Hi there When I make cards I normally only make one of each design but I know a lot of crafters make a couple of each design while they’ve got everything out. Well for my work birthday cards I’ve decided to make two at a time – same design but different colours. My ‘off cuts’… Read More: Happy Birthday – work birthday cards »
Hi there Who doesn’t love receiving a FREE gift. From the 3rd of January until the 31st of March it’s Sale-A-Bration time and Stampin’ Up! are giving you a FREE gift with every purchase of NZD$110 and with a new Mini Catalogue just released it’s not hard to spend that amount – trust me :).… Read More: The Gang’s All Meer – Sale-A-Bration »
Hi there Today Phil and I are celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary – how good is that 🙂 – which means a special card is in order. I got my idea for the card after making my first card with this set. The background music on this card is the theme song ‘Nocturne’ from The… Read More: Music from the Heart – Wedding Anniversary »
Hi there As mentioned in my last post we have four stamp sets in the current 2020 Mini Catalogue that have been designed by Million Dollar sales achievers. Music from the Heart was designed by Dawn Olchefske and is the first set that I’ve had a play with. Here’s the second card I made for… Read More: Music from the Heart – Happy Birthday »
Hi there When demonstrators sell a million dollars in sales they get to help design a stamp set as part of their celebrations. Well in the current 2020 Mini Catalogue there are four ‘Million Dollar’ stamp sets. You can find these stamp sets by look for the below logo next to stamp sets. I have… Read More: Music from the Heart – Happy Birthday (with music) »
Hi there One of the FREE Sale-A-Bration gifts this year is the Kerchief Card Kit. With every NZD$110 order placed between now and 31 March 2020 you get to choose a FREE gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. To find out more about Sale-A-Bration check out my Promotions page. This card kit contains everything you need… Read More: Kerchief Card Kit – Sale-A-Bration FREE gift »
Hi there Last night I photographed a whole heap of cards I’ve made recently using products from the new Mini Catalogue. First up is one Jacque Williams taught us at our latest team gathering featuring the Forever Blossoms Bundle. Now to be honest I had skipped past this bundle – but after making this card… Read More: Forever Blossoms Make & Take »
Hi there Here’s the final sample from our OnStage event – this time featuring the Parisian Blossoms Suite on pages 14 – 17 of the Mini Catalogue. We’ve used a mix of products from this suite – Parisian Blossoms Specialty DSP, Petal Pink 1/4″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels and the image is stamped… Read More: Parisian Blossoms Suite »
Hi there Well I survived my first day back at work for 2020 :). At our OnStage event last year all attendees received the stamp set Timeless Tulips (page 43 of the Mini Catalogue). There are 8 images to help you build your tulips and 7 sentiment stamps that cover a range of occasions. This… Read More: Timeless Tulips »
Hi there The next sample I have to share is from the Best Dressed Suite which is on page 54-56 of the new Mini Catalogue. This suite comes with DSP, a stamp set and coordinating die, ribbon, note cards and embellishments. The note cards are 3″ x 3″ and come with a ‘wash’ of Daffodil… Read More: Best Dressed Suite – 3″ Note Cards »
Hi there and Happy New Year My holiday is coming to an end – back to work on Monday – but I’ve had a lovely Christmas/New Year break and I’m now ready to get back into things. January is an exciting time in the Stampin’ Up! calendar. Not only do we have a new Mini… Read More: Painted Poppies from the Peaceful Poppies Suite »
Hi there The presents have been wrapped and all that’s left to do is write in the Christmas card I’m giving to Phil. I hope you’re all done for the night. My final Christmas card for 2019 features products from the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley on page 39 of the Holiday Catalogue. Stampin’ Up!… Read More: Most Wonderful Time Product Medley »
Hi there It’s almost here – one more day of work and then I’m on holiday. Here’s my last fancy fold card for Christmas. It’s a fold I’ve done before – it’s called a ‘Flip Flap‘ card. This card features four products from the Brightly Gleaming Suite – Christmas Gleaming stamp set, Gleaming Ornaments Punch,… Read More: Brightly Gleaming Flip Flap Card »
Hi there As promised today’s post features a fancy fold card. Since learning this card design I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve made it. It’s a great ‘fold’ for all ages and gives a real ‘wow’. So let’s get on and see what I’m talking about. The card base is a ‘gate’… Read More: Perfectly Plaid Peekaboo Shutter Card »
Hi there Wow can you believe it 4 more sleeps till Christmas. How are you going with your Christmas shopping? I still have a few more bits and pieces to sort. Today’s post features the Peaceful Boughs stamp set on page 15 of the Holiday Catalogue. This is a card that was taught to us… Read More: Peaceful Boughs – Celebrate the Season »