Masculine Flip Cards

Hi people.  Hope all you ladies out there had a lovely mothers day celebrating with your children and/or your wonderful mums.  I know I had a lovely day cos I got spoilt!  Now that Mother's day is over I guess we can all start to think about less feminine cards. 

So for today's post I have made two masculine flip cards for those men in our lives.  When you open the card the middle flap actually flips over and reveals your sentiment.  Quite clever really.

To make this card I have used the gorgeous Graphic 45 Punch outs, Darkroom door background stamp, bottle tops (squashed in the cuttlebug) and some twine.  I have just finished off the cards with some inks and voila!  Very simple!

and then flipped open to reveal inside sentiment...

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope to see you back here soon. xx

Sunset and midnight sky cards

Hi again.  Though that I may as well do a couple of posts today while I am on a role (it's bucketing down with rain so, hey, what else can I do?).

With these cards I punched out a circle big enough to act as a mask for the sun and the moon.  I also tore a piece of card long enough to go the width of both cards.  The inks used for both the cards are Tim Holtz Distress inks (my faves) and they have just been applied with a blending applicator tool.  A sponge would also suffice if you didn't have the blender tool.

For the sunset card I used Mustard Seed,  Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and barn door for the sky.  I then used walnut stain and black soot for the hills.  I then stamped the flowers and reeves with Black Soot and the verse was stamped with Black Staz On.

For the midnight sky card I used rumbled glass, broken china, stormy sky and shipped sapphire.  For the hills I used shipped sapphire and black soot.  Once again reeves are stamped with Black soot and sentiment stamped with black Staz On.  All stamps are from Kaszazz.

Very simple, yet soooo effective!  Enjoy. xx

Gift Card Holders

Hi everyone.  Sorry I haven't posted for a while.  It is all due to being extremely busy, plus trying to finish our renovation.  Time seems to just zip by.  Cannot believe we are almost at the end of the financial year ALREADY!!!!!  I came to this realisation the other day when trying to finalise my workshop projects for "Christmas in July". Yes this is also just around the corner.  I will post the details of this workshop when it gets a little closer for those who are interested.


Now onto today's post. .....


It seems to become harder with each passing year to come up with great gift ideas so decided to have a workshop for a gift card holder.  I have made one for a male recipient and one for a female.  I have used the new Tim Holtz dies for these (which I just luuurrrve to bits).  The dimensions are a piece of card measuring 4 in x 12 in then scored at 4 in, 6 in and 8 in.  You then fold into a W with the short flap in the inside of the card.  On the fold of the little flap on the inside, using your craft knife you place a slit long enough to fit your gift card into.  Then you can stick the little flap together on the other side making sure to use thin tape so that your gift card slips into the slot nicely.  You can decorate according to the occasion.

Front cover

Inside

Front cover

Inside

Well I hope you have fun trying this one.  Until next time, happy scrappin'.  xx

Single page layout

Ohhhhh I had such fun creating this single page layout.  Just recently one of my old neighbours asked me to make a special page for her best friends 70th birthday.  You see this was no easy task as the recipient is  an avid scrapbooker and my neighbour wanted it to be something very special.  Well did I have a blast.  I just love scrapbooking. It is what got me into card making in the first place.

So my little challange began.  The photograph that she supplied matched perfectly to the Kaszazz flourish range of papers so the concept of the page just flowed from that.  I also used Tim Holtz distress inks to give that aged look.  The bling is also from Kaszazz (you can never have too much bling).  Some of the flowers have been cut using the Tim Holtz Distress flowers die the others are kaiser and hand made vintage flowers.  I then made a little booklet for my neighbour to journal things about their friendship over the years.  I also stamped the inside with various friendship verse.  The booklet is very cheekily attached to the page with little velcro spots on the back so that it can be taken on and off the page quite easily to be able to read.

Well I hope you all have a fab week and see you all here again soon. X

Gift Tag holder and tags

This week in our card making class we made something a little different but it still was based around gift giving of course.

The tag holder was made using a buff manilla folder cut down and scored.  We then used some coin envelopes for the insert and taped them in to act as little pockets and used velcro dots for the closure.  We then got to grunging up the outside and boy did the ladies have some fun doing this.

Embellies used were Jewellery bits and bobs. Imaginisce flowers, brads, some angel wings (which for the life of me I cannot remember where I got them from), organza ribbon, sizzix slide folder die, Kaiser stamps and my favourite Kaszazz paper from the Enchanted range.

And below are a sample of some the tags we will be making next week.  I will be giving ladies a demo of several different techniques and then they will get to make 10 - 12 tags to go in their little holder.  These will vary using glimmer mist. distress inks, perfect pearls etc.  I am soooo looking forward to this class cos I just love GRUNGE.

