Enjoy more of Dianna’s inspiring ideas using ‘Nursery Nest’ Product Suite to create a gorgeous 8×8 scrapbooking album. Be inspired by 12 NEW images uploaded into the gallery in the ‘Scrapbooking Album’ Category. You will need to be logged in to view the gallery. Dianna has used ‘Nursery Nest’ Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents as featured on pages 52 and 53 of the current 2011/2012 Australian Idea Book & Catalogue. It’s easier than you think to create entire albums in a few short hours. If you would like to book a scrapbooking workshop or attend classes, please contact me 0448 896 001 or by email liz@craftclassroom.com
If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and are not local to me, I would be happy to put you in touch with another Paper Angel’s Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator within Australia.
Are you looking for ideas to create ‘New Baby Arrival Cards’?
The wonderfully talented Dianna Jap, has created a collection of stunning projects for our inspiration. Dianna has used a variety of products from the ‘Nursery Nest’ Product Suite, including ‘Little Additions’ Stamp Set and ‘Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper’. The monogram has been created using the ‘Timeless Type’ Sizzlit Alphabet and the Big Shot, together with either hand held circle punches or the Big Shot Circles Die.
To view Dianna’s full collection of ‘New Baby Arrival Cards’, simply register and log in to be able to view the gallery. Choose the gallery from the top menu bar and select cards, then ‘Little Additions’.
Imagine how easily you can create these elegant announcement cards, with the help of Dianna’s chic designs. You may view the ‘Nursery Nest’ Product Suite on pages 52 & 53 of the current Australian Idea Book & Catalogue.
Everyone likes to mix things up a little bit, right? Whilst scrapbooking and papercraft are my first loves, I can also sew and it feels good to dust off the sewing machine and create something different. I like to create useful projects, such as this pin cushion, rather than decorative dust collectors! Having once had to have a sewing pin surgically removed from my foot, I know only too well how useful pin cushions are!
The other reason I have a new-found enthusiasm to sew, is the availability of Stampin’ Up!s wonderful Designer Fabric, which is currently available in 6 collections coordinating with various product suites. My retro bird was created with ‘Spice Cake’ Designer Fabric, featured on page 11 of the current Australian Summer Mini Catalogue. There are 5 other Designer Fabrics, featured on page 140 of the current Australian Idea Book & Catalogue.
I also created a fabric box, pictured below, using the ‘Spice Cake’ Designer Fabric, and I will be playing with some variations on this idea and sharing them with you in the coming days. If you would like the bird pattern, please email me at liz@craftclassroom.com with ‘Bird Pattern Request’ in the subject line.
Lastly, don’t forget that if you place a Stampin’ Up! product with me, you will receive a free Sale a Bration product for every $100 you spend. You can check out what’s on offer during Sale a Bration by viewing the Stampin’ Up Sale a Bration Catalogue. You may contact me via email liz@craftclassroom.com or phone 0448 896 001 to place your order.
Soon to be uploaded to the Craft Classroom Gallery, is a suite of cards created by the lovely Kim Spinks using the stamp set called ‘Seaworthy’. ‘Seaworthy’ is available as a wood mount stamp set and is featured on page 79 of the current Australian Idea Book & Catalogue. What I love about this particular card of Kim’s, is her use of Crystal Effects drizzled over the yacht, giving the impression of sea spray! please check back later for more great ideas from Kim in the Gallery section under ‘Seaworthy’ Cards. Click HERE to view this stamp set. Thank you Kim for sharing your beautiful work.
Somehow it seems appropriate to start the new year showcasing cards celebrating new life. Stampin;’ Up! have created a gorgeous suite of products called ‘Nursery Nest’, which you can check out on pages 52 and 53 of the current Australian Idea Book & Catalogue. One of our lovely Paper Angels, Anna, has created some cards to share with us, including this pretty card featuring birds from the ‘Aviary’ Stamp Set, ‘Nursery Nest’ DSP and a sweet trio of colours – ‘Pear Pizazz’, ‘Blushing Bride’ and ‘Perfect Plum’.
Anna has created 7 cards featuring these products, which will be shortly uploaded to the card section of the gallery under ‘Nursery Nest’ and ‘Aviary’. Please remember, you will need to be logged in to view the gallery!
