My Creative Space

Well this week, there is not really a lot happening in my creative space due to lack of time. On the weekend i attended the melbourne craft and quilt fair so that was my sunday gone but it was heaps of fun if you have never been i highly recommend it. I attended some classes and did a lot of shopping i will soon have photos to follow so you can see all the goodies i obtained. So this week i have mostly been working on my cross stitch it is nearly finished, i can't believe it it has taken me quite a while due to having more than one project on the go at once. it is so fine i usually have to use my ott lite but i was so disappointed when i discovered a few weeks ago that my ott lite no longer works anymore, time for a new one i think. Anyway here is the cross stitch so far.

Retiring Stampin up Stamps and Accessories

Today the Stampin up Retiring stamps and accessories list was released, you can find the links to both of these pages below and don't forget it is strictly limited stock, so get your orders in now while stocks last.

Retiring Stamps

Retiring Accessories

A couple of Points to remember.

They are no longer selling the stampin write markers individually, you must buy them as a set and all the current ink pads are retiring as we are getting new ones, in the same colours ofcourse they are just an updated version

My Memories Suite, Digital Scrapbooking software Giveaway

My Memories Suite has kindly give me a copy of their software to trial as well as donating a copy to give away to one lucky reader.  To enter this giveaway you need to either be a fan of my facebook page or a follower of my blog, then just leave a comment below for you chance to win this great product.

Share my Memories Digital Scrapbooking software

My Creative Space

Last week in my creative space i said i was going to attempt the crescendo Polymer Clat Necklace, well i did that i tried it twice and both times didn't exactly go to plan, i guess i will just have to keep practicing, i have discovered you can't always get something the same as the expert out of the book, but instead you put your own spin on the item. Here is what i have come up with.

  

 This what the first attempt, i think i got the colours alright but i forgot to change the setting on the pasta machine to one so i think they are a little thin it might be hard to poke the holes through the sides, Instead i am going to poke the holes in the corner and create a necklace that way

This was the second try from yesterday, somehow my colour or my skinner blend didn't exactly go as planned, it says to turn it on a 90 degree angle to pass it through the pasta machine the only problem was it didn't fit that way so somehow i think i ended up passing it through to much and blending the colours a little too much, back to the drawing board i think. Hope you all have a creative week

A ray of sunshine blog award

I am super excited, Kathy Moody over at Life on Lakeshire Drive has nominated me along with 9 other nominees for a ray of sunshine blog award, Thank you so much Kathy for your nomination and congratulations on winning this award yourself.

Ocean Commotion Card

Here is another card i made last week i really like this one, i was inspired to do this one by Kris McIintosh over at Splitcoast Stampers You can find more of her work on her blog Stamping with Kris

Stamps: Perfectly Penned, Ocean Commotion

Card Stock: Real Red, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Blue Double Stitched Ribbon

Freshly Made Sketches #44

This week for Freshly Made Sketches i thought i would try somethig a little different, i don't have a big shot embossing machine, well i don't really have any embossing machine, i was trying to work out how to make my card a little different, i have a fiskars embossing set one that you do by hand, this was me experiment, it didn't exactly go as planned so it's not one of my better cards the embossing machines look much nicer i am so looking forward to getting one.

This weeks Sketch #44

The final product

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Temptin Turquoise, Pink Pirouette
Stamps: Short and Sweet
Other: Subtles Designer Serious Paper