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: Card Class Thank You Gifts »
Hi there Now that we are underway with the new Occasions Catalogue (and Sale-A-Bration) I can now show you some of my creations using new products 🙂 Last month at our team training we had a ‘swap’ and this is the card I made using four new products from the Occasions Catalogue. I fell in… Read More: Botanical Gardens December Swap »
Hi there I hope you all had a wonderful New Years Eve and survived the ‘summer’ weather we had on New Years Day! Today’s post is not a card but one of my past creative passions. About November 2014 my then 20 year old nephew asked if I could do him another cross-stitch towel for… Read More: Happy New Year »
Hi there We’ve just got back from seeing the latest Star Wars movie – very cool and a great way to round up 2015. There are just a couple of hours left of 2015 – what a year it has been. We’ve had our ups and downs this year that we hadn’t expected but I… Read More: Last post for 2015! »
Hi there I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day. I’ve been a bit of a ‘bookworm’ since Christmas hence no blogging 🙂 I have now finished my book and last night even managed to have a play with some of the new products due out 5th January – which isn’t that far off.… Read More: Loads of Love Birthday »
Hi there Getting my post in early today as we are going to head to Franklin Road and check out the Christmas lights tonight. Last week another friend had her birthday and this is the card I made for her. I CASED it from this one I shared last weekend. I used the same layout… Read More: Happy Birthday Vellum Card »
Hi there Today’s card was a year in the making – no it didn’t take me that long to make it but the recipient requested it after his birthday last year. Check out last year’s birthday post to get the story – at the bottom of the post. His mother sent me a photo of… Read More: Sweet Treats Cup Card Request »
Hi there Well I think this is the last Christmas project I have to share with you for 2015. At this months card class we made a card and decorated a candle – these are fun to make and can be done for any occasion. I CASED the card from Sandi MacIvor – with a… Read More: Double Mask Holly Jolly Card and Candle »
Hi there We have just had a lovely evening with friends celebrating their 34th Wedding Anniversary. Each year they come to the ‘Reid Cafe/Restaurant’ for dinner. Thanks to the wonderful chef for another great meal. Here is the card I made for Dave to give Deb – the rule is ‘husbands are not allowed to… Read More: Happy Wedding Anniversary »
Hi there It is nice hearing the rain outside – the garden is so dry and it’s not even full on summer yet. This week seems to be the week to have a birthday. On Monday friends of ours celebrated their birthday’s – like us husband and wife share the same day. They can never… Read More: A Double Birthday »
Hi there Today a very special family friend celebrated a special birthday milestone which called for a special birthday card :). So my crafting fingers got to work and here’s what they created: I used the same style of card I taught at last months Creative Inkers Extravaganza but changed the stamp set to create… Read More: A Special Birthday »
Hi there Yesterday our friends daughter turned 3. I don’t have any little girl stamp sets but did receive a new set at last month’s OnStage which I used to create this cute card – thanks to Kelly Kent I was able to CASE her card. I did add faces to my ballerinas and also… Read More: Balloon Ballerinas »
Hi there A day late but here are the rest of the projects I taught the ladies. This project was inspired by the one taught by Sally, Heather and Michelle at our recent Creative Inkers Extravaganza. I didn’t have the stamp set or framelits they used so went with a set that has become my… Read More: Square Pillow Box »
Hi there A couple of weeks ago I had an afternoon for a group of lovely ladies and we made 5 projects. Here are two of the projects using the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and thinlits. I adapted this box to fit the Whittakers Sante bars – it holds about six of these and are… Read More: Embellished Ornament Card and Box »
Hi there Stampin’ Up! year end sale has now begun. Be in quick to grab some amazing deals on products – current and retiring. During the Year-End Sale, you can find ALL discounted products in one location in the online store: under the Year-End Sale category. So don’t fret if you don’t see the category… Read More: Year End Sale – starts today »