Keep tuned for gallery additions, featuring ‘Need for Speed’, ‘Zoo Review’, ‘My Friend’ as well as ‘Sale a Bration’ Product Previews.
Our very own ‘Paper Angel’ Ursula is teaching in the South Bank Christmas Craft Studio in Brisbane! Ursula is teaching a Christmas Bunting Banner, which was inspired by a neat banner we made at our Convention in Melbourne. The craft studio is in the Suncorp Piazza and as you can see the event styling is just simply gorgeous! I am Ursula’s ‘helper bee’ next week when she helps some more lucky crafters (age 12 – adult) create a Christmas Banner, Wednesday 21st 2pm and Friday 23rd 10 am and 2pm.
We had a ball yesterday; donning our fun pink aprons, taking some fun photo shots, & helping people create the banner of course.
There is so much going on at South bank before Christmas and we’d love to see you at the Christmas Craft Studio next week. Learn more about Ursula’s class by clicking HERE.
A quick post today after a super big day, including a visit to ‘South Bank Christmas Craft Studio’ which I will blog about in more detail tomorrow.
Isn’t this the most elegant ‘treat pouch’ ever! Created to package 2 delicious cookies, I received this from Pauline & Cheryl. I love how well ‘Pear Pizazz’ and ‘Whisper White’ team up, together with a touch of bling using the adhesive rhinestones!
There’s till plenty of time to create handmade gifts & packaging, such as this gorgeous pouch. Check back tomorrow for ‘Christmas Bunting Banners’ as well as information about ‘South Bank Christmas Events’.
I have been receiving some lovely cards in the mail, so I thought I would share one that I received from Debbie. How super clever is this punch art, where Debbie has used the stocking punch upside down to create a ‘Rudolph Head’. Rudolph looks so cheeky – I love it!
Punch Art is so creative and is something that all ages enjoy. School Holidays is a great time to pull out your punches and scrap card stock for the kids to use – I am constantly amazed at their creativity! Likewise I have seen some outstanding Punch Art accents made by adults, as seen here by Debbie.
Yesterday our local scout group held their Christmas Concert at a local Retirement Village, which whilst catering for the needs of migrants born in The Netherlands, also welcomes people other than those of Dutch origin. This was the first year the concert had been held anywhere other than the scout hall and it turned out to be a great success, with many residents and their visitors clearly enjoying themselves. As well as sharing the concert with the community, Scouting Families also baked traditional Christmas Cookies called a Pepernoten. It was funny how we all managed to make cookies that all looked different to each other despite working from the same recipe! There were several emergency calls between families, asking if they were making them correctly. We packages the Pepernoten in bags to give to the residents and my daughter helped me make a few dozen tags using the ‘Welcome Christmas’ Stamp Set, stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink then embossed with ‘Heat & Stick Power’ and ‘Dazzling Diamonds Glitter’. It was great to use a ‘snow inspired’ Christmas stamp, which might not get used so much in an Australian Summer Christmas!
A big thank you and congratulations to the Scout Leaders & Committee for organising such a great concert and for the inspired decision to make it a community event. It was clear that it was much appreciated by the residents.
A couple of Scouting Mums asked how I made the cards and I replied ‘well I just stamped them, put powdered glue on them, then glittered them’. I had to smile as they looked at me incredulously. Apparently, they thought I would end the sentence with ‘well its JUST a sticker’. Honestly I hope I get the opportunity one day to show how easy these tags really were! It always looks and sounds complicated, but when shown how, stamping is so easy and fun.
So, if you are reading this thinking ‘I’d like to learn how to stamp and emboss with glitter’, please contact me to arrange a free workshop
0448 896 001 | liz@craftclassroom.com
Thank you Mary, who made this beautiful Christmas Basket containing shortbread. Mary made up her own pattern for the box using A4 cardstock. For those of you that have been around Stampin’ Up! a while, you might recognise a retired colour, ‘Brocade Blue’, which if you are trying to recreate this, might find ‘Wisteria Wonder’ a suitable current colour replacement. In fact Mary made these in a few different colours and they all looked beautiful.
Mary has used one of my emerging favourite stamp sets, ‘Beautiful Season’, which Susan recently used for her spectacular bird house. Stampin’ Up! embossing folders create the great texture to the box and oval journalling tag. Imagine the delight when you present your friends with such a darling box filled with a special treat!
Check back each day until Christmas for festive styling ideas!
