New baby.....

I love holding new babies.... their smell, their sweet soft heads.... Delicious! My friend and downline Mel has a brand new pink one! And I was honoured to meet her this week, and hold her. She is beautiful! Her name is Rebecca Grace. Welcome Little Bec!
I saw this wooden 'R' in Seaweed and Sand at Tuggerah, and I was itching to get it home so I could decorate it for Rebecca. It was already prepared for me, painted a lovely smooth white.
I covered it in a sheet of the striped DSP from the Sweet Always pack, and then with some offcuts and strips cut from Washington Apple, Sweet Always and Bella Rose DSP packs, I used the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit to razz the edges and layer each piece down one side. Next I pulled a thread in one side of the Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon to make a ruffle, and made it stay with Crystal Effects (tape wasn't strong enough on it's own!). I stamped the flourish from Baroque Motifs in Riding Hood Red ink in a couple of places, and dyed 2 Pretties Kit flowers in Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink ink to layer down the bottom. I have also got some punched Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink and Pumkin Pie card stock flowers, using the Boho Blossoms punch, all finished with Pink Pirouette buttons from the Bouquet pack, Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red felt Flower Fusion flowers, Rhinestone brads, silver brads and half backed white pearls. I also used Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive and Mini Glue Dots.
All items are available through me from Stampin' Up!®, and images are © Stampin' Up!®. Artwork/design is mine. ;o) Hope you like it Rebecca!

Bathroom Make-over...

Some of you may be aware of my recent and long winded bathroom saga, involving leaking showers, sagging floors, and insurance claims... We have finally got a functioning bathroom again, and I had a lovely time choosing fittings and accessories, including a new soap dispenser, toothbrush holder and toilet brush and holder.... In keeping with the Chocolate Chip and Whisper White theme of my new bathroom, I chose Chocolate accessories (on sale at 40% off from Myers! Yehaa!) and prettied them up with some of the Stampin' Up!® white rub-ons from the Planter Box pack... the pack has 2 sheets of rub-ons, the other sheet being in Chocolate Chip.... Hmmmmm.... Maybe I could put some rub-ons on the tiled walls? Maybe I will exercise restraint for now. Here are some pics of what I did do!

These are the soap dispenser and tumbler I use as a toothbrush/paste holder, with the rub-ons up the side.... Rub-ons are so easy to apply! You simply cut out the image you want, and take away the backing paper. Line up the image where you want it to be, and gently rub with the paddle-pop stick provided until the image is stuck down to your project. Gently lift off the paper the image was originally stuck to, and voila! I like to gently press the image all over to make sure it has adhered properly. Rub-ons are not suitable for items you will be washing, as they are not permanent in the dishwasher or with repeated washing. They work wonderfully on all kinds of surfaces from scrapbook pages, 3D items and cards to home decor including mirrors, frames and vases. Let me know some things you would like to decorate! I have decorated some drawer fronts in my craft room, a painted ceramic flower pot, and now my bathroom accessories.... I am itching to decorate some other things, but I am exercising self-control... if it doesn't move, PUT RUB-ONS ON IT! And then stamp it..... ;o)
Here is the toilet brush holder with a pretty matching flower.... And that is my new toilet. Lovely!

July classes...

Hey all! Hope you haven't missed me too much... ;o) We've had a hectic and sad month with my Dad being in hospital (he will be ok) and the passing of Craig's Grandma (she has been frail and ill for a long time). Meanwhile, I have been creating, so I will put some pics up to show you!
If you host a workshop in July, and you reach sales of $600 or more, you will get extra freebies! $40 extra in fact! So a $600 workshop will not only earn you the usual free level 2 hostess set, but your total free product will be $110 instead of $70... so email me on cherylandrews@optusnet.com.au to book your workshop. Also, the new Mini is due to be released in August, so there's even more reasons to host a workshop and earn some free products. Check out the side bar on the right for my class dates too....
My downline, Kelly, and I made this 'chocolate' cake for Kelly's downline Nicole for her baby shower. We used Nursery Necesseties stamp set in Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue and So Saffron to decorate it, plus the Heart to Heart and Large and Small Star punches... Each cake slice is made with Close to Cocoa card stock, and makes a sweet little triangular box which we stuffed with all things baby - singlets, socks, power outlet protectors, Panadol..... We tied the whole cake together with Bashful Blue 1" wide double stitched ribbon. We bought the curly ribbon decoration from the supermarket, but stuck punched hearts to it ourselves...

Now for the card!!! I made Nic a maternity bra card... now it does open to reveal all, (the aim was to surprise and amuse this first time mum!) but for more sensitive viewers, and for modesty's sake, I will only post the picture with the bra 'done up'. I don't want weirdos checking out my site after all!!! If you want more detail, just send me an email, and I will email you the other picture... ;o)
So I have traced the shape onto Blush Blossom card stock from a card my downline Kerry made for her sister who is an Intimo (lingerie) Consultant. The back is supposed to have a pair of knickers (as hers did) but for my purposes, I only needed the bra. The Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper makes a lovely fabric for the bra, with Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon and 2 strips of Close to Cocoa punched with the Eyelet Border punch to create the lace trim, finished with a Clear Rhinestone Brad in the centre. The left 'cup' is scored to fold down, (there is a little sign inside that says "Eat at Mama's") and tucks back into the strap to stay in place. It's a card that is a bit cheeky, but appropriate for a soon to be Mum I think! If only maternity bras WERE so pretty....