Holiday Home Collection

One of my favourite stamp sets in the Holiday catalogue is the Holiday Home set. I have had a wee play and came up with a few samples. Above is two Christmas ones, I decided not to put a sentiment on the first one, a card doesn't NEED a sentiment everytime, I think it's pretty obvious what the card is about. I used a 3 masks to achieve the layered effect, then coloured them in with Blendabilities. The second one I just used the blendies again but to add bits of colour. 

I LOVE using Kraft - this is more 'flecky' than Crumb Cake card stock and goes so well with black and white. I used both the white gel pen and the chalk board marker. 

This one I used a brayer to get the colour on the background and Blendies for the house. The moon was created with a punched hole and a bit of sponging. You can see how much fun this set it to use! Love it! 

what we did at Albany, Auckland, New Zealand today

Today I had a team training event and one of the cards I 'had' to share was one that Jacque my upline, taught us at her level one team training.

Here is the one I did today. I used the cute Fox & Friends stamps plus the Inspired by Nature for the grass. The leaves are a Stampin' Up! Big Shot die and the alpha is Defining Alphabet. The card is Pacific Point & Whisper White.

This type of card has two pockets in the front that you can pop tags into. Be a great idea for a gift card - maybe for Father's Day which is only two weeks away! They are just like a 'normal' card that opens up so you can write on them inside if you didn't want to write on the tags.

Here is the Vintage Vogue one that we made at yesterday's training. Isn't it scrummy????

We did water colouring, sponging, wheeling - all sorts!! Do you love the flowers?? contact me today to book a workshop so I can come to your place and spend a fun few hours with your friends sharing how easy these are to make.

PLEASE NOTE:

there is only 10 days left to order products from the current (09/10)Stampin' Up! Ideas Book & Catalogue plus the Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue so email me today julia.leece@slingshot.co.nz

New Stampin' Up! Ideas Book & Catalogue Sneek Peek

this card shows quite a few of the new products that will be available in the new Stampin' Up! Ideas Book & Catalogue which goes live on 1st September. The embossing folder that I used is called Vintage Wallpaper and isn't it scrummy!! I have gone over it with my brayer which just puts ink on the raised surface. The round Rose Red image is from a stamp set called Artistic Etchings and the word 'for you' is from a set Cute by the Inch. I also used the three heart punch, the word window punch and the Lot's of Tags Big Shot die. For the Rose Red heart I pre embossed the card with the Polka Dot embossing folder. All our dies and embossing folders go thru the fabulous Big Shot (made by Sizzix) which we sell and many of the products are EXCLUSIVELY Stampin' Up! products. Even the cute pearl is new in the catalogue!

I find the Big Shot much easier to use than other similar machines as I have arthritis in my hands. It has a easier handle to use and a longer base plate making it really stable and great for using the longer dies. Of cause many of the dies can cut thru fabric which makes it a great tool for quilters and sewers.
If you would like a FREE workshop to see the Big Shot in the flesh contact me today to book - julia.leece@slingshot.co.nz
The BIG SHOT will make your card making, scrap booking, quilting or any craft projects AWESOME!! Team it up with Stampin' Up!'s ink pads and rubber stamps and it's a marriage made in heaven!!

welcome to my blog

this is all new to me - luckly I have 14yo to show me the ropes!!!!

A bit about me.

I'm a Independent Stampin' Up! Demostrator and a teacher of paper crafts.

I have a artistic background with mosiacs, sewing, baking and painting. I found my love of papercrafts about five years ago and haven't looked back.

I have a generous husband who seems to cope with our house being turned into a class studio! I managed to score an whole room just for my 'stuff' - I love you Craig.

I have two lovely kids Aaron and Kelly - both at Junior High this year. The last year they will be at school together!!! Very sad although they might not think so. We also are privalaged to share the house with our cat Jerry. He didn't want his photo taken the day we did the black and white one - he was having a bad hair day!

I hope to be able to bring you neat ideas to do with paper crafts and to share some of my creations. I hold craft classes every Monday and will post what we do after each lesson. This week we are making paper tote bags and doing resist embossing.

I am happy to advise you of all Stampin' Up!s latest news and events.

I live in Albany, Auckland so if you a fellow 'jafa' I'm happy to come and share the wonderful products of Stampin' Up! with you and your friends. Its always a fun time stamping and creating together. Just send an email to me at julia.leece@slingshot.co.nz.

We have a brand new Idea Book and Catalogue coming out on the 1st of April so now is the time to book your workshop and be one of the first people to get hold of our great new products.

Looking forward to sharing more with you soon