Hi there How many of us are Designer Series Paper (DSP) hoarders? We buy our lovely DSP but then don’t want to cut into it – well that is all changing with ‘Love It Chop It’. When we chop our DSP into card front sizes we are more likely to use it to create beautiful… Read More: #Love It Chop It – Share What You Love »
Hi there In a previous life I used to do cross stitch and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been busy trying to finish a project for my Great Niece – well it’s now finished and I can get back into my papercrafting :). In my recent desk clean-up I found some stamped images… Read More: Floating Frame Technique »
Hi there One of Stampin’ Up!’s goals is to surprise and delight you with fun, new creative experiences. And we think you’re going to absolutely love what we have up our sleeve. Shelli Gardner, board chair and cofounder of Stampin’ Up!, has partnered with Paper Pumpkin to create a limited edition, nature-focused, Shelli-inspired kit.So what… Read More: Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit »
Hi there Yesterday we celebrated Mother’s Day here in New Zealand which means I can now share with you the cards I taught at my April card class. Both cards feature the Dandelion Wishes stamp set, Watercolour Paper and a technique. This first card is the one I gave my Mum and is a Fancy… Read More: Dandelion Wishes – Happy Mother’s Day »
Hi there I love the bright vibrant colours that have been used in the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper. I think this paper is a ‘love it’ or ‘leave it’ paper and I’m definitely in the ‘love it’ camp. Sometimes seeing the paper as a whole sheet of 12″ x 12″ can be a bit… Read More: Happiness Blooms Fun Fold »
We hope you’re ready for a ray of sunshine in your life, because the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is coming! This exclusive, limited-time collection of coordinating, petal-packed products has everything you need to let your creativity bloom. The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is our first product offering of this kind, and we’re so excited… Read More: Everything is Rosy – Product Medley »
Hi there Did you know that some of our dies can be used for embossing? It took me a while too :). The stitched labels framelits has a wonderful die that gives a great background texture. To get this look you need to use the Embossing Mats (Be sure to purchase these before they retire… Read More: Stitched Labels Embossing Die »
Hi there I can’t believe it’s been over two weeks since I last did a post. Some of that has been down to the fact I’ve had a throat infection that has lingered for the last month – two lots of antibiotics and I am now back to 100%. Every six months Stampin’ Up! hold… Read More: 2019 Retiring List and OnStage Live highlights »
Hi there Somehow I managed to lock myself out of my blog! but thanks to one of the IT guys at work I’m now back in and ready to share more projects with you :). Earlier this week Stampin’ Up! released their new range of storage – how exciting is that. This is a modular… Read More: Stampin Up Storage System »
Hi there Yesterday I shared the first card from my recent workshop showcasing the Happiness Blooms Suite and today I’m going to share a card using the Incredible Like You stamp set (page 21 of the Occasions Catalogue). This set coordinates with the Incredible Like You Project Kit. You can see my samples from this… Read More: Incredible Like You Notecard & Envelope »
Hi there The Happiness Blooms Suite really appealed to me as soon as I saw it – it has so many components to it and there’s bound to be something for everyone to like. I decided to use this suite for one of my workshop cards. I made two samples – one using a strip… Read More: Bloom by Bloom Notecards and Envelopes »
Hi there They say ‘there are no mistakes’ in paper crafting – and it’s true. I was creating a card using the Detailed Floral Thinlits as an overlay but when I stamped my sentiment something went wrong. Rather than throw it away I decided with two cuts I could create something new 🙂 The Detailed… Read More: Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets »
Hi there Growing up in suburban Auckland we had a number of pets including ducks. My brother & I gave our parents nicknames and one of Mum’s was Jemima Puddleduck after the famous Beatrix Potter character. After seeing a card created by a fellow demo using Fable Friends (will share my CASE of this card… Read More: Fable Friends – Happy Birthday Mum »
Hi there The Well Said Bundle is one of my favourites from the Occasions Catalogue. This bundle consists of the Well Said stamp set that contains 51 stamps (so there’s a word or phrase for all occasions) and the Well Written Framelits that contains 24 dies (14 words and 10 images). Check out page 27… Read More: Well Said Bundle – Notecards »
Hi there I find it hard to create a sympathy card – deciding on the stamp set to use and then what words to write inside. At last years OnStage in November we got a sneak peak at the Sale-A-Bration brochure and one set that jumped out was the Lasting Lily set. This set is… Read More: Lasting Lily – Sympathy Cards »