Author Archives: Paula Reid

Floral Delight Suite

By | January 28, 2025

Hi there Can you believe it – I almost didn’t buy this suite. What – you’re saying but it’s Yellow. I know – but I was going to purchase the bundle. Sometimes when I see Designer Series Paper (DSP) I think – will I actually use this? Do I like all the patterns? Can I… Read More: Floral Delight Suite »

Happy Anniversary – Hearts & Hugs

By | January 19, 2025

Hi there Today Phil and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary. We had a lovely lunch out at a local cafe and have a dinner booked for later this week – it’s an ‘experience’ and a dinner. I don’t own any traditional wedding anniversary stamps so normally go with a fun option for Phil’s card.… Read More: Happy Anniversary – Hearts & Hugs »

Welcome to 2025 – new beginnings

By | January 17, 2025

A new year has begun and with it hopefully new routines. I had good intentions to have regular blog posts in 2024 but life happened and blogging was the first thing to drop by the wayside. 2024 was a rollercoaster of a year – highs (attending OnStage in Melbourne, a wonderful holiday with friends in… Read More: Welcome to 2025 – new beginnings »

TGIF Challenge – Layout Design

By | March 4, 2024

Hi there I don’t know about you but sometimes I struggle to come up with a layout design for a project. That is where challenges are great. There are a couple of types of challenges that I use – a colour combo challenge – where you’re given two or three colours to use or a… Read More: TGIF Challenge – Layout Design »

Pop Out Swing Card – Trucking Along

By | February 22, 2024

Hi there The saying goes ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’ so I’m putting that into practice in my crafting. Rather than coming up with a new card design I’ve gone back into my archives and selected a card style I’ve made many times before. This time I’m adapting the card to use current product to achieve… Read More: Pop Out Swing Card – Trucking Along »

Bee My Valentine Alternative

By | February 6, 2024

Hi there Well I haven’t been good at starting my new habit for 2024 of blogging more often – oops. I must admit by the end of the day I haven’t really wanted more screen time so have been enjoying reading over the summer. Have you seen the Bee Mine Suite in the current mini… Read More: Bee My Valentine Alternative »

Crafting With You – Weekend Retreat Projects

By | August 9, 2023

Hi there Last month I attended a weekend craft retreat with 9 others. We had a great weekend and I came away with lots of samples and ideas. We each taught a project and for those of us that participated in the swap we used the same stamp for our swap. I used the Crafting… Read More: Crafting With You – Weekend Retreat Projects »

Timeless Charm – Online Exclusives and updated Clearance Rack

By | July 6, 2023

Hi there You’ll want to check out my Online Store today as we have the latest release of Online Exclusives plus the Clearance Rack has also been updated. Don’t forget for every NZD$110 you spend during July you earn a NZD$11 voucher to redeem in August. Last month I mentioned that we’d had a team… Read More: Timeless Charm – Online Exclusives and updated Clearance Rack »