Shamela's Stamp n Scrap Corner

Websters pages fabulous giveaway...Happy New Year

2012-01-01T07:56:00.010+02:00

Win a HUGE handful of Brand NEW Sunday Picnic Collection! We keep showing you all this amazing goodness. One day after another of products for you to fall in love with! But it's not like us to flaunt something in your face without offering a chance for you to get some of your very own. AVAILABLE FOR SALE THIS MONDAY, January 2nd, you'll see Sunday Picnic on the Webster's Pages Website. This

A special gift for a friend...

2011-10-19T17:16:00.007+02:00

I am sure many of you have the same problem I have when it comes to buying gifts for friends and family members..... you want to buy something special, something they will cherish and use... this is not always an easy task... and I had just such a dilemma a few weeks ago.... fortunately... when you play with inks, paper and stamps often enough... the brain does come up with some good ideas now

2011-10-12T21:03:00.008+02:00

Friday... the final day of holiday classes... and 5 brand new stampers join our group.... a new addition... a male member finally joins our classes... of course.... I had to whip out some manly stamps for him to use.... below is his motobike card... Uzayr with his motobike cardanother beautiful creationRa'eesa's card... I think she enjoyed coloring in her image... with water color pencils... I

Day 3 of classes...

2011-10-11T21:22:00.006+02:00

Wednesday was dedicated to making little hand bags by popular request... and unfortunately... we had so much fun... and were so engrossed in this task, that the camera and pictures were all forgotten...So when Thursday came around... Wisaal, my daughter made sure we had some pictures... of the day.... Thursday we concentrated on backgrounds... using Kaleidacolor dye ink pads and versa watermark

First day of School holiday programme

2011-10-09T21:25:00.011+02:00

Tuesday 4th of October 2011 I held the first of 4 days of card making classes.... below are the wonderful creations made by these talented young ladies..... AzrahI must express that all color palettes and combination of stamps and glitter etc used on the cards are all each ones personal choice. Even though we work with a basic technique or sketch... each person is allowed the creative freedom to

Quick and easy Cards with off cuts

2011-09-15T09:48:00.004+02:00

Hello everyone... today... its cold and rainy in Cape Town... so I thought I would cheer up those Capetonians with some good news to use up all those bits of card and scrapbook paper you have in your stash.... Yes... you know what I am talking about... those pieces you just cant seem to chuck out.... which eventually gets too much and the day you do a spring clean......you just chuck them anyway

Kathryn's Cupcake Cake and Card

2011-08-26T20:25:00.005+01:00

My daughter Wisaal made this lovely cupcake cake for her friend's birthday... so of course we needed to make a card to match the cake..... I have loaded a picture of the cake as well...it really tastes as good as it looks.... the daisies, butterflies and embellishments are all edible... frosting is like a candy floss frosting... so decadent and a real sugar rush... but sooo delicious!! Ok...

Stunning prize from Melissa!!

2011-07-21T19:26:00.002+01:00

Melissa at Keepsakes by Melissa is giving away... the grandest prize I have ever seen.... sooo worth the visit to her blog....Here's what's up for grabs this time....~ A $150 Gift Card to Michael's Crafts!!~ Spellbinders GRAND Labels 11 (This is the big one)AND a....~ Spellbinders Grand Calibur MachineWhat do you have to do to win everything?? Easy peasy!1) Just leave me a comment here on this

and... some more Blog candy.. giveaways....

2011-07-21T19:18:00.002+01:00

Anita's Designs is also giving away some wonderful spoils for a lucky follower on her blog.... here are the details:There's Snuggle Anya and Oh Boy Ian (The Greeting Farm), 2 packages of pearls, and 12 yards of twine in assorted colors. Also included in the candy is a $10 gift certificate for Meljen's Designs digi stamps! If you're interested in the candy, here's what you need to do: - I

Blog Candy from She Stamps

2011-07-21T19:06:00.002+01:00

Hello there.... it's always nice to have the chance to win something... isn't it... well... if you are looking to win some of those copic markers... Cheryl from She Stamps is giving away some cool copic markers and a wonderful book to boot!!What can you win? 1 lucky winner will receive the following:“Coloring Techniques for Card Making” – this wonderful book walks you through coloring with

Collecting Sea Shells...

2011-07-14T15:03:00.004+01:00

The sketch at oulawz for the Wednesday sketch challenge:A close up on my image... I used my Pro Markers to color my little girl with - cut out the image with my nestibilites and edged it with my broken china distress inkthe background papers are from Tim Holtz paper stash bookThanks for stopping by... hope you have a splendid day aheadhugzshamela ;p)This one of a kind card is available to buy...

