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Pretty Idea! Project Tutorial
February 6, 2010 by Ruth
Have you ever looked at a ‘Pretties Kit’ and thought ‘Surely I could use this for something else other than beautiful cards?’ Well I did and have the answer! When I am teaching classes I struggle to identify where my scissors are, and if you have the Stampin’ Up! scissors (which I would like to say are the best scissors I have ever used in my life) you will know they are to be prized and not to be missed placed. What better way to identify them with and be unique with a charm (yes I did have ribbon tied to them prior to today however I figure quite a lot of other people have ribbon). And because I am sure I will still have my pretties kit at the age of 80!!! (I have a long way to get there, I like to add) I thought I have another use for it.
I hope you enjoy the tutorial. Thanks to a Rainy day and help from my very good friend Sami I have successfully created my first tutorial. Please tell me what you think.
Supplies
- Pretties Kit (109114, page 149 IB & C 09-10)
- Tiger Tale (found at various craft stores in the beading section)
- Round nosed pliers (I used my ’Crafters’ Tool Kit’,104310, page 155 IB & C 09-10)
- Crip (found at various craft stores in the beading section)
Step 1 – Select the beads and pearls you wish to use and arrange them in a design. Cut a length of ‘Tiger Tale’ and loop around the handle of the scissors.
Step 2 – Thread the beads on the design layed out.
Step 3 – Thread the crimp on the end of the bead design.
Using the Pliers flatten the crimp so the beads cannot fall off the tiger tale.
Step 4 – You have finished making your scissors unique!!!
Please send me an email or post a comment. I have a few more coming up. So stay tuned!
Happy Christmas and New Year
January 3, 2010 by Ruth
I have finally got the time to post the photos of a gift I made for my daughters teachers at Day Care. This Chrismtas has been rushed in everything I have done. Prior to Christmas I had a few days off work which meant that I could finish my Christmas shopping and be extra organised. Well that didn’t eventuate and I ended up working up until Christmas which meant I could only complete everything at the last minute which is very unlike me (for those that know me well).
One of the things done at the last minute were the gifts for my daughters teachers. I wanted to make them a little more however ran out of time. I hope you like the boxes and post it note holders. They are so easy.
The gift box I wrapped the present in was also really easy to make. Just a A4 piece of card. If you need a template just email me and I will send it to you.
I hope you like them! and had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year
Inspiring Thoughts
September 16, 2009 by Ruth
Every had ideas pop into your head at odd moments and not have the paper or pen to write them down??? I have them quite regularly especially whilst pottering around the house trying to get things done. So I thought I would cover a Journal to keep my thoughts and inspirations somewhere. And this is what I came up with.
I am running a class in a couple of weeks. This is a great chance to prepare for christmas and give the covered journal to a friend or family member if you don’t want to use it yourself.
Class Date: Monday, 28th September at 730pm
Where: Strathfield
To Book: Email me to confirm your place, I need numbers by Wednesday 23rd September to ensure I have order the supplies in time.
Paper: Candy Lane, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink. Ridinghood Red
Stamp Set: Friends 24 – 7
Punches: Scallop Circle, 3/4″ Circle, 1/4″ Circle
Other: Designer Brads
Stationary!
Have you ever walked into a stationary store and thought ‘I NEED everything they have on display!!!’ well that is what I think when walking into the store. For some reason stationary is such a draw card to spending money. Now lets face it, their are only so many pens you can write with at once and so many pieces of paper you can write on. I am sure you are guessing by now our stationary cupboard at home is very full and doesn’t need replenishing for quite some time. HOWEVER (I am sure at this point your thinking what else could I possibly need if I have every base covered) your talking to someone who also loves stamping and making things look pretty. (I am such a girly girly and love flowers and everything a girl loves)
Over the last few days I have been at the Rosehill Racecourse Stitches and Craft fair (hello to everyone I met. It was a pleasure meeting you all and I hope to hear from you soon) and whilst I was creating projects to display I wanted to make something that would make a square piece of white paper look appealing rather than dull and something that would look nice sitting on my desk at work and at home. So I created a little this little box. I found the white square notes at Office works and based by pattern on the size of the paper.
I am taking one the ones I have made to work tomorrow to put on my desk. It is a little plain and boring and needs a girls touch!!!!
I hope you like it.
Send me an email or write a comment to request the template.
Ruthie
Paper/Card: Chocolate Chip, Bella Rose
Punches: Scallop Circle, 5 Petal Flower
Other: Twine, Pretties pearl
Easter Been and Gone
April 20, 2009 by Ruth
I have had a stack of photos to take and finally got round to taking them on the weekend. Todays post is of a little bag I designed for my daughters day care teachers for Easter. I placed little eggs in the bag once made. They loved them!
I just used an A4 sheet of card and created my own template (if you want a copy of my template, just email me your details and I will send you one), I then Stamped the Pocket Silhouettes images on Very Vanilla card stock, one of the images in the Pretty in Pink and the other in Rose Red, then affixed the images onto the Scrap pieces of card left over from the bag, Paper pieced the side of the coloured card and affixed to the bag.
