Easy peasy card

And dare I say it so clean, simple & effective & QUICK :)

I  saw this design on the incredibly talented Jen Mitchell's blog & I went WOW!!





Today is the last day to earn the Reason to Smile stamp set for FREE with any order over $150 or purchase for $34.95 (C)  or $43.95 (W).

Stamp sets: Reason to Smile, Heard from the Heart
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Basic Gray
Paper: Confetti White
Other: Dazzling diamonds glitter & 2-way glue, post-it-notes
Techniques: Masking & Bordered Sentiment (thanks Jen)

Well hope you're keeping warm, I'm still waiting for the frost to melt outside & don't forget today is the LAST DAY to earn or purchase the Reason to Smile set if you do want to own it contact me ASAP.
Happy stampin'

Glossy ornaments - so shiny & bright

Sarah Roche made this simple but stunning effective card for her demo swap - Sarah's is the "2nd youngest member" of my team but she does awesome cards - always a little bit extra - this one has all the ornaments clear embossed so they're super shiny.

She's also the furthest South, based in Hamilton if anyone is looking for a demonstrator in that area; click on her name to schedule a workshop & make  your own baubles shiny.

Stamp set: Contempo Christmas, Heard from the Heart
Ink: Old Olive, Chery Cobbler, Versamark
Paper: Old Olive, Chery Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Other: Ornament punch, dimensionals, clear embossing powder

Christmas bauble

Well it's a perfect day for being inside in Auckland which means I can sit down & make a few things :)

This was Debbie Lamb's project at our Christmas in August team event last week & the red jelly beans in the bag have been looking at me all week, so decided that had better be the first one I did so there were some jelly beans to go in the Sweet Treats cup.

I've changed mine a wee bit from Debbie's which you can see here as my kit didn't have any DSP so had to change it to one I had on hand.

Stamp sets: Heard from the Heart, Baroque Motifs
Ink: Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Whisper white, Holiday Treasures DSP
Other: Sweet treat cup, 1-3/4" circle punch, RHR striped grosgrain ribbon, rhinestone brad, red lollies

A very simple card & finished off beautifully inside with the ever versatile Baroque Motifs stamp set:

Yes more Vintage Vogue

sorry but yet another post about this beautiful set in our Autumn-Winter Mini catalogue - 8 stamps which  retails for $38.95 in the clear mounted option or $48.95 for wood mounted.

I spent a lovely time with Anne & her friends on Sunday afternoon looking at a few of the new products in the new mini - this was one of the cards that they got to make & take home. I teamed it with Heard from the Heart which is also just fabulous as well.

Stamp sets: Vintage Vogue, Heard from the Heart
Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Confetti White
Other" Old olive grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

This was my stepped up "model" with a bit of bling AKA clear rhinestone brads.

If you'd like a free home workshop with you & your friends do check out my Host a Home Workshop page. I'm also offering a draw prize of a free stamp set for the guests attending if the hostess achieves her rewards - so Bev on Sunday was the winner of an Organic Grace stamp set - win-win for all plus free card making. What more can a girl want!