BYOP Matthew

My husband and I are having a little holiday in West Australia at the moment. We are planning to visit Perth for a few days before heading to Margaret River for beaches and wineries. Next Saturday my trip will finish with a day at Stampin' Up! Onstage, back in Perth. There is another happening in Sydney at the same time, but we decided to tie in a holiday to a part of Australia we hadn't visited with this conference. So you don't feel neglected I have a few automatic posts set up for you.

Last month, my eldest had his birthday. He's very hard to buy for and so I usually give him cash. This time I put squares of items that he might like to spend his cash on. First up is the red hammer on a green background, very similar to the symbol for a hardware chain in Australia. Maybe he will want to do some home maintenance?

Next is a tee-shirt, the slogan says "Everything will be OK". Things haven't been going his way lately, but I'm sure that won't last.

The last square has a part of a car with a surfboard on top. I didn't give him enough money for a new car (haven't won the lottery yet) but it might help out to replace the surfboard that smashed on the rocks a few weeks back. Lucky he wasn't smashed along with the board!

I fold the card so there is a little pocket to place the cash into, and stamped with a sentiment from B.Y.O.P. - that's buy your own present. It comes in two parts and says "Something to use... For whatever you choose".

Stamp sets and Framelits: Nailed It stamps Build It Framelits, Custom Tees and Tee shirt Builder Framelits, Beautiful Ride, BYOP, Timeless Textures

Card: Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder (all retiring May 31st) Smokey Slate, Basic Gray, Pacific Point.

Cheers, Rachel

Tee-Shirt CTC #119

Another Sunday night at CASE-ing The Catty and we've returned to the Sale-a-bration catalogue. You may have arrived from the blog before me, but you can complete the circuit. This week we are focussing on pages 16-19 and I've gone straight to Designer Tee. 

I used to play with paper dolls when I was a little girl, designing new outfits for them from scrap paper. As a teen I dreamed of being a dress designer, but I probably wasn't talented/motivated enough!!! I did make my own and my boys clothes for many years. The boys loved their rapper pants and t-shirt/board short combos too. So this stamp, along with it's companion in the Occasions Catalogue, Custom Tee (page 30) and the Tee Shirt Builder framelits were certain to make it over to my house. Designer Tee is in SAB as an add-on and must-have. The cute sentiments can be used very happily on their own too. This super-cute stamp set can be added to your $90 order at no additional cost, and it adds lots of variations to the outfits you can make. There's heaps more inspiration on Pinterest. Remember there is only another fortnight before SALE-A-Bration is over for 2017.

For my first card I've CASE-d the background which the Stampin' Up!® artists have watercoloured and added sequins. I cheated a little and stamped Happy Celebrations and Timeless Textures. Although I've CASE-d the SAB Catty, I had to use the Custom Tee stamps to create this 'outfit'. Of course, the Tee-shirt Builder framelits were vital to my crafting. 

 This card has also had the inside finished off to match with a layer of Mint Macaroon under the white. A little stamping in one corner, and a ribbon banner stapled into the opposite corner are the other finishing touches.

The second card is a closer CASE of the sketch of the same card on the far right. It consists of a narrow centre panel with the art work on it and a contrast colour at the side of the panel, plus a pair of banners behind. Loved this specialty paper from the Tasty Treats DSP, with strawberries and cherries on it. There was a strawberry die and tiny leaves in the Cool Treats suite (Frozen Treats Framelits) also, which I was going to put on the Tee-shirt but later decided to lie beside it. Happy Stamper is a sentiment from the Custom Tee stamp set too,

Although I had used the banner from Bunch Of Banners Framelits before, I hadn't noticed that it made a neat little frame for the banner, so instead of cutting one of each colour and using just the narrow centre of two colours, I framed the Flirty Flamingo with the Pear Pizzazz.

You might need some products before the end of March, to qualify for your SALE-A-Bration freebies, so if you're in Australia, you can check into my online shop here. If you also use the Hostess Code 2RFDUTSY at checkout, you'll receive a thank you gift from me. You can also contact me directly (0417 500 681) Between 3pm and 9pm I should be able to pick up, or leave a message, and when I can call you back. Otherwise there is email (rpalmieri5@bigpond.com). I am planning to send my demonstrator order in on Wednesday 22nd March.

Now it's time to head to West Australia and Bunbury, to check out what the amazing Kelly Kent has made this time

Cheers, Rachel