Always Handy To Have On Hand

In my line of work it's always useful to have a few Thank You cards on hand. I'd completely run out so sat down yesterday and today, in between doing things for the family, and put together six cards like the ones shown below. Two have already been sent to lovely ladies who have agreed to hostess Sale-A-Bration workshops with me.

Some Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2006

I got the idea for these cards from a post on the Splitcoast Stampers forum. All products used are Stampin' Up! Warmest Regards Hostess Set, Whisper White, Taken with Teal and Regal Rose Cardstock, Love Me DSP, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip classic ink pads, Snail Adhesive and Glue Dots. The white grosgrain ribbon was dyed with the Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip inkpads to coordinate with the DSP.

DCM: - The most Popular for 2007

All images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

Voted by our contributors the four most popular dares for 2007 were: buttons, ribbon, frames, ....and cut.




This week the DCM team want you to revisit these dares and incorporate as many as you like into your card.


I've put both buttons and ribbon into my card this week over a background of chalk popping.

All supplies Stampin' Up!, Bodacious Bouquet Stamp Set, Very Vanilla, Old Olive Cardstock, Versamark, Old Olive Classic Ink Pads, Olive Organdy Ribbon, Earth Elements Buttons, Stampin' Pastels, Sponge Daubers.

See the other creations made by the design team here. Also please welcome this and next weeks Guest Designer Judy Fowler.

Merry Christmas to All the Visitors to my Blog

Merry Christmas to all those lovely people who have visited my blog during the year and I hope gained some inspiration and left lovely comments on my creations.

I hope you all have a relaxing break over Christmas with your family or friends and travel safely to your holiday destinations.

DCM Team Dare: - Magazine Freebies

This dare is by all of the DCM team. Use those freebies that you often get with magazines and put away somewhere and forget about.


The stars embossed on the vellum for my card where done with one of those embossing plates that I often get with Cardmaking and Papercraft.

Some images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

Supplies Used: Stampin' Up! Festive Favourites Stamp Set, Taken with Teal & Whisper White Cardstock, Taken with Teal Classic Ink, Snail, Blender Pen, 1/16" handheld hole punch, bold brights brads. Other Vellum, Embossing plaste.

Go to the DCM blog to see what the rest of the team have put together.

Now that Christmas Prep is over....

.... it's on to gifts for friends who have their birthdays on the 21st December.

This box is made from a baby formula tin and is designed to keep all Jack's stamping inspiration/ideas in. Just perfect for when she gets crafters block. I've added a couple of ideas to get her started.

All images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

All Supplies Stampin' Up!. Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Cranberry Crisp cardstock, Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive Classic Ink Pads, 1.59cm Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Earth Elements Buttons, Sticky Strip, Snail, Glue Dots.

And here's the matching card:

Images (c) Stampin' up! 1990-2007

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Bodacious Bouquet, Eat Cake and Paisley Stamp Sets, Whisper White, Old Olive, Cranberry Crisp Cardstock, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Crisp Classic Ink Pads, Snail and Stampin' Dimensionals. Black Cardstock from Stash.

This Card was CASEd from this one in the SplitCoast Stampers Gallery

I'VE FINALLY FINISHED!!!

All images (c) Stampin' Up 1990-2007

All the papercraft projects I had on the go for Christmas that is. Today I finished the last treat box (of 3), the last 2-5-7-10 box (of 4) and the very last Christmas card (of > 50).

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

The treat box was made with Old Olive 12x12 cardstock, Holiday Thyme DSP(retired), snail, olive organdy ribbon, eyelets and 1/8" handheld hole punch and eyelet setting tools.

The 2-5-7-10 box was made using Real Red Cardstock and Classic ink, White 6mm Grosgrain Ribbon, Bold Snowflake Jumbo Wheel and Handle, 1/8" hole punch.

Cards use, Terrific Tags Stamp Set, Bashful Blue and True Thyme Cardstock, Bashful Blue and True Thyme Classic Ink Pads, 6mm grosgrain ribbon, handheld hole punch, snail, stampin' dimensionals and glue dots.

THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS CANDLE

My local card club wants to do Make and Take candles in February. A candle I'd decorated with stamps a few years ago hadn't worked out as well as I'd hoped so I did some research and had a practice with this Christmas candle. I found these instructions on Splitcoast stampers which are fairly fool proof as long as you don't use too much heat on the candle or your fingers.

My candle is a cheap church candle from my local Uncle Bills discount store. Supplies used: Stampin' Up! stamp sets, festive favourites and loads of love, old olive, chocolate chip and cranberry crisp classic ink pads, paper snips, tissue paper, heat tool and baking paper.

Just in Thyme

If you had 'Just in Thyme' paper on your wishlist now is the time to contact me to order a pack or two or three. Even if you've finished your Xmas cards it will be great for any Masculine cards that are needed in the new year. The colours and designs are perfect. Email me on keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz.

'Just in Thyme' for Christmas Stampin' Up! have released the perfect Double Sided Paper for your cards, scrapbook pages and gifts.


Only from 1 November 2007 to 15 December 2007 these papers, 2 each of 6 designs, will be available for the great price of $16.95 (rrp. $19.95). 'Just in Thyme' double sided paper is only available during this promotion.

Click on the image for a larger view.

To order this paper contact me by EMail on keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz

Treat Box for Lachy's School and Welcome to SBS4

This is the treat box I've just finished and filled with Lollies and Chocolate for the Staff Room at Lachy's school.

It was made using SU Sahara Sand 12x12 Cardstock, Holiday Thyme DSP, 1/8" circle hand held punch, olive organdy ribbon and eyelets from my stash. The template is here at Splitcoast Stampers.

The card was made using SU Cranberry Crisp cardstock, Holiday Thyme DSP, Terrific Tags stamp set, tag punch, cranberry crisp classic ink pad, 6mm grosgrain ribbon.

Also welcome to the SBS4 team from the Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers. I only joined earlier today and have already had one comment on my blog so I'm feeling very welcome. As you will see from my profile I'm an enthusiastic (obsessed) papercrafter who manages to fit in between two small boys designing for the Daring Cardmakers DT and running a small business as an Independent Stampin' Up!(R) Demonstrator.

Xmas Gifts for All

It's getting close to the end of the school year again and the kids are giving out their cards along with candy canes this year. It just gets worse and worse every year.

Lachy wants to be part of it of couse and also decided on boxes for his two special friends in the class. As much as I don't like giving out gifts to all and sundry they were boxes after all and darn it I was going to have to make them, right now.

Some Images (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2007

I used the 2-5-7-10 box template from Splitcoast Stampers. I used red card, Stampin' Up! real red classic ink pad, Bold Snowflakes Jumbo Wheel, 1/8 inch hand held circle punch and 6mm white grosgrain ribbon. The greetings were printed on the computer.