Hi there For those of you in NZ I hope you had an enjoyable Labour Weekend. The weather was a bit of a mix but we were able to get out for a day trip on Sunday to Karangahake Gorge and had a wonderful day. Last night we headed to Muriwai on the west coast… Read More »
Hi there Wow – I can’t believe its been a week and half since I last did a blog! I’ve had a couple of busy weeks prepping heaps of card kits for a community event that went really well plus my usual monthly card classes – so I haven’t had much ‘down time’ to blog.… Read More »
Hi there It feels like Spring has finally sprung today – it’s been a beautiful day here in Auckland. I enjoy creating cards using a challenge for inspiration. For this card I have used the Global Design Project colour challenge of Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky and Pear Pizzaz. I already had the card base which… Read More »
Hi there I’ve just realised I haven’t shown you the second card we made at card class last month! (here’s a link to the first card in case you missed it) I’m really loving the versatility of Awesomely Artistic. Here we’ve used it for the Spotlight Technique (CASED from Iina). All the images are stamped… Read More »
Hi there I hope you’ve had a great weekend enjoying the beautiful weather. Next Saturday (3rd October) is World Card Making Day. This year I thought I’d have an open home from 2:00 – 4:00pm where you could pop in and make a card for yourself and then we could make some cards for Ronald… Read More »
Hi there Here we are at the end of another week – I hope to get some more crafting in this weekend and have a play with some of my stamp sets and accessories that haven’t seen much ink or use lately. Last weekend I used some challenges for inspiration (and motivation) so I may… Read More »
Hi there It’s ages since I participated in a ‘challenge’ – so today’s card is a sketch challenge and a colour challenge rolled into one. For the sketch I’ve gone with one from Freshly Made Sketches – #204 and for my colour combo I’ve used ColorQ – #308 – although I have changed a few of… Read More »
Hi thereWelcome to the ESAD Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop. You may have arrived from Libby’s blog or just joined my page. I’ve chosen to showcase my favourite stamp set from the Holiday catalogue – All Ye Faithful. First up is a card using Vellum Card Stock and my favourite technique – heat embossing. I then… Read More »
Hi there Who loves ice cream and what is your favourite flavour? Mine is Rum and Raisin from Ollies Ice Cream Parlour in Royal Oak. With summer just around the corner there will be a few evening walks in this direction! My ice cream below is a triple scoop – mint, strawberry and chocolate –… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday I held a workshop with 10 lovely ladies – we had a great time crafting (and talking). The card I taught was CASED from Chris Slogar – check out her blog. I fell in love with this layout as soon as I saw it and just had to recreate it. Thanks Chris for doing… Read More »
Hi there As mentioned in yesterday’s post I had some ‘bits’ sitting on my desk and have managed to recreate yesterday’s card. I’m not quite sure if you can see in the photo but ‘Mary and Joseph’ have been heat embossed – my favourite technique. A Stamp-A-Ma-Jig comes in handy when stamping a sentiment. I used… Read More »
Hi there It’s finally here 🙂 The new 2015 Holiday Catalogue is now available and filled with great products and project ideas. The first stamp set to make it to my wish list was “All Ye Faithful” on page 20. I’ll have some samples to show you on Sunday (after my workshop) but in the… Read More »
Hi there Last week I held a class for a group of ladies wanting to make a start on their Christmas cards. Where better to look for inspiration than the catalogue. I’m really glad that the annual catalogue has a Christmas section again with sets that have carried over from the last Holiday catalogue. I… Read More »
Hi there It’s been a great indoors day today – I finally managed to create a card for our team swaps next weekend using products from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue (due out 1 September). With Fathers Day the first Sunday of September we decided to make our Fathers Day card this month. Both cards have… Read More »
Hi there Thought I’d get a post in now before we head to our neighbours for fish and chips 🙂 For last months Extravaganza I needed to make some cards for my display board so I had a look through our bi-monthly demonstrator magazine – Impressions – for some ideas. My mojo was running a… Read More »