August Paperific class

We've organised a class to teach at Paperific this August 26 through 28. It's one of the beautiful Collections printers trays, done up in shabby pink and cream, with all the little things you'd expect from a Collections type project.  Here's a little peek:

 

All the details can be found on the Paperific website, and bookings can be made through Little Bits on 03 9798 4122. 

Hope to see you there!

 

checking in...

This is a busy time of year! I thought with all three children at school this year, I'd have so much free time on my hands I'd likely need another job. Ha!  I'm busier than ever - if I'm not helping out around the school, I'm taking old people to appointments, or, when things get really desperate, I might be found doing housework. Yeah - that hardly happens LOL.

This is a card I made for one of Jake's friends. He turned 11, and is a mad keen Geelong fan. So the card is navy and white, with a bit of kraft thrown in because I love it and can't help myself:

I used some Darkroom Door stamps - the Checkered Background stamp (which is enormous, but you can see I've just inked up a random area on it for this card), the Mesh Background stamp for the chipboard stars, and the happy birthday comes from the All Occasions set.

Here it is on its side so you can see how the happy birthday banner has been attached:

Thanks for looking in today!
 
 

Christmas in July

Now there's a word that makes me panic - "Christmas."  When it's followed by "in July" it's a little more approachable LOL

This is a layout I did for Down Under Direct, and all the details can be found on the Inspiration Blog.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Published!

I have a card set in the latest Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft:

The colours printed a little washed out - they had a little more blue on them:

Thanks for letting me toot :)

 

Circular card

 This is a card I made with my Lacey (not 'lazy') circles Nestabilities and JustRite stamps:

Everyone in the planet has probably worked this out by now, but I had an epiphany and realised a card can be any shape you can imagine, and to make it stand up, all you need to do is this:

Yeah - just a little score at the back, and glue above the score line to the card front. Too easy!

The full ingredients list can be found on the Down Under Direct Inspiration Blog. Thanks for dropping in today :)

 

Nestabilities and felt

Paper and cardstock are not the only things you can cut with Nestabilities.  Here's a little project I made for my girls using some felt and my circle dies:

 It's simply a matter of cutting out the circles and leaves, stacking them and sticking them together with a little hot glue gun action.  The button was stitched on with some floss.  Here you can see the backside:
 

And when your models have abandoned you (gone to school), there's someone you can always rely on to sit still and wear whatever you put on her:

Wish she'd look happier - it's not like I asked her to load the dishwasher or anything!

A full list of products used can be found on the Down Under Direct Inspiration Blog.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Jake Layout

I took this photo of Jake on the day of his First Communion. He looked so young and handsome, and so old and wise at the same time:

I made the embellishment (I'm a little loathe to call it a flower because it's a boy layout LOL) using my circle Nestabilities.  There will be a tutorial posted about this in the near future on the Down Under Direct Inspiration Blog - I'll let you know when that happens.

Here's a close up of the embellishment - see the JustRite stamp I used underneath to frame it off?

The delicious chipboard scrolls are from Twiddleybitz.

Details about this layout, including a complete lists of ingredients can be found here.

Thanks for dropping in today.

 

Lunar eclipse

Wow - I do have a lot to catch up on! This is a pic of the lunar eclipse we had on the 16th June:

Jake woke me up at some ungodly hour to come look at the red moon - the kid must have an internal alarm clock I tell ya!  I ran back inside to get my camera,  and I don't think my eyes were even open when I took this. I may even have nodded off during the 6 sec exposure LOL.

Back soon with some work to show.