Teneale Williams

This is possibly the brightest card I have made in a while and the brightest I would probably make because I am not really a “bright” person {in more ways the one lol}, They are also colours I normally would not use together but I really like the finished product. I was asked to design a few “pocket” cards for a friend who wants to make them to give to members of her staff, The brief was bright, cheery and girlie. She wants pocket cards so she can put gift vouchers in the pocket with a note on the tag….This is the first of a few that I came up with and I will show you the other cards over the coming week.

I have used Playful Petals on this card, I really like this set because it was easy to use and I do like stamps that I can watercolour, even thou I have a long running love hate relationship with water colouring. I have stamped the image on SU watercolour paper then coloured with a Blender Pen and the ink from the lid of an ink pad. On the Almost Amethyst section of the flower I have also used a Marker to colour the centre of the small circles direct to paper giving a darker tone. I have used the flower image on the Pretty in Pink Cardstock by stamping in VersaMark. I have used the Circle image on the So Saffron Card. I think what sets this card off is the Dazzling Diamonds, which I have applied using Two Way glue.

Just thought I would show you a shot with the tag coming out, A note can be written on the tag. I have left the tag quite plain by just stamping the flower image in the corner using VersaMark. The pocket it self is super easy to make, I cut a piece of Pretty in Pink Cardstock 21cm x 10.5cm I scored a line at 9cm and folded that over and adhere using Sticky Strip and you really do need Sticky Strip because it is so strong. In this case I have folded back the right corner before adhering. The Tag is Almost Amethyst Cardstock cut to 8cm x 11cm. The ribbon at the top makes it easy to pull out the tag.

WHY? Do I have a close up shot of the ribbon…… Well, I wanted to show you a close up of the FREE Ribbon that you receive when you spend $100 this month…. Yep… FREE Ribbon….You receive 9m of this Certainly Celery Twill Ribbon AND 9m of So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon. That’s 18m for FREE. This ribbon is not sold in the Catalogue and is only around for September. Read HERE for more info. {Can you tell I am excited about free ribbon}

Materials Used: ALL Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Playful Petals {All the images in this set are shown below}
Ink: VersaMark, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery and StazOn
Paper: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst and Watercolour
Other: Blender Pen, Rich Regal Brads, 32mm Circle Punch, Horizontal Punch, Corner Rounder, Daubers, Sticky Strip, Twill Celery Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds and Two Way Glue.

Playful Petals. Set of 7. $52.95

I made this card yesterday for Family Friends that I wanted to send a message of love and support to after a shock death within their Family over the weekend. I started making this card with a completely different end result in my mind but it ended up looking like a card I had make before for my Mum, But I still liked it and I knew that the recipient’s would appreciate the effort anyway.

This is only a short post today because I don’t really have a lot to say but I just want to remind everyone reading this to Cherish today and the one’s you love

I get asked all the time about how I package up my Cards that are very “bulky”, This card was a little “bulky” so I have made a thin envelope box to sit the card in. The lid is just a Cardstock flap, with ribbon keeping the flap closed.

Materials Used:
Stamps: Bird on a Branch and Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink: Jet Black StazOn and Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Watercolour, Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze
Printed Papers: Baja Breeze and Urban Oasis
Other: Blender Pen, Large Pearl from Pretties Kit, Large Flower Brad
Non-SU: Taffeta Ribbon in Cream.

I have had such a big weekend, Well the biggest I have had in a few months, But I can say I have had a great weekend. One of my Fabulous Downlines Maree arrived in Sydney on Friday Afternoon from Jindabyne for a weekend of Stamping, Shopping and Catching up. So Friday night she and 9 others come over for a Christmas SAS {which I will show later in the week}, Saturday we went to the Stiches and Craft show were I met up with some old and new downlines {Waving Julia and Kate}, Shopped a little but with all the excitement I left very early and went home for a “Nanna Nap” before Maree come over for a dinner and a Stamping Session that night, Maree and I have these session when ever she comes to Sydney and I try to show her as much as I can fit into 5 or so hours, Then she going back home and shows her Friends and Customers.

One of the projects Maree and I made last night was this double Slider card, Which we watched the SUPER talented Makeesha Byl make it in her presentation at Convention back in May. I made mine a little different but Makessha has a tutorial on her blog showing you how to make one HERE {Thank you Makeesha if you read my blog}. All I did was were Makessha made hers like a pocket starting with 10.5cm x 21cm strip, that she folders in half. I started with a A5 sheet folded in half which is my card base, I also had a A6 Card front {Baja Breeze} that I trimmed a little to show a boarder once attached to the card base. By Doing this it turned it into a Card instead of a pocket.

