Beautiful Bodacious Bouquet

Hi

Here is a card I created a while ago using Bodacious Bouquet stamp set. It was made on a day when I knew what stamp set, technique and colours I wanted to use but for the life of me I couldn't think of a design that I was rapt in. So I went to the current (08/09) Ideas Book & Cattie and flicked through the pages for inspiration for a layout - I found it on page 72 using the Wild Rose stamp set.

The technique I used was the rock ' n roll technique using my sponge daubers to add Ruby Red ink to the flowers after stamping them in Apricot Appeal before stamping them onto glossy white and with the leaves stamped them in Certainly Celery before daubing some Old Olive (my two favourite greens in SU's colours).

Here is what the finished card looks like :

Here is what was used :

Stamp sets : Bodacious Bouquet, Bodacious Jumbo Wheel and Curvy Verses

Inks : Ruby Red, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Old Oliver, Chocolate Chip & Versamark.

Card : Kraft, Confetti White, Glossy White and Chocolate Chip.

Accessories / Tools : Sponge Daubers, Sponge, Jumbo Wheel, Wheel Guide, Stampin' Dimensionals and Crystal Effects.

I love the end result and also this layout as I have done other cards using this layout since making this card. Just goes to show what a fantastic resource the Cattie is with all the lovely layouts and color combos you can get from it - and yes even us demostrators get ideas from it!

Talk to you soon - take care.

Lynda xox

Goodbye Beautiful View!

Hi Everyone

During the last week I have been getting ready for a BIG move at work - the boss has decided the rents are too high in the city and has decided to move out to the burbs! So after being in one building/location (just changing floors every now and then) since he started the firm approx 30 years ago, you can just imagine what a nightmare it has been trying to throw things out and pack things - especially as we were moving into a smaller office than what we were in LOL - all the while trying to get some work done!

Anyway, one of the perks of working in the city was getting to have a look out of the boss' window numerous times everyday at our beautiful city. This is a view looking out south and over the Swan River where we have our annual Australia Day fireworks every year and also seeing those amazing pilots during the Red Bull Air Race Sometimes you can even see dolphins in the river! The tall building in the front is the Perth Concert Hall.

This is the view looking out towards west of the Swan River and at Kings Park (which unfortunately was affected by a big bush fire lit by an arsonist two weeks ago and we had a birds eye view of some of it). And yes, that tall white thing in the middle to the right is our new ferris wheel - although it is not as tall as Melbourne's and definitely no where near as tall as the London Eye! Government House (and gardens) are in the front of the photo.

One thing I'm definitely not going to miss from working in the old building in the city though is the protesters, the riots and the few bomb threats that we experienced after 9/11 (although it did sometimes happen to make a slow day eventful!) as we also had the US Consulate in the same building (so you can also imagine the security was also really tightened up after 9/11) - the upside was having all the police and police horses there when it happened (if you know what I mean ;o) !

Anyway, we finished the move on Saturday during this heatwave of ours and it is really nice to be in a brand new (and I mean it literally, the workers are still there finishing off things!) office/building where everything is clean and works! I have been looking forward (& also excited) to this move for the last few months and am glad that it has now arrived - first day in new office was fantastic and am working with a lovely group of people!

Will be back soon with a card to show you!


Lynda xox