Some projects ive enjoyed making/ Awards night

Hi all, two projects (not my own) to show you that i have really enjoyed doing. The first is the cute little bag from Kim, her blog is called Clearly inspired and you can find the video tutorial for this here. the second is this great pop out star made by Tami, her blog is called Stamp with Tami and she gets really excited about all her paper craft projects. You can find the video tutorial here. The above pic shows it closed and open. Last year i received this petal card


and it had really inspiring words all around each petal..... so that's what I've done with my star, each fold uncovers words to inspire my friends. So pop over and check out these great projects and you too will be inspired :) We also went to our daughters end of year awards night last night and she was awarded..... pursuit of excellence in food technology and an $896 scholarship for 2011! we are so proud of her and all she has achieved this year well done Madaleine! XX

Beth on the left, so good to have her home from Uni, she keeps the fun in our family :) Madaleine in the center a solid rock she is! and Ben on the right a beautiful young man just starting to grab hold on life :) they help keep our hearts happy and are a constant reminder how God abundantly blesses.
Blessings to you

and a last thought

If anyone ministers, let him do it
as with the ability which God supplies.
1 Peter 4:11

making a gift box envelope for those bulky punch art cards

Hi again so soon ! I had an email from a lady called Cindy...Hi Cindy! asking me for some ideas as to how she could give her fuchsia card she had just made from my instructions without getting it squashed in a regular envelope...soooo i came up with this gift box envelope which i think will work well :) I wouldn't send this through the post though! this was an idea that you could use without taping your card directly to the present. I used a regular A4 size card in stampin up craft. On the horizontal i scored it at 2', 3', 71/2' and 81/2' and on the vertical i scored it 1' flipped it and score the opposite side at 1'. Cut each mark in to the 1' score on both sides of the vertical. the larger flat is the base of the box, glue those flaps closed. The smaller flat is to be left un glued so you can open it properly.....just tie this with a pretty ribbon to keep it closed! this pattern will help plus watch the video! :) hope this has helped. all these products bar the score pal can be purchased through me. Or if you live in the Nambucca Valley area and would like to do this as a workshop please contact me.
Blessings to you

and a last thought
Give as freely as you have received!
Matthew 10:8

how to make a Book easel card

Hi all, the last few days here have been a bit frustrating as our daughter was so glad to be back to the mothership as she calls it she watched 3 weeks worth of master chef on line and put us back to dial up......... grrr ...so... waiting for the 5 days to clock over before its back to broad band seemed like eternity but it wasn't and we got other things done ! including mountain bike riding, bats chasing us on the bikes...scary! and some new projects to add to my blog :) I made this book easel card some time ago and decided to do a tutorial on how i made it. You will need the Labels seven die set from spellbinders or you could cut your own templates.

Cut yourself a base card stock 13 X11 cm this worked good as it made the card look bigger as the largest die isn't big enough in its self for the card...unless you want a small card. I used the 3 largest dies for this project. 1 largest die for the book cover and the next 2 smaller ones one in very vanilla and the other in whisper white for the pages. Watch the video for all the finer details on how this was made. here are some more angles and another version..

and a last thought

The whole bible was given to us
by inspiration from God and is
useful to teach us what is true
and to make us realize what is wrong
in our lives; it straightens us out and
helps us to do what is right. It is Gods way
of making us well prepared at every
point, fully equipped to do good to everyone.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Blessings to you