The tags were again, punched from scrap card left over from the bag and the ‘Best Wishes’ punched with the oval.
I picked the colours from the Designer Series Paper that I was using for the side of the bag.
I hope you like it!
Stamp Sets: Pocket Silhouettes (115852), Short & Sweet (116410)
Card Stock: Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink
Punches: Scalloped Square, Oval, Word Window
Paper: Raspberry Tart (113975)
Ribbon: Taffeta Ribbon, Pretty in Pink (19067)
Birthday Celebrations the Native Way
March 31, 2009 by Ruth
The last few weeks have gone like a click of the fingers, and I must apologise for not post much more, I am adjusting to part time work, as well as keeping the house in order and organising Birthday Parties, you see it was my Dad’s 60th Birthday Party on the weekend and even though I didn’t have to organise a lot I set it as a goal in my diary to get a lot of things done around the house etc that I needed to get done, so effectively I have been running around like a mad hatter, Anyway, getting back to the party, it was such lovely weather and everyone had a nice weekend. I found it quite relaxing.
My daughter turned 1 last week, it only seems like yesterday I was introducing her to you all, so it has been a very busy few weeks.
The photo today is of the Photo Album I made for my dad that had lots of photos of him, depicting different times in his life and adventures he has been on. He loves native flowers and as soon as I saw this stamp set (Bloom Away) I had to buy it. You can also buy it starting tomorrow. The new Ideas Book and Catalogue is out!!!!! Yipeee with lots of new things. I just can’t wait.
It is a great water colour stamp set and I am looking foward to using it a lot more.
Stamps: Bloom Away (114306)
Colours: Close to Cocoa, left of scrapbooking paper
Embellishments: Antique Brass Hodgepodge, Chocolate Chip Double Stiched Grosgrain Ribbon
A New Year
The year has started off to be very busy, which means I need to be super organised. Yesterday I spent most of the day trying to clean up our study which I did slowly. I feel like it will never end. However I will embark on doing a little more today.
As promised in my last entry I said that I had done quite a lot of stamping and scrapbooking before Christmas but didn’t get a chance to take photos of the projects. Well this morning I did.
Today’s photo is of my daughter. I scrapped this page for a desk calander that we gave to my husband for Christmas. The photo was taken by my youngest sister in November.
Stamps: Eastern Blooms
Paper & Card: Rose Red, Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper
Other: Rhinestone Brads
Live Your Dream
November 9, 2008 by Ruth
Well the title of this one happens to be the name of the stamp set used which is in the New Summer Mini Catalogue which should be the in the post by the end of the week. For those of you interested in recieving a mini catlogue just send me an email and I will post you one.
However the reason I have used this title is becuase the jar that I have decorated is for a close family friend who has just finished her HSC and is about to embark on another exciting part of her life. She will be going to Tocal Agricultural College (which is up near Maitland) to study a Diploma in Agriculture (at least I think that is what she is studying) she will be moving out of home for the first time and my husband and I thought we would give her a few practical items to start her on her way, one of which was this jar with some $1 coins ready to be used on one of her first loads of washing!!! Rather exciting.
Sarah we wish you all the best next year and hope you can ‘Live your Dreams!!!’ and look back on your experiences in a few years time as positve fun ones!!!
Stamp Set: Live your Dreams
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Colours: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White and Old Olive
Other: Scallop Circle Punch. 1 3/8″ Circle punch, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brads
Memorable Gifts
September 24, 2008 by Ruth
On Monday a group of us got together to do some stamping (it was our team meeting) and I taught everyone how to make the Photo Album I have posted in July. We all had lots of fun whilst the children investigated all the non child proof areas of my garden. I am still mastering the art of Child proofing the house and garden as my daughter gets older!!!
I used Rose Red Designer Series paper and water coloured one of the images from the hostess set ‘Oh, So Lovely’. The colours used are Certainly Celery, Barely Banana and Cameo Coral. I punched several circles using the 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ punches and used the Scallop Circle as well.
The Ribbon is Certainly Celery and Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon. And just to add that little bit of Metal I used the Silver Hodgepodge from the Mini Catalogue.
Have you been wondering what to purchase for Christmas presents, well this may be your solution. This would be a nice gift form Grandparents or overseas relatives that haven’t seen your family for a while. I have kits available, either basic or complete kits with your choice of Scrapbook paper. Please send me an email for further details if you are interested in purchasing one.
Tart & Tangy
One of the new stamp sets out of the mini Catalogue is Tart & Tangy. As soon as I saw it I thought that would be a great stamp set to do up a Recipe box that I have. I have finally been able to cover it and this is what it looks like.
I used the Summer Picnic Designer Series paper with the Scollop Punch, 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ punches. I used the Stampin’ Write Markers to colour some of the fruit images in. And last but not least the Silver Hodgepodge Hardware.
I couldn’t just leave it there as the Recipe cards looked plain and boring. So I stamped some of the images, punched them out and surrounded them with the Scollop punch affixing them to the cards in different places. As you can see below. I hope you like it.
I asked my husband if he liked it and his comment was ‘I liked the wooden box!!!’ and smiled…