Our not so little visitor

What a surprise this fella was. It has been a long time since we have seen a green tree frog, and this guy was about 10cm's long. Normally you see them when they are just babies up here, not normally this big.

Jamie(my 11yr old) walked out of his room and into the hallway and it jumped onto his leg, well lets just say it gave him the fright of his life cause the hall light was off and at first he thought it was a toad YUKKK! But when we turned on the lights and saw it was this cute litte fella I couldn't resist taking some photo's.

Merry & Bright

BOLD BRIGHTS

YEAH finally we get the scallop punches, I had a bit of a play with mine yesterday. For the snowmen I have used diamensional tape so the are raised up.I find it abit hard to make anything with the Bold Bright colors- so here's my go at them.

Additional Info;

Stamps: Merry and Bright
Paper: Tempting Turquiose, Yoyo Yellow, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquiose, Yoyo Yellow, Real Red
Accessories: Scallop Punches, Ribbon

Mini Mag Holder

Perfect for storing your cards, different catagories.
I found this Mag holder on here by Serendipity http://www.iamserendipity.blogspot.com/ (tfs), I thought I'd give it a go and here's my version.

Additional Info

Paper: Summer Picnic Dp, Bazzil CS
Ink: Old Olive- around edges
Accessories: Pin, Old Olive Ribbon

Enchante Jars

I have been abit stuck on what to do lately and I had these jars just sitting around so what better do to with them, slap some paper on them of course.

Additional Info

Stamps: Carte Postale
Paper: Enchante DP, Verry Vanilla
Ink: Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Silver Hodgepodge, Prima Flowers, Old Olive Ribbon

It's Getting Closer

Jolly Old Santa

I have gone back in time and used last years In-Colors. Cranberry Crisp. I still have a couple of unopened packets of paper so I thought I had better start using them up LOL!

Additional Info
Stamps: Naughty or Nice, Circle of Friendship
Paper: Cranberry Crisp, 6x6 DP, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Cranberry Crisp, Going Grey
Accessories: Gold Eyelets, Old Olive Organza Ribbon, Scallop Punch and 1" punch, Kindy Glitz. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Here's some Christmas cards I have made. I just absolutely love christmas time. Can't wait.

CHRISTMAS TIME

Trying to get a start on my chrissy cards, slowly getting there I have done, I think 2 now, YEAH!!!

I absolutly love christmas time just spending time with the family not having to worry about work or going anywhere it's great.

Thinking of You

Here's something I made awhile ago just haven't had time to put it on yet.

A BIG THANK YOU

Thanks so much to Dibby, Bron, and Jess, for a lovely day.

I had a great time very relaxing, just what I needed.

Here is the beautiful gift from Dibby that she made me for my birthday.

Very pretty isn't it ladies.......

Friendship

Just having abit of a play with the new ribbon and hodgepodge. I haven't had much time lately for any stampin so here is a quick and easy card for you all.

For my Daddy

Loads Of Love

My fathers B'day is next month so I have made him this card to let him know that he is loved.

Additional Info
Stamps: Boat Loads of Love, Birthday Whimsy, Circle Of Friendship
Paper: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Purely Pommgrante, Apple Cider DP
Ink: Black, Blue Bayou, Purely Pommegrante
Accessories: Punches

Happy Birthday TO YOU

I made this card for my brother-in-law. I hope that he

likes it. Just something quick and easy.
Additional Info
Stamps: Birthday Whimsy, Happy Everything
Paper: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Sahara Sand, White
Ink: Bashful Blue
Accessories: Kindy Glitz, Ribbon

FATHERS DAY CARDS

For You Both


Here are both fathers day cards together. Hope that they like them.


Additional Info
Stamps: All Holidays, Lovely Labels, Warmest Regards, Weathered BG
Paper: Wanted DP, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip,
Ink: Really Rust, Sage Shadow
Accessories: Buttons, Punches

FOR MY HUBBIE

HAPPY FATHERS DAY



I made this Fathers Day Card for my Hubbie just to let him know that I really do apprietiate him.


Additional Info
Stamps: All Holidays, Lovely Labels
Paper: Wanted DP, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip,
Ink: Really Rust, Sage Shadow
Accessories: Buttons, Punches

S For Samantha

Love Ya Sam

I made this for Samantha my daughter. She's not a real girly girl so this was really something different for her, and guess what she loved it, FEWWWW!

