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		<title>Cards for my gals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m back to share a couple of cards that I made recently for some of my stampin&#8217; team members and to give you a sneaky peek of what you can expect to see here tomorrow&#8230; This first card (inspired by FTL 172 from Clean and Simple Stamping) was for Sandi &#8211; a lovely gal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">T</span>oday I&#8217;m back to share a couple of cards that I made recently for some of my stampin&#8217; team members and to give you a sneaky peek of what you can expect to see here tomorrow&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This first card (inspired by <a title="FTL 172" href="http://www.cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/172.html" target="_blank">FTL 172 from Clean and Simple Stamping</a>) was for Sandi &#8211; a lovely gal in my team who is going through some pretty tough medical treatment at the moment, so at the instigation of another of the lovely gals in my team, a few of us banded together to purchase an Amazon Kindle and a download card so that she can cart all her favourite books to the hospital with her in a more convenient fashion.</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/all-creatures/sandi-card.jpg" alt="sandi-card" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">See  the Poppy Parade scalloped mat?!   Bonus points if you can guess how I did it <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p class="alert" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Quick tip:</strong></span> When looking for a greeting to use on your cards, be sure to check all your stamp sets as the most suitable one might come from a most unexpected place!  The <em>Thinking of You</em> on Sandi&#8217;s card is from the <em><strong>Best Dad Ever</strong></em> set &#8211; you know the one with the row of little ties?!  It has four fantastic greetings using simple fonts, two of which don&#8217;t necessarily have anything to do with dads!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This next card was for the gal that instigated the Kindle idea for Sandi, as she had a birthday herself back in January and a few of us gathered at a playground and coffee shop to mark the occasion.  Love ya <a title="Mini" href="http://ministamper.com/" target="_blank">Mini</a>!</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/all-creatures/mini-2012-bday.jpg" alt="mini-2012-bday" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The &#8216;inlaid embossing&#8217; technique was all the rage last year or so and I was happy to revisit it in a way that I hadn&#8217;t previously, by cutting out the butterfly shape as a background for the technique.  Some previous cards that I created using this fun and funky technique can be found {<a title="inlaid embossing" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/inlaid-embossing-the-new-black/" target="_blank">HERE</a>}</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The colour combination was naturally lifted directly from the <em><strong>Everyday Enchantment DSP</strong></em> (I know, I know, I promise I&#8217;ll step away from the DSP soon&#8230;) and the flowers were made of various combinations of the <em><strong>Boho Blossoms</strong></em>, <em><strong>Itty Bitty</strong></em> and different sized <em><strong>Circle Punches</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of birthdays, I have one of my own tomorrow and I&#8217;ll be back then to show you the delights that were sprung on my by several stampin&#8217; team members last Thursday night!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here&#8217;s a tiny peek at some of the loveliness you can expect to see&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2868" title="birthday-banner-peek" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/birthday-banner-peek.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="320" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you have any questions about any of the cards or techniques in today&#8217;s post, please <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">give me a shout</a>!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-938" title="blog signature" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/blog-signature-e1271946258938.jpg" alt="" width="126" height="60" /></p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Best Dad Ever<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Naturals Ivory, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Early Espresso<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Everyday Enchantment Brads, 1-3/4&#8243; Circle Punch, Stampin&#8217; Sponges, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> It&#8217;s Your Day<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Early Espresso<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Punches: Boho Blossom, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Two-step Owl, 1/2&#8243; Circle, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Decorative Label; Beautiful Butterflies Die Bigshot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon &amp; Brad Pack, Stampin&#8217; Sponges, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>Enchanting baby shower</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By far one of my favourite varieties of cards to make are ones for babies, and when I can incorporate my current favourite DSP crush, so much the better! Back in January my cousin-in-law had a baby shower to celebrate the impending arrival of her sweet baby girl (who has since arrived and a sweetie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/rock-a-bye-baby/lindsay-baby-shower.jpg" alt="lindsay-baby-shower" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">B</span>y far one of my favourite varieties of cards to make are ones for babies, and when I can incorporate my current favourite DSP crush, so much the better!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Back in January my cousin-in-law had a baby shower to celebrate the impending arrival of her sweet baby girl (who has since arrived and a sweetie she is!), and this is the card I made for the occasion.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I love all the designs on the <em><strong>Everyday Enchantment <a title="sab" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/flyers/SAB-2012.pdf" target="_blank">Sale-a-bration</a> DSP</strong></em>, so to be able to use so many of them in a quilt like fashion made me a very happy stamper <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />   It also goes a long way to illustrate the versatility of these papers, so if you don&#8217;t have any yet, I suggest you move to amend that state of affairs as soon as possible &#8211; definitely before March 31st.  Lucky for you, <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">contacting me</a> with your $100 order is all it takes to score your free pack <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Vintage and cute play happily together on this card, with the vintage trim and sponging around the edges of the DSP squares and <em><strong>Decorative Label</strong></em>, combining with the oh-so-sweet little owly from <em><strong>Fox &amp; Friends</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/card-close-ups/lindsay-baby-shower-close.jpg" alt="lindsay-baby-shower-close" width="480" height="320" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">With a packet of <em><strong>Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</strong></em> never far from reach, I popped up both the <em><strong>Decorative Label</strong></em> and the little owl, plus added punched out white and tiny black circles to accentuate his (her?} eyes even more.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/gifts/lindsay-baby-shower-with-gift.jpg" alt="lindsay-baby-shower-with-gift" width="480" height="320" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Then the only thing left to complete the vintage-y cute picture was the gift &#8211; a brown paper package tied up with *<a title="sab" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/flyers/SAB-2012.pdf" target="_blank">FREE</a>* <em><strong>Calypso Coral organdy ribbon</strong></em> and a strip of laser cut doilies from the <em><strong>Flirtatious DSP</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tune in some time next month for the card I made when the little love was actually born &#8211; I need the entire rest of this month to finish sharing the rest of my <a title="sab" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/flyers/SAB-2012.pdf" target="_blank">Sale-a-bration</a> projects before the whole thing finishes!</p>
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<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Fox &amp; Friends, Teeny Tiny Sentiments<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Naturals Ivory, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Flirtatious DSP<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Poppy Parade<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> 1-1/4&#8243; Square Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Two-Step Owl Punch (eyes), Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Emossing Folder, Victoria Vintage Trim, Neutrals Brads, Calypso Coral Marker, Stampin&#8217; Sponges, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals, Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon (SAB)</p>
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		<title>Enchanting Fresh Vintage &#8211; Workshop Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from yesterday&#8217;s post where I showed you the make and take that I have been living off for the past couple of months, today I am going to share with you its companion project &#8211; the one that I have been demonstrating at most of those workshops as well! I am rather a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">F</span>ollowing on from yesterday&#8217;s post where I showed you the make and take that I have been living off for the past couple of months, today I am going to share with you its companion project &#8211; the one that I have been demonstrating at most of those workshops as well!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I am rather a fan of cute packaging and cards as gifts, so when I can combine the two in something I can create with my own hands, I get rather excited!  It&#8217;s the little things&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of little things, here is my fun project:</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/gifts/fresh-vintage-love-notes-box.jpg" alt="fresh-vintage-love-notes-box" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s a simple little package (you will see just how simple once you get to the end of this post&#8230;) that opens up&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/gifts/fresh-vintage-love-notes-box-open.jpg" alt="fresh-vintage-love-notes-box-open" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;to reveal a set of co-ordinated love notes and matching envelopes&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/gifts/fresh-vintage-love-notes.jpg" alt="fresh-vintage-love-notes" width="480" height="320" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s the perfect little project to illustrate the fabulous product and colour co-ordination factor of Stampin&#8217; Up! that set me all a-flutter almost six years ago, and still keeps me excited and motivated to create pretty things as often as possible <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />   It&#8217;s also a great project to show how a little (or a lot!) of sponging can make a lovely vintage-y difference to what would otherwise be a piece of <em><strong>Naturals Ivory</strong></em> cardstock with a stamped image on it <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And just for you, my lovely (patient, loyal and understanding) readers, if you would like to re-create the little package for yourselves, here is a quick and simple guide to doing so&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2854" title="fresh-vintage-love-notes-box-directions" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fresh-vintage-love-notes-box-directions.jpg" alt="" width="459" height="586" />The little band that holds it closed is simply two strips of co-ordinating DSP &#8211; one 3.5cm wide and the other 3cm, with an embellishment popped on the top.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, the combination of colours and stamps that I&#8217;ve used on this particular version of the project is just the tip of the iceberg as far as possibilities go <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />   If you use the above template for your own set of matching love notes, do feel free to share &#8211; show and tell is always welcome!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And if you&#8217;d like to be the <a title="host a workshop" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/host-a-workshop/" target="_blank">hostess of a workshop</a> where you get to keep a little project just like this one that I will demonstrate for you and your friends, be sure to <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">let me know</a>&#8230; <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-938" title="blog signature" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/blog-signature-e1271946258938.jpg" alt="" width="126" height="60" /></p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Fresh Vintage (SAB), Teeny Tiny Sentiments<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment (SAB)<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Stampin&#8217; Write Markers &#8211; Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Stampin&#8217; Sponges, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a whole lot of CASEing going on&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who have inhabited the stamping world for a while (and isn&#8217;t it a fun place to inhabit?!) will be familiar with the term to &#8220;CASE&#8221;.  I have heard a couple of different definitions of the acronym &#8211; both Copy And Share Everything and Copy And Selectively Edit, but either way, it pretty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">T</span>hose of you who have inhabited the stamping world for a while (and isn&#8217;t it a <strong><em>fun</em></strong> place to inhabit?!) will be familiar with the term to &#8220;CASE&#8221;.  I have heard a couple of different definitions of the acronym &#8211; both<em> Copy And Share Everything</em> and <em>Copy And Selectively Edit</em>, but either way, it pretty much means to borrow ideas from other stamping projects that you see (with proper credit given to the original source, of course) and I do an awful lot of it myself.  Partly because I get a LOT of inspiration from other stampers and also because I figure there&#8217;s no point in re-inventing the wheel every time I&#8217;m at my stamping desk.  I also maintain that CASEing projects from other stampers has vastly improved my own stamping over these past several years, and if I were ever to allow you to see the cards that I had on offer at my very first workshops almost six years ago, no doubt you&#8217;d be nodding enthusiastically in agreement&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Recently I was looking for ideas for the <a title="sab" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/flyers/SAB-2012.pdf" target="_blank">Sale-a-bration</a> set <em><strong>Sprinkled Expressions</strong></em> and came across <a title="stamper camper card" href="http://stampercamper.com/cardpost/sprinkled_expressions" target="_blank">this card</a>, which I loved immediately!  Using the card layout and stamp set as inspiration, I changed the colours and came up with the following CASEd example:</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/bits-pieces/sprinkled-expressions-case.jpg" alt="sprinkled-expressions-case" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Being the type of person that tends to stick to a good idea when I find one, I then went on to use the same layout to create a card for a birthday party that my small girl was invited to recently.  This one uses the free stamp set <em><strong>Topsy Turvy Celebration</strong></em> that I scored simply because I&#8217;m a <a title="join my team" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/join-my-team" target="_blank">demonstrator</a> and I booked a workshop during a promotion.  Can&#8217;t complain about free rubber <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/hip-hip-hooray/mia-5-bday.jpg" alt="mia-5-bday" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And finally, because I am 100% in luuuurve with the <strong><em>Everyday Enchantment DSP</em></strong> from the current <a title="sab" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/flyers/SAB-2012.pdf" target="_blank">Sale-a-bration</a> promotion, I CASEd the card for the third time and have inflicted it upon almost every workshop attendee as a make and take for the past (almost!) two months&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I wondered aloud recently on my <a title="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Klass-Independent-Stampin-Up-Demonstrator/212812761092" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> whether I might get away with using a single make and take design right up until the end of March and was greeted with requests for a photos, along with the assertion that I needed to provide &#8220;pics or it didn&#8217;t happen&#8221;!  So just for you Tracey Eaton, here is the photographic evidence that &#8220;it happened&#8221; <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/all-creatures/everyday-enchantment-case.jpg" alt="everyday-enchantment-case" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If <em>you</em> happen to be attending one of the workshops that I am doing before the end of March, you may well be in for a case of déjà vu when the make and take comes around.  Promise to smile, act surprised and exclaim over the design&#8230;?  Cheers <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of <a title="host a workshop" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/host-a-workshop/" target="_blank">workshops</a>, I am pretty much out of opportunities to book in March, but am already taking bookings for workshops in April and May (can anyone say new mini catalogue&#8230;?!)  To grab yourself a date and be among the first to play some new and exciting products from the upcoming mini, be sure to <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">get in touch</a> soon!</p>
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<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Sprinkled Expressions, Teeny Tiny Sentiments<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess)<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Versamark<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> White Embossing Powder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, 3/4&#8243; Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Basic Pearls, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Topsy Turvy Celebration<br />
<em><strong> Paper:</strong></em> Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Concord Crush, Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess)<br />
<em><strong> Ink:</strong></em> Versamark<br />
<em><strong> Accessories:</strong></em> Stampin&#8217; Write Markers  &#8211; Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Pink Pirouette, Melom Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight; Bitty Buttons, Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Brights and Subtles Brads, White Embossing Powder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, 3/4&#8243; Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch,<strong></strong> Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals<strong></strong><em><strong><br />
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<p class="note"><em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Teeny Tiny Sentiments<br />
<em><strong> Paper:</strong></em> Naturals Ivory, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment (SAB)<br />
<em><strong> Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede<br />
<em><strong> Accessories:</strong></em> Beautiful Butterflies Bigshot Die, Everydat Enchantment Brads (SAB), Basic Rhinestones, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, 3/4&#8243; Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>Glitter fest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I was honoured and excited to be asked to present a workshop &#8220;wow&#8221; at the Stampin&#8217; Up! Perth Regional Seminar &#8211; an experience that included being hooked up to a microphone, presenting on stage to an audience of over 200 of my stampin&#8217; peers, all while having a dude with a camera hovering [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">L</span>ast month, I was honoured and excited to be asked to present a workshop &#8220;wow&#8221; at the Stampin&#8217; Up! Perth Regional Seminar &#8211; an experience that included being hooked up to a microphone, presenting on stage to an audience of over 200 of my stampin&#8217; peers, all while having a dude with a camera hovering over my shoulder and projecting my stampin&#8217; hands onto two big screens at the front of the room.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Five years ago, such an experience would have filled me with dread (and when I was asked to present for the very first time about three Regionals ago I truly <em>was</em> filled with dread and considered a polite &#8220;no thank you&#8221; response) but having had the opportunity to present at three Regional Seminars now, as well as once at the yearly national convention, I&#8217;m pleased to be able to say that I think I have conquered my long held and deeply ingrained fear of public speaking and can cross that one off my bucket list.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The projects that I presented this time around focused on the new<em><strong> Sticky Sheets</strong></em> and our range of fine <em><strong>Stampin&#8217; Glitters</strong></em>.</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/all-creatures/glitter-butterfly.jpg" alt="glitter-butterfly" /></p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/card-close-ups/glitter-butterfly-close.jpg" alt="glitter-butterfly-close" width="460" height="307" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The other star of the show &#8211; the one that allowed me to obtain the lacy, glittery look &#8211; was actually a length of doily, plastic-y, tablecloth-y type stuff that I got from my local haberdashery store.  That&#8217;s the only way I can think to describe it, and when I did so at the shop, the assistant knew exactly what I was talking about and took me right to it <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2776" title="plastic-tablecloth" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/plastic-tablecloth.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The beauty of this stuff is that it&#8217;s reusable (the plastic-y nature of it peels right off the <em><strong>Sticky Sheet</strong></em>), it&#8217;s inexpensive and comes by the metre, so you can get as much or as little as you need, and because you&#8217;re effectively using it as a stencil, it doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s <del>ugly</del> gold trimmed like the one in the middle as it doesn&#8217;t actually feature in your end result.  Bonus!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The process of actually achieving this result is very simple.  Firstly you peel the backing sheet off the <em><strong>Sticky Sheet</strong></em> and adhere it to a piece of cardstock, the peel the top (red) layer off the<em><strong> Sticky Sheet</strong></em> and lay the tablecloth piece over it.  You don&#8217;t want to press it too hard, as the <em><strong>Sticky Sheet</strong></em> is super sticky and you want to be able to remove the tablecloth easily.  Pour your first colour of <em><strong>Stampin&#8217; Glitter</strong></em> over the top and rub it gently with your finger to ensure it gets into all the tiny holes and sticks to the <em><strong>Sticky Sheet</strong></em> beneath.  Pour off the excess glitter, then peel off the tablecloth.  Now take your second (ideally, highly contrasting) colour of <em><strong>Stampin&#8217; Glitter</strong></em> and pour it over the previous colour so that it sticks onto the exposed <em><strong>Sticky Sheet</strong></em>.  Pour off the excess again, then dust-bust your desk and fend off comments for the rest of the day about how you are covered in glitter (I did a couple of afternoon school runs after preparing my samples, so I can vouch for that from experience)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That&#8217;s all there really is to it, and the options as far as cutting shape with the <em><strong>Bigshot</strong></em> as in the butterfly example above are pretty much endless.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I had a second card sample that I handed in to Stampin&#8217; Up! as an example of the technique that I showed and also a 12 x 12 scrapbooking layout that I created about/for my niece, so I will try and grab that back off her one of these days and snap a picture.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The fourth sample is my favourite and was created as a bit of an artwork feature for my girls&#8217; bedroom&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/gifts/glitter-frame.jpg" alt="glitter-frame" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This one was created using a 3D frame from the Happiest Place on Earth (Ikea for those of you unfamiliar with my Swedish furniture obsession) and this time I placed the tablecloth stencil right over the mat board and glittered directly onto it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To keep the glitter as the star of the show and not make the whole effect too busy, I kept the centre very simple, with a chipboard butterfly from the new <em><strong>On Board Merry Medley</strong></em> set embossed with the new <em><strong>Melon Mambo Stampin&#8217; Emboss Powder</strong></em> (let&#8217;s hear a big &#8220;YAY&#8221; for coloured embossing!!) and embossed the tiny stamped heart from the <em><strong>Create a Cupcake</strong></em> set over the top in <em><strong>Cherry Cobbler</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you have enjoyed my samples as much as I enjoyed creating them, and that you can forgive the past two and a half months of deathly blog silence from me.  I will redeem myself, I promise <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like any further information on the technique I have described here, or to purchase any of the products required to achieve it, please don&#8217;t hesitate to <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">contact me</a>.</p>
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<p class="note"><em><strong>&#8220;Glitter Butterfly Card&#8221;</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Tiny Tags<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,  Cherry Cobbler, 2010-11 In Color DSP Stack<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Cherry Cobbler &amp; Early Espresso (Stampin&#8217; Write Markers)<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Early Espresso 1/8&#8243; Taffeta Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch, Antique Brads, Sticky Sheet, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Finer Supernova Glitter (Chocolate)</p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>&#8220;Glitter Frame with Embossed Butterfly&#8221;</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Create a Cupcake (small heart)<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> none<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Versamark<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> On Board Merry Medley, Melon Mambo and Cherry Cobbler Stampin&#8217; Emboss Powder, Sticky Sheet, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Fine Supernova Glitter (Olive)</p>
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		<title>Pizzazz no more&#8230;!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several stamp sets that really made my stomach drop when I saw them show up on the retiring list, one in particular being Petal Pizzazz. The beautiful, big, bold flowers lend themselves to beautiful, big, bold projects and I have used them SO very much these past couple of years! Today I have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">T</span>here are several stamp sets that really made my stomach drop when I saw them show up on the <a title="retiring list" href="http://204.228.150.61/docs/lastchance/en-AU/Availability_en-AU.pdf" target="_blank">retiring list</a>, one in particular being <em><strong>Petal Pizzazz</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The beautiful, big, bold flowers lend themselves to beautiful, big, bold projects and I have <a title="helping hudson challenge 5" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/helping-hudson-challenge-5/" target="_blank">used</a> <a title="treats for my sweets" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/treats-for-my-sweets/" target="_blank">them</a> <a title="JAI sketch 21" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/just-add-ink-21-a-sketch/" target="_blank">SO</a> <a title="sketch box" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/just-add-a-sketch-with-a-matching-gift-box/">very</a> <a title="funky flower pot" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/funky-flower-pot/">much</a> these past couple of years!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have another pizzazz-y project to share &#8211; one that I created recently as a gift for one of the mums from my small girl&#8217;s kindy class at school.  She is currently going through chemotherapy treatment and one of the other lovely mums organised a meal roster for the family, so for the past several weeks, the vast majority of the family&#8217;s weekday evening meals have been delivered to their doorstep.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I took a turn to take them my Grandma&#8217;s meat pie a couple of weeks ago (recipe below for those of you after a fabulously simple but hearty family meal!) and took the opportunity to include an extra little something to hopefully bring a smile to her face in the midst of such a turbulent and scary time for a mum with young children.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/boxes/nic-gift-box.jpg" alt="nic-gift-box" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I wanted the front to be bright and cheery, so <em><strong>Petal Pizzazz</strong></em> combined with some gorgeous colours and lashings of stripey<em><strong> Old Olive ribbon</strong></em> did the trick perfectly <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />   I also added some embossed <em><strong>Perfect Polka Dots</strong></em> onto the largest flower for some added whimsical texture, and some pearls and a button, well, because I like them <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Inside I tucked a beautiful teal coloured scarf that I hoped would add some colour to some less than colourful days, and also a voucher for a massage that I hoped might provide some relaxing time too.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/boxes/nic-gift-box-open.jpg" alt="nic-gift-box-open" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As I promised earlier in the post, here is the recipe for the at-least-three-generations-old recipe for my Grandma&#8217;s famous (at least in my family!) meat pie:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />
500g beef mince<br />
1 onion<br />
1 potato<br />
1 carrot<br />
1 turnip<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
1 quantity of shortcrust pastry (I used to use the ready made frozen stuff, but now I returned to making my own as Grandma would have done &#8211; only she didn&#8217;t have a Thermomix, bless her <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Method:</strong><br />
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Line the base of a slice tin with two thirds of your rolled out shortcrust pastry, making sure that it extends beyond the top edges of the tin a bit (it will fold over the top layer at the end)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Chop the onion finely and grate the other vegetables.  Or if you happen to own a Thermomix, whack all the vegies in and whiz them for three seconds at speed 5 <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. Mix in the mince and combine well with the vegetables, adding salt and pepper to taste.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. Place the mince/vegetable mixture on the pastry layer and spread out to all edges of the tin, pressing with a fork to flatten and smooth.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. Take the remaining pastry and roll it out so that it covers the mince/vegetable mixture, place it on the top, then fold the underneath layer of pastry up and over the top layer, pressing lightly to seal the pie.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. Bake for approximately one hour.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. Serve with lashings of tomato sauce and additional vegies if you like!  It also makes a great picnic food, served cold (but complete with the lashings of sauce!)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If there is anything on the <a title="retiring list" href="http://204.228.150.61/docs/lastchance/en-AU/Availability_en-AU.pdf" target="_blank">retiring list</a> that has caught your eye, make sure to <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">contact me</a> to order it asap so you don&#8217;t miss out!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Oh, and if you make Grandma&#8217;s pie, be sure to let me know how it turned out, and if it becomes a staple in your house as it has in mine <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e9a195;"><strong>REMINDER:</strong></span> My 2011-12 catalogue launch is coming in a couple of short weeks from now, so make sure to book your spot asap by <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">contacting me</a>!  It promises to be a fabulous event, with loads of new product inspiration..!</p>
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<p class="note"><em><strong>&#8221; Petal Pizzazz Gift Box&#8221;</strong></em><br />
Stamps: Petal Pizzazz<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Old Olive, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP (retired with Autumn/Winter Mini)<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Perfect Polka Dots Textured Embossing Folder, Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, 3/4&#8243; and 1&#8243; Circle Punch, Small Star Punch (retired), Icecream Parlor Buttons (July Promotion), Basic Pearls, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>Chinese whispers of the stampin&#8217; kind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back when I was in primary school, one of the games that was favoured at the time (although probably very un-PC these days and likely going by a different name) was Chinese Whispers.  The game where one person started by whispering a sentence to the person next to them, who in turn whispered to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">W</span>ay back when I was in primary school, one of the games that was favoured at the time (although probably very un-PC these days and likely going by a different name) was Chinese Whispers.  The game where one person started by whispering a sentence to the person next to them, who in turn whispered to the next person and so on around the circle until it got back to the beginning, sometimes as a very different sentence to what it started out as.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;I went to the beach last week&#8221; could easily have become &#8220;I ate a peach with my beak&#8221; depending on the size of the circle and the listening skills (or not) of the small folk involved.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A more fun and current version of this game (at least as far as I&#8217;m concerned) is the one that transpired last week in my own circle of stampin&#8217; friends and family involving a single card as the first inspiration that through the wonders of the internet and text messaging became a &#8220;same but different version&#8221; of the card once it has passed through several people a mere few days later.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The starting point was this lovely card&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://madebymarion.vagg.org/2011/06/11/a-couple-of-challenges/"><img class="aligncenter" title="marion vagg card" src="http://madebymarion.vagg.org/files/2011/06/DSC03587.jpg" alt="marion vagg" width="452" height="486" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;that my friend and <em><strong>A Klass Act</strong></em> team member Tracey used as inspiration for this card that she made as a swap for a stamping evening we had at her place last Friday night&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/in-the-garden/trace-swap-card.jpg" alt="trace-swap-card" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not having seen the original inspiration card at the time, I used Tracey&#8217;s card as my starting point for this one that I set as the make and take in my workshop the following day&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/in-the-garden/trace-swap-inspired.jpg" alt="trace-swap-inspired" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;which I attached to a text message to send to my lovely Aunty Mair, who in turn used<em> it</em> (not having seen the original or Tracey&#8217;s card) as inspiration for this delightful creation that she posted to her friend that she had enjoyed lunch with the previous day&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/in-the-garden/trace-swap-inspired-mary.jpg" alt="trace-swap-inspired-mary" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Isn&#8217;t this FUN?!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s truly one of my favourite things about stamping and creating &#8211; the process of being inspired by fellow stampers in a large or small way, and thereby never having to reinvent the stampin&#8217; wheel as it were.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Have you played any games of Stampin&#8217; Chinese Whispers lately&#8230;?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-938" title="blog signature" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/blog-signature-e1271946258938.jpg" alt="" width="126" height="60" /></p>
<p class="note"><em><strong>&#8220;My Stampin&#8217; Chinese Whispers card &#8211; Thinking of You&#8221;</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Stamps:</strong></em> Silhouette Sentiments (L1 hostess)<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Naturals Ivory<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Soft Suede, Early Espresso<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade &amp; Peach Parfait markers, Basic Pearls, Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Stampin&#8217; Sponges, Stampin&#8217; Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>Hibernation and some historical stampin&#8217;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These past few days, I have watched more daytime TV than could usually be considered healthy, thanks to a dose of shingles that started out in my right eyebrow and has made its was onto my eyelid as well as spreading its painful feelers across my forehead, temple and cheek. Not to mention that its [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">T</span>hese past few days, I have watched more daytime TV than could usually be considered healthy, thanks to a dose of shingles that started out in my right eyebrow and has made its was onto my eyelid as well as spreading its painful feelers across my forehead, temple and cheek.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not to mention that its allowing me to do a very passable impression of the Elephant Man thanks to the swelling around my eye.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Yep, I&#8217;m smokin&#8217; HOT right about now, let me tell you&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So I have been spending quite a bit of time inside, partly because I have been feeling so wretched and partly so as not to give nightmares to any small children that I might cross paths with on the street.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I thought it might be an ideal time to get on  here with some stamped creations that I made some time ago and have photographed, edited and all, just not managed to share.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/bits-pieces/nat-wedding.jpg" alt="nat-wedding" width="450" height="301" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This card was one that I made for a very special wedding back in January &#8211; one of the five weddings we went to between September last year and February this year (never have I been so very aware of a &#8220;wedding season&#8221; in my life..)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The gal getting married was someone I have known since she was about four years old and her dad used to coach my brother&#8217;s junior cricket team.  Her parents and mine are still the best of friends all these years later &#8211; wonderful people, all of them <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">With so many weddings to go to, I found myself with a <a title="wedding card design" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/happy-december/" target="_blank">go-to card design</a> that I made for a couple of them, but for this one, I wanted to do something a bit different and special.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I started out (as I very often do) at the <a title="CSS" href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clean and Simple Stamping blog</a> and used this sketch as my starting point&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2010/01/ftl-76.html"></a><a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2010/01/ftl-76.html"><img class="aligncenter" title="FTL76" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jUngqe4mnAs/S2JjhDBTBcI/AAAAAAAADfM/6iJBQTwUikU/s400/FTL76.jpg" alt="FTL76" width="309" height="400" /></a><br />
After changing the orientation, I set about deciding what to decorate my four squares with and hunted through  my stamp and embellishment collection for anything &#8216;&#8221;wedding-y&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here&#8217;s a closer look at the combination of elements I ended up with&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/card-close-ups/nat-wedding-close.jpg" alt="nat-wedding-close" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It was one of those times that I was happy to have a variety of embellishments on hand, as it was the little touches that finished if off I think.  Things like the <em><strong>Dazzling Diamonds</strong></em> glitter in the champagne glasses and the tiny heart-shaped <em><strong>clear button</strong></em> with a punched out <em><strong>Cherry Cobbler</strong></em> heart stuck on the top.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you&#8217;d like more details on any of the products or techniques I&#8217;ve employed on this card, please don&#8217;t hestitate to <a title="contact me" href="http://www.sarahklass.com/contact-me" target="_blank">get in touch</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And who knows, depending on what Brooke is up to these days on the Bold and the Beautiful, I may even be back later with more&#8230;  (Assuming that Brooke is still around that is &#8211; surely she&#8217;s not finished marrying every bloke on the show yet&#8230;?)</p>
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<p class="note"><em><strong>&#8220;Congrats Nat &amp; Dave &#8211; Wedding card<br />
Stamps:</strong></em> Cheers to You, Always, Simply Said, Occasional Greetings, Playful Pieces (L3 hostess), Basic Phrases<br />
<em><strong>Paper:</strong></em> Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, In-Color Patterns DSP (Blushing Bride)<br />
<em><strong>Ink:</strong></em> Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler<br />
<em><strong>Accessories:</strong></em> 1-1/4 and 1-3/8 Square Punches, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Two Step Owl Punch (heart), Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Early Espresso Marker, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin Dimensionals</p>
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		<title>The Easter Hat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the last day of school, my small girl took part in the traditional Easter Hat Parade with her Kindy class, and despite my belief that the hat itself was something that was constructed during class time, a note home advising me that it was in fact something that was to be done at home [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">O</span>n the last day of school, my small girl took part in the traditional Easter Hat Parade with her Kindy class, and despite my belief that the hat itself was something that was constructed during class time, a note home advising me that it was in fact something that was to be done at home was all at once surprising and exciting!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Out came the <strong><em>Bigshot</em></strong><em><strong>, </strong><strong>Ovals die</strong></em>, and a large array of <em><strong>Punches</strong></em>, and in conjunction with some pastel coloured felt sheets from a local craft store, we set about creating the Easter Hat of all Easter Hats!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here&#8217;s my girl modelling the completed hat with a not-too-small amount of modelling attitude&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2607" title="soph-easter-hat-3" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/soph-easter-hat-3.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And here she is during the parade itself a week later (yes I was that organised, why do you ask?!), bursting with excitement and pride&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2608" title="sophie-easter-parade" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sophie-easter-parade.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For the full story surrounding the construction of the hat plus additional photos, head on over to <a title="klassy chick easter post" href="http://oneklassychick.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-hat-fairytale.html" target="_blank">my other blog</a>, where I post bits and pieces about life in general, leaving this here blog to focus mostly on the papery-crafty goodness <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Easter projects!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting here with a list as long as both my arms of things I need to do before my gals and I set off for an Easter long-weekend down south with my folks and nephew, one of them being to show you the Easter projects that I have busied myself with over the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="drop_cap">I</span> am sitting here with a list as long as both my arms of things I need to do before my gals and I set off for an Easter long-weekend down south with my folks and nephew, one of them being to show you the Easter projects that I have busied myself with over the past couple of weeks, before Easter has come and gone and they have lost their significance entirely.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A couple of weeks ago I ran a class here at home where we made three projects (including chocolate) as ideas for sweet and simple Easter gift giving.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/boxes/bunny-box.jpg" alt="bunny-box" width="400" height="267" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This little guy came about as a result of seeing a variety of different punch-art bunnies around the internet, all of them cute but not <em>quite</em> what I had envisaged in my class-planning brain, so I combined different elements of things that I saw and ultimately made him my own.  This was also the project that I did as a swap for my team stamping day last month, and the inspiration for the next two projects came from there also&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/boxes/three-egg-bag.jpg" alt="three-egg-bag" width="400" height="600" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This gorgeous creation was the brainchild of <a title="Lou" href="http://www.inkyloulou.com/" target="_blank">Inky Lou-Lou</a> (aka Louise Layton) from my team of lovely stampin&#8217; gals.  We did a version of this at our Easter themed team stamping day in April, and if you click on where I have linked her blog above, you can see her original sweet design <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center aligncenter" src="http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/boxes/scallop-basket.jpg" alt="scallop-basket" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This one was inspired by an Easter card by the lovely SJ (honorary <em>A Klass Act</em> team member<a title="SJ" href="http://www.sarah-janekale.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sarah Jane Kalé</a>) at the same team day and features her much loved and perfect for the occasion faux suede effect.  I used the same technique and applied it to these cute little basket that I made up with the <em><strong>Top Note die</strong></em> and lashings of <em><strong>Pretty in Pink satin ribbon</strong></em> <img src='http://www.sarahklass.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The teachers at school also got these baskets as their Easter gift with a Lindt gold bunny each inside.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So there you have my selection of Easter themed projects that have been keeping me busy these past couple of weeks!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you&#8217;re wondering why you didn&#8217;t see notification of this class before I ran it, it was because in my usual style, I was running a bit late with getting the word out, so chose to do so on my <a title="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Klass-Independent-Stampin-Up-Demonstrator/212812761092" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page and <a title="twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/sarah_klass" target="_blank">Twitter</a> instead of putting in my customer newsletter.  Turns out that the class filled up with Facebook fans and Twitter followers alone, so if you want to make sure you don&#8217;t miss out on anything in the future, make sure to &#8216;Like&#8221; my Facebook page &#8211;&gt;<a title="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Klass-Independent-Stampin-Up-Demonstrator/212812761092" target="_blank">here</a>&lt;&#8211; or follow me on Twitter &#8211;&gt;<a title="twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/sarah_klass" target="_blank">here</a>&lt;&#8211;!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pop back tomorrow to see what the school classmates got as their little token gifts and also what my small girl wore on her head for the kindy Easter hat parade&#8230;.</p>
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