Season of Joy – Getting My Chrissy Cards Ready November 7, 2008

Hello, Sorry its been so long since my last post. I have been so busy and haven’t stamped for nearly two weeks! I have just realised that Christmas is really sneaking up on me. I have now started my cards and I really am loving this card. The gold embossing is soooo beautiful. It is quite a simple card and not too time consuming but is really nice.

Never Ending Card!! This is so bright!! October 13, 2008

Hi Again,
I have been so busy this week but finally managed to get a card done for our teams weekly challenge.
This week the challenge was unusual folds.
I had seen one of these months ago and wanted to give it a try.
If you want me to post instructions please just let me know.
It is not as tricky as it looks. I promise!!!
Thanks for looking, Let me know what you think

Front of Never Ending Card

Open the front middle to reveal this side

Then lift up the middle horizontal flaps (cakes in prev pic) to reveal this side.

Push back the top and bottom section, the it should look like this

Flip back the sides and then this is what should show

Open up like this to reveal the front again

Another Altered Milo Tin – Sooo Cute October 9, 2008

I wanted to make something for my little boy as I am forever stamping for girls.
I thought that he could use this to put money in (he could just use the coin that he is going to put in there to open the lid).
If not there are hundrends of ways that you could use a tin like this.

My First Watercolour October 8, 2008

Hello,
I have had this Stipple Rose stamp for a year now and have never done anything with it. I finally got some watercolouring Crayons, watercolour pens and paper and loved it.
Was alot easier than I thought it would be.
Hope you like!

Christmas Planner Instructions October 6, 2008

Hello, I have finally done the photo tutorial as promised. I made this one especially for ME. I just love these colours and wanted something less than the traditional christmas colours. Any questions please ask. Click on any of the images to view them larger.
The colours I have used on this project are Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, and the Designer Series Paper “spring fling”

To make this project you will need a foolscap manilla folder. i purchased a pack of 25 for under $5 at K-mart.

Open up a manilla folder and fold the bottom up (once folded up the manilla folder should be 25cms approx.

A regular manilla folder has a fold so it is not even on both sides, you need to open it up and fold backwards, but fold directly in the middle creating a new score line.

Your folder should now look like this.

Open up the folder and fold both side to the middle fold line

Now when opened up you should have four sections vertically and 2 horizontally. Now you need four pieces of DSP cut at 24.5cm x 11cm

Apply adhesive to the back and and stick to the upper sections neatly

Apply sticky strip(or other strong adhesive) to the shorter sections on both ends

Fold the bottom section up press firmly where you stuck the adhesive

It should have a W fold like this

Now you will need four pieces of card stock 11cmx10cm

Decorare them as desired(I used Only Ornaments roller wheel and some DSP cut offs)

Apply adhesive to the back of the card and attach to the bits folded up

The inside should look like this

Now you need to make a front cover. Cut a piece of card 24.5cmx11cm (round the top right corner)

decorate the cover as desired. I like to emboss the front or on this one I used heat &stick powder and glitter.

Set an eyelet on the front and back roughly in the middle

cut of two pieces of ribbon and thread through the eyelet and tie a knot in the back of each ribbon

Next take an envelope seal it and cut about 1cm of the side

now cut a piece of card stock the same size as your envelope and stick it to the front

open it up and put your punch (circle or scallop) in half way and punch a slot

Take another piece approx 11cmx5cm and put it on the inside of the envelope at the top

It should look like this (decorate if you like)

Open up the folder and pop the envelope inside one of the pockets

This is what the inside finishes up like (the paper inserts are something I quickly typed up on the computer) Christmas Card List, Christimas Shopping List and One for Notes

Front Cover ( the scallop circle will have a circle inside the middle that says Christmas Planner)

My Christmas Planner October 4, 2008

Front Cover of My Planner( actually made this one for my sister)

Hi There,
I seen these somewhere randomly on the internet and just HAD to make 1 or 2 or 3. I think they are so great, I really love making them. You can alter these for any occasion also.
If there is enough request I will add a photo tutorial, so please let me know if you want to see how they are made. They are really quite easy too!! You will be amazed at how easy. Hope you like!!
Click on the Images to view them Fullsize!!
Christine

Instructions for Notepad Covers October 1, 2008

Hello here is the instructions to my note pad covers that I promised to put on here.
Any questions please feel free to ask. This can be altered to make to any size spiral notepad that you have. I hope you like!! Please let me know what you think!!

I purchase these notebooks at BIGW (you can try others) The smaller ones come in a pack of 5 for just under $2. They are the perfect pocket/handbag size.

The first time you make these you are better to make a template that you can use in future to make others. First of all you measure your cover of your notebook and cut a piece of cardstock the same size. (if it is for your template just use scrap)

I then line the template up with the holes on the notepad a mark a line so I know where to punch my hole.

Then with your crop o dile or hole punch in a straight line punch holes on the markings. I have ruled a line of where I think they need to go.

Now that you have your template you should not ever have to do those steps again. Now you need a piece of card in the colour of your choice and to the measurements of your template.

Then you put your cardstock under your template(lined up nicely) and use your hole punch and line it up with the holes on the template and punch through the cardstock.

You then take a pair of scissors and snip in toward the punched holes in the middle of each hole

You then line it back on top of the notepad and press the slotted bits in between the spirals

Just keep pushing them down until they are all in.

Then you cover the back of it in adhesive and stick it to the cover.

Tidy up any edges and trim of corners

Now you can decorate as you like.

You can tie ribbon onto the little spirals. I like to have two different colours.

This is my finished notepad.

Altered Milo Tin September 30, 2008

Altered Milo Tin

Hello, I found an empty milo tin in the kitchen and thought that it would be use to put things in.
I then remembered back to school when we had tins covered in contact to make them look nice for a pencil tin. I then came up with this. Sooo Cute. I am now trying to make the family drink milo faster so I can make more.

Some of my Favourites that I have made!! September 25, 2008

These are just a few of my favourites that I have made. The shopping list has a long notepad inside that you can buy from your local cheapy store. You get 5 for 2 dollars.
Hope you like.
Please look again soon I am going to upload my “milo”tin.

New Baby Card September 22, 2008

Welcome Little One

Hi There,
Our challenge in this weeks team challenge was to use punches.
I had just received my Nursery Necessities Bundle, so this is what I came up with.
Cute isn’t it?? If only I new someone that was having a baby boy that I could pass it on to.