Additional Info
Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle
Accessories: Ribbon, Pin, Scallop Punch

Puffy Icing YUUMMMMM

Here is a card that I made for my son. With the icing I have used some puffed pain for a bit of diamension.
Additional Info
Stamps: Cause for Celebration, Cross Hatch, For A Friend
Paper: Only Orange, Gable Green, Brilliant Blue, White
Ink: Only Orange, Basic Black
Accessories: Diamemsional Puff Paint

Fathers Day

Here is a card that I have made for my father for fathers day of course. I do miss him terribly he lives in another state and I only see him once a year. So I hope that he likes this card.With the FATHERS I have put a piece of diamensional tape behind it for a 3D effect. I have also pricked wholes around the bottom right edge and inked around edges of papers.

Stamps: All Holidays, Warmest Regards
Paper: Wanted DP, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Verry Vanilla
Ink: Sage Shadow, Really Rust

Always Box Enchante

Always

Finally we got this stamp set in Aus. This is the first thing I have made with it.

Stamps: Always
Paper: Enchante DP, Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Ink: Pale Plum, Black
Accessories: Hodgepodge, Ribbon, Button

Wanted Birthday

Wanted Birthday Pouch

Another B'day pouch for my other son, one's on the 14th and the others on the 15th July so it's a busy couple of days. I hope the like them.

Stamps: Wanted, Lots of Thought

Paper: Taken with Teal, Creamy Caramel,
Very Vanilla Outlaw DP

Ink: Creamy Caramel, Taken with Teal

Accessories: Punches, Twine

Bloomin with Beauty

Well the name say's it all. Such a pretty stamp set, which I just had to have of course.

Stamp Set: Bloomin with Beauty.

Paper: Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, White.

Ink: Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive.

Pretty in Pink Taffetta Ribbon, Punch for scalloped edge.

Blossoms Abound

I am really happy with how this card turned out, really pretty and soft colours. I first stamped the floral bg and then stamped the french script over the top. The grape vines leaves have been popped up for a 3 diamensional look. And the jumbo eyelets just really sets it off.

Stamps: Blossoms Abound, French Script, Floral
Paper: So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Old Olive
Ink: So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel

Surf's Up

I had fun making this card, and sooo simple to do.

Stamps: Just Surfing, All in the Family
Paper: Blue Bayou , PP
Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Black
Accessories: Scallop Punch, Circle Punch

Spring Solitude With Love

Stamps: Spring Solitude
Paper: Barely Banana, Very Vanilla,

Bravo Burgandy, Old Olive
Ink: Old Olive, Bravo Burgandy,

Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Marvy Punches, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots, Hodge podge, Ribbon

Wanted

I made this for my son's b'day.

Stamps: Wanted,For A Friend
Paper: Outlaw DP, Vanilla, Sage Shadow,

Really Rust
Ink: Sage Shadow, Really Rust

Spring Solitude

I found these cute little butterfly stickers from the local Scrap shop they are just sooo cute. I have Versa marked the Soft Sky cs. With the River Rock that was done using the wheel in River Rock ink. The main picture was done by using first inking up the image with Soft sky and then gently with the Chocalate Chip, and the stem done with Green Galore, and then the background of image gently dabbed with Soft Sky.

Stamp Sets: Spring Solitude and wheel.

Card Stock: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Whisper White.

Ink: Green Galore, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Versamark.

Other: Soft Sky Ribbon, Butterfly Stickers, Kindy Glitz.

CHERISH

I have embossed the black swirls and the the Pomegranate flowers and there is a little diamonte above the I in Cherish.

And the ladybug just finishes it off.

Additional Info
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Paper: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegrante
Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Scallop Circle Punch, circle Punch, Diamonte

Blue Shells

Stamps: Seaside
Paper: Blue Bayou, True Thyme, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Twine, Punch

Seaside Calm

Seaside

I find this to be a very calming stamp set. Will have to make a few more cards with this set I think.

CS- Soft Sky, River Rock, Blue Bayou, Confetti Cream.

SS- Seaside

Ink- Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue (coloring for the shells)

Twine, Brads, Spiral Punch.

