Christmas Around the Corner

Welcome back to my little blogspot.

Christmas is around the corner and all that wrapping, well here is a solution for all your smaller presents.
This bag is made with 2 sheets of 12" x 12" card stock and is very strong, the dimensions are 6" x 3" x 7" a really great size to give your gift in. The Stampin' Up! Gift Bow Bigz L Die makes this bag extra special.
Come along and join the fun making these bags and the Christmas card with Santa and the Children.
You will find retired stamp sets in the Santa card but I love these stamps and like many of you I buy stamps because I like them so in my stash they stay.
Classes are on Thursday morning 10am to 12pm and Thursday evening 7pm to 9pm on the 21st November 2013. Class cost $15 with all product supplied as well as light refreshments.
Email me at gaymere@bigpond.com if you are interested in the class.

Enjoy your Christmas preparations as I will,
Cheers till next time,
Gail.

Special Christmas Bag

Santa & the Little Children

Special Christmas Bag

Card stock for bag not Stampin' Up! Any Christmas themed card stock would do.

Card Stock; Real Red, Naturals ivory

Stamps; Tag It

Stamp Pad; Real Red

Ribbon; Poppy Parade (retired) 

Bakers Twine: Cherry Cobbler

Bigz L Die; Gift Bow
Framelits; Chalk Talk
Punch; Hole Punch

Santa & the Little Children

Card Stock; Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Stamps; Wondrous Wishes, Mixed Medley, Snow Flake Soiree ( all retired) 

Stamp Pad; Early Espresso

Punch; 7/8" Scallop Circle, 3/4" Circle

Ribbon; Cherry Cobbler Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon

I'm Back

Hi one and all,
I am back on deck after having a knee replacement, not much fun.
I have taken a while to get back to my blog but instead I have been having a lot of fun in my stamping room. I have been very busy making fun things and having the time to do it.
I have not been up to having classes but that said the next class will be on Thursday the 7th November with a Christmas theme of course.
I will only be having the morning class 10am to 12pm to get back into the swing of things.
All products supplied as well as light refreshments for $15.
Email me at gaymere@bigpond.com if you are interested.

We will be making a box to package a small bottle of 200mL Bubbly and a Christmas card that would look good as the centre piece on the Christmas table.

Hope to see you at class,
Cheers Gail.

Box to hold a 200mL Bottle of Bubbly

Free Standing Christmas Card

Box for Bubbly

Card Stock; Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White,

DSP; Snow Festival (retired)

Stamp; Tags for You

Ink Pad; Gumball Green

Ribbon; Stitch Satin Gumball Green

Embellishments; Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Free Standing Christmas Card

Card Stock; Pool Party

DSP;Winter Frost Paper Stack

Glimmer Paper; Silver

Embellishments; Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Brad; Rhinestone

Bigz Die; Snow Flurry

A Bit of This and a Bit of That

Hi all you happy stampers, are you holed up inside stamping your little hearts out.
It is winter here in Western Australia but you could be forgiven for thinking that it is spring or autumn. The weather is beautiful but it's not so good about the rain, I would like to see lots more rain to fill our dams and the aquifer as well as sending rain inland to our long suffering farmers.

This next class will be held on the 15th of August.
Morning 10am - 12am and Evening 7pm - 9pm.
Cost $15 all products supplied as well as light refreshments.
Come along and enjoy some fun and have a good laugh as well as share stamping tips.
Email me if you are interested gaymere@bigpond.com

With some of the cards that I post on this site you will notice that I use stamps etc that have been discontinued, the reason is that I buy something that I like and keep it and I am sure that many of you stampers out there are the same. That said I like to see the products being used and I hope that you will pull out all your old toys and make them feel wanted again. I will always be posting new products as well like the Celebrate card, just substitute the stamp set for Sassy Salutations stamp set.
Pop by from time to time to get ideas.

Do enjoy and leave a comment,

Cheers Gail.

Here are the cards we will be making

Pleasant Poppies (cased)

Celebrate

Pleasant Poppies

Card Stock; Crumb Cake, Real Red

DSP; First Edition Specialty

Stamps; Pleasant Poppies, Tiny Tags

Stamp Pads; Basic Grey, Early Espresso

Stampin' Write Markers; Certainly Celery

Punches; Jewelry Tag, Scallop Trim Boarder

Ribbon; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twin

Buttons; Regals Designer 

Celebrate

Card Stock; Whisper White

DSP; Polka Dot Parade

Stamps; Outlined Occasions (any word stamp would do)

Stamp Pads; Real Red

Punches; Mosaic

Embossing Folders; Modern Mosaic

Ribbon; Real Red Stitched Grosgrain

Embellishments; Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Swinging in the Moonlight

Hi everyone,
I am a little late with this post but here it is at last.
The next Kindred Spirits class will be held on the 1st August,
Morning 10am to 12am and Evening 7pm to 9pm.
All products supplied as well as light refreshment for $15.
This class will focus on a new technique as well as making a monochromatic card.
Enjoy and make a comment to let me know what you think.
Cheers Gail.