Well thanks for looking and see you all back here soon. X

Tiger May new release Stamp

Here's one for all you Kaszazz fans.  This is a card I made using the Tiger stamp that is a pre-release to the May mini catalogue coming out next month.  I just fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it and HAD TO HAVE IT. 

To make this card I stamped the image on plain white card with watermark and used black embossing powder and heat set.  I then used Molasses, Pumpkin and Gold Lame Smooch paints to colour the tiger in patches.  I think it was quite effective.  I then matted it on brown basil card and used pop dots on the back.  On the next layer of white I used my zig two way glue pen and just smooshed glue randomly in a strip on either side of the top layer.  I waited for it to dry until it became tacky then rubbed two different tones of metalic foils over. I then matted this layer on brown basil as well then taped direct to the card base. 

It is hard to see the proper effect of the foil but believe me, it looks absolutely stunning and compliments the smooch fantastically.  Hope you like.

Thanks for looking

Unity Stamp Quick makes

Hello peeps. I am just loving the Unity Stamps "Kit of the Month" at the moment.  They are just such great value and are amazing quality stamps.  I get mine from a little place Called Craftalot situated at Logan (a little drive down the road from the Gold Coast - Australia).  It is wonderful, when they come in they just bill my credit card and mail them express post.....can't get any better than that! It is well worth the visit to the Unity website to checkout their stamps. www.unitystampco.com/

For the card below I have used the lady bug and sentiment from the March KOTM.  The bugs have been stamped 3 times each and coloured using copic markers.  I then cut out different pieces and layered them to add dimension and finished with gossy accents.  I also used some prima flowers, buttons which I have had for soooo long I can't even remember where I got them from!

This card I used the Jukebox and sentiment  from the March KOTM and coloured it using Twinkling H2O's (thanx Jackie you have now got me hooked and WANT some).  I used the music cuttlebug folder to emboss the background.

The gingham background on both cards is a Dark Room Door stamp and I have just cut a small strip to run along the bottom of the cards under the ribbon.

Well thanks for looking. X

Easter Treat Cup card with padded envi

Hi people.  Hope you all had a relaxing and safe Easter.  Sorry I have been adsent for sooooo long, I have just been veeerrry busy these last few weeks with lots of visitors.  I cannot believe we are almost half way through April....ALREADY.....scary stuff!!!!!

Easter is always difficult to come up with something a little different that would suit any age group (well apart from the kiddies of course).  So, I decided to make the following card using the sweet treat cups.  This card was actually very easy, using flower bunches, border punches, embossing folders bit of ribbon and some brads.  We also made the paded envi.  The ladies had loads of fun making these and were pleased that they are now in the know with making their own paded envies in the future.

Well thanks for looking and see you back here soon. XX

Some mothers day Cards

You are probably thinking "whoa,  it's nowhere near mothers day yet"!  Well I thought I would get a head start, cos before I know it, mothers day will be here and alas I will not be prepared.

I made these cards with a detatchable bookmark so it is more than just a card.  The stamps I have used are from the Kaszazz Spring Time set and I have also used the Because of You set from Verve.  They make a great combination.  I got the effect from stamping the flower image in watermark then used clear embossing powder and heat set.  I then used my blending tool with the distress ink and went over certain sections of the card.  I then stamped images with the same colour ink and finished with the sentiment.

The next one I changed a little with the sentiments.

Well thanks for looking and see here next time.  X

Another birthday card with some new stamps

Hi everyone.  Am a little late with this post, but my days just seem to fly.  I made the following card with a couple of the May new release stamps which I simply adore.  We have had a huge sneak peak of some of the new release products so I think we are in for a bumper May release catalogue.  Over the next month I will try and post some sample cards showcasing some of the new stamps.

All of the stamps I used in this card are Kaszazz stamps and are available for purchase NOW.  If you are interested in any of the products used please send me a short email and I will be in touch with you soon.

Remember to check back to see more creations with new stamps.

Thanx for looking.

Birthday Card

It is my partners birthday tomorrow and I have just been so busy I haven't had time to make one,  not to mention I always seem to have trouble coming up with ideas for male cards.  As he loves Africa (it is where he was raised from 1 year old)  I thought I would make him a card with an African theme.

I cut the tree and landscape from the Cricut everyday paper dolls cartridge and used gel pens and a little bit of smooch for highlights.  I used the Cappuccino Delight kaleidacolour ink pad with a brayer for the background on white basil card stock to give that textured look.  I then used a finger dauber wtih the darkest colour on the pallete and smudged bits here and there for the appearance of clouds.  The happy birthday stamp is from  Kaszazz.  I then just kept on layering until I got the look I was after.

