Hi there Well I’m a little bit (well actually quite a bit) behind in my blogging at the moment. This card was given back in May for our neighbours son who turned 3. Can you guess what we gave him as a present? Jake’s a bit little for the Lego set we got so his… Read More: Birthday catch ups »
Hi As promised here is the card we made at team training earlier this month. To achieve this look we stamped the image first with White Craft ink then sponged over the top. We created a ‘mask’ out of scrap card stock using the matching framelit set, placed it back over the stamped image and… Read More: Secret Garden »
Hi there Today is my sister-in-laws birthday and here is the card and gift that I made for her. First of all the card – the layout is cased from a card we made at team training earlier this month (I will try and blog it later this week). I wanted to use my new… Read More: Happy Birthday Allison »
Hi thereI thought I’d use this week’s sketch for a masculine card and pulled out two great sets – Clockworks and Gorgeous Grunge. My colour combo comes from last years Halloween paper – Howlstooth and Scaringbone. I’m still trying to use up my retired paper stock before I get any more but I’d better… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #130 »
HiWho better to pick a “Best of” stamp set than the person who helped start Stampin’ Up! 25 years ago? Shelli Gardner, our CEO and Co-founder picked her favourite stamp images from the past 25 years and helped combine them into a single set just for you! This set along with Best of Flowers and… Read More: August’s ‘Best of’ stamp sets »
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Hi there Here we are again with another great sketch for Try Stampin on Tuesday I had the three butterflies sitting on my desk so decided to make them my base for this weeks card. They’re stamped using Strawberry Slush so I checked out my Colour Coach for some help and came up with one of… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #129 »
Hi there Sorry I’ve been missing in action – it’s been all go in my little world. My Mother-in-law has had some health issues of late and then yesterday I started a new job. I had hoped to do a post last night but by the time I got home and had had dinner I… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #128 »
Hi there Wow – three posts in three days 🙂 This weeks sketch lends nicely for my new set Sketched Birthday – see I told you there would be more cards with this set. I’m not sure what it is with images that can be coloured in – must take us back to our childhood… Read More: Try Stampin in Tuesday – # 126 »
Hi there Part of our team training day involves demonstrations showing us how to use new products, different techniques and ideas for workshops. This was the first time I have done a demonstration to a big group (there were 42 of us) and it was a bit nerve racking to start with but I belong… Read More: Blooming with Kindness – team training demo »
Hi there A couple of weeks ago we had our all day team training event – it’s a great time to catch up with my fellow demos, have fun playing with new products, get some all round training and partake in swaps. Well I finally got round to photographing my swap in the weekend! I… Read More: Something new – Team Training Swap »
Hi there For this week’s sketch I’ve used one of the new stamp set and punch bundles available from the new Annual Catalogue. I really love this set and have seen some amazing creations with it. Can’t wait to recreate/create some of my own. This particular stamp and punch come as a ‘bundle’ which is great… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #125 »
Hi there The day we have all been waiting for – the release of the new 2013-2014 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue 🙂 Click here to view a copy of it. But before you do you may want to make yourself a cuppa and find a comfy chair. Send me an email to get your own hard copy… Read More: 2013 – 2014 Annual Catalogue out today »
Hi there Where has the last week gone! It’s hard to believe that we are now almost half way through the year but the good thing is that Summer is coming lol. Winter is my least favourite season and we have had a good dose of winter here in NZ this last week – the… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #124 »
Hi there I hope you week is going well. We have another great sketch this week. I decided to use a stamp set that hasn’t seen ink for awhile. Do you have a few of ‘those’ sets? I know I do. I heat embossed the image then used my blender pens to ‘colour’ in. Very… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #123 »