a fun cube!

Over at Crafters Anonymous we had our very first online class and Anne Brignall taught this cool cube. You can use it as a photo cube like I did, or just a box with something special inside - whatever suits your need.

It's quiet an easy project and I look forward to teaching it sometime this year. I started with Crumb Cake and each photo is layered with Whisper White. I stamped directly onto the photos using Stazon Ink and even coloured some stamps in with Stampin' Up! markers which worked well too! The photos are of my husband and his two brothers - hubby is the cute little one! lol My father in law took lots of photos so I have lots to choose from - such a neat way to see how they grew up!

Below are pic's showing each of the sides and how I decorated them. The bottom I kept blank.




thanks for visiting my blog today - see you tomorrow :)

interesting fold time!!!

This is a fun card to make for a change. I first saw it on another Stampin' Up! demo's blog HERE go check Clare's samples out! It looks really complicated but it is relatively easy!! I think I will do it for a class this month on the 15th.

This sample I started with Crumb Cake (aka kraft) and used Mocha DSP (love that packet!) and Basic Black. Stamping a range of stamps on with Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Basic Black makes it easy peasy.

Do let me know if you would like me to teach you this cool card either at one of my classes held at my place or a one off at your place with a few friends. Email me julia.leece@vodafone.co.nz for more information.

thanks for visiting and HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUCKLAND CITY! we are 172 years old today!!

Stocking punch EXTRA - broken leg

I just HAD to make this card following a comment on my last stocking punch post by Ms. (sorry I don't know your real name!) What a cute idea! It took a bit to get the crutches somewhat right - still not 100% happy but....... you have to stop somewhere! hehe

The sentiment is a cut up on from a cool alpha we have now (I'm typing this in bed without my catty near me so sorry can't remember the name! hehe) and it says "Q - is for Quickly - how we want you to recover" I didn't want all those words so I just cut up what I did want!

The irony about this card as it was me at the local A&E yesterday as I broke my toe - my little toe at that - no where near as dramatic as a whole leg! hehe. Just one of the annoying things that they can't do anything about but you knock it every time you walk anywhere!

Tomorrow I have another neat card fold technique to show you - might make it an upcoming class soon. Don't forget my class on Wednesday - It will be at 10am this week only (1st Feb) - but it will be repeated on Sunday 12th Feb at 12.30pm if you can't make this weeks one. Email me for details julia.leece@vodafone.co.nz

another tea cosy made with Stampin' Up! dies!

this is basically the same pattern as the other tea cosy I posted but I covered the top with flowers made from felt that I cut out using the Stampin' Up! dies - they are so easy to make and makes this somewhat retro project POP!!! I glued the flowers together first but hand sewed them on to the tea cosy. Now I just need to find a tea pot to go with it! hehe

Tea Cosy Stampin' Up! style!!

Isn't this a fun project. It's a (large) tea cosy made from Stampin' Up! fabric - Flirtatious (122335 $24.50) to be exact. I used a cool pattern I found at a quilt shop in Cambridge and really enjoyed sewing for a change.

Stampin' Up! have 5 sets of fabric in the Main Catalogue and Ideas Book. Each packet contains 3 different fabrics each 68.6cm x45.7cm or 18" x 27". There is another pack called Spice Cake in the current Summer Mini too. They are 100% cotton and LOVELY to work with. Email me if you would like more information regarding ordering Stampin' Up! fabric. julia.leece@vodafone.co.nz - don't forget they have a range of buttons, ribbons, and other embellishments that co-ordinate with the fabric!!

I will be showing a few projects that I have sewed using Stampin' Up fabric - although you have seen some before like me yo-yo mouse on this post HERE

Thanks for visiting and sharing your comments - I LOVE hearing from you. I am off now to make a card with a broken leg on it after Ms left a comment about one on my last post - thanks for that :)

see you tomorrow!

Stocking punch - running shoes!

this is the last of the series of cards using the stocking punch. I made some running shoes this time. The socks are the top end of the stocking and I've crimped it to give the look of socks. The white soles but using a bit from the bottom of the punch. You could add 'strips' or a 'swish' if you want to be more brand specific lol! I love this sentiment from Word Play stamp set - it just seemed perfect for this card. The gravel on the path is just the background stamp ' Wonderfully Worn' - and more crimping on the background 'grass'.

I hope you have enjoyed this series - I have barely touched the surface of what you can do with this punch - like I have seen a great pair of ice skates made with it. If you have made something with this punch leave a comment below - I would LOVE to see them!

I have some more creative 'off the page' projects to show you so be sure to come back and visit. :)

Stocking punch - muddy gumboots!!

I couldn't do a series on the stocking punch without including a gumboot one esp. as we in New Zealand is one of the biggest farming countries in the world. Gumboots are the same as galoshes or 'wellingtons' - each country call them something different! lol the rubbery boots you wear to keep your feet dry and MUD free! If you have a different name for them please leave a comment- I would love to know what they are called where you live!! There is nothing better than jumping in puddles of water or mud in your gummy's! hee hee

The grass is made by crimping a strip of Old Olive then snipping bits out - just make sure the point of your grass blades are on the top ridge, this keeps it strong and somewhat more regular. I I sponged it before I snipped too. To create the sky I punched out a scallop circle and oval out of a piece of scrap card and used the hole as a stencil - not the punched out piece. I sponged using the stencil with Whisper White craft - easy peasy!

One more card tomorrow - see you then.

:)