Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Bleaching techniques class

This month my techniques class featured bleach. It was brought back to life after a demo at Convention by Kristy Brown.

Card 1

Inside card

Card 2

Inside card

Recycling leftovers....

Recycling leftovers... an interesting post name if nothing else. I mentioned recently that we were tackling some painting in my home (rooms are painted but finishing touches are not complete so no pics to share as yet). After taping up many architraves, window frames etc. I was left over with some empty cardboard rolls. Using a tip from Shelli Gardener at Convention I turned this

into this

A super cute little box for lovely little goodies. I filled this one with trinkets for a recent hostess at a workshop but can imagine so many other things inside them also. Pandora charm gift box is my first thought (as my sister loves her Pandora bracelet) and usually the gift bag gives the gift away on sight!

I am currently taking bookings for workshops in September (which will be when we have the new Idea Book and Catalogue). Contact me if you are interested in gathering with some friends and making some wonderful creations.

Ribbon blog hop

It's blog hop time with friends (the fourth Saturday of each month). This month our theme is ribbon.

Here's what I churned out this month using the big shot and the box #2 die.

Do you like the touch of woven ribbon in the bottom left corner?

Don't forgot to visit all the links and see what all the other ladies have made using ribbon.
Click here to what Judy has made.

Ros Davidson <-- ME! http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com
Judy May http://www.judymay.typepad.com
Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com
Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au
Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com
Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com
Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Materials list:
Accessories: Big shot, box #2 die, newsprint designer series paper, 1/8" taffeta ribbon - real red, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie

80th birthday

Yesterday was my grandmother's (Oma) 80th birthday. My mum gave me some wooden numbers and asked me to "do something" with them.

Close up of the photos

Of course I had to make a card to complete the ensemble.

Would this be something you would like to receive or give as a gift?

Materials list:
Stamps: Bring on the cake (autumn/winter mini catalogue)
Inkpad: Versamark, regal rose
Cardstock: Very vanilla, regal rose, early espresso
Accessories: Basic pearls rhinestones, sweet stitches designer series paper (autumn/winter mini catalogue), white embossing powder, heat tool
Other: Paint, Nestabilities

Risotto

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We had risotto for dinner the other night.... yum yum, risotto in the rice cooker is so simple.

I cooked the base ingredients early on in the day and placed them in my rice cooker with all other ingredients before resting in bed with a headache. Hubby decided to be helpful and turn the rice cooker on and was wondering why after 45 minutes it wasn't cooked.... He had forgotten a vital ingredient, 750mls of stock! Whoops. LOL

Aftering sharing this story with my SIL (who was rather amused), I told her I'd e-mail my risotto recipe. I came to the conclusion that if you have a rice cooker and what to get more use out if, you may like the recipe also.

Rice cooker risotto

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups arborio rice

500g of chicken (or leftover roast meat)

Handful of mushrooms

1 brown onion diced

2-3 cloves of garlic crushed

750mls stock

Handful of chives

1/4 cup

Frozen peas n corn

 

1. Heat 2 tbs oil in a frypan and rinse arborio rice under running water

2. Brown arborio rice, chicken, mushrooms, onion and garlic over a medium heat

3. Remove from the heat and add frozen peas n corn to the fry pan along with the chives

4. Put risotto mix into rice cooker and add 750mls of boiling stock

5. Switch rice cooker onto "cook" for 20 minutes

6. Mix through cream and serve

Advent calendar pdf

I love this advent calendar I whipped up using the Christmas Cheer simply scrappin kit ($36.95). It was super fun to make and a class I taught last month. With many people interested in the class but unable to make it, I decided to sell a PDF version.

 

$15 for the PDF instructions to create your own advent calendar.

If you have any questions, ask away.

Birthday candles

After making this card last week, I had the leftover sections from the "petals" sitting on my desk and I decided they were too good to throw away. Hence today's card.

 

Side view

Do you think they look like candle flames?

Materials list:
Stamps: Bring on the cake (autumn/winter mini catalogue), party this way
Ink: Pumpkin pie, rose red, versamark, daffodil delight
Accessories: Stampin' write marker - rose red, pumpkin pie, fresh cut notes, rose red brads, black embossing powder, heat tool, simple letters alphabet, big shot, timeless type alphabet, crystal effects, aqua painters, sweet and sour specialty designer series paper 
Other: Bleach

Clearly for you

I recently purchased Clearly for you stamp set from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and gave it a test run last week for my MIL's birthday card.

How do you think I went?

This bookmark is heavily inspired by one Shelli Gardner (Stampin' Up!'s CEO) made at our South Pacific Regionals back in April. It's amazing how stunning one little stamp set is and how much you can do with it.

Materials list - card
Stamps: Clearly for you (autumn/winter mini catalogue), on your birthday
Inkpads: Peach parfait, poppy parade, so saffron, basic black
Cardstock: Peach parfait, whisper white
Accessories: Beveled windowpanes (autumn/winter mini catalogue), poppy parade in color poly stitched ribbon, sunny garden designer series paper 

Materials list - bookmark
Stamps: Clearly for you (autumn/winter mini catalogue)
Inkpads: Pear pizzazz, basic black
Cardstock: Pear pizzazz, whisper white
Punches: Word window, scallop circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1 1/4" circle
Accessories: Pear pizzazz in color stitched poly ribbon, rhinestone jewels, linen thread, designer buttons

Card made using free gift with purchase products

Remember this post, where I shared with you the promotion Stampin' Up! are running this month? I sat down today and made this super quick but cute sample using the FREE ribbon and buttons you can have when you place an order with me this month.

 

Materials list:
Stamps: Bring on the cake (Autumn/winter mini catalogue), printed petals
Ink: Tempting turquoise
Accessories: Fresh cut note cards, basic rhinestone jewels, buttons/ribbon from July promotion, glue dots

Absent MMM

Apologises for not posting a MMM this week nor coming in here sooner. It is school holidays in Victoria and Hubby and I have decided to paint a few rooms in our house. (Hallway, kids bathroom/toilet and the kids bedrooms.) Hence my lack of posts. As of 2am this morning, we finished painting the boys room and the hallway. I am thankful that the boys belongings are now back in their rooms. I will share pics of the rooms once we have finished putting up the final accessories.

As for not posting a MMM card this week, I have decided to have this month off BUT am going to release the instructions for my Advent calendar class held mid last month. Paypal button to purchase full step by step instructions to come in the following days.