With Caring thoughts

2011-07-12T16:36:00.009+01:00

Tuesday is color challenge at Outlawz here are this week's chosen colors... not something I would normally put together... so here you go... my take on the color challenge...The challenge colors are:Juicy July: Add a gold embellishmentClose up of image and flowers....thanks for stopping by... hugzshamela ;p)

CAS challenge this week at Outlawz

2011-07-11T17:56:00.003+01:00

Hello everyone... this week's challenge at Outlawz requires you use stamping rubber stamps, digi images etc.. but yet to keep in CAS (Clean and Simple) take a peek at their site... it sure inspires me... maybe you too can be inspired to stamp... Ok... so I am soo guilty of not using the stamp set yet... even though its probably discontinued on the Hero Arts line... its been waiting for the

Fairies and Pro marker fun!

2011-07-03T09:32:00.004+01:00

Ok... soooo I am having trouble getting this image to go right side up again... I have no idea why it goes into sideview.... 'cause when I load it... its the right way up... guess Google will have to come to the rescue once again...LOL... anyway.. the close up view is mainly for you to see my attempt at coloring in with my pro markers again.... and here is the completed card below... its supposed

"Just me thinking of you"

2011-07-02T13:57:00.002+01:00

A good friend of mine had some surgery on Monday.... and I thought a card would cheer her up... she really appreciates receiving a "one of a kind" hand made from the heart card.... This is one of my first attempts at pro marker coloring... it's not as easy as it looks... this is definitely gonna take some practice...LOL.... sorry about the side view... but I tried to do a close up...

Z is for Zulu Pots

2011-06-23T19:33:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone.... finally having a moment to add the pic of my Z is for Zulu pots... A quick indication of how I did this one... I stamped the Zulu Pots onto black reindeer card with Versa black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder, this allowed me to bleach the insides of the pot thus achieving this shaded effect on the black card. It took some time, but I cut out the pots

We now accept Plastic

2011-06-17T11:04:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone I'll be back later with a picture post... but just wanted to advise you that for your shopping convenience, we have just had our debit /credit card installation today...shopping has just become easier... >vbg< hugzshamela

Y is for YUM YUM YUM...... delicious!

2011-06-13T19:50:00.001+01:00

Hello everyone... finally having a moment to update my blog... I have no idea where the days go... they just seem to by flying by at an amazing speed.... we are almost mid June... which means 6 months of 2011 has come and almost gone.... below are the images I managed to snap of my Y is for Yum ATC swap I did recently. I used Hampton art paper as well as a Hampton Art image... unfortunately the

X is for Xpecting....

2011-06-01T12:36:00.002+01:00

And the alpha ATC's continues... yep... after more months than I can count...LOL... actually I lost count... >vbg< we finally reached the X Y & Z of the Alpha ATC swap we did. and here is my take on X.................. This is one of my Hampton Art R13.50 line stamps... I stamped her in black and colored her in with my Hero Arts water color wheel...of course my most favourite technique ever.

2011-05-31T21:13:00.000+01:00

Hello friendly stampers and scrappers.... I know I have been AWOL... but have been bogged down with things other than crafting... not my favourite past time... but sometimes life gets in the way and playtime has to take a back seat. I made this card way back in March 2011 and posted it off to America as part of a swap I participated in.... unfortunately it's either taken the looooong scenic

Paola's Paper Haven Blog Candy

2011-05-18T12:09:00.000+01:00

Wow... Paola's Paper Haven is giving away this fabulous prize... she has reached 500 followers.... this is really a wonderful gift ....and she is truly an inspirational card maker who puts sooo much love into her work.... so take a peek HERE ; post a comment and add to your blog if you have one... who knows... you could get lucky!!! I have been busy with swaps... and will update them as

Blog Candy Give Away at Dusty Penny Designs

2011-04-27T21:29:00.000+01:00

I came across this blog this evening... and loved the artist's work.... do take a peek and stand a chance to win some lovely give aways.... 3 Days of Giveaways... so there is still time left... check it out HERE Lovely ribbons and the latest rage here... twine!! HAPPY CRAFTING & GOOD LUCK HUGZSHAMELA

My Vagabond has arrived!!!! can't wait to play!

2011-04-27T19:25:00.000+01:00

Hello all.... well... one of my customers Jo... told me about the Vagabond... after googling it... and watching Tim in action with it... I had to have one... Why is it that South Africans always have to wait in line for new toys..it's been out in the States forever.... and only just landed in South Africa.....LOL... anyway... it comes wonderfully wrapped in the most divine box... and is really

Tim Holtz & Margie Romney-Aslett in Cape Town... what a DAY!!!!!

2011-04-12T20:29:00.000+01:00

Up before the crack of dawn.... took the drive all the way to Spier in Stellenbosch.... and arrived in time to register and have a quick bite before we met the distinguished and absolutely creative Mr Holtz!!... of course I couldn't sleep the night before... excitement.... yep... this is what crafting conventions does to me...LOL.....of course I had to take a picture with the man himself.... and

GREEN FINGA'S - a double paged Spring Layout!

2011-03-07T18:11:00.000+02:00

This was a layout we did of Azrah while she was messing in the side area which we were planning to do a veggie patch... guess she couldn't wait that long to get dirty...LOL... T A close up of the stamped image (top right of the right page) Its an old Hero Arts set... I added some sand to the tops of the plant pots... hope you can see it! Page one... the flowers are stamped on yellow in

Circles and birthday wishes

2011-03-07T12:04:00.000+02:00

The challenge on Outlawz Birthday challenges last week was: Each card must have a birthday sentiment on the front of it and the twist this week is: Ribbon or string and at least one circle. So it took me all week... and loads of sleepless dreaming... LOL.. to come up with this idea... I realised I had an old Hero Arts circle stamp... which I wanted to use... as it hasn't seen much ink

Blog Candy from Crafts' Friends n Angels

2011-03-06T14:24:00.000+02:00

Theresa is one of my local South African stamping buddies... she is giving away some lovely candy in lieu of her big 50th birthday... there are 5 chances to win... so log onto her blog HERE and follow the prompts... who knows... this month could be a celebration for you too.... Hugzshamela ;p)

and...now ... .the Sketch challenge for this week....

2011-03-03T22:32:00.002+02:00

Oh my... when I saw this sketch... I almost ran a mile...LOL... yep... it looked rather complicated...and I thought... gosh... I don't think I'll be able to come up with anything as cool as the DT did... never mind... as ever always up for a challenge... here is the sketch and below that... my interpretation.... You can find the Outlawz Sketch challenge HERE all images are colored in with

How about black, white and coral today

2011-03-03T14:31:00.000+02:00

Can you believe I actually finished 2 cards today!! Wow.. I am on a roll....LOL... here they are... the specs today was to use Black, White and Coral... now Coral is not a color I would often use... so I was really tempted to do this one.... I was totally unhappy with the first card... so that's why I did a second one... This bird stamp is from the limited edition Hampton Art range...

Outlawz CAS challenge 27th Feb

2011-03-02T23:40:00.000+02:00

OK..so I am getting into the idea of this whole clean and simple.. thing... and I am loving it...the sketches always look relatively easy.. but when I sit down... whooooosh... all the ideas I dreamed up the night before... (and yes... I can't sleep because I dream of card making sketches...LOL) just disappears into thin air... At any rate.... here is this week's sketch out at Outlawz and below

New Sketch challenge at Outlawz

2011-02-25T09:44:00.000+02:00

Hello everyone.... yep... 2 posts in one day... I am on a roll... LOL... hope you enjoy this week's sketch on Outlawz - an interesting sketch indeed! I am sooo enjoying these challenges... hope to keep up the momentum.... I must admit...I thought I would struggle alot more than I did... hope you enjoy taking a peek.... ta daa..... close up on the wording "create Joy" by Hero Arts.. sorry

Card Patterns Sketch 103

2011-02-25T09:07:00.001+02:00

Hello everyone... I was busy all day yesterday... thinking and working on this sketch... and even though the design team came up with the most brilliant designs... of course my first attempt... was a disaster... ( well to me anyway) ... usually the 2nd and 3rd card is more to my liking... anyway... this is what I finally came up with... a close up on my cute little cupcake with an added

Recycled picture frame

2011-02-23T15:54:00.001+02:00

Azrah my granddaughter just turned 3 in January... of course... she just loooooves all granny's stamps, glues n stuff... thought I would add a picture of a recycled picture frame she made ( with my help of course... we starting her young over here... ) using an old Kellogs corn flakes box and a single sheet A5 card... not bad on the stamping for a 3 yr old... We stuck the flowers & the gems

Time for a change

2011-02-22T22:29:00.000+02:00

Hello everyone.... Today I thought I would clean up my blog background a bit... and make a change... I do hope you like the new background have chosen... I wanted it to be "clean and simple" and easy to read...... it's been a while since I have made any changes here... and boy oh boy... did I have to really use those little grey cells... of course good old fashioned "google" who never fails me

CAS (Clean & Simple) Challenge on Outlawz

2011-02-21T14:50:00.001+02:00

I told myself that this year I was going to spend more time working on my cards and scrapbooks....in order to remedy this... I signed up on 2 challenges at Outlawz Challenges and have pretty much made both cards to date... whoo hooo....... hope I can keep up with the pace.... LOL... I also needed a few cards for special birthdays coming up... and decided that there was no time like the present

Anyone for more Turquoise and Lilac???

2011-02-19T19:30:00.000+02:00

Been trying to keep my desk neat and tidy... so it can be ready for use when inspiration strikes... and on the spur of the moment this morning.. used up the left over scraps and images I did yesterday to make the first card... here is what I came up with.... a reminder of the colors again.... a close up on the oval and the butterfly... the stamped image was a small swatch on which I

Color Cue challenge

2011-02-18T21:37:00.003+02:00

OK... so I have been a busy bee browsing through loads of blogs and links... and came across this challenge via another blog... seen so many.. I forgot which one... anyway.. the challenge was to use the following colors: I think I was totally attracted to the color palette... they looked like yummy ice cream or something...and I thought... how soft and friendly... so I tried my hand at it...The

Outlawz Wednesday sketch challenge

2011-02-18T13:05:00.000+02:00

I recently joined an on line group called Outlawz and decided to get off my u know what and try out some of their challenges... this is this week's challenge... to hop over to their blog and check out what other participants have come up with... there are some gorgeous ideas.... this is a sample of the sketch from Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge Here is my take on the sketch... I

Ta daa......

2011-02-16T22:33:00.001+02:00

Ok...I confess... once I started with this frame... I just couldn't STOP!!... anyway... I think it's done... may add some small extra details... but in the meantime here it is.... I decided that I couldn't let this work of art go to "waste" and copied some pics I had at home to attach to the canvas... and yes that is my dear hubby & I back in the day..... These are pics of me taken 0n 21

Sneak Peek of my altered Canvas in a frame

2011-02-16T17:10:00.001+02:00

Today I attended a class and altered and covered 3 canvasses which will eventually be added to a 300 x 600 frame. Techniques covered was making your own paper rose, batik effect using smooch spritz which was a whole lot of fun even if it was messy...LOL... and of course using dye inks to shade and color paper... although not 100% completed here is a sneak peek at the vellum canvass - this is a

Wedding wishes..............

2011-02-09T22:57:00.002+02:00

My husband's niece is getting married on Sunday...and having had all her kitchen appliances etc already in hand, she requested a monetary gift in order to buy herself a washing machine... so of course as family we try to help in any way we can... of course handing someone money in an envelope just looks so impersonal...so I set about making her a personalised "bill" fold to hold her wedding gift

2011-02-03T22:19:00.001+02:00

Hi all, I received a blog award from Susan Nel ,(thanks Susan) to let me know that ABC Crafts is giving away some lovely blog candy available for South Africans only. you may visit her site and leave a comment in order to stand a chance to win. You never know when lady luck will smile on you... go on give it a go! That Martha Stewart Scoreboard is to die for!! The aim of this award is to

Artistic Summer Envelope swap

2011-02-01T22:42:00.001+02:00

For my summer envelope I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do.... since I already used flowers for the Spring envie... I wanted to try something different... OK... so this curvy lady from the Great Impressions range was staring me in the face.... and I thought.. well why not... after all.... we have to be proud of our curves.... not so ladies...LOL.... I stamped Great impressions lady in

November 2011... my page for a Ltd Edition Calender

2011-01-19T10:10:00.000+02:00

Each year I participate in a limited edition calendar swap. 12/13 participants each one makes 12/13 pages of the same month. This year I did November - we had 13 participants because the hostess made our cover which I will load sometime soon. I used dark brown card stock together with an unfortunately discontinued making memories patterned paper. I over stamped this with my Hampton Art

Finally..... after 27 years a high school reunion

2011-01-15T22:16:00.000+02:00

Yep... after a long 27 years... Alexander Sinton High in Cape Town class of '83 finally got together.... my class mate Shanaaz arranged this wonderful event which was very well supported by not only school mates, but teachers of back in the day as well... 10.C class of 1983 - yep that's me with my eyes closed... Of course I had to make the invitations... LOL.... a quick and simple

November/ December 2010 Craftwise publication

2011-01-14T12:41:00.000+02:00

The November/ December issue of CRAFTWISE MAGAZINE showcased out Spring Envelope swap.... I was lucky enough to have my envelope published again... I must say that I now have full faith in Glossy Accents to adhere small items to my work..... my diamante on the "i" of spring survived the postal service .... it arrived at its destination in tact. So... if you need to attach tiny buttons, or

I've been published! Jan / Feb Craftwise

2011-01-12T12:15:00.000+02:00

Well our RSA group has made it to the Craftwise again... this time our "PInk Heart" ATC's in recognition of Breast Cancer awareness.... it was a beautiful double page spread... this is my contribution. A crafty secrets stamp stamped in Archival dye ink - grey on white cardstock... with pink cardstock as the main card and the layers. I also used some pink scrapbook paper as a background and

What's better than a farewell card at retirement???

2011-01-05T19:39:00.000+02:00

So what do you give a man who has everything as a farewell gift upon retirement. I was asked to make a multi paged card and asked the ladies whether they wouldn't prefer a life long momento in the form of a memories book. Something that the gentleman could cherish and hold onto forever.... this is what I came up with....... this is the cover of the farewell book. I used scrapbook paper to

August... Calendar

2011-01-03T19:54:00.000+02:00

Calendars all in a row ;p) A close up of the hat boxes and hat stand which I colored in with my Twinkling H2O's This is a Penny black stamp which I totally adore! I love the sentiments "life should really be celebrated!" the completed product... I used a variety of stamps including some really old discontinued ones... sorry ;p( but because August is Women's month I wanted to keep

Amazingly I have time... LOL

2011-01-03T19:26:00.000+02:00

WOW! It's simply amazing what one can do if you have time and no distractions..... with the grand kids away on holiday with their parents, I took this opportunity to load all my stock onto this blog... and finally I can see the fruits of my labour... LOL... I have managed to load all my Hero Arts clear sets and clings as well as all those Penny black clear sets... this is a brilliant start to

Hampton art Bird collection updated

2011-01-02T19:44:00.002+02:00

Hi there not sure if the new page automatically updates in your email, so apologies if I am duplicating. Just wanted to let you all know that I have updated the new range of the Hampton Art Bird Cage collection. There are some really cute wood mount and clear design stamps and they are realllllly well priced. check out the new page at the top of my blog. Silhouette Bird in a cage R15.00

Happy New Year to all

2011-01-01T11:09:00.001+02:00

Hello all.... wishing all my friends a wonderful New year... May 2011 bring lots of success health and prosperity.... I'll be spending my day taking pics of the new Hampton Art "Birdcage Collection" which arrived on Thursday... keep an eye on my blog for updated pics... I have glitter glue, ink pads, and of course wonderful clear and wood mounted stamps.... its always exciting when a new

Seasons Greetings to all

2010-12-24T22:46:00.000+02:00

Hi all just a quick note to wish all my friends who celebrate Xmas a wonderful day tomorrow. May you enjoy all your wonderful family and friends around you and lets hope there are lots of crafting goodies under the tree.... looking forward to being more active on my blog in 2011. I made some quick Xmas cards and will post some pics soon hugz shamela

Blog Candy from Really Reasonable Ribbon

2010-12-11T22:21:00.000+02:00

Why not sign up and stand a chance to WIN BIG this FESTIVE SEASON!!! It's Christmas time, so of course it's time for an Awesome Christmas Candy Giveaway! We love giving away fun prizes to our awesome followers! We've gathered a bunch of fun items that can be found on the Really Reasonable Ribbon website and we're going to give them all to one lucky winner! Lots of great ribbons,

My Friend ATC

2010-12-08T11:48:00.000+02:00

So I think by now all our participants in the "my friend" ATC swap should have received their cards... as you can see its quite similar to the card I made for Barbara's birthday... and of course Barbara's card evolved from this ATC. Main image is from Crafty Individuals inked with Memories art print brown ink The word friends is actually 2 different stamps... I used the F from one word

Turning 80!

2010-12-03T21:56:00.000+02:00

I made this card for a friend who ordered it last minute!! Now alot of people say I work better under pressure, but I thought I was stuffed since I hit such a desert of ideas... and nothing wanted to work.. I ended up kinda lending an idea from Hero Arts and came up with this..... the lady loved the card... so it was a success...LOL... flower stamp and background stamp both from Hero arts.

Wedding guest book made for a friend

2010-11-19T21:48:00.001+02:00

My daughter Wisaal's long time school friend got married a few weeks ago. She decided to make her a special guest book for her wedding. the book was made from scratch using chip board for the cover - covered with a cream raw silk finish scrap book paper and a lovely gold and cream embellished sheet of fancy paper I bought at the deckle edge. The final product... the left side of the cover is

A card for Barbara's Birthday

2010-11-17T10:01:00.001+02:00

Our RSA Group recently hosted a "Friend" ATC Swap. I'll load mine later this week once the swaps have been sent out. But I based this card for my friend Barbara on the ATC I made for the Friend Swap. The Cream is Cream shimmer 120gsm paper - I stamped Hero Arts Background stamp in Antique Linen distress ink. Over stamped with Penny Black Diamond border in Tea Dye Distress ink. Finally stamped

A Card for Kathy's mum

2010-10-15T21:59:00.001+02:00

Kathy is one of my card group friends.. and her mum turned 94 - to make her day extra special some of our group made Kathy's mum birthday cards... It must be wonderful to receive an influx of unexpected birthday wishes... I added some flowers inside the card to make it extra special I used a light green Bazzil card and used matching floral scrapbook paper to cut and emboss the pattern

For the loooove of Shoes!!

2010-10-14T11:41:00.004+02:00

So my friend Zubeida turned 40!! yep we are all getting on in years... LOL.. her dearest hubby asked me to maker her a card... now which "lady" doesn't looove her shoes.... I decided to go with some of her favourite colors... Black and white... and of course... some really truly divine shoes.... also a firm favourite of hers... she can still walk on these... I am afraid I have reached the flat's

Fabulous at 40!!

2010-10-02T08:11:00.001+02:00

I was asked to make a card for a wonderful and vibrant 40 year old... this is what I came up with The lady stamp is one of my best sellers its called Evening Glow 3679K from Penny Black she is gorgeous! and so much fun to color in I cuttlebugged the number 40 to add extra dimension - the dots also matched the dotty background paper I used my Penny Black alphabet set Kate Text 20-006

ATC - R is for "Rainy Day"

2010-09-23T12:07:00.001+02:00

I edged the trimmed image with Stormy sky distress ink. Then layered it with red and added a red check ribbon with a tiny tag. I hand wrote Rainy Day and finished it off with a little gold brad. this is the completed colored image - now I need to trim and complete the ATC To add color I used my chalks I then over stamped with my Paper Inspirations "Rainy Day" stamp in Black Versafine

Distress inks and foam blending fun!! The final product

2010-09-22T21:43:00.000+02:00

Hello all... yep 2 posts in one day... wow.. I am on a roll...LOL...I finally have a moment to load the final product of the distress ink project I loaded a while back.. A close up reveals wording as well as the flat backed pearls I attached as buttons to the jacket. also note the pin stamped on the left side as background as well. top right is a bit of ric rac braid with a good

Farnie Samples have been delivered

2010-09-22T14:48:00.005+02:00

Hello all... well the good news is that the Farnie jelly stamps samples have landed... we have: BRAAI FARNIE GOLFING FARNIE SKATEBOARD FARNIE I just love the way his pants is tearing in the centre ;p) LOVE FARNIE SHAVING FARNIE AND WOOD

Blog candy giveaway from Sharon Keanly

2010-09-16T07:59:00.003+02:00

Hello everyone.. I know I've been quiet for a while, but I have been under the weather for a couple of weeks... hopefully I am on the mend now.. and can get back to some serious blogging and stamping... do take a peek at Sharon's blog.. she has some brilliant ideas and is giving away the most divine set of stamps... see my sidebar for more information... http://

check out Farni our new South African male icon....LOL

2010-08-18T20:45:00.000+01:00

Have you ever needed a stamp for the male family members in your life... well, I always seem to have trouble finding a typically South African "man"stamp... Strawberry Whirlz is introducing Farni shortly.. do take a peek at their blog and register as a follower to find out how soon Farni will be available. There are 3 samples of Farni on the blog at this stage. The Strawberry Whirlz people would

It's been a while

2010-08-18T20:38:00.001+01:00

hello everyone it has been awhile since I've updated my blog, long weekends, family and a 220 invite job has kept me busy...I think all the ladies of my swap has received their ATC treasures by now, so I will load up the pics of the background I recently added tomorrow, the invites are all done and will be collected tomorrow, so I will definitely have more time. will also post pics of the

Distress inks and foam blending fun!!

2010-07-31T19:55:00.001+01:00

OK...so I've been playing with my seldom used Distress inks and my blending foam pads.... yes... your fingers do get all dirty... but the results are totally amazing... I love anything torn, distressed or old.. so this is just up my alley!! STEP ONE: This is a plain length of cream shimmer card... I started out blending the Weathered Wood distress ink onto the cream card stock. A

A special 50th Brithday

2010-07-25T22:36:00.000+01:00

One of my dearest friends has a special friend celebrating her 50th Birthday this week. When she asked me to make her a personalised card, I had no idea what her friend liked....she basically gave me carte blanche to do as I wished... As I was about to score my card in half... I thought... OK.. why not make a gate fold card... and so a gate fold 50th birthday card was born...LOL... Since

Terrific Turquoise ATC

2010-07-24T16:50:00.001+01:00

Well our card group has been at it again.... we recently held a Terrific Turquoise swap hosted by Debbie Harris... and what beauties our wonderful stampers came up with... .this was my contribution. I started with curious metal ice white card and brayered with Kaleidacolor I then spritzed the entire page with my fine spray water bottle and allowed the ink to blend and run which created this soft

A new toy for my shop!

2010-07-15T21:25:00.001+01:00

I am soooo excited.... lucky me... I have added the luxury of a laser scanner to my shop... its taken me about 3 days to catalogue and scan all my stamps, inks and embellishments onto my PC.... only the paper and card to go.... but once this is done, I will have the luxury of just scanning and printing an invoice... no more tedious handwritten invoices... so from now on... its a quicker exit...

Some more pics of our school holiday programme

2010-07-13T13:21:00.003+01:00

We did lots of new things this holiday.... we created the most amazing little booklet from scratch.... a great way to use up all your bits of card/paper and have some fun embellishing the cover. We opted to bind it with ribbon & fibres, but you can use binding rings or your zutter if you are lucky enough to have one. the side of the card is scored so your little book will close and open easily

and this is what the little people came up with.....

2010-07-01T21:32:00.004+01:00

I have always found working with children expands my horizons..they have such a fresh way of looking at life and have no inhibitions.... I do love teaching my classes because even though I am there to teach, help and guide them, I enjoy allowing them the freedom to choose their own colors, inks, stamps and titles for their scrapbook pages and cards..... do take a look at the color

Blog Candy from the Stamp man

2010-06-29T20:14:00.004+01:00

Helloooo everyone School holidays are keeping us rather busy... with 2 x weekly classes to prep for.. in the meantime, why not take yourself over to the Stamp Man's blog (www.thestampmanuk.blogspot.com) and stand a chance to win some wonderful,just wonderful Tim Holtz goodies....well worth a visit indeed... Enjoy the great soccer happening at the moment... it's certainly getting to the

P is for Petunia

2010-06-21T21:39:00.001+01:00

So, I had this cute little Petunia stamp from Paper Inspiratons which I thought would just fit perfectly on an ATC. I wanted a watercolor finish and decided to used my Mungyo Aqua Crayons (these look just like wax crayons, only they are water based) instead of regular ink. I stumbled across this technique purely by chance after I received these crayons as a gift, I was busy with one of my Penny

Scrap and Stamp Saturday challenge

2010-06-13T16:09:00.002+01:00

This week on Scrap and Stamp Saturday the challenge is: SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010 Challenge - Mixed Alphas This was a page that I had done a while ago... and since I just adore using mixed alphabets... thought it was ideal for the challenge. My photographic skills are a bit poor... so the full effect cannot truly be appreciated in this picture... hope you enjoyed looking

O is for Oriental

2010-06-13T14:54:00.003+01:00

I must admit...coming up with ideas for these alphabet letters is becoming a challenge...'cause before I come up with an idea... I've got to check whether I have stamps to fit the bill!! Luckily I had just received my consignment from Hero Arts (www.heroarts.com) and just fell totally in love with this set ClearDesign: World Dolls Product Number: CL349 (A collection of dolls representing

N is for Newspaper

2010-06-12T18:31:00.001+01:00

Once again as part of our on going ABC ATC swap our recent one completed was N O P - I used a stamp from Charmaine for Newspaper. I stamped my image with Memories Art print brown ink... this is fast becoming one of my favourite colours in the Memories range... coloured in the tie with my new Sakura glitter pens (watch this space they will be available from Kanje Krafts in the near future.. and

The world cup is officially here!

2010-06-12T18:01:00.003+01:00

Ok...so this is not really stamping related... but I saw this on vixykins blog... and just had to"steal" it from her... hope you don't mind Vix >vbg<..now if only I can also make him wave the flag...LOL Just wanted to say... I was extremely proud of our soccer boys... Bafana Bafana yesterday... they should have won that game... 'cause they were just amazing!!

Love Birds ATC

2010-06-10T07:52:00.001+01:00

As part of our on going ABC ATC swap.. this is what i completed for "L" is for Love Birds... I stamped my love birds onto cream cardstock and coloured them in with a mixture of Distress inks and my Liquid Pearls (rub your distress ink pad onto a perspex block and add a bit of liquid pearl.....mix and use as a paint.) this will give you a lovely pearlized finished paint.Yep...there is another use

Scrap and Stamp Saturday challenge

2010-06-08T11:46:00.003+01:00

I logged onto the Scrap and Stamp Saturday blog over the weekend and found this week's sketch... since I haven't done any scrapping for quite a while, I decided to try my hand at it... here is what I came up with... I started with a Turquoise Bazzil card and stamped Penny Black Concentrics (3655H) onto the top half of the page with Encore Ultimate Metallic Green. On the bottom of the

ATC swap for the boys...

2010-06-06T13:42:00.000+01:00

A while back my friend Lynn held a "for the boys" swap. I knew I wanted an aged vintage look to my swap... I found an old novel - the pages were all yellowed and aged and decided to over stamp my "noble gentlemen" with black Versafine ink... I really loved the completed look and was fortunate to be published in the "craftwise" magazine in South Africa. The words Noble Gentlemen was stamped and

70th Birthday card

2010-06-04T12:23:00.002+01:00

After the "grand" opening... I have been working on a school holiday programme. It looks like mums are anxiously looking to keep their kids busy during the long school holiday... in the meantime... I have had an order for an A4 birthday card... I didn't have any A3 card, so I had to improvise... and believe me.. filling up the space on an A4 card is not easy... especially if the mojo seems to

The low down of today!!

2010-05-29T21:18:00.008+01:00

Today was filled with excitement, shopping, freebies and lots of eats... if you missed out... its a real pity... you could have added a few pounds to those areas where you don't need them to be....and of course gotten some really GREAT bargains... no worries.... the sale lasts until 5th of June 2010..... Thanks to my husband, Shafeek, Wisaal (my daughter the cupcake queen) my mum and sister

Opening Day Gifts

2010-05-28T22:52:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone.... As my friend Barbara said in an sms to me today... only 1 more sleep to go.... part of me probably needs a few more sleeps, but the 29th has finally arrived. I thought I would just entice you a bit with a picture of the day's fun give aways... Be sure to pop in next week for the low down on all the day's happenings.....plus loads of pics! hugz shamela

End of May is opening Day!

2010-05-15T22:11:00.001+01:00

So, I have finally decided on an opening date for my new space......opening day will be on Saturday 29th May from 14h30 - 17h30. If you are in the area, do stop by for a cuppa and some opening day specials..... please feel free to bring your friends along....discounts on all stock as well as discounts on new stamp orders from Hero Arts (http://www.heroarts.com/); Penny Black (http://

Spotlight on Hazel

2010-04-28T16:12:00.000+01:00

I am lucky that I have wonderful card making friends thru'out SA and the world who spoil me when my birthday comes around... this card was made by my very good friend Hazel in Secunda... I just loved the colour combination, stamps and the effective use of brads... Thanks Hazel ;p)

Everyone's in on the painting...

