Bronc Father

……….I hope I am not the only one who has trouble making cards for males. I am kind of happy with it but not totally sure…….

Materials used:
Stamps: Bronc Buster and Occasional Greetings
Paper: Very Vanilla, Choc Chip, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou
Ink: VersaMark, Choc Chip and Blue Bayou
Punches: Scallop, 32mm and 35mm circle
Other: Choc Chip Marker, Twill, Hodge Podge and Daubers

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I {heart} Brocade Background

I LOVE LOVE LOVE ‘Brocade Background’ Printed Papers and I really like the colour combo of…River Rock, Choc Chip and Always Artichoke. I made this set of cards as a gift for a friend who has regular classes with me at her house. I have a thing for sets of cards in a box or even a bag, I think they make such a good gift and I have friends who don’t make cards or even Scrapbook so they always love when I give them a set of cards. This time around I made an Origami Box and four cards. This is what the set looks like:

Here is a close up of the tag on the box, I used one of my Favourite stamps “A Fabulous gift for you” from Taking care of Business

Here is what the cards look like. I made a few more of these cards and they were my swaps at Stampin’ Up! Regional training a few weeks ago…I was a little scared that my swaps would not be to standard as I had never been to a Stampin’ Up! Training event before and I did not know what to expect, Well I am happy to say I was able to give them all away (I just had to beg people to take them in the end) lol

Materials used:All Stampin’ Up
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Taking care of Business and Think Happy Thoughts
Paper: ‘Brocade Background’, Very Vanilla, River Rock and Choc Chip
Ink: VersaMark, River Rock and Choc Chip
Other: 32mm & 35mm circle punch, Small tag punch, Choc & Vanilla taffeta ribbon, and Daubers

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September's publications

I would normally not say this but YAY ME….. I am very proud of myself this month (so is my Mum), I designed the cover projects of this month’s “For Keeps Creative Paper” magazine (everything on the cover is done my me) and I also have 4 cards in the latest Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft magazine….

Here is my cover of For Keeps Creative Paper, I almost died when the editor Casey Wilson emailed me and ASKED me (yes ME) to do the cover project…This is the biggest thing I have ever done and I am very proud of my achievement. The feet and shoes belong to my sweet little Niece Bailey Jane (when she was a baby) and the photo’s on the cube are her as well. I had a great time last week, I took Bailey into the newsagent and walked up to the craft section with her, I did not say anything to her that she was on the cover and wanted to see if she would notice….She looked at the magazine, Pulled on my skirt, Look up at me and said “Auntie, Auntie….look that’s Bailey” I just wish I had a camera to capture her excited little face. This is not the first time she has been in a magazine (she was in a project I did for Scrapbooking Memories last year but we told her she was in the magazine). So for more details check out the current issue of For Keeps Creative Paper.

And I also have four cards in Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft magazine this month, Here are the cards I made using Bud Basic. I did these cards a while ago and I think my style has changed since then.

I just can’t believe how far I have come in the past year and I am so grateful for the people who have encouraged me to “dream big”. Not in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I would have anything published in a magazine let alone be asked to do a COVER, Or make a living out of Papercraft by Teaching, design work and doing Stampin’ Up!.

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Tonight's class

So if you dropped by my blog this afternoon, You would of seen I did half post and said I would be back after my class to finish the post….{All I had to do was write the materials used for the below card}. Anyway I also said I would post photo’s of what we made….. Tonight we did an altered Monogram class, I made my “T” a while ago and everyone kept asking when are we doing Monograms? So I finally folded and the Tuesday night lady’s finally did their Monograms.

Now you are in for a real treat….Two of the wonderful ladies from tonight’s class are letting me share theirs…. And mine is the last one

First up with have Margaret D with her Boho “M”

Margaret D has used:
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Outlaw
Ink: Creamy Caramel and Choc Chip
Ribbon: Satin Chocolate from the Spring Mini
Other: Kaiser Wooden Flourish and Paper Rose

Next we have Margaret G with her Rose Red “M”

Margaret G has used:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Rose Red designer
Ink: Rose Red and Purely Pomegranate
Ribbon: Satin Purely Pomegranate from the Spring Mini

Lucky Last is Me {teneale} with my Brocade “T”

Teneale used:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs and Seaworthy (that’s the one with the Quote from Oprah Winfrey, which I LOVE)
Paper: Brocade Background
Ink: Chocolate Chip and River Rock
Other: Pretties kit, Auqa Painter and Theatre ribbon

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Season of Joy

I just LOVE the Season of Joy set from the Current Spring Mini Catalogue. In this card I have stamped the image in Real Red, On some scrap paper I have stamped the image in River Rock and Old Olive then cut up these pieces and placed them over the top parts of the Real Red image. I have used Printed Paper from Dashing for the background, I LOVE using Printed Paper in cards and the Stampin’ Up! Papers are great value at $11.95 for 12 sheets.

