Brand new project

So... yesterday was our monthly Consultant Fun Day in Brisbane. Lots of extra table spaces made for plenty of room to spread out.

I wanted to finish up my haul of Ivy Lane pages (from the WOTG kit) and get started on my National Scrapbook Day II prep. I finished my Ivy Lane pages and a brand new project...

My view for the day, inside The Carson Room, overlooking the Bowls Club greens. A beautiful sunny day, perfect lighting for scrapping!

A hard day at the office! A rainbow tower of Exclusive Inks and a Carmel Iced Coffee... ;)
My cup is in a tray to catch dribbles and drips. Don't drink and crop!

All my odds and ends. Double stick tape, foam sticky dots, assorted ribbons, bakers twines, shimmer trim, scissors, extra blades for my trimmer, glue dots, my stamp scrubber, stamp spritz, liquid glass, baby wipes (you never know when you'll need em!), my range of Picture My Life cards - see here, glitter gems, pens, stamps.

Page 3 of Ivy Lane WOTG kit, part of my Mother's Day pages.

Pages 3 & 4 of Ivy Lane WOTG, laying out which stamps I wanted to use and which ink colors! Glamour Upper & Lowercase alphabets, Swirls Around, I Adore You (nla), Smokey Plum, Desert Sand, Hollyhock.

Hmm... what to choose for lunch?

My usual, chicken parmy!

I finished this page and stuck down the picture. This is one of the pages I'm teaching at NSD II!

This is the other page I'm teaching at NSD II. Have you booked in yet? Spaces are still available!

After dinner, I started on the off the page project we were challenged to make. I was determined to use May's stamp of the month: You’ve Got a Friend.

Products used Ivy Lane B&T paper, Hollyhock and Colonial White cardstocks, Hollyhock ink, May Stamp of the Month, Gold shimmer trim (only available in the Ivy Lane cardmaking kit), glue pen, and a 3x3 MyAcrylix block.

How cute is this repurposed DVD storage case?

Inside is a covered notebook, a pen and pen loop, and a pocket full of little 3x3 thank you notecards. Perfect for keeping your petrol receipts in your glovebox, a grocery list and pen safe in your purse, keeping little ones entertained, or just for doodling. I'm teaching this at my next evening workshop. Keep an eye out for more details!

Products used: Whisper and Colonial White cardstocks, Ivy Lane B&T paper, Gold shimmer trim, Outdoor Denim ink, glue dots, May stamp of the month.

May SotM is only available til the 31st. Make sure you don't miss out! It's a really cute and versatile stampset. Just look how I've used it multiple times in this one off the page project. :)

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Just a lil something I whipped up tonight

My Mother's Day rosebud from a mate. It photographed beautifully and I edited it in instagram. I shrunk that edited image down and printed it at BigW. I chose the faux antiqued silver circle pendant and chain, and the crown charm (from Storyteller).

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Stamp of the Month - May

I had a play with May's SotM You've Got A Friend the other night. It really is a cute stampset! Here's what I came up with. These are the Base&Bling pocket cards I made for our Jewelry Buffet market stall.

CTMH Products used: Workshops On The Go™ Ivy Lane Cardmaking Kit, Bamboo Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Hollyhock Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Topiary Cardstock, Bamboo Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, 1x1 2x2 & 3x3 My Acrylix® Blocks, Card Word Puzzle stampset (NLA), Paper Trimmer (similar), Sparkles Clear Assortment, You've Got A Friend - May 2014 Stamp Of The Month, Tombow® Adhesive. From my stash: black shimmer and pink cardstocks.

CTMH Products used: Whisper Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Sarita Paper Packet, Swirls Around stampset, Glamour Uppercase & Lowercase stampsets, Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Honey Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Card Word Puzzle stampset (NLA), You've Got A Friend - May 2014 Stamp Of The Month, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, 1x1 3x3 2x3.5 My Acrylix® Blocks, Paper Trimmer (similar), Tombow® Adhesive. From my stash: pink cardstock.

CTMH Products used: Lagoon Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Laughing Lola Paper Packet, Teal Shimmer Trim, Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Honey Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Glamour Uppercase & Lowercase stampsets, Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment, Card Word Puzzle stampset (NLA),  You've Got A Friend - May 2014 Stamp Of The Month, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, 1x1 2x2 & 3x3 My Acrylix® Blocks, Paper Trimmer (similar), Tombow® Adhesive. From my stash: black shimmer cardstock.

CTMH Products used: Lagoon Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Laughing Lola Paper Packet, Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Card Word Puzzle stampset (NLA),  You've Got A Friend - May 2014 Stamp Of The Month, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, 1x1 2x2 & 3x3 My Acrylix® Blocks, Paper Trimmer (similar), Tombow® Adhesive. From my stash: black shimmer and purple cardstocks.

These pocket cards are a great way to use up scraps from your stash. Not to mention they make a stunning gift presentation for a necklace! Want to make one (or more!) of these for yourself? Come to one of my workshops! Contact me today to get more details and to book in. Prefer to buy one of these pocket cards with a necklace ready made? I have a selection ready for sale.

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Time to celebrate!

It's National Scrapbooking Month....celebrate with me with this fantastic promotion!

If you haven't already placed your $75 order in April, you've still got time to qualify for this fun and vibrant paper collection for only $5.

Free to Be Me paper pack includes 14 sheets of assorted printed Vellum, Embossed cardstock and double sided B&T Duos paper. So gorgeous!

Don't forget, you can double dip this month! Place your $75 order now and you also qualify for the Stamp of the Month - "You've Got a Friend" for ONLY $5.....that's close to $50 worth of extra products for only $10! Remember, SOTM is normally $24.

May Stamp of the Month - You've Got a Friend.... only available for the month of May!

I'll be showing some projects using the "Free to Be Me" paper pack at my Ivy Lane-themed National Scrapbooking Day All Day Crop, being held on Saturday 24th May, 2014 from 10am -10pm.  You can find more details and register to attend this event HERE!

Place your order prior to my National Scrapbook Day, so you can participate on the day. Simply "join" Kara's May Studio Order on my website.