Kindred Spirits

Monday, 9 January 2012

Another Quick Card

Welcome back to my ever evolving blog spot.

Here is another quick card for you to make. This is the time of the year when we need quick ideas, so use this design with any of your stamps, change the colours and make it your own and have fun.
This card was made with the minimum amount of stock, make this your challenge and use up what you have available.

My classes will be starting;
Date 9th February 2012
Times 10.00 to 12.00am and 7.00 to 9.00pm.
Cost $15.00
The first class will be Valentines card and Three-D project plus one other card design.
The classes go for 2hrs and all materials are supplied.
Email me to show your interest.

Cheers Gail.

Welcome Baby Card (girl)

Card Stock

Melon Mambo 8” x 6’

Whisper White 1 3/4” x 4” + 2” x 3”

Regal Rose 2 1/2 x 3 1/2

Ink Pads;

Melon Mambo

Stamps

Fox and Friends

Petite Pairs

Ribbon

Scalloped Dots Melon Mambo x 4 1/2”

Punches

Scalloped Edge Boarder

Decorative Label

Embossing Folder

Designer Frames

Buttons

Designer Buttons, Sudtles

General Stamping Supplies

Big Shot

Instructions

Score and fold the Melon Mambo card in half and put aside.

Stamp the giraffe from the Fox and Friends stamp set in Melon Mambo on the

2” x 3” piece of white card stock then stamp the words from the Petite Pairs stamp set in the same colour in the top to the left.

Punch this out with the Decorative Label Punch, put aside.

Run the Regal Rose piece of card stock through the Big Shot using the square embossed frame. Cut around the frame and glue the stamped image to the middle of the frame with dimensionals, put aside.

Punch each side of the white 1 3/4” x 4” piece of card stock with the Scalloped Punch. Glue the ribbon to the middle of the punched strip with double sided tape.

Glue the finished strip 1/2” from bottom of card them glue a button to the left side of the strip.

Glue the punched and stamped frame to the top right corner of the card.

I hope you enjoyed making this easy little card, Gail.

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Easy and Quick Card

Hi to all in blog land,

This is an easy and fun card to make with nice clean lines for when you need to make a quick card.

Keep it simple and maybe use different colours, I like the combination of the colours I used but think any colours would be just as nice. It would be nice if you leave a comment and suggestions of stamp sets or cards you would like to see.

Enjoy this little card.

Gail.

Kindness Card

Card Stock

Baja Breeze 6” x 8” + 1” x 5”

Sahara Sand 4” x 3 1/4”

Ink Pads

Baja Breeze

Sahara Sands

Stamps

Pendant Park

Heard from the Heart

Antique Brads

General Stamping supplies

Instructions

Score and fold the Baja Breeze card in half and put aside.

Stamp the Pendant Park fern towards the left side of the Sahara Sand card stock in Sahara Sands ink pad.

Ink the edges of the stamped card with the Sahara Sands ink pad.

Stamp the border pattern from the Pendant Park stamp set in Baja Breeze on the strip of Baja Breeze card stock then trim back the strip to 1/2” x 3 3/4”.

Ink the edge of the blue strip with the Baja Breeze ink pad.

Make a hole on the right side of the blue strip and put the brad through the hole.

Glue the stamped strip to the bottom of the stamped Sahara Sand card stock leaving a gap of 1/8th of an inch.

Ink the edges of the folded card with the Baja Breeze ink pad.

Glue the stamped design 1/2” from the bottom of the card.

Stamp the saying at the top of the card with Baja Breeze using the Heard from the Heart stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed making this easy card, Gail

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Classes Starting February 2012

Hi Friends one and all.

Happy New Year and have a wonderful holiday.

We had a quiet but fun Christmas with some of the young ones away.

I have been updating my blog for a while now with some of the cards and paper-craft I have been making.

I will be starting classes in the New Year and hoping to get the word around. If you know anyone who is interested in any type of paper-craft can you please pass on my details, I would be most grateful.

I will be having day and evening classes, in all forms of paper-craft.

First I will be making cards to top up peoples stash;

Birthday Cards, Male, Female as well as Children's Boys and Girls, Baby, Thank You, Get Well, Sympathy, Congratulations, Wedding, Engagement, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Easter, Valentines, Best Wishes, Thinking of You, Love, Friend and Blank Cards.
Last but not least at the end of the year we will go all out for Christmas 2012.
Come along and bring a friend to the classes and have a fun time as well as building up your card stash.

