Tuesday, September 22, 2009

ROP Challenge - Strawberry Kisses

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It's challenge time again at Roses on Paper.
Can you believe how fast the weeks are flying by.
It seems like I only just posted my card for our last
challenge and it's time to do it again.
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I just received my order of Magnolia papers in the mail
last week from Crafts U Love. I couldn't open the
package fast enough. And speaking of fast, one week
delivery from UK to Australia - gotta love that.
I love my Magnolia stamps and when I found out
their was co-ordinating papers I just had to have them.
They are absolutely gorgeous.
The papers I have used are called Strawberry and
Strawberry Line and obviously there wasn't any other
choice to use with these stamps.
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The very talented Rosette is hosting our Roses on Paper
challenge this week. Rosette has asked for Stitches on
your card - they can be machined, hand stitched, faux or
even rub on's.
Get out your Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia's, Greeting Farm
or even the brand new Bildmalarna stamps (all available
from Roses on Paper) and get Stitching.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Magnolia Paper
Martha Stewart Border Punch
SU Punch
Ribbon
Flowers
Brads
Strawberry Bead
Copic Markers
Crystal Effects
Strawberry Brad
White Highlighter Pen
Black Marker Pen
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~ Peta ~

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Hip Hip Hooray - Alexis is 1 Today

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How cute is this giggling Magnolia,
just perfect for a cheeky little one year old.
This card was made for my little friend
Alexis who celebrated her first birthday
this week.
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I enlarged a number 1 in Word to 200% then
printed it onto cardstock. This then formed my
base card, which was then covered with patterned
paper and pink bazzil.
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Decorated with lots of girly pink flowers
and ribbons and one adorable giggling
little Magnolia.
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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp
Copie Markers
Bazzil
Patterned Paper
Martha Stewart Punch
Pearl Brads
Flowers
Ribbon
White Marker Pen
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~ Peta ~

A Baptism Card for Kobi

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A Special Little Boy deserves a Special Card.
We celebrated the Baptism of my Best Friend
Ally's little boy, Kobi, this week.
I knew my card had to be something special
and was thrilled with the end result.
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At first I was a little concerned that the Rose
Border Punch might be a little too girly - but
with the touch of blue ribbon I think it works
just fine.
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Pearl beads and a little silver cross
finished off the creation.
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And a beautiful poem found on line
was then typed and computer generated.
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Ingredients:
Metallic Cardstock
Fiskars Rose Border Punch
Circle Punch
Pearl Beads
Ribbon
Silver Thread
Silver Cross
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~ Peta ~

Friday, September 18, 2009

Belles 'n Whistles Fall Release Blog Hop

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Welcome to our very first
Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop.
Today we are presenting to you the new
Belles 'n Whistles Fall Collection.
These adorable stamps will be available to order from
Belles 'n Whistles tomorrow, Saturday 19th September.
you have the chance of winning a great prize very generously
sponsored by the one and only Summer, the owner of
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To be in the running for this great prize all you have to do
is make sure you start hopping from the
Belles 'n Whistles Blog and visit all the Design Team blogs
in the correct order stated on the Belles 'n Whistles Blog,
making sure you leave your comments at each blog along the way.
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If you've just been sampling some Warm Apple Pie with Rosette
on your way to my blog then you are on the right track, if you
didn't come from Rosette's blog you will need to go back to
Belles 'n Whistles Blog and start over.
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I am so fortunate to be part of this very talented design team.
Some times I think we actually work for a cooking magazine,
not a stamp company.
We have been known to have conversations about food that
will last for a week, so it is with our love of stamping and food
that we present this awesome new collection of stamps,
created by the very talented Elisabeth Bell.
Every member of our Design Team, including Summer has
a wonderful creation to share you, including something to
satisfy our love of food
Make sure you read all the way to the end of the post to
know which blog you need to hop to next.
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And now - on with the show.
I have the pleasure of presenting to you
Little Witch.
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There's nothing scarey about this stamp and
isn't she just the cutest Halloween Witch you
have ever seen.
For your viewing pleasure and for my families
tasting pleasure, I've created a recipe card for
my Halloween Pumpkin Pie.
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Halloween and Pumpkins go hand in hand and the purple
I've used for my Little Witch I think works wonderfully
with my orange pumpkins.
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I've made my parts of Little Witch and my pumpkins
3D, just to give my recipe card a little bit of added
depth.
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My Pumpkin Pie is delicious and a very, very easy recipe
to follow.
If anyone has a go at making it I would love to hear your
feed back on it.
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Ok, if you've read this far you've done well and
now just a couple more things and you'll be on
your way to Lils Blog.
Thanks so much for joining in the fun of our very
first Blog Hop.
Make sure you head to the Belles 'n Whistles shop
tomorrow to place your order.
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Ingredients:
Belles 'n Whistles Little Witch
SU Pumpkin Stamp
Card Stock
Copic Markers
atyou Spica Markers
White Highlighter Pen
3D Dots
Computer Typed Recipe
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~ Peta ~

