Teneale Williams

This card is for my Mum’s Birthday which was today {Happy Birthday Mum!!!} I must admit I have always felt such pressure when I make cards for Mum more then anyone else because she is my biggest supporter and I never want to disappoint her with a “crappy” card but I almost did worse then a “crappy card” for this birthday…. I had not made her a card at all and I could she her disappointment when I said “I have not made you a card but I will buy one at the shops today if that’s ok”… That did not go down very well with her so I whipped this up this afternoon.

Materials:
Stamps: Bloomin’ with Beauty and On Your Birthday
Ink: Black, Old Olive and Lovely Lilac
Paper: Whisper White, Haiku, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Lovely Lilac
Other: Circle’s Brad, Pearl from Pretties, Old Olive Ribbon.

I am almost out of Christmas cards and projects to share with you but I really like this card, I have a few people that LOVE chocolate and will really appreciate a card with candy. I have used the Sweet Treat Cups from the Summer Mini with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch to create this Christmas bauble filled with red M&M’s. The top of the bauble is made by punching a little of the 1 3/4″ circle and one of the petals from the 5 Petal Punch using Riding Hood Red Cardstock, sponged then attached above the 1 3/4″ Circle punch out.

Like this card? Well I still have a few spots for my Friday night class making this card and a second “Sweet Treats” flower card.

Here are the details if your interested:

Dates and Times:
Friday 11th at 7:30pm

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

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

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

Inside is pretty simple, I have just stamped Baroque Motifs in Old Olive and Riding Hood Red.

Materials used:
Stamps: Many Merry Messages and Baroque Motifs
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Old Olive and Riding Hood Red.
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive and Riding Hood Red.
Other: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Five Petal Punch, Sweet Treat Cups, Riding Hood Red Ribbon.

The Summer Mini Catalogue starts today and it now online to view HERE.

If you would like a copy please email me and I will pop one in the post to you. If you would like to order just drop me an email or phone me on 0416 000 955.

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 hope your not sick of Christmas cards yet because I have another one today sticking with the simple and elegant theme, this time using “A Wish of Peace” which is such a lovely set. The Background was wheeled with the “Soft Holly” using Sahara Sand ink. The dove was stamped in Sahara Sand, and I have added a little glitter to the wings which you can’t see very well in the photo. The centre of the ribbon is a Build A Brad with a Pearl from the Pretties kit attached.

Just a short post today, I am still trying to finish my swaps for Stampin’ Up! Sydney Regional training this weekend and I always have the grandest ideas for my swaps and never realise how long they take to make and I still have a long way to go to get them finished by the morning in between my classes today…..

Materials used from Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: A Wish for Peace and Many Merry Messages
Wheel: Soft Holly
Ink: Sahara Sand
Paper: Sahara Sand and Whisper White
Other: Two Way glue, Glitter, Pretties Kit large pearl and Build A Brad

To start with I just want to say a thank you for the lovely comments and emails about my last post the show of support is very appreciated. I love knowing that I am inspiring some people and I love sharing my passion with others.

I am keeping with the Red, Vanilla and Chocolate theme with just one more card. I am really happy with this card it uses my favourite set of the Christmas range from Stampin’ Up it’s called “Tree Trimmings” and its in the current Spring Mini that you can view online here, this mini actually ends on 30th of November so if you like this set then I would suggest ordering now as it is not guaranteed to make the next Idea Book and Catalogue. I used this set in my Monday post as well which you can view here.

Materials Used:
Stamps: Tree Trimming, Retired SU! “Joy”
Ink: Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip
Paper: Very Vanilla Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip
Other: Riding Hood Red Ribbon from the Spring Mini….LOVE this ribbon

I hope you are enjoying my Christmas card line up and I have more coming again this week.

I am stepping it up…. well stepping up my card, Yesterday I posted a very clean and simple Christmas card that is a great card to make in bulk this Christmas season but I thought it would be fun to show you what it looks like with a bit of ribbon and a few more layers because if you have been following my blog for a while you would know I love my layers and ribbon. This card is perfect to make for a special few.

Just to remind you of the clean and simple version:

Here it is stepped up, Can you spot the difference? Lol This time it is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

And any stepped up card needs to be completely finished with a pretty inside.

I am really happy with both cards, In many of my cards I use lots of layers, sponging and ribbon because my style has changed over the years as I used to have a very clean and simple style using very few layers like the first card but still using lots of ribbon. I have come so far in the past few years with my work and style, hugely because of Stampin’ Up! for their fabulous products {I always say it’s the products that make my cards look good not so much me} I have been able to leave my full time job to become a fulltime Papercraft Tutor and SU Demo, I wake up everyday loving what I am doinbg. I want to thank everyone who reads my blog, the ones who leave me comments or emails me because I really, really appreciate it. I sometimes hate blogging because it can take so much time and some weeks I am just so busy I struggle to fit everything in but sometimes the comments keeps me going and wanting to update my blog {no pressure to comment now but} I am sure others who blog themselves and read this know what I am saying {gee I hope so}. WHY am I saying all this? Well I have no idea, I think looking at the two cards has made me realise how far I have come in the past 3 years. I was very, very close to leaving Stampin’ Up! last month as they refined some demo rules which I do agree with them doing this, but I would have been breaking some of the refined rules so I was struggling all October with what to do as Stampin’ Up! is so much more then Stamps to me, It is my living, I live and breath Stampin’ Up! it is such a huge part of “me” I could not give that up, It has helped guide me to a place in my life that I thought I would never be and I am very grateful for that.

