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: Mosaic Birthday »
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: 3D gift box »
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: Best of … »
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: Colour and Sketch challenge »
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: ColorQ #222 »
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: Thanks – and a challenge »
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: Happy Wedding Anniversary »
Hi there I hope you had a good New Years Eve and are ready for 2014. I got a bit behind in my blogging last year so my New Years Resolution is “to blog more often”. I will try and blog on a more regular basis so to start off here’s my first one for… Read More: Happy New Year »
Hi there Well here we are on the last day of 2013. It’s been a year of change – some good and some not so good. The positives are I attended my first convention in May and had a ball, I started a new job in July and love it and we paid off our… Read More: Last post for 2013 »
Hi there Well today is the first day of my holidays and I’m loving it. I am already starting to feel relaxed. Yesterday afternoon we headed out to Kariotahi to catch up with Phil’s relatives that are over from the States. It was so nice to see them again. Here are that last of my Christmas… Read More: Tag It Christmas Cards »
Hi there With Christmas just around the corner I thought I’d better blog two cards in the one post otherwise I’m never going to show you everything before THIS Christmas. I think my New Years resolution will be to blog on a more regular basis. Now I’m not sue who the original creator was of… Read More: Double Mosaic Madness »
Hi there Dont miss out! Last year many products sold out in the first few hours. To order shop through my Online Shop here. Clearance Rack items will be posted and removed based on inventory levels so it will pay to check back regularly for new updates All Clearance Rack items will be listed on… Read More: Clearance Rack is here »
Hi there Some of you may remember that this time last year Stampin’ Up! had a fabulous sale of retired products – well they’re doing it again starting tomorrow – Tuesday 10 December. Check back tomorrow morning for more details of what’s on sale (some things will be heavily discounted). As these items are ‘while… Read More: Clearance Rack is coming »
Hi there Yesterday it was a fellow demo’s birthday. Now I have never me Helen in person but I’ve chatted with her on our FB demo site and I wanted to send her a card for her birthday. Being a Stampin’ Up! demo means I get to meet so many people who also share the… Read More: Happy Birthday Helen »
Hi there Here’s another Christmas card I’ve made which I CASED from one of my favourite Australian demos – Marelle Taylor – Thanks Marelle for yet another great card idea. I used the greeting from the Wishing You stamp set which has been my ‘go to’ set for this years Christmas cards. This card was great as… Read More: Season of Style DSP meets Wishing You »