Hostess Gift Idea

Hostess Gift Bag


Another M&T that we made, It's a little bag that you can put a little gift in it for your hostess. Soo pretty and sooo simple to make.(Thanks Shaz)

CS- Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Whisper White.
SS- A Little Bit of Happiness
Ink- Basic Black, Goovy Guava and Old Olive for the leaves(coloring)
Paper Piercer. Scallop Punch, Groovy Guave ribbon.

Sticky Notes Holder M&T

Monthly M&T's

Here's a little something we did for our make and takes for our monthy meeting. We embossed the background and the 3 flowers on the front.

CS- Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White.

SS- Polka Dots & Paisley

Ink- Versamark, Chocolate Chip.

Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ribbon, Buttons, Sticky Notes.

Brocade Background DP

Baroque Motifs...

For this card I have used Groovy Guava, and the Brocade Backgrounds DP.

Stamps are Barque Motifs, which I have stamped cut out and popped up using dimentionals.

I have found this stamp set to one of my favs, it is so versitile.

A New Little Someone

Just Beautiful

I have actually had this stamp set for awhile now and have finally gotton around to stamping with it, YEAH!!!

I have used the new and very pretty DP Berry Bliss and Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink colored him in and stitched around each edge of the DP in pink and brown.

My Favorite stamps at the momment

Baroque Motifs Again

I really do like this stamp set it would have to my favorite(at the momment)

And using the new In Colors and the new Berry Bliss designer papers they just go together so well don't you think.......

Sweet Treats

Gable Box and Treats

Just something little I made for our groups M&T.

I am also going to include a sachet of Cappuccino coffee.

which I forgot to add to the photo.

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day FOR YOU

I have punched a circle scallop punch and using the Occassional Greetings stamped the saying for you and circle punched that out and raised that up using dimentional tape. And also stamped Happy Mothers Day up the top.

Motorbike for my hubbie

Hubbie's Birthday

My hubbie has a motorbike which I think he loves more than me sometimes.

It's his birthday tomorrow so I have found this motorbike stamp by Stamp-It.

How cool.

I hope that the picture is not to bright and you can see it properly.

I have used the Boho Background stamp on the real red and Circle of Friendship for the circle sentiment.

Basic Black, Real Red cardstock and Ink....

Have a great day and we love you heaps and heaps.....xxxxxooooo

Time Well Spent Cone

Cone Of Flowers

I decided to do something different then a card today, or instead of just sitting here and browsing the internet as you do on your day off. Yes it took me all day. Stamping, colouring, cutting, more colouring, cutting, and even more cutting.

I used Perfect Plum CS for the cone and then using the Delicate Design wheel over the CS in Whisper White and the using the Time Well Spent (Hostess Stamp Set) then arrange them onto scewers and stuck them into Florist Foam and decorated them with some ribbon, I have also used the Scallop punch and the Sweet On You stamp set for the front design.

New Catalogue Release Starts Today

This is it Ladies the day has finally arrived. The new catty is here and orders can be placed, so if you would like to place an order just email me at nickysam@primusonline.com.au

Tempting Treats Box

More Boxes


I hope that this image is ok I had to make it abit darker so you can see that the paper is glittery.
Making Memories PP, Stampin Up Regal Rose cs, Tempting Tuquoise cs. Scallop Punch and Cicle of Friendship stamp set. Oh and some pretty ribbon of course.

Time Well Spent Flowers

TIME WELL SPENT

This set is so pretty,

I cased this arrangement of a friend of mine,

who had cased it from SCS.

Loved the colours (they are my favourite colour combo) and

it goes so well in my craft room. Alot of coloring and cutting out in this one it took awhile. But the end result is worth it.

Family Box

I have made this box using the Simply Scrappin Kit At Home. First I painted it using Making Memories paint, then covered it with pattern paper and decorated it using the stickers which come with the kit. Very quick and easy to make. Also I have make a scallop edge with Cranberry Crisp CS using my carl trimmer with the scallop blade.

Addicted to Little Baskets

Addicted to making baskets.......

Here are some little baskets I have made whilst on my days off.

I think that I am addicted to making baskets at the moment.

And it is the first time that I have used the Stampin Around Handle ( on the Blue and White Basket)

I found this little house template on a site and gave it a go, will be doing some more in the future there just sooo cute...