Teneale Williams

Finally Friday is here, I know I say it often but what a week! I am happy the weekend is here however my weekend is filled with lots of work but I still plan to catch up with some of my favourite people and have a little fun. I have been feeling a little uncreative lately as I am sure you can tell, I am happy to report I feel like my mojo is back! Last weekend I did my last classes in a scrapbook store, which was sad because I have been working in scrapbook stores for years teaching classes all over Sydney but I have stopped doing it so I can focus on my current career direction, having said that there will also be some changes here coming to my blog and with my Stampin’ Up! business soon. I hope to post a little more now I don’t have classes to design for stores.

Anyway I know you are here not to hear all about me or my week but to see a little eye candy and what I did for this weeks Inkspiration challenge. Keesh gave the DT a colour challenge this week….here are the colours:

Here is my card for this week, I am so happy with this card and just think it is super cute. I don’t think I can part with this one and normally I don’t talk myself up {well I don’t think I normally do anyway} but I am feeling pretty clever for coming up with this one The Real Red DSP I have used is retired it was from a 2007 Simply Scrappin kit, I hand most of my scrap DSP to my 4 year old niece Bailey so I had to borrow it from her stash….

Loving the inside too….

If your wondering how I made the banner… well I used these stamps from Party Hearty, the row of party hats which I used upside down and punched the “celebrate” out with a small Circle Punch. I love Party Hearty and it is my most used birthday set.

Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!

Keesh

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Please don’t fall off your seat in shock that I have updated my blog twice in less then 24 hours {shocking I know} but I have actually made a second card using Makeesha’s sketch. This time around it’s a more masculine Birthday card and I totally love this one. I have used SO many stamp sets in this card and my craft desk looks like a bomb has hit it, so I better go clean that up because it is driving me crazy looking at it.

Here is the sketch again just to remind you:

And here is my card….

When you open the card Shooting Stars come at you and I was able to get a better photo of the inside this time around.

Materials used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Happy, Happy Birthday Jumbo Wheel, Starring You, A Little Birthday Cheer, A Good Egg and Spotlight on Christmas
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Papers: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Other: 35mm Circle Punch, Large Star, Small Star, 32mm Square Punch, Corner Rounder, Mat Pack and Silver Brads

I am so busy my head is spinning, I have SO much work on at the moment but I am making sure I pop in to my blog and share a little creative love. I have had a million birthdays {………well it feels like it anyway} in the past 2 weeks, when I give a card and a gift I always try to coordinate the card and packaging. It does not take much and it creates a real wow.

I think Party Hearty is such a fabulous set, I have used it so much for birthdays because I can create male, female and kids cards all from one set {LOVE THAT}.

Stamps: Party Hearty and On your Birthday
Ink: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Other: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, SU Buttons, Tag Punches, thread, Word Window Punch and Urban Oasis DSP

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to share a little comment love…… if you want

I am sticking with my Blue Bird theme on this card, I have not watercoloured for a while and I had never inked up this bird stamp and thought it was about time… I must admit I have LOTS of stamps that have never been used but I still buy more and more…. I am sure I am not alone on that one…. I also have this problem with printed papers….. Please tell me I am not alone!

This is one of my cards for this weeks card classes, If you like it and want to make it yourself while picking up a few watercolouring tips here are the details:

Dates and Times:
Friday 5th Feb at 7:30pm {that class was postponed until Friday 12th because I was sick}

Cost:
$15, All materials included to make Blue Bird 2 cards

Location:
My home in Old Mt Druitt, Address given after you book in

Places limited, To book:
Email: mail@tenealewilliams.com.au
Phone: 0416 000 955

I have been asked by a few Stampin’ Up! demo’s if they are welcome to attend my classes? The answer is yes BUT please let me know you are a demo at the point of booking in for the class.

Materials:
Stamps: Spring Song and Sanded Background
Paper: Bordering Blue, Watercolour, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip
Ink: Going Grey, Bordering Blue, StazOn, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Cameral, Chocolate Chip and Mellow Moss
Other: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Daubers, Blender Pen and Spellbinders Die

I have some friends and family that I normally just give cash to at Christmas because they love to shop and I know they would enjoy shopping for themselves at the post Christmas sales but this year I wanted to make a cash wallet that was a little more fancy…. So I made a slider wallet, it is total fun you just pull the ribbon and out slides the cash pocket. This is also one of my projects in this weeks class which we are making a cash wallet {this is it}, a gift card wallet and a CD pouch.

Here are the details if your interested:

Dates and Times:
Tuesday 1st at 11am and 7:30pm
Friday 4th at 7:30pm

Cost:
$20, All materials included to make 3 projects

Location:
Old Mt Druitt, Address given after you book in

Places limited, To book:
Email: mail@tenealewilliams.com.au
Phone: 0416 000 955

When you pull the ribbon the cash is revealed ….

Materials used:
Stamps: Winter Post and Occasional Greetings
Ink: Ruby Red, Choc Chip and Riding Hood Red
Paper: Very Vanilla Choc Chip and Riding Hood Red
Other: Choc Chip Double Stitched and Cotton.

This card has a little sneak peak to one of the sets in the up-coming Summer Mini Catalogue from Stampin’ Up! that starts on Dec 1st, it is the cutest butterfly set with the most lovely verse which I have used in this card, the set is called “Butterfly Prints“ and will retail for only $25.95. I think this set matches the Parisian Breeze Papers from the current Spring Mini Catalogue really well, so I could not resist using them together and also getting a chance to use the Baja Breeze Corduroy Buttons also from the current Spring Mini.

It’s great news that we have a new Mini Catalogue coming out but that means we need to farewell the current Spring Mini Catalogue, and I must say the current Mini Catalogue has some great products that you may regret not buying like Parisian Breeze and Ski Slope printed papers, The scallop oval punch, Tree Trimmings and Great Friend stamp set…. Just to name a few.

You can view the current Spring Mini Catalogue online here, I will have a link up on Dec 1st for you to view the Summer Mini online, If you would like a “real” copy email me and I will pop one in the post to you.

The verse reads:
Love is like a butterfly…. It goes where it pleases & pleases where it goes.

Materials used:
Stamps: Butterfly Prints from Summer Mini
Ink: Brown StazOn and Baja Breeze
Paper: Whisper White, Choc Chip and Parisian Breeze from Spring Mini
Other: Choc Chip Ribbon and Baja Breeze Corduroy Buttons

I don’t make many Christmas cards that have a Winter and cold feel, because in Australia it is certainly not cold here at Christmas time but I really wanted to make a card using a brayered sky and I am still in love with my little Reindeer from Winter Post. I remember seeing this great card by Claire Daly and I used it as my inspration for my card and added a few more details. This is one of the cards in this weeks technique class, I have already had some of the classes but I still have a few spots left in other classes this week:

Here are the details if your interested:

Dates and Times:
Thursday 26th at 11am
Friday 27th at 7:30pm {2 spots left}

Cost:
$15, All materials included to make 2 cards the other card is a genreal greeting card

Location:
Old Mt Druitt, Address given after you book in

Places limited, To book:
Email: mail@tenealewilliams.com.au
Phone: 0416 000 955

To show you what it looks like with falling “snow”.

For the inside I have stamped snowflakes from “Snow Swirled” in tones of Boarding Blue and Night of Navy, I added a little sparkle to the snowflake with Dazzling Diamonds. The sentiment is also from “Snow Swirled” which I have stamped on brayered cardstock and punched out with the wide oval punch.

Materials Used:
Stamps: Snow Swirled, Winter Post and Le Jardin Botanique
Ink: White StazOn, Black StazOn, Boarding Blue and Night of Navy
Cardstock: Wispher White, Boarding Blue and Night of Navy
Other: Chunky Glitter, Dazzling Diamonds, Two Way Glue, Brayer, Wide Oval Punch and Acetate

I am hooked on acetate at the moment and have used it for a few projects the past weekend. I have just left the acetate clear on this card deciding not to stamp on it with StazOn. I like the clear line I have along the top of the card and at the bottom when the card is closed you can see the scallop boarder which is attached to the back of the card.

My tips for working with acetate are: every layer on the card needs a front and back so you can cover up any tape or Stampin’ Dimensionals, if your backing is larger then the front layer be mindful when applying tape that you do not apply it to the “edge” of the largest piece as it will show. Also when you fold the acetate it is best to use a bone folder so you do get a really crisp fold. Lastly my “acetate” that I use is book binding covers that I just cut down to size and purchased from Officeworks, I used to use over head sheets but they are a little to thin and my card did not stand well, I have never had a problem with the covers.

Inside the card:

Materials Used:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers and On Your Birthday
Ink: Choc Chip and Kiwi Kiss
Marker: Real Red and Rose Red
Paper: Bella Rose, Riding Hood Red and Whisper White
Other: RHRed Taffeta and Scallop edge

Click on image to view set larger.

Thoughts and Prayers. Double Mounted Set of 8 images {4 blocks}. $45.95

On Your Birthday. Set of 12. $58.95

Christmas is coming and I am happy to report my classes are getting back in full swing just in time to help with your end of year Cardmaking. Most of my cards have a Christmas theme in November starting with this card, In this class we are creating “Clear Cards” starting with the Stylish Christmas card below and the second card will be a general greeting card. If you live in Sydney and are interested in coming to one of my classes here are the details:

Dates and Times for November 2009:
Tuesday 3rd at 7:30pm
Thursday 5th at 11am
Friday 6th at 7:30pm

Cost:
$15, All materials included to make 2 cards

Location:
Old Mt Druitt, Address given after you book in

Places limited, To book:
Email: mail@tenealewilliams.com.au
Phone: 0416 000 955

Materials used:
Stamps: Snow Swirled {see below for full set}
Ink: White StazOn from Spring Mini, Basic Grey and Baja Breeze
Paper: Whisper White and Baja Breeze DSP and Cardstock
Other: White Taffeta ribbon, Scallop edge, Clear sheet and Pearls.

Here is the set I have used:
Snow Swirled. set of 6. $45.95

Interested in more of my November classes? Click HERE.

Today I have a cute Friendship card to show using a set I LOVE from the Spring Mini called “Great Friend” It has so many images that appeal to me, To start off with I love, love, love Butterflies my love of Butterflies started when I was a little girl and my Dear little Grandma gave my a glittery Brooch in a Butterfly shape and I remember how much I loved it and in fact I still have it is my treasure box with other items that mean a lot to me, Grandma kept the Butterfly thing going once she realised how much I treasured the Brooch she gave me by getting me magnets and stickers as little gifts. Its funny the small highlights we remember from our childhood because I am sure Grandma had no idea that small gift would form into such a strong memory for me. … Anyway Moving on…. {focus Teneale}

I have also used the leaf image in this set for the background stamping it in VersaMark, It’s great how Stampin’ Up! Co-ordinate images within a set for example the leaf I have used on the background is also in the Butterfly wing detail {love that} AND I really love having Co-ordinating Printed Papers…. I have used the Printed Papers on the scallop. To create the scallop I punched out a bunch of Circles using my 1” circle punch and attached them along the outside of a larger circle making a lovely scallop circle.

As you can see this card has a little secret pocket by pulling the little bow in the top corner, a special message is revealed…. I love designing cards with a little surprise. The stamp I have used for the “True Friend” is from the Friendly Words wheel that I took off the wheel and cut up to make a Fabulous Friendship Greeting set, To see how I did that scroll down to the next post of click here.

Materials Used:
Stamps: Great Friend From the Spring Mini and Friendly Words wheel {See both sets below}
Ink: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze and Cameo Coral
Paper: Walk in the Park, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze and Whisper White
Other: 1″ Circle Punch, Sanding Block, Coffee cup {to get the large circle}, White Eyelet, thread, Two Way Glue and DD Glitter

Great Friend. Set of 5. $31.95. This set is from the Spring Mini, Click here to view.

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 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

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.

So no-one guessed what technique I used on the below card, I was offering a prize for the first person to guess and a random winner from everyone who guessed. Seeing that no-one guessed correct I am giving the prize to the closest first answer which was using makers, That winner is Leanne Frank {Leanne I have emailed you and you have won Best yet stamp set}. The random winner is Casey J {Casey I have emailed you for mailing details as you have in-colour ribbon pack on its way out to you}. Thank you to everyone who played along.

Do you want to know what I did?????? It was easy….. I am surprised no one guessed it. I don’t know the name of it but is goes a little something like this……

1. Using Pale Plum SU Marker Colour direct to the rubber over the flower petals. {Note I have only inked up two of the flowers}

2. Colour direct to rubber again this time with Old Olive Marker on the leafs and stem.

{I know you’re thinking mmmm….. I have seen this before…….}
3. Using a plastic bag {YES a plastic bag} put it over your finger and you’re going to drag it down the petals…. Can you see what is happening

4. Now do the same on the leafs and stem with a clean section of the bag.

5. In my case I have now “thumped” with a Perfect Plum marker on the top of each flower adding a different texture.

6. Then I just gave the rubber a little “huff” and stamped the image down on to Whisper White Cardstock.

By dragging the plastic bag over the bold image it moved the ink around creating light and shade without removing much of the ink and still keeping the colours strong. Plastic bags can also create many different effects on bold images I could of applied a darker tone to the image by scribbling the darker colour to the bag and then dragging over the lighter colour.

I have another way I have used a Plastic bag on Bold Images creating a different effect again which I will post in a few days.

Thanks for dropping by and understood what I was talking about {giggle}.