Sale-a-Bration is almost over!

The end of March marks the end of Sale-a-Bration with Stampin' Up!

I can hear you asking, "What is Sale-a-Bration?" This is a fabulous promotion where customers can earn a FREE stamp set with every $100 they spend on fabulous Stampin' Up! Products.

Just let me know if I can help you out. You only have 3 days left to place your order to qualify for these free stamp sets.

Click HERE to browse the Sale-a-Bration brochure online.

Sweet Baby Girl

Isn't this the most precious card - designed for a new Mummy! My boss is pregnant and I'm in a baby card making mood! I will probably give her a different card when her precious bundle arrives in May.

Again I used the Sweet Treat Cups but this time created a baby rattle. This is also a CASE - this time from Felicity Fernandez , a talented SU demonstrator I came across while browsing Split Coast Stampers!

I changed the colour combo slightly, but left most of it exactly the same - why change something so beautiful? This was a great card to use some of those random buttons I have in my craft room!

This will be another card for my February class. The class will focus on the many different uses for the Sweet Treat Cups! Four different cards for $25. I'm taking bookings now!

Class Details:

Date - Tuesday 1st February 10.20am

Saturday 13th February, 7.00pm

Venue - My house in Penrith

Class cost - $25, you will take home 4 cards with matching envelopes and a full pack of Sweet Treat Cups!

Card details

Cardstock - Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink - Regal Rose

Stamp Sets - Something Sweet, Nursery Necessities (for envelope)

Accessories - Sweet Always DSP, Sweet Treat Cups, 1 3/4" circle punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon, Mat Pack, Regal Rose marker, Miscellaneous Buttons

Cupcake Anyone?

Another Birthday card - this one for my Father-In-Law, also in Canada! There are lots of January birthdays in our family! I am determined this year to make and send them all cards!

I combined the chef from Voila with the cupcake from Wagon Full of Fun to make this fun card. Again the stamp-a-ma-jig helped me to position it perfectly! You probably notice a similar colour combination to the card from yesterday - the colours were sitting on my desk after I made the duck card and seemed suited to a male card when I added Chocolate Chip!


Here are the details
Cardstock - Brocade Blue, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Ink - Black Staz-On
Accessories - SU Markers, Designer Buttons, Hemp Twine, Embossing Folder

Wagon Load of Fun

This is a birthday card for my nephew in Canada! He just turned 1! Happy Birthday Orion.

I LOVE the line drawn images of this set, particularly the duckling! I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig and did some masking to place the cupcake into the wagon. I didn't include the handle on the wagon because it was on the wrong side! So I added a small piece of hemp twine instead!

The images were coloured with my SU markers. I added some Blue Chunky Sprinkles to the cupcake and then Crystal Effects over the top of the duck's bow, feet and beak as well as over the icing on the cupcake. It makes them shine!

Here are the details:

Cardstock - Barely Banana, Brocade Blue, Whisper White
Ink - Staz-On Black
Stamps - Wagon Full of Fun
Accessories - Antique Brass brads, Crystal Effects, Blue Chunky Sprinkles, Hemp Twine, Barely Banana grosgrain ribbon, Blue gingham ribbon (retired), ticket corner punch, embossing folder

Sweet Treats!

Isn't this a fabulous card? A shameless CASE from Marelle Taylor! I fell in love with this card when I saw it. I particularly loved the 'slider' that means the lollies can be accessed from the back! It took a while to figure out the layers, and how to make this slider nice and smooth, but now it works like a charm!

This week I finally had time to stop and play with my new Mini catalogue stamps and accessories! And a fun play date it was too! In fast I have posts lined up for the next few days with lots to show you! All the best of good intentions to keep my blog posts regular disappear when there are kids running around the house keeping me busy! BUT I think I have it under control!

Keep an eye out for details of classes in Term 1! They are going to focus on the stamp sets and accessories in the Summer Mini catalogue. The first will be Tuesday February 2nd at 10.30am. Save the date! This year I'll be holding technique classes on the first Tuesday of each month at my house in Penrith.


Here are the details:

Cardstock - Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink - Real Red, Basic Black
Stamp Set - Something Sweet (Summer Mini, #117699)
Accessories - Sweet Treat Cups (summer mini #116802), 1 3/4" circle punch, silver brads, silver small grommets, 3/4 Polka-Dot grosgrain ribbon , Designer label punch, large oval punch, photo corner punch

Christmas Wishes

With Christmas fast approaching, I am always keen to make elegant, fast, easily repeatable cards to send to friends and family!

This year I have been exploring the many different ways to stretch the I Wish Simply Sent kit from Stampin' Up!. You can see just a few of these cards below. So far I have made 20 different cards! I have been using the 12"x12" textured cardstock for the embellishments and layers, as well as the patterned papers and fabulous die cut stickers! I have also used some ribbon, punched shapes, a few buttons, brads, eyelets and glitter. The beauty of Stampin' Up! is how well these things all co-ordinate - takes away so much of the guess work! I just added A4 cardstock card bases in Real Red and Old Olive - and have heaps of the kit left. I think could probably manage to make at least 50 cards! This will definitely make a serious dent in the cards I need to Christmas as well as easing the boredom of repeating the same card design!

