Merry Xmas

I hope everyone a had very merry Xmas and caught up with family and friends. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my Customers and class ladies for their loyal support over the last year. With the New Year almost upon us I am hoping to continue sharing and creating with you even more. It has been a very enjoyable year spending it with my regular class ladies and also having the opportunity to meet more and share my passion for creating with everyone. My blog has been a little sad over the last few months but I promise that keeping up to date with it is on my New Years Resolutions list. I am sending my love to you all over this silly season and will be back on deck in January with new scrapbooking pages and cards. Until then, Cheers! Sharyn

Stampin' Up Clearance Sale

Wow check this out. Go to Stampin' up customer home page www.stampinup.com.au and follow links to Inventory Clearance for great saving on some Stamp sets. If any of these are on your wish list now is the time to act. Email me for any orders. Orders need to be recieved before the 24th of January.

Fun Fair makes great cards

Welcome to my second post in only one day. In keeping with the circus theme check out this bright card for a baby boy. It uses the same range of paper "Fun Fair" from Kaiser that I am using in my Scrapping Class for tomorrow (see below for a sneak peek). It is just a little different to the usual baby cards that I make with their pastel colours. Enjoy. I hope I have given you some wee bit of INSPIRATION.

Lv Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking 11th Nov 09

Hi to everyone,

This weeks class is very bright and colourful. I have used Kaisers range of "Fun Fair" papers. I've been in the mood for a little clowning around and these papers are just what I need. You can see that they make beautiful pages for Show, Circus, Zoo, Monkey Around, Baby Boy, Toddler and many other themes. Sometimes you just need to think outside the box.

I have used 4 photos on my layout, cropped 2 into circles and left the other 2 as standard landscape, but as always we can work around your own photos. Some Crystal Effects Glaze and red ultra fine glitter are a must when doing this layout. A few bright buttons are needed with some string for tying them and also for the animals tails. I have used some joggily eyes for my animals. Other templates and punches will be provided for in the class. Class starts at 9:30 -12:30 pm at the cost of $15 with morning tea provided. All the papers are available from Hooked on Scrapbooking on the day of the class. Please don't forget to bring your basic scrapbooking kit.

I look forward to seeing you.

Lv Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking 28th Oct

Time for another sneak peek of this weeks Scrapping Class to be held at Hooked on Scrapbooking, Edith Street Innisfail. The theme is Heritage or Family Tradition. I Have used a range of papers from Basic Grey "Mellow". The tree is designed by me and features heart shaped leaves. I have used a large 8 x 10" photo cropped a little on the first page and two standard 4 x 6" for the second page. As usual this layout can be adapted to suit your own size of photos and other various themes such as outdoor, autumn, gardening. I look forward to seeing you in class.

Lv Sharyn

Waterfall cards

Don't you just love Waterfall cards, from beginning to end they are so much fun.

Card Recipe:

STAMPS: Great Friend

CARD: Purely Pomegranite, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

INKS: Purely Pomegranite, Wild Wasabi

ACCESSORIES: Crop-a-dile, ribbon, linen thread, scoring blade for personal paper trimmer, white brads, stamp-a-ma-jig

INSTRUCTIONS:

The waterfall piece is cut at 23 x 5cm, and scored at 5, 7, 9, 11cm. The four stamped squares are 5cm and the mats are cut at 5 1/2 cm. Remember to place the tape only on the bottom where the last square is positioned.

For any further instructions you can email me at ascorsi@bigpond.com .

Lv Sharyn

Tea bag folding

Hi fellow crafters,

I have a little card here for you to help inspire those X'mas ideas. The tree is just formed from a series of teabag folds. Starting with a square of 7cm then 6cm, 5cm, 4cm, and lastly 3cm at the top. In a envelope the tree sits perfectly flat, but when put on display it really pops to give the branches a lifelike look. I have kept the rest of the card fairly simple just using ribbon and a christmas rub-on. The colour combination I have used is Always Artichoke, Rose Red, and Baja Breeze.

Lv Sharyn

One for the Boys

Just a quick post to show you a card using Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black and Pacific Point (not my favourite colour but I'm learning to use it). The Skull stamp is a small one used from Stamp It. I've used my trusty old dymo labeller for the Happy Birthday. The Large Skull has been cut from the Cricut machine using Indy Art cartridge and coated with Crystal Effects. Enjoy.

Lv Sharyn

Yummy

With soaring temperatures here in North Queensland, and dust from storms reaching us also, I thought we could use a little cooling off. What a cute card for a girl of any age. Remember that ice-cream comes in any flavour these days so you could always do it for a boy using Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue (banana, mint, and blueberry flavoured ice-cream). That sounds so yummy I might do one for myself.
If you don't already own a scallop circle punch this is just another reason why you should. By cutting off 5 scallops it works so well as a scoop of ice-cream. Notice the grid technique for the waffle cone. It is just done using a bone scorer and ruler.
I have used for the sprinkles a stamp from the Itty Bitty Backgrounds (which is unfortunately discontinued), but you could dot in sprinkles with a writer pen. I have also dotted a little Crystal Effects to make them glossy.
Happy Birthday sentiment is from Occasional greetings.
Colours used are:
Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel. How Delicious it all sounds.
Enjoy

Lv Sharyn

Makeesha's Sketch Challenge 13

Thanks Keesh for such a fabulous sketch yet again. They always manage to get my creative juices flowing. I really felt like doing a pretty card and I've had a thing for So Safforn at the moment.

CARD RECEIPE:

STAMPS: Soft Summer, Weathered Background

INKS: Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Staz on Black

CARDSTOCK: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Watercolour paper, A Walk in the Park designer paper.

PUNCHES: Scallop border, Scallop Square, Slit

ACCESSORIES: watercolour crayons (regal rose, so saffron, certainly celery, close to coco, bordering blue) Aqua painter, pink pirouette striped grograin, linen thread, dimensionals, sponges

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Scallop border punch is used down the side of a folded Very Vanilla A5 card.
• A narrow strip of pink pirouette is placed underneath this.
• A piece of so saffron is used to cover the front of the card and stamped with the weathered background in so saffron and edges are sponged as well.
• cut 3 square scallops from pink and place an even spaces down right side of card.
• cut 3 x 3cm squares from designer paper and glue to square scallops.
• stamp using staz on black the flower from Soft Summer stamp set onto watercolour paper twice, and colour with crayons and aqua painter. It is hard to see in the photo but I have gone around lightly with bordering blue following the edge of the stamped image to create a soft shadow. Sponge with pink around the edges of watercolour paper.
• from second image cut and mount the flowers and leaves onto first.
• stick this to a peice of pink with a wide border down the bottom.
• use the slit punch to make a hole for the ribbon. Tie ribbon off with some linen thread or cotton. Place on front of card. See photo for placement.

Enjoy

Lv Sharyn

More X'mas Cards

Hi fellow cardmakers,

I have a couple of more X'mas cards for you today. I have borrowed this stamp set off a friend (thx Brenda) only now I have fallen in love with it and must have one of my own.

The second card is done using the colours of So Saffron and Brocade Blue. I have actually cased this colour scheme off the Splitcoast Stampers site, the designers name is Lori Boyd. Notice how the background has been stamped first with Whisper white and Brocade blue before being embossed with the Cuttlebug. I have stamped the tree in versamark onto gloss cardstock and ran a brayer inked with Brocade Blue backwards and forwards on the surface. This resist technique has a real magic feel to it when your stamped image starts to materialize from the card.

My first card uses Riding Hood Red and Garden green, colours that are pretty traditional as far as Christmas goes. The only difference here is that before embossing my Whisper white cardstock through the Cuttlebug, I inked the the inside of the folder with my Red ink pad. I rubbed it on the surface that has the brand name. When it cames out the snowfakes remain white but the debossed area has changed colour. A little messy but very effective.

Enjoy

Lv Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking 23rd September 09

Welcome to another sneak peek of my next Scrappin' class. With spring in the air what better way to celebrate than with lots of flowers, butterflies and beads. This is a very girly type of layout but could be substituted for a wedding theme, by chooosing some elegant and soft papers.

In this class you will learn some ways in which to attach beads to your layout. We will also be using some die cut butterflies and embossing them. Your Crop-a-dile is more than a means to set eyelets and punch holes, learn how to use it to create and embossed border. This layout has just some simple techniques which can come together to make beautiful scrapbooking pages or even cards. For more information please call or email at ascorsi@bigpond.com . Look forward to seeing you at my next class.

Hi again,

Couldn't help but to share this card as soon as it was made. Pink Passion and Chocolate Chip are just delightful colours that go together so well. This is the first time that I have used the Fresh Cuts stamp set with the 5-Petal Flower punch. This card is a standard A5 size but then scored at 53mm from each end to form the gate fold in the middle. The edges of the punched out flowers are inked with Chocolate Chip as is the white rectangle in centre of card to soften them. For You is stamped in Whisper White craft ink then dried with a heat tool so it doesn't smudge. The ribbon is tied around the card to keep it together before the centre bit is taped down on the left side only.

Hope you like it.

Sharyn

Love is in the Air

With spring comes love and that means lots of weddings. I've had a couple of recent ones with not so traditional colour schemes. On both cards I have used For The Bride stamp set but with totally different colours. The first card is Whisper White and Basic Black with silver embossing, while the second is in Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip and gold embossing. The second card is also a gate fold card. Base is cut at 14.5cm x 29cm then scored at 7.25cm from each end to create the middle opening on the card.

Hope this gives you some inspiration.

Lv Sharyn

Christmas at the Beach

Hi there everyone,

I'm definately in Christmas mode at the moment and have another card to share with you. This stamp set is from the latest mini catty and called Season's Surfin'. So appropriate for us in North Queensland. Check out the side view of this card, it's sop different and easy to do.

I have cut my card base to 14.5 cm x 29.7 cm then scored at 3cm, 6cm, 11cm, 16cm and 23cm. I started the fold with a mountain fold then valley and alternated finishing off with a mountain. Decorate as desired. Be careful not to go too high with the back section or it won't fit in an envelope.

Hope you enjoy this one.

Sharyn

Wednesday Scrapbooking 9th September

Welcome back to another week of scrapbooking. I apologise for my absence last week due to sick kids. We are back on for theis Wednesday morning 9th September at Hooked on Scrapbooking, Edith Street, Innisfail.

Here are a couple of the sneak peeks of the double page Layout. This weeks theme is masculine. I have used three landscape 4 x 6" photos which I have cropped a little. The themes used could be anywhere from boys graduation, fathers day, sport, first bike or car. The page is designed to be very "Grungy" with lots of distressing and hardware used, as well as some random machine stitching around the edge. A must for this layout is Alfoil, yes plain old kitchen alfoil, that helps to create our faux metallic title. It's very easy and lots of fun to use. For any further requirements please contact me and I'll give you a full list on what to bring. I look forward to seeing you.

Sharyn

Stampin' Up Specials for September

What a great special! Check this out! For every $100 you spend this month from 1st September to 30th September, you will receive two (not one but two) rolls of ribbon. The colours are So Saffron and Certainly Celery.

These are great colours that will co-ordinate beautifully with many projects. Simply place your order with me before the end of this month and you will automatically receive them with any order $100 or over. For Hostess's achieving sales of $6oo at their demonstration they will also receive free ribbon. Contact me for further details.

Wedding Layout

Welcome to another post and another sneak peek of my next layout class which will be held this Saturday 29th August at 9:30 am at Hooked on Scrapbooking. I know I'm a little late for this one, but it has been a huge week. Wedding is definately the theme with lots of pretties and frames. One photo for each page is required either a portrait or landscape and 5' x 7' photos that can be cropped a little are best. If interested please contact me for any further details.
Hope to see you there.

Sharyn

Have Your self a Aussie Little X'mas

I just love Australian X'mas cards. With all the heat and sunshine we have up here in North Queensland at X'mas, it's hard to think of Snowman and Snowflakes. Thats why the Happy Christmas Mate stamp set is perfect for both friends here and abroad. These two cards have been created for my last CWA workshop. The Koala card is using Real Red, Whisper White and the Green Galore colour combo, with the Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder. The layout is based on an old Mojo Monday sketch.

My second card uses Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, and Cool Carribean. All images have been coloured using the Water Colour crayons on water colour paper. The designer paper down the bottom has been paper pierced, and before putting Surfin' Santa down, I have used Crystal Effects on his beard and lights, then sprinkled over Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The circle is outlined to match the stamp with a black Writer pen as is the verse.

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking 26th August

It's that time again for another sneak peek of this coming Wednesdays scrapping class at Hooked on Scrapbooking.
This L/o is dedicated to the special little girls in our lives. Even though mine is a birthday L/o, it would be suitable for a variety of girl photos. By using other embellishments these pages could also be used for boys. The paper I have used is Crate Paper from the "Kaitin" range. Any other double sided prints would work. There is no cardstock used on my pages but they could be sustituted in to replace a print to keep the price down. For more information contact me. Hope to see you there.

Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking 19th August

Hi to all,

That time of the week again where I give you a sneak peek of what is to come for our class on Wednesday morning. This weeks theme is School Days portrait, however any portrait can be used for this double page l/o. I have used one 5" x 7" portrait and two smaller 4" x 6" portraits that can be left that size or cropped. Landscape photos would also work just by turning the l/o around. There is lots of edge distressing, some punching, stamping, and eyelet setting. It's a fun l/o but would also be suitable for some heritage photos as it has a little vintage style about it. I tried to do it this way to suit two of my ladies this week. One has School photos that need doing and another is especially keen to make a heritage page. So thanks for the challenge Kathy and Margaret.

Remember that Scrapbooking classes are held at Hooked on Scrapbooking, Edith Street, Innisfail, near the Goondi Hotel and boookings are needed prior to the morning to confirm a place.

Baby Cards

Just a quick little post to show you what I've been busy doing. I have been making these baby nappy cards for years now and they still seem to be popular with friends and family. They are too cute. Don't you agree.

I have used small small baby washers that have been cut into fours, to make four nappies, and used what I call the kite fold nappy technique. They have been sercured with darling little coloured safety pins (even though I could only use the snappy on all of the nappies I did).

The verse is from the Big On Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up, I'm sure sure why they didn't carry this one over in the new Cataogue. I have water coloured it using crayons then applied crystal effects to glaze it.

Hope you like it.

Thx for looking

Sharyn

Baby Card

Hi to all,

I couldn't resist posting this photo of the Baby card I made. There is just something about Pink that makes me go all clucky.

CARD RECIPE:

- As this is a large card to fit the photo, I've used a full sheet of pretty in pink that I've just folded in half and punched the eyelet border along one edge.

- whisper white is cut at 14 x 20.5cm also punched with the eyelet border and inked with pink pirouette before stuck to card.

- pink pirouette is cut to 20 x12cm and pink d/paper is cut to 19.5 x 11.5cm. Both pieces are inked along edges with sponge and pink ink.

- stick these two layers together then wrap ribbon around the top before sticking to card front.

- outside measurement of pink pirouette frame is 10 x 14cm with two rounded corners and a 3" x 4" fiskars oval cut from centre.

- stamp polka dot b/g in pink and ink edges here too.

- paper pierce around centre of oval and make some photo corners from reverse of d/paper.

- attach photo down and pop dot frame over top

- tie cotton through buttons and felt flowers and glue to frame.

- Name is cut from the Jasmine cricut cartridge at 1" using shadow feature, then glazed over with crystal effects.

Thanks for looking

Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking August 12th

Yes here it is, a little sneek peek of this Wednesdays scrapbooking class August 12th to be held at Hooked On Scrapbooking between 9:30 am - 12:30 am.

The l/o is very bold and bright and would especially make a great kids page. My froggy is taken off the design on the t-shirt in the photo, but so many other shapes or die cuts can be used depending on your theme. Help will be given to any one who needs to change the colour scheme or the die cut with many different themes available on the day of the class. Please book either by calling or emailing ( ascorsi@bigpond.com )to get your requirments list for the class. this double page l/o is suitable for anywhere between 2 to 7 photos. If using more make sure the photos can be cropped to about 10 x 10cm.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Sharyn

Spring Mini Catty

Hi there,

I thought I would start to use some of the stamps from the latest Spring Mini Catty. This stamp set Great Friend is my favourite from it. It can be used in so many colour themes and for so many occasions just by changing the verse around. Think about using it for these occasions: Wedding, thanks, birthday, friendship, thinking of you, get well, sympathy, and the list goes on. For the purchase of this stamp set or any others from the new Stampin' Up supplement email me ( ascorsi@bigpond.com )with your details and I'll be glad to help.

