Happy 18th

I can't believe I have a nephew who is turning 18!

I have made him a milestone birthday card using the Big Shot aphabet.  The inspiration for the card design came from Clean and Simple - a great site to get inspiration for simple cards.
I used Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler.
 
 
 

I wanted to make the inside a little more interesting which I did with some layering and sponging.  And, of course, a co-ordinating envelope. 
 
Stamps:  none
Card:  Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, DSP Patterns Stack Neutrals
Ink:  Soft Suede
Tools:  Big Shot!!, Sponge

Zac's cards

I bought Make a Monster thinking it would be great for making cards for Zac and his friends.  Little did I realise how much he would like using it.  Here are some of his cards.  I love the different ideas that kids come up with.

Zac is great at writing thankyous.

Some nice bright pinks for a girl thankyou.

Big Shot workshop

Yesterday was the first of our Big Shot classes which introduced some ladies to the Big Shot for the first time.  We made some fab projects which are given such zing when the Big Shot is in action.

I have shown a similar card to this before, but it's a great example of a spectacular card that is easy to produce using the Big Shot and the Elegant Lines textured Impressions folder.

Simplicity is the key for this male card using the Inlaid Embossing technique.

The Faux suede technique, using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.

Some patchworking given that something extra using the Top Note die - exclusive to Stampin' Up!

If you are interested in coming along to my classes, they are held in the Burleigh Waters area.  Email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone 55 765 469 for more information.

Thanks to the ladies who came.  I had a great time and hope you did too!

Anna

Papercraft of a different kind

My son, who you might remember was very into spying, is now very into Tech Decks and Flick Tricks.  His papercraft focus has been on making a skate park for his toys.  It has been added to, changed, improved, extended...you name it.  You might recognise some Stampin' Up! colours in amongst the work.

Do you like the foam pit?  (I didn't realise that the container still had its use by date on it!)  Zac has dreams of this skate park one day being made full size! 
We had a lovely afternoon yesterday making some birthday and thankyou cards with the Make a Monster stamp set.  I'll post some pics soon!

Happy Birthday Dick

Our good friend Dick celebrated his birthday yesterday.  He is over in Western Australia for a year so I packaged up some goodies and posted them over along with this card which was inspired by Mary Fish, an American demonstrator whose blog I visit often.  She is the queen of colour so I went bold on this one using one of the In Colors Concord Crush.  The sentiment is computer generated.

The paper is the 6x6 pack of DSP that is one of the hostess gifts.  It has some yummy patterns in all the In Colors.

Happy Valentine's Day

I have always sent a card to my husband at work for Valentine's Day. The set Love Defined in the Summer Mini was the perfect choice.

I discoverd the combination of Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. The Fancy Favor die rolled through the Big Shot does double duty to produce a box and also this lovely scallop border which simply can't be thrown away.