Retiring Stamp Sets and Classes

Elements of Style and Perfect Punches

June Class
A little reminder that I have a class this Thursday evening, Retiring products and "ink to Rubber" technique.
If you click on classes at the top of the blog, it will give you a better idea of what to expect in a stamp class at my house in South Morang, Victoria.

July Classes
I have the dates available for July classes up there also, but I plan to run the same technique for all 4 dates, just putting it out there, what I have available. At this stage I haven't finalised what we will be doing, but I'm playing with the idea of using canvas for stamping, let me know what you think.

Retiring Stock

Speaking of retiring stock, there is two weeks left of the stock take sale.
This is the link for retiring stamp sets...
 and this one for accessories and colour (but there isn't much colour left)

You can also go straight to my online store and see the specials there, along with a small picture, so easy.

 Check for this special offer , exclusive to me. You are eligible for this prize if you purchase a minimum of $50 worth of Stampin' Up! just for the month of June. If you order $100, you get two entries etc etc.

Some more cards with retiring stamp sets

Natures Walk

Circle Circus

Baby Bundle

Send me a txt 0417500681, or email me @ rpalmieri5@bigpond.com if you need more information about anything, or to book a place for class.

I'd appreciate an early indication of interest, or (lack of interest from my regulars) regarding July classes, as family life is so hectic, and I need to plan my Grandma time too!! Thanks..

Rachel

Birthday Tricycle PP#136

I promise this is my last post for the day!

I've had a lovely time today and I have actually done more than make cards, but that is what I concentrated on most this afternoon. Only one other family member was home for dinner tonight, so that was easy, and he has gone off to work now too. I just seem to have been on a roll with the creativity this afternoon, no idea why really.

Of course, the starting point was the colour challenge from The Paper Players. Then, there is a small person called Alice. She was born only seven days ago, a girl to a family with 2 sons already - my eldest son's family, so Alice is my first grand-daughter. I am the mother of 5 sons, and Gran to 4 boys, and was sure we'd never see a girl in this family - till Alice!
This has given my whole week a rosy glow, and I suspect inspired this wee birthday card.

So, we have a technique commonly called 'Ink to Rubber', the stamp set Moving Forward, a party banner from Owl Occasions from the Holiday mini, grass from Dinoroar and 'Happy Birthday' from Made for you. Add in a little teddy from Baby Bundle and a bunny from a long retired set and you have all the stamping sorted. I really like 'Ink to Rubber' for a change because you can use multiple colours on the one stamp, and it gives a water-coloured effect. I would be happy to teach you how to do this, if you are near to the northern suburb of Melbourne, South Morang.

 Lately, I have seen a lot of people using flowers cut with Floral Fusion Sizzlets, so I ordered them with my last order, and they appear on this card with a Vintage Faceted button on top. The middle layer of the flower and the Pool Party banner have both been dry embossed using the Square Lattice Folder.

I hope you will have some fun stamping soon, 

bye for now, 

Rachel

Another Baby Bundle!

I was not totally satisfied with the last Baby Bundle card, mainly because the Baby Buggy is just TOO big to fit into the panel, so it didn't QUITE conform to the sketch. I had another try at the watercolouring and went for a mix of soft pastel shades, which doesn't really scream girl/boy, I think. The base card is Pool Party, such a gentle, pretty colour and then teamed with a lacy strip  down each side of the panel in Pear Pizazz. For the greeting I went with the stamp set A Word For You and used 'baby, welcome to the world' along with a little duck from Baby Bundle. Used my scalloped circle punch to punch out a Pool Party surround for the greeting circle. Again, I will enter it into this week's sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary, so head on over to see all the other entries.

Happy stamping

Rachel

Samuel turns 30

I really should have heaps to share since it is school holidays here ( and that means no workplace to go to each day) but I seem to have been a bit of a social butterfly visiting and lunching with friends for the past week.

The other reason I haven't made too many cards is that I have been putting together a 8" x8" scrapbook for my third son who will turn 30 later this month. When my first and second sons turned 30 I did the same for them and no. 3 challenged me then by saying..."Well, I won't get one because you always lose interest by the time you get to me!" And the really sad thing is, he tells the truth!!! Well, not entirely, because I couldn't lose interest in this sometimes charming, always funny young man who is so much a part of our lives. BUT, I did make 21st quilts for his brothers and he is still waiting for his, which is started but hasn't made any progress since I returned to the paid workforce. So of course I couldn't let him down AGAIN so I have been very industriously sorting photos, remembering anecdotes, typing, stamping, cutting and assembling until I believe I have finished. Very pleased with it, and I'm sure he will be too.

Because I'm sure Samuel doesn't know I have a blog, I can safely put some sneak peeks here for you to check out. He was about seven months old here and so cheeky!

I had a lot of fun stamping out the image from Baby Bundle and finishing off with sponged clouds using a cut out scallop circle punch and some grass from Dinoroar (gosh, I use that grass a lot!)

And near the end of the album is this page

With this page of a couple of random photos, a dress up party and last year's birthday present for Sam and his youngest brother which was a ride in an ex-army tank,  I have cut a Top Note out on my Big Shot and inked and distressed it using the splodges stamp from French Foliage and a file from the Stampin' Up distressing kit to curl the edges over. I finished off with some word stickers to write "Live Life Like a Great Adventure" which I can assure you he definitely does.

Next post, the birthday card.

Cheers,

Rachel