Kelly Slattery - Kids, Motherhood and other stuff

I've Been Scrapping - YAY!!!

A couple of weeks ago the studio got a good clean up because I promised Taigy she could have a Tea Party in the school holidays & the benefits have just been ongoing...although it's in need of another tidy now :o)

I have managed to get started on Teachers Gifts for the need of the year {started, not finished :o)}

I'm making mini 2012 desktop calendars for a couple of teachers - these are so cute & easy to make!

Still a few to go on these.

For Taigy's tea party we made Memory Boxes...I haven't taken a photo yet, so will share that later - but I had a bunch of leftover square mats & that kicked off my scrappiness - I just decided to create a simple layout using up the squares & this is what I came up with:

 

I even did a double-page:

 

Those two were the little boost I needed to get back into the swing of things and then I delved into the stash & just kept going.......

 

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and finally.....

 

 

I'm soooo enjoying the creative flow!!

 

Video - Envelope Mini Album

You saw this mini album a couple of weeks ago. I made a video to go with it, but have been having trouble editing & I finally got it sorted :o)

Most of the products in this video are on the Last Chance List...one of my favourite stamp sets, Playful Petals is 25% off & running low on stock, so if you love it like I do, you'd better grab it before it's gone for good!

The Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper is 50% off - what a bargain! I love this paper - so happy & girly but also quite tropical  & fun with the island flower print...it so brings back memories of the '80's when we went on a family holiday up to Hamilton Island (we lived on the Gold Coast at the time) & my sister was a bit of a tomboy & was desperate for a pair of Okanui board shorts...I can't help but smile when I look at these papers..and then frown when I realise how long ago the '80s were LOL!

Nursery Necessities, Frames with a Flourish & Life Definitions are also on the Last Chance List...with Nursery Necessities running low...I'll be hanging on to this set for a while I think, it's just so handy for baby cards & gifts.

Don't forget you only have until 31st of August to get your orders in...and you don't want to leave it til the last minute!

So, click here to place an order today.

You can also email or phone your order through on (09) 265 0555.

Envelope Mini Album

Who can resist a mini album? Not me!

Envelope mini albums are so easy to make!

One of my stamp club ladies had a baby last month, so I thought I'd make her a little something special.

I used standard DL envelopes for this project, and a lot of products from the Last Chance List:

• Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper
• Pink Pirouette A4 Card (being reconfigured)
• Cameo Coral A4 Card
• Basic Black A4 Card (being reconfigured)
• Frames with a Flourish - one of my favourite stamp sets, I'll be hanging on to this one!
• Nursery Necessities - this is great for baby cards & pages
• Life's Definitions - I can't get enough of this set now
• Playful Petals - another set that I've got great use out of

Looks like the only thing I used that's not on the Last Chance List is the Top Note die - doesn't it make a great photo mat!

There will be a step by step tutorial on envelope albums in the next newsletter, so be sure to sign up :o)

As always you can click here to order any of these items, or any item for the current catalogues.

Note: Basic Black A4 card is running low.

Deal of the Week - Save on Stamp Sets!

Stampin' Up! has another excellent special on offer this week!

You can save up to 50% on the following stamps sets until 8pm Tuesday 22nd June.....

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
114263	34	A Happy Heart stamp set	$49.95	$24.98
115792	57	Greetings Eight stamp set	$58.95	$29.48
116330	78	Bella’s  Bloom stamp set	$28.95	$17.37
113009	97	Enjoy Every Moment stamp set	$62.95	$31.48
114283	105	All Scallops stamp set	$66.95	$33.48

A Happy Heart was one of the first stamps sets I bought after becoming a demonstrator...I joined in January 2009 & Valentine's day was just around the corner, so I couldn't resist it & I must say this stamp set has had quite a work out...and not just for Valentine's!

 

 

This stamp set is an absolute bargain at $24.98!!

Click here to order your discounted stamp sets today!

or email me: kelly(at) kellystamps.co.nz

Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper

Whoops! I missed a day yesterday...my house is sparkling clean though & I had a fab night out last night.

We went to see my talented scrapbooking friend Annelie sing some motown tunes & she totally rocked them - even with a sore throat...I can't wait to see her at 100%!!!

..but on to today's samples.

Raspberry Tart was another one of the first paper packs I bought when the IBC was released - I love pink & green combos, so I couldn't resist.

I'm still looking for the right words to put with this layout LOL. The photo was taken by a friend's daughter, Abigail.

It capture's Tig so perfectly though...the little look of "did I miss something?"

Man. she's grown since then!

I love that about ascrapbooking...that you can go back & read the story that goes with the pictures (except in this instance LOL).

The ever-popular sour cream container, I love to fold down a little bit at the top for contrast...I'm all about contrast LOL!

I was working with Raven on a card today where he had a bluey fish & wanted a pop-up card - I suggested yellow for contrast against his fish...but he kindly explained to me that it needs to be blue because fishes belong in the ocean "so it can't be yellow mummy"...but maybe we could add some yellow for the desert next to the ocean...such an angel, trying to work with my ideas LOL! Love that boy!

It's not all pink & green...here's some pink & black..we made some of these fun boxes in Stamp Club last month.

And finally, a pink, black & green combo for another layout of Taiga & Ebby.

You can grab a pack of Raspberry Tart for just $12.97 until Tuesday 15th at 8pm!

