Author Archives: Paula Reid

Technique Tuesday – Rock ‘n’ Roll with Daubers

By | February 2, 2021

Hi there What picture do you get when you read the title of today’s post? Daubers doing Rock ‘n’ Roll moves in the craft room? Sorry to disappoint you but it’s not that exciting 🙂 The Rock ‘n’ Roll technique allows you to get two different colours onto the one stamp so that when you… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Rock ‘n’ Roll with Daubers »

Friday Fun Card – Ice Cream Corner Shaker Card

By | January 29, 2021

Hi there It’s summer here in the southern hemisphere and there’s nothing better than a yummy ice cream on a hot summers day. The Ice Cream Corner Suite in the January-June Mini is the perfect suite of products to use for summer projects. My first project with this suite is a new style of shaker… Read More: Friday Fun Card – Ice Cream Corner Shaker Card »

Technique Tuesday – Direct to Rubber with Stampin’ Write Markers

By | January 26, 2021

Hi there After some ‘technical issues’ I’ve finally managed to get here. Today’s technique uses our Stampin’ Write Markers to ‘ink’ up stamps. These markers are water based compared to the Stampin’ Blends which are alcohol based. Markers are great to use when you have an image that requires multiple colours and is too hard… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Direct to Rubber with Stampin’ Write Markers »

Friday Fun Fold – Double Easel Card

By | January 22, 2021

Hi there I’ve had fun making Double Easel Fold cards of late – a great way to show our beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP). For these cards I’ve used the Paper Blooms DSP which is available for you to select as your FREE purchase with every NZD$110 order placed between now and 28 February. The… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Double Easel Card »

Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing

By | January 19, 2021

Hi there Today’s technique is heat embossing. This has got to be one of my favourite techniques. I never get sick of seeing the transformation of the embossing powder once heat is applied to it – it’s so cool. In my earlier post I used clear embossing powder added on top of an already inked… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing »

Friday Fun Card – Stitched Triangle Recess Card

By | January 15, 2021

Hi there Rather than sharing a fun fold card today I thought I’d share a fun card instead. This card doesn’t require any stamping – just your dies and an embossing machine. I placed three different shaped triangles on a piece of Whisper White measuring 9.5cm x 13.8cm and die cut them then repeated the… Read More: Friday Fun Card – Stitched Triangle Recess Card »

Technique Tuesday – Inlaid Embossing

By | January 12, 2021

Hi there Today’s technique carry’s on from last weeks Dry Embossing technique. I’ve combined dry embossing with dies cuts and stamped images to create a technique known as Inlaid Embossing. The colour combo comes from this months SU! Colour Challenge – head on over and see the various creations made with the below colours and… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Inlaid Embossing »

Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI#91

By | January 10, 2021

Hi there It’s ages since I participated in a challenge – colour or sketch – and this weekend I’ve created cards for two different colour challenges. My first card is for the Colour INKspiration challenge. I needed two boy (15 year olds) cards so this combo was perfect. I chose Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green,… Read More: Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI#91 »

Fun Fold Friday – Fold Back Card

By | January 8, 2021

Hi There Are you ready for another easy fun fold card. This card is similar to last weeks Fun Fold but instead of folding the front back on itself in half this week we fold back 1/3 of the card front so that when the card is closed you get to see three different designs… Read More: Fun Fold Friday – Fold Back Card »

Technique Tuesday – Dry Embossing Designer Series Paper

By | January 5, 2021

Hi there Warning – this is a longer than usual post. For ages I’ve wanted to create a Techniques Folder of the many techniques we use on our cards with a short explanation and sample of the technique. So my plan is to share a different technique every Tuesday – I may need your help… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Dry Embossing Designer Series Paper »

Fun Fold Friday – Sneak Peak – Flower & Fields DSP

By | January 1, 2021

Hi there and Happy New Year 🙂 This afternoon I sat down and managed to make 5 fun fold cards – that’s because I couldn’t decide which pattern paper I liked best from the upcoming Flower & Field Designer Series Paper featured in the January – February Sale-A-Bration brochure. I’ve paired this paper with one… Read More: Fun Fold Friday – Sneak Peak – Flower & Fields… »

Farewell to 2020

By | December 31, 2020

Hi there Well we have finally made it to the end of 2020. It’s certainly been a trying year for us all – adjusting to life with COVID-19. On top of COVID we’ve had some major family health issues to deal with hence not many blog posts from me of late. My MIL (86) ended… Read More: Farewell to 2020 »

Merry and Bright Online Extravaganza – 24 hour sale

By | November 24, 2020

For 24-hours only, Stampin’ Up! are discounting annual catalogue products by 10%!  Some items are excluded – click the link to see the excluded items. Be sure to place your order on Tuesday 24 November and save! You can place an order via my online store or contact me directly by 8pm (NZT).