At the end of the post I have added a thank you card that I designed for my customers, this card was made using what they received in their first order, it shows you how little you need to start up.
The other card that I have posted is a male birthday card that I made for someone who loves his music.
This card was made using some products that are not Stampin'Up.
I just love the Sassy Salutations stamp set from Stampin'Up.
I just love this stamp set as it is my go to stamp for wording, it gives such impact to the card.
I used in all three of the cards that are in this post.
Enjoy.

Swinging in the Moonlight

Thinking of you (cased)

Inside of card
(Embellishments not Stampin'Up!)

Male Music Lovers Card
(Embellishments not Stampin'Up!)

Customer Thank You Card

Something for Men & Something Cute

Hi all you Stampin'Up! people out there,
Are you all having fun with your stamps and getting excited about the 2013 - 2014 Stampin'Up! Catalogue, only a few more sleeps till you can get to look at and order new goodies.

Here is the class we will be doing to kick of July.
The first card is a male card and I think you will enjoy it.

The second is not a card but this cute little soap box or you could put anything in it that you like.
I designed it to fit some nice soap that you can buy at your local supermarket.
The box will also fit home made soaps in it as well.

I will be holding this class on Thursday the 4th July.
Morning 10am - 12am Evening 7pm - 9pm.
All products supplied and light refreshment for $15.
Email me, gaymere@bigpond.com to register.
Love to see you,
Cheers Gail.

Male Card

Inside of Male Card

Soap Box

View from top

Open view

Male Card

Card Stock; Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, Naturals Ivory

DSP;Well Worn

Stamps; Dapper Dad, Sassy Salutations, Bring on the Cake

Ink Pad; Midnight Muse 

Stampin' Write Marker; Cajun Craze

Brads; Regals

Embossing Folder; Argyle

Framelits; Ovals

Paper Piercing Tool and Mat

Soap Box

Card Stock; Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla

DSP; Everyday Enchantment

Stamp; A Word for You

Ink Pad; Soft Suede

Punch: Large Oval, Scallop Oval, Extra-Large Oval, 3/4" Circle, 3/16" Corner

Window Sheet

For The Love of Stampin! Up

Hi one and all,
Here we are again with new designs for our last class in June.
A very soft and feminine approach this time, plus a little sparkle.
Thursday the 20th June, Morning 10am to 12am and Evening 7pm to 9pm.
Cost of classes $15 which includes all products to make the card and light refreshment.
You will get to use glue, sparkle and cutting out, taking you back to school days.
Come and join us for fun, laughter and friendship.
I have posted a few cards at the end of the post that have been made by myself and my
downline Lee-Anne of the card we made at the last class, I hope you enjoy them.
Enjoy and leave a comment if you like what you see.
Thank you, Gail.

Sparkle & Bling

Sparkle & Bling

Card Stock; Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla,  Always Artichoke

Stamps; Papaya Collage, Punch Potpourri

Ink Pad; Wisteria Wonder, Always Artichoke

Rhinestones Basic Jewels
Punch; Three Flowers

Stampin' Write Marker; Chocolate Chip

Stampin' Glitter; Dazzling Diamonds

Framelits; Labels Collection

You Are Perfect

You Are Perfect

Card Stock; Basic Black, So Saffron

DSP; Tea for Two
Stamps; Vintage Verses
Ink Pad; Early Espresso
Pearls Basic Jewels
Ribbon; Cotton Ribbon; Natural
Framletts; Labels Collection

Embossing Folder; Delicate designs

More Tri Fold Cards

Card made by Lee-Anne

                        

Card Made by Lee-Anne

Card made by Gail 

Card made by Gail 

More Fun Folds

Hi one and all,
Here are the cards that we will be making for our first class in June.
Thursday the 6th June 2013 more fun folds.
Morning 10am - 12am for 2 hours.
Evening 7pm - 9pm for 2 hours.
Class cost $15 with all product supplied as well as light refreshment.
One more month before the new catalogue comes out so now is the time to order products from the old catalogue before they are retired, the retirement list will be coming out next week. Much excitement about the new catalogue coming out soon.
The next June class will be on the 20th keep the date free.
If you wish to come to any of my classes please email me gaymere@bigpond.com
Hope to see you at the classes.
Cheers Gail.

