Weekly Deals for Wednesday 25th March 2015

The Weekly Deals are up!!!

My pick of the week is the "Envelope Punch Board", which is only $29.21, I am buying a second one!

Love that selected cardstock is reduced, am stocking up on the Crushed Curry and the Background Designer Series Papers ...

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and if you would like to make a Stampin’ Up! purchase online, please head on over  to my Stampin’ Up! website.

Happy craftin’,

Kathe.

Guest Blogger: Lynn McNeill With Mini Album …

Lynn and I sat down a couple of weeks ago and made a Mini Album, using the Zutter Bind It All, and Envelope Punch Board.

Lynn spent the next couple of weeks titivating her Album, which was a gift for a lovely friend of hers, and this is the result …

Every page is jam packed with photos, sentiments and pull out tabs with secret messages.

As there were so many personal photos showing Lynn’s friend, I am unable to show you each individual page, but you can see how thick the Album is, and get the general gist, based on the cover, as to how it is decorated through-out the Album

Thanks so much Lynn for sharing this beautiful gift.

Nelson Extravaganza: Saturday 21st March 2015

This past Saturday, I taught at Nelson Extravaganza, to 39 lovely ladies.

"Nelson Extravaganza" is new to Nelson, this is the first time we met, however we will be holding 3 Extravaganzas this year.

I taught my project, a clean and elegant "Thank You Card With Emboss Resist", along with 4 other teachers, Sally Rice, Sally Robertson, Jacque Williams and Rebecca Palmer ...

"Thank You Card With Emboss Resist" by Kathe Oldham

"Happy Easter Berry Basket" by Sally Rice

"Butterfly Tiny Treat Box" by Sally Robertson

"Sheltering Tree Note Card Set" by Jacque Williams

"Braided Card & Mini Treat Bag" by Rebecca Palmer

I was really looking forward to sharing my crafting knowledge, and had a really enjoyable day with some very lovely ladies.

One of the bonuses of a day like this is, that it is "bring a plate for a shared lunch", these ladies are very talented home cooks {one is even the Food Editor for "New Zealand House and Garden" magazine} and here's a glance of the yummy food I selected for my lunch ... 

We held the Extravaganza at Waimea Old Boys Rugby Club, and here are my tables all ready to go ...

My guests had a packet gift wrapped at their place setting, with the Annual Catalogue, Occasional Catalogue, Sale-A-Bration brochure, and 2 Sale-A-Bration flyers, along with their personalised name tag, which matches mine ... 

and I had on display all of my recent Classes ...

I was very prepared, as I had 50 packs cut, 2 weeks in advance ...

And had also pre-cut all the butterflies - yes I cut 100 butterflies the previous weekend {8 days in advance} - and it only took 4 hours!!! ...

I was so pleased that I had done so much prep in the preceding weeks, as I ended up with JorjaRose at A&E {Accident and Emergency - Emergency Room} twice this week! 

She fell off of the Flying Fox at school on Wednesday, and after Wednesday's visit to A&E, she had a splint put on her left arm/wrist with a possible break to the small bones, but unable to see on the x-ray. Told to re-visit the GP in a weeks time if she was still in pain. 

She was in so much pain {more so than when she did the Buckle Fracture to her right wrist}, that I took her back to A&E on Friday, and had also noticed a very large bruise to her right temple. Also mentioned how she flinched anytime you got near her right elbow {was previously band-aided by receptionist at school}, turns out after x-rays were taken she has chipped her elbow with particles floating. So now she has a splint on her left wrist and a sling on her right arm + slight concussion!!!

The project I designed for Nelson Extravaganza is a clean and elegant  "Thank You" card with Emboss Resist ...

Techniques covered are Emboss Resist, Embossing, 3 Layer Stamping, Scoring with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Die Cutting, Negative Detail, Punching {I had all three Tag Topper Punches to choose from - Angled Tag Topper, Ornate Tag Topper and Scalloped Tag Topper}, and Layering with Dimensionals/Vellum/Cardstock.

Embellishments included Pearl Basic Jewels, rosette trim from the Artisan Embellishment Kit, and Pink Pirouette Seam Binding.

Stamp sets featured are "Painted Petals" and "Lotus Blossom".

On the card insert, the "Lotus Blossom" is stamped in Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Blushing Bride stamped off once. Followed by Clear Stampin' Embossing Powder.

Wah lah ...  "Thank You Card With Emboss Resist" done!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and if you would like to make a Stampin’ Up! purchase online, please head on over  to my Stampin’ Up! website.

