Nifty Gifts

Here are the projects from my most recent class.  We always do a gifts class in the lead up to Christmas and it's fun seeking out things to package.

Using our Clear Tiny Treat Boxes and the Delicate Lace Dies we created these Lindt Chocolate Ball holders.  A thin strip of Silver Glimmer paper added some Christmas sparkle.

Y'all know I am a Mini Pizza Box fan and these are in the Holiday Catalogue.  We decorated them with Wrapped in Plaid DSP from the Holiday catalogue.

I showed the ladies that it's easy to create a custom sized box for a small gift by measuring it up on your grid paper.  This box is designed to hold a Baileys, a Whittakers Chocolate bar, a coffee stick and a hot chocolate sachet.

Our Copper Tea Tins come in a pack of four and work our at about $6.50 each.  We decorated these with the Brightly Gleaming DSP (because it has copper accents!!) and the Christmas Gleaming stamp set.

And this cute little project is specially measured to hold four Merci chocolates from Aldi. It's such a cute little gift and very inexpensive to put together.  There is an instruction video on YouTube by Barb Reed which you can watch by clicking HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by!  If you are interested in my classes, I run them in Burleigh Waters, Queensland, Australia.  I would love you to come along.

Anna

'Fun'raising and 'Fund'raising

Every year we run a fundraising event to raise money for our Hospital Programs.  I join with a fellow demonstrator Bec, to design a set of projects suitable for a day of crafting.  The projects are fundraising are offered by 7 different demonstrators in 7 different venues.

We were very fortunate to be joined by Mel, one of our demonstrators, who works at Toowoomba Base Hospital.  She spoke to us about what they offer for mothers and fathers who have babies 'born sleeping' and how our footprint cards will be greatly received.

 Here's my team ready to rumble! Well craft, at least.

All up we had 45 ladies crafting up a storm.

Our projects were designed using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Brightly Gleaming DSP.

Stampin' Up! generously donates to us, a box of retired product which we raffle off - always a popular amongst the customers.

We raised a total of $840 at our venue.  Thanks to all who bought tickets and donated money. 

Altogether there were 7 events in Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts raising a total of $4814!

Thanks to everyone who came along and helped to make the day a success.

Anna

Snow Globes and Still Scenes

Everyone loves a Snow Globe and Stampin Up ® 2019 Holiday Catalogue has all the parts to make a beautiful card complete with a unique Snow Globe. In my class last week we made 5 very different versions.

Using the Still Scenes Stamp Set, the Snow Globe Shaker Dome, Snowflake Sequins and Snow Globe Scene Dies, we created this beautiful cottage-in-the-snow above, and added the woodland embossing folder for further background effect.   

The Feels Like Frost DSP, provided the striking colour combination for the card above.  We die cut the snow globe base from Highland Heather and overlaid it with Silver Foil, to create an ornate base.

The cards above and below used Night of Navy contrasting with Whisper White and accented with Copper Foil to create these two striking cards, which included a copper embossed sentiment.  The church and reindeer are die cut from the Snow Globe Scenes dies.

The last card we made was a bit of fun, with an Australian theme of Santa at the beach, and using sand instead of snow...just to show you that a snow globe doesn't HAVE to have snow.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit, or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 

Shimmer Paint Techniques.

There are lots of uses for Stampin Up's ® Shimmer Paint, and they create  stunning effect on cards and papers.

 We had great fun during class this week getting inky with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

The cards above use embossing folders to create the raised areas.  We poured a drop of Shimmer Paint onto scrap plastic and used daubers to pick it up and sponge it gently over the pattern.  The results are stunning. 

Frost White Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol were combined for these two designs.

With the feathers above and the peacock below, we used a piece of Shimmer White cardstock, and coloured the piece with aqua painters and a selection of inks to create a blotchy background. Once the sheet was filled with colour we used a spritzer filled with 2-3 drops of Shimmer Paint and topped up with rubbing alcohol. Using quick hard sprays, we covered the small sheet with Shimmer magic!! Make sure the paper is dry!  Then used the Detailed Peacock Dies to  cut out the feathers and peacock.

The card below used the beautiful Very Versailles Stamp set. For this mother of pearl or marble technique we took a small piece of whisper white card, scrunched up some cling film and dabbed Shimmer Paint  across the card.  The wrinkles of the cling film provide an uneven effect that looks like marble and shines beautifully.  Once dry,  we used a sponge to add colour to the base of the card. Images from the Very Versailles stamp set were added.

The last card was a Christmas card created by adding a couple of drops of Pretty Peacock re-inker into the spritzer we had already used for the peacock/feather cards. The doily acted as a mask and the rest of the card was covered with a beautiful shimmery layer.  Very Christmasy!!

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit, the DSP offer or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 

Mini Curvy Keepsake Quick tutorial

Our Mini Curvy Keepsake die cuts out from one piece of cardstock.  Easy peasy. If you want the effect of two patterns of DSP, here's how.

The strips of DSP are 6 cm by 19 cm.

No words needed!

If you are interested in the Tiny Keepsakes Bundle you can find it in my Online Store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Blends Club Round 2 Part 3

Class number 3 in my Blends Club started with shading and moved to a water-washed effect using Stampin Up ® Blends.

This beautiful elephant from the Wildly Happy stamp set, was coloured using the Gray Granite Blends on a Whisper White panel cut with the Stitched Nested label.  We used Gray Granite cardstock base and a layer embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. To break up the gray and add a little interest we added a small piece of vellum in behind the Whisper White layer.

The second card featured an amazing technique by Rochelle Blok, one of the Stampin' up! Artisans. We coloured a piece of acetate with an assortment of brightly coloured Stampin' Blends, and spritzed it with rubbing alcohol.  We then sat a piece of white gloss card face down on the coloured acetate. It picks up the colours and dries quickly.  No two were alike and they created the perfect background for the butterfly silhouette from the Butterfly Beauty dies.

This last card was 'homework' - a project everyone took home to colour.   The beautiful bauble and DSP comes from the Brightly Gleaming Bundle in the Holiday Catalogue.   I've used Night of Navy Blends to colour the bauble.

This was the last of my Blends Club for this round.  The best way to master Blends is to practice, practice, PRACTICE!!

Don't forget September's special of ordering 3 x DSP and getting 1 FREE on selected Designer Series Papers.

You can find the promotion details be visiting my online store HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit, the DSP offer or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE.