Box In a Bag, SAB style

I have shown Box in a Bag before on this blog but it's always worth being reminded.  Here's a close up of the embellishment.  Been using a lot of rhinestones lately.

These are very easy to make yet have a lovely impact on the recipient. Fill them with chocolates, a scented candle, chocolates, soap, chocolates....

Who'd have put Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party together?  Aren't they a nice trio?

If you need instructions, google Box in a Bag and you'll find a few to choose from.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Just Add Ink Challenge 102

If you are stuck for ideas for creating cards, there are plenty of challenge blogs on the net.  It's fun to try a challenge once in awhile to take you outside your comfort zone!  One site I like to visit is Just Add Ink.  This year, I hope to enter a few more of their challenges!  (I entered only one last year!)

This week's challenge is Just Add Kathy Tanner.  Challenge participants visit Kathy's blog, choose a card and CASE it.  This is the card created by Kathy that I chose.

I loved the one little brad in the corner and the tiny tags on the bow.  The red butterfly in the centre also caught my eye.  Here is my version.

Kathy used some Smooch Spritz on the swirly underneath panel.  I used Shimmer Paint Spray.  You can juuuust see it in the picture below....or maybe not.

Pop on over to Just Add Ink to see the other entries.

Stamps:  Tiny Tags, Elements of Style, En Francais
Card:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Crumb Cake
Tools:  Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Jewellery Tag Punch, Paper Piercer, Scallop Trim Border Punch
Accessories: Vintage Trinkets, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Mini Brads

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Bright Birthday

One of my favourite Aussie blogs to visit is Kirsty Brown's.  She is a Queensland demonstrator who has such a flair for beautiful designs.   This card below was inspired by one of hers and I adapted it to use a SAB set.

The sentiment is one of my favourites at the moment and is from Happiest Birthday Wishes, one of the Hostess sets.

I used the floral image from Fresh Vintage, inking it up with my Stampin' Write Markers to achieve the different colours.

Sale-a-Bration is on.  Email or phone me if you would like to place an order or book a demonstration.  There is no better time of the year to order than now!

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

SAB Make and Take

Sale-a- Bration is in full swing.  Click on the SAB blinkie to the left to learn more.  This is one of the cards that we made at my SAB launch.  It's a great showcase of the Fresh Vintage stamp set (FREE!) and the Everyday Enchantment DSP (FREE!) and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad pack (also FREE!)

For the make and take we Versamarked the floral image on the butterfly but when I made up all the left overs I sprinkled clear embossing powder over the image and heated it to get that glossy effect.

The free ribbon and brads are just beautiful and go so well with the paper and stamp set.  If you are interested in placing an order, every $100 gets you a free stamp set from the SAB collection or the DSP or the ribbon and brads pack.  Spend $200, get two items, $300 will get you three items PLUS hostess benefits.

Contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone 07 55 765 469 if you wish to place an order or book a demonstration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage

Card:  Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Whisper White

Ink:  Versamark, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Tools:  Big Shot, Paper Piercer

Accessories:  Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad pack, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder

Launch Gifts

On Saturday I had 13 ladies at my house for the launch of Sale-a-Bration and to play with some of the goodies from the Summer Mini.  For the next few posts I'll tell you a bit about it all, but for today, I'll show you a gift I made for each lady.

These are little post-it note keyrings which are so easy to make.  The Crop-a-Dile punches through the layers of post-it notes 'like butta'.  All of these colours are the current In-Colors.

Remember that Sale-a-Bration is the most fantastic time of the year to order.  For every $100 you order, you get a free stamp set AND this year you can also choose from a DSP pack or a ribbon and brad pack.

Contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com if you wish to place an order.