Simply email me to place your order today!

Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper

Most people have an automatic reaction to Pink Flamingo - they either love it or NOT!

When I first saw it I loved it for it's happy colours & designs & automatically planned to buy it for scrapbooking Taiga & the nieces.

But I actually found it to be super versatile.

Of course I did use it for scrapbooking...here's a canvas of Taigy & Ebby:

And I taught a card making class with it - this was a super cute class using Fun & Fast Notes:

And, then there was more scrapbooking, a layout of Ravey playing on a pony - too cute!

And I also used some of the Pink Flamingo on this layout of another one of my nieces:

And I also used it in some Christmas Cards last year.

So you can see, it's a pretty versatile pack of paper.

Click here to order your pack today for only $12.97!

Note: If you would like to take advantage of the subscriber only specials during Deals of the Week in June, please subscribe to my newsletter.

Stampin' Up! Deal of the Week - Designer Series Paper

Well, another Deal of the Week has just been released....

A discount on selected Designer Series Paper ranges:

Over this week I will share projects that I have created using the different Designer Series Papers.

Here are some samples using Haiku:

Click here to order any of these papers or simply send me an email.

Please check your newsletter to take advantage of any special offers before placing your order.

Did you know that as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I receive an additional 20% discount on the sale prices - you can too!!

It's just $299 (usually $379) to join Stampin' Up! until 31st July... click here to find out more.

Birthday Layout

I was on a bit of a roll with spritzing the tissue wrap, so I made some other poppies.

You can see one spiral flower & for the other flowers I have just used my 1 3/8" Circle Punch & my 1" Circle Punch & layered them together. I have 4 layers of each size.

To make sure the tissue wrap didn't get stuck in my punch (lighter papers tend to do this) I added a layer of plain paper to the mix before punching.

This photo was from Taiga's birthday last year...time flies!

You can see my brayer got another work out ;o)

And I've added some rhinestone brads along with a large flower brad to finish the flowers off.

I can't resist adding journaling to my pages, so I was thrilled when the Top Note Die was released in the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue - it's just the right size for one of my little stories ;o)

If you haven't already got a copy of the Autumn/Winter mini in your hands email me today to request a free copy.

Stampin' Up! Poppys for ANZAC Day

I felt like scrapbooking this morning & have been playing with my Stampin' Up! re-inkers over the last couple of days.

I bought a spritzer bottle from one of the plastic shops quite a while ago with the intention of playing with reinkers & have FINALLY got around to it.

I filled the bottle about 1/4 full with water & added 15 drops of ink into it, gave it a test & then added a couple more drops for a deeper colour.

Then I grabbed some tissue wrap (white) & gave it a good spritz, dried it with my heat gun & repeated a couple of times for fun :o)

Once I was happy with it I cut some spiral flowers & well, they didn't turn out exactly like I had hoped - but I thought they looked quite poppyish.

I have been having fun scrapbooking again - and I've been digging into my older papers - I love these from the 2009 Spring Mini (Walk in the Park range). It just goes to show that you really should grab paper packs while they're available from the mini catalogues - cos once they go there's no coming back!

I picked up some old sheet music while we were down in Napier during the Art Deco weekend & you can see that I've spritzed that too..and I'm just loving  my Frames With Flourish stamp set for journaling spots.

And while this layout has nothing to do with ANZAC day I know that by making these flowers I took some time to reflect on the sacrifices made for me.

I can't even imagine...well, I probably wouldn't be here let alone scrapbooking if the war had ended differently.

So a huge thank you to those who served their country & made a difference and gave us a world of freedom.

So if you want to make some spiral poppies I think tissue wrap will work best because of it's softness (you can get gorgeous, bolder spiral flowers from designer paper).

All you need to do is cut a square of paper (I've used 2 layers for these flowers) & then cut out a circle & cut around in a spiral. You'll end of with a knob in the middle.

Roll your paper from the outside to the knob, add a glue dot to the knob & secure your spiral in place.

It might take a few tries, but once you get the hang of it you'll want to make dozens!

If you want to co-ordinate your poppies to your project order some reinkers today - they're fantastic value at just $6.95 & as you can see they can do so much more than refresh your stamp pad!

Click here to place an order today

Stampin' Up! Brayer & Scrapbooking

Well my brayer has been getting a work out lately!

Can you believe I forgot to mention Dad's birthday in yesterday's line up??

He's hitting the big 6-0 this year!

I've been scrapping some pics of his day out in the Race Cars at Taupo.

And my brayer has been getting a great work out making the pages a little grungy ;o)

Today I had some fun creating a double page:

I've had some fun delving into my older stash over the school holidays & some of it (lots of it) was left out to play with.

So I grabbed some Pacific Point card stock & Ski Slope paper - my Circle Punches & Frames With Flourish stamp set and went to town!

I just touched it up a little with the Star Brads from pg 148 and a corduroy brad from the Spring mini & used some of the Timeless Type Chipboard alphas for the title.

I don't think Dad's looks at my blog that often, so I'll share another layout I did - this one's getting framed for his b'day:

Loving the Spiral Punch for making those cheesy film strips.

So if you need to add a brayer or spiral punch to your stash be sure to place an order before midnight on Friday so you can take advantage of the Free Shipping special :O)