Just add Delys Cram

This week I'm a little more organized and have got photos of my JAI challenge.  I was lucky enough to meet Delys a few weeks ago so it was great to case something from someone I know.  I must say it was quite hard making a final decision on what to do as her blog has so many wonderful projects.
I decided to try something new and saw this awesome folded star.  Delys has easy to follow instructions on her blog, so why don't you give it a go!

The Star opens up and gives you a handy place to write.

This is the star Delys has done.

Just add Pearls

This post and card is very last minute but here it is!  This weeks JAI card challenge is Just add Pearls. This idea is from a card I saw on splitcoast but I'm sorry I can't remember who made the original.  I loved the idea of not just using the pearls to spice up the flower but as an embelishment on it's own.

Stampin' Up Convention 2012

A few weeks ago I met up with my sister Chantell in Canberra Australia at the Stampin' Up Convention.  We had a fantastic time meeting heaps of other women crazy about stamping just like us!  

But the best thing of all was spending time with Chantell.

 This Years theme was I am......!

 The beautiful crisp mornings are perfect for a walk.

 And even a run.

 The view from our apartment was fantastic!

 No Chance of being stuck for ideas here.  In fact it's a little over whelming 

 Chantell and I spent quite a bit of time looking at these boards.

 Here are the girls from Klass Act whom I shared the apartment with.

It was just wonderful meeting the lovely ladies from JAI.

Convention Swaps

I'm going to the Stampin' Up Convention this week.  Chantell is coming too so I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself! I've been busy making cards to swap so here is what I'm taking.

 These little owls are actually magnets that can be taken off the background and on to the fridge.

 Up up and away!

 Here I used pocket silhouette and breyered the background.

 I love making different images with punch art.  Here I've used the butterfly punch as the body for a gorgeous woman.  I think she's waiting for the man of her dreams... or her girlfriends for a great night on the town.

 I made this card for my friend Kim's birthday, here I changed the colours around.

So I can't wait to meet all the other woman and see what creative cards they have made!

From Your Childhood

The theme for April's card challenge with Chantell and Kim was "From your childhood".  This was so much fun because we could think of so many things it was hard to decide what to do.  So here are the results.

Chantell

 A family friend knitted us all clowns.  Chantell loved hers so much that she slept with him every night.  She used his head as a pillow so much she squashed his nose flat.  The clown she has made here looks so much like her clown!  Hasn't he got a happy face.

Kim

Kim loves Ladybugs!  She used to collect them and put them in a jar to keep as pets.  She has made this beautiful shiny ladybug card.  The wings open up to reveal a place to write your message.

Nadine

I loved to play on the swings.  I had a friend Christine who had the coolest orange swing set.  I loved going to her house.  Here I am swinging with my brother Lloyd, sister Chantell and Christine.

Overnight Card Challenge

Last Month Chantell and I decided to have an overnight Challenge.  We used a card layout from page 55 of the 2011-2012 stampin' up catalogue to inspire us.

 Here is my card.  I liked it so much I decided to give it to my mum for Mothers day.

Chantell made this beautiful card using two step stamping.

Happy Birthday Kim

It was my friend Kim's birthday last week. she loves autumn colours so I made her this card.

I love quilting so using a quilting strip work technique was second nature.