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Belles 'n Whistles Trivet

Make sure you visit our Belles 'n Whistles blog each day. We will posting projects/creations everyday (Mo-Fr) for your inspiration. You'll also have the chance of winning Belles 'n Whistles stamps, just by leaving a comment! And if that's not enough - here's some more GREAT news - There will be a new release VERY soon. So make sure you drop by the Belles 'n Whistles blog regularly

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After all your awesome ideas last Friday I shouldn't
be stuck for inspiration for a long time.
There were so many great projects to choose from.
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A couple of people suggested some sort of charm/keyring
made with Shrinky Dinks - if you take a look in the
Belles 'n Whistles Gallery
this was one of the first things
I did with Belles 'n Whistles Sisters stamp. It's a fun and
surprisingly easy little project to do and by turning your
charm into a keyring the recipient can take their gift
with them everytime they leave the house.
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Another great suggestion was a candle. I love making
candles, each time I make one I'm continually amazed
peeling off the wax paper to see the image adhered to
the candle.
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Quite a few people had the idea for note paper/note books.
Make sure you keep an out here because with Christmas
fast approaching a few friends will be receiving just that
(shhhhh - it's a meant to be a secret lol)
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Anyway, as you know I decided to use Carrie's idea to
make a Trivet.
As soon as I read this I could almost smell the freshly
baked Apple Pie coming out of the oven and being placed
on the trivet on my kitchen bench - mmmmmm, yum.
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Ingredients:
Belles 'n Whistles Sunshine & Apples Stamp
Plain White Tile
Hand Drawn Checkered Border
Copic Markers
Cork Backing
Gloss Spray
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~ Peta ~

Monday, September 7, 2009

Butterflies and Magnolia - ROP Challenge

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Well Spring is definately in the air.
I didn't think we'd ever see the end of winter, and I'm
not fooled, I'm sure there's still some wind and rain left
to come, but until it arrives I'm happy to soak up the sun
of these gorgeous Spring days we've been having here
in Australia
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My garden has brand new flower buds everywhere and
new leaves are appearing on all my deciduous trees,
there is new life appearing everywhere.
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I received my new Summer Magnolia collection last week
and I was so tempted to use some of the stamps, but for
Spring I really couldn't go past Magnolia Chasing Butterflies.
She looks just like my little girl trying to catch butterflies in
our garden. And as f0r my Summer collection, if this years
summer is anything like last years, I'll have many months
to be inspired by them.
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So onto this weeks challenge at Roses on Paper.
My very talented friend Susan has chosen the beautiful
colour combination of Soft Blue, Lavender and Cream.
These colours work so nicely together.
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With the addition of Belles 'n Whistles stamps being added
to our challenge blog you have even more reason now to
play along with us.
And if that's not enough reason maybe one of the great
prizes Summer has on offer for the lucky winner will
tempt you to play along.
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I had a day out last week with a family friend to
an open garden. The gardens are owned by
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.
For my American friends, she is the mother of
media magnate, Rupert Murdoch.
Anyway, I took so many photos, with the promise of
sending copies to my friend. I didn't want to just put them
in any old envelope, so I've created this folder card to send
them in. I hope she will carry them around and show
them off proudly.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Stamps
Cardstock
Metallic Embossed Cardstock
H2o's
White Marker Pen
Crystal Effects
Wire
Punches
Hydrangea Flowers
Pearl Brads
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~ Peta ~

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