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SNEAK PEEK #4 … PARTY ANIMAL

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When I arrived at Onstage Live, on the first morning, I loved the signpost in the foyer of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre … and was immediately drawn to PARTY ANIMAL [not that I really am one … but it sounds like so much fun!]

After I returned to my full time job as a teacher …

a friend at work asked if I could make a birthday card for her son, Finn, who is soon to turn six. He loves Jack in the Box styled toys … and she thought a recent wedding card, I had made for the daughter of close friends, could be the basis of his card …

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[We missed Caitlin and Bryn’s wedding as we were travelling in the US … so a special card needed to be made!].

So, I took this 3D card idea and pumped it up … a box, inside a box, inside a box, with something jumping out … and used Party Animal DSP and embellishments from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue, as well as the Balloon Adventure stamp set, alongside current annual catalogue products.

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I love the OPEN ME ALREADY stamp … so totally cool!

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I hope that Finn enjoys seeing his balloons escape when he removes the last lid …

The gift box, on the outer lid, was made using one of the framelits from the LOVE NOTES FRAMELITS DIES – it is one of two mini-envelope dies and is a great die to use for creating a small box.

This custom 3D card really gave me a buzz to create …

After a little ‘show and tell’ with this card, I am about to start working on a card for another friend at work … her granddaughter Grace is soon to turn one and I will make a special event card for her … I plan to use paper from the FALLING IN LOVE DSP pack.

 

 

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SNEAK PEEK #3 …

Time to share another Occasions 2017 sneak peek … SEALED WITH LOVE!

We are, of course, three months out from Valentine’s Day … but you can never be too prepared.

When you receive your copy of the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogues from me in early December you will FALL IN LOVE!

The SENDING LOVE SUITE is so romantic [if only Romeo and Juliet had the opportunity to share their love using these products it may not have become the great tragedy so many of us have studied!] … Sending Love DSP and glassine paper, ribbon combo pack, embellishments, designer series paper stack [6×6], Sealed with Love stamp set and Love Notes Framelits Dies.

This card features one of the stamps from the SEALED WITH LOVE photopolymer stamp set and the edgelit from the LOVE NOTES framelits dies.

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Remember to contact me to secure your copies of the 2017 OCCASIONS AND SALE-A-BRATIONS CATALOGUES …

 

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SNEAK PEEK #2 … DRAGONFLY DREAMS

In my last post I mentioned that I had only used the Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue … along with existing Stampin’ Up! products.

What I didn’t say is that the thinlits are one product from a new suite that includes coordinating stamps [Balloon Adventures]; DSP, embellishments and washi tape [all called Party Animal], taffeta ribbon [Emerald Envy] and an A4 cardstock stack in three matching colours.

THE NEW 2017 OCCASIONS CATALOGUE HAS A BRILLIANT RANGE OF SUITES & BUNDLES ….

So, you may have guessed that my next project might have something to do with dragonflies …

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This new bundle includes the Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set and Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies … and remember, we love bundles because when we order the bundled products we save 10%.

The other ‘ingredients’ – basic black cardstock, shimmery white cardstock [perfect for watercolouring], inkpads in Versamark, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz, aquapainter, clear embossing powder, metallic enamels and metallic sequins embellishments, Wink of StellaBrush in clear …

The final product ….

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Now, before my next post, I need to teach myself how to watermark my images … back to study!