Inspiration Time - A Mind Movie

This is not craft related but very inspiring all the same. I absolutely love youtube there are so many inspirational videos to watch. I just had to share this one. This is a Mind Movie, kind of like a vision board but made in a movie. The idea is to fill it with everything you want to accomplish. If you go to youtube there are heaps to see and watch already premade, just like this one.

Enjoy! Anna

A True Love - Limited Edition Valentines Day Card Kit

A huge burst of creative energy and voila we have a new card kit just in time for Valentines Day or any other romantic occasion. This card kit has a vintage style, inspired by Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine range of papers. Grab yourself a kit today, card uses are not limited to Valentines Day, perfect for Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries. These cards will truly make a romantic statement.

A True Love

Limited Edition - Valentines Day Card Making Kit

Designed by Anna Pontikis

To get a closer look and purchase you will find it here.

By the way I hope you have a nice and relaxing Australia Day with family and friends!

Anna

A Valentines Card

I finally found some time to begin my Valentine Samples. Here is a stunning and easy card made with all the supplies on site. I have taken several photos so you can see all angles and details up close. Materials used to make this card are listed at the bottom of all these images.

Supplies used to make this card are:

Papers from Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine Range

E.K. Success Butterfly punch to cut the butterflies out

Marvy Scalloped Heart Punch for the Heart shape

Punch Bunch Scalloped oval punch for the oval shape on the heart

Pearl strip from Kaisercraft

Cream/White ribbon from Vandoros

Ink and Sponge Daubers to ink around the edge Tim Holtz distress ink.

All of these supplies can be found in there respective departments on site. Sometimes it is worthwhile to buy a few good tools and you will save money in the long run creating your own fun embellishements rather than purchasing premade ones that are often more expensive. Punches can be used over and over again to create lots of different styles. One premade embellishment can only be used once

Hope you have enjoyed my little creation, back with more soon. Here is the link to the store page if you wish to purchase these supplies. Any queries or questions or need help finding supplies feel free to email me at pontikis@netspace.net.au.

Happy Sunday Evening

Anna xx

A Challenging Week!!

Wow I am more than happy to say goodbye to this past week. What do you get when you have a really sick husband and kids on holidays (to be specific) kids in the last 2 weeks of their very looooong summer school holidays and a mum who is so over it all. Yes you guessed it, to be nice here a very challenging week!!. I have many words to call it but I will try and see the positive side of it all and not say anything bad on this blog.

So I had so many plans to get some gorgeous valentines samples done and the begining of a new card kit, but there has just been no time, only time for bare essentials like getting orders out and popping new stock on the website. The rest of the time has been taken up playing nurse and entertaining and chauffering kids everywhere as well as dealing with the never ending array of bickering amongst siblings that can often begin at 8am. What can they possibly have to fight about at that time?? So I have to say to be perfectly honest, bring on school. I can't wait, I am absolutely going to be counting down the next 10 sleeps to freedom and routine. I know I am not alone here as I took the kids to the pools today and happen to see several school mums and in our little chats it was interesting to know that we are all feeling the same way. That's the importance of communicating with other mums so you don't get the mother guilts thinking that you are the worst mum because you have had enough of your kids, we don't have to try and be perfect and say the school holidays are wonderful, when in fact towards the end of it we are all over it and just want the kids back at school. It is okay to be human and honest and not feel like you have let the team down. So if you are feeling the same way, just take a big deeeeeep breath and know that its okay to feel this way and that this too shall pass and soon enough they will all be back at school.

So now that I have had my little vent and to explain my lack of posts, I am hoping for a brighter week ahead. Husband is finally recovering and hopefully the kids will be happy to just be in their final week of school holidays and not need to be taken out every day.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Anna

Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine Collection Now in Store

Happy Monday to all on this third week of January. The holidays do seem to be flying by and there is not much working going on around here apart from listing items and getting orders out. I am determined however, that when I am finished this post I want to sit down and have a play with the new collection featured above.

I recieved a large parcel of supplies this morning mainly a top of punches and the new range from Fancy Pants - Vintage Valentine just so sweet and romantic. You still have plenty of time to make some gorgeous cards and mini albums or even a nice wall hanging. Above is a sneak of some of the papers, you can see the whole lot over here on site.

Just a reminder that all orders placed this month go into a draw to win a $25 gift voucher. You need to spend a minimum of $25 to get one entry into the draw, every $25 thereafter is another entry and so on. Draw ends on the 31st January.

That's all for now and don't forget to become a fan on my facebook page, details in post below.

Anna xx

Koko Vanilla Designs Fan Page on Facebook

Hey everyone,

I have finally made a fan page on Facebook. Come along and join up and become a fan of Koko Vanilla Designs. Click here to take you straight there. Invite all your friends to join up also.

Anna

Love Notes....

Can you guess what my post is about........ you got it. It's looming, yes you know what I'm talking about Valentines' Day. Now don't cringe I know this is a controversial day for some and well around here it sort of goes unnoticed, my hubbie doesn't really buy into to all that, and I'm okay with it. However it doesn't mean that I don't love all the cuteness and romance surrounding the day. It can even be a day of appreciation, to anyone your kids, hubbie, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, partner, mother, sister, friend, anyone who you are close to. It's a great day to show gratitude to those you care about. What better way than with a personalised hand made card, or mini album.

Love Notes

Free Mini Kit with every $50 purchase before postage

In store there are some gorgeous products already available and more due to arrive in the next week. However to start you off, a new free mini kit is now available, pictured above free with any $50 purchase.

Also available are these gorgeous papers from Bo Bunny. Perfect for making a little mini valentinealbum.

Bo Bunny Persuasion Collection

How gorgeous are these papers. The first one is ready to be cut up and all the sections can be used as prompts. The only thing about this paper is that both side are just so good, so I advise you purchase two of them.

Well I think I am officially melting now as it is soooooooo HOT in Melb at the moment and I have no aircon in my craft/computer room. So I am signing off for now to sit where the air con is. Keep cool!!!

Anna