Team Swaps

Team Swap time and this month's theme was 'Male Cards'.  Unlike most people I find male cards quite easy to make, sometimes alot easier than female cards. Shocking I know! But when this challenge for team swaps came up I was loaded with Ideas of all the fantastic Male Cards I could make....... Then I hit a wall when I realised that all the stamp sets I love to use for my male cards are either retired Stampin' Up Stamp Sets or NOT Stampin' Up Stamp Sets. Both these are NO-NOs for teams swaps... All swaps need to be made using current Stampin' Up Stamp Sets and Card stock and Accessories. Back to the drawing board I went.  After looking through my Idea Book & Catalogue about 50 trillion times I finally decided Id CASE and alter one of the cards shown in the Catalogue. This is what I came up with

My 8 swaps all together... only needed to make 6 to swap but I couldn't decide which base colour I liked better so I made myself 2 to keep for my folder.

Surf's Up on 'Not Quite Navy' Card Stock

Surf's Up on 'Night of Navy' Cardstock

Close up of the embossed waves

So what do you think?? Does it resemble the card on Page 61 at all?? Do you prefer it on the 'Not Quite Navy' or the 'Night of Navy' better??

BLOG THAT I LOVE

Once again, a shout out to a Blog That I Love - Today's Blog is one that I love visiting time and time again, I'm always gaining inspiration from Melissa's Blog (Bee Devine Designs)  and just love seeing what she's been creating! Thanks for an inspirational Blog Melissa!

SUPPLY LIST - 

All Stampin' Up Supplies - 

Stamp Set - 

Just Surfing

Card Stock - 

Whisper White

Confetti White

Night of Navy

Not Quite Navy

Ink - 

Versamark

Peach Parfait

Pumpkin Pie

Pacific Point

Pear Pizzazz

Basic Black

Early Espresso

Tools & Accessories - 

Big Shot

Lattice Embossing Folder

1-1/4" Square Punch

Heat Tool

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Buddy

Sponge Daubers

Scissors

Until Next Time

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)

Happy Birthday Mr 3

Today is our nephew's birthday, he's a big 3 year old today!

This is the card I made for him :) I'm sure he's going to love it! I love the 'film strip' look, and its very versatile and can be adapted easily to a large number of card themes!

Material List:

Animal Stories Stamp Set (Stampin' Up - Retired)

Hello Again Stamp Set (Stampin' Up - Retired)

Happiest Birthday Wishes (Stampin' Up - Hostess)

Black Card Stock

White Card Stock

Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (Stampin' Up)

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin Pad (Stampin' Up)

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin Pad (Stampin' Up)

Tempting Turquiose Classic Stampin Pad (Stampin'  Up)

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin Pad (Stampin' Up)

Peach Parfait Classic Stampin Pad (Stampin' Up)

Spiral Punch (Stampin' Up - Retired)

Snail Adhesive

Dimensionals

Until next time

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)

BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone!!!


Today I have some very very big news for you all! 


I JOINED STAMPIN' UP!!!!!!


As you can see I am very very excited!! 


Over the next few weeks I will work on trying to update my Blog to include all the Stampin' Up! links and joining information!


I should upload a card to celebrate but I'll wait until I make my samples for my first workshop and share them with you! 


BLOG THAT I LOVE
As promised a link to a Blog That I Love - Marelle's Blog is highly inspirational and I love checking in every so often to see what Marelle has been creating! Thanks for a fantastically inspirational blog Marelle!


Until Next Time
Keep Smiling
Kirra :) 

Naming Ceremony Invitations & Proud Mummy Moment

Hi everyone!


Today I finally finished the invitations for my baby girl's Naming Ceremony. They took me a while to make them, I think I spanned the process across a week, but that was on and off, maybe 1-3 hours a day, with 2 small children finding a block to sit and create can be quite hard.