Materials used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Season of Joy
Paper: Dashing, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Real Red
Ink: River Rock, Basic Black, Old Olive and Real Red
Other: Wide Red ribbon

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Petal Thanks

I told you I would be back with a card today and even better news, I have just planned out uploads for everyday this week… I have received many emails from people about my ‘enjoy’ post saying I should not feel like I that about my work, It has given me a little confidence boost {Thank you}, So I thought it was fitting to share a lovely and simple Thank you card.

I just love Petal Prints it is such a classic set and so easy to use. In this card I have used my markers to colour the image by colouring the stem in Old Olive with Apricot Appeal on the petals and Rose Red on the tip of the petals, To give the image a water coloured look I lightly sprayed the stamp with water then stamped it twice.

Materials used:All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Petal Prints, Much Appreciated and Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Rose Red and Apricot Appeal
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black, Rose Red and Apricot Appeal
Markers: Old Olive, Rose Red and Apricot Appeal
Other: Daubers, Mat Pack and Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon.

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Blog candy winner

And the winner is……

Gina, I will get the ribbon and a card in the mail to you.

Gina Says:

Gina

Thank you everyone for playing along.

I will be back with a card later today.

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Enjoy… and blog candy

….Sorry for being a bad blogger, This hole blogging thing can be intimidating…What happens is I make a card, I take the photo then as I go to upload it I think to myself….It’s not good enough to blog, Make a better one tomorrow, tomorrow comes and I think the same thing… Its like a never ending cycle. I do realise I am my touchiest critic and I need to get more confident in myself, I am going to be brave and update everything I make even if I don’t like it and I will be positive about my work.

Inspired by today’s card “enjoy the little things” and my mission to be more positive I thought I would offer some blog candy, If you have not noticed by now but I kind of LOVE ribbon and I thought it was fitting to give a packet of Stampin’ Up! “Sherbet” Ribbon Originals for my blog candy.

What do you need to do to win????

Leave me a comment telling me what are the little things you enjoy… I’ll draw one lucky winner on Sunday 21st Sept 11pm Sydney time, Open to all

Materials used, All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment and Matching jumbo Daisy Dash wheel (both from Australian Spring Mini)
Paper: Choc Chip, Whisper White and More Mustard
Ink: Choc Chip, More Mustard and Purely Pomegranate
Other: Jumbo handle, “Sherbet” Ribbon Originals and Corner rounder

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I am…..

Sometimes I find Scrapbooking a little scary… I think it is partly the journaling side of it, I love journaling on Scrapbooking and I do believe its important but I always spend hours thinking about what to say and then end up using quotes. I am very proud of myself with this layout because I journaled from my heart and feelings. I journaled about “what I am…” and not about what I am not… I did this page a little wait ago at a stage in my life were I needed to remind myself what I am to others and what I am to myself…..

Click on the below image if you want to read my journaling.

The “flowers” around my self portrait are layered scallops and circles stamped with Big and Little pieces, The leafs are clips from Hodgepodge with cardstock behind them.

All Stampin’ Up! Materials used besides my Cricut.
Stamps: Big and Little pieces
Ink: River Rock, Choc Chip, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Mellow Moss
Paper: Brocade Background, River Rock, Choc Chip, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Other: Simon lower chipboard T, All the circle punches, Scallop punch, Vintage brads, Hodgepodge, daubers and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

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Chalkboard Demonstrations

What a week I had at the Rosehill Stiches and Craft show, It was great meeting new people, Catching up with customers and sharing ideas with everyone. Our stand was always busy with Make and takes, Demonstrations and people looking at all our card samples. I really enjoyed teaching my class at the show… I think everyone had a great time, I have really appreciated the positive feedback I have received from people who attend the class.

At the show I was doing Chalkboard Demonstrations each morning, Chalkboard is a really simple technique using Stampin’ Pastels (chalk) and White Pigment ink. I have prepared a short tutorial on Chalkboard to show you how its done.

You will need:
Stamps (I used Baroque Motifs)
Chalks
Whisper White ink pad
Dark Cardstock (Black, Brown or Navy works best)
Sponge Daubers
Dry Paint Brush
Colouring pencils (I used SU watercolour Pencils)

1. Stamp the image onto Dark Cardstock

2. Roll Sponge Dauber in Regal Rose chalk

3. “Bounce” the Sponge Dauber over the stamped image.

4. Using a Dry Paint Brush dust off the excess chalk

5. Stamp flowers over the flourish in Whisper White Ink

6. Using Rose Red Watercolour Pencil Colour the centre of the flowers, I have also toned the edge of the Flourish using the pencil to add “light and shade”

7. This is what the finished card looks like:

At the Show we had a Kit available for purchase, I am offering this kit to those of you who weren’t at the show or missed the Demonstration.

Chalkboard Kit
“Baroque Motifs” Set of six
Stampin’ Pastels 51 colours
Whisper White Ink pad
Sponge Daubers Pack of 12

Total (includes Shipping and Handling) $120 saving $10 plus a sample card

Just email (mail@tenealewilliams.com.au) if you would like to purchase the kit!

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