Tim Holtz stamps

I had some Tim Holtz Christmas stamps on pre-order and would you believe they have only just arrived so I kept some for myself and the rest I've listed over in the Christmas Stamps category.

If you're like me you'll still be putting together a few cards because just when you think you've got everyone covered up pops someone else.

I've marked down all of the Christmas stamps by 30% so do have a look to see what you can't live without. Remember there's always next year and some of the stamps are able to be used in other ways. These stamps have only 1 or 2 of each in stock so be quick to order the ones you want.

Lorna Blue Studio will be closing for a break over Christmas so the last orders we will be processing are on Tuesday 21st anything that comes in after that won't be sent out until the 10th of January.

For the angel cards I've used the Stampendous Angel stamps. Sorry about the colour it's not very good. The wings have Diamond Stickles on them so thats why they are shining.

Just on a side note I have a magpie sitting on the fence outsdie singing away having a lovely time.

Last PCYC market for the year tomorrow

Thanks to those people who did pop down to Woongarra St to visit our little Christmas Shop. Unfortunately it was generally quiet and so we've decided not to repeat it next week.

However a few of the ladies, including myself are at the PCYC craft markets and thats where we'll be tomorrow. Now this is the last market of the year so be sure to make a little time to come and have a wander and you can even have a cooked breakfast and a coffee.

I'll be doing some specials so it's a great chance to pick up a bargain for yourself or for a gift.

I'll show you some tags I made and a little later I'll put up some cards I'm made using the Stampendous Christmas Angels. When I scanned them the colour was washed out so I'll have to take a photo and post it from them but until then.

I've used the Penny Black 12 days of Christmas stamps for these and one of the angels from Stampendous.



Christmas Craft Shop

Thursday and Friday this week you'll find me in Woongarra St along with 6 other crafty ladies showcasing our crafts and supplies.

And on Sunday I'm at the PCYC markets - it's the last of the year. Evidently rain has been predicted but I'm in the hall so we'll be dry in there, we can only hope it stays away until at least the afternoon.

Reindeer Christmas card

We received some new lines in last week and I decided I would have a play and also get a move on with my Christmas cards. So here's what I did.

Using the ATC Sticky Back Canvas in white I wiped it over with an Stop Static Pillow then stamped the reindeer from the Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer set with Watermark Resist Embossing Ink and poured White Embossing Powder over it. Shake off the excess (put back in your container) remove the paper backing from the Canvas ATC and stick it onto your Non-stick Craft Sheet. Heat with a heat gun until the powder melts.

Ink up a Ink Blending Tool with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink and starting off the canvas swirl the tool over your canvas until you get the depth of colour you want. Wipe over the embossed image with a baby wipe to remove the ink. Then using the Ink Blending Tool and a new foam piece ink it up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and ink around the edges.

Remove the Canvas from the Craft Sheet and pull a few threads off each side to fray it a little. Mount it on a piece of burgundy cardstock. Put a little bit of Diamond Stickles on the stars and White Enamel Accents dots on the reindeers nose and antlers.

Cut two pieces of co-ordinating paper and to tie it in to your reindeer place it on your craft sheet and lightly  swirl over some Vintage Photo Distress Ink remembering to start off your paper as it will grab if you don't.
Adhere the paper to a piece of burgundy cardstock and then that onto a white card.

Cut out the words from the Darkroom Door Christmas word strip and stick on the card using magic mount.

The finished card.

  

Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer Stamp set

The ATC Sticky Back Canvas on the Craft Sheet and the two Distress Inks I used.

Another card make the same way and using the tree stamp from a Bo Bunny set from last year and the words from the Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer stamp set.

New stamps & more at the PCYC markets tomorrow.

Are you still looking for a new Christmas stamp or stamps to make your cards with? Well I've got a few new ones for you to look at and because we're getting close to December once I start to sell out of these I may not re-order so if you see something you like it might be best to grab it.