Well that’s enough from me for today I think I am best to stop at this point, But I have more Christmas cards for you this week….

Another week has just escaped me and now the weekend is over, I had a massive week and needed to do some major catch up this weekend which I am happy to say has worked and I am back on track. One of the tasks on my to do list this weekend was to take photos of all my Christmas cards I have been making, But when I look at them all I realised they are all so plain, I have not used more then 3 tones on each card, I can’t even say colours because two of the tones are Whisper White or Very Vanilla with Choc Chip or Black. So I have called this blog entry “plain” frame because I am so boring with my colour combos.

Having said that about this card being plain, I do love how simple and elegant it is. This card is also one of my Stamp-A-Stack cards for this week, So if you need to make a few more Christmas Cards and happy to make “plain” cards {lol} I still have spots in the following classes:

Dates and Times:
Tuesday 17th at 7:30pm
Thursday 19th at 11am
Friday 20th at 7:30pm

Cost:
$20, All materials included to make 8 cards { 4 cards of 2 designs}

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: Winter Post, Frames with a Flourish and Many Merry Messages
Ink: Ruby Red and Choc Chip
Paper: Very Vanilla and Ruby Red

Come back tomorrow and I will have a stepped up version of this card that will make you go…..WOW….{well that’s the hope}.

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

One of my favourite colour combination is Whisper White and Sahara Sand, They work so well together and always create such an elegant Christmas card. Snow Swirled is hands down one of my favourite sets this Christmas, It is a great value set because it has greetings, backgrounds and an elegant tree image for only $45.95, I have used it on the card here and I have a few more projects coming using this set. Stay tuned.

To create this card I have stamped the background with snowflakes in VersaMark and White Craft ink, The tree was stamped in Sahara Sand off centre with the greeting down the side, I have clear embossed the large snowflake on Sahara Sand cardstock and attached a small strip along the bottom of the main panel, Then tied White taffeta ribbon around the join and layered on a lager piece of Whisper White Cardstock then attached this to the card front. Simple but lovely.

“Project by POST” Stamp-A-Stack. {Sand Swirls}

I have made a bunch of these for Christmas and I am offering you the chance to as well, For the first time and after lots of requests I am offering a “Project by POST” Stamp-A-Stack.
What do you receive:

Option ONE, Totally DIY for BULK Cardmaking. Make 60 cards.

Snow Swirled Stamp set
Sahara Sand ink pad
White Craft ink pad
Packet of Whisper White Cardstock
Packet of Sahara Sand Cardstock
2 rolls of white Taffeta Ribbon
A sample card that I have made to help you reproduce
A Cut sheet and steps to make this card.

For $130 delivered straight to your door.

Option TWO, Pre-cut for QUICK Cardmaking. Make 10 cards

Snow Swirled Stamp set
Sahara Sand ink pad
White Craft ink pad
A sample card that I have made to help you reproduce
All the pre-cut Cardstock and Ribbon to make 10 cards

For $95, Extra kits can be ordered. $15 for 10 cards

Options Three, QUICK Cardmaking without ordering the stamp and ink pads. Make 10 cards.

A sample card that I have made to help you reproduce
All the pre-cut Cardstock and ribbon to make 10 cards

For $22, delivered straight to your door and you can order extra kits. $15 for 10 cards.

Here is the Snow Swirled Set of 6. Click on image to view larger.

If you would like to purchase this “Project by POST”, just email me with your order, address and payment method. I accept payment by direct deposit, credit card, or cheque. You can also call me on 0416 000 955.

This offer ends Sunday 22nd November 2009.

I can’t believe it’s the weekend again, I have NO idea where this week went? AND further more I can’t believe its under 50 days until Christmas OMG, I have made lots of Christmas cards so I am covered in that department but I still have not really started shopping and thinking about all the gifts I need to give, One project I have designed for Christmas is this stocking box which is part of my “Sweet Treats” class that I am having this week. I think it is totally cute and fast to make, I have just put some “milk bottle” lollies in a cello bag inside the box and it is a prefect gift to give a co-worker, neighbour, kids teacher or anyone that you just want to give a little something to. If you are interested in more cute packaging ideas for sweet or small treat gift giving this Christmas here are my dates for this week, Or if have a group of friends interested I can bring this class to you at your home {min of 6 people}.

Dates and Times:
Tuesday 10th at 7:30pm
Thursday 12th at 11am
Friday 13th at 7:30pm {full}

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

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

Materials Used from Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: Season of Joy and Best Yet {level one hostess set}
Ink: Ruby Red, Old Olive and Choc Chip
Paper: Very Vanilla, Ruby Red, Choc Chip and Holiday Treasures
Other: Old Olive Ribbon, Designer Button, Cello Bag and Horizontal Punch

Season of Joy. Set of 8. $51.95

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Click here to email me your order or question about classes and ordering. You can also call me on 0416 000 955.

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.