A quick one and an update

I am working on another couple of projects at the moment, one for a special birthday coming up and then for a group of cards for an upcoming class in December, so obviously I can't show you them yet.  

Here's a quick card whipped up using the negative space from dies.   Lots of people just throw the off cuts away, but sometimes they actually make an equally good card.  You will have to believe me that the colours on this card looked soooo much better in real life; Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Bashful Blue.

And remember I mentioned recently that I had been making something for Rachel Capps' fundraiser.  Here is an excerpt from the website about the amount raised on the day.  

So, what was the grand total raised on Saturday, from the raffle and craft sale.... I know you are all dying to find out....I have announced it to Shane and Rachel, they were overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone who contributed, and wanted me to pass on their thanks to everyone........ So thanks everyone........ And the total ........ An amazing ............. Twenty-two thousand and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents!!! ($22,062.50). Well done everyone!
This is double what we thought we might have a chance of raising, an incredible response for an incredible lady and her family. I am sure it will inspire Rachel to persevere on her long road to recovery.

Isn't that an amazing amount of money!  Still I guess realistically it won't go far with having to pay for all treatments involved, wheelchair and specialised equipment so she can go home.  But an amazing effort for all those who organised the event and worked so hard to make the day a success.   

Another wonderful friend's birthday

I am so lucky to have made some great friends through our mutual love of all things crafty and Stampin' Up.  There is something about papercrafting that bonds people together.  Funny how an incidental comment made about stamping at work  can change your whole world.  

Another one of my wonderful friends recently celebrated her birthday and this is the card I made for her.  It uses some of my favourite First Edition paper that I just cannot part with and  Summer Silhouettes stamp set. 

 
A little bit of cutting out required, but I actually find it quite therapeutic. 

A get well card

I recently made a get well card for a friend's husband and used the whale from Pun Fun set (now retired).  

Once again the photo doesn't show it too well, but the background is shimmered and sponged.  

And if you are wondering what I have been working on lately, I have just finished making a bundle of the Festive Flurry snowflakes for a fundraiser.  I was enjoying myself until the hot glue gun decided to pack it in and everything had to be glued by melting the glue on the outside of the nozzle and letting it drip down where needed. 

 

My mother in law celebrated her birthday recently and this is the card I made for her.  I wanted something crisp and clean so chose a white background with a border panel.  I used the dandelion from Summer Silhouettes with a bit of sponging on the edges for effect. 

I was a bit disappointed with the spacing on the bottom of the panel, but happy with the top.  The photo doesn't really do this justice, but the colours used were More Mustard and Rich Razzleberry - a nice combination.  

7 year old birthday

On the weekend we had a picnic birthday party in Glenbrook National Park for my 7 year old niece and also to watch the riders, and in particular my brother-in-law and nephew, come in from the Woodford to Glenbrook Classic Bike race.  Fortunately for all the day was much cooler than the Saturday - perfect conditions for our plans.  And both riders finished the race in good times too.  

This is the card made for my niece.  She is a lover of all things pink, and we like to please.  

 

I used three of the new in colours; Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana and Pistachio Pudding with Adorning Accents, Chevron and a (non Stampin' Up) Darice embossing folder for a little texture. 

 

 

My wonderful friend

One of my good friends recently celebrated her birthday and as she once admired a card very similar to this one I decided to slightly change it to suit her.  There aren't many people you can get away with having a saying like "My dear kind and wonderful friend" on, but I felt on this occasion I could.  It's from a set called "Occasional Greetings" which has now retired but I picked it up at one of the recent craft sales.  

I think black and white cards look quite elegant and that's the effect I wanted to portray for this very talented friend of mine.  

I also had to make an envelope to fit the card into.  I found this quite tricky to work out even with the diagonal scorer.  I have heard Stampin' Up have just released an Envelope Maker in the US which has templates of all different sized envelopes, so hopefully it will be in Australia before too long.

 

Seeing stars

Friday afternoon my darling son asked if I had a card for a birthday he was going to on Saturday.  Have been meaning to try something like this for a while after seeing something similar on Pinterest, so it didn't take much time at all to make.  As it was for a 16 old boy, grunge was the order ofthe day.  Lots of black sponging and stamping, and during the making I smudge one of the stars.  But you know what, it really didn't matter. 

The card I was copying was stitched to keep everything together, but I glued mine down and used the paper piercing pack to "stitch".
 

So as I enjoyed making this one so much and was pleased with the end result I made one for my darling husband who celebrated his birthday on Father's Day this year. 

Similiar, but different.  
 

Craft Sale Fundraiser

If you live in Sydney and are free on Saturday 14th September why not pop in to the Holy Cross Primary School in Meurants Lane at Glenwood and grab a bargain at their craft sale.  This is a fundraiser for Rachel Capps, a mum who has Locked in Syndrome as a result of a brain stem stroke, and her young family.

There will be lots of things for sale, obviously lots of craft stuff, but also cakes and gifts for Christmas presents, as well as lots of raffle prizes to be won.  The event will go from 9.30 to 4.30pm.  

If you would like to make some cards you can also book into a card class from 2-4.30pm or 6-8.30pm.  Cost is $20-00 and contact Belinda on 0400 119 499 to book.  

If you would like to follow Rache''s progress on Facebook, click here.

And this is the Father's Day Card for my father-in-law.  Same owl as my Dad's but a different design. 

 Believe it or not, the original cardstock was white, but I just kept on sponging to bring in the colour for the background.  Possibly went a little too far but I had fun.  I only had one image of the owl this time and a spare hat, so he has been cut out and then the hat mounted on pop dots to stand out.  And again you can see the Glossy Accents on the watch face and buckles. The branches are one of the trees from Lovely as a Tree that I borrowed and turned into branches.