Hi there I hope you’ve had a good weekend. Yesterday I was fortunate to spend the day with 39 other demonstrators. We created four projects using new products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue. We had a fun day with lots of laughs, chatting and plenty of crafting. This will be a longer post as I… Read More: Four Card Projects from team training day »
Hi there As promised here is the second project we made at my recent workshop. This project features the Circle Sayings Bundle and the Bright & Beautiful 6″x6″ DSP. I’m loving this paper pack and have almost gone through a whole pack since the beginning of May. Don’t forget you have until 30 June to… Read More: Circle Sayings Cupcake Card »
Hi there Last weekend I held a workshop with my group of ladies and we created two projects – one using the Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy and one using the Circle Sayings Bundle along with the DSP from the Bright & Beautiful Suite. We had a great afternoon crafting together. The Countryside Inn… Read More: Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy Notecards »
Hi there I hope you’re enjoying the new Annual Catalogue and the new In Colours – do you have a favourite colour yet? Pebbled Path is a favourite and coordinates with lots of colours. Wild Wheat was my least favourite but it’s starting to grow on me the more I use it. When I first… Read More: Fun on Wheels Slider Card »
It’s a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! – sign up this month and get even more FREE product in your customisable Starter Kit. Sign up between 1–30 June and you’ll get to select $285 NZD $333 NZD worth of products for only $189 NZD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of… Read More: Starter Kit+ Joining Offer for June »
We all love beautiful Designer Series Paper, so from now until the 30th June, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Papers from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalogue and Online Exclusives. Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a card maker or simply a paper lover, this is a great time to stock up and… Read More: Designer Series Paper Sale – 1st to 30th June »
Hi there Over the coming weeks I’ll share some projects featuring some of our retiring products – first up we have the Wisteria Wishes bundle. A number of the stamped images have a coordinating die which makes it so much easier to cut out – better than ‘fussy cutting’. There are also stand alone dies… Read More: Wisteria Wishes – Three different looks »
Hi there I was in need of two special masculine birthday cards recently and found an easy but effective card to create – it’s called a Faux Centre Step card. I did make some slight adjustments from the tutorial I was CASEing to fit my metric cardstock. I decided for my first attempt I would… Read More: Faux Centre Step Cards »
Hi there A friend had a big ‘0’ birthday last month and I wanted to make her a special card to celebrate this milestone. I love making fun fold cards and had seen a ‘new to me’ fold called a Gatefold Pop Out card. After a quick Google search I found some instructions for an… Read More: Dainty Delight Fun Fold – Gatefold Pop Out Card »
Hi there Yesterday I shared the a card featuring the Dainty Delight bundle that I taught at a recent event. The second card I taught featured two Sale-A-Bration items – the Beautifully Happy stamp set and Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (DSP). Unfortunately Sale-A-Bration has now finished but you could easily change the image and… Read More: Beautifully Happy with Dandy Designs »
Hi there After taking a break from blogging, social media and sending out regular newsletters I’m ready to get back into my paper crafting journey. I hope you’ll join me as I share my creations with you. Last month I held a workshop with a lovely group of ladies and taught two cards. The first… Read More: Dainty Delight Bundle and Artistic Mix Decorative Masks »
Hi there Over the weekend I saw a great colour challenge combo on the Colour Inkspiration Facebook group. As soon as I saw the colours I knew exactly what to create with them – a Split Circle card. This design has been around for awhile but I only made my first one last Tuesday when… Read More: Split Circle Cards – CI#114 »
Hi there Last week Phil and I celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary – and this is the card I made for him using Turtle Friends. This set is so versatile and can be used for any number of occasions and it has a good selection of sentiments to go with the images. I love my… Read More: Turtle Friends – Happy Anniversary »
Hi there Have you checked out the Awesome Otters on page 11 of the Sale-A-Bration brochure? They are so cute. For my first card I’ve combined a few techniques – masking, blending and fussy cutting – to create this fun birthday card. I got the design idea for this card from page 26 of the… Read More: Awesome Otters – Sale-A-Bration stamp set »
Hi there Happy New Year – for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere I hope you’ve had/having a lovely summer break. I am now back at work and getting back into the swing of things. Last week I managed to have some ‘me’ crafting time with some of the new products from the January… Read More: Sentimental Swirls – ROYGBIV »