I am back

It seem forever since I last entered my blog & posted something new. My sister Michelle & her three kids where visiting us from Melbourne last week so I have been distracted from my norm. Michelle loves her scrapbooking as much as I do & over the last week we have had many attempts at scrapping, but with six kids in the house it seem less than more. With Christmas fast approaching we made the time to make a few Christmas cards. I have taken photo's of a few cards & I hope to take pic's of the rest soon & will post them when I do.

Michelle has never made cards before and I think she had fun making these, she left very happy with her new stamp sets and accessories telling me she wished she had brought more.

These cards are made from CS: River Rock,Always Artichoke,Purely Pomegranate Paper: Happy Harmony Ink: Purely Pomegranate, River Rock, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant Stamp Sets: All About Christmas Jumbo Wheel, Crazy for Christmas Other: Double-stitched ribbon Purely Pomegranate,Clear Button, Linen Thread, Brads


This little love note set was made at the Sydney regionals, I liked it so much I wanted to make another one. This little set is easy to make & I am very happy with how it turned out.

CS: Wild Wasabi, River Rock Paper: Happy Harmony Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Basic Black Stamp Sets: Merry Merry, Season of Joy Other: Love Notes Very Vinilla, Jumbo Eyelets, Linen Thread, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon.

If you wish to try any of the cards, scrapbook pages shown & want to host a workshop please email me on:
vickrich2@hotmail.com

Happy Birthday

Stampin' Up! turns 20yrs old this month & to celebrate there is 20% off select stamp set.
Spend $20 on regular catalogue merchandise between 1-31st October 2008 & receive 20% off these select birthday stamp sets.

Big Bold Birthday Page# 37 20% off $43.16
Pretty Princess Page# 38 20% off $36.76
Birthday Best Page# 51 20% off $20.76
Crab & Company Page# 55 20% off $42.36
Short & Sweet Page# 118 20% off $23.96

If you would like to learn more about this great offer email me on:
vickrich2@hotmail.com


I hope to have some example's of these Stamps sets soon:)

CD Tin

I have had this cd tin in my desk draw for about 2yr's not knowing what to do with it, as I was looking on splitcoaststampers the other day I came across a completed cd tin that had been covered in SU paper & stamps. Inspired by this tin I am doing one of my own, my tin is going to be filled with photo's of my family & the many face's they pull ( the silly photo's that never seem to get scraped because they are a one off or just to ugly). I have only got as far as covering the front & back of the tin, now just waiting on photo's to be ready & picked up. I will take photo's as I go & will keep uploading them. My sister is comming up from Melbourne to visit this week so I don't know if I will get back to my tin in the next couple of weeks, I think Michelle (my sister) wants to do Christmas cards while she is here.

Products Used
Paper: Brocade Background
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Other: Chocolate Chip Ribbon 5/8” , Always Artichoke ribbon 1/4", Pretties Kit

window card

One of the demonstration's at Sydney's regional seminar was a window card. This little card was one I had to try, I finally got some time to sit down last night and have ago. The photo is not doing much for the colour & I had a shocker with the Happy stamp. I think I will have to do a few more before I am happy with the out come, but here is my first go hopefully more improved one's will come in the future.

Products Used
CS: Pretty in Pink
Ink: Stazon, Jet Black, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery
Stamps: Happy Everything, Cause for Celebration
Other: Vellum, Certainly Celery ribbon 5/8” & ¼” Stampin’ Glitter

re-vamped challenge card

I have re-vamped Mel's challenge card from last month to a birthday card. I have change the stamp 360 days a years to a birthday stamp from Circle of Friendship set and added stampin' glitter to give it a bit more. I just wanted to put it on because I can & all the other cards I have done lately are not some thing I would show.

6x6 Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking in 6x6 is something I have only done once before, I found it fast & fun to do. I had time today to do a couple of 6x6 pages in my SU! album. I have mixed feelings about my little pages from todays efforts, the page of Ethan & Richard is my favorite but Charlotte's I just couldn't get it right & lost the plot on it somewhere. There is no real technique in either of these pages just playing with new products.

Products Used
CS: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Berry Bliss
Ink: Purely Pomegranate Other: Hodgepodge Hardware, Purely Pomegranate Double-Stitched ribbon, Stampin’ Glitter

Products Used
CS: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand
Paper: Outlaw
Ink: Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Stamps: Warm Words, Occasional Greetings, Boho Backgrounds, Priceless
Other: Jumbo Eyelets, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon

All About Techique

I went to my fist Stampin' Up! event on the weekend in Sydney with the girls, the regional seminar. I had a great time & want to thank the girls one more time for taking me along with them. I feel inspired now & spent the day trying different technique's.I saw on a YouTube-Broadcast Yourself, a few months back this cracked glass embossing look. I didn't have my normal scrap day yesterday so I had the chance to try a few different things & this cracked, broken glass look was one that found it's way onto a card, I liked it that much. The More Mustard ink on attempt #1, is a colour I don't normally use & I thought what is the chance of it working the first time & it did, the cracked look worked perfectly. I think the best part of this card would be the tag on the bottom, I made it so I could use the More Mustard again.

Products Used

CS: Glossy White, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Sahara Sand Ink: Old Olive, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Versa mark Stamps: Warm Words, Baroque Motifs Other: Vintage Brads, Elegant Eggplant & Mellow Moss Ribbon, Clear embossing powder .