Stamparatus : the best stamp positioner on the planet. Stampin' Up! Australia.

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Watch Carrie explain the benefits. After having used a Misti for so long, I am THRILLED to see a better stamping tool. It will be well-priced, too, so I am lining up to buy one for myself.

Super Quick Gift Card Wallets. Stampin' Up! Australian Demonstrator.

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These gift card wallets will be very useful at Christmas time for last minute gifts, or to add as a stocking stuffer, or just to give on their own filled with a generous amount of spending dosh!

The measurements are: Pear Pizazz base : 8 3/4"  x 5 3/4", score at 1 3/4" and 5 3/4"
Garden Green Strip 3/4" x 5 3/4"
DSP belly band 4" x 12"

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderfully creative weekend,
                             Vicki 💝

Paper Crafts Festival

I spent a fun day at Penrith Panthers Paper Crafts Festival today. The Stampin' Up! team did an amazing job and were definitely the most outstanding display as you can see from the photos.

I caught up with my friend Cherryn and her friend Veronica for lunch and we had a great chat about all things paper! The crafting bug is something that provides a lot of joy for me, and I love sharing my crafting passion with others.

Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Vicki x💝

Becoming an Australian Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is easy! Why not join Team Aussie Stampers?

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 Have you ever thought about joining Stampin' Up! as a hobby demonstrator and earning 20% or more off your stamping and crafting supplies?
Stampin' Up! has become a favourite part of my life since I joined 5 years ago, and I now have over a quarter of a million views on my Youtube Channel, Aussie Stampers.

      Imagine sharing your love of crafting with your friends and hosting a Stampin' Up! party.

             Or perhaps you prefer to sell from your very own Stampin' Up! online store?

Perhaps you would like to teach others how to create simple projects, or simply get a discount on the best paper craft supplies available. Everything you need to get started is in the demonstrator kit, and costs just AU$169.
To join my team, visit my online store at  www.AussieStampers.stampinup.net and click on "join the fun" to start your crafting journey.

Have a wonderfully creative day,

Vicki 💝 

Our Wedding!

It's been a while since my last post, as Paul and I have been away on our honeymoon! We had a traditional Hawaiian Ceremony in Maui and it was absolutely perfect.

We have been together for 6 years and the 2nd of September is our "day". It was the day we first met, the day we moved into our new home, the day Paul proposed, and the day we were married. 

I made so many little mementos for our wedding, including all the signage for our photos.

I can't think of a better way to use the Large Numbers and Letters Framelits, can you?

I used a steel-edged ruler to make sure they were aligned perfectly on Basic Black Card stock (I used the 12" x 12" size as it was a little longer than the A4 size.) I adhered them with tombow multi adhesive and cut them out using the Copper Foil Sheets.
I love how they turned out, and I will be keeping them in my keepsake box of wedding treasures.

                                                      Large Letters Framelits #141712

                                                   Large Numbers Framelits #140622
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                                Thanks for stopping by my blog, and have a wonderful day.
                                                    Aloha! 💝Vicki x

Garden Girl with Prismacolor Pencils

Hello and welcome to today's blog post and papercraft project. I wanted to try some simple colouring using Prismacolor Pencils. These pencils have a gorgeous silky feel and are my pencils of choice for really smooth blending. 

I kept it simple, and made sure to ground the image with some sketchy green so it doesn't appear to be floating on the page.

I used tuxedo memento black ink for all the stamping, and made sure to include a greeting inside the card as well as the sweet butterfly image.

I love doing a single layer card once in a while, and keeping it simple.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed today's project. Vicki x

Garden Girl Stamp set 

wood mount 143949 

clear mount 143952 

Lovely Inside and Out Stamp set

wood mount 144008

clear mount 144011

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Watercolored Striped Backgrounds:

 Hello, and thanks for visiting my blog today. I just love using white embossing powder on watercolour paper, then wetting the paper and doing simple blending with an aqua painter.
It's pretty much fool proof, and the results always have a painterly feel to them, as no two are the same.
By adding a paper doily, some washi tape and twine with a lil' punched out heart you can create a sweet baby card.

 Inside the card I used the Moon Baby stamp set and direct marker-to-stamp technique, mirroring the colour scheme of the outside.

The balloon is from the Balloon Celebration stamp set, and I used a versa mark pen to draw in the string line.

The background paper picks up the pinks, and it is mounted on a pink pirouette card base. 

                                                    Happy Celebrations Stamp Set

Moon Baby Stamp Set

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I hope you enjoyed today's project. Thanks for stopping by!

Vicki  x 💝

Hand Drawn Frames. Bella and Pretty Kitty.

Hello, and welcome! 

I have been doing Zentangle drawings lately, and decided that a curvy hand-drawn frame would look perfect with a black and white card. 

I knew which stamp set to choose and went straight to these two coordinating sets. 

I started with the inside of the cards first, because I wanted to use my Copic markers to shade parts of the image before committing to the front panels. 

I used cool greys, C1 and C3, and a 0.3 black Copic Multiliner to give some definition in the shadows, and to "ground" the image of the kitty.

For the outside of the cards I added C5 for a little more depth of shadow. 

For the kitty frame, I simply drew some wavy lines with breaks in the lines and made sure the image was in front of the framed area.

                 For the Puppy Card I started with 2 wavy parallel lines, then sectioned them off with curved stripes, then coloured leaving the centres blank to look like the frame was 3D. It gives an interesting effect, and is very simple to do, once you have practised a few times on scratch paper.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. I like both frames, but I'm not sure which you prefer. Leave me a comment below, and thanks for visiting today.

Bella and Friends Wood Mount #141867

Clear Mount #3141870

Pretty Kitty Wood mount 141861

Clear Mount #141864

Thankful Thoughts Wood mount #141519

Clear Mount #141522

Thanks so much for shopping with me!  Vicki  x 💝