Bunny Bunting

I needed something simple for a project to take with me on holidays.  I wanted to create some bunting for Hugo’s room.  I have painted one of his wardrobe doors with chalkboard paint and wanted to add something on the top (where he couldn’t reach to draw on).  I found this bunting design on Etsy and thought perfect!!  great inspiration and such a simply project.

I hand drew a bunny with a thick permanent black marker (it took a few attempts to get it right. I then cut out the bunny shape as close to the line as possible to make a template of the bunny.

I then traced this bunny onto some white cardstock and cut each out leaving some space between the bunny.  I punched a hole in each of the bunnies ears, and then using some leftover scrap scrapbooking papers trying to keep the colours in the similar families I used a large scallop punch on these to make the bunnies tail.  I edged the scallop with brown ink to give it a bit of texture and stuck the onto the bunny with pop dots.  Then all you need to do is string them all together and presto all done, to easy!!

The Shoppe – Delayed Delivery (FEB 22nd, 2011)

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the inconvenience I am away on our annual family holiday and will not be able to fulfill orders till Feb 22nd, 2011.

If you place an order you will not be charged for it till I get back and send you a paypal invoice.  Really am so sorry but I am a small if not tiny shop that tries to keep prices low so no other staff at hand to fullfill orders.

But I will be updating my site whilst on holidays so more new products to come.  Yippeee!!!

My sincere apologies

Many Thanks
Joanna Ma

Christmas Gift Holders

Yes I know Christmas is over, but during the silly season I had no time to do any blogging and this one I thought was worth showing.

This Christmas gift holders were made for all the pre-school teachers at Willoughby Community Pre School.  I can’t thank the teachers enough for all they have done for Hugo’s growth and development.

So thank you Di, Libby, Jan and Helen in the Blue Room I am sure Hugo will miss you all immensely.

The stamp is a 4 separate Mo Manning digistamps.  This would be the first time I have ever used a digistamp but was very happy with the result.  The best thing about digistamps is that you can manipulate them to whatever size you like and line them up nicely and print out.  You can see on close up the each of the characters in time out it’s quite funny.

For colouring I used both copic sketch markers and prisma pencils.  I hadn’t used pencils before but they really do add more detail than just copic alone.

The copic were great fro blending shades of colours and the prisma pencils to add details like blush I thought was fantastic.

Inside I used Unity Stamp Co and Stampin Up! stamps and covered it with dazzling diamonds.

IKEA is my best friend

Hi All,

Yes I have been to IKEA a number of times this week.  We have just purchased a property and looking for inspiration as well as a new kitchen.  So I  think I know the store back to front LOL!!

Anyway as I will be moving to a new house YEAH!!! I need to re-organise my craft room and hopefully have it ready for all to see by mid next year AND I can finally teach some classes from home YIPPEEE!!

So I have been looking for storage ideas for my papers and have decided on the IKEA  bookshelf which fit these awesome paper trays perfectly!!  I simply can’t wait.  Well worth the investment and looks so pretty as well.

A Pretty Birthday Box

This box I made as a present for a little girls birthday.   The inspiration came from a friend who made something similar and I thought what a great idea.  Inside I filled it with lots of hair accessories, necklaces,  a little finger puppet Barbie doll and the crazy pink mobile phone and key toy I found at a kids shop.

The idea was to fill it with all sorts of little girls trinkets and they can keep the box to store all their favourite items.

It was a lot of fun to make and took me ages only because I kept wanting to try new products on it.  There was so many choices of what to use but I guess you can only use so much…***sigh***

The little dress came from Scrapware who purely make chipboard products and is a good old Aussie company too!   They come in a pack of 6 and is called dress garland and you can actually make a lovely banner with it as well.  Here is a image:

The bling heart was made from the I-rock tool and I used the flower stencil at an angle .  The tu-tu was made of organza ribbon cut and folded over as I didn’t have any tulle at the time and was sprayed with tattered angles glimmer mist in Pink SWAK.  This put a hint of tiny glittery speckles all over the chipboard, it was also used on the circle behind the “V” for Victoria.

I used the I-rock tool on the box sides as well, this created a textured and eye catching box.  I had a request from a customer to review the I-rock tool and I must admit at first I found it fiddly to use, but once you get the hang of it and I highly recommend the little jewel setting stix or a one of the glam rock packs as it has the stix in it and this really helped set the rocks in place.  Also you do need to be a little patient to get the tool hot otherwise you will find you need to go over them again.

I used the Martha Stewart Scoreboard to make the flower embellishment, the right tools always make lighter work and this is one tool I do love using as it makes your “beyond the page” project SO easy!

2 x Imaginary Friends by My Little Shoebox  12 “x 12″ papers, I-rock tool,  –rock flower stencil, Glam Rock Rhinestuds, GCD Studios – Glitzy Alphabets, 1 piece of the Dress Garland Chipboard, Vintage Distress Ink, Basics White Ribbon , Basic ribbon doilies – Basic Grey mine came from the Studio Calico Add On Kit Free Range, Happy Birthday Rub On – Imaginisce, tim holtz blending tool, Best Ever Glue- this stuff is awesome!!,  Glimmer Mist – Pink SWAK by Tattered Angels

**Please note not all the products are available at the shoppe but I do have the products (just no time to put them on as yet) so if you are interested in purchasing any of the items to make this box shoot me an email and I will endeavor to work out the pricing and availability for you***

Die-namics Dies – making flowers EASY!!!

