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Sunday, 1 June 2014

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 29th May 2014


Thursday’s “Create With Kathe” Craft Class, we had a newbie attend the evening class, Sharon {and my bestie Jen}, and at the day class we had Bev, Kay, Lizzy, and Marion attend.
Lizzy made some yummy chocolate muffins, which went down a treat, along with the Sour Worms {btw these are lollies!!!}!
The first card we made is a c.a.s.e. by my very good friend Sally, Sally had a guest post here on my Blog, when she first made this gorgeous card.


{Sally's "Springtime Hello" Card}

Sally made this gorgeous card for a Swap, and features the “Springtime Hello” stamp set and the Painters Tape technique.



{My version of Sally's "Springtime Hello" Card}



{Sally's card is on the left, mine is on the right}

Our next project was a warm up to the finale …we made two cute 3”x3” cards {in Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush}, and features the “Zoo Babies” stamp set and the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, along with the retiring Ruffle Stretch Trim {which is my fav}.



Our finale was this Shaker Card, featuring the “By The Tide” and “By The Seashore” stamp sets.



The Sailors Knot was a bit of a challenge, but I found an easy step by step tutorial here 


For the Shaker, I used a card cellophane bag and filled it with Chunky Glitter and the sequins from the Gold Sequin Trim.


I love the way the fish looks like it is swimming through the coral and the glitter.


In other news …


Woop woop … the NEW Stampin’ Up! catty is on it’s way and should be with me on Thursday … can’t wait!


To pre-order yours for $5 {+ postage}, contact me NOW to add you to the Catty List.
Hope you’re excited as moi!


“By The Seashore” Stamp Set


“By The Tide” Stamp Set 


“Petite Pairs” Stamp Set 


“Springtime Hello” Stamp Set


, “Yippee-Skippee!” Stamp Set


“Zoo Babies” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List
Stamp Sets: “By The Seashore”, “By The Tide”, “Petite Pairs”, “Springtime Hello”, “Yippee-Skippee!” and “Zoo Babies”
Ink:  Black StazOn, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Night Of Navy, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush
Stampin’ Markers: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Pistachio Pudding, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise,
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush
Punches: Corner, Modern Label, Scalloped Tag Topper, Word Window,  
Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots, Honeycomb, Needlepoint Border
Framelits: “On Film”
Xtras: Basic Pearl Jewels, Cellophane Bags, Chunky Glitter, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Painters Tape, Ruffle Stretch Trim in Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana, Satin Stitched Ribbon in Summer Starfruit, Sequin Trim in Gold, Thick Bakers Twine in Crisp Cantaloupe


Special Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, StazOn Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer 

Saturday, 31 May 2014

NEW Stampin’ Up! Catty Is On It’s Way ...


Woop woop … the NEW Stampin’ Up! Catty is on it’s way and should be with me on Thursday … can’t wait!


To pre-order yours for $5 {+ postage}, contact me NOW to add you to the Catty List.

Hope you’re excited as moi!

Monday, 26 May 2014

My VERY First Work Shop …

Yesterday I had the great privilege of being the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator at my friends Margarette’s Stampin’ Up! Workshop!
This was my VERY first Work Shop, and my very good friend Sally came along and helped me {immensely}.
Sally travelled all the way from St Arnaud, which was 74.4km away!!!
I am truly blessed to count Sally as one of my friends.

I did a couple of simple demonstrations, including how to make this cute little baby card in less than 90 seconds ...



This little 3"x3" card features the "Zoo Babies" stamp set, Ruffle Stretch Trim and "Decorative Dots" Embossing folder.




For the “Make and Take”, I case’d a card designed by Mentor Jacque Williams, which featured the “Wetlands” stamp set and the Painters Tape technique.


The “Wetlands” stamp set is the perfect stamp set to purchase, as it can be used for a masculine card, birthday or bereavement, and is such a versatile stamp set.
As the group was quite large we had 15 ladies attend, we split the group in two, whilst half had a lovely afternoon tea, made by Margarette in The Sellers Room kitchen, while the half made their “Make and Take” card,  and then visa-versa.
All in all it was a fabulous afternoon, and the time flew by.
As a Hostess, Margarette received $90 worth of Stampin' Up! products of her choice, as her sales from her Work Shop were just over $550.
Margarette chose the "Festive Flurry" Bundle, which comprises of the "Festive Flurry" Clear Mount stamp set and matching Framelits.


can't wait to meet these lovely ladies again sometime some, maybe even at one of my weekly “Create With Kathe” craft classes!


To view a step by step on how to make this card, please view my Post here.

Thinking about being a Stampin' Up! Hostess too?
Then check out this link regarding Hostess Benefits...


accurate as at 26.05.2014

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 22nd May 2014


Thursday’s Class we had a test run for my upcoming Work Shop, which was this past Sunday, where we case’d a card designed by Jacque Williams.
In attendance we had Bev, Kay, Lizzy, and Marion, and Lizzy brought with her some yummy homemade Ginger Slice – soooooo good!