Open Tri Fold Card

Tri Fold Card

Tea for You

Open Tea for You

Tri Fold Card

Card Stock; Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral

DSP; Sycamore Street

Stamps; Rue Des Fleurs, Sassy Salutations

Ink Pad; Calypso Coral

Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Ribbon; Sycamore Street Tangerine Tango

Tea for You
Card Stock; Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral
DSP; Tea for Two
Stamps; Tea Shoppe, Vintage Verses
Ink Pad; Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Pearls Basic Jewels
Ribbon; Calypso Coral Ruffled
Punch; Word Window, Modern Label

Embossing Folder; Elegant Lines Folder

Trees & Folds

Welcome back everyone,
I hope you had fun making the cards in the last post, if so leave a comment on how you went.
Stampin'Up! has so many beautiful stamps, card stock, punches etc as well as the way that all their DSP papers go with the ribbons, stamp pads and card stock. The punches and Framelits are coordinated well with the stamps so that you are able to make a stunning card without to much effort.
You still have to the 30th of May to join with the extra $60 benefit on top of the special joining up fee.
This is a good time to join and get your Big Shot or something else special. Just click on the green Stampin'Up! Logo on the right side of the page to get the details.

Well onto next weeks class this Thursday the 23rd of May.
Morning 10am to 12am and evening from 7pm to 9pm.
All products supplied as well as light refreshments for $15.
We are making two each of two beautiful cards, Twisted You're the Best and Trees at Dusk.
Come along and join in the fun as we have a good time and you get to go home with some beautiful goodies that you have made yourself.

Twisted You're the Best

Inside Twisted You're the Best

Trees at Dusk

Twisted You're the Best
Card Stock; Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight
DSP; World Spectacular
Stamps; Blue Ribbon, Sassy Salutations
Ink Pad; Island Indigo
Rhinestones
Ribbon; Island Indigo Satiny Feel (sale-a-bration)
Punch; Scallop trim Boarder, Scallop circle 1 3/4"

Trees at Dusk
Card Stock; Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Stamps; Lovely as a tree, Ciao, BabyInk Pad; Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze
Ribbon, Always Artichoke
Pen; Signo Punch; Scallop Circle 1 1/4" and 7/8"

Stamping Sponge

Embossing Folder: Argyle

Love to hear your comments

More Stampin'Up! Card Classes from Kindred Spirits

Welcome back everyone it is lovely to have you here again.

Winter is on its way so we will be making this lovely little tissue box holder, great for your desk or a friends with the sniffles.
A twist on card making is our next project and so easy to make and will also hold a gift card or lotto ticket, good ay.
We have a new class for Thursday May 9th 2013.
Morning class starts 10am to 12am Evening class 7pm to 9pm.
All product suppled and light refreshments for $15.
Love to see you at classes, email me for the address gaymere@bigpond.com or contact me for any Stampin'Up! products.
Cheers Gail.

Do you like this cute little tissue holder

Tissue Box Holder
Card Stock; Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
DSP; Sunshine and Sprinkles (sale-a-bration)
Stamps; Million Dollar Moments, Petite Pairs
Ink Pad; Marina Mist, Melon Mambo
Rhinestones
Framelits; Ovals Collection
Paper Piercing Pack; Occasions
Punch; Extra Large Oval, Large Oval

Fun folded and twisted card

Twisted Card
Card Stock; Pool Party, Whisper White, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango
DSP; Sycamore Street (sale-a-bration)
Stamp; Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink Pad; Basic Grey
Punch; Blossom, 5 Petal Flower (retired)
Brads; Flower (retired)
Rhinestones
Embossing Folder; Square Lattice
Sizzlit; Delicate Doilies

Love to hear from you

New Class Schedule Kindred Spirits

Hi all you happy stampers,
I hope you had a wonderful Easter Break.
We will be only having one class this month as Anzac day falls on a class day.
This time will make the Pretty Box Card and a Happy Cup Cake card.
Do come and join us as we always have a fun day and evening.
The time table will be a little different this time as I have made a commitment on the evening of the 11th April.
So we will have the day class on Thursday the 11th April from 10am to 12am.
The evening class will be held on Friday the 12th April from 7pm to 9pm.
Class cost is $15 with all products supplied as well as light refreshments.
Requester by email gaymere@bigpond.com and I will give the the address.
Enjoy these cards and have fun making them or similar ones.
Cheers for now Gail.

Box Card Inside

Box Card Front

Close Up of Box Card Flower

Box Card
Card Stock; Crumb Cake and DSP Fan Fair
Ink Pad; Soft Suede
Stamps; Mixed Bunch, Vintage Verses
Punches; 1 1/4 Scallop Circle, Blossom, Scallop Trim Border
Brad; Antique
Ribbon; Taffeta Crumb Cake

Happy Cup Cake Card

Happy Cup Cake Card
Card Stock; Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, Pool Party
DSP Everyday Enchantment (discontinued)
Punch; Cup Cake Builder & Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L
Embossing Folders; Perfect Polka Dots, Houndstooth
Ribbon; Ruffled Ribbon Calypso Coral, Early Expresso Bakers Twine

It's Easter Again

Here we are again, Easter is nearly on us.
I thought I would post some treat baskets and cards for you to have a look at.
I have used all Stampin'Up! products.
All are very quick and easy.

