Go Confidently

A special friend of mine has recently taken a big leap and pursued her dream job.  AND she got it.

 

I made her this card which is very much a CASE from one of my cardmaking idols, Mary Fish.

 

 

Love the stamp set Word Play.  It has so many off the best sayings that say it perfectly.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Anna

Pizza anyone

In our most recent class, it was all about the pizza.  Well..the pizza box anyway.  And a smaller version of it.  Made especially for dads for Father's Day.

Our pizza box was 10cm by 10 cm.  Do you like the top?  Would you believe it's gutter flashing?

 

I bought a roll of it at Bunnings, cut out squares with scissors and ran them through the embossing folder (in this case, a non SU!)  The results are spectacular.  This would be great on a card front too.  Inside we added an insert for a gift card and...surprise, surprise....the old Aldi chocolates fit perfectly.

 

 

I got the idea from HERE at Papercraft Planet. 

Here is another top, done with the Vintage Wallpaper TEF.

Stamps:  Tiny Tags
Card:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Ink:  Early Espresso
Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper TEF, 1/2" Circle Punch, Jewellery Tag Punch
Accessories:  Mini Library Clips, Jute string (non SU!), Gutter Flashing

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

This is What Generosity Looks Like

Yesterday I travelled up to Cleveland to run a "Christmas in Jul AUGUST" Stamp-a-Stack for my sister and her friends.  Six ladies stayed on afterwards to make Christmas Cards for our Australian soldiers.  All up they made a total of 70 cards!  Add these to a bunch my ladies made in July and two bags full sent from Perth by the mum of one of my team (thanks Jessica's mum!!) and we have a total of 322 cards!

 

We have achieved a magnificent end total, easily surpassing last year's total of 200 cards! 

 

I spent some time this morning tucking envelopes into each card.  Thanks also to the ladies who donated money to pay for these envelopes.

 

My envelope supply has run out, so have ordered more.  As soon as they come I'll give the remaining cards their envelopes and sort the cards into packs of ten to send off on behalf of the 'Lorikeet Stampers.'

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful cause in some way.  It has been lovely that everyone has been so willing to help. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Tool Time

Totally Tools is another of the sets retiring at the end of this month.

I've been making up some Father's Day cards and grabbed Totally Tools  for the occasion.

I love the look of layered punches and the 3.2 cm and 3.5 cm circle punches give this card a polished look. 

Stamps:  Totally Tools (available till the end of the month!), Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Woodland Walk DSP (retired), Whisper White

Ink:  Early Espresso

Tools:  3.2 cm Circle Punch, 3.5 cm Circle Punch, Word Window Punch

If you wish to order anything from the retired list, there is just over a week left.  Some things have run out already.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Monkeying Around

I love making items for the Mother's Day and Father's Day stalls at my son's school.  I saw this idea on Pinterest a few months ago and knew it would come in handy some day!

I've packaged up some things in cello bags which I hope the kids will love to buy for their dads.  Who doesn't love banana lollies??  I had to keep them away from my hubbie.

And here's the whole troop of monkeys.

A few punches made these monkeys in a snap.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Lucky Door Prize

I've done a couple of free classes at the local library and made these as lucky door prizes.

Our DSP adds a special touch to anything.  Here I have wrapped it round some Whittaker's chocolates. 

And in the back of the cello bag, a little gift card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna