girl on a swing

remember when you were a kid 

and all you wanted to do was 

swing sooooooo high you could reach the sky and touch the clouds?

now as a mum i watch my kids swinging 

and see that same determination in their eyes

it's so cute

this card was made with that in mind

i was inspired by a card made by jackie topia

and tweaked it to make my own version

now i would tell you the punches i used but i am offering this as a card class this month

(or as a kit **australia only sorry folks**) so feel free to pop on over here to find out more information

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beach boy

this month i am offering a vintage themed scrapbooking class

and here is what we shall be making if you are interested

 instead of using real photos i got some old photos photocopied so i could play with them

 we will learn how to make these pretty embellishments

 how to use a blender pen to colour black and white photos

how to use a crimper, collage stamping and putting fancy corners on our pages :>

check out my classes page for more details

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white wedding

in january i was delighted to head over to new zealand to be at my beautiful niece's wedding

i made her this wedding album

click here for more details

today i was sifting through some photos and decided to use some wedding photos for a scrapbook page as my sample for upcoming winter classes  i am having

 this is what i came up with! 

i used the hope and strength stamp set along with the always set

i also used the so swirly wheel to create an embossed background for my paper

just wanted to show some of the details especially the stamping on twill tape and the faux stitching

  i make my own mixture of embossing powder from 1/3 each of white, clear and dazzling diamonds.

on the background i gently sponged some poppy parade over one side just to help bring out the embossing i have done.

i am offering this page a a class during winter.

please check out my classes page for more details.

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hope and strength again

another card made with the hope and strength stamp set

it was inspired by this weeks sketch over at mojo monday

i have added pearls and some gold twine to this one

as well as keeping to a pink theme

Join in with the friendship and hope that goes with a Biggest Morning Tea Fundraiser by incorporating a Stampin Up card making class especially designed for Breast Cancer research using our new Hope and Strength stamp set.

Make 2 beautiful cards for $10 with all class fees going towards your fundraising effort for breast cancer research.

Gather 4 or more friends around and book a class today.

Buy the Hope and Strength stamp set from only $28.95 and $2 will be given by Stampin Up to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

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