Let's get Carried Away

I love being inspired by our Stampin' Up! trainers. In this video, Brandi suggests a class that you might like to try. She suggests you could get together with a few friends or ask me as your demonstrator to put on this class and make up these 12 cards.

This video class also shows how to make a set of 12 cards that go in an adorably decorated tin. It features the occasions catalogue Lift Me Up Stamp Set and the coordinating Sale-A-Bration Carried Away Designer Series Paper and Card Tin. These last two items are free.

I am happy to conduct this class if you wish!!!

An Arty Farty day

I have had the best day. It has been sweltering outside so I spent the day in my studio with the air con turned right up or is that down? Anyway it was nice and cool. I decided to work on the  Colour INKspiration challenge. These were the colours that we had to use.

I had in mind someone holding a bunch of balloons as I wanted to play with my new bundles from the Occasions Catalogue. I decided it should be a little girl.

She is made up of a hand drawn body and hair,  a 1" circle punch for the head and her eyes and bows are from the Owl punch. I wanted her eyes to look like buttons, I am thinking she looks a bit scarey. I might redo those eyes. What do you think, change or leave? (Added new eyes, um still not sure, leave a comment and let me know)

I then worked on another lady, this time just the face in front of a background of balloons.

First I drew the face and then painted it with the Aqua painters and a little sponging. The hair started out as one of our oval thinlits, I cut and shaped it, also painting it with the Aqua painter. I am pretty happy with how she turned out.

Then I decided on some plain and simple ones.

Before I cut out the balloon I stamped all the colours from the challenge on to Whisper White card stock. Then I cut it out with the Big Shot using the Lift Me Up Bundle.


The last one has a background of Gorgeous Grunge in every one of the colours.

Simple always looks so good, don't you think?

What is better than a box

Two boxes of course!

I had to make a couple of Thank You gifts for dear friends and thought I would leave my Envelope Punch Board on the shelf this time. If you haven't followed me, you may not understand this statement. I love this tool and always make my boxes using it. However I decided to use up my Clear Tiny Treat Boxes that I had left over from one of our Christmas Card Workshops.

I cut the Designer Series Paper to fit inside the boxes, then cut several strips of the paper to form the rosette, which I attached to a belly band. I used the Balloon Adventures Photopolymer Bundle thinlit to make the swirly layer. Topping that off with a Thank You sentiment from the Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Bundle . Do you think they will like them?

Now if only I could stop eating the yummy things I am supposed to be putting in them!