To one and all of my Stampin'Up! friends have a very Safe and Happy Easter Holiday.
Cheers Gail.

Happy Easter

Love to hear your comments

Scrap-Book page of my beautiful Mother

Hi one and all,

As I won't be having a class next Easter Thursday I thought you may like to see a page I did with a beautiful photo of my Mother.

I used the Artisan Embellishments Kit and More Amore DSP from the Autumn catalogue, you can find them on page 10. 

I lightly sponged the paper, tags, hearts, flowers and lace to give the page a more antique look.

I hope you like this as it was a very quick page to put together.

Cheers till next time Gail.

 If you would like to order this kit and DSP email me at gaymere@bigpond.com.


By the way I just love comments and would like to know if you would like to see anything in particular. Thanks Gail.

Envelope Pocket

Hi fellow stampers,
Well here we go again, welcome to another update on my classes.

Thursday the 14th March 2013.
Morning 10am to 12am & Evening 7pm to 9pm.
All products supplied for 2 hours of fun and laughter just for $15.
Why not join us and meet new people as well as stock up on some cards.
You can email me on gaymere@bigpond.com

The Sale-a-bration finishes on the 22nd March so hurry up and put and order in.
Spend $100 and get a free! yes free stamp or Sale-a-bration product have a look at the link on the sidebar just click and the catalogue will open for you.

This next class is a Pocket Envelope holding four cards.
In this class we will be learning to use up all those scraps that we have all collected.
Making cards with left-overs is so much fun as you have no idea what the card is going to look like.
This will be a very enjoyable class and give you the courage to make many more cards and gift envelopes for family and friends.

Thank you to Dawn Olehefske for the inspiration for this project.

Till next time cheerio, Gail.

If you like what you see on my blog please leave a comment as it is so nice to know that people are looking and enjoying what they see.

Front of Envelope Pocket

Back of Envelope Pocket

Scraps, stamping, punching & framelits, ribbon & brad

Scraps, punching, framelits, rhinestone & stamping

Scraps, buttons, ribbon, stamping and framelits

Stamping, buckle, ribbon, punching 

Something Special

Hi everyone,

It is great to be back with another post for the next class.

This time we will be making a Wedding Card and a Money Pocket.

Now days with weddings many people suggest that you give them money as they have everything in their houses already.

I came up with this cute little pocket with the pullout card that you can write a message on then it pop in the pocket with the money.

We will also be making the Beautiful Butterfly card, you can put any sentiment on the inside of the card.

We have been having such hot weather here in Western Australia at the moment so it has been a good opertunity the play with all the beautiful stamps and punches, that I have stashed away in my play room. I love the way all the StampinUp! products cordinate so beautifuly together from the paper to the stamp pads etc.

Till next time happy stamping,

Cheers Gail.

Wedding Card and Money Pocket

Supplies

Stamps; Hearts a Flutter, Mixed Medley (hostess stamp from holiday catalogue) 

I like to use my old stamps over and over.

Ink Pads; Rose Red.

Card stock; Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple.

Framlits; Hearts a Flutter Framlits Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelits.

Adorning Accents Folders Embossing.

Punches; 7/8” Scallop Circle, 3/4” Circle, 3/16” Corner.

Dies; Petite Pocket Bigz XL, Two Tags Bigz (for pocket insert)

Pearls Basic Jewels.

Seam Binding Ribbon; Very Vanilla 18”.

Neutrals Brads.

General Stamping Supplies.

Cut the Raspberry Ripple card stock 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” fold in half. 

Cut Very Vanilla 2 1/2” x 5 1/2” for Cutting, 10” x 2 1/2” for stamping, 2 1/2” x 8 1/4” for embossing.

Scraps of Raspberry Ripple for the Punched Scalloped Circles 1” x 2”.

Beautiful Buterflies

Supplies

Stamps; Papillon Potpourri. 

Ink Pads; Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green.

Card stock; Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla.

Punches; Elegant Buterfly.

Adoring Accents Edgelits.

Pearl Basic Jewels, Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

General Stamping Supplies.

Cut the Raspberry Ripple Card Stock 8 1/4” x 5 7/8” fold in half.

Cut Very Vanilla Card Stock 5 7/8” x 2 1/2”, 5” x 2”.

Cut Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse 1” x 5 7/8”. Cut 2 strips of each colour.

Next Class Thursday 28th February 2013.
Morning from 10am to 12am and Evening from 7pm to 9pm.
$15 for the session with all products supplied as well as light refreshment.
Email me at gaymere@bigpond.com if you are interested and I will give you the address.