I'm still uploading the new lines so if you're around Bundaberg tomorrow and you'd like to see them call in to the PCYC craft markets between 8am and 12pm.

Sorry about the glare on the photos I was trying to get them done this afternoon.

Darkroom Door Photo stamps

Darkroom Door have just released some new photo and background stamps which are fantastic.

The photo stamps come up really well when you ink them up with Ranger Archival Ink and stamp them onto glossy cardstock. You can also then colour them with Marvy Markers if you want to, I find the pale colours work best on the glossy cardstock but it never hurts to experiment.

With the background stamps you can use any inks but I have been really happy with the Distress Inks and they also look great embossed.

Girls Night In tomorrow night

Just a reminder that the Girls Night In is on tomorrow night and you'll need to organize your tickets.

PCYC markets tomorrow

Just a quick reminder that if you're local and you would like to shop in person then I'll be at the PCYC markets tomorrow. We open at 8am and close at 12pm and they do have a cafe that does a good hot breakfast and light morning teas.

Some of the new lines in are:

There's more of course so you can visit the website or come see me at the markets.

Girls Night In Fundraiser

We had a good day yesterday at the Home & Life EXPO and I'm sure the 100 people that were given a goody bag were very happy. I had a peek in one and they got chocolate and hair products and snack food and other goodies.

The event was organised by Citicoast Church and they did it as a fundraiser for Global Care which I have to admit until I signed up to attend I hadn't heard of. I guess that's a good thing because from what I understand it's a food bank where those who are struggling (it works on a referal system) can purchase food at cheaper prices to help them get through.

The organizers did a fantastic job and the volunteers were all so friendly and helpful, even to the point of delivering our coffee. Very fresh and yummy food was available and they had lucky shopper spots. As with any event it had a few things that can be reviewed, the timing needs to be changed I think as it was just after the Crush and on the same weekend as Bundy Thunder but overall I think it was a success.

Now on to the next fundraiser. Lorelle is organising a Girls Night In and as we all know this is in aid of cancer research. It will be a fun night as any of the previous attendees will tell you and the $15 tickets are available now from Scrap Addiction or directly from Lorelle on 0401192765.

EXPO specials for tomorrow

Just as a little add on to the last post, no I didn't win. Anita (Ambiance Soy Candles) won with some cute footwear that had real horse shoes and rossettes on them.

For those of you heading out to the Home & Life Expo tomorrow I've decided to have a pre-christmas sale.

So I'll be taking 30% off all the regular priced stamps excluding the Christmas stamps and the $2 stamps. Please remember that most of the stamps I only keep 1 or 2 of so first in best dressed.

Also 30% off the flower range and 30% off the regular price of any chipboard I have in stock.

I was out there this morning so I could leave my tables and see where I was and in talking to the organisers I really think it's going to be a fun day. They have a giant slide and activities for the kids plus food and coffee for the adults and of course lets not forget the chance to shop for Christmas or just a present for yourself.

Tomorrow from 10am - 4pm at the Bargara Cultural Centre on Hughes Rd Bargara.

Funky Footwear

I'm a member of the Bundaberg Business Womens Network and we have a breakfast meeting on the 1st Tuesday of the month so naturally we always make it a little special in November to celebrate the Melbourne Cup.

Normally we have a "nicer" breakfast, a sweep and a competition for the best hat and the best outfit.

This year the committee decided to change the competition to The Funkiest Footwear. First prze for the best and another prize for the ugliest. Now I had been tossing things around in my head for a few weeks as to what I was going to do in the footwear department and as sometimes happens before you know it it's the night before the event and I still hadn't put anything together. So before dinner I went through my wardrobe and decided that a pair of silver slingbacks with a bit of bling on them would do. Sorted.

The next thing I know it's 8pm at night and I'm looking through cardstock when I come across a piece of pink glittered card and a matching green one and I'm thinking "I could run this through the bigshot" to make flowers and butterflies and attach them to some shoes. Off I go to the wardrobe to find a pair that could have something doen to them and I wouldn't particularly care if they got marked. I found a pair of navy slingbacks and decided that if I attached the flowers to bobby pins I could just slide them in around the edges. So thats what I did.

