Inkspirations challenge with our soon to depart Cheep talk

Hi girls!
I always love popping into the Inkspirations Challenge website to see what beautiful creations Keesh and the girls have come up with! It's not often that I am organised enough though to actually try one of the challenges, photograph it and then blog it! But this week (despite a broken camera - thank you iphone camera for saving the day) somehow, I have managed to get an entry into the challenge!
This week is a sketch challenge. Click here to see the sketch and what all the Design team girls have created!

I thought I would use one of my all time favourite Stampin' Up! sets called Cheep talk. I've also used a fave colour of mine, Baja breeze with Chocolate chip, Wild wasabi and a touch of pumpkin pie on the little bird. I often use this set with my markers to colour each part of the bird or branch in different colours.

I have used the same set to decorate the inside of the card with the sentiment: "You've got a friend in me!"
This is one of those fabulous sets with lots of little bits and pieces that work together really nicely. If this set has been on your wish list, remember that it will retire on August 31st or if it sells out earlier.
Contact me if you would like to place an order for any item from our current catalogue or the Last chance list by emailing me clairedaunceysu@gmail.com
Happy Stamping!
Love Claire

Say Goodbye, Say Hello.....

In the world of Stampin' Up! Australia, August is the month we say Goodbye to so many of our favourites! The retiring list has been released and can be found here. If you would like to order any of these items please email me clairedaunceysu@gmail.com as soon as possible so that you don't miss out as these items are only available while stocks last! I will be placing an order this weekend if you would like to add to this you will only have to pay the 5% workshop order postage instead of the $5.95 postage.

Also, with our beautiful (I've seen it and it is!) new catalogue due for release September 1st you can say Hello to the new! Please email me if you would like to order a NEW Idea book and catalogue from me for $12.95. It will be to you as quick as the postie is! :) (We can distribute them during August!!) Or receive one for free when you host a workshop in September!!

I thought we could take a little trip down memory lane by revisiting some projects I have created with some of the retiring sets....

Great friend
Eastern Blooms
Bugs and Kisses
Hello again
Cheep talk

I hope this inspires! Happy Stamping!
Love,
Claire

My beautiful friend...

This is a little card that I made for my best friend... She is one amazing lady having just given birth to her fourth baby! They have 3 little boys and have just finally had their princess as number 4! I am so happy for them! Love you Nat!

These cute little buttons and bright ribbon just makes me happy! This card was very much inspired by this card from Andrea Walford. I am a big fan of Andrea's work!
If you would like some of these pretty little buttons and ribbon then you can get them for free this month with an order over $100! Email me clairedaunceysu@gmail.com if you would like to place an order!

Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire

Something quick and fun!

These cards were so quick to make!
The key is to choose some designer series paper and use that as your colour base and then add a matching stamped image. I have come up with two very different cards here with the same layout and concept here.
The first is a friendship card which I gave to my bestie here in Cairns.





This second version is a male birthday card - the look here was a bit more rough and manly with the map DSP a bit roughed up to look like a well used road map!

And yes, you're all going to go nuts at me because neither of these papers are available any more for purchase! eek! But my challenge here is this, go dig out some of your favourite dsp and a matching stamp set and inks. Then go get crafty ~ I'd love to see your results! Leave me a link in your comments if you give this a go!

Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire

A Hoppy Memories album

We recently had a visit from my husband's lovely parents and it was such a fun few days! We did lots of great touristy things (a perk of living in a tourist area) including visiting Green Island, going Go Karting, shopping, eating out together. It was great! I wanted to share some of the photos we took with Julian's parents in a little memory album. I know they don't have scrapbooking albums so I wanted to make something a little smaller that they could either stand up on a shelf to display the pictures or close up and slide into their bookcase. This is what I came up with.

FRONT COVER

PAGE 1-2

PAGE 3-4

PAGE 5-6

BACK COVER

The colours I have used are Kiwi kiss (retiring), Tempting turquoise, Pumpkin pie, Real red and Whisper white. The album uses the Hoppy Memories Simply scrapping kit. I just love these kits for quick, simple projects. They contain cardstock, co-ordinating patterned papers and great little die cut self adhesive cardstock pieces with journalling boxes, cute pictures, letters and more. I used A4 cardstock to make this album. The front page uses a retired alphabet set and do not attempt such a title page with out a stamp-a-majig!! I also used the Cheep talk stamp set on the back page which is a thank you page for a swing set Julian's parents bought for our boys on their visit.

If you are keen to know more about how to make one of these little albums then contact me and I can arrange to run this project as a class for you. This can be an excellent Christmas gift for family or teachers and adapted to any theme.

Happy Stamping! Love, Claire

Little girl bird-day card!

Hi girls!
Bird-day - get it? Haha.... ahhh... (I'm so funny...)
Just a sweet little girly card to share with y'all using one of my favourite sets, Cheep talk. I made this for a little friend of ours who had her birthday party on Saturday and turned three! Happy Birthday Ruby :)

Supplies: Stamp sets: Cheep talk and Vintage Labels (SAB set available til Mar 31)

Ink: Pink passion (original and stamped off for the lighter pink), Green galore (marker) , Close to cocoa (marker)

Cardstock: Pink passion, Green galore, Whisper white

Accesories: 1/4" Pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon

Happy Stamping! Love, Claire

Cheep talk

Just a quick post to share a couple of thank you cards made with the Cheep talk stamp set. We were shown so much hospitality and kindness when we visited Arnhem Land recently that I was inspired to make these cards for some people to say thank you.

Recipe for Baja Cheep talk:
CS: Baja Breeze, Kraft, Whisper white, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Old olive, Baja Breeze, pumpkin pie and Chocolate Chip.
Stamps: Cheep talk and Retro remix standard wheel.
Accessories: 1/4" Old olive grosgrain ribbon, stampamajig and Mat pack

Recipe for Pear cheep talk:
CS: Very vanilla, Kiwi kiss, Whisper white
Ink: Chocolate chip, Old olive
Stamps: Cheep talk
Accessories: 1" double stitched choc chip grosgrain ribbon, kiwi designer button, linen thread and stampamajig

I hope this is a little inspiration for you. Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire