Wendy Todd - Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

A shameless plug!

So, I was reading my girl, SJ's blog today and she has this great thing going on. It's like an RAK, but if you go in for it, you have to agree to pass it on! Head on over there and check it out. If you decide to go in for an RAK by this amazingly talented chickybabe, be sure and tell her that I sent you! I'm in -I'd give almost anything for a piece of this lady's art! What a talent!

Some scrapping...

It's been a while since I put some scrapping on my blog. I guess I've so enjoyed getting back into the cardmaking that I've neglected my scrapping a little. Anyway, here are a couple of 6x6 pages I've done recently:

This one is actually an original by me! I was pleased with how it turned out. There aren't a whole lot of originals by me out there just yet, but I am slowly but surely changing that. What do you think? (Be nice!)

This one was a sketch challenge over at Elite Challenges. So, I guess you could call it a semi-original of mine! I picked the colours and papers and what-not... does that count???

Monday... all day today!

And here is today's card: It's a CASE from Toni Lockyer -one of my fellow Elite Stampers. I love this card of Toni's and it was so quick -took me about 10-15 minutes! Thanks, Toni!

Cardstock: Whisper White, Regal Rose

Ink: Black Staz-On, Regal Rose

Stamps: Scribble This

Accessories: Aquapainter, Watercolour Wonder Crayons (Rich Regals)

Another CASEd card

I love this card! It's another CASE of Alisa Tilsner's gorgeous work (told you I'm a fan!).

Cardstock: Cool Carribean, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Cool Carribean, Black Staz-On

Stamps: Office Accoutrement, Greetings Galore, Little Pieces

Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, White Signo Pen, Round Tab Punch

Gotta love the weekend!

I've been wanting to try the shadowing technique for a while, so today's card features this technique. It's quite simple -just stamp your image with the same colour ink as the cardstok you are stamping onto, then use the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp in white craft ink, but move your image slightly to the left, so the shadow of the coloured ink shows through.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Rose Red, Certainly Celery

Ink: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Whisper White Craft Ink

Stamps: Bodacious Bouquet, Petals and Paisley

Accessories: Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

We're off for a nice drive in the sunshine today -such a gorgeous day for it in our neck of the woods. I hope the sun is shining for you -enjoy your weekend!

Another day, another card...

Today's card is a CASE from the IB&C -a great birthday card for the men in our lives (and aren't they just the hardest to make?!?)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Old Olive

Ink: Mellow Moss

Stamps: Print Pattern, Happy Everything

Accessories: Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercer

It's Thursday

And here is today's card. We've been out all day and I have a big headache, so I'm glad today's card only took 30 minutes from start to finish! And that included getting out the stuff to make it!

Cardstock: Whisper White, Rose Red

Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive

Stamps: Both Way Blossoms (Level 2 Hostess Set)

Accessories: 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Aquapainter

Monocromatic Cards

I really love the monocromatic look. It so often turns out very clean and simple, which is very much the style I love. This card is a CASE from Alisa Tilsner -I just love her work! Alisa is a fellow Elite Stamper and such an inspiration!

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White

Inks: Cranberry Crisp

Stamps: Be Happy

Accessories: Burgundy Grosgrain, Tag Punch, White Signo Pen, Jovi (my favourite girl -the Cuttlebug!) -oh, and a stapler if you want to get specific!

October Special

Oh, what a deal! October Special is very tempting... purchase the Looks Like Spring Stamp Set together with the Spring Bouquet punch, and you can choose either the Spring Flowers or Spring Showers Designer Paper Pack for FREE!!! That's $16.95 value, free! The card above was designed by one of the super talented peeps at SU! HQ, and features the Spring Flowers DP, together with Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss cardstock and inks.

I always knew I was special...

... And here it is confirmed! I got an A!!! My goodness, it's been like 10 years since I got an A! Argh! Am I THAT OLD??? Ten years since I finished school, already?!?!?! Alas, yes, it is true. My school are having their ten year reunion this month. So sad I can't make it, but that's what happens when you move interstate and have babies. Well, baby, singular, but you know what I mean.

You Scored an A

You got 10/10 questions correct.It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human. And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.

The It's Its There Their They're Quiz

Josh's Birthday Card

My nephew turned FOUR last week! I can't believe it. I vividly remember (like it was yesterday!) waiting at my other brother's place for the phone call to say he had arrived. Anyway, so here is Joshy's card; Stamps: Wild About You and God's Blessings

Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy and Cranberry Crisp.

Ink: Basic Black, Cranberry Crisp, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Cranberry Crisp stitched ribbon from the Spring Mini. I cut the scallop shape and matching circle with my Quickutz Silhouette.

Leonie's Birthday Card

I sent this card to one of my fellow Elite Stampers for her birthday the other week. I really enjoyed making this card, and it's another of my "branch out on my own" experiments that I have been increasingly trying since joining Stampin' Up!. I picked the stamp and the colour I wanted to use, then surfed the net for a while, looking at some ideas and inspiration, and this is what I came up with. I think it works. Was a lot of fun to make, too! Cardstock: Ballet Blue and Whisper White Ink: Black StazOn, Bashful Blue Stamps: Summer By The Sea and Paisley Background. Accessories: Garden Green, Bashful Blue and Elegant Eggplant Watercolour Wonder Crayons, Aquapainter and silver cord, which I adhered under another sheet of cardstock on the inside of the card.