I went to Paperific last month and did a class and they showed us how to make a rolled flower to use as an embellishment.  The end result simply stunning, BUT it made me wonder how in the world did she cut out so many spirals ready for us to use in class….THE ANSWER was DIE-NAMICS ROLLED FLOWER DIE!! what are godsend, this die saves you so much time and if you like me I am always time poor (such as now when I am suppose to be cleaning and hanging the clothes since it is a very nice day outside….ooops!)

Pictured above is the rolled flower I made at the class and the other is another way you could use this die as a pop up for the inside of a card.  I chose butterflies as I am obsessed with them must be a girl thing I guess.

Below is a video tutorial by Rolled Flowers by Joanne Basile from Splitcoast Stampers on how to make paper rolled flowers, but if you buy the die you can skip the drawing and scissors part.

My Pirate Goodie Bags

Hi All,

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, my apologies for not updating my site.  We have been painting, changing room interiors so we can get our apartment on the market.  S0 if you looking to purchase a property in the St Leonards area give me a bell (wink wink), and on top of all that I had my son’s (Hugo) 4th Birthday party to organise.

Here are the goodie bags I made for is pirate themed birthday.  They are a little off centre as Hugo wanted to be involved every step of the way, it’s amazing a difference a year makes.  But were a hit with all the kids and I think the parents.

I was really happy with the way the turned out.  I used my martha stewart score board (which I have back in stock) to make the boxes (that was the hardest part, made easy with the score board), I highly recommend this it saved me so much time, as I didn’t have to measure each box individually.   The Martha Stewart Edger Punch  – Arch Lattice, Stampin Up Labels punch and scallop round nestabilities.

The stamp is from Unity Stamp Co – Pirate Madness which I had brought specially for Hugo’s birthday and used it on the cake, which was a pirate ship and the sales were done with patterned paper.

Now that the party is over, I am hoping to have more time to update my website as well as get more creative with some of the products I have.  I can’t wait to use some of the papers from Basic Grey I have just ordered.

Hornsby Craft Fair

I will be at the Hornsby Craft Fair 26th September held at the Hornsby RSL Club, drop by to say Hi and see the latest products before they go!

I have been so busy, I haven’t had time to update my blog, my apologies but should be back on track next week. So be on the look out for some exciting new products and scrap pages.

I just received a heap of new products from my favorite things (mft) which include the innovative die-namics (die to be used in a cuttlebug/wizard or sizzix die machine). They are awesome!

Lots of Christmas paper from Imaginsce and heaps of other stuff and heaps more coming and GCD embellishments.

Now in stock – I-Rock tool and Suzi Blu Stamps

Yes finally my order for the i-rock tool and Suzi Blu stamps have arrived. Visit the shoppe to place your order. Be quick as they are selling out super fast!!

Studio Calico – Back 40 Scrapbooking Kit has arrived and ready to ship!!

The wait is over Studio Calico’s Back 40 scrapbooking kit is ready and available.  It’s packed with so much of the latest products your bound to want more.  If your a butterfly freak like me (smiles) ,those vellum butterflies are so so adorable you’ll want more of them for sure.

Features:

Take a walk down to the BACK 40 where you’ll find nature-inspired papers, embellishments and more, perfectly suited for fall. We’ve even thrown in an exclusive ruler stamp, perfect for back-to-school pages and whatever your creative mind conjures up.

Don’t forget these shop items:
Togetherness Ready-Set-Chip (Cosmo Cricket)
Max Font Stamps (American Crafts)
Small Receipt Holder (7gypsies)

Coordinates with the following:
Mists: Cornflower, Avocado, Buttermilk, Cream, Brown, Bronze, Plum
Ink: Rusty Hinge, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Chipped Sapphire, Spun Sugar, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Victorian Velvet, Crushed Olive, Pumice Stone, Scattered Straw, Antique Linen
Paint: Sable Brown, Traditional Tan, Yellow Pastel, Painterly Pink

complete kit contents:

Cardstock:
Coffee (American Crafts)
Vanilla (American Crafts)
Kraft (American Crafts)
Lily Pad (Bazzill)
Gulf (Bazzil)

Patterned Paper:
Pinwheels (Cosmo Cricket)
Making Plans (Cosmo Cricket)
Family Tree Die Cut(Jenni Bowlin)
Free Spirit (Sassafras)
Affection (Sassafras)
Pocahontas & Me (Sassafras)
Couturier (Studio Calico)
Down to Earth (Studio Calico)

Embellishments:
Glitter Alpha – Chartreuse (Sassafras)
Fairy Tales Chipboard Alpha (Cosmo Cricket)
Ornate Tags Mini Chipboard (Maya Road)
Indie Girl Banner Stickers (Sassafras)
Family Tree Journaling Cards (Jenni Bowlin)
Vellum Butterflies – Brown (Jenni Bowlin)
Border Stamp – Harper’s Ruler (Studio Calico)

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