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps used from Stampin' Up: Great Friend

Cardstock: A5, 10 x 6.5cm and scrap for punches and butterfly stamp in whisper white, 14.2 x 10.2cm and scrap for punch in not quite navy, 11 x 7.5cm and 7 x 6cm in baja breeze, two 3 x 14.2cm baja breeze designer paper.

Inks: not quite navy, baja breeze

Accessories: small, large, and scallop oval punches, sponges, pop dots, glue pen and dazzling diamonds, cuttlebug and embossing folder.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• fold A5 whisper white in half
• run not quite navy piece through cuttlebug using embossing folder of your choice. Attach to front.
• take two strips of designer paper and attach to left side of card
• attach larger piece of baja breeze slightly off centre
• using navy ink stamp leaf on next largest white on right side and sponge around edges. Place on centre of baja breeze
• randomly stamp leaves around edge of baja with same colour ink and sponge these edges as well. Attach to left side of white.
• stamp butterflies and for you on scrap white with navy. Cut out butterflies and use pop dots to secure them to card front.
• centre small oval punch over for you and cut out. Large oval is cut from navy and scallop oval from white.
• assemble all layers together and pop dot to card
• as an extra finish use glue pen to apply some dazzling diamonds to butterflies

Cardmaking Workshop August 8th

A Wish for Peace I think has to be my favourite Christmas stamp set in the Stampin' Up catalogue. It might be the verse that gets me, but I can think of so many ways to use it. These two X'mas cards above will be created in my next cardmaking workshop on Saturday morning 8th of August at 9:30 am at Hooked on Scrapbooking. As a special request I have had some interest in making baby cards, and this will be the third card offered at the workshop. Contact me now for bookings. Come along for a fun morning and learn some techniques such as Gate Fold card, card for money or vouchers and a punch art card.

Thanks for looking

Sharyn

Makeesha's sketch challenge

You all know how much I love to sketch, well I found a delightful sketch challenge here and this is my take on the challenge.
Card Recipe;
Stamps used from Stampin'Up, For the Bride, Occasional Greetings
C/s; Not Quite Navy(one 29cm x 14.5cm , one 8 x 9cm, and scrap for scallop punch) Going Grey(14 x 12.5cm embossed with cuttlebug, and scrap for large oval)Baja Breeze (7 x 8cm), Whisper White(6.5 x7.5cm and scrap for small oval), Baja Breeze designer paper (for semi circle)
Inks; Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Versamark embossed with silver
Punches; eyelet border, oval scallop, large and small oval
Accessories; Clear rhinestone brads, Baja Breeze striped ribbon, paper piercer and mat, edge distresser, sponge, paisley cuttlebug embossing folder.
Instructions;

• Fold large Not quite Navy in half for base of card.
• use eyelet border punch along one edge
• from Baja breeze designer paper cut a semi-circle using a template or edge of double sided tape. Edge distress around this using tool or blade of scissors
• stick to right hand side of Going Grey that has been embossed with cuttlebug and inked around the edges with sponge and Baja Breeze.
• Attach ribbon to this about 1/3 down from top
• place three rhinestone brads in various sizes to bottom left
• emboss cake (from For the Bride set)with versamark and silver powder on whisper white, then pierce around edge
• mat this to first baja breeze then not quite navy pieces. Attach to card front.
• Stamp Mr & Mrs (from Occasional Greetings set) in Not quite navy position small oval punch over this and cut out. It is also sponged lightly with baja breeze around the edge. Next layer is cut with large oval punch from going grey, then oval scallop from not quite navy. Use a pop dot on right side to attach to card and a little double sided tape on the left.

Enjoy

Sharyn

Wednesday Morning Scrapbooking

Hi to all,

As I'm preparing for Wednesday mornings Scrap class 5th August 2009 at Hooked on Scrapbooking, Edith Street Innisfail, I thought I'd throw in some sneek peeks of the l/o we will be creating. This l/o lends itself to all things pretty. My theme is "Mother and Son" but it would be suitable for anything girly or even weddings. I've chosen a pink for my base but other colour combinations will be able to be used by covering the pink flowers on the paper. Photos required are two 10cm x 15cm landscape and one 10cm x 15cm portrait. If other sizes are selected help will be given to adapt the l/o to suit them. If interested in attending please advise or email me for further details. Some techniques used in this weeks class will be stitching, hand cutting, sponging, glazing just to name a few.

Hope to see you there,

Sharyn