Will try and post something tomorrow if I have time.  Thanks for looking and hope you all have a great weekend.

Stamp Club cards

Hi everyone.  Once a month myself and a couple of other Kaszazz consultants catch up for a glass (or two) of wine and we make cards or scrap.  We take  turns each month to teach a technique and it just so happens to be my turn this time around.  So the brain went into overdrive trying to think of something that I could do that they haven't tried before.  This was no easy task as these ladies are quite talented.  So the challenge began and oh so many headaches later I decided on these two cards.

For the background I used just ordinary craft glue, three different shades of perfect pearls dabbed into the glue.  I then used my heat gun to go over the whole thing and heated it until it all bubbled then set it aside to completely dry.  The stamped images are from the Kaszazz range.  If you would like any further information on these cards please email me at kazkreations@bigpond.com.

Thanks for looking and hope you all have a great week ahead.

Paper Napkin Cards

Hi everyone.  Wow, where has my week gone?  It has come and gone that fast for me that it was just a blur!    This week in our card class we certainly had loads of fun.  We made a few cards using just regular patterned paper napkins, some cling film and cardstock.  The results were amazing. Below is just one of the cards, which happened to not only be my favourite, but also everyone in the class.

All you do is place a piece newspaper on your work surface.  Put  your  card stock down, place a layer of cling film over the top then remove the extra layers from the back of the napkin and place this on top of the cling film.  Then you need to place at least 2 pieces of newspaper over the top and iron on the highest setting until the cling film has melted and adhered the napkin to the card stock.  The cling film just acts as a type of glue.  The results are only limited to your imagination!  Hope you have fun trying this. Oh and remember to make sure to use newspaper or you will ruin your iron.  I guess it would be a good excuse to not have to iron again!

Below is another card I made this week.  I used the Unity February Kit of the Month (I love these stamps and the March kit should be here soon, woohoo).  I also used the rose cuttlebug embossing folder and Spellbinders Classic scalloped Oval set to cut the window.  The paper inside is from the Papermania Honey & Hugs paper pad.

More easel cards

Here are the easel cards that we made in today's card class.  Majority of the stamps used were from Kaszazz.   If you would like any details on the stamps please email me at kazkreations@bigpond.com.

I used a white gel pen to highlight the waves on this one.

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I must admit this one is my favourite.  I used Lyra water colour crayons to colour the middle then smudged a little Crystal Ice stickles in the middle of the Frangipanis.

I thought these were a great make for all age groups.  Also because they had that summer feel.  Oh I  love summer!  Well thanks for looking and see you here next time.

Easel Card

As my card class this week is based on easel cards, I thought I would make a shape one just for something different.  Stamps I have used are Verve Mothers day set for the flowers and Unity's February Kit of the Month for the sentiment.  I thought it fitting considering the weather we have had lately in "sunny" Queensland!  Patterned paper is once again from the Papermania Honey and Hugs paper pad.  The shaped card was cut from the cricut using the Wild Card cart.

A close up of the inside.  I used a score board to score the double lines.

Will post the cards we make in our class tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks for looking.

Mothers Day card

Hi everyone.  No I haven't gone mad.  I know mothers day isn't til May.....but, it is mothers day soon (very soon) in England.  So, as my mother-in-law is English I thought I had better get a move on it...NOW before my name is mud because I was slack!  I used Verve stamps for the sentiment and flower (not sure the name of the set, could be mothers day).  Oh they do have some lovely stamps! Paper is from the Papermania Honey and Hugs pad.  Hope you like!

My first post

Hi everyone. Finally got my blog up and running after numerous attempts over the last couple of months. Time just seems to fly with the blink of an eye.

My first post is showing some of the creations the ladies made in our Thursday card making class just last week. This was no ordinary class mind you. The last Thursday of every month I have introduced a "Card Buffet". A concept which I cannot take the credit for (from America). The idea is to scatter a lot of product (preferably scraps and leftovers of anything and everything) along a table. Just add some stamps and inks for everyone to add images and sentiments. Then they must come up with some creations using only what is laid out. I guess you could say it is a challenge of sorts. Anyway the point is to get everyone creating outside their comfort zone.

I must say we did end up with some pretty amazing results. Here are some of the end results;-

This was the winning card. The creator challenged herself using all the elements as they weren't what she would usually use, especially the green texture ribbon thingy. Well done!

They were all pretty amazing but these were the top cards. The main thing was we all had a blast with this and look forward to the next one!