I think I need to add a tab or ribbon to make it easier to pull, You can see here why they call it a Double slider card.

Inside the card: Because I have “SO” many layers of cardstock on the front of the card, I needed to “weight” the back down so it did not fall over when standing. I have just stamped the 3 flower images from Fifth Avenue Floral on Whisper White and layered that on Kiwi Kiss Cardstock then attached to the inside card. Not sure why I took the photo like this on a angle but you get the gist.

Materials Used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral and On Your Birthday {Below are images of all the stamps in both sets}
Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray and Kiwi Kiss
Cardstock: Watercolour, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray & Kiwi Kiss
Printed Papers: Urban Oasis
Punches: Circle 32mm and 13mm, Scallop edge and Word Window.
Other: Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Blender Pen.

Fifth Avenue Floral. Set of 5. $45.95

On Your Birthday. Set of 12. $58.95

To place a order, Email me mail@tenealewilliams.com.au or Phone 0416 000 955

Hey Hey, Look two days in a row…. Don’t get too excited it wont happen everyday kids Part of my absence from my blog over the past while has been because I have been sick with nothing serious but I just needed to rest and get better, I am now feeling much better and truly on the mend. While I was sick I was truly touched by the many get well cards and gifts I received from customers, Friends and fellow Stampin’ Up Demonstrators, It is amazing how much a card can help heal someone’s spirit. I have made up a bunch of these cards to say thank you to all the wonderful ladies who took the time to make a card for me.

I always find Watercolouring so relaxing and I always enjoy it, Which is funny because I am not normally happy with my outcome, but I was really happy with these cards {maybe because each card was made with lots of love}. I Stamped the image onto SU Watercolour Paper which I do believe is the best Watercolor paper around, I coloured the image with So Saffron and Tangerine Tango on the flower, Old Olive on the leafs and Choc Chip on the branch. I always watercolour with a blender pen and normally I squeeze my closed ink pad and then pick up the ink from the inside lid.

Here are more of the cards…

Materials Used: Mostly Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Thank You Kindly and Eastern Influences {see full sets below}
Ink: Old Olive, Choc Chip, Going Grey, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango
Paper: SU Watercolour, So Saffron, Very Vanilla and Haiku Designer Series Papers
Other: Blender
Non-Stampin’ Up!: Spellbinders Die and Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon.

Eastern Influences. Set of 4. $33.95

Thank You Kindly. Set of 4. $24.95

Email Me to place you’re order. mail@tenealewilliams.com.au or phone 0416 000 955

I just love Bella Rose Printed Papers well I pretty much love the whole Sweet Bella Style watch in the SU! Catty, I am also a huge fan of Red and Riding Hood Red is by far my Favourite Red Tone, I think I will be using lots of Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss this Christmas {I can’t believe I am thinking of Christmas now}. Anyway, This card is a total case of a card by the SUPER talented Kelly Lunceford, Here is a link to Kelly’s card I changed the colours, Papers and added some layers {you know I use LOTS of layers} but Kelly’s card was pretty much the reason I brought this set because I loved it SO much…

Materials Used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Bella Rose, Watercolour and Whisper White
Ink: Brown StazOn, Summer Sun, Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray and Kiwi Kiss
Other: Blender Pen, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon and Button

Miss me???? I know some people did because I have the emails to prove it {lol}. Well I have been back from Brisbane for a few days but I was straight back into classes, Which was not a great idea because I am still a little frazzled from all the excitement of the past week… I had such a wonderful time at the expo and I really enjoyed all my classes and everyone was just so lovely and friendly. I was able to catch up with old friends and make new ones, I don’t want to name drop but one of my new friends is the amazing and talented Zoe Pearn, Zoe is a Paper designer for My Minds Eye Which is one of my fave paper company’s. Her papers are wonderful and I love her Scrapbook style, She is an Aussie designing for an American based company, She designs from her Studio in Brisbane but I thought she was American, So when she started talking I was a little surprised to hear the Australian accent. I am pretty sure this is not the last time I will speak of Zoe {wink}

I want to thank the girls at Scrapapple Angela, Louisa and Stacey for having me teach for them, A huge thankyou to the my classroom assistants essentially Janelle and I really need to thank my Mum who saved the day several times over the week including when we got a flat tyre on my car in the middle of Brisbane and she quite bravely went into a worksite and asked some lovely guys to come and help, While I stood at my car saying No, Mum I can do it myself…. Then the guys come over and I could not even workout where my spare tyre was, Which just incase anyone else drives a PT Cruiser, our spare tyre is under the car {lol}.