The classes will be $15.00 to make 6 cards or 4 cards and one 3/D project.

All products and card stock will be supplied you just need to bring yourself.

The classes will be held once a month; address on registration.

Thursday morning 10.00am to 12.00am.

Thursday evening from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

gaymere@bigpond.com

PH 08 93848758

Start Date; 9th February 2012

The first class will include a Valentines card for your loved one, so come on and join up to the classes and have some fun and take home something beautiful that you have made.

Happy New Year

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas.
I would like to wish you and yours an even better New Year

Here are a couple of Photo's of our Christmas table this year.
We had a depleted number for our Christmas Eve Dinner as the young ones need to spend time with families in the country, saying that we had a wonderful Christmas.
Four adults for the Sea-Food, followed with the Baked Turkey and all the trimmings then finishing of with the Christmas Pudding.
And best off all 4 puppies running around and having fun just because they could.

I am working on the class time table at the moment and would love some feed back as to what days-evenings would suit. I would also like to know if there is any thing special that you would like me to add to the list. Please contact me on my email gaymere@bigpond.com
If you know of anyone interested in paper-craft please pass on my details and blog address.
Thank you to you all, have a great and prosperous
New Year.

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Last Christmas 2011 Post

Have a wonderful and safe Christmas to you all.
Spend time doing what is important to you and enjoying your loved ones company.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
from Gail, Kindred Spirits.

I have a few designs to show you using up scraps of leftovers, no not food! card stock.
Food is not all that we have left over this time of the year. I made these cards in just over one hour.
My challenge to you is to use up all the bits and pieces that are left from your card and gift making.

CLASSES
I will be posting my class schedule after the Christmas break.
The classes will have themes; Valentine, Easter, Mother Day, Fathers Day, Wedding, Engagement, Birth, Birthday Children boys & girls, Birthday male, Birthday female, Congratulations, Thank-you, Get Well, Sympathy,Best Wishes, Just for you,Thinking of You, Love, Friend and just blank cards.

Come along to the classes and have a good time as well as building up a stash of cards over the year to have for any occasion. I will be having evening as well as day classes, register your interest now.
Thank you for following my post in my first few weeks as a independent Stampin'Up! demonstrator.

Take a look at the Stampin'Up website www.stampinup.com.au www.stampinup.com.au

Thank You for visiting, Gail.

Saturday, 19 November 2011

Just a Little More Christmas

Hi Everyone,

I am having such fun with the Stampin'Up! Christmas stamps and Letters to Santa paper so thought I would share some more with you. By making different designs I have managed to make nearly all my Christmas cards. It is very relaxing to just take some time out and make a card or two before you venture back into the real world.

I had a fun day on Friday by running a workshop and meeting some lovely ladies that enjoy paper-craft. Thank you Katie for inviting me to your house to demonstrate Stampin'Up! products with a Christmas theme. I must admit I was worried that the chocolates would not make it to the inside of the Bon Bons but everyone showed some restraint and did not eat them.

Chop chop ladies and gents time to make those cards and tags for christmas not to mention the Bon Bons as well as paper-craft gifts. If you would like to have a workshop or come to a class please just email me.

Till next time enjoy life, live it to the fullest and don't put anything off till tomorrow.

Cheers Gail.

Monday, 7 November 2011

Christmas around the Corner

Hi everyone,
I think I am getting the hang of this now.
So as promised I have more Christmas designs for you, enjoy.
Christmas really is just around the corner and cards are something that is so nice to make and send, as to receive a handmade card is very special it shows the recipient that you are really thinking of them.
Now for the table, Bon Bon's, Toblerone to look like a Bon Bon great for the table or the children's teacher or just a thank you to someone special. Place cards with the persons initial on it, maybe hide a chocolate in the fold, gift tag for that special bottle of wine that you want to give as a gift, or a gift card holder to hang on the tree.

If you would like to have a workshop or come to classes please email me and I will get back to you with the details. Thank you for visiting my site and please come back soon, Gail.

I would like to thank Genevra and Caroline for sharing some of their card designs with me and also all the very generous ladies on the internet sharing idea's. Thank you ladies.