Paper Frame

The very talented Julia Leece showed us these frames at the Auckland big day out. I was having a play and the little girl I was looking after decided she wanted a go too!
Well, I got distracted, so mine isn't decorated - but here is P's flash frame :)

This uses a few retired items (she has free rein in my retired stash!) - but the cardstock is Not Quite Navy -I like the look of it. My version used Basic Black - I was going for the classic elegant look. I must finish it - and steal that ribbon idea! Am loving the faux bow look at the moment :)

as if I needed a reason.....

to keep drinking coke or pepsi!! Now I can say I need the cans :)
this was CASEd but I'm sorry I can't remember whose it was - but the original used DSP.
I wanted to do this for my second swap, but the only current DSP I had was Just Add Cake, and it just looked wrong, so I made my own using Vintage Vogue.
I love this card! It feels like spring!
the butterflies are made using soda cans, and I have a BAG full ready to be made into who knows what!! I have a few mobiles hanging around too, and I'll show you those another day.

the answers my friend....

are blowing in the wind.... I am obsessed with making windmills (or pinwheels) at the moment. I made a whole heap from (now retired) Play Date and Celebrations DSP to make a mobile for Connor's room - which looks awesome if I do say so myself, so I must take a photo and put it on here. but anyway.... I wanted to use them on my swaps so this is what I ended up with.
The windmill is made using Just Add Cake DSP - start with a 2 1/2" square and go here for directions. Simple as :)

rosettes are everywhere.....

I can't believe it has taken me SO long to give them a go! They look really tricky, and I HATE fiddling round with bits trying to get them to stick in the right place, but then .. Heather Summers to the rescue again! (This woman is a LEGEND! honestly!!) - there is a trick to these flowers - and it is twine!! So..... after watching this little gem of a video, this is one of the make and takes we did at my catalogue launch today.
The card itself is a copy of one I saw on the sample boards at the Big Day Out Product day in Auckland last weekend, and uses the free set we got Under the Big Top. This is not a set I would normally choose, but seeing the cute things we did with it (and no I wont be showing those - they need to be a surprise for the others who haven't had their regional yet!) I kinda like it! And I LOVE this card!
The rosette uses the Melon Mambo Designer Series paper stack - love those papers!!

Angry Birds

A friend of mine is hooked on this game, and she turned 30 last week - so I googled - and found this little gem :)
I made her a card and a bookmark - and I hope she loved it as much as I do!!

Health Warning

Stampin' Up! is offically bad for your health!!
Just kidding - but look what happens when you are in the middle of cooking your lunch, and someone posts in a forum that the new catalogue is available for demonstrators to see online. Well, obviously I had to go and see . . . . and well, lunch was forgotten!! until all of a sudden.... what's that smell???? oops!!

On the bright side - it was SO worth making another batch of cheese on toast!! This catalogue is gorgeous!! I am so excited to share it with all my customers come September 1st.

Retiring List is out

Wow - the retiring list is out, and I am super excited! There are some bargains to be had on there this year! Some products are up to 40% off, so it's worth checking out!
The list can be found here, and will be updated as items become unavailable. Remember these items are only available while stocks last, so you need to get your skates on if there is anything you just CANNOT live without!