So here are the 24 invites all together -

And a close up of an individual invite -

I am quite pleased with my efforts, I think they turned out pretty well, especially since it was nothing like I was originally planning, everything had to change when I received the photos from the photographer as they were all  the wrong direction, but in the end everything worked perfectly!a


PROUD MUMMY MOMENT - 


Sorry to be all mushy but Miss I said 'Mumma' for the 1st time last night. I was sooooo proud of her, well I still am! She's 6 months and 2 weeks old! She's gonna be a smart little cookie just like her big sister! And she's going to be a little 'Have-A-Chat' just like Mummy was, when I was little my Pop nicknamed me just that! Isn't she just the cutest little teddy bear!!

MATERIAL LIST FOR INVITES - 

• 'Blushing Bride' cardstock (Stampin' Up)
• White cardstock (Officeworks)
• 'Sweet Shoppe Lower Alphabet' Stamp Set (Stampin' Up)
• 'Blushing Bride' Ink (Stampin' Up)
• 'Baby Pink' Grosgrain Ribbon (Spotlight)
• Rhinestones (Flash Harrys)
• Photo (printed at Officeworks)
• 'Beautiful Wings' Sizzix Die (Stampin' Up)
• 3/4" Circle Punch (Stampin' Up)
• 3 Dimensional Mounting Tape (Flash Harrys)
• Double Sided Tape (Art and Craft Superstore)
• Tombow Glue (Stampin' Up) 

BLOG THAT I LOVE -

A new thing I am going to start doing is a shout out to a Blog That I Love! Todays Blog That I Love is My Little Creative Nook. Head over and check out Anna's work! She's my local Stampin' Up demonstrator and I love seeing all the creative things she gets up to!

That's all from me today!

Until next time

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)

Happy Birthday To My Special Man

Yesterday was Mr S's birthday, a big 24!!! He had a great day and I believe we spoilt him :)
I made him a nice card (supply list at the end) - 

And Miss M drew this beautiful picture on the inside of his card of our little family - 
Daddy is the square looking one, baby us that tiny little circle next to daddy, Miss M is the middle one with the big piece of hair out her head and Mummy is upside down (I hope lol) on the end. For a 2y 9m old I thought it was very very good but I am a very proud mummy who thinks her babies are the smartest around haha.

And since Mr S is a big Bundaberg Rum fan, we brought him the new bottle of Master's Distiller's Rum from the Bondstore in Bundaberg. This one is 'Golden Reserve' and adds to his collection he has going on, I'll upload his display that is always growing!!

Miss M, Miss I and myself then took Mr S out to dinner at our local Hogs Breath Cafe, and being Hogs Breath Virgins, we were amazed at the food and service they provided!  We learnt a couple of lessons, we dont need to buy an entree next time, Mr S said he'll only be getting the Lite Cut next time and 1 desert feeds 2 adults and a 2yo!  It was all delicious though! The food was fantastic, the steak just melts in your mouth! The service was unbelievable! We've never had service that fantastic anywhere and we've eatten at a fair few places but Hogs Breath outdone every where else! The even came out and sung Mr S Happy Birthday with sparklers and everything! We will definately be dining at our local Hogs Breath again!


We hope you had a great day babe! And next year, 25, is going to be bigger and better!


Now on another note! Look what Miss Anna delivered to me this morning! I feel like its MY birthday again! hahaha. Thank you Anna for being a great Consultant for Stampin' Up! I can't wait to get stuck into everything and get creative on Miss I's Naming Ceremony invites! 

Until Next Time
Keep Smiling
Kirra :)




Supplies used for Male Birthday Card - 

• White Cardstock (Office Works)
• Early Espresso Ink (Stampin' Up)
• Occasional Greetings Stamp Set (Stampin' Up - Retired)
• Tools Background Stamp (Unsure of brand, I purchased it off eBay)
• Handyman Stamp (from a Clear Mount set that was $6.99 from Lincraft, unsure of the brand name)
• Sponge Daubers
• Silver Brads (for 'nails')
• Foam Tape/Dimensionals
• (I dont have alot of coloured cardstock, so for this card I coloured white cardstock for the mount behind the 'handyman' picture with the early espresso ink and a make up removal pad, miss means it matches the ink exactly since it is just ink!)