Author Archives: Paula Reid

Washi Tape Christmas

By | November 3, 2013

Hi there With only 7 1/2 weeks till Christmas it’s time to get cracking on creating Christmas cards and projects.  Here’s another card I created recently that uses the Season of Style Washi Tape. I based my card on one I’d seen on Jerri St John’s blog.  I like to have a mat around some of… Read More »

Envelope Punch Board is here

By | October 29, 2013

Hi thereFor those of you in NZ I hope you enjoyed your long weekend.  It was great to have an extra day off work and enjoy the sunshine.  I managed to get out into the garden for a bit and have some crafting time.  I will try and post my creations soon now that I… Read More »

Christmas Mosaic Madness

By | October 23, 2013

Hi there This will be a quick post as I still have heaps to do before heading to bed. This card is a CASE from Deena Boos.  I love it how people come up with so many different uses for our stamp sets, punches and framelits – thank you for sharing your creativity with us.  I… Read More »

Wishing You meets Circle Thinlits

By | October 21, 2013

Hi there Here’s another card made using the Circle Thinlits die.  This time the card is a portrait orientation and you can still get two out of an A4 sheet of card stock.  This one is based on the instructions that come with the die but adapted to be the extended version which allows more… Read More »

Color Throwdown Challenge 264

By | October 20, 2013

Hi there Bear with me as this may be a longer post than normal. We have had the most glorious weekend here in Auckland – the sun has been shining and it really feels like Summer is around the corner although they are now forecasting rain this coming week!  There is one way to tell… Read More »

More Wishing You

By | October 19, 2013

Hi there Hope you’ve had a great day enjoying the beautiful weather.  We’ve just had our first BBQ of the season – yummy marinated pork fillet.  Roll on Summer 🙂 Last Wednesday I had a class with a wonderful group of ladies.  We has so many laughs while making our cards – it was a… Read More »

Wishing You …

By | October 13, 2013

Hi there Yesterday we had team training which is always lots of fun.  It’s a great time to reconnect with fellow demonstrators and learn some good tips to help us help you.  One of the things we also do is a make and take project.  Yesterday’s one was using Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card… Read More »

Happy Birthday

By | October 12, 2013

Hi there Well we’ve had a mix of weather today – sun, rain and wind. I had to drive over the Auckland Harbour Bridge today and boy was it windy. A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine had a birthday and here’s the card and gift I made for her. I am loving… Read More »

Summer Silhouettes CASE

By | October 8, 2013

Hi there Last weekend we had a lovely time in Whitianga staying with my cousin and his wife.  It’s certainly nice to get away for the weekend – and even better when it’s a three day weekend 🙂 I taught this card at a recent workshop.  My hostess had bought the stamp set a month… Read More »

October Stampin’ Up! Promotions

By | October 3, 2013

Hi there There are a number of promotions happening this month so I thought I’d do them in one hit. First up is this months ‘Best of’ stamp sets.  This month it’s a birthday theme. The next promotion is ‘Party more and get more’.  As part of the 25 year celebration Stampin’ Up! are giving… Read More »

Birthday Balloons

By | October 1, 2013

Hi there It’s nice having that extra hour of daylight at the end of the day – but getting up in the dark again is taking a bit of getting used to. After making the balloons for my nephews card I thought I’d make another ‘balloon’ card.  I’ve CASED this one from a very talented… Read More »

Starburst Thanks

By | September 30, 2013

Hi there Last weekend we relocated our office to a new building.  We had been sub-leasing from another company and I wanted to say thank you to a couple of ladies from the firm for their help and support since I started my new job.  I found that I still had two designs of a… Read More »

Happy Birthday Matty J

By | September 29, 2013

Hi there Today is my nephews 19th birthday – hope you have a great day Matt.  He is currently doing a 6 month OE in the UK and we managed to have a quick Skype chat with him today.  He is really enjoying his time away and at the moment is working voluntarily on an… Read More »