Hi there I had the pieces of this card sitting on my desk for ages waiting for the finishing touch. It just wasn’t quite coming together for me. And then I decided to ‘hang’ my ornament on one of the branches and it came together. I applied ink with a dauber to the inside of… Read More: Pine Boughs and Ornaments »
Hi there I can now share with you the cards I taught for this months card classes 🙂 I decided these cards needed to use DSP as we have the ‘buy three get one FREE’ special this month and it would give the ladies some ideas for using DSP. I don’t know about you but… Read More: Showcasing Designer Series Paper (DSP) – October Card Class »
Hi there Wasn’t it great to see the sun and feel the warmth today 🙂 I am so over all the rain we’ve been having. Over the weekend I made a few cards with the Detailed Floral Thinlits. These cards weren’t quick to make and were more like doing a jigsaw puzzle than making a… Read More: Inlaid Detailed Floral Thinlits Cards »
Hi there I’ve been having some fun with the Sweet Cupcakes stamp set this past week 🙂 It had been sitting on my shelf uninked and feeling lonely so I thought I’d let it see some light – do you have stamp sets like that? I must admit I do like the ‘triple’ step stamps… Read More: Sweet Cupcakes Trio – Happy Birthday »
Hi there Last month a friend of mine had a big ‘0’ birthday. I decided to have fun and used the Number of Years stamp set. Have you seen the new Seasonal Masks in the Holiday catalogue? I used them here on my Merry Mice Notecards. They’re a great way to create a background when… Read More: Happy 21st – Again 🙂 »
Hi there Last month my friend had a birthday – expect I forgot it! I had it for the following week so needed to create a ‘belated’ birthday card. Good thing we have a stamp set for such an occasion. Everyone loves a cupcake and with this set you can create so many different ‘toppings’… Read More: Sweet Cupcake – Belated and ‘on time’ »
Do you remember the last time you received a card in the mail? In a sea of junk mail and bills, a card is a simple thing that really stands out to the person who receives it. Sending a card is a small gesture that shows just how much you care about that special someone… Read More: World Card Making Day – 1st October »
Hi there This month I’ve taught the Shaving Foam Technique at my card classes. It’s a great technique and heaps of fun to do. Just make sure you have paper towels handy as you do get it bit messy – part of the fun. This sample uses four ink colours – Real Red, Cherry Cobbler,… Read More: Shaving Foam Technique – September card class »
Hi there Last weekend I held a workshop for 13 lovely ladies and showcased products from the new Holiday Catalogue. As this was a big group and they were seated at two tables I decided is would be easier to teach two projects – one per table then swap. I picked two stamps sets from the Holiday Catalogue… Read More: Christmas Note Cards – Merry Mice and Totally Trees »
Hi there Over the weekend I had some time to play with the new set ‘Day at the Beach’. i used a mix of the stamps to create a background and then added my sentiments in copper. This is a fun set to play with. The images are stamped with Memento Black then I coloured… Read More: Day at the Beach »
Hi there Spring has now arrived which means Summer is the next season and with that a Day at the Beach – or two :). As I can’t get to the beach at the moment I have created a card to help me remember what it’s like. This card uses two new sets from the Holiday… Read More: Day at the Beach – I wish »
Hi there The Holiday Catalogue has arrived and is full of wonderful ideas for you to create projects for the holiday season. If you haven’t received a copy of the catalogue you can download your own version here or from the Catalogue page at the top of this post. We have a new promotion starting… Read More: Holiday Catalogue is here plus Special Offers for September »