The ladies first made a card that featured not one, but three different Embossing Powders, Clear, White and Gold, and all the cards looked amazing.
The second project was a case of a card designed by my Mentor Jacque, featuring the “Wetlands” stamp set and the Painters Tape technique.

Project 1 Floral Card
The cards base is “Pool Party”, and the stamp sets “Secret Garden”, “Happy Watercolor” and “Chalk Talk” are all stamped on “Coastal Cabana” cardstock, with Versamark and Embossing Powders; White for the flowers, Gold for the sentiment, and the “En Francais” background is Clear Embossing Powder stamped on to the Pool Party base.


We did some hand painting with the Aqua Painters in Tempting Turquoise and Coastal Cabana for the flowers.
The flowers are then cut out using the “Secret Garden” framelits, and the long stem from the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set is fussy cut.
I chose to add a sentiment {in Gold Embossing Powder} from the “Chalk Talk” stamp set, with the wording “I am so grateful there is you in the world”, and on in the inside of the card, also in Gold Embossing Powder are the words “Thanks so much” from the “Wetlands” stamp set.


The card is finished off with the gorgeous "Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape, and the finishing touch on the card, are the abundance of gorgeous Pearls.

Project 2 “Wetlands” Card
The “Wetlands” stamp set is the perfect stamp set to purchase, as it can be used for a masculine card, birthday or bereavement, and is such a versatile stamp set.


The ladies knocked this card out in 20 minutes, and although they all started with the same products, each card looked slightly different.
The card base {11”x4”} is Crumb Cake, which is stamped with the Hardwood stamp {also} in Crumb Cake, and the edges are then sponged with Crumb Cake.
The smaller piece of Naturals White card-stock {4,3/8”x2,7/8”} is stamped with Sahara Sand with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, to represent the sand.
Painters Tape {the green roll – I tried 3 different types before I got it right!} is then laid on the Soft Sky Ink Pad and then onto the cardstock {to resemble the sky}, follow the same process, but this time with Sahara Sand {to resemble the sand}.
The birds are stamped with StazOn Black, along with the sentiment.
Sponge the edges with Crumb Cake, and then add Stampin’ Glitter “Dazzling Diamonds” to the feet and shadows of the birds.
Strands of Linen Thread are tied with a bow around the card, and then the card is Dimensionaled onto another piece of Naturals White card-stock {4,½”x3”} which is 1/8” larger, which is also Dimensionaled onto the card base - Phew!
The inside of the card has a lining of Naturals White {5,3/8”x3,7/8”}, sponged in Crumb Cake, and some more birds stamped with StazOn Black.
Wah- lah … Wetlands card done!


“Chalk Talk” Stamp Set


 “En Francais” Background Stamp


“Gorgeous Grunge” Stamp Set


“Happy Watercolor” Stamp Set


“Hardwood” Background Stamp


 “Secret Garden” Stamp set


“Wetlands” Stamp Set


Recipe Ingredient List
Stamp Sets: “Chalk Talk”, “En Francais”, “Gorgeous Grunge”, “Happy Watercolor”, “Hardwood”, “Secret Garden”, “Wetlands”
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky, StazOn Black, Versamark
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Pool Party,
Punches:  Extra Large Oval
Framelits: Secret Garden
Embossing Powder: Clear, Gold and White
Xtras: Aqua Painters, Basic Pearl Jewels, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Painters Tape, Stampin’ Glitter “Dazzling Diamonds”, “Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape


Special Tools: Heat Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer , StazOn Cleaner

Saturday, 24 May 2014

Guest Blogger Jen with Card In A Box – Nautical Style



Oooops she did it again!
Jen has hit the ball right out of the park with this gorgeous “Card In A Box Nautical Style”.


Jen has sourced the internet and the world to assemble some light house stamps, and this one is a vintage Stampin’ Up! stamp set called “Lighthouse”.
Jen has also featured my new stamp sets “By The Tide” and “By The Seashore”.


Jen’s specialty is her colouring, and she had used a mix of Stampin’ Up Ink Pads with the Aqua Painters, along with her pack of 48 Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils.


I love the way the sea and sky swirls, which is from the Memory Box Dies “Elegant Scrollwork”.
The Elegant Scrollwork Die was so intricate that Jen used Baking Paper between the die and the cardstock, and Jen also fell in love with my Big Shot Magnetic Platform, cha ching!


The card looks amazeballs flat and ready for postage too ...


Wah-lah gorgeous “Card In A Box Nautical Style” done, but I bet you Jen has another version in mind for our next “Card Off” challenge!


“By The Seashore” Stamp Set


“By The Tide” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List
Stamp Sets: “By The Tide”, “By The Seashore” and vintage “Lighthouse”
Ink:  Black StazOn, Stampin’ Up Ink Pad with Aqua Painters {too numerous to collate all the colours Jen used!} + Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils
Cardstock: Naturals White + scraps
Xtras: Memory Box Dies “Elegant Scrollwork”


Special Tools: Big Shot, Big Shot Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, StazOn Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer 
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