About Me

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I live in Wattle Grove NSW and I'm married to a great guy. We have 3 fur-babies, Abbey the Dachshund x, Benny the Maltese x, and Chocco the cat. I am addicted to card making, scrap booking, and OTP's... basically anything papercrafty! I'm also a mixed media wannabe. I've been card making for the last 20+yrs and never thought it would last this long! I'm also a Stampin' Up! demo. We move all over the Country and have lived in 6 states in last 13yrs!

Friday 29 July 2011

Vroom vroom!

Hi everyone,

Well, winter is certainly upon us down here in Southern Victoria, Australia! It's cold and we've had a lot of snow on the mountains so far!!

Today's card is all about the men! Grunge, metal, chrome, motorbikes! I think that sums it up! I was inspired by Miriam Spiess and used Shimmer Paint to dab on the cardstock and also to rub the ink pad directly onto the card base to give it that grunge look.
Card Recipe
Stamps: Motorcycle (retired), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Punches: Decorative Label
Ribbon: Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Embellishments: Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets (retired)
Other: Platinum Shimmer Paint

Happy stampin'!

Nae xx

Wednesday 20 July 2011

You've got the love!

Hi everyone,

Today's card is all about the love!



Card Recipe
Stamp: I {Heart} Hearts
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, rest are retired
Ink: Chocolate Chip, rest are retired
Punches: Heart to Heart, Scallop Edge Border
Ribbon: Rose Red 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain (retired)
My stash: buttons

Happy stampin'!

Nae xx

Thursday 14 July 2011

So Glad We're Friends!

Hi everyone!

Today, I've used a simple technique to create a beautiful card. The main image has been stamped in Basic Grey, then a faux shadow was created by stamping the same image again, slightly offset in Whisper White - neat, huh?


Card Recipe
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Best Yet (retired)
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (retired)
Ink: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (retired)
Paper: Urban Garden DSP (retired)
Punches: Curly Label
Ribbon: Baja Breeze 5/8" Striped Grosgrain (retired)

Happy stamping!

Nae xx

Thursday 7 July 2011

Melon Mambo Addiction...

Hi everyone!
I have a confession to make. I recently discovered I have a serious Melon Mambo fetish. I seem to be using it on just about every project. In a way I'm glad, as this has helped me get over my issue with the colour pink.
Here I've used a technique called 'faux tearing' to create a great effect!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Punch Potpourri (retired hostess), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo
Punches: Modern Label
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones



For this card I've concertinaed the ribbon so only the Melon Mambo pattern is showing.

Card Recipe
Stamps: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel (retired), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo
Punches: Modern Label, Word Window
Ribbon and Button: Ice-cream Parlour (July 2011 Promotion)


Happy stamping!


Nae xx

Friday 1 July 2011

Welcome to my blog!

Well, this is a first for me - I'm blogging! I will be joining Stampin' Up!® as a demonstrator in September and thought it was best to create a blog so I can share my love for papercrafting with all the very talented people out there.

If you are in Geelong, Bellarine Peninsular and Surf Coast area and would like to attend a card making, scrapbooking or off-the-page class please call 0408 433 137 or email crozlow@bigpond.net.au.

Feel free to subscribe to my blog by entering your email address on the right hand side to keep up to date with my new posts.

I look forward to sharing more with you as I grow and develop my business.

Nae xx