Its been a long time between drinks . . . .

Wow, its been a while since I have been on here {blushing}.

I have been very busy and also very lazy!! I am teaching several days a week in the community now, so that keeps me on my toes. I teach knitting and crochet on Wednesdays and cardmaking on Mondays and twice on Thursdays. Next year I have the opportunity to teach a couple more days a week too, and hopefully that will pan out!

Since I am here, I thought I would share with you some things I have been creating and teaching. I have been away from my blog since March, so there is a lot to put up here! I will put it up over several days.

Also, its CC weekend at Little Scrapbook Shop this weekend, so I will pop my challenge up after it has gone 'live' (but that is another post :) ).

I also have some news on the Stampin' Up! front, but that is also a rant for another time.

Enjoy the photos to follow. Drop me a line and say hi - I'd love to hear from you.

This is a card created using bleach. (sorry, the pic is quite blurry - will fix asap)

Products used: Stampin' Up! stamps, RST verse stamp, Cuttlebug, distressing tool

The following cards were created for Little Scrapbook Shop.
Click on the photo to go to the forum for a closer look and product details.

This layout was created using an Artist Trading Card as the inspiration.
The gorgeous young man in the photo is Angus, the son of a good friend of mine, Jenni.
For a closer look and to see the rest of the collection I made using the set of ATCs,
click on the photo and it will take you to the LSBS forums where you will find
all the information about products etc.

This gorgeous calendar is a little something I created while away at Little Scrapbook Shop Retreat in August 2009. I love dragons and loved these chipboard dragons I found in the shop!
For more information about the products used, click on the photos and it will take you to the forums.

More Calendar Swap shares

Good morning everyone!!

Today I have for you, the latest calendar pages I have completed in the Little Scrapbook Shop 2009 Calendar swap.

The first calendar is for Honeywine (Carol).
The theme for this calendar is
"Quotes that changed your life"Products used:
Self adhesive holographic foil sheets
Cuttlebug & dies/emboss folders
(Tree tops, Snow Fun, Olivia Font)
Red and green Bazzill
BoBunny patterned papers
BoBunny brads
White Gel pen
Red gingham ribbon
Kaisercraft Round gems

This calendar is for Owl.
The theme for this one is
"Monochromatic"
I did green for December.

Products used:
Green Bazzill
Patterned paper from DCWV Glitter stack
Green handmade paper (unknown)
Circle punches (Stampin' Up!)
Cuttlebug & dies/embossing folders
(Hippy Chick font, Christmas Ornaments, Snow Fun)
Green Sharpies
Black Gel pen
Kasiercraft Round gems

Stay tuned for a special announcement!!

Deanne
xx

Uniting In Work Class 25 August 08

And Hello Again!!!
Here are the cards I made for our class at UIW on Monday. I had 3 cards made, but we only had time for two, so the ladies made the Poinsettia card and the dove card. Products used are under each photo. I have included the Christmas tree card, even though we didn't get to make it.

Cuttlebug Dove

Recipe:
Cuttlebug Diecutting & Embossing machine
Cuttlebug "Dove" Die & Emboss duo
Border stickers in gold
Merry Christmas stickers in gold
Card in various colours
KinyGlitz Crystallina

Poinsettia Card

Recipe:
"Seasons of Joy" Stamp set (Stampin' Up!)
(2008 Spring Mini Australia/NZ)
Stampin' Up! Inkpads: Purely Pommegranate, Glorious Green
Border Stickers (holographic)
Silver Christmas Stickers
KaiserCraft pearls in red

Oh Christmas Tree
Recipe:
Cuttlebug Diecutting & Embossing machine
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Lace Tree"
Brilliance Dewdrops Inkpad "Platinum Planet"
Stampin' Up! Inkpad - Brilliant Blue
Ultrafine Silver embossing powder
Stampin' Up! Stampin' Around Wheel "Baroque Border"
Cardstock - Brilliant blue (SU) and light blue
Mounting foam
Silver Christmas stickers

Ok, thats if from me for today!!
Bye for now,
Deanne
xx

Quick ATC share

Hi all!!
Today I am quickly sharing some ATCs I made today for a 1-4-1 swap I am in at Stamphappy. I owe some returns, are these are what I created. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Basic Grey Stamps. They are simply some of the best quality acrylics around!

Products used:
"Grow-a-Garden" acrylic stamps by Basic Grey
(these should be in stock at Little Scrapbook Shop next week yay!)
Artprint Brown inkpad by Memories
White Signo Gel pen
Cuttlebug embossing folders "Swiss Dots" and "Grasses"

**Edited to add a pic of the actual stamps**

Have a great day!
Deanne
xx

More swap shares

Hello there bloggers!
Today I am sharing a couple more swaps I have completed for StampHappy, one of the yahoo groups that I am in (a fab group for stampers in Australia & New Zealand).

This first one is a card swap. The theme was "Punches" and you had to include stamping and at least one punch somewhere on the card.

The cute little mouse is a Penny Black stamp from the "Bubbly" acrylic stamp set and the "friend" is from "For a Friend" (SU Hostess set from the current Australian/New Zealand IB&C). The punches I used are both from Stampin' Up! - the Star and Large Star. The green cardstock is Wild Wasabi (Stampin' Up!) with generic textured blue and yellow. The Wild Wasabi was run through my cuttlebug with the Spots n Dots embossing folder. The bling is Flower bling by Kaiser and generic round rhinestones.

This one is for an ATC swap. The theme is "All About Me" and had to include stamping.

I used textured purple cardstock (my fave colour - can you tell? hehehe). The stamp is from "Critter Party" unmounted acrylic stamps set by Penny Black. Plenty of bling bling (of course lol). The font is "Girls are Weird". I printed off all the words, ran them through my Xyron Sticker maker, cut them all up and stuck them down.

Thanks for looking!

Have a great day!

Deanne
xxx