Are you interested in making of of these cards with me? I will be running a class teaching you 24 of the card designs. Imagine - 24 different cards from just one class!

Here are the details

When - Sunday 29th November 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 1st December 10am - 2pm (repeat class)

Where - my house in Penrith

Cost - $50. This includes all materials for 24 cards and envelopes, use of stamps, ink punches and embossing materials and refreshments.

This class will need to be booked and fully paid by Monday 23rd November to ensure I have enough supplies!

What to bring - Please bring your choice of adhesive and dimensionals, a paper trimmer and a good pair of detail cutting scissors.

Raspberry Tart Anyone?

Wow - after such a long time, I imagine you are wondering if i have fallen off the wagon!

I have not fallen off - just been really, really busy, but I come back to you with a fresh focus and plan to keep trying to update this blog on a more regular basis - AND to start doing some of the sketch/colour challenges that are out there - in a plan to kick start my creativity!

So where have I been you ask - busy teaching dance classes, chasing my 3 kids here there and everywhere, trying desperately to get my house organised (but that is a failed effort!) and preparing for Zachary's 2nd birthday party! We celebrated yesterday with a GREAT day out riding the mini Thomas trains at Vicary's Winery. Zach was very excited and kept tooting "choo-choo" most of the day. It isn't his actual birthday for another week, but with dance competitions and rehearsals, this was the only free day we will have for a while!

Chit-Chat aside - here is my lastest class offering. My next class focusses on the Raspberry Tart patterned papers and the gorgeous colour combination of Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose and Rose Red. Pictured below are just a few of the cards we will be making - you may notice a repeat of some very popular designs from my previous classes, yet they look so very different with this different colour combination.

Here are the class details:

When - Saturday 21st November 7pm
Tuesday 24th November 10am - 1.30pm. (repeat class)

Where - my house in Penrith

Cost - $25 includes materials for 6 different cards, envelopes and refreshments

What to Bring - Please bring your choice of adhesive, a paper trimmer and a good pair of detail cutting scissors.

Each class is limited to 6 participants. Please contact me by phone or email to reserve your place!

Stay tuned for LOTS more card posts and even some scrapbook pages!

Cupcake Commotion!

I have just returned home from a great morning of conversation, cardmaking and great company! I teach cardmaking every Wednesday morning at the Glenbrook Baptist Church. I really enjoy it for the creative aspects, and because my 2 youngest children LOVE the ladies that care for them!

Tomorrow I'll share with you the project from this morning.

In the meantime, take a look at my cupcake creations. I have been having a great time making different cards using a few of the cupcake stamps from Stampin' Up! These cards and matching box will be the focus of my September classes. Please drop me a line if you are keen to add your name to the list of attendees!



Here are the details:

When- Tuesday 8th September 10 am - 1.30pm. This class will repeat on Saturday 19th
September 7pm - 10pm
Where - my house in penrith
Cost - $25 includes materials for 4 different cards, envelopes, a matching gift box and refreshments
What to bring - please bring your choice of adhesive, a paper trimmer and a good pair of details cutting scissors.

Each class is limited to 6 participants. Priority will be given to those that pay first!

Fifth Avenue Floral

I'm holding a stamping class tomorrow morning for some great ladies I have enjoyed getting to know in the last 12 months! We will be exploring the stamp set Fifth Avenue Floral, and discovering how versatile a stamp set it really is! I have a LOT of stamp sets on my shelves that have never realised their full potential. I am planning to deal with this problem in the coming months! Now that I have the blog up and running, I will be sharing these with you.



I will be repeating this class on Saturday 22nd August in the evening for those of you interested in coming along! I can accommodate up to 6 people.

Here is a sneak preview of two of the cards we will be making tomorrow. I'll share the rest after the class!

This first card is such a simple one - just using the outline images from the stamp set. It would be easy and fast to mass produce!





The second card is more time consuming, but the end result is so pretty!




If you are interested in coming along to this class, here are the details!





When: Tuesday 11th August 10am - 1.30pm
Repeat class - Saturday 22nd August 7pm - 10pm

Where - my house, in Penrith

Cost $20 - includes materials for 5 different cards, envelopes and refreshments

What to bring - please bring your choice of adhesive and a good pair of detail cutting scissors.

You are welcome to bring some lunch with you.


Please call me to book in to this class. My mobile phone number is 0413 688 750 or send me an email to fiona-poirier@optusnet.com.au.

Welcome!

I'd like to welcome you to my creative journey! A friend set up this blog for me a few months ago, and until now I have been too afraid to dive in and post anything! I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing, but I'll give it a go! Thanks for taking the time to read my meanderings about stamping, scrapbooking and anything else I decide to share with you along the way!

Fiona