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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!

Thursday 31 March 2016

Party Wishes Cards

Hi crafters!

As soon as I saw the It's My Party Suite in the Occasions Catalogue, I fell in love. I just adore the bright colours, the fun images and the pretty patterns. I have CASE'd pages 3, 4 & 5 from the catty to create three cards. The last card was CASE'd from Cardiology by Jari

I created all 4 cards on Periscope, you can watch the replays here on my Katch channel.


Until next time, happy creating!

R 😊

Friday 25 March 2016

Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pads

Hi there crafters!

I am extremely excited to share this post with you. I am now the proud owner of Tim Holtz (TH) Mini Distress Ink Pads!!! I've been a big user of TH distress inks for quite some time, but didn't have many colours. I decided the best way to bulk up my collection was to buy the full range of minis.

I have just spent the morning doing my colour chart and popping them away in the matching storage tins. I started this while on Periscope this morning, you can see my Scope here. If you view this after the Scope expires, you can check it out on Katch here.



Here's a close up of the colour chart



I am seriously in love with the (not so) new colours and cannot wait to create with them!

Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae 😊

Wednesday 23 March 2016

Weekly Deals


Hello hello!


The new Weekly Deals are now available until Tuesday 29/03/2016. There are some great discounts available and it's a perfect opportunity to build your crafting supplies 😊

You can shop online using the link below or place you order direct to me via the Contact Me tab.   



Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae 😀

Monday 21 March 2016

La La Loopsy Punch Art Card


Hello hello!

I did a quick Craft Room Tour Scope on Friday night before I went out for dinner and a concert and one of my followers saw a card in my stash that she liked.


@tracey_pink (profile pictured above) wanted some more info so I was happy to share that at the end of the Scope but thought I'd also follow that up with a tutorial!

The original card is on the left and the recreated card is on the right. These are so quick and easy to make. I recommend you give them a try. Here is the tutorial: https://ktch.tv/8yfG




Vicki from Vicki's Craft Cave was inspired by my Scope to create her very own La La Loopsy card. Love it Vicki, thanks for sharing it with me!

Tracey from Periscope posted this to my Facebook page last night showing me her version!!! I'm so excited she saw the Scope and made her own La La Loopsy Doll. It makes me so happy!!

That's it for me. Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae xx

Saturday 19 March 2016

#mattschallenge

Hello hello!

My husband loves to inspire me, and my crafty friends, to step outside the box or our comfort zones. He'll often grab an ink, a punch, a framelit set and stamp and issue "Matts Challenge!". He'd love to extend that challenge to Periscope and left us a post it note with his challenge. 

Here's my scope explaining it all: https://ktch.tv/8yxD


* Cupcake Punch
* Blushing Bride Ink
* Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
* Emboss Folder - any

I will edit this post once I have completed my creation. 

EDITED: Sun 20 March 2016

Here's my entry for #mattschallenge 

I used the Extra Large Polka Dots TIEF to create the background. The cupcake is stamped with 2 images from Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and mounted on a 2 ½ inch circle that I embossed with Distressed Dots. "Celebrate" is a wooden embellishment that I coloured using Blushing Bride ink mixed with Gesso (video here: https://ktch.tv/8BXWthen coated with clear Wink of Stella. I had to finish the card off with some silver Glitter Tape. 

Here's the video of me finishing this card https://ktch.tv/8B-9




EDITED: Monday 21 March 2016

We had 5 participants for #mattschallenge come in over the last 2 days!

First participant was Vicki Allanson from Penrith, NSW:



Second participant was Jo Stubbings:



Third participant was Nicole Wilson from Waikiki, WA. See her blog post here 

Forth participant was a daughter of one of my Periscope followers (Helen Cuxson). A 9yr old from Geelong VIC!

Fifth participant is Esther Howard from the UK. She actually submitted her entry via Periscope! Here's a link to her video: https://ktch.tv/8CR3


Thanks so much for joining in everyone. Matt thought it was great seeing the entries come in (so did I!).

