Hi there With Easter not far off I thought I’d better make a start on making the Easter treats for work. I’ve chosen the Retro Fresh DSP and will make a variety of treat boxes and fill them with mini eggs. Here’s the first one I made. It’s called a “Bag in a Box” and… Read More: Work Easter Treats »
Hi there What a beautiful weekend we’ve had. This afternoon Phil and I went for a long walk in Cornwall Park/One Tree Hill (or No Tree Hill as some call it). It was so lovely and warm it felt like summer. There were so many people up there – having picnics, BBQ’s, walking the dog,… Read More: Thank You cards »
Hi there I hope you’ve had a good day. Mine started out with a ladies breakfast at Church and then I’ve been sanding walls and window frames in our rental property so I haven’t had a chance to do any crafting today. So I thought I’d share with you a little trick I’ve learnt to… Read More: Artisan Punch »
Hi there Here’s the second card we made at card class this week. The request was for a wedding card. I don’t have any wedding stamp sets so used tone-on-tone, texture and punches for this one. It’s based on this card but with my own take added in. I decided to stamp the card with the ‘flecks’… Read More: Wedding Card – April Card Class »
Hi there I have finally succumbed to making a ‘card in a box’. I think I may have to make some more of these. You may have seen these in ‘blog land’ – there are some amazing creations using this style of card. My card class ladies requested a card for a ‘big’ birthday as… Read More: Card in a Box »
Starting Wednesday 2nd April, Stampin’ Up! will be offering new deals every week for the month of April! These deals won’t be preannounced, so the best way to check them out is via my Online Store and I’ll also put them up here on my blog. See you tomorrow to see what the deals of… Read More: Weekly Deals Are Coming! »
Hi there My cousin and his daughter are over from Australia at the moment and last night we went for a lovely walk around Ambury Farm. It’s so nice having this farm on our door step in a big city. If you live in Auckland and haven’t been there it’s a great place to visit –… Read More: A natural creation »
Hi there We’ve had another beautiful day here in Auckland – it’s been lovely and warm and we are about to head out for a walk and enjoy the last of the day. One of the guys at work became a dad for the second time – a little boy this time. Here is the… Read More: Whale of a card »
Hi there What a beautiful day we’ve had here in Auckland. Phil and I have just got back from a lovely 45 minute walk in the park. It’s so nice to be able to get outdoors as I’m sure the ‘not so nice’ weather is not that far off! Yesterday was my friend Debs birthday.… Read More: Happy Birthday Deb »
Hi there Here we are at the end of another week and almost a quarter of the way through the year! I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend as the last couple have been rather full on. Today’s cards are part of my Christmas gift from my upline Jacque. Our task for March was to finish… Read More: More Note Cards »
Hi there As promised here are the new components for my desk at work. My previous tissue box cover used to be in direct sunlight at our old office and it faded 🙁 so I thought it was about time for a new one – especially after I’d made 5 for the ladies at work… Read More: New desk accessories »
Hi there I’ve been wanting to make one of these business card holders for ages and I finally got round to it over the weekend! They’re from Sam Donald – a very talented UK demo. The first one is for my Stampin’ Up! business cards to sit in on my desk – I can also take it… Read More: Business Card Holders »
Hi there Here are the last of the projects from Saturday. This project was taught by Rachael and her team. It’s a cute box that holds four tags and a book mark. They’re all made using the Tag Topper Punches. There are two styles of punches – the angled tag and the scallop tag which… Read More: Auckland Extravaganza Projects – part two »