Paisley Birthday

Another make 'n' take card from recent workshops to share with you today.  This one has a nice masculine feel to it, using the Spiced Paisley stamp set.

The great thing about this card is that you could do a one sheet wonder and create a whole heap of cards very, very quickly!  Have I told you all how much I LOVE that bakers twine?  I have gone through so much of it in all 3 of the colours. On this card I have used the Early Espresso version - these twines are only available until the end of March so get in quick if you want some!

Materials
Stamps: Spiced Paisley, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Early Espresso
Other: Early Espresso Bakers Twine

More Pretty Postage

The Pretty Postage set is such great value for money, and there is just so much you can do with it.  This card was CASEd from our demonstrator magazine, Impressions, and was just perfect as the make n take at a recent workshop.

Quick, simple and quite masculine - you could easily whip up several of these for your stash in just minutes!

Materials
Stamps: Pretty Postage
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Early Espresso, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, So Saffron Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Postage Stamp Punch, Curly Label Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool

Autumn/Winter Mini is coming!

AUTUMN WORKSHOP

The brand new Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue is coming soon and I can't wait to share it with you!  It is loaded with new stamps and accessories sure to appeal to everyone.  

Be among the first to see & try the fabulous new products at my Autumn Workshop!  There will be demonstrations, displays and make'n'takes. 

Book your place now!

When: Sunday 1 April

Time: 1.30pm

Where: Lower Hutt, Wellington

Cost: FREE!

Places are strictly limited so book your place NOW!  Simply email me sharlene@magpiecreates.com

Sale-a-Bration Challenge

Don't forget there are only another 2 weeks to earn your FREE Sale-a-bration Stamp Sets & Accessories!  To get yours simply place an order of $120 or more.  There are no limits to how many FREE items you can earn - you get one for every $120 spent!  To place your order, email me now!

At my Team Day late last year I gave everyone in attendance a packed of precut materials, 3 ink colours, a couple of punches, the Fresh Vintage Sale-a-Bration stamp set, and some ribbon and challenged them all to come up with a card!  It was a fun challenge, and really pushed us to get creative with such limited supplies!

Here is my card from the challenge:

Materials
Stamps: Fresh Vintage
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink: Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade
Other: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon Pack, Postage Stamp Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch

Easter Candy Wrapper

This is the second project I created for my newsletter tutorial on extending the Candy Wrapper Die - this time showing the box at double it's usual length.  With Easter coming up, it was the perfect time to break out the super CUTE Everybunny stamp set!

I used the absolutely gorgeous colour combo of Pretty in Pink, Pool Party & Early Espresso - honestly I have had to FORCE myself not to use this combo on all my projects recently!

Materials
Stamps: Everybunny, Spiced Paisley
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, Watercolour Paper, Neutrals Patterns DSP
Ink: Stazon Black, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Other: Big Shot, Candy Wrapper Bigz Die, Designer Frames TI Folder, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Dots Ribbon Punch, Aquapainter

I've been sewing!

Yes, believe it or not - I have had my sewing machine out to try a little bit of quilting!  I recently purchased a kindle and wanted something to store it in.  I figured it couldn't be too hard to whip one together using some of the SU fabrics and the scallop square die - and I was right!!  I am definitely not a sewer, but this came together very easily:

I used the Spice Cake Designer Series Fabric for the outside, and lined it with the lovely pink and suede dots from the Beau Chateau range of fabrics. I added an elastic hair tie into my top seam to create a closure with my jumbo button.

Materials
Big Shot, Scallop Square Bigz Die, Spice Cake DS Fabric, Beau Chateau DS Fabric, Jumbo Buttons

Paisley Candy Wrapper

I created this extended Candy Wrapper box for the tutorial in my newsletter this month.  The tutorial was how to extend the Candy Wrapper die up to 4 times it's standard length.  I will have another 2 boxes of different lengths to share over the next couple weeks.

The belly band was stamped using the Spiced Paisley stamp set with Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party inks.  I also spritzed the box with the Spritzer tool and some Crumb Cake & Soft Suede.  As this box fits a full length chocolate bar it would make a great small gift to give a guy!

Materials
Stamps: Spiced Paisley, Tiny Tags
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party
Other: Big Shot, Candy Wrapper Bigz L Die, Jumbo Buttons, Linen Thread, Jewellery Tag Punch, Spritzer Tool, Scallop Dot Ribbon Punch