Kookaburra Crafts

Hi everyone, I'm finally back on track after having a lot of computer problems. My old computer was dying a slow death so I had to replace it with a new one, which also gave me some hassles. It didn't want to connect to the internet and then had to go back to the shop, so I was without a computer or the internet for a couple of weeks. But thankfully it is all good now...I hope (fingers crossed). I've received some new stock in and we've made some beautiful (if I do say so myself) cards in the last few weeks. I'll try to upload the pictures of them all in the next few days...I have lots of catching up to do now that I finally have all my programs installed again. It's amazing how lost we feel without the computer and internet isn't it. You don't realize how much you rely on them until they are gone. Anyway, I'll catch up soon. Love

A quick and simple card using the background section of the Reddy 3D sheet we used the previous week. These teddy bears are so cute aren't they!! The punch is a Martha Stewart punch and when cut correctly it is perfect for the little tag at the bottom of the card. All card used is Bazzill Basics and the stamp is a Kaisercraft clear stamp. 

This week I designed a card around a brilliant idea one of my students showed me. The original that I saw was done with a different die, but I just love this one using the Spellbinders Blossom Two die. It's one of those Nestabilitie sets that I just "had to have" and then hardly every used..until I saw this idea. I just loved it and it uses so little card to make. The papers that I decided to use are from Echo Park's Be Mine collection. I think the pink, grey and white combination works so well together. (Please excuse the photography). The stamp is a free one that I picked up with a magazine but it and the rose and the pearls in the centre of the doily design really bling the card up a bit. It just needed that little something else...you know what I mean? Oh and of course lets not forget the bow...

I've just received a huge order of Marianne's Creatables dies and the new Designables, which are just gooorgeous!! In amongst the Creatables are the new rolled flowers in both plain and scalloped type circles. These die cut the rolled flowers that we have made in class a few times now. In the packet you get two flowers and two leaves...not bad for $17.50 hey! There is also a big range of flower making dies, the other silhouette lady, some beautiful doilies and butterflies and ribbon borders. In the Designables I've got 3 designs. These both emboss and cut at the same time. The pale pink part embosses and the white parts are cut out. Don't they look beautiful and at only $25.45 they won't break the bank!! Also in stock now are some beautiful papers from Melissa Frances, Girls' Paperie and Pink Paislee. Beautiful designs for vintage cards. These are all priced under $1.50 each. Also just arrived is the Kaisercraft Chanteuse range. Another lovely range ...

Another one of my new Martha Stewart punches and what unique way of using it. I found this in a magazine and thought what a brilliant idea! It's so pretty  and so easy to do too.  Just line it up in the middle on each side of the french vanilla Bazzill cs and you are left with the four squares in the corners. The 3D is a new one from Reddy and isn't it just adorable!! There are 4 different designs on the sheet and each come with a backing sheet that we will be using next week. A Carl daisy punch was used to add a flower to each corner and a pearl in the centre of each one for some bling. Thanks for stopping by

By Jenelle Jenelle has again designed a great card for us this week. We had great fun playing with Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die to make this gorgeous flower. The paper was first inked with Brilliance Pearlescent Beige ink, then embossed with an embossing folder from Provo Craft. Walnut Stain distress ink was then applied over the top to accent the embossing. The layers are held together with a brad and then scrunched up into the centre. Doesn't it look fantastic?? The actual card was made with white cs and brown Bazzill Basics cs. The design paper is from My Mind's Eye and Jenelle added faux stitching around the edges. A Spellbinders large scalloped circle in vellum was layered underneath a Marianne's Creatables doily in white linen paper. A double bow was added across the bottom in white satin edged organza. The punch used here was a Stampin' Up design.

I received a bunch of new 3D's in last week and among them was this King and Queen sheet from Le Suh that I thought would go perfectly with this DP from Echo Park. I layered it onto black Bazzill cs and then layered some Noel from Teresa Collins onto more black Bazzill cs. I've used black soot distress ink around the edges of the two designer papers and Vintage Photo distress ink around the 3D. I added a tag on the right side with a sentiment from Just Rite Stamps "Mini Everything Tag Set" and the gold accent is from Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Motifs. Thanks for stopping by