Christmas Owl Fancy Favor Boxes

These gorgeous little Christmas Owls were inspired by the gorgeous little babies you will see at this link on Jacqui Crouch's blog http://crouchingdoggraphics.com.au/2011/11/10/the-bent-inks-hit-brisbane-regional-training/ ! The original design was by Dianne Pickford in Alstonville. I loved them so much when I saw Jacqui's team all wearing them! This is my version & I decided to use it as the feature for these Fancy Favor Boxes. I really love how they turned out! I used Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive card stock & I stamped the owl & gift tag in Cherry Cobbler. The gorgeous little scalloped circle is from the Perfect Pennants die which I LOVE!!! & I used a scalloped oval punch, cut in half to make the owls wings. I made these for my kids to give to their teachers for Christmas :)

Close up! Merry Christmas Everyone :)

Sympathy Card

This is a fairly recent Sympathy Card that I made for a lady & her family. This is so different to anything I have made so far, but I just wanted to make sure they new how much I was thinking of them & was so very sorry for their loss. Life is so very sad sometimes♥

Anniversary or Valentines Day Card

I made this card last week for my Dad to give to my Mum for there wedding anniversary. I used the I (heart) hearts set & embossed the backgound with the perfect polka dots embossing folder. I really love the Melon Mambo & Basic Black together & think this would make a great Valentines Day card too♥ Hope you like it :)

Journals for Yasminah's Gift of Hope

These are some of the journals that I have decorated this year in memory of my little girl, for Yasminah's Gift of Hope. These journals are given to families that saddly experience the miscarriage, still birth or neonatal loss of their precious baby, for the family to record all their precious memories in. The journals are all lovingly decorated by volunteers throughout Australia & are distributed to families through Hospitals & YGOH themselves. For more information or to get involved with Yasminah's Gift of Hope, you can visit their facebook page or their website http://www.yasminahsgiftofhope.org.au/

Summer Mini Catalogue

The Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue is out now & available until 31st March 2012!

This Mini catalogue is packed full of new stamp sets, embellishments, punches, a new Candy Wrapper die for the Big Shot & even a gorgeous new Embossing folder design :) Something for everyone! Postage is $5.95 or 5% of your order total (which ever is the greater amount) to your door Australia Wide. To place an order, contact me today. Don't forget your order can be a combination of products from the Mini Catalogue & the Main Idea Book & Catalogue & you will still only pay the one postage price. Happy Stamping! ♥ Kylie xx

Last Chance to get your discounted products ~ December Frenzy ends in 14 days!!!

The Stampin' Up! December Frenzy is on right NOW! Hurry your time is running out to get these items at the fabulously discounted prices! One of my favourite sets "Cottage Garden" is available for a crazy $16.48!!! That's 50% off it's regular price! So hurry, prices are while stocks last + $5.95 postage to your door Australia wide :)

Cottage Garden Medallion Cards

I love this Medallion Background Stamp. This was the first time I used it & I really love how it turned out! 'The Love Life & it will love you back' sentiment & butterfly is from one of my favourite sets, 'Cottage Garden'! At the bottom of the cards I have layered 3 of our border punches ~ The scallop ribbon border, Lace Ribbon Border & Scallop Border Punches. I also used the Decorative Label, Boho Blossoms & Scallop Oval punches. I didn't realise until I finished making this one that I managed to use 6 different Stampin' Up! punches!!! If you would like to order a catalogue to view the amazing ranges of Punches, Stamps, Inks & Coordinating Papers feel free to contact me :) Not only is the catalogue full exciting Stamping & Scrapbooking products, but it is FULL of creative ideas to help you along the way :)

Tempting Turquoise & Crumb Cake colours :)

Melon Mambo & Crumb Cake Colours :)

I wanted to challenge myself with these, because I always tend to stick to the Brights or Subtles, so I thought I would add some Crumb Cake into the mix & I really like it!

For the Newlyweds

A gorgeous friend of mine got married a few months ago & this was the card I gave to them both. They had a black & white themed wedding & it was just beautiful. Actually the most beautiful wedding I have ever been too! I used Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock & cut the butterflies using the beautiful butterflies die & then embossed them with the vintage wall paper embossing folder. (If you haven't noticed already I love this butterfly die & use it on almost everything LOL) To finish them off I added a little bling♥

My Little Angel ~ Scrapbook Page

This is a page I made for my precious baby girl in Heaven♥ The gorgeous paper is from last years Nursery Necessities DSP pack. The beautiful Sunset Butterfly is by the gorgeous Carly Marie. In honour of her precious Son's memory, Carly writes the 'Names in the sand' of all the precious children that are gone to soon, as well as these beautiful sunset butterflies. I can't tell you how much these images mean to me. I love them so much!

Easter Treats ~ Fancy Favor Baskets

For Easter this year, I gave everyone in our family one of these little Fancy Favor Baskets full of easter eggs.

