Happy birthday...on the open sea

I am starting off today's post sharing a bit about myself that not too many know about lol  - I fully intended on going to uni at the naval academy and becoming a Naval Officer for the Royal Australian Navy! - THEN i met my husband and here I am today and life as I know now was NOT how I planned.  I went through navel cadets as a teenager,even  went back to school for an extra year (yr 13) to further increase my end of year results!  Not that I am complaining, I have a lovely husband and a son that is the most precious person in the world to me, but sometimes I sit and wander what if?  - anywayyyysss ...so when I saw this set come up in our catalogue I was drawn to it right away, and while I am not too much a fan of the ship image I do love every other stamp in this set.  It works perfectly together with the coordinating DSP and the new twine, Love Love Love it.

A close up view of the front panel,  the ships wheel is made of firstly the happy birthday stamp from Happiest Happiest birthday hostess set, and the word window punch are the wooden handles behind it.  I just trimmed an arc on each side of each handle to create the fancier look of the wood handles.

If you look closely my card is quite dimensional.   For the compass I have stamped onto the white background,  restamped again onto scrap then punched out the circle part with my 3/4" circle punch, mounted it on dimensionals onto the base, then restamped again the compass point, cut that out and raised with dimensionals onto the circle I had already punched and added.  

For the ships wheel, I punched out the sentiment firstly with my 1 3/4" circle punch, then restamped again and punched out the 1" circle punch and added that on top with a dimensional. 

Weaved twine through the spiral parts of the ships "log" and tied it through the anchor and its done.

I have added this card to a challenge this week over at SUO challenges which is to get punchy!

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets:  The open Sea, happiest happiest birthday (hostess only)
Ink Pads:  Crumb cake, Not quite navy,
Cardstock: Not quite navy, whisper white, early espresso
DSP: Nautical Expedition
Punches:1" circle, 1 3/4" circle, 3/4" circle, photo corner punch, spiral punch, word window punch
Tools: paper piercer,
Other: gold brads, early espresso twine, dimensionals.

My favourite things part 2

another installment of my favourite things I have created this past year...

again click on the photo it will take you to the original post for project details.

card/gift bag in one:

A greenhouse gala:

 Happy Birthday Mum:

 With SYmpathy:

 

A christmas Sleigh

Some fave cards n things from the year that was...

Ok for the next few days I thought I would share with you some of my most favourite creations from the past year, and here are a few to kick it off:

Click the photos to take you to the original posting for project details.

French Foliage

A Music Note:

 

Just Because:

A mojo sketch challenge:

and lucky last:

Will be back soon with some more to share with you!!

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone (or anyone who happens to be browsing today), I would just like to wish everyone a very merry christmas, I hope you all get whats on your wish list, and I hope you all stay safe over this festive break.

So from my family to yours  

"merry Christmas"

 

Happy Christmas Eve

I just wanted to let you know that yes you are at the right blog if you are looking for bee divine designs lol.  I spent a few hours last night and early hours this morning, giving my blog an overhaul so that I have something fresh and new to start off 2012, I for one like the lighter brighter look for a change, not to say It will stay like that all year but its a good start.  Anyway am heading out now to start my christmas festivities, so I will be back tomorrow to wish you all a merry christmas, but for now, stay safe as you head out this weekend!

Cheers to you all

A sweet gift bag.

I adore these little cuties, over at inkspirations 4 U, Kim Score popped this into the tutorials, isn't it fabulous?  Anyway I cased this from Kim and made mine to fit the front of a gift bag, popped the two little cuties into the front pocket, added some decoration and it was done, I love it, thanks so much Kim!

The little faces are drawn by hand.

A quickie christmas card.

What to do when I am in the card making business but have found myself without enough christmas cards?  Gasp!!  Make a batch real quick.  SO this is what I did, I found the idea over at Paula's and I love the simplicity and ease of this and that I can make 40 or 50 in no time at all.  

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets: Dasher, Season of joy(for the sentiment)
Ink Pads: baja breeze, chocolate chip
Cardstock:whisper white
Tools: Clear block D,
Other: dotted scalloped chocolate chip ribbon

Stocking Builder Punch

Hi everyone, just a short post today to let you all know that Stampin' up! have advised us that they won't be carrying the stocking builder punch over to the next catalogue, and it will be only available while stocks last.

Here is the punch:  Price is $33.95 plus postage and handling

Why not pick up the stitched stocking set that goes with it also

Wood mounted: $53.95 plus postage

Clear mounted: $42.95 plus postage

Email me HERE to place your order:

 

A delicous chocolate treat.

Ok who truly does not like chocolate?  I love these treat holders for  a cadbury block of chocolate.  SOme festive designer paper, some embellishments and of course the beautiful ribbon and we are done!!!

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Happy 1st birthday

A small break in amongst all the christmas madness for a birthday card for a darling little girls 1st birthday.  I bought the new elebration stamp set especially for this birthday in mind, and couldn't wait to ink it up.  Here is the card.

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets: Elebration, Happiest birthday wishes

Ink Pads: Regal rose

Cardstock:Whisper white, regal rose

Punches: scallop trim punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, oval punch

Tools: circle scissor plus, glass mat, aqua painter

Other:  White satin ribbon, watercolour pencils.

Last gift card holder

Ok this is the last gift card holder for this years class, they are so versatile, once you have a die and a big shot machine, the possibilities are endless, I love that you get more bang for your buck with these little work horses!!!!!

Details:   All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a tree, Winter Post

Ink Pads: Old olive, early espresso, cherry cobbler

Cardstock:  cherry cobbler, very vanilla

Punches: corner rounder, designer label

Tools:big shot machine, perfect pennants die

Other: crochet trim

Another class gift card holder

Here is the second card from the Gift Card Class for Christmas:

 A close up view - the tree and sentiment has been embossed in the new wild wasabi embossing powder.

the inside of the gift card holder.

Details:

Stamp Sets: Snow swirled
Ink Pads: Wild wasabi, versamark
Cardstock: Cherry cobbler, whisper white, crumb cake
Punches: word window punch, 1/2" circle punch
Tools: Big shot machine, top note die, heat gun, powder pal tray
Other: Cherry cobbler dotted ribbon, wild wasabi embossing powder, basic gemstones

Yay, time for a challenge

I can't believe it has been months since i have done any sort of challenge, since coming home from convention this year I have been (very happily) super busy with all things Stampin' up!, and not much time to sit and do much for myself just because lol, so tonight with all my classes and workshops officially over for the year I sat down to make a card for myself!

SO where to start - Just Add Ink naturally - its my first go to for a challenge and what a beautiful challenge this week.

Here is the challenge picture:

Here is my card:

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets: Simply Soft (hostess), bring on the cake

Ink Pads: Melon Mambo, Lucky limeade, Pool party, Poppy parade

Cardstock:Whisper white, pool party, poppy parade

Punches:scalloped edge punch

Tools: Big shot machine, finial press embossing folder, scallop circles #2 die, circle scissor plus and glass mat

Other: Pool party ribbon, aqua painter, designer printed brads (incolour)

A Gift Card class

Here is the first gift card holder my customers are making in the christmas Gift Card class for 2011.

Closed:

Open: two tags die on the left for writing, and scalloped envelope die on the right to hold the gift card.

A tray of chocolates

A tray of chocolatey goodness anyone?  Two pressies for two people for christmas this year, you can find the delicious tray template HERE from Adela over at Creations by AR.

The best thing about this gift giving idea is that once its unwrapped all the chocolates are in a ready made tray perfect to sit out on a table for you or your guests,  Just Perfect!!!!

One more job to do now that I have shared with you all, and that is to wrap them in cello and pop a tag on them :)

this one below holds a gift card also.

Details: All Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Sets:Yummy (retired)

Ink Pads: Cherry cobbler,

Cardstock: Cherry cobbler, very vanilla

DSP: Jolly Holiday DSP (retired)

Tools:  Cropadile,

Other:Twine, SU buttons,  cherry cobbler seam binding