this gives the effect of grouting lines through the picture. We are getting a lot of use out of this Butterfly Basics stamp set.

I grew up in an old Queenslander and used to lie in bed at night counting the pressed metal squares on the ceiling of my bedroom.  They were white/cream but this silver card still reminds me of those squares.

We used silver cardstock, run through an embossing folder then punched out with a 1" square punch.

Next was our patient card - we took our time sponging this carefully to achieve this tiled or quilted effect.  This card looks stunning in a darker colour but if you are a novice sponger, I recommend using a light colour till you get the hang of it.

 

 

Here is a bunch of cards made by the ladies at one table.  Good job hey?

 

 

 

And lastly was our clean and simple kitchen tile.  This was made using the Awesomely Artistic stamp set.  This is another of those sets where you can build image over image, but we kept this simple.

The dragonfly 'tile' is made using clear embossing powder.  We covered the square with Versamark ink then clear embossing powder which we heat set.  Once cooled we repeated the process twice more to create a think 'glaze'.  Can you see it looking a little shiney in the pic below?

If you would like to come along to my classes, they are held at my house in Burleigh Waters on the Gold Coast.  Email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com if you would like to be on my mailing list.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Die...so much more than a heart!

Now that Valentine's Day has passed, hearts have disappeared from the shops and hot cross buns have taken over.  I wanted to show you the versatility of the Bloomin' Hearts Thinlit die.

We used it at our catalogue launch to make a traditional heart card.  This is such a beautifully intricate thinlit.

 

 

But if you think outside the heart (he he) there are other beautiful designs to be made!! This one uses the Bold Butterfly Framelits with the Bloomin' Heart behind.

 

Or cut out a hole to make a colourful balloon. 

 

Or use the circle idea and put some sparkle behind it!  Some silver ribbon and glimmer paper make this pop against the black!

If you can find ways to stretch your products for a variety of uses, it makes for better value.

Want to order anything?  Contact me on 07 55 765469 or email me at wheatonanna(at)hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Have you checked this week's Weekly Deals?  There are great specials including the Envelope Punch Board.  This is a great little gadget which includes a corner rounder punch.   You can make 66 different sizes of envelopes!

 

We recently used it at my launch with the Shine On DSP to make these colourful envelopes.

 

Stampin' Up! has a video showing it in action.

 

I have used it for plenty of projects that I have blogged in the past.  Here are some pics - the Envelope Punch Board isn't just for envelopes!

Buy the goodies in my online store by clicking HERE.   Click on the pic below.  Or you can phone me on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna[at]hotmail!

 

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Don't forget the amazing joining up offer on during Sale-a-Bration.  $169 gets you $295 worth of goodies!
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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Anna

Sympathy Card

A quick post of a card I made using the same layout of yesterday's card.  By switching the colours and sentiment, I was able to create an elegant sympathy card.

Thanks for stopping by.  For supply details check the previous post.

Anna