Fiskars Craft

Creating your own "Floral Christmas Table Centre Piece" - Lyn

Would you like to have-a-go at creating your own Floral Christmas Table Centre Piece?

I love doing these each year.......made from plants around our garden.....but you can use plants from a neighbours garden if you don't have a garden yourself. We'll be using some Australain Natives,some grevillia,some cypress ( or some similar greenery)

I'm going to do up a Step by Step this coming Friday for you all......so here's a few things to get you started.

Things you shall need :

* piece of floral foam

* church candle ( approx. 6" x 3")

* white plate (approx.12 " x 12" or a round plate)

* secauters

* scissors

* Fiskars Border Punch ( any)

* scrap of cardstock ( green)

* Fiskars Seasonal Punches ( can use any punches here)

* ribbon (your choice)

* 3 woooden skewers

* Fiskars Drill ( or something similar)

ok....got you interested?   Pop back in on Friday for a fun morning........

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

New Flourish

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all starting to feel abit "Merry with Christmas Cheer"  I did my normal trick to bring on the Christmas Cheer ...I scrapped a christmas page.

 

For this page I've used the new Flourish template...its such a good template. I've cut the largest flourish from the template using jac paper, then pulled the backing off the jac paper and glittered and then removed the backing from the other side and stuck it on my page. Super easy and not as messy as you would think.

I've also used the outside edge of the template to for the scollop. I didn't want the full 12" scollop edging so I just skipped one of the scollops.

I'm not sure if I showed you a photo template last time I posted, so if not here It is....

 

take care

Jacky

 

 
 

Card share from Gina(TAS) ~ Day 15

Today's Card share comes from Tasmania.....created by one of our Fiskars Demonstrators - Gina Rogers......don't you just love the way Gina has used the Fiskars Apron Lace Punch ! Thanks for sending this through Gina......just love it!

Best Wishes card

Recently my husband asked me to make a Best Wishes card for a work mate that is leaving work.

 

I cut out the bird with my Fiskars soft touch scissors.
rounded the corners with my Fiskars squeeze punch
And with the lace boarder punch I punched out a boarder

I also used my trusty 12" trimmer to cut straight bits.

The card measured 12"x6"

Thanks for looking

RAK winner is

" Christine "..........can you please send through your postal details!

Congratulations!!  You have won yourself a copy of the latest Issue of Scrapbooking Memories....Gift Wrapped and ready to go under your Christmas Tree.

Thank you to everyone for leaving a comment under    here

Not only is Santa in the cupcake, but Rudolph is in the tree!!!!

Yes he is!!

 

Just like Debbies "cupcake santa" which you can see by clicking here i too was inspired by the shapes in the new Woodland shape template. In particular "that tree" again jumped out at me in the form of reindeer ears, or should i say antlers!! ;0)

By cutting out the pieces shown below, you can fashion your very own Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer!

 

(don't forget click on the photo to enlarge)

Can you see him taking shape?

Some closeups, 

lots of dimension, oops his nose which is covered in glossy accents was still wet when i photographed him!

 

Add some shading and detail with ink, white gel pen and a black marker, dimensional tape to put the little fella together and there you have him!!

So, do you think you are getting a bit of a liking for this new template?? Let me refresh you memory...

Donna used it here

I used it here

and again i used it here

Not bad, so far including todays post, 4 very different projects all using the same template - versatile i would say ;0)

thanks for stopping by

A :0)

Quick Little "Twinchie" cards

Have you ever heard of "Twinchies" or "Inchies"? Well if you haven't they are simply little creations that measure 1"x1" square for inchies and twinchies are 2"x2" square.

So you start with a piece of cardstock or pp with the above measurements and away you go, add, play and create to your hearts desire!!

As far as i know they really are the only guidelines with these little creations.

Why do i like them?

*They are a great way to use little tiny bit and pieces that make it into  a "safe place" for use later, you know the bits that you just can't quite bring yourself to throw out!!

* Sometimes you just want a little card if you are sending something through the mail, something you can write a few words on - for this they are perfect!

*They are a perfect size to tie around a bottle of wine, as a gift.

* You can add them to big cards, layouts, off the page projects, the possibilities are endless.

*If you are in the mood for creating but don't have a lot of time, these little works of art are very achievable in a small time frame.

For the "twinchies" below, i challenged myself to use only those little bits and no new papers, i mounted each twinchie on a little folded card that measured approx 1cm larger all round than the twinchie itself. (Each finished card is approx 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" square) I added stamped images from my Heidi Grace, Fiskars and Cloud nine stamps, in fact most of them were in the bits and pieces tin as well, left over stamped images from projects completed. The rubons are last bits from packets and some damaged, which are perfect for these little creations.

 
  

Like to know more? A quick google search will open up the world of inchies and twinchies.

Go on have a look, you won't be sorry, you may get a little bit addicted though ;0)

bfn

Annette :0)

Summer Xmas Card

We have Christmas in summer down here in NZ and Aus so I thought for a change I would use some summery colours for my Xmas cards this year.

Here are some of my NZ summer Xmas cards using the Fiskars XL circle squeeze punch to hold the Hero Arts stamp that fitted perfectly inside the circle. Papers are Crate Paper Lemon Grass Collection.

TFL lianne.

Card,bookmark,placecard and a RAK

Thought I'd share with you my latest projects for Tips and Techniques(Creative Punching) the old (SM Technique Corner)as seen over at Craftlovers.com

You can get the instructions by visiting the site over there......take time to look around...it really is a great site!

To celebrate this great change in the Scrapbooking Memories on-line site.....I have a brand new copy of the latest issue of SM to give away. All you have to do is pop on over and have a look around the site...then come back and leave a comment below here.......winner shall be announced Monday!

I'm sure this would look good under anyone's Christmas Tree. I'll even Gift Wrap it for you!

  and these punches are now available from Wholesalers.....so just in time for Christmas! These are Seasonal Squeeze Punches......and would make a lovely edition to a crafters stash!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

Card a Day ~ Day 12 ~ but wait...there's more from Lorraine Lee

Today's card shares have been created by one of our very talented Demonstrators from NSW.....Lorraine Lee Tynerman.......aren't they just fabulous.......great for Beginner crafters........nice and easy to put together.   So why not have  ago at creating one of these this year for that someone special!

So which one of these is your favourite? Think I love the wreath one....what about YOU?

xoxo

Lyn

Punched circle doily garland

My Fiskars XL circle punch has certainly been getting a workout lately.

I have been searching the internet for where I got the idea for this and do you think I can find it. It was one of those blog hopping days where you go from link to link, see something you like and think I'll remember where I saw that, but NO, I so could not find it. So anyway I saw this idea somewhere, sorry if I haven't credited you for the idea. And here it is.

Using your Fiskars XL circle punch, punch 20 circles from the edge of a paper doily.

Do the same with white cardstock

Sew them together on your sewing machine as below.

And voila, you're done, a cute punched doily garland to hang on your tree or around your house.

 

TFL lianne
 

and who said Santa was old.......

We received this gorgeous pic of our grandson Samuel Lee yesterday so the brain went into creative overdrive to create something fun to hang on the tree for Samuel's First Christmas!!

I just photocopied the pic  FEW times and then used my Fiskars Seal of Approval Squeeze Punch to punch out Samuel's pic.....and then added it into a clear bauble.......bit of ribbon at the top using my Fiskars Softouch Micro Tip Scissors....and voila!!

Would you believe Samuel is now 3 months old......hasn't that gone quickly!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

1-2-3 by Lorraine Lee (NSW) ~ Day 11

 Hi everyone,

Lorraine Lee from NSW  has sent through these gorgeous cards to share with you all......you may have seen Lorraine Lee in Newcastle or Sydney this year at the Craft Shows......she does gorgeous work....

Lorraine Lee has used the Fiskars Ultra Xpress Shapecutter,Fiskars Trimmer and the Fiskars Christmas Template to complete these gorgeous Christmas Cards.....mmm...think I spy a Fiskars Border Punch being used also.....Do you know which one it is??    Starts with "E"

                         
       

So if you haven't made any cards this year so far...why not give one of these a go.....templates and punches make creating cards so easy and are such fun to use! Wouldn't you just love to get one of these cards in your mail box........!!

2 stamps a circle and a lick of ink and you are done!!

Thats all it takes to make a really quick card to let someone know you are thinking of them...

 

Stamps used are from the Heidi Grace Girlfriends set and the green circle is Kimberley Poloson paper punched using the x-large squeeze punch.

Thanks for stopping by.

Annette :0) 

Envelopes galore!!

Hello, hope you are all well :0)

Some magazine subscriptions are on our giving list this year, so to present them i printed out the details and mounted them onto some bazzill. Thinking about Jacky's scalloped border layer on the front of her chrissy cards HERE inspired me to present them like you see below. (Thanks Jacky :0)

And to pop them in, i created some envelopes from the new Fiskars envelope template. I like the fact that you can fold this envelope in different ways to create a different look for each envelope, a light sand on the edges makes a feature of the folds and shapes of the flaps.
 

I'm fairly confident you could seal these envelopes and send them through the mail as normal, but i had a few going to the same place so i sent them all together in a post pack. I finished off on the front by adding a half shape of the round scalloped squeeze punch with the recipients name and a little bit of bling, wrapped some twine around generously and all done. 

Okay now off the subject of cards i thought i would show you a couple of pics of the newest edition to our menagerie (late this afternoon) - although it would probably be better suited to an easter post, LOL!!

Can you see it!! Cute huh, the first of a possible 5 eggs to hatch.

Our little bantam chook was clucky and as we don't have a rooster, we borrowed some eggs off a friend who has roosters running with her chooks and put them under our little mum - and voila!!! They are hatching!! Fingers crossed there will be more in the morning :0)

bfn

Annette :0)
 
  
 
 

A quick mini album for Christmas!

Here's an idea for those hard to buy for people like Grandparents.  My parents and in-laws live in another city and so we only see them a few times a year.  I know they love to keep up with what we're up to, especially the kids as they are growing up so fast at the moment!

I didn't want to create an over-embellished album, nor did I want it to take long - as I have to make 2 of them.

My idea was "keep it simple' - photos & journaling the focus and the same format throughout.

1. Album - I used an old Basic grey shaped 6x6 inch chipboard album.  I divided it in two and cut a few extra pages from thin chipboard.

2. Photos - I chose a portrait of each of the kids & one of us as a couple - 6x4 inch.  I also made up a 6x4 inch collage for each of us in a photo program of highlights of the year.

3. Papers - I gathered together any papers I had in colours coordinating with the photos.

4. Fiskars Punches - They made easy work of borders and a backing for flower embellishments.

5. Fiskars Shape Template - For journaling I used the new "Brackets and Journal" template to make a journaling spot for each page.

6. Fiskars Fingertip knife - Invaluable for cutting around the edges as I 'wallpapered' each page.

7. Embellishments - Cloud 9 flowers from an old range with jewels added.

8. Ink - Fantastic for blending all edges - hides any imperfect cuts!

Now I just need to finish the journaling and complete the second album!

Card a Day - Day 10

Okay, so I know we're getting close to Christmas and that I should probably be posting Christmas Cards (I will on another day - promise), but NOVEMBER is a huge month for me for birthdays so I thought I'd share the card I made for my mum.

(click pictures to open them larger in a new window)

A couple of scraps of matching papers, some rhinestone flourish off-cuts (yep, keep them for just such a use), a few flowers and ribbons that tie-in with the colour theme, a Mrs Grossmans laser cut sticker and some glitter glue were all I needed to create this pretty, yet simple card.

I used my Fiskars portable trimmer to cut the papers to size, tearing one and inking the edge to distress it a little, and I used my Fiskars Fingertip Rotary Trimmer to cut the ribbon.  The laser cut sticker started out an off-white colour but some ink and glitter glue transformed it into a pretty greeting.

So don't spend a fortune buying run-of-the-mill store bought cards...pull out some scraps and create a gorgeous one-of-a-kind masterpiece !

♥ Cindy

~ Gigantic Fiskars Warehouse Sale ~ last day TODAY!!!

If you haven't already made a trip in to the FISKARS WAREHOUSE SALE...then you still have time.......but it's your last chance TODAY !1!! December 11th....due to popular demand........so why not grab a friend and come in together......get some pre-Christmas bargains.....maybe a present or two for family or friends......

We have a winner.......

Thank you to all those who sent through entries for the "Cut the cost of wrapping" Stamp Factory Challenge. This fabulous Fiskars Tool makes creating gift wrap and Cards so easy! Guess that's why it won the AWARD at CHA in 2008 in the BEST OF CLASS.

It's been lovely to see how different the entries  have all been and yet all just fabulous! We have loved looking at them. The prize is just fantastic....$500 worth of FISKARS products across craft,garden ,outdoor.......so a special thanks to FISKARS for their generosity!

ok........without further ado........     

CONGRATULATIONS to Tara Capewell and her Daughter Zoe for a combined effort!

They used the STAMP FACTORY to produce some gorgeous gift wrapping.....here it is again in case you missed it earlier.....haven't they created a fun and unique Gift Wrap!!

 Tara can you please send through your postal details asap...... We shall ensure you have these goodies in time for Christmas!! Merry Christmas from FISKARS!

Card Holder ~ Lyn

Why not create a fun Card Holder to hold this year's Christmas Cards!!

I sure had fun embellishing and altering this Card Holder from Kaisercraft......I just love their OTP products....and of course also used some of their Christmas Range of papers as well. 

Step by Step:

1.I painted the trunk,baubles and the sides of the tree with some gold and green paint from my stash.

2. Used my Fiskars Personal Trimmer to cut the paper...I left some gaps as I arranged paper on tree.

3. Adhered the paper to the tree base and left to dry for about half an hour.

4. Trimmed along the edges of paper with my Fiskars Fingertip Control Knife.

5. I did both sides of the tree.Finished one side ...then repeated the process.

6. Decorated the baubles with some Kaisercraft pearls and Bling.

7. Adhered the bottom half of the baubles only to the tree....just spaced them out.

8. Next added some butterfly and holly embellishments I purchased from Spotlight VIP Night.

9.Added some cards that we have already received this year.

If you have missed some of the Card a Day shares that have been on here this month...then don't worry....you can just click on the link below this post and it shall take you to all the Cards that have been shared.......click on the Christmas link below here.....and it shall take you to some Christmas projects....we hope that we are inspiring you to create something handmade this Christmas!

If you would like your own Fiskars Craft Logo     
and link to add to your own Blog you can see instructions here that way you can also help spread the Fiskars love and also make it easy to click on from your own Blog...... 

xoxo

Lyn

Recycle your old Christmas cards

I love recycling last years received commercial Christmas cards into new ones....

This year is no exception.
With a little sparkle added and some great shape punches you can do anything!

I used:

• Cloud9 - Christmas is... "peace" clear stamp (from last years release)
• Fiskars Dye Ink Pad - chestnut Brown
• Fiskars Foam pads (available from spotlight)
• Fiskars XL seal of approval squeeze punch (available now from spotlight stores)
• Fiskars Valentrio corner punch (available now at wholesalers)
• Fiskars 12" trimmer with scoring blade (spotlight and Warehouse stationery)
• Fiskars 6in1 tool - Blade and Tweezers (spotlight)

Thanks for looking. Have a great Christmas!

Project Orange Thumb ~ applications now open for 2010

For further details on this great initiative by FISKARS  and to see the Application go here

A card share from Tamara in Townsville

This is a card that is quick to mass produce but is very effective in its presentation.

The card recipe is:

Red Cardstock

White Cardstock

May Flower Squeeze Punch-Medium

Upper Crest Border Punch

Round the Bend Squeeze punch (you can also use the Large side of the Twist & Flip 2-in-1 Corner Punch)

Mini Star Brads

Cloud 9 “Christmas Is” Stamp (Peace)

Gold Ink

Step by Step:

1. Cut your card base to size 29.7cm x 10.5cm (cut an a4 sheet of cardstock in half vertically) and score & fold in half so you have a top folding card.

2. Round all four corners of your card base

3. Cut a strip of white cardstock 10.5cm x 3cm

4. Cut a strip of red cardstock 10.5cmx 6cm

5. Punch each long side of the red cardstock with the border punch

6. Punch out 6 May Flower shapes from red cardstock

7. Layer 2 of the May flowers and attach a brad through the middle. Repeat this so you end up with 3 shapes.

8. Attach the shapes to the piece of white cardstock by pushing the brads through the cardstock at even intervals (you may need to use a paper piercer to do guide holes for the brad). You could also attach them with a small piece of foam tape.

9. Attach white strip with the flowers to the pre-punched red strip and attach that to the card base as shown

. . Stamp on your greeting.

11. Now you’re all done – repeat the process for as many times as you think!

TIP: This design can be made up with lots of different colours, different centre brads and a different sentiments. You can also change around your border punches if you have them. Apron Lace or Threading Water work well with this design.

Here’s a few examples of what you could do.

Another squeeze punch quickie!

I'm loving making cards lately. I find that if I pull out a bunch of tools and papers, they come together really quickly.

I've already made my Christmas cards as part of the November "menu" challenge, so have quickly put together a few 'other than Christmas' cards to add to my stash.  These may inspire you to do some creating on those lazy holiday days after Christmas!

I used a scalloped circle cardstock which has been in my stash for years - simply cut in half, then scored and folded in half.

Here's a photo of the punches used to make the flowers and borders. 

The Cardinal punch is NEW and available to be ordered from Wholesalers.  I can see this will be a really cute birdie addition to my work!

The large circle scallop is not a Fiskars punch (as I purchased this some time ago), but the same style is now available from Fiskars.

Have you seen this? Fiskars @ Melbourne Craft Expo

another entry for "Cut the cost of wrapping challenge"

...and here is how the paper and tag was created........sh....sh...can't tell you who sent this in....LOL!

Al

christmas cards are done

Finally yesterday I sat down and finished my christmas card. I've got two diffirent version going out this year. Now I just have to write in them and send them off...sometimes thats the hardest part LOL

 

 

Tools used 

stamps-

Tree trimming - Stampin up

Snow flakes - Fiskars

Leaves - No idea, I've this stamp for years and years

Fiskars threading water border punch

Fiskars paper trimmer.

Take care

Jacky

 
 

" Cut the cost of wrapping " challenge ends at midnight TONIGHT!!

Just a reminder that entries must be in by mid-night tonight for the Stamp Factory "Cut the cost of wrapping" challenge.

Entries need to be sent to either Dawn Stan or Lyn Dwyer...see further details here

Quick Squeeze Punch Cards # 3

Hi there, back for the 3rd squeeze punch card.

Great for using up leftover scraps of paper, whatever you have left on your desk ;0)

Hope you are inspired to drag your punches out and have a play.

Annette :0)
 
 

Fiskars Bow Maker ~ How to video ~ Lyn Dwyer

I love making my own ribbon bows for Christmas and Birthdays......special occasions.....so when I was sent the Fiskars Bow Maker I was in my element crafting up some fun and beautiful Bows.

...... I have put together this You -Tube video to show you how easy making bows can be......hope you enjoy it!

I saw some Bow Makers last week in Bayswater Spotlight....so I also grabbed some spare clips as I needed more already.......LOL!

I have been creating so many bows.....for Christmas....and now working on designing a neat bow for my son's Wedding next year.....yes....mum has been asked to provide some bows for the Service.....so I'm going with satin ribbons......and just playing around at the moment.

Fiskateer on-line crop happening now

Just letting all our Fiskateer readers know that there is an on-line Crop happening now and all weekend over at FISKATEERS so feel free to pop on over and join in the fun!

Lots of fun challenges and giveaways from the 5 US Leads.......some chatroom chats......and yes....I was in there yesterday chatting away to Fiskateers from around the world...such fun and very informative!

If you aren't yet a Fiskateer...then why not pop on over to the site and join up....just follow the directions once you hit the site.......it really is a fun and positive on-line community!

Quick Squeeze punch cards # 2!!

Hello, back again with card # 2 from the quick squeeze punch cards.

 

To see this design used in a frame with a repetitive theme click HERE.

I will post the last card steps tomorrow, thanks for visiting the Fiskars Blog today, have a great day everyone.

bfn

Annette :0) 
 
 
 

Christmas ~ a time for "giving"

Hi everyone,

Christmas to me is about  "giving" and spending time with family and friends. By "giving" I mean....not necessarily material gifts as such....but things like "helping out a friend"  by giving of your time.....

I have done just that the past few days for my good friend Sandra who is a paraplegic. She wanted some dresses taken up for Summer....and wasn't going to pay $28  per dress to have them taken up at a shop.....so I offered to do them for her......just because I was able to......with no payment.

Doing for others particularly at this time of the year can really brighten their Christmas....we all have skills that we can share with others.......so I'd like to encourage you all to try "giving" something of yourself this Christmas. Maybe offer to weed someone's garden,mow their lawn,clean windows,...if you are crafty...maybe offer to make some cards for a friend to help out, maybe offer to do some baking.....or perhaps offer to babysit the kids.....so many things you can do for others that don't require spending money......"giving of your time" is so rewarding....and it's also good for the soul!

So thinking caps on everyone this Christmas....and let's see what we can do to help spread the Christmas Spirit with others around us!

xoxo

Lyn

Card a Day ~ Day 5 " 2 stamps 3 punches"

Hi everyone,

Are you enjoying the Cards so far this month? How cute was Debbie's Santa that could also be used on a Card....if you missed it...just click on the Card a Day link below this post and then scroll back 2 days.

For today's card I have used 2 stamps and 3 punches......this time I used my Fiskars Acrylic Stamp Block to stamp with and used  2 Border Punches ( can you name them) and Scalloped Squeeze Punch.

Next I inked around the  Seal of Approval Scallop  with red ink and then added a little rhinestone for the bird's eye.

There is also some 3 D foam under the bird......and this card has already been sent to someone....ooh I wonder who?

We have also asked a few of our demonstrators to take part in this Card a Day  for the Month of December...so we'll have some fabulous shares coming in the next few days from these wonderful crafters.....so pop back in ......

I hope we are inspiring you to have-a-go at creating your own cards....maybe if you have already completed this year's Christmas Cards.....you may be able to Scraplift a design or two for your Every Occasion Cards.....just a thought!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

Cardmaking lesson fun

Lately I've been having heaps of fun teaching different people of the community how to make Christmas cards....

First lesson was at my local church group.
About 20 ladies turned up to use Fiskars tools and make some awesome cards.
They all had heaps of fun and I was so busy helping out I forgot to take photos.

There were tools/cardstock and punches galore!

Most of the ladies had not done any crafting at all before. It was great to introduces some newbies to the craft.

The lesson I just finished up today was at my daughter school.
A group of delightful new entrance 5 year olds were making cards, trees and other bits...

 

 

There were beautiful creations but of course I was concentrating on teaching them how to use the tools that those were the only photos I remembered to take.... lol

At least I have some groovy art to show you.

Talk about a creative frenzy! lol

Merry Christmas to you all - our precious blog readers.

Quick Squeeze punch cards #1

As promised.... ummm.... a few weeks back now ;0) some quick squeeze punch cards. If like me, you have been snowed under and haven't got around to your chrissy cards yet, these might be just what you are after. Even the kids could make these for you - now theres an idea, they could have your whole chrissy card list done in no time!!

 
First cab off the rank will be the funky loveheart punch tree.

 

All done!!

I will be posting card # 2 in a couple of days.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to drop by each day for more card creations from all of the ambassadors and some demonstrators as well :0)

bfn Ax 
  

Bargains today at the Warehouse Sale in Port Melbourne.....

Thought you might like to see some of the happy Fiskars workers today at the Warehouse Sale......

Just noticed they all had different Fiskars aprons......LOL! Way to go ladies......have fun again tomorrow!!

Thank you to Tracey for sending through this pic to me.....aren't the Fiskars staff amazing!!

xoxo

Lyn

Santa is in the Cupcakes!

I recently received the cupcakes shape template from head office. Which is available at wholesalers now.

I had a look at the packaging. Undid it and had a look at the template..... And instantly saw Santa amongst the Cupcakes!!!

No wonder he's a big fellow! lol

 

Here are the tools you will need to make the Cupcake Santa:
 

Fiskars Cupcake template and Ultra shape express.
Fiskars 1/8" hand punch.
Fiskars Sunburst boarder punch.
Fiskars Soft touch scissors.

