Core'dinations samples

As promised, here's some eye candy made from those demo samples I prepared at the Scrapbook Expo. This first one is for everyone celebrating Father's Day this weekend looking for a really quick card for the Dad in your life. Here in Australia (and New Zealand for that fact) we don't celebrate Father's Day until the first Sunday in September so I'm feeling a little bit organised with a card made so many months in advance! I've used an image from Stamp-Its County Life 9up by Rachel Greig. This sheet has 9 wonderful rustic images on it which are really well suited to male cards and they need very little embellishment. I used a sheet of Black Magic which I randomly sanded and then layered onto a sheet from the Vintage Collection. I sponged a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink on a length of printed twill to age the tape a little and then it only needed a few extra touches like the photo corners and studs to tie it all together. I die cut the letters using my favourit......

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Scrapbook Expo demo wrap-up

What a fantastic weekend it was at the Scrapbook Expo....... It was great to meet so many of you at the Stamp Antics stand and be able to demo the Bow-Easy first hand for you. I bet you never thought tying perfect bows could be so simple! Remember, if you get stumped with the instructions that come in the package, then head over to my website and go to the Tutorials page where you can download and print some really clear, easy to follow instructions with step-by-step photos. The Core'dinations card stock was another popular demo. I happily sanded, scrunched, inked and tore away at the card stock and produced lots of bits which will be great additions to cards later on. Here's a bunch of the cardstock I was working on. I'll make them up into cards later on and post those also. As you can see, I really enjoy working with the Black Magic collection..... I just love the contrast between the black and the core colour when you sand it back..... it's definitely my favourite!...

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Scrapbook Expo

This weekend Brisbane plays host to the annual Australasian Scrapbook and Papercraft Convention. Brisbane is the only city this show comes to which is so exciting for all us Brissie girls. I really look forward to it because of it's unique mix of retailers with scrapbooking, cardmaking and jewellery supplies all happily residing under the one roof and the friendly and relaxed atmosphere. I'll be demonstrating for Jenny at Stamp Antics using some of the newest Krafty Lady Art Moulds including that gorgeous frangipani which has been so popular. I know Jenny's stocks are already dwindling so you'll want to be early to get one of these. I'll also be playing with the Core'dinations cardstock range and as I mentioned last month, I'll be demonstrating how to tie bows using the Bow-Easy tool. You won't believe how easy it is once you know how! I hope you'll stop by (stand 18-19) and say hello - I'd love to meet you! So to whet your appetite with a sampli......

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