Hi there Yesterday I shared my Bloom by Bloom Fold Over card where the front image gets partially cut out with the circle die. Rather than throw this piece out I decided to use it for the second swap group I was in. After a bit of playing around with different options I chose the… Read More »
Hi there There are so many wonderful stamp sets in the current Occasions Catalogue to choose from but one of my favourites is the Bloom by Bloom stamp set. This set is part of the Happiness Blooms Suite (page 24-26). Each time a new catalogue is released we have a team swap – this is… Read More »
Hi there In my last post I shared a card that used the Incredible Like You stamp set from page 21 of the Occasions Catalogue. This stamp coordinates with the Incredible Like You Project Kit. I’ve made up a few of our kits and I think this is my favourite kit of all. You get… Read More »
Hi there It’s a long weekend here in Auckland – it’s our city (region) anniversary day – and that means an extra day off work. I love these short weeks but you always end up cramming 5 days work into 4. At OnStage in November all attendees were given the lovely stamp set Incredible Like You. … Read More »
Hi there Last week our friends eldest son turned the ripe old age of 13. I must admit I struggle with masculine cards at the best of times – but what do you create for a 13 year old? Thankfully Seb is really into his music – he’s got amazing talent and has been playing… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday I shared the card I made Phil for our wedding anniversary and today I have the card that he gave me. We have this rule in our house that you aren’t allowed to give a bought card – it has to be hand made. In the past he’s had help from my… Read More »
Hi there Today Phil and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary :). According to Mr Google the gift for 17 years is furniture so I thought I’d use ‘furniture’ as my theme for his card. Now you might think – what are you going to create with that in mind. Straight away I thought… Read More »
Hi there There’s been much excitement today amongst Stampin’ Up! demonstrators especially here in New Zealand. Twice a year Stampin’ Up! put on an event (OnStage) for demonstrators in each market with one market hosting a live event. Well in April this year New Zealand gets to host the live event. This is a first… Read More »
Hi there Today’s post features the Forever Lovely Bundle which is part of the All My Love Suite on page 4 – 6 of the Occasions Catalogue. This suite consists of two bundles – the Forever Lovely Bundle featured on page 5 and the Meant to Be Bundle on page 6. These sets cater for… Read More »
Hi there We are now one week into the new Occasions Catalogue and it’s time to share with you another suite from the catalogue. As mentioned in my earlier post featuring the Happiness Blooms Suite we got to make four projects at our last OnStage event. Each project featured a new suite from the catalogue. The… Read More »
Hi there You may have noticed in the new Occasions Catalogue that we have introduced Cling Stamps. This is an exciting change for Stampin’ Up! and you are going to love the new functionality of the stamps. Cling stamps feature the same quality rubber stamps that you’ve always loved and now they come with highly… Read More »
Hi there Back in November we had our OnStage training event which is put on by Stampin’ Up! for demonstrators. This is just one of the many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – if you would like to learn more about becoming a demonstrator check out my ‘Join my team’ page or contact… Read More »
Hi there I’ve just returned from a few days away on the Coromandel Peninsula – it was lovely to get out of Auckland and enjoy the sunshine with friends. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to post anything about the new catalogue and Sale-A-Bration as the internet connection down that way is a bit ‘hit and miss’.… Read More »
Hi there Happy New Year – I’m looking forward to sharing more creations with you during 2019. It’s not long till the 2019 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration brochure go live – Thursday 3rd January. If you would like to receive copies of these please let me know and I can send them to you. Today’s… Read More »
Hi there Well the presents are all wrapped and we’ve done most of the prep for tomorrow so now I can sit down and share with you the last of my Christmas cards. This first one is what Santa thought he’d be doing in New Zealand on Christmas day but the weather is not really… Read More »