"Lone Pine Designs" originated when I first moved to America in 2005 from Australia. My mother in Australia called our new home in NH "Lone Pine" as she wanted my new home, which is surrounded by pine trees, to have an Australian name. The Battle of Lone Pine is a very famous successful Australian battle which took place during the Gallipoli war in Turkey in 1915. It was called The Battle of Lone Pine for the solitary pine tree standing in the middle of the battlefield which surprisingly remained standing at the end of the battle. After the tough few months leading up to our arrival here in America and surviving the first year in a new country I felt like that pine tree still standing in the battlefield. It was in 2006 when I started to sell my work on Ebay that I decided that Lone Pine Designs would be the perfect name for this new endeavour in my life.
No Christmas cards today...I've been busy making these Halloween treats all week for my archery class. The stamp is from Ippity's That's Creepy set and I used my Stampin' Up circle punches for the cute little archery target.
Today's card uses similar supplies to the card I posted on Monday. I couldn't put those cute stamps and pegs away without making a baby card for a boy! Supplies:- Big on Spring and Cause for Celebration by SU, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU markers, CM DP, SU clothespins, foam dots, SU circle punches and SU heart punch.
Did I mention I love these cute little pegs (clothespins) by Stampin' Up? Supplies:- Big on Spring by SU, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU coloured cardstock, SU DSP, SU markers, foam dots, SU clothespins, SU ribbon, SU button and paper flower.
The other day as I was tidying up in my craft room I came across these four stamped Christmas trees with the "Happy Christmas " sentiment...I have no idea why I stamped them or when...but dug out some scraps, button and ribbon and made four quick Christmas cards out of them.
Supplies:- Sew Cute by Penny Black, Happy Christmas by PSX, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU coloured cardstock, pinking shears, buttons, SU markers, ribbon, white gel pen. embroidery thread and foam dots.
I have a 'thinking of you' card to share today...it might be a little hard to see in the photo but behind the sentiment is a lightly stamped vase of flowers. Supplies:- Flowers by Inkadinkadoo, sentiment by Hero Arts, SU coloured cardstock, SU DSP, Nestabilities, SU ink, SU ribbon, paper flowers, SU pearls, and foam dots.
Supplies:- Baby Hammock by Penny Black, Unity KOTM July 2010, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU coloured cardstock, SU markers, Nestablities, assorted DP, SU ribbon, foam dots, SU scallop border punch, paper flowers and buttons.
One of the fun things about making my own Christmas cards each year is going back through my Christmas stamps and remembering the year I purchased them. I would buy one Christmas stamp each year and make all my Christmas cards the same. Today's card uses a stamp I purchased in 2005 for that reason. Over the last few years I've made all my Christmas cards different which allows me to go back and re-visit my favourites year after year...and of course purchase a few new ones too!!! Supplies:- Royal Mail by Penny Black, Christmas Punch by SU, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU markers, SU tag punch, SU coloured cardstock, unknown DP, eyelet, foam dots and SU ribbon.
This month's theme at the Stampin' UP card club I attend was 'anything goes'. I decided to stick with the season and make this Autumn inspired card...with my new favourite product from SU...clothespins or as we call them in Australia, "pegs"! I love little miniature things and these are just soooo cute!Supplies:- With Gratitude by SU, SU ink, SU coloured cardstock, SU DSP, SU bakers twine, SU clothespin, SU scalloped border punch and foam dots.
I've been busy making baby cards and to save on time I've been making a boy and a girl themed card with similar supplies. This one uses the cute Build-a-roo set from Stampin' Up...perfect for an Aussie like me!
Supplies:- Build-a-roo by SU, PTI white cardstock, brilliance ink, SU markers, SU and unknown DSP, SU coloured cardstock, lace, ribbon, foam dots, paper flowers, buttons.
With just over 11 weeks until Christmas I am finally starting to make a small dent in the cards I need to make. I couldn't resist using this cute, round snowman on my card this week.Supplies:- Unity KOTM January 2011, PSX sentiment, PTI white cardstock, Brilliance ink, DP unknown, SU markers, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, ribbon, Nestabilities and foam dots.
Supplies:- Rose and sentiment by Inkadinkadoo, Colorbok DP, PTI white cardstock, SU ink, SU coloured cardstock, Brilliance ink, foam dots, SU ribbon and paper rose.
I hope I'm not too late but today's card is for the Tangled Up In Creativity challenge being hosted by Karen over at Simply Said With Karen. She challenged us to to make a card using both new and old supplies. My card uses a new stamp (for me) from Stampin' Up called Hello Blossoms and the rest of the card is from old papers and ribbon I've had for ages!
Supplies:- Hello Blossoms by SU, PTI white cardstock, SU coloured cardstock, SU ribbon, SU markers, SU scalloped border punch, SU DSP, foam dots and white gel pen.
Hi, my name is Christy and I love to make things! I quilt, lampwork, make jewelry, paint, scrapbook, stamp ...well let's just say I will try anything at least once! My current love...after God and my family is anything to do with paper and at the top of the list would be my Copic markers, my Stampscape stamps and of course my {Ippity} stamps! I have been rubber stamping for over 20 years. I hope you enjoy the work that I share here on my blog as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Thank you for stopping by, please don't hesitate to leave a message and I hope to see you again soon.