2010-04-28T13:19:00.004+01:00

We got the whole family involved in painting my new space... thankfully the painting is all done.... and my dearest hubby and son will be laying down the flooring on the weekend... it's certainly taken it's time in getting done, but I am thrilled with the results thus far.... I've decided to post the final pics after opening day... otherwise it wouldn't be a surprise...>vbg<

only painting and flooring required

2010-04-05T21:00:00.001+01:00

Renovations... any home owners nightmare... we have added a new garage to our home, which I have neatly ....hijacked in order to use as a show room for my rubber stamps and scrapbook supplies.... I can't get it done fast enough... and even though a long weekend is always welcome... for me, its meant a hold up on the progress of work!! Fortunately there is not much more needed to be done... I

Jowilna's giving away blog candy

2010-04-05T18:34:00.002+01:00

Hello all... My very talented and inspiring friend is celebrating 10 000 hits on her blog...www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com to take a peek and pssible stand in line to win some of her wonderful giveaways... its always worthwhile stopping by... Hope you all had a wonderfully blessed Easter weekend.. and are ready for work tomorrow... LOL hugz shamela

A new website is on its way ;p)

2010-03-31T13:11:00.000+02:00

Exciting times ahead.... I am finally taking the plunge and have started taking steps to getting Kanje Krafts in Cyber space... so watch this space... you'll not have to look any further... for all your affordable rubber stamping requirements and scrapbook supplies. Wish me luck...

Thank goodness...I'm back on line.....

2010-03-18T18:07:00.000+02:00

Wow..... its been a hectic time...I've been off line for waaay too long... hopefully these internet woes are a thing of the past...... and I can get my life back into order... Penny Black (http://www.pennyblackinc.com/) is going in next week Friday.... so if you NEED anything please email me or send me a message via my blog. stamping hugz shamela ;p)

Maroon Birthday card

2010-02-02T21:16:00.000+02:00

I made this card for my dearest hubby a while back. It just evolved like most of my cards do... I never really have a plan... I work on how things look and feel.. if that makes any sense at all.... The Dream, play love section was done on an old recycled piece of board... I rubbed my versa mark ink pad over it... and layered gold, and bronze embossing powder on it... heat set and whilst still

flowers for a fifty year old

2010-01-27T11:27:00.000+02:00

My mum has been telling her neighbours that I make the most gorgeous handmade cards... and would you know she needed a card for the next day.... I always amaze myself to think that people imagine it takes 2 tics to make a card... .. maybe its just me.. but I rarely have a card available on hand.. there has just been no time to make up stock... LOL.. if only I had more hours in the day.... and

Nestabilities... and my new wizard

2010-01-11T18:40:00.001+02:00

Well... I took the plunge and sold my cuttlebug in favour of a wizard.... it took a bit of getting used to the new details...but I am very happy with the results.. my cuttle bug folders work like a dream in them... of course I had to get some Nestibilities... finally..... I made this quick and simple card for a little girl's 8th birthday... didn't have much time.. so the nestibilities made

Another blog Award - Thanks Debbie Harris ;p)

2010-01-05T21:23:00.002+02:00

Debbie Has awarded me with another Award... thanks Debbie.. for thinking of me... I have been so busy these last few weeks... since our wonderful new addition arrived... that it has left me little time to even think of blogging or stamping... I am starting to have withdrawal symptoms... thankfully little Aqeel is getting into a routine so his mummy can spend more time with little sister Azrah...

Amanda de Jonge has awarded me!

2009-12-01T22:13:00.004+02:00

A huge thanks to Amanda for passing on this award to me... now I have to share 7 things with you about me... that you didn't know.... here goes 1. I am a homebody... I'd rather be home playing than being out shopping, unless its for craft toys. 2. I hate driving, I prefer to be driven 3. I hate people who dont buckle up their kids and have them stand on the front seat... don't they

Granny round # 2

2009-11-23T15:47:00.000+02:00

Wow... its been a busy few days... my daughter unexpectedly went into labour 10 days earlier than her planned C section... and on Wednesday morning at 01h25 my grandson "Aqeel" was born. He came in at a bouncing 3.225kg's. With mummy having another 20 month old to be looked after... it was up to Granny to take the 3 trips a day to hospital for visiting hours.... just so "azrah" could see her mum

I've been published!!

2009-11-16T21:12:00.001+02:00

My friend Michelle hosted this swap and she was kind enough to provide me with a picture... yeah.. comes from doing things at the last minute... I quite forgot to scan or photograph my design... well the good news is that my card was published in our local "craftwise" magazine... I have been on a roll... been published in each publication of Craftwise for this year... LOL... my husband seems to

It's Calendar time !

2009-11-09T12:47:00.002+02:00

My mum asked me to make her some calendars as gifts for her clients... I am sure you all have been in a situation when people come to you and say... can you do something "quickly" thinking that it takes 5 minutes to "create".... well these literally took in that region... lets say... 7 minutes... LOL.... kaleidacolors are great... so.. this is just basic stamping and sticking... but I was happy