Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Stampin' Up! Petal Palette Greeting Card.

One of the Demonstrator ‘Perks’ for want if a better word is a quarterly magazine called Success. It is filled with great ideas for classes and workshops. My favourite section is the Step it Up’ Card that they do as I love seeing the 'process' if you can call it that to add pizzazz to what is already a lovely card.

Today I made the simple workshop card from the magazine - then Stepped it up! Hope you like it - I can now see some other colour options and ways to used the actual design elements of the card.


 
 
So nice yes? well this is my Stepped Up version and I am sure I could tweak it more but then that would take me to where my hubby says "your over thinking it". I will admit I have since gone back and added some rhinestones to both that I coloured with the Night of Navy Stampin' Blends (love that you can do that).
 


Are you getting use to me showing you my insides and envelopes yet? Well here they are - essentially the insides are the same but the envelopes are not.

 

 
I have done something a little extra this time - I took a video of me making them for your to see my process. I have sped it up and popped a music with it but if you would like to see how easy both of these are please take a peak. This is the first video I have made and I know there is room for improvement - yes I will keep practicing and sharing more now I have figured out the 'how' to film, edit and add information to it. So watch this space! Please excuse the bruises - they are from failed cannula attempts after a recent hospital visit - it was pointed out they are very obvious - whoops.
 
 


 You will need to make the Stepped Up version a Big Shot, Trimmer, Dimensionals and adhesives plus these goodies below. 
Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?
 https://bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/stampin-up-australia-2017-holiday.html

Sunday, 11 February 2018

Petal Palette, Petal Passion DSP Stamp N Hop

Everyone must be getting the idea that I love a good blog hop - well I have joined another group of bloggers from all around the world called Stamp 'N Hop on Facebook. We are planning monthly hops with a theme so you can get inspired by goodies that all have at least one thing in common. This months hop is Anything Occasions - what fun as this is a great catalogue with 41 different stamp sets (counting wood / clear options as 1)!

So I am hanging out in the Australian Catalogue pages 22-23 with the Petal Passion Suite. Team it with any colour you love - the black and white  Petal Passion DSP is perfect for all occasions.

 
So let me tell you a little more about my card - yes it was sent as a sympathy card - the hardest I find to make but to me more important than most. I also usually hold off sending them for a week or even 10 days after the loss as that's the time I found the hardest in my experience. That first week is super busy getting ready to say our farewells the shock is still huge and we go about on autopilot doing what needs to be done! the week after the family is good supportive but that wanes as wee need to get back to work, kids sport and doing all those things before our hearts stopped still to farewell someone precious. That was when the loss hits hard - the support is still there but everyone goes back about their lives but the person the card goes to can't - it will never be the same. I have also been known to send flowers a month after rather than at the time.
 
 

So this card I pulled out the 2 new watercolour pencils that are exclusive to the Lots of Happy Card Kit on page 15 to use to colour my flower - Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist - now you could use ink but I have the pencils and love them so pencils it was! The sentiment is from The Ribbon Of Courage set 143885 in the annual catalogue as I just love it!


Thank you for stopping past please continue our hop - the list is below of the participants. If you are a current active demonstrator and would like to join us on the next hop you can find our Facebook Group HERE. For now pop on over to Jessie's blog and see what she has to share with us.


Hop Roll Call
Kayla Adams
Laurie Mackie
Joanne Hodge
Amy Grendel
Andre Gordon
Tracie Evans Langley
Kirsten Aitchison
Linda Handford
Rachel Traudt
Eva Pottsova
Melissa Tennison
Melissa Kerman
Lisa Kmiec
Christina Walker
Karen Pearmain
Joyce Whitman
Bobbi Miller
Ilka Teschke
Danielle Kassing
Terry Montgomery
Tracey Gouraud
Kat Spencer
Mo Rootes
Laurie Meier
Georgia Gaydos
Courtenay Heuston - You are HERE
Jessie Holton
Susan Simpson
Shannon Cole
Linda Richenberg

 Team these goodies with your trimmer, ink colour of choice and adhesives to make your own. 
Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?
 https://bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/stampin-up-australia-2017-holiday.html
 

Friday, 9 February 2018

Myths and Magic Wizard Birthday Card

Well it's a birthday here in our home - my middle daughter has just turned 15. She is obsessed with Harry Potter and loves the Myths and Magic Suite that Stampin' Up! have in the Occasions Catalogue. 



Of course the good old Wink of Stella is not really showing in the photo but its there adding a little sparkle to his hat and gown. He is coloured using the new Blends - they are super easy to use and yes I love them.


It was a school day but my daughter said she had a good day especially since we surprised her with cake during marine class.

Shopping list to make this card - add your trimmer, adhesive, Versamark and heat gun.
Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?
 https://bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/stampin-up-australia-2017-holiday.html
 

Saturday, 3 February 2018

50th Wedding Anniversary invites - GSF Love Blog Hop

Nothing says Love like a 50th Wedding Anniversary! It also says patience, tolerance, treasured memories and excitement - wow to actually know someone these days that's been married 50 years is a big deal!
Welcome over from Ambers blog in Canada as we hop all about the world from one side of the globe to here in Australia then back again.

I was asked to make the invitations for the party so promptly started playing but my Mother In Law wasn't fussed about what I was showing them so they came to 'help'!

 
That was the end result a very pretty pink card - whilst I'm not a pink fan I am rather pleased with how this came out. Our Pink Pirouette just happened to be what the bridesmaids wore on the day so that's how we got here.
Once the design was decide we knocked them out in a few - well 4 hrs - because we worked together.
  
 


I am into production mode so whilst my Mother in Law cut all the hearts my Father in law cut all the 50's - and he got them out of one sheet of Glimmer! A man after my own heart 27 sets from one sheet! I started with cutting the Whisper White and pink then onto embossing and stamping. Once all the pieces were done we just popped them together. It was actually a great team effort - oh my hubby made the dinner! 

 
This is the inside of my card - I left off all the details of my one so I can keep it for my samples board. Note the envelope and matching insides?
 

 
Thanks for popping by now head on over to Rebecca's to see what love she has to share.

http://101projectswithrebecca.com/2018/02/02/global-stamping-friends-hop-love/

PARTICIPANTS:
1.    Libby Dyson 
2.    Anastasia Radloff  
3.    Erica Jones  
4.    Tricia Butts
5.    Cheryl Algie 
6.    Jan Musselman   
7.    Amanda Farlinger 
8.    Jenn Curtis Charles 
9.    Karie Beglau 
10.  Rachel Macleod 
11.  Amber Thompson 
12.  Courtenay Heuston 
13.   Rebecca Urban 
14.  Amanda Bates 
15.  Claudia Perry 
16.  Kimberley Anne Morris 
17.   Marieke Bart 
18.  Mary Ann Kay Rossiter 
19.  Georgia missy Aubrey-Gaydos 
20.  Christina Walker 
21.  Lisa Henderson 



Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?
 https://bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/stampin-up-australia-2017-holiday.html