Here are the shapes to cut out from the template:

x2 icing top - one in red and one in white (beard and hat)
Cupcake plain bottom - in skin colour (face)
Circle - in white (hat pom pom)
Wave shape - in white (hat brim)
candle flame - in skin colour (nose)
Curve - in red (mouth)
Oval - 2 in white (mustache) 

Punch out 2 of the sunburst boarder punch - in white (eyes and lashes)
2 of 1/8" hand circle punch - in black (pupils)

Assemble as in above picture.
Using a sponge and a pinkish colour for his cheeks.

Thanks for looking.
I wonder what else I can find amongst those cupcakes......

another Challenge entry ~ this time from New Zealand

How pretty is this.....??

Ooh just loving these entries for the "Cut the cost of wrapping Stamp Factory Challenge that are starting to filter through .....great stuff everyone!   What do others think?

xoxo

Lyn

" Cutting the cost of wrapping " ~ Exciting Stamp Factory CHALLENGE!!!

woohoo wanna' win some great product? $500 worth in fact...

......you still have 5 days to get those entries in......entries close midnight Dec.7th.....winner announced on here Dec 9th.

Do you sometimes seem to not have the right gift wrap for every occasion, and picking up gift bags at the store can get expensive!

Creating your own wrapping paper is quick and easy, and gives a personal touch to any gift that you give.

 If you keep some white tissue paper or butcher’s paper on hand, you can stamp your own paper to match any occasion or theme....as Lisa Fauluto did earlier this year.

ok...we have a fabulous Pre-Christmas Challenge for you all and all you have to do is create your own piece of Christmas paper wrap and matching Tag or Card using :

1) Fiskars Stamp Factory and Tag Template 

or

2) Fiskars Stamp Factory and Fiskars Squeeze punches

We shall be looking for......

The best designed Christmas Wrap and Tag/Card using Stamp Factory to stamp out plain wrapping paper (other occasions allowed as a theme but there must be a Christmas one from each entrant) and Tag Template or Squeeze Punch?

You have until December 7th to email through your entries to

lyndwyer-fiskars@bigpond.com

OR

dawnstan-fiskars@aussiebroadband.com.au

Winner shall be chosen by Trea and Pip from Head Office here in Melbourne on December 9th.

The winner shall receive over $500 worth of Fiskars Brands product including :garden tools, Outdoor (binoculars) and Craft.

So what are you waiting for........you have two and a half weeks to create something and send it through to either Dawn or myself.

For further ideas you can look here or check out Video here 

Stamp Factory can be purchased at local craft stores and Spotlight stores......or perhaps you could share with a friend!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

Card a Day ~ Day 2

Creating Cards this year was made easy for me using the fabulous Fiskars Stamp Factory!

All I had to do was load up the four different stamps 1)Christmas Tree 2) Holly 3) asterick 4) sentiment onto the acrylic plate and put in my black ink pad........and then away I went stamping up a few of these cards.....with the Stamp Factory self-inking it made it very easy to do....and no mess....which is a bonus for me....as I'm a messy  crafter.....LOL!

So easy to whip up numerous cards in a few minutes with this fabulous Stamping Tool.

Next I added some Kaisercraft Bling and coloured in with fine pens and then punched out a star using my Fiskars 1" Star Squeeze punch.....so easy to put together....and I might add it was fun!

So why not give it a go......if you have a Stamp Factory....making Christmas Cards this year will be a breeze.......you could even have a card making day with some friends and all craft together.....such fun!

Haven't got a Stamp Factory.....then perhaps use a Fiskars Stamp Press or Fiskars Acrylic Stamp Blocks.

Back in a few days with some more cards........ooh I wonder who is sharing a Card tomorrow.....make sure you pop back in for a look see!

xoxo

Lyn

November Menu Challenge Winner

WOW what a great response we had to this challenge. Thank you so much to everyone who entered and some more than twice. You can check out all the entries in the sidebar on the left in the November challenge album. I hope you all enjoyed your meals.

The winner by draw is:
Tracy Moloney
and Tracy had 4 entries including 3 extras I think it was, so well done Tracy. So glad I inspired your creativity this month. If you could email your postal address to fiskarscraft@ yahoo.com. au, we will organise a cool prize for you.

And to our fabulous Fiskars ambassadors and especially to Lyn who all helped me this month. Thank you so so much ladies.

We have a great month of cards on the blog this month. So check back each day to see a new card.