Tuesday 22 September 2009

5th Ave Explosion Memory Box

I held the 5th Ave Explosion Memory Box Class this weekend too.. It's been a busy one.. but oh so worth it!!!
This Explosion Box is a Wonderful Idea.. Again like the 12x12 Scarap Card... you can take the middle of this one out and scrap it too.. then keep the box to give someone something in... 2 presie in the one...
Explosion Memory Box ClassDid I mention that 5th Ave is my FAV Stamp set at the moment??? I love it...
On the back tag you can put your photos and the front tag you can put some journaling... JenFraser (click Jens name to check out her blog if you like) mentioned the other day that if you did your box base out of card stock you can attach photos to the outside of the box.. What a cool idea... I like it.. Thanks Jen!!!Open Explosion Memory Box ClassAnd I really love Circus Circus too!!! If you want some WONDERFUL ideas on different ways to use Circle Circus take a look at Leonie's Blog Circle Circus is her stamp set of the month.... I'm thinking of doing that.. making a Stamp set Special every month... Let me know if you are interested...

Love Ursula

12x12 Scrapbook Card Class

The 12x12 Scrapbook Class was held on the weekend.. And it was a huge Success...
Thanks to the ladies that attended.... Here's some pickies of the Project we made...12x12" Folded Scrapping Page CardBooklet looking 12x12" Scrap Page Card
I wanted mine to stay a card so all my photos were put in to face the right way when it is folded... As you can see from the photo below... BUT if you would like to use it as a 12x12 Scrapping page later you can turn 2 or the photo upside down and it will all face the right way when you unfold it into the 12x12 page...Fully Opened Booklet 12x12" Scrap Page CardThe Cards can make a BEAUTIFUL present for Special Friends and Family... And they are not hard at all.. Have Fun CASing.... heheh

Love Ursula

Sunday 20 September 2009

Melbourne Cup is Fascinating!!!

Although I did not make this for a Melbourne Cup Event... It could very easily be worn for a Melbourne cup event!!! (It was a special order for a fancy Dress Party)
Fancy Dress "Mame" FascinatorIf anyone would like one of their own Creation please do not hesitate to call me... November is not too far away.. And I guarantee that you will not be able to find one of such a High Quality workmanship for such a low price... RRT for this one I estimate at least $250ish.. (NOT what I sold it for) but I would be happy to make a creation for cost of materials plus time involved... This would be much less than you would be charged by a Milliner...

I had an absolute BALL making this.. It was my first ever... With a little idea of customers desired style and the definite colour in mind I went ahead and let my imagination run WILD!! The 5 diamante flower clusters on the half circle with the beaded fanned feathers is the FOCAL point on this piece and was designed and handmade from scratch by me... I even stripped the feathers to thread the beads on..

I think I have found a new Craft I like!!! I was so thrilled with how it turned out that I took it to show the ladies at our weekly Craft Group and they were very impressed... They are thinking of booking me for a 'Fascinating Ball' they have scheduled for next year.... They TOTALLY LOVED it too!!!

I have been told by my customer today that it was a HIT!!! Jane was the bell of the ball and received many many comments and compliments... Check out her costume on her blog... Jane

I would love to make something fascinating for your special occasion, Melbourne Cup or wedding... Please PLEASE give me more challenges!!! I LOVE to GROW!!!!

Call me to make an inquiry 0410 602 916

Love Ursula

Friday 11 September 2009

Explosion Cherished Memory Box

Explosion Cherished Memory Box Sample PicYou are invited to Explosion Cherished Memory Box Class
Date:- Fri 18th September
Time:- 7pm
Place:- Angel Ave
RSVP:- Tues 12th Sep.. Please Pay with your RSVP (as I need to order supplies) 0410 602 916
Cost:- $20

In this class you will learn how to make a beautiful box that when you open it... it EXPLODES.. Inside you can put photos and some journaling.. It's a lovely way to present your cherished memories. you will also have an instruction sheet with the measurements to recreate this project at home...

Let's Cherish our memories together

Love Ursula

Love Sparkles with 20 Pages Scrapbook Class

You are invited to "Love Sparkles" with 20 Pages Scrapbook Class
Date:- Sat 3rd October
Time:- 1pm
Place:- Angel Ave
RSVP:- Tues 25th Sep.. Please Pay with your RSVP (as I need to order supplies) 0410 602 916
Cost:- $45

Create a Whole 20 page 6x6 Album in one day... you will receive 1/2 a pack of Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin' Kit, ribbon, brads, other embellishments and 6x6 album... Plus you will have the basic recipe to recreate this fast fixing Scrapping method at home... What a Brilliant Christmas present for loved ones.. or simply get your precious memories in an album quick smart!!! And looking TOTALLY Beautiful!!!

Picture to come soon.. but if you want to look at colours you can take a look on page 138 of the Aus/NZ 2009-2010 Ideas Catalogue.. Pictured the in the middle is the Love Sparkles kit...

I look forward to Scrappin with you....

Love Ursula

5th Ave Scrapbook Card Class

You are invited to my 5th Ave Scrapbook Card Class
Date:- Sun 20th September (originally it was on Sat.. but as 5 ladies really wanted to do it and could not on that day we changed the date)
Time:- 1pm
Place:- Angel Ave
RSVP:- Tues 15th Sep.. 0410 602 916 (3 more spaces)
Cost:- $15

12x12 Scrapbook Card Sneak Peak PictureIn this class we will be making a beautiful 12x12 Scrapbook page that folds into a card.. We will be stamping images with the stamp set 5th Ave and a couple more... You will receive the instruction to recreate this project at home too... It is a great idea for the 'Special' Relatives Christmas Cards... Come along and enjoy the Class...

Christmas is coming!!!

Nativity Set... I had the opportunity to make another Nativity set for a friend a few weeks ago and I managed to take individual photos... Handmade Nativity Sculpty SetSo sorry if you have seen these before but they are really cute... and detailed... As I make more I become better!!! If you would like some please contact me.. The basic set is $60 the whole set with the wise men is $90All Set up Stable With Nativity SetThe box that they come in makes the barn... Quite a cute design really...
My friend wanted baby Jesus to not be stuck in his manger.. She had a tradition growing up... She has been looking for a nativity set that facilitated her Childhood Family tradition but has struggled for years to find one... I was so happy to help her out...

The Beautiful tradition was that her Mum used to hide Baby Jesus and the 8 kids would go looking for him on Christmas morning... What a BEAUTIFUL tradition!!! I love it!!! The kids can be just like the wise men!! Looking for the Baby Jesus... Brings tears to my eyes... Very symbolic and brings the real meaning of CHRISTmas back home big time... I think I have to make a new Baby Jesus figurine for my set now...

Thanks to All for the Arty Farty Tea Party

This is the card I have made for all the WONDERFUL companies and individuals that supported The Arty Farty Morning Tea Party.. Now if you have not received yours yet it is because I have been busy building Angel Ave... I am getting on top of it all slowly... so soon they are coming to you.. Better late than never right??? We raised over $1018.. Thank you so much!! Get ready for next year 2010 The Arty Farty Morning Tea Party II... in May.... Arty Farty Tea Party Thank you CardThere is a little pocket with a Nerada tea bag in it.. Nerada was one of our supporting companies!!! Cute idea inspired from a card I found on Split Coast..
The pocket was our make n take at the event too...

August PaperANGELS meeting Flowers

Ok so here's a funny story... In our spring Mini Catalogue it says on page 6.. to "ask you demonstrator how to make these flowers".. well.. lets just say it took a while demonstrators to find where the pattern was for them.. and there was a whole lot of complaints from people who were struggling to find it... I really don't know the whole story.. cause I am not good at reading instructions.. so I didn't even bother to look for them.. and as luck would have it I was not(yet) asked HOW.. (thank you ladies) But we had the opportunity to make them last month inPaper Flower in my Hair at Paper Angels meeting our meeting... (so now I know... *discovery music sounds... dah dar darrrrrrr) And let me just say they are FIdd-A-LEI!!! Definitely not something for the faint hearted nor the beginner!!!

Anyway Liz took this lovely photo of me.. after I had mad it I did not know where to put it so in my usual wacky style I adorned the flower in an attempt to beautify one's self...

Paper Flowers - Birds Eye ViewLiz had made 3 flowers and arranged them in a tin... these were one of the prizes in the monthly challenge... They are BEAUTIFUL!!!
And they look AWESOME in a pot together... What a wonderful bouquet to take to a hospital ward that can not have fresh flowers.. And how much more meaningful is it when you can say... "I made them"...
Paper Flowers - Side View








Forever paper flowers.. 'The gift that keeps on giving'

White StazOn Ink Card

I CASEd (Copy And Steel Everything) this idea totally form Bec... I went with Liz to Bec's place a few months ago to drop off some stuff for the Urban Scrapping Event... And she had some show and tell.. I hadn't yet played with my White StazON... (Spring Mini Catalogue).. And when I saw Bec's card I really wanted to give it a go too!!! Inspiration PLUS!!!
White StazOn Ink CardYeah... Saring is Caring.... and Caring is Sharing...

StayzOn is a specially forumlated ink that will do just that.. STAY ON... you can stamp plastic, glass, material and anything elce you heart desires to stamp on.. It will not wash off... (be careful if you drop it on your clothes while stamping!!!)

Liz's - Paper Patchwork Class

As a member of the PaperANGEL group I know we are so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of very talented women who LOVE to share... I've never been involved in such a group.. With a business (stamping up independent Demonstrator) that could have every potential to become very competitive... There is none of that in Stampin' UP!.. I have been involved in a few other 'Party Plan' companies and well let's just say it was all go go go... Sale sale sale... push push push... I HATE that side of the party plan... Where Stampin' Up is Create - Inspire - Share... arrrrhhh.. (*sigh) It is so lovely!!!

So anyway back to the Class.. Liz was conducting this class and opened it to our group of Demonstrators too... I wanted to learn this and have the social outlet during the day... so I went along... This is the first page we created...
Paper Patchwork Class Scrap Page
Then with the other pages of the half a pack of DSP once we had the formula we were able to freely create our very own designs... Wow do we get creative when let loose!! And how different are our designs and ideas?? I came up with these two others...
Paper Patchwork Scrapbook Page





Paper Patchwork Scrapbook Page Class





It was a lovely day... In which I learned something and had wonderful adult conversations!!! Come along to the next one if you like.. I would love to take you!!! Liz is Awesome!!!

Love Ursula

Urban Scrapbook PaperANGELS Event 2009

Last month we held the Springwood venue one at Angel Ave... it seemed a little silly hiring the hotel function room for 17 people.. 6 Demos included in that.. But how good was Angel Ave for the venue?... Wahoo!!! and because we did not have to pay for function room hire we had some budget to pay for catering for lunch.. How yummy was the food!!! I forgot to take photos of the food dang it.. It was sooooooooo devine... EVIVE in Rochedale IGA Shopping complex catered for us... Chris makes wonderful FRESH salads and divine Roast!!! Yum Yum!!!

We created these 4 lovely pages that Bec designed ..Urban Scrapbook Pages PaperANGELS Event 2009Because I had already made mine for samples B4 the day I was able to help everyone and be the host by getting more water for the urn and running around to pick up the food etc... But I did manage to squeeze in some time to create another page with my left overs from the class... (There was enough left overs to make at least 3 more pages)Family PageI'll let you in on a little secret here... I messed up the stamping of the F on the first go.. so I re stamped it on some Baja Breeze Card Stock and cut it out.. You never would have know if I did not tell you would you???

I love that I am scrapping more.. I used to Scrap more than make cards.. but now I make sooooo many more cards than scrap.. and that is ok.. it's just so nice to finally put some photos inRibbon Medallion Embellishment albums!!! That's why I love doing these classes cause it forces me to become more organised.. and teaches me more things too!!! I loved the embellishment that Bec came up with in the 1" Double-Stitched Ribbon... how cool is that??

It was a wonderful day had by all... Great projects, Great company, Fantastic food and of course an AWESOME venue... Yeah..

I am so looking forward to another one.. soon!!!

Love Ursula

Cake Slice Bonbonniere

This was dreamed up because of Leonie... She came over one day and saw the boxes that Aaron had been busily designing... She really liked the Slice box... And later asked if she could have the pattern because she wanted to enter it into one of our PaperANGELS monthly Challenges... This was our embellishment Challenge in July... She won... I told it cause it was of our wonderful cake box!!! heheh..

So anyway I LOVED it and had to make one for myself.. With this one I have made the flower with the scallop circle punch and our beautiful Raspberry Tart DSP.. I cut out 9 in DSP and one in Rose Red Card Stock. I then pleated each DSP scallop (not the card one) between each hump and then glued them on to the scallop in the center with our Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive...6 form the bottom layer and 3 sit in the top layer... Then I took my 2-Way Glue Pen and added some glue to the edges of each scallop and sprinkled light Pink Serpernova Glitter on it and shook off the excess....

I LOVE Sparkly bling bling!!! How beautiful is this embellishment... Very special indeed...
Cake Slice Bon Bon Top ViewTo add a little more to the outside of the rather white stark box I wrapped it with some Rose Red 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon.. I hid the join at the back of the box with a piece that was overturned to look a little like a buckle... Looking at it now close up perhaps I should have had the stitching run the same way... but oh well that is just minor.. I love it.. How divine would this look on the table for a wedding or 21st or something very elegant and sophisticated...
Gorgeous Cake Slice BonbonniereWARNING... It is time consuming making the embellishment and hand cutting the box.. so do not go for hundreds.. else you will be having nightmares of the box chasing you and eating you up!!! ARGHHH... hehe

Have fun... Love Ursula

Thursday 10 September 2009

Christmas Card Marter Mothers Fund Raiser Event 2009

I can't believe it is almost Christmas again!!! The years seem to just fly by... What a Crezy time we live in!!!
With this years Christmas Card Workshop we will be able to 'Spread our Wings' (as true Angels do). Not only will we have our completed Angel Baby Boxes that will be going to at least 3 Queensland hospitals but we are fortunate enough to be able to create some Childrens Activity Boxes. Which will be for Children that are confined to hospital for extended periods of time...

What a wonderful cause to be involve with.. I love that we can care for the children.. As a Mum of 2 lovely little boys that have a very sick father I know how much every little bit of love, friendship and kind gesture means... It means the WORLD!!! It takes some of the pain away to have something different to look forward to other than the treatment for the day... It gives hope and a feeling of worth.. Peace and comfort... And we all need something to look forward to... What better thing to look forward to than paper crafting!!!

If you would like to become involved please contact me ASAP... As this event proves to be very popular and it fills up FAST!!!

The cost is $65 to attend for the whole day.. You will receive a Stamp set (Spotlight on Christmas pg 28 Aus/NZ Idea Catalogue 2009-2010) and one quarter of our wonderful DSP... As well as complete 7 or 8 projects on the day...

Who wouldnt want a girly, social, funraising day away from the family and daily hum drumedness???
Please do join us... I will definitely be at the Springwood and Carina venues... but if someone wants to go to another venue please let me know and I will see what I can do...

Hope to hear form you soon
Love Ursula

Please Double Click on this flier to find out the venues and DatesChristmas Card Marter Mothers Fund Raiser Event Flyer 2009

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