Hi there Just a quick post today as I had hoped to already be in bed by now as I had an early start this morning – never mind, crafting is more important than sleep 🙂 This card uses a stamp set and DSP from the new Occasions Catalogue available from 28th January. And I… Read More »
Hi there I’m on a roll at the moment with my blogging – I hope I can keep it up 🙂 Today’s card uses a set that hadn’t seen the ink yet! I hope to rectify this. I wanted to use the same colour on the two longest stamps so I placed them on one… Read More »
Hi there Last Friday I showed you a card I’d made for the Mojo Monday challenge. Well I ended up giving it to our neighbour for her birthday today. I like to give a little edible gift with my cards and here’s what I made: This was created by Sam Donald – a UK demo. It holds… Read More »
Hi there Tomorrow our friends eldest son turns 8 so this evening I dropped down his card and little gift. Normally the kids are in bed when I go but with it being school holidays they were still up. Mr 8 answered the door and quickly told me ‘It’s my birthday tomorrow’. He was… Read More »
Hi there One of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demo is that we get to pre-order product a month before a new catalogue is released. Our new Occasions Catalogue is due to start on 28 January and I received my pre-order end of last week. I managed to have a play with some… Read More »
Hi there I finally got round to taking the photos of the Christmas gift our wonderful upline Jacque made for us. We were able to choose which colour we wanted so I naturally chose one with yellow! It’s such a cool gift that lasts for the whole year with specific tasks until May. I’m already running behind… Read More »
Hi there What a beautiful day we’ve had here in Auckland – pity I was at work but it’s meant to be round for the weekend so all good 🙂 For today’s card I’ve used this week’s sketch from Mojo Monday. I rotated the layout so that it would fit my stamp and my colour combo… Read More »
Hi there Ok – here’s the last card that wasn’t blogged from last year! This stamp set is my favourite from the Holiday Catalogue (which finishes 1 February 2014). I’ve used it on 10 different styles of cards – it so versatile for such a small stamp set. I CASE’d this card from Victoria Rogers of… Read More »
Hi there I’m a very happy ‘aunt’ today as my 19 year old nephew returned form his OE this afternoon. I’m sure he’s grown taller and that I haven’t shrunk. I had to stand on tip toes for a hug! It’s SO good to see him home. Here’s a card I made for a friend’s… Read More »
Hi there Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting fellow Aussie Demo – Debbie Blake who was in port for the day. Debbie and her husband were on a cruise that docked in Auckland for the day so a group of Auckalnd demos (plus Rob & Phil) met her for lunch. It was so… Read More »
Hi there Well it was back to work today for me – a bit hard getting up at 6:30am after all those lovely sleep ins but I’m sure it will get easier! This month’s “Best of” is Brides and Babies – check out the flyer below: Don’t forget the “Whole lot of Love” promotion is… Read More »
Hi there It’s hard to believe but my two weeks of holidays is drawing to an end – it’s back to work tomorrow. It’s been a very relaxing time catching up with family and friends. Today’s post combines a colour challenge (CTD273) and a sketch challenge (MOJO326). There were two options for the sketch either a round… Read More »
Hi there Wow is it hot and muggy today – almost too hot to craft! We have just been out for a picnic lunch at Waiti Bay, east of Kawakawa Bay and it was lovely. Great to see so many families out enjoying the water and being together. Another of my New Year’s Resolutions was… Read More »
Hi there The other day I had a text from a customer/friend saying she had just tried a yummy colour combo of Wisteria Wonder, Tangerine Tango and Pistachio Pudding. Wisteria Wonder is not a colour I’ve used much so I thought I’d give it a go as well and here’s my creation. I played around… Read More »
Hi there A couple of weeks ago it was our friends 32nd wedding anniversary and this is the card I made for them. At the time I didn’t own any suitable stamps (have since bought the Flowerful Heart stamp) so used texture and shapes to create the card – even my sentiment is a retired… Read More »