Pleasant Poppies

I am just loving this stamp at the moment, it is just one big stamp, but looks really beautiful in just one colour.  I have made quite a few of these in different colours, but red is my favourite.  I also stamped the back of the envelope, which adds a nice touch.

This stamp is also very easy to emboss with.  I have done some effective ones by stamping onto Early Expresso card and then dusting with Melon Mambo. 

I have been selling lots of cards at fetes and a lot of people ask me for cards with no greeting.  I had never thought of this!  So this one is a great one to have no greeting.

Ness xx

Aviary for Wedding Thankyous

I have been busily making thankyou cards for my friend, Jane's wedding.  I helped her make her wedding invitations (all 70 of them) and knew she would run out of time to make some thankyou cards for her guests.  As her colour scheme was Baja Breeze (light blue) and white, I made the above design in those colours.  I started off with 2 birds in the cage, but it looked like they were trapped by marriage.  I then put one in the cage and a tall one outside of the cage, then it looked like he was keeping her captive!  Then I thought: "Am I reading too much into this?"

Probably.

Above are the same design in different colours- Island Indigo & Tangerine Tango.

Ness xx

Versatile Bigz Alphabet Simple Letters

My friend Maria is an Easter baby.  I remember she would always get Easter eggs as birthday presents! I decided to make a big deal out of her birthday this year and had some girlfriends over for dinner the other night.  She was so thrilled when she saw her name on the cakes.

This was so easy to do.  I used the Stampin' Up! glitter paper and cut out the letters using the Bigz Simple Alphabet Letters on the Big Shot and sticky taped them to toothpicks.

Happy Easter everyone, and Happy Birthday, Maria!

Upcoming Classes and Events

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS.....

To help you plan your crafting time, here are the dates I have scheduled for my Card Classes up until mid July:

Date	Type of class/event	Stamp set/products we will use
Sat, 6th April - 2pm	Vintage Butterflies	Perfectly Penned, Papillon Potpourri and Big Shot machine
Sat, 4th May - 2pm	Mother's day and Family	For My Family, World's Greatest
Thurs 30th May - 7pm	Masculine Cards	World's Greatest, for my family
Sat, 22nd June 2pm	Winter Birthdays	French Foliage
Thurs, 4th July 7pm	Baby & Congratulations Cards	A Fitting Occasion
Saturday, 20th July	Catalogue Launch	Lots!

Classes are held at my home (4/1A Isis St, Wahroonga) and take 2-3 hours.

The cost of each class in $20 which includes all materials to make 6 cards and matching envelopes (2 each of three designs)

Pre-payment by direct deposit is required to secure your booking.  ANZ- Vanessa Cook BSB 013304 Acc No. 337865958

there needs to be a minimum of 4 participants to go ahead.  I will contact you a few days before the class to confirm.

Give me a call on 0402 276 324 or email me on cookv3@tpg.com.au

Card Class- Vintage Butterflies

I thought I would let you see what we will be making next card class.  I got the idea for this style while looking at a a blog I stumbled across by Diane Van Galien.  You can get so many good ideas by Googling the stamp set you want to use!

The next card class will be held at my home in Wahroonga (North Shore, Sydney) at 2pm next Saturday, 6th April.  Please contact me  (0402 276 324) if you'd like to come.

Here is a close up of it:

I love the embossing- it shows up really well.  When you come, you can choose your greeting and embossing style.  The colours we will be using are Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette. 

The stamps I used were:  Papillon Potpouri (for the butterflies) and Perfectly Penned for the greeting.

The butterflies were so easy as I punched them out with the two different sizes of the butterfly punch.  I then folded them in half and added a glue dot to one side to give the feeling that they'd just landed in the page.

I cut the two shapes on the page with a new Framelit set called Apothecary Accents.  So easy, as I put two sheets of cardstock at a time through the Big Shot machine.

Happy Easter,

Ness xx 

TAKING LAST SALE-A-BRATION ORDERS....

TAKING LAST SALE-A-BRATION ORDERS....

 

The biggest promotion of the Stampin’ Up year is COMING TO AN END soon. So, if you were thinking of placing an order, NOW IS THE TIME!!

 

I AM PLACING MY FINAL ORDER FOR SALE-A-BRATION ON TUESDAY, 19 MARCH

 

There are three ways to take advantage of this promotion:

 

1. PLACE AN ORDER and you’ll get to choose any product from the Sale-a-bration brochure for every $100 you spend (order $200 worth of products - choose 2 items etc.) View the Sale-a-bration brochure HERE, as well as the Annual and Seasonal Catalogues.

 

When you place a qualifying order, you can choose from the following for FREE!!!!

 

 

You can email me cookv3@tpg.com.au or call me 0402 276 324 with your order and it’ll be sent direct to you anywhere in Australia!

OR

 

2. HOST A PARTY During Sale-a-bration and because it's Stampin’ Ups 25th anniversary now is the best time to host a Stampin’ Up! party!

 

· As the Hostess you get FREE Silver Glimmer Paper when you host a $300 workshop!*

· Get a FREE hostess bundle when you host a $600 workshop!*

 

The Hostess Bundle includes:

· Madison Avenue stamp set (wood- or clear-mount)

· Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper

· Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack

 

Book your party with me now!

OR

 

3. JOIN STAMPIN’ UP! If you join Stampin' Up during Sale-a-bration you get 25% more Starter Kit products for FREE!!! Which means you’ll get to choose $294 worth of products for just $169.

Being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator works in many ways. Some people choose to be hobby Demonstrators, buying products at a discount for themselves & sometimes ordering for family or friends. Others choose to be business Demonstrators, holding parties, card classes etc. The type of Demonstrators you choose to be is totally up to you.

For more information about joining Stampin’ Up! contact me!

SALE-A-BRATION

The biggest promotion of the Stampin’ Up year is on. Yes friends, SALE-A-BRATION is upon us and it’s better than ever, with no less than NINETEEN FREE PRODUCTS to choose from!!

That’s right, it’s everyone’s favourite time of the Stampin’ Up year! and there’s three ways to take advantage of this promotion:

PLACE AN ORDER and you’ll get to choose any product from the Sale-a-bration brochure for every $100 you spend (order $200 worth of products - choose 2 items etc.) View the Sale-a-bration brochure HERE, as well as the Annual and Seasonal Catalogues.

With 19 items to choose from, there’s something for everyone!

You can email me cookv3@tpg.com.au or call me 0402 276 324 with your order and it’ll be sent direct to you anywhere in Australia!

OR

HOST A PARTY During Sale-a-bration and because it's Stampin’ Up!'s 25th anniversary now is the best time to host a Stampin’ Up! party!

• As the Hostess you get FREE Silver Glimmer Paper when you host a $300 workshop!*
• Get a FREE hostess bundle when you host a $600 workshop!*

The Hostess Bundle includes

• Madison Avenue stamp set (wood- or clear-mount)
• Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
• Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack

Book your party with me now!

OR

JOIN STAMPIN’ UP! If you join Stampin' Up during Sale-a-bration you get 25% more Starter Kit products for FREE!!! Which means you’ll get to choose $294 worth of products for just $169.

Being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator works in many ways. Some people choose to be hobby Demonstrators, buying products at a discount for themselves & sometimes ordering for family or friends. Others choose to be business Demonstrators, holding parties, card classes etc. The type of Demonstrators you choose to be is totally up to you. 

For more information about joining Stampin’ Up! contact me.

If you would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and have a play with the awesome products, come to my place Tuesday, 26th Feb at 7pm for my cardmaking class.  The cost is $20 and we will be making 6 cards.  I promise you'll be impressed!!!