Tutu Tuesday, 5th November 2019!

Tutu Tuesday revisited....

This is a blog post from 27th October 2017 that I am revisiting.  I know, I've been a tad pre-occupied with pre-wedding events, helping out my Dad & sister and a few other things the Herbster and I have had going on.   I thought why not revisit this technique because it's a favourite of mine and I do like slightly 'different' Christmas cards that maybe no one's thought of doing.  I hope you like this...

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Hello everyone!

This week I am using a technique that I've always loved and it's so easy.  I'm making more Christmas cards & this is such an quick technique too.   Basic supplies for this are acrylic blocks to suit the size you want to stamp, water in a spritzer, several coordinating ink pads & a nice tree stamp (edit: I used Lovely as a Tree stamp set but as it is now retired I've added a new card made this afternoon using the Winter Woods stamp set.  Both sets are/were so versatile! 

Here we go, first gather your supplies!

Ink up your acrylic block

 
Spritz your inked block


Stamp on to water colour paper, give a good press down.



Square edged block, a bit of journaling pen lines around the edges too


A rounded corner block for something different


Tadaah!  Easy as, added some Wink of Stella to the darkest blue and a few sequins too!





PLEASE NOTE: The watermarks in the photos above are from my previous Stampin' Up! shop.  My shop is now found at: https://wirgie101.stampinup.net/   Links for products used will take you to my current store too!

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So there you have it, simple, easy & can be adapted to any occasion too!
Remember, to have something covering your work area so you don't
accidentally wet the wrong thing.

til next time,
happy stamping, colouring and creating!

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Product List

Winter Woods Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151359] $40.00	So Many Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) [150496] $45.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131156] $6.50	Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146933] $12.75

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Thursday Thoughts revisited! 10th October 2019

This is another repeat of a post from 14th March 2019.  As you may have guessed, although I'm not that new to Wordpress anymore, some things can still baffle me and I found this post got saved as a page instead of a post too.  Like this week's Monday Musing had.  Glad I figured it out and am rectifying this.

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Well that's rather interesting to wake up to.  Both Facebook and Instagram are down, crashed, not working. LOL I have to laugh because Facebook can be my biggest time waster, are you like that?

Anywhoo, I thought of a new post theme, Thursday's Thoughts so I'm running with it this morning.

I have to say, there have been so many thoughts running through both mine and my dear hubby's heads a lot lately.  Something that has almost 'engulfed' us these last 2 years is the horrible saga about our beautiful Jacaranda tree.  You may recall me talking about the neighbour who was insisting that we have it removed completely before he would agree to a new fence.  All this has seen us end up being taken to the Australian Land & Environment Court back in early February.



I am so very happy and relieved to say that we won the court case and not only do we keep our tree, the neighbour has been given a deadline of 14 days to get 2 quotes to have the small section of his drive ground down level, not replaced as he has been insisting.  He then has 90 days to get the work done. Should he fail to meet those deadlines, we do not have to pay one cent towards the 50% cost of the grinding. PLUS, he can't contest or dispute the findings, they are final and can no longer claim anything from us again.   We are just about to find out from the fencing contractor when they start building our new fence.  What a huge relief.

The Judge also commented on how cruel the owner of next door had been towards my health conditions and the fact that when he came to our home and sat under our tree, see there in the photo, he witnessed first hand the whole of our little home in full shade from our Jacaranda.  The fact that I also had the best photo of the neighbour's driveway date stamped back in 2009 showing the drive way looking exactly as it is today, well, he said it was a no brainer, that the tree had not cause any further movement since then. NUFF SAID!

The judge also said that the complaint the neighbour was making about our cat enclosure were unfounded and had nothing to do with the tree and that the council did not have to be advised that we had it built as it was not a 'permanent' structure.  You can see it in the photo below our tree.

To say the Herbster and I are over the moon is an understatement.  So many of our friends have been praying for us and for a favourable outcome on this that we can't thank them and our Lord Jesus enough for looking out for us.

So that's my first Thursday Thoughts post. I'll leave you with a photo of a little fella who's been watching my computer screen as I've typed this.

'Til next time. remember

 happy stamping colouring & creating!

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Tutu Tuesday!, 8th October 2019!

I didn't know if there would be a post today. I got so carried away with dying my own ribbons that I got lost in time LOL.  It's no secret that I love to dye my own plain white ribbons and seam bindings.  Today as I planned this really cute card I went rummaging through all those I've already dyed. Low and behold I had several colours not dyed as yet.

So remember I did a tutorial quite some time ago on dying ribbons?  No?  Well if you follow this link you'll be able to see it. It's very easy. You will always have ribbons to match your projects too!  Here is the youtube clip I created about a year ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad7QV46RLGg

And these are the colours I dyed today, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Gorgeous Grape and Burmuda Bay, aren't they nice & bright and cheery!



Today This Little Piggy stamp set was crying out to me to put a tutu on one of the piggies again.  Did you see what I used?  Yes, that is the Woven Threads trim. I cut the size I needed and pulled out  the thinner  thread and tadaaa, instant piggy tutu!





Yes I even got to use my lovely new paper trimmer.  Stay tuned on this trimmer, as soon as I have more information on when it will be available, I will share it with you all.  It will also be announced on my Facebook page too!

 so til next time, remember

happy stamping, colouring & creating!

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Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper [149100] $20.00	Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147163] $6.50
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147164] $6.50	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [111840] $6.50	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $5.00
This Little Piggy Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151227] $35.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Sahara Sand 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Woven Threads Trim [149499] $14.00

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Fabulous Fridays @ 5'o'clock 5/7/2019!

Hello people,

and thanks for dropping by. Yes I've been able to get to my desk and create.  Whilst I had time to think about what today's post would be about, I did some cleaning and culling in one of the bedroom's cupboards and set of drawers. You know the spare room that use to be my son's that I stashed loads of crafting things in so my corner here at the Hovel was easier to manage?  Yeah those places. LOL 

Edited:  I forgot to mention these foil pieces have been cut out of the top of sealed coffee & chocolate powder tins. I use a sharp knife to go around the insides of the tins to take the foil seal out without 'stabbing' into it like hubby does.  Thanks Ellen Budden for the prompt. I'm sure others were wondering ;-)

I came across this ziplock bag and thought, "Crikey I've been hanging on to this for a while!"  Soooo I finally did what I wanted to do with some of them and I have my friend and fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Narelle Fasulo to thank.  Narelle prompted me to do 'Punch Art' because this is what I wanted to do all along with these saved bits of foil, but had forgotten about all the saving it!

FYI, punching out the foil is handy because it also gives your punches a bit of a sharpen whilst you are punching through the foil, bet some of you had forgotten that little snippet!

So, using the punches I've listed below in my product list, I made this really cute flower and punched out leaves and butterflies too. I placed them on my piercing mat and used the small ball end of the embossing stylus in my Take Your Pick tool and made the lines and dots on my foil punched out pieces. I used glue dots to adhere them to some Basic Black card stock that had been run through the Subtle 3d embossing folder. Wrapped around some fine silver thread, tied some in a knot then adhered the black layer to a whisper white note card.



Quite effective I recon.  Only thing I'm a little disappointed with is that it's kind of lumpy bumpy and it won't fit into the envelopes that come with the Notecards.  Not to worry, I can make one or use the larger envelopes that are on pages 168 and 171 in the current annual catalogue!  Also, if you love Dimensionals (or 'Uppies' as some of my team call them) then don't waste those bits around the outer edge, they all come in handy, see...



So here's the completed creation, hubby even came & gave it the two thumbs up!





I hope you like this idea.  Many years ago I met the most amazingly talented artist, designer & owner/creator of the stamp company 'My Stamps', Cathy Daulman. I've been to many classes Cathy use to give when she traveled around Australia/NZ. She even use to come visit at a stamping club I was a member of many moons ago before Stampin' Up! even opened in Australia.  I have dear Cathy to thank for getting me thinking about using house hold items and things that many would chuck out in the bin. Like these pieces of foil, along with clothing labels and all kinds of packaging! Oh and the best thing about Cathy, who is originally from Zimbabwe, is she has been living in Australia (outer Melbourne to be exact) for over 20yrs now!

So a big three cheers to Cathy, one of my biggest inspirations in the crafting world!

til next time, remember,

happy stamping, colouring & creating!

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Product List

Leaf Punch [144667] $28.00	Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] $31.00	Perennial Flower Punch [149522] $31.00
1-1/8" (2.9 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146138] $28.00	Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $6.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $12.25	Take Your Pick [144107] $17.00	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $9.00
Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $38.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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