Until next time, happy stampin'!

R. 😊

Friday 18 March 2016

Easter Cards & Basket

Hi there!

Unfortunately I do not own any Easter stamps, apart from sentiments found in some stamp sets. I love Easter projects and found some great inspiration on YouTube. 

This card on the right was CASE'd from US demo Tami White. While I had the Work of Art stamp set out I thought the chevron patterned image would look great on an Easter egg too. I jumped on Periscope to create the card on the left. Here's the link: https://ktch.tv/8tBW 

These 2 cuties were inspired by fellow AU demo Libby Dyson. I loved her concept of the bunny popping out of the rabbit hole. I had to create one in Pink Pirouette and one in Soft Sky. This punch art bunny is way too cute!!!

The final project is this fabulous Easter basket. I love Blushing Bride and Mint Macaron together - such a great combination. I just had to use the chick from Honeycomb Happiness (a Sale-a-bration freebie) together with the Honeycomb Embellies for the tag. I found the tutorial here: http://youtu.be/5pRSioWtBMI

Thanks for stopping in. Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae 😄

Wednesday 16 March 2016

New Weekly Deals

Hello hello!

The new Weekly Deals are now available until Tuesday 22/03/2016. There are some great discounts available and it's a perfect opportunity to build your crafting supplies 😊

You can shop online using the link below or place you order direct to me via the Contact Me tab.   



Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae xx

Friday 11 March 2016

Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack

Hello crafters!

As you may be aware, it is currently Sale-a-bration time with Stamoin' Up! During this time, you can earn a free gift for every AU$90 you spend. One of the free gifts I got was the Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack. It comes in a pad of 6x6 sheets and it's just gorgeous!

For the first card, I have stamped Pool Party balloons directly onto the back of the vellum to give the look of shadow/silhouettes in the background. I then as adhered it to Pool Party cardstock. 

The second card is just gorgeous. For this card a used my Stampin' Write Markers to colour direct to the back of the vellum! I adhered it to a black base to make the colouring & the white printed pattern on the vellum really pop. 

For the third card I used my sponge dauber with Bermuda Bay ink. I applied the ink directly to the back of the vellum to change its colour. Mounted on a white base really makes the colour and pattern on the vellum really shine. 

I also heat embossed directly on to the vellum in a previous post to create a gold and black wedding card. Feel free to scroll down for a look.

Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae 😊

Saturday 5 March 2016

Wedding Card & Periscope!!

Hello there!

Today I'm sharing a wedding card I created on Periscope last weekend. 


Periscope is my latest addiction and I love it. You broadcast live to viewers all over the world. Best part about it... no editing, no uploading, only valid for 24hrs! I love how quick and easy it is to start broadcasting, share my project/idea, and it's automatically uploaded 👍🏼

Anyway, enough about Periscope and onto my project! This card was created using the Sale-a-bration Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack. I heat embossed the sentiment from Happy Notes, in Gold Emboss Powder, direct to the vellum. I then used a black Sharpie marker to colour the white Glitter Metallics Tape (another Sale-a-bration item) and topped that with some Gold Ribbon. To finish, I punched some hearts from Basic Black cardstock and Gold Glimmer paper and adhered to a black base. 

I just love embossing on vellum and love the glimmer/sparkle this card has.

I am currently in Bendigo VIC visiting my girlfriend Kelly with another friend from NSW Central Coast, Jaimie. We flew down Wednesday night and go home tomorrow. We've had a much needed catch up, got creative, enabled each other to buy even more crafty goodies, and laughed... A LOT!

Until next time, keep on creating!

Renae

Wednesday 2 March 2016

New Weekly Deals

Good morning!

The new Weekly Deals are now available until Tuesday 08/03/2016. There are some great discounts available and it's a perfect opportunity to build your crafting supplies 😊

You can shop online using the link below or place you order direct to me via the Contact Me tab.   



Until next time, happy stampin'!

Renae