Teneale Williams

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

To start with I just want to Thank everyone for the sweet and very supportive response I received over the past two days, I am very touched and grateful to have so many lovely readers and friends. Thank you really…..

One of my Favourite Techniques is brayering, I just love the simple effect it creates and it just works so well with all the Silhouette stamps we have in the Catalogue. This card is really very simple, all I have done is stamped the image in Night of Navy on Whisper white Cardstock and Baja Breeze grass. Then started to brayer Baja Breeze from the top and working my way down the cardstock. Then I added a little Night of Navy along the top.

I have used Urban Garden Designer Series Paper for the Background, I just love using Printed Papers on my cards, and I really love that with Stampin’ Up! my Printed Papers match the inks and in some case’s they even match my stamps. Don’t forget that the Promotion for May is buy Three Designer Series Papers and get one FREE. Read more details HERE.

Materials Used: ALL Stampin’ Up! Besid’se Nestabilties
Stamps: Inspired by Nature
Ink: Baja Breeze and Night of Navy
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White and Urban Garden
Other: Brayer, Laughter and Love White Rub On’s, Ribbon Originals- Valet and Nestabilties label 1 by Spellbinders.

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

Well Convention is all over for the year and it was a great couple of days, It all went so fast but I am looking forward to next year already which will be in Sydney {yay}. It was wonderful meeting new friends and catching up with old ones, I shared the first Convention experience with two of my wonderful downlines Kylie and Maree {Hi Girls} and hoping that more of my team will attend the next Convention {hint, hint to the others}. As it was my first SU Convention I did not know what to expect but I was not disappointed. One of the many highlights was taking part in card swaps I was so happy with all the card swaps I came home with, I was a little slow to start swapping due to fear of people not wanting to swap with me after I swapped with a few girls I knew I was fine. I just thought I would share my swap card with you here…. I made 64 of these….{am I Crazy or what!!!!!!!!!!}

Materials Used: ALL Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: A Rose is A Rose
Paper: Bella Rose Papers, Whisper White, Choc Chip and Riding Hood Red
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Choc Chip and Riding Hood Red
Ribbon: Choc Chip Ribbon both sizes

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.