Happy craftin’,

Kathe.

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : "Painted Petals" and "Lotus Blossom" {SAB 2015}

Ink Pads : Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky

Cardstock :  Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Vellum and "Irresistibly Yours" Specialty Designer Series Paper {SAB 2015}

Framelits : "Butterflies" Thinlits, 

Punches : Hearts Border, Project Life Corner, Scalloped Tag Topper 

Ribbon : Rosette Trim from the Artisan Embellishment Kit, Seam Binding in Pink Pirouette

Xtras : Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear, Stamping Sponges

Special Tools : Big Shot, Heat Tool, Pearl Basic Jewels, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin Trimmer,

Women Connecting: "Thank You Card With Emboss Resist" ...

This past Monday, I taught at Women Connecting, to 50 lovely ladies.

"Women Connecting" is a church based craft group, that meet every 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of the month.

I usually teach once a Term, and really look forward to sharing my crafting knowledge.

I was very prepared, as I had 50 packs cut, 3 weeks in advance, and had also pre-cut all the butterflies - yes I cut 100 butterflies the previous weekend {8 days in advance} - and it only took 4 hours!!! ...

I was so pleased that I had done so much prep in the preceding weeks, as I ended up with JorjaRose at A&E {Accident and Emergency - Emergency Room} twice this week! 

She fell off of the Flying Fox at school on Wednesday, and after Wednesday's visit to A&E, she had a splint put on her left arm/wrist with a possible break to the small bones, but unable to see on the x-ray. Told to re-visit the GP in a weeks time if she was still in pain. 

She was in so much pain {more so than when she did the Buckle Fracture to her right wrist}, that I took her back to A&E on Friday, and had also noticed a very large bruise to her right temple. Also mentioned how she flinched anytime you got near her right elbow {was previously band-aided by receptionist at school}, turns out after x-rays were taken she has chipped her elbow with particles floating. So now she has a splint on her left wrist and a sling on her right arm + slight concussion!!!

The project I designed for Women Connecting is a "Thank You" card with a gift card holder, featuring the "Top Note" Bigz Die ...

Techniques covered are Emboss Resist, Embossing, 3 Layer Stamping, Scoring with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Die Cutting, Negative Detail, Punching {I had all three Tag Topper Punches to choose from - Angled Tag Topper, Ornate Tag Topper and Scalloped Tag Topper}, and Layering with Dimensionals/Vellum/Cardstock.

Embellishments included Pearl Basic Jewels, rosette trim that has been spritzed with a mix of H2O, Isopropyl Alcohol and Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Ink Refill, and Pink Pirouette Seam Binding.

 

Stamp sets featured are "Painted Petals" and "Lotus Blossom".

On the card insert, the "Lotus Blossom" is stamped in Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Blushing Bride stamped off once. Followed by Clear Stampin' Embossing Powder.

Wah lah ... Women Connecting "Thank You Card With Emboss Resist" done!

Now my mind is spinning at to which project I will feature next at "Women Connecting", there have been many request for the  4 Panel Easel Card ...

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and if you would like to make a Stampin’ Up! purchase online, please head on over  to my Stampin’ Up! website.

Happy craftin’,

Kathe.

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : "Painted Petals" and "Lotus Blossom" {SAB 2015}

Ink Pads : Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky

Cardstock :  Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Vellum and "Irresistibly Yours" Specialty Designer Series Paper {SAB 2015}

Framelits : "Butterflies" Thinlits, "Top Note" Bigz Die

Punches : Hearts Border, Project Life Corner, Scalloped Tag Topper 

Ribbon : Rosette Trim, Seam Binding in Pink Pirouette

Xtras : Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear, Stamping Sponges

Special Tools : Big Shot, Heat Tool, Pearl Basic Jewels, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin Trimmer,

 

Guest Blogger: Bev Todd With Mini Album …

So excited to share with you this Mini Album, made by my very good friend Bev.

I recently taught this Mini Album at a "Create With Kathe" Class, and as Bev was unable to come that day, I gave her the Mini Album sample that I had made In Class. 
Bev then went to my Blog Post, and followed the cutting instructions etc, and this is the Mini Album that she came up with ...

Featuring the Stampin' Up! "Scalloped Tag Topper" Punch for the Tags, and the "Butterflies" Thinlits Dies.
The second layer of Butterfly is actaully the wax paper that we use between the Butterfly Die and the cardstock, which usually ends up in the rubbish bin.
This is a great way to use up all those excess butterflies!

Such fun ... Mini Album by Bev done!

These are the Mini Albums that we made that day in Class ...