I had three sizes in the flowers, the two largest I punched out a snowflake to make the centre and then added brads while the smallest just had a gem added to it. The butterflies have pink gems attached to them and I stuck some ribbon to the back so I could tie them to the straps and front bar. Overall I think they came up pretty well.

Home & Life EXPO 6-11-10

Get ready for a fantastic day on Saturday at the Coral Coast Home & Life EXPO.

It's being held at the Bargara Community Centre on Hughes Rd from 10am til 4pm and here's the exciting part......

THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG

There will be a huge amount of specialty stores to shop from and get advise from so make a note on the calender and head on out.

Shalom markets tomorrow

A friend asked me if I'd like to share a stall at the Shalom markets tomorrow so I said yes. You'll find us in the undercover area near the food. Considering that we're supposed to be there at 5.15am (holy cow) to set up it's a good thing cause I won't be having breakfast before I leave home.

As we're sharing I'll have a table and a half so I'll be taking limited stock. The stamps will be coming and the 3D stickers and probably the inks pads and a few other bits & bobs.

Hope to see you there, although not at 5.30am.

Unless you bring coffee.....then you're very welcome.

JAV October ATC swap

The theme for the October ATC swap was 2 so we had to do two cards and you could choose from a list of things to use such as two colours, two embellishments, two words etc. Here are my two cards.

The title of this one is "2 Hearts". I've made it by using Distress Inks blended on the cardstock then spritzed it with Perfect Pearls in a mini mister, that gives you that shimmery look. Then I inked one heart with green and the other with red and when that was dry went over it with a gold leaf pen. I glued the hearts in place with Glossy Accents and added a pearl and then added the rub-on words and scrolls. The edges are done with a gold leaf pen as well.

The inside has the same background and then I stamped the words in Adirondack Sepia ink and the couple as well making sure I didn't press very hard as I wanted it to be soft. Lastly I masked off the couple and the sides and stamped a music sheet in behind them.

The second one is "2 Tutu's".

I used a Martha Stewart punch on the top of the card then stamped two of the hedgehogs from Penny Black 12 days of Christmas stamps (I don't normally stock them but I can get them if anyone would like a set). I've coloured them in using Marvy Markers and then added a little pearl to the neckline of the tutu. The ruffle of the tutu has a little sparkle added to it by Diamond Stickles. The grass and sky are done with Marvy Markers and then I added the words (they are rub-on letters). Lastly I stamped the music sheet on a atc size piece of card and glued it to the back.

Morning tea fundraiser & new Stampendous stamps

Tuesday morning I spent a few hours at the Bundaberg Base hospital helping out the nurses in the Day Therapy Unit with the McGrath Foundation morning tea fundraiser that they had organised. I took along my folding table and they set me up in the foyer of the hospital where they were hoping for a lot of hungry & charitable people to participate. The table looked fantastic with pink paper and balloons and what we thought was quite a lot of food. Big thanks to Indulge coffee shop and Targo St Bakery for donating yummy food and to the ladies who baked.

We learnt two things that day. Next year double the food and make a specific sign that says a $2 donation per item. I had expected to be there until 11am but within an hour the table was wiped out so I'm sorry for the people who didn't get a break until 10am.

It always amazes me that people see a sign saying gold coin donation and think that putting a $1 coin into the jar entitles them to take 4 or 5 cakes. But on the flip side we had some people that just donated money or put in  $5.00 and had a slice.

Bigger and better next year.

Yesterday some new stamps from Stampendous arrived, sadly not all my order but hopefully it won't take long for the rest to appear. More Christmas stamps to keep you occupied. If you go to the
 "Look whats new" category in the Lorna Blue Studio website you can see the rest of them.

This card is in the Stampendous catalogue.

This card is in the Stampendous Catalogue.