I am running a Biggest Morning Tea Event on the 18th of MAY.  Come along and make 3 projects or just come along & have some yummy morning tea.  All proceeds go to the Cancer Council.

Mother's Day Class - Flower Shop Card & Flowers

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TRICIA

Easter Bunny Punch Art Baskets

Today I am sharing some very cute Easter baskets by Bron.  Bron loves punch art & does such a great job I really wanted you all to see her creations.  She doesn't have a blog so I am sharing them here for her.  She tells me she made them for the teachers at her daughter's kindergarten.  Lucky teachers!

Here are some of her Polka Dot Parade DSP, punch art bunny baskets.

Lots of punches were used for these Bunnies & how cute are their little faces!  

Rear view of the DSP baskets.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments #130042.  There is a sentiment in that stamp set for every occasion! 

Bunny Basket # 2  Front view.

Bunny Basket #2 Rear view.

Items used:

Simply Scored

$49.95

1 Inch Circle Punch

$18.95

Punch Pack

$29.95

1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch

$29.95

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

$27.95

Owl Punch

$29.95

Large Oval Punch

$27.95

Full Heart Punch

$29.95

Scallop Oval Punch

$29.95

Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper

$18.95

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

$6.95

Silver Mini Brads

$9.50

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TRICIA

Reptile Fun Starring Zoo Babies

We had a huge birthday party here last week.  My youngest turned 6 & wanted a celebration of all things reptile to entertain his whole class of preps.   We invited the wonderful Tracy from Roaming Reptiles to entertain 22 kids & indeed she did!  I needed to make invites, party bags, cupcake toppers & of course a cake all with the reptile theme.  I have had Zoo Babies sitting unused on my shelf for ages & thought that crocodile (or Alligator) looked like he would do the job nicely.  And he did!

Here are the cupcake toppers - I used Gumball Green & Pacific Point.

I made the banner from the Celebration Basics Kit in the Occasions Catalogue & added my own Deco label background.  My big 6 year old wanted a snake birthday card so I whipped one up at the last minute based on one I saw on Pinterest.  I used the FREE Sale-A-Bration embossing folder Decorative Dots for his scaly skin.   After meeting quite a few snakes in person this week I can see I got his eyes all wrong!

Banner, Cupcakes, Snake Card & Party Bags! 

 The reptiles were pretty awesome.  The kids all got to touch lizards, snakes, frogs, turtles, snakes & a crocodile.  They were so well behaved & sat still with absolute amazement.  Tracy was so good with the kids & managed them like an expert.

Birthday Boy with Tracy & the python

 Yes, even I had a hold of the snake.  In fact, all the kids held her. She was so silky soft, nothing like I had expected.

A Crocodile friend 

A crocodile cupcake birthday cake! 

My mum made the cake & helped with feeding all the party people on the day.  Thanks Mum!  Ughh lots of preparation for such a short time, but the birthday boy enjoyed every second so that is all that counts!

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA  

Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$0.00

Zoo Babies

$38.95

Gumball Green Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies

$42.95

Decorative Label Punch

$29.95

Extra-Large Oval Punch

$29.95

Celebration Basics Kit

$25.95

So Very Grateful

$31.95

MDS - Beach Adventures

I am going to try to post an MDS project once a month to make myself use it more.  I am always pleased with the projects I make, but I tend to avoid it, as I am just not that confident with MDS.  When I am avoiding something I find the answer is to make myself do it more & more….So from now on I will share MDS projects here too.    I am a complete beginner with this type of crafting so please go easy on me :)   I hope to look back in time & laugh, but for now it is about getting in & trying to do it.

We have just started to do a team challenge with MDS and yes, I have avoided it until now.  The time has come for me to get out of my comfort zone & join in, so here is my 12 x 12 page created for our team sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch:

 I forgot where the hexagons went on the page so just put them in a flower shape.  

MDS Products Used: 

Background:  Sweet Details - 4.  

Punches:   Hexagon, Baner & Square.

Stamps:   Travel Log, Family Reunion, Splatter. 

Embellishments:  Staples.  

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TRICIA 

Sale-A-Bration 2014 Card Box & Card Set

Here is one of the other projects we made at my Sale-A-Bration day recently.  We made a card box using the Envelope Punch Board & then 4 matching cards in a set.

Here is the box.  I started with 12 x 12 card stock as the box needs to be 9" x 9" to start off.

SAB Card Box with Belly Band

SAB 2014 Card 1

SAB 2014 Card 2

SAB 2014 Card 3

SAB 2014 Card 4

SAB Cards in the box

Stamp Sets:  You're Lovely (133575 SAB), Petal Parade (133599 SAB), Express Yourself (130339 AC Hostess set), A Dozen Thoughts (131059 AC), Chalk Talk ( 1130631), Petite Petals (133155 OC).

Paper:  Whisper White (106549), Crisp Cantaloupe (131303), Crumb Cake (124274), Pool Party (1124391), Pistachio Pudding (1312990,  Sweet Sorbet DSP (133521 SAB).

Ink:  Pool Party (126982), Crisp Cantaloupe (131176), Pistachio Pudding (131177), Crumb Cake ( 126975).

Cool Tools: Big Shot (113439), Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658),  Envelope Punch Board (133774), Deco Labels Collection Framelits (130102), Bitty Banner Framelits (129267), 1 3/4"  Circle Punch (119850), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (119861), Itty Bitty Punch Pack (118309), Bird Builder Punch (117191),  Petite Petals Punch (133322 OC),  Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (133520 SAB), Dimensionals (104430), Pearls (119247), Rhinestones (119246).

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TRICIA  

Sale-A-Bration 2014 Easel Calendar With A Twist

I recently held a special Sale-A-Bration day & it was so much fun!   So, for the next few posts I will be sharing a few of the projects.  There were 3 projects in total (the 4th was optional).  Today's post is all about my twisted easel calendar project.

I had seen lots of easel calendars & lots of twisted easel cards, but never the two together.  While browsing the Sale-A-Bration(SAB) catalogue I had a little spark of an idea..why not combine the two.  The stamps & DSP lend themselves well to it.

Here is the calendar.  It folds flat so it can be mailed in a custom made envelope.

SAB 2014 Twisted Easel Card

There were quite a lot of SAB items used to make this card, including Petal Parade stamp set, Banner Blast stamp set & matching Banner punch & the Sweet Sorbet DSP & Accessory pack. 

Another angle - lots of layers here! 

Stamp Sets:  Banner Blast (133551), Petal Parade (133599) ( Both Sale-A-Bration)

Paper:  Whisper White (106549), Crisp Cantaloupe (131303), Sahara Sand (121695), Pool Party (1124391), Summer Starfruit ( 127542),  Sweet Sorbet DSP (133521 SAB).

Ink:  Pool Party (126982), Crisp Cantaloupe (131176), Pistachio Pudding (131177), Summer Starfruit (126991), Sahara Sand ( 126976).

Cool Tools: Banner Punch (133519 SAB), Paper Snips (103579), Circles Collection Framelits (130911), 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch (127811), 1" Circle Punch (119868),  Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack ( 133522 SAB), Itty Bitty Punch Pack (118309), Dimensionals (104430), Pearls (119247), Non SU mini calendar. 

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA