Yehaa Cowgirl

I grabbed this set from the retiring list called Bronc Buster before it is all gone, and it is one of the many sets that has been reduced to 20% off too. It is such a great bargain at $26.96 and so perfect for that horse mad child - or adult!!!

I made this card for a girlfriends daughter, India, as it was her birthday party on the weekend. Unfortunately we haven't given it to her yet - family illness and renovations stepped in to foil our plans - so I thought I would post it up here before giving it to her during the week.

Let me know what you think!

Materials Used:

• Bronc Buster Stamp Set (retiring)


• Classic Stamp Pads - Choc. Chip, Close to Cocoa


• Card Stock - Choc. Chip, Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow, Ruby Red, Really Rust, Very Vanilla


• Accesories - Choc. Gingham ribbon (My own), Earth Element and Neutrals Buttons, Linen thread, Uniball Signo Gel pen, Crystal Effects, Designer Label punch, scallop edge punch, Adhesive

A Beautifully fixed card

Well this time I thought that I would show you how I fixed a plain card and made it more interesting.


I made this card on the weekend but wasn't quite happy with it. I asked my husband and my 7 year old daughter, Gabriella - who just happens to be my best critic - what they thought. They both agreed that it was just a little too plain and it needed the white card broken up a bit. I placed it on my buffet where I would walk past it continuously and be able to be inspired further. This, however was fruitless and I decided to abondon my efforts and put the card away. After placing it on my workbench and getting about my housework on Monday, I just happened to walk past it one more time, and that's when inspiration hit. I got to work and made my adjustments. I added some linen thread to the top, changed the orientation of the white grosgrain ribbon and then added some buttons I had lying around (probably leftovers from those extras you get from kids clothes!!) I did have the edges of the flowers curled up before but they do look better now with buttons added.

What do you think?



Both my husband and daughter agreed it was an improvement. Phew!

Here's the materials I used;

Card stock; Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion, Green Galore, Whisper White
Stampin' Pads; Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion, Green Galore
Stamp Sets; A beautiful life, Short and Sweet
Ribbons; 1/4" White grosgrain
Punches; Scallop edge punch
Accessories; Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Adhesive
Buttons - not Stampin' Up!

Lovely 3D Flowers

I was seaching around various blogspots last night and I came across a very talented crafter named Sandy Quail at Scrappy Habits.
Sandy appeals to my style of card making and 3D projects so I just had to add her to my blogs to follow list.

She had this very cute card made with Stampin' Up!s scallop punch and a few bits and pieces so I decided to CASE it. Sandy originally CASEd it from the kaisercraft website so dare I say I shall be making a trip to that website in the very near future.

So here are the materials used and instructions can be found here at Sandy's blog.

Materials (all Stampin' Up);

Scallop Punch
A5 card of Whisper White
3 x Really Rust Scallop punched circles
3 x Fall Flowers Scallop punched circles
3 x brads
Stampin Around wheel, Daisy Field design and Old Olive ink cartridge
Small scraps of Old Olive Card Stock
Seasons of Joy Stamp set
Old Olive Ribbon
Whisper White Ribbon

I just loved this cute card so much that I have added it to my up coming class for Punch and Stamping basics class on Saturday, 21st Feb at 4pm.

Book in today and you can make it too.

The New Summer Catalogue is here

Woo Hoo, It's here and it is fabulous. The new Summer Mini is jam packed full of gorgeous new stamps, new scallop punches, new embellishments and of course new DS papers. I pre ordered the scallop edged punch and have been going crazy with it. I suppose it will be my next addiction - which is probably a good thing that I am over my red phase.

For anyone who is interested in checking it out I have added the link here and will soon upload a more permanent link on the right hand side. I also have a few paper catalogues and would be more than happy for you to have one and show your friends, just drop me an email at alisonengesser1@optusnet.com.au and I will pop it in the post or give it to you.

I have also received the much awaited Sale-A-Bration catalogue. Being a new SU! demonstrator I have heard so much about this promotion but have never experienced it for myself. So therefore, I have been dying to see what all the fuss is about. Well it was worth the wait. Here is the run down:
During the period of January 1st 2009 - February 28th 2009;

Customers -- Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $100 purchase.

Hostesses -- Receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set with a $600 or more workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits.

Recruits -- Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $79.95) from the current catalogue when signing up during the promotion.

Now I have seen the catalogue and although I cannot send you one yet I would be more than happy to show you mine, it really is a great deal. The stamp sets are gorgeous (as usual) and who would turn down a free set of stamps!!! So if you were waiting for the right time to invest in some of SU!'s fab products then during this promotion would definately be the time. This also applies to those who would want to host demonstations, but please get in quick for bookings as I already have quite a few lined up.

And finally it would be remiss of me not to mention the wonderful promotion that SU! has lined up for the month of december. The promo is titled Tying Up Christmas and if you spend $20.00 or more you can receive 20% off the following items.

Festive Favourites stamp set (page 27) was $45.95 now only $36.76
Crazy For Christmas stamp set (page 28) was $39.95 now only $31.96
Snow Flurries stamp set (page 29) $20.95 now only $16.76
Tag Time stamp set (page 43) $53.95 now only $43.16
Many Merry Messages stamp set (page 111) $64.95 now only $51.96
12″x12″ Days-to-Remember Calendar (page 133) was $20.95 now only $16.76
6″x6″ Days-to-Remember Calendar (page 133) was $18.95 now only $15.16
Winter Bright Simply Scrappin’ (page 138) was $36.95 now only $29.56
Three for You Punch Box (page 138) was $85.95 now only $68.76
Very Vanilla 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon (page 146) was $14.95 now only $11.96
Certainly Celery 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon (page 146) was $14.95 now only $11.96
White Square Aluminium Metal Edge tags (page 147) was $7.50 now only $6.00

It really is a very handy list for the christmas period and if you haven't started your chrissy cards this would certainly take the sting out of it. Plus it really isn't very often that you can pick up a set of stamps for only $16.76. What a bargain!!!!

If you were interested in any of these specials or mabye holding a workshop please don't hesitate to contact me at alisonengesser1@optusnet.com.au