Punched paper lily

Oh WOW ! is all i can say........... a huge thank you to Sharri for allowing me to do a video tutorial on how to make her beautiful punched Lily flowers. Here is the link to her blog, its called papercrafts love affair please pop over and leave a comment on these they are stunning! the scrapbook box is also a great idea too and you'll find all the dimensions for that also! well i hope i have done your design justice Sharri, i popped in a few of my own tips I found helpful in making this too :) ....on a family note....we Will be heading down to Avondale Uni open day for our son as he decides what he will do after he leaves school next year and we'll also get to see our daughter Beth at the same time...can't wait. She has battled with homesickness pretty bad and we stay in contact quite a bit! Our prayers go with her each day and I know God has a place for her to learn new things and love her new life. She will be home soon to do her first in school prac at the local Adventist primary school here in Macksville which she is very excited about and then has 4 weeks at home after that. You know i never thought it would be so hard to watch your kids go and make their own way in this world ....its all been a real learning curve for us all! God is good though and i see His blessings each day which I am always grateful for. ok so here are a few more pics then the video...enjoy and thanks again Sharri for sharing your talents with me and the world! blessing to you today Xx

and a last thought

Let your patience show itself

perfectly in what you do.

James 1:4

Blessings to you

Baby Jumpsuit punch art Box set

Hello again, where has this week gone?? Dave is still at home on his long service holidays and we've had our son Ben at home from having surgery on his toe. Beth made a surprise visit home from Uni for the weekend which was so nice and still hard to say goodbye again! So I'm in my craft room late at night trying to sneak in a post for you all. Been looking around on the net as you do and came across this cute little baby jumpsuit idea. Here is the original designer and her link, she used all circle punches for hers but i wanted to show you how to do this with those great Stampin up punches. She has some beautiful things so pop over and take a look!
It was one of those days when it took me a million takes to get the video right...my son is still teaching me how to edit!! so i ended up with a heap of Jumpsuits and was really annoyed then I though i should make some thank you cards with these and so it eventuated into a baby box set you could give to a new mum. I love how good things come from sometimes really frustrating situations then you really see God at work! The stamps and colours i used were Stampin up's

Life Definitions #115928
Defining Alphabet #116354
Flight of the butterfly #115798
Big bold Birthday #116342
Perfect Plum card stack and ink
Pale Plum card stock and ink

So for the Jumpsuit you will need:

And to make the safety pins for the box you will need:

The Box is really simple and Ive included how to make this on the video below. A few close views!

When i give this away i will include all the extra safety pins i made so the new Mum can put these on a scrapbook page! ......I also wanted to show you what my daughter has been up to at school, she is loving textiles this year and has just finished and handed in her assignment for last term. she made a quilted Duffel bag....

Then bought me home this cute Owl book mark for my Bible she made in her extra time in Textiles....isn't it sooo cute!!!

Well i hope you have enjoyed these fun projects, you can purchase the products i used from my Stampin up web site!......until next post

Blessings to you

and a last thought

It is God Himself who has made us what we are
and given us new lives from Christ Jesus;
and long ages ago He planned that we should
spend these lives in helping others.
Ephesians 2:10

3D Easter Eggs

Hello, well Autumn has started and im sitting here with cold fingers and toes already. We love this season the weather is cool enough to snuggle under the doona at night and warm enough to go for a swim in the day, Perfect! the stars are also very beutiful here at this time of year. Gods blessings are all around. Now to these 3D eggs.... these are not my original idea but i like to pay with ideas and see how i can tweek them.

You will need :
Oval punches or dies
printed paper of choice
stamping inks
ribbons
shape punches to decorate
double sided tape


to make the hanging egg i punched out 10 ovals inked around the edges folded each in half pattern side in. Using double sided tape start to stack then up in 2 lots of 5 ovals.



Until you have something that looks like this. I was looking at different ribbons one day and saw these hair ties thought they would be great for something....thinking of scrapbooking at the time and bought a whole bunch of them

Lay one half of your egg out and attach ribbon down the center leaving a loop at one end and tape both egg halfs together then tie a bow through the loop to hang with. Decorate with other shape punches or however you like.




Heres a card i made using the same concept but i used 10 smaller ovals and attached it to my card as a half egg to give it a really full look you could add more ovals to the above hanging egg also. Have a lovely start to Autumn or Spring where ever you are in the world...Valita

and a last thought
Your kindness has often refreshed
the hearts of Gods people

Philemon 7