Hi there Another hot and sticky day today but I did manage to get some crafting done and some birthday cards are now in the post 🙂 Here are the next batch of cards using products from the Going Global Suite – unfortunately it’s not me ‘going global’. The first two designs have the word… Read More »
Hi there It’s been another hot day here in Auckland – I saw a temperature sign say 29 which is getting up there (although not as hot as Aussie). We’re now onto the It’s My Party cards from Saturday – I love the bright colours in this product suite. I love the saying on the… Read More »
Hi there Just got home from a lovely walk from St Heliers to Mission Bay and back again – it was such a beautiful evening and great to see so many people out enjoying our wonderful city. As promised here’s a closer look at the Botanical Blooms cards from yesterday. Each kit contained the… Read More »
Hi there Welcome to the ESAD Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop for 2016. You may have arrived from Rachael’s blog or just joined my page. So what is ESAD? ESAD stands for “Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators” and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. We love what we do &… Read More »
Hi there I’ve had a couple of busy days prepping for an event tomorrow – I can’t show you the projects until 8:30pm on Sunday night (first Blog Hop of the year). Here’s a birthday card I made last year for our neighbours birthday and forgot to post it on here. Supplies: Stamp Set –… Read More »
Hi there Today is my 14th Wedding Anniversary 🙂 We spent the day doing a ‘tiki tour’ of the Kaipara South Head and enjoyed a lovely picnic on the shores of Lake Ototoa, afternoon tea in Helensville then home via the back roads. Here is the card I made Phil – he had to wait… Read More »
Hi there We had a lovely evening out at the beach last night – it was definitely the ‘calm before the storm’. There wasn’t much wind and it was so warm sitting on the beach. Phil got some lovely sunset photos – so happy campers all around. It’s a busy birthday time at the moment… Read More »
Hi there It’s a gorgeous day here in Auckland and we are about to head off to the beach for a picnic dinner – yum. Here’s a quick post of two cards I’ve made for friends boys who are turning 10. These cards use stamps from the new Balloon Buiders set in the Occasions Catalogue.… Read More »
Hi there Here are the final three cards from my gift set – I hope you have enjoyed this. Leave me a comment as to which one you liked the most. Supplies:Stamp Set – Endless Birthday WishesCard Stock – Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon, Very VanillaDSP – BohemianInk – Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon,… Read More »
Hi there Here’s a close up of the first three cards. This was a fun project to make and I love the font used for these sentiments. For the first card I covered a clear block I with all the sentiments and stamped in one go – so much easier and word by word. For… Read More »
Hi there Well it’s been an ‘indoors’ day here in Auckland – great for crafting. A friend popped round this morning and I helped her make 20 birthday cards for her colleagues at work – she is now set for the year. Todays project is one I created last year but ran out of time… Read More »
Hi there In November last year I attended the first ever OnStage Local event held by Stampin’ Up! This event replaces the annual Convention which used to be held in Australia. It is now being held twice a year (April and November) and the first Local one was held in Auckland, Melbourne and Perth for… Read More »
Hi there Today’s post is a combination of products – a new stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue, a piece of DSP that has reitred and a stamp set you can get for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue when you place an order over NZ$110.00. The sentiment is from the stamp set Party Wishes and… Read More »
Hi there One of the things I love about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is being able to make cards and gifts to give away. Now if I wasn’t a demo I probably wouldn’t have gone out and bought cards and gifts for everyone but will a few supplies look what I made. These are… Read More »
Hi there I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely summer weather 🙂 Well it must be sunny somewhere in NZ – it just wasn’t happening in Auckland today. Never mind tomorrow is meant to be a better day. I ran out of time last year to show you the ‘Thank You’ gifts I made for… Read More »