Hi there Here’s a card I made ages ago using three new products from the Holiday Catalogue – the Delicate Ornaments Thinlits, Versatile Christmas stamp set and the Curvy Corner Trio Punch. I die cut the ornament and then put it back in the cutout (I used the new Tear and Tape Adhesive to hold… Read More: Embellished Ornaments – Inlaid Ornament »
Hi there Last night Phil and I walked round to our local Ice Cream haunt – Ollies at Royal Oak. They have a huge selection of favours. A new one on the list is Lemon Cheesecake – it was SO yum. I think there may be more evening walks in that direction! These cards were… Read More: Sprinkles of Life Ice Cream Cards »
Hi there This ‘lady of leisure’ has been slack again in the blogging department but I’ll think you’ll like todays post. Our neighbours son turned 3 last month and had a ‘Gruffalo’ themed birthday party. For those of you who don’t have young children and have never read a Gruffalo story book you need to… Read More: Gruffalo Birthday Card »
Hi there It feels like summer has finally arrived – the weather has been so nice lately I haven’t wanted to be sitting in front of the computer hence the late blogging of my visit to the new Stampin’ Up! office last week. I had a lovely time with Emma and did remember to take… Read More: Visit to new Stampin’ Up! office »
Hi there Thought I’d get my next post up early as I’m heading to the new Stampin’ Up! office for a visit with Emma our Country Manager :). Check back tomorrow for some photos – better pack my camera! This is the second card we made for card class last month using the Embellished Ornaments… Read More: Embellished Ornaments – Glimmer and Shine »
Hi there Finally got round to posting the cards we made at last months card class. Now that I’m a ‘lady of leisure’ there should be no excuses for irregular blog posts! My next task is to tidy my craft space so that I can craft! Why is it you tidy the space and within… Read More: Square Envelope Gift Card »
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: SU Colour Challenge and Masking »
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: Awesomely Artistic – Special Birthday »
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: Six Sided Sampler – #GDP005 »
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: Awesomely Artistic – Spotlight Technique »
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: World Card Making Day – Saturday 3rd October »
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: Butterfly Basics – Colouring with Blender Pens »
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: Butterfly Basics Challenge Card »
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: ESAD Blog Hop – All Ye Faithful »