Tea for Two DSP and Amazing Family - Paper Dolls stamp club April

I've really been enjoying making cards with the Tea for Two DSP and co-ordinating it with the very beautiful stamp set Amazing family. In fact I demonstrated these cards for my Paper Dolls stamp club last month and everyone loved the paper and stamp set too!!! It's just sooo pretty and has such a great choice of colours and patterns!! This is the card I made for Mum ready for Mother's Day (she loved it as her favourite colour is blue and she thought the flower was gorgeous! Made with the tissue paper in the mini!)

Then with the same layout my lovely ladies made these two cards

 you can even make boy cards with this great paper pack!!

 

I'm heaps busy making swaps getting ready for CONVENTION!!!! YAY! YIPPEE YAY!!!! Only 5 more sleeps till Kim and I head off to sunny QLD for the national Stampin' Up! Convention!!!! SOooo excited!!!
Hopefully I'll be back again soon to show my card.......

Mother's Day gift ideas - fabric tissue cover

I have a few more gift ideas to show you, this one I found HERE with all the wonderful instructions also!! Now I'm not really a sewer but I could do this easy as!! I added a few co-ordinating buttons and now it's ready to go, ummm just need some pocket tissues to complete the gift!

This and That = Fun and quirky scrapbooking/journaling!

 

Ok so you know that something BIG is happening when you get the chance to have amazing SNEAK PEAKS like these into the new catty (coming July!)
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There's Washi tape.... LOOOOVVVEEE!!!! A funky notebook.... SOOO HANDY!!!! A groovy Rotary stamp.... PERFECT FOR ANY DATE, ANY TIME!!!! Ohhhhhhh this is AWESOME!!!!
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THEN if you're into the digital thing you've got to check out the other fabbo promo for this month...
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Mother's Day gift Idea {bird with nest on vintage jar} and SUO #69

There are soooo many amazing, clever people out there that make amazing, gorgeous things!! Last year I saw this idea at Shelli's blog HERE and knew that one day I'd have to give it a try......

 

Of course the hunt for old jars here in Aussie doesn't seem as easy as our USA friends but my Mum is super great at garage sales and markets and found me some old Fowler's jars!! YAY!! So with this weeks challenge over at SUO being anything Sizzix, I jumped in to show you this project!!
It took me a few goes to work out how to make the bird (Elegant bird Bigz) and stuff it so it looked full and more "life-like" but in the end I think it turned out quite well! I made the nest out of canary breeding material and glued that to a Scallop circle (Scallop circle Bigz)

 

 

I love this saying from the set From the Heart, it speaks to me greatly in this busy world we live in and thought it would be a perfect addition to the jar. (added to the fact that I've used the Apothecary accents, another Sizzix die to cut it out!)

  

I've left it empty so as the lovely recipient can put inside whatever she likes..... perhaps a photo, some chocolates, assorted nature pieces, ribbon..... it's up to her!
I'm certainly making one for me this Mother's Day, I can't wait to see it on my desk and fill it with..... ummmm something wonderful!

Mother's Day gift ideas {fabric flowers}

 

This gift idea can be used on just about ANYTHING!!!! A brooch, hair clip, attach to a headband, dress up a necklace, decorate a box.... the list is endless!
It's soft and feminine and a perfect little Mother's day gift! I found all the step by step instructions HERE.
I'm looking forward to making some larger ones for home decor!! Happy creating! :)

The fabric used in these gorgeous flowers is Tea for Two and Twitterpated.
and i used the Big Shot circle die to make my circles!

Mother's Day Gift Ideas {DIY Votives}

With the celebration of our dear Mother's coming up next week I took to the wonderful web and sort me out some fabbo gift ideas!!
I wanted some that the children could make and some a little more advanced. All in all I've had some fun creating lovely gifts!!
The first one I made with the girls was these....

SOOO PRETTY and a perfect addition to the beautifully set dining table on Mother's Day! I've used a mix of the Tea for Two Designer Fabric and the Twitterpated DF. Easy to make and totally a child friendly craft!
You can find the wonderful step by step instructions HERE!
What about you? Have you sorted out your Mother's day gift? What do you like to give to your Mum/Nan, special Mother figure in your life??
I'll have some more show and tell in the next few days so be sure to pop back in!!

Tea for Two scrapbooking page {and two challenges}

You know when you take a photo and you think to yourself...."I can't wait to scrap that PICTURE!!" Well this one of Ezekiel and Sophia was totally one of those photo's. We've been studying Nursery Rhymes this first term (see HERE) and as a field trip we went out and acted out the rhyme. I asked for a picture of Ezekiel and Sophia and was sooo touched as a mum to see the love that is shared between them in this moment. The way they are hugging makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, these guys don't tend to get along as well as say Hannah and Zeke so it's awesome to see.
For the month of April in my Paper Dolls stamp club I'm focusing on the Tea for Two DSP. I also saw that the Creative Scrappers have a fabbo layout at the moment so decided to combine the layout with the theme that Just Add Ink has also for this month being "siblings"
Here is the layout sketch and here is my take on it......

 

A close up of "Jack and Jill" rolling down the hill.

I used the circles in the sketch to add more pictures 

and the embellishments are from the lovely Artisan kit.

 

 

 I chose the Crumb Cake DSP pack with the music on it 

and then wrote out the nursery rhyme along the top and bottom.

Sponging the edges and Spritzing is always a fav on my projects too.

I can't wait to see what great challenge JAI will have next and awesome layout Creative Scrappers will have too, it certainly is a wonderful kick start to making a page come together!
Thanks for popping by, be sure to say HI!