Happy new year! craft classes for 2012

Hello there, just a quick note to let you know that craft class will resume on Tuesday 24th January at 9.45 at my place, $10 as usual. After this date they will run as normal on the first and third Tuesday of the month. I am also starting the First Monday evening class also at my place, at 7.30. This will be for those of you who cannot make day times, but will generally be the same project as the first Tuesday class.
I am currently working on a Christmas mini scrap album, hopefully I will be ready to run this class for you in January too, so we can scrap our favourite Christmas photos before we forget about them altogether! It will use scraps of the Letters to Santa DSP and matching card stock, so let me know if you need to buy any more before the time comes.
There will also be an opportunity to make Christmas cards throughout the year so there isn't that mad effort in December to get them done. I'm thinking probably one or two simple designs each month, maybe five of each card. I will provide a list of items needed and then you can bring your own supplies and/or buy extras through me. Just think, you'll have up to 100 cards to send next Christmas!
Thanks for checking out my blog, my resolution is to keep my blog up to date this year!

Favourite teacher scrapbook canvas

We have a fantastic music teacher at our school, Tegan always thrives in her lessons, and she has really developed her confidence these last few years. This year Tegan got to perform with the choir and sing solo in front of a large crowd at our performing arts awards night, and also at the opening of the new Performing Arts Centre, and she wouldn't have had that chance without Mrs Van's help. As a thank you I decided to make a scrap canvas, and yes, it's black and red!!

I used a retired piece of DSP for the background and then added some red glimmer paper with stars punched out. I liked the negative of the punched image so used a Top Note die cut frame to highlight a photo too. Spinner Wheel from 'Take  Spin' stamp set worked really well as it describes everything that we love about her teacher! A mini vintage tag finishes the project off.

This is a really simple project to create using any size canvas from an arts supply shop, this one was about 8 inches big. If you would like to create something like this you can buy the other items mentioned from the Stampin' Up!® Idea Book and Catalogue, contact me to find out how you can get extra FREE items with your order during Sale-a-Bration...

Happy birthday Mum

It's my Mum's 75th birthday in a couple of weeks and I've been working on a present for her using these letters I found in a stationery store down the Gold Coast. I had great fun cutting out the letters with my Sizzlits dies, and using up some sparkly paper I had for the girls' Christmas craft as well as Stampin' Up!'s Glimmer paper in bright red. around the edge of each letter I spelt out a word to describe her, my BF helped me to choose the words and we ended up with Radiant, Indispensable, Treasured and Adored. Anyway, I thought they came out nice, especially the stamped Stazon on the glossy white 't'
You can tell I like black and red at the moment!

Black and red

DH asked me to make a card for his aunt's 70th birthday yesterday. Shes the type of woman who wears her age well but definitely would not like to be reminded of it! I really wanted to use my Glimmer Paper ($8.95 for 2 x 12" sheets), as it is so glamorous and sparkly, and Liz Collett's scrapbook project inspired me to create this card. I used retired newsprint DSP, the Glimmer paper from the new Summer mini catalogue , Full heart and Heart-to-heart punches, the Medium Sizzlits and Simple Letters Alphabet dies for the Big Shot, Riding Hood red ink, Victoria Crochet trim ribbon, Creative Elements and Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp sets. I cut around the heart after I had punched it to create the thin outline frame.


I then decided to make her a present instead of the usual gift card, and took the theme from the card through to a decorated shadow-box frame, I used the letter 'i' from the already cut-out initial that was left over, and the heart from the punch that wasn't used. I also used the Elements of Style stamp set for the sentiment in the frame, and some bling using the Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

Happy birthday Ingrid, we hope you have a great birthday!

Here's a card I recently made for a friend, based on the same theme:

Slack old me

Hello there bloggers, its been such a long time since posting on here, I'd nearly forgotten how to! My new year resolution is to not let that happen again, so here's a little pic of my two beautiful girls at a recent event getting ready for Christmas. Have a lovely time this Christmas all of you fans out there! xxx

1st Tuesday craft class

This Tuesday was 1st Tuesday craft class again, and we had a good time at I Love Coffee at Red Edge (thanks to the lovely staff there).
The girls and I made Tri-fold cards in Elegant Eggplant and Rose Red, with the "Butterfly prints" and "Creative Elements" stamp sets. We used the pale Plum patterned paper from the Subtles pattern stack of DSP. We masked the background image with an oval cut using the large oval punch, then stamped the greeting in the space created. Next time girls, you can have a try at cutting the card elements yourself! Lol.
This is a great card to make once you know how, it always looks harder than it actually is. Thanks for coming today ladies, see you at the third Tuesday craft class at my place this time.
If you would like to come and make something yourself at this small and friendly group, please contact me for more details.

My little Rainbow Puppy

My youngest wanted to be a rainbow dog when she was asked by the Face Painter what she would like to be. I thought this was such a cute photo, and was made to be scrapbooked! I love the new hostess-only Designer Series Paper "Cheerful Treat", and was lucky enough to pre-order some (another benefit of being a Demonstrator!). You can get your own pack by hosting a +$300 workshop or placing an order of your own to the same value, and still have dollars left to buy more gorgeous products!

Paper Angels charity Christmas event

Join Stampin’ Up! Australia for $169

During September, you can join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator for only $169! Normally $289, this limited-time Mini Starter Kit is the perfect option for those who already love Stampin’ Up! and already own many of Stampin’ Up!’s high-quality products. The mini starter kit enables you to start ordering brand new catalogue items at 20% off, which, if you are anything like me, your wish list will be miles long!

Plus when you join with me as a demonstrator, you are joining the Paper Angels Team, who are friendly and supportive, conducting meetings and sharing projects and ideas electronically if you cannot be with us in person. If you choose to, you can be involved in our charitable endeavors, using our papercraft to help others, such as we do with the Mater Footprints Program.

The limited-time mini Starter Kit-valued at over $310-comes with the high-quality products listed below – you can also ‘design your own’ mini starter kit, by choosing alternate stamp sets, ink colours, cardstock colours and DSP of equal or lesser value. How neat is that! Business supplies are also included with your Mimi-kit, the same as the normal Starter Kit.

$169 Mini Starter Kit

* Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
* Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
* Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad
* Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad
* Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad
* Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
* A4 Smooth Card Stock Assortment
* Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
* Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon*
* Notes Cards (20)
* Clear-Mount Block C
* Blender Pen (1)
* SNAIL Adhesive
* Business supplies

*New to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue

Or, if you want the full Starter Kit, you can get it 20 percent off during September only! That’s over $610 worth of premium Stampin’ Up! products and business supplies for just $231.20! See what’s included in the full Starter Kit here.

Imagine all the benefits!

You can join online now by going to my website, or you can email me at flickandmick@aapt.net.au

The fantastic new catalogue is here!

I can't wait to show you all the fabulous new things in this latest catalogue! There are new stamp sets, new Designer Series Papers, new punches, new colours and more. You can have one of these lovely 169 page glossy catalogue for FREE by hosting a workshop in your own home, or if you don't have a table to seat your guests at, you can always come to mine. Contact me for more details.