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 »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhpovAbU6qE&feature=youtu.be 145372 Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies—Set Of 12 Dies Which Includes Four Circles, Ovals, And Squares $60.00 NZD No Discount 142069 (HC P. 11) Greetings From Santa Wood-Mount Stamp Set $57.00 NZD $42.75 NZD 143269 (HC P. 11) Greetings From Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set $40.00 NZD $30.00 NZD 142114 (HC P. 15) Hang Your Stocking… Read More: Stitched Shapes Framelits and 25% of selected stamp sets »
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 »