Hi there Well the rain has been teasing us today. I went for a walk this morning with Mum and Dad and it started raining – well we thought that was the case and before you knew it it had stopped! Today’s card is for a lovely lady who is celebrating her birthday today –… Read More: Flower Shop Garden »
Hi there I know – two posts in one day – that’s because I missed posting yesterday and I really do need to keep on top of my blogging otherwise I’ll never get to show you all the cards I’ve made. One thing I find when a new seasonal catalogue comes out is that we… Read More: Watercolor Wings in Blue »
Hi there Not only was yesterday Valentines Day but more importantly it was my parents 57th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations Mum and Dad – you guys are such an amazing couple and have set a wonderful example for us (your kids) and many others who come in contact with you. First up I’ll show you the… Read More: Happy 57th Wedding Anniversary »
Hi there Another beautiful day here in Auckland – I’m loving this summer weather. Today I held a workshop with 11 lovely ladies – as always we had lots of laughs and a bit of creating! It was hard to choose which new products to showcase so I went with two. Using our Note Cards… Read More: Workshop Creations »
Hi there I’ve been busy this month making birthday cards and wedding anniversary cards – I needed 18 cards this month! I decided to make two of this design – easier to stamp two as you need to clean the stamp between colour changes. One is being sent within NZ and the other to my… Read More: Balloon Jelly Beans anyone? »
Hi there For those of you in New Zealand I hope you’ve enjoyed the long weekend. I really love this sentiment from Party Wishes – from now on all birthdays MUST have a cake 🙂 I wanted my candles to have a bit of a ‘spark’ so I’ve used the Gold Dazzling Diamonds. You could… Read More: A Party without Cake is just a Meeting »
Hi there Today my brother and sister-in-law are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary – hope you guys are having a great day – you are very special to us. When I first saw this bundle in the new Occasions Catalogue I knew I needed it (not want lol). It’s great having some decent sized numbers… Read More: Celebrating Silver »
Hi there For today’s card I’m stepping out of my comfort zone a bit – this is not my normal style of card but it just seemed to work with this stamp set. This is a new set in the Occasions Catalogue called Timeless Textures. It really lends itself to these colours and style. Can… Read More: Stepping out of my comfort zone – Timeless Textures »
Hi there Hope the ‘back to school’ is going well for those of you with kids 🙂 My husband is going back to school on Tuesday – he is starting a 20 week Certificate in Cookery and today we went shopping for all his equipment and uniform. I am so looking forward to see what… Read More: Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary »
Hi there One of my fellow team mates celebrated her birthday the other day and this is the card I sent her – it even arrived on the right day (thanks NZ Post). I’ve been stepping out of my comfort zone lately and been using more colours from the Subtles range and I must… Read More: Up, up and away with Balloon Celebration »
Hi there Welcome to the Creative Inkers Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue Blog Hop for 2016. You may have arrived from Jacque’s blog or just joined my page.My project today is the Enjoy the Little Things Project Kit on page 33 of the Occasions Catalogue. I’ve been a bit slow off the mark in buying kits… Read More: Creative Inkers Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop 2016 »
Hi there It’s been a while since I joined in a challenge and this weeks challenge over at Global Design Project is a good one. I knew exactly what to do once I saw the challenge – CASE-ing Connie’s Card. The challenge was to use her card as inspiration to create something ourselves.I’ve gone with the stripped theme:… Read More: Love a Challenge? – #GDP020 »
Hi there One of the guys I used to work with is celebrating his birthday today. He asked for a special card – not a theme I would have thought of to make for him :). I don’t have any dinosaur stamps so when this is the case I reply on good old punch art.… Read More: Dinosaur Request »
Hi there Yesterday I showed you some cards using the Balloon Bouquet Punch and promised a tip on how to use the punch. As you can see from the photo below the punch has the big and small balloon but they’re not the same orientation – herein lies the problem. To make sure your stamped… Read More: Quick Tip – Punching Balloons with the Balloon Bouquet Punch »
Hi there Here’s the last set of my Stack of Cards. This set uses the Balloon Celebration and Balloon Builders stamp sets. It’s great that there is a coordinating punch for these balloons – I’m not that keen on hand cutting this amount of balloons. When you purchase the Balloon Celebration and Balloon Bouquet… Read More: Celebrating with Balloons – Stack of Cards »