I do have a little more exciting news to share about the expo but I can’t spill the beans yet…. As soon as I can I will let you know.

I do have a card to show you after all my chit chat, This is one of the cards that we did in my class this week after I got home. It is just a cute card from the front how you can see the little girl through the Window.

The magic happens when you open it….

Surprise…. A secret message slides over.

Cute hey?

Materials used:
Stamps: A kind Word and On Your Birthday
Ink: Basic Brown, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Blush Blossom, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Cameral, Close to Cocoa and Going Grey
Paper: SU Watercolour, Candy Lane and Pink Pirouette
Other: Blender Pen, Spellbinders, SU button and Ribbon.

As soon as I saw this stamp set in the Demonstrator preview before the Idea Book and Catalogue came out in April, I just knew I had to get it, I love that Stampin’ Up! have designed this set for the Australian Market. It is a fun image to watercolour as it has so much detail in each image it takes the guess work out of watercolouring the light and shade. At Convention My Marvellous Downline Maree received a swap that someone had stamped in just in Choc Chip on Very Vanilla and made a lovely Monochromatic card, so it is a set that can be used in many ways, This set is a Classic set that I have already marked as a “keeper” when SU retire it.

As I have said before I don’t think I am a great Water Colourer but at Convention I had one of those “Are you Crazy Moments” ….. I was at dinner with fellow INKling demonstrators {which is the downline family of Jayne Mercer} and I was asked by a one of the girls if I did water colouring classes? as she thinks I watercolour well {I think it was the compliment that got me in} I told her that I don’t have a water colouring class planned for a while but I could do a watercolour session at one of Jayne Mercer’s INKling training sessions {WHAT} At the time I thought it was a great idea that we all share our water colouring tips with each other…..Yeah…..Only problem……I don’t have tips besides….. use SU watercolour paper!!!! So I am on a mission to improve and practice my water colouring before the session so get ready for a few more water colouring cards.

Materials used: ALL Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Bloom Away and Thank You Kindly
Ink: VersaMark, StazOn, Going Gray, So Saffron, More Mustard, a little Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa and Choc Chip
Paper: So Saffron DSP & Cardstock, Old Olive, Choc Chip, Very Vanilla and SU Watercolour
Other: Blender pen and daubers

I just think this card is SO cute and SO not ME but I just love it, How cute is that little giraffe? I just want to pinch his little cheeks {lol}. This is a set that I have just ordered to take me out of my comfit zone. I always use Flowers, Flourishes, Flowers, Quotes, Flowers or Butterflies and I try to avoid art-line images because I am scared of watercolouring but you know what? I always enjoy water colouring when I finally do it and I had so much fun with this little guy. I stamped the image onto Stampin’ Up! Watercolour paper then using a Blender pen and a “pool” of colour from a ink pad I watercoloured, To add greater tone I used a maker direct to the watercolour paper and lightly blended with a blender pen.

Materials used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Animal Crackers
Ink: Basic Grey, Basic Brown, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa and Pretty in Pink
Paper: Sweet Always, SU Watercolour paper, Choc Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White
Other: Choc Ribbon and Blender Pen

So I have a big week ahead, I am madly getting ready for Stampin’ Up! Annual Convention which I am attending for the first time, My Dear Friend and Demo Superstar Marelle is demanding that I attend this year and I am excited as she will be presenting on the main stage, SO I am calling all Stampin’ Up! Demo’s attending to cheer really LOUD when Marelle takes the stage, even louder then when anyone else takes the stage. She is going to wow the crowds and show us the way to do it………..All together………GO MARELLE….
For me I have been debating the whole card swapping thing, To swap or not to swap? Well I was so close to not making any swaps but I am making a few however they are taking a lot longer then I expected with a few to many layers….

