Hi there I’m back :). I’ve had a few ‘technical’ issues over the last couple of weeks but hopefully we’re all sorted. Colour INKspiration is a new fortnightly challenge site which I plan to participate in. How it works is that each fortnight they give us some colours which we need to use to create… Read More: Colour INKspiration – CI02 »
Hi there Today is a very special day – Phil and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary :). We are enjoying some time in the South Island at beautiful Te Anau. Tomorrow we hope to go to Milford Sound and do the boat cruise. Here is the card that I made for Phil. I’ve… Read More: Happy Anniversary – 15 Years »
Hi there Well I’m not sure what’s happened to summer but it’s great weather for crafting :). I’ve been busy creating with some of the new products from the Occasions Catalogue. My favourite stamp at the moment is the ‘Beautiful You’ set. This outline stamp lends itself to a number of different ways to colour… Read More: Beautiful You – Paper Piecing Technique »
Hi there I had hoped to post this earlier this evening but we decided last minute to go and see ‘Rouge One’ – the latest Star Wars movie – it was great. One of my favourite stamp sets in the new Occasions Catalogue is a set called ‘Beautiful You’. It’s an outline stamp that you can… Read More: Beautiful You »
Hi there and Happy New Year The weather here in Auckland hasn’t exactly been ‘summer’ weather – especially yesterday – but it was a good crafting day. I have a number of birthday cards to make this month so a colour challenge was just what I needed to make a dent. There’s a new challenge… Read More: Colour INKspiration pre challenge »
Hi there Friends of ours have the same birthday so here are the cards I made for them. I made another card using the Sweet Cupcake stamp set except this time in a different colour combo. I’ve gone with Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride and Watermelon Wonder for the ‘topping’ and the ‘base’ is Sahara Sand,… Read More: Sweet Cupcake and Shirt Card – Double Birthdays »
Hi there A friends son and daughter have both had birthdays in the last month. Each birthday I make them a personalised card and little 3D gift box which contains chocolate. It’s about making somebody feel special on their special day and not the size of the gift. The kids all look forward to seeing… Read More: Marquee Messages and Sweet Cupcakes »
Hi there I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas – ours was very relaxed spending the day with family. Yesterday we put together my gift from Santa 🙂 – new cafe style outdoor furniture. It was so nice to eat lunch and dinner outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Today we caught the train into… Read More: Window Gift Box – December Card Class »
Hi there Yesterday I posted some note cards I’d created using the One Sheet Wonder technique. Most One Sheet Wonder templates are designed for 12 x 12″ sheets of DSP but I’ve created four templates that each use a 6 x 6″ piece and can be used to make 5 note cards. Here are the… Read More: 6 x 6 One Sheet Wonder templates for Note Cards »
Hi there I enjoy creating cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique. A couple of months ago I created 4 different templates that use a 6 x 6″ piece of DSP to create 5 note cards. Here are two of the templates using Christmas papers from the current Holiday catalogue. These templates can be used for… Read More: 6×6 One Sheet Wonder using Notecards »
Hi there It’s a bit scary when you realise that in a months time Christmas will be over! Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have an idea of what I’m going to create for my family gifts this year but that is as far as I’ve got – I must get cracking as… Read More: Mask within a Mask – November Card Class »
Hi there Online Extravaganza only happens once a year so be sure to make the most of it. For one week only, 21-28 November, you can save up to 40% on select products. To sweeten the deals, we will be having 24-hour sales on the first and last day of the promotion, featuring special products… Read More: Online Extravaganza »
Hi there I’ve finally managed to take photos of the projects we taught at last weekends Creative Inkers Christmas Extravaganza. We had a fun day teaching five projects to the ladies. Angela, Kylie and Kathryn taught this cool Corner Pop Up card Barbz, Sarajane, Justine, Lynne and Dyan taught this Piano gift box. The chocolate… Read More: Auckland Extravaganza Projects »
Hi there Our ‘make n take’ at last month’s training was a Swing Card. This style of card has been around for a long time but it’s the first time I’ve made it! We’ve used a number of new products from the Holiday Catalogue on this card. Have a guess and leave me a comment listing… Read More: Cookie Cutter Swing Card »
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