Tall Tales Birthday Card

This cute little card I made for my Little Man's Best Friend earlier this year. I love this Tall Tales DSP & I'm so sad that it's no longer available as it was always so great for boys cards! I've also used Old Olive & Chocolate Chip cardstock & the Wish Big sentiment is from the set "Word Play" which is still available :) 

Brights Card & Matching Pillow Box

These are a Card & Matching Pillow Box that I made for a friend a little while ago. I didn't really know how they would turn out to start with, especially because I decided on so many very bright colours, but I ended up really happy with the end result.

I used Old Olive, Pacific Point & Melon Mambo all from the Brights colour family & a piece of Pumpkin Pie polka dot DSP & of course the Beautiful Butterflies die & Pillow Box die & embossed them using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.

Three little words ~ I miss you♥ Scrapbooking Page

This is one of my recent scrapbooking layouts that I have designed as a memorial page for a SIDS & Kids group that I go to. I made this one for my beautiful baby girl who saddly passed away from a CHD just over 4 years ago. I have blanked out the photos, just because they are so precious to me. Scrapbooking for me is my greatest form of therapy & I put so much heart & soul into each page that I make, especially when they are for my precious little girl who I miss so much. I have used Pretty in Pink & Whisper White as the theme colours & for the boys page that I am yet to make, it will be the same layout, just with Marina Mist & Whisper White. The borders at the top & bottom were cut using the new Lace Ribbon Border Punch, which I think is just stunning! I used the beautiful flourish stamp from the 'Baroque Motifs' set & to give it another dimension I then ran those pieces through the Big Shot in the 'Vintage Wallpaper' Embossing Folder. The Words at the bottom are from the 'Three little words' set which I absoloute LOVE & I think are so fitting. I hope you like it as much as I do. ♥

Butterfly Easel Cards

These gorgeous little Easel Cards were originally designed by the fabulous Demo Bronwyn Eastley & after seeing some that my Upline had made for the first time, well I had to give them a go! I thought they were such a great idea & any excuse for me to use my Stampin' Up! 'Beautiful Butterflies' die...well I was hooked! I embossed the wings using the vintage wall paper embossing folder & added a little bling. The stamp that I used was from the Sale-a-bration set 'Bliss' from earlier this year. I don't think you can ever have enough of these butterflies :)

Christmas Workshop Cards & Favor Box

This week coming is World Wide Week of Workshops for Stampin' Up!

My hostess requested that we do a Christmas Theme for her workshop, so I have gone with an Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry theme. I love these colours together & with a hint of Whisper White here & there, it really sets them off.

I am really loving how this card has turned out.  The gorgeous little bauble stamp that I have used on the cards in this workshop is from the Tags til Christmas set, which I love because it coordinates perfectly with the ornament punch.

I sprayed  the piece of whisper white with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, which has given  it a really gorgeous shimmer. I also gave the little bauble a light spray before I stuck it onto the card. 

These little fancy Favor boxes are a definite favourite of mine for any occasion! I've cut these in Old Olive & then using one of the new designer frames embossing folders, embossed a small piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock to make the frame. I then coloured in the dec 25 stamp (also from Tag's Til' Christmas) with my Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry Markers & stamped the image on Whisper White cardstock. This stamp is great because it coordinates perfectly with the decorative label punch along with the little tag that I have attached to the lolly bag.

Well I hope the girls at my Workshop have fun making them :)

Pillow Box Swaps

This weekend we have Stampin' Up! Regional Training & this mountain of Pillow boxes are what I have made to swap with other demonstrators! I am so excited & looking forward to a day full of inspiration, new ideas & looking forward to meeting hundreds of other local deomonstrators :)

I've made 50 Pillow Boxes in total. 10 of each in 5 of our 'In Colours' ~ Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade & Peach Parfait. I cut each pillow box using the pillow box die & the fabulous Stampin' Up! Big Shot machine & then embossed them using their exclusive vintage wallpaper & Square Lattice embossing folders. I then stamped my images from the very cute Cottage Garden Stamp Set in the coordinating Stampin' Ink Pads. I also used the scallop oval & decorative label punches. This stamp set has got to be one of my favourites! I just love that little butterfly!

Happy Stamping!

Happy Halloween!!!

So for the first time, I took my Little Men "Trick or Treating" last night & they had so much fun!!! My eldest Little Man dressed up as a ghost, so I made little ghost Treat boxes for them & their little friends. Happy Halloween!

Stitched Stockings Christmas Promotion!

During the month of October, if you host a workshop or catalogue party of $450 or more you will recieve these gorgeous coordinating Christmas products absolutely FREE!! You will recieve a Stitched Stockings Stamp Set in your choice of woodmount or clearmount & the coordinating Tag Punch on top of the already fabulous hostess gifts! Contact me today for more info :)
Alternatively you can purchase these items early--before the debut of the 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue is released.