Thanks for stopping by my little blog ;9)

Today is my Sister’s Birthday, So I am sending BIG Birthday wishes out to you Terrianne, I hope you enjoyed your special day. Here is the card I made for the occasion using one of my favourite new sets Crazy for Cupcakes. The Cupcake trend is huge in the Papercraft world at the moment and this set is great because you have so many options in the one set. I have stamped the cupcake image on Watercoulor paper and coloured the image using the an ink pad with a Blender pen, I have gone around the image with Going Grey ink and a Blender pen, doing this really makes the image “pop”. I have used Candy Lane Printed papers and wrapped ribbon around the card and tied a big bow, I have added a button to the centre of the bow { I just love the new Button Range}

Materials used:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa and Brown StazOn
Paper: SU watercolour, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa
Other: Taffeta Ribbon, Button Bouquet, Blender Pen.

I thought I would also show you what else I made for Terrianne’s Birthday….Cup Cakes….. They tasted yummy but I think I will stick with my day job….{gee I hope you don’t get hungry now}

Yesterday was my Birthday and I received the most beautiful card from my Mum with very touching words inside, I must admit I did have a little cry as I read them, Mum and I are in different counties at the moment and I think I cried a little because I miss her, She is not only my Mum but a dear friend and I miss that friendship at the moment. My Mum is the most amazing woman and Mother in the world, I am so lucky to have her as my Mum. I love her for all the advise, love and support she has given me over the years and I don’t know if I would of gotten through stages of my life if she was not my Mum. {I am crying as I type this} SO I made this card so I could tell her how much I love her and appreciate all the little things she has done over the years.

I am really happy with this card, It took me a little while to make because I had to have it perfect because nothing but the best for my Mum. I just know she is going to love it.

Materials Used: ALL Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral and the greeting is from A Rose is A Rose
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Basic Brown
Card: SU Watercolour Paper, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Sweet Always.
Other: Large pearl from Pretties Kit, Flower Brad, Regal Rose Ribbon, Blender Pen, Square punch and Daubers.

This layout was a layout Challenge at tayloredexpressions.com.au

I just love how new stamps and supplies can bring back your Mojo….I think it’s safe to say my “dry” spell is over, For the past few months I just feel like I had lost my Mojo, My “wow” factor….But I have been making a few cards this week using some of my new stamps and I feel like I have it back, This is just the start of the new cards….. I know they are good cards because My Sister {who does not really get the Cardmaking/stamping thing} said she liked them….. SHOCK.

Anyway, I have used Friends 24-7 and A Rose is a Rose to create this card. I must say these are my two Favourite sets from the new Catty…….SO MANY nice sets but…. AND the new papers…..OMG……… You will see over the next few posts I am loving the new papers. Just a couple of things on this card, I have used the new Build a Brad {which I loooooove} I attached a large Pearl from the Pretties kit in the centre and following the “flag” trend that is huge in Papercraft at the moment I cut a strip of paper then using my square punch I just create the V {SO much easier then just cutting it cut with paper snips}

Materials used:
Stamps: Friends 24-7 and A Rose is a Rose Both NEW
Ink: Choc Chip, Brown StazOn, Boarding Blue, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel and Going Grey
Paper: SU Watercolour paper, Very Vanilla, Choc Chip CS & DD and Bella Bleu
Other: Blender Pen, Choc Ribbon, Build a Brad, Pearl from Pretties kit, Kaiser tiny pearl, Dauber, Large Square punch and Spellbinder Oval and Oval Scallop.

I am back with not a great card but a card… *So cute* yesterday I got 2 emails asking if I have gone “shy” again not blogging…NO, I have been SO sick (still am) with a bad case of the flu and my voice sounds like a cross between a Man and a Horse, SO I am not allowed to talk for the next 2 days because I am at the Papercraft Festival in Sydney this weekend and I NEED to be able to talk all weekend so the doctor told me to let my voice box rest…This NO talking thing is hard, I never realised how much I like talking.

I will stop talking and get on to my card….

I have finally given this brayered background technique a try…and I really enjoyed it, I had been scared to give it a try because it looked hard but it is easy and FUN. I have used every Pink ink pad I own on this card. It’s just simple in design but simple works…. You know WHAT, I do like this card and it looks like silk in real life…..

If you want to learn how to create a Brayered Background? And make this card plus a surprise card… Attend my Technique class, here are the details….
When: Friday 7th of November at 7:30pm
Where: My Home in Old Mt Druitt
Cost: $15 for 2 cards
Book: Email me at mail@tenealewilliams.com.au or phone 0416 000 955
Spots are limited on the Friday night but I can bring this class to you at a different time in your home with 5 friends BUT you need to live in Sydney (sorry about that small request)

NOTE: If you attend this class and bring a SU! Brayer I will give you a “Brayer Bonus”