Hi there from Brisbane! I am attending my first Stampin’ Up! convention and it is AMAZING. There are about 700 demos here and it is buzzing. More about that later – here is my card for this weeks sketch. I have the best courier driver in Auckland. Last week he delivered me a ‘brown box’… Read More »
Hi there It’s time for another sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday. I’ve used this weeks sketch for a baby card. In the past week two of our staff members have become parents for the first time – and both had girls 🙂 The design of this paper from Tea for Two worked well being cut… Read More »
This month Stampin’ Up! are offering the fabulous new product line called This and That Journal along with four other products available as a bundle. This bundle is only available until 31 May. These items will then be in our 2013/2014 catalogue in July but will not be sold as a bundle. You can purchase the products separately… Read More »
Hi there I’m not sure what was going on 9 months prior to May but it seems to be the month to have a birthday!! At work there are about 12 of us with birthdays this month plus I know of another 7 people (including my husband) so it’s a busy card making month for… Read More »
Hi there Are you proud of me? For the last month I’ve been using my accessories and today’s card is no exception. This is a great layout for a masculine card and came together very quickly. I’ve used it for a 50th birthday card. The combination of black and grey work really well and I… Read More »
Hi there Well it’s a beautiful sunny day here in Auckland – it feels as though summer hasn’t left us yet! As promised here are some masculine cards I’ve made recently using the set ‘Best Dad Ever’. I first stamped the image in black ink but wasn’t happy as it didn’t seem definite enough so… Read More »
Hi there Over at the NZSU blog Callena has given us a challenge to use Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise on a page or card. The twist with this challenge is that we must use MDS (the new digital programme from Stampin Up) to create our project. I have combined this challenge with… Read More »
Hi there I’ll be honest with you – I struggled with this weeks sketch until I turned it 90 degrees. My first attempt was the above orientation but I wasn’t happy with the finished card – it just didn’t do anything for me. I sat and looked at it trying to figure out how I… Read More »
Hi there As I posted a couple of weeks ago I’m trying to use up some of my accessories that I buy because I love them but then never get round to using! So when I saw this weeks sketch included some brads I checked what I had and that determined my colour combo. I’ve… Read More »
Hi thereJust when you thought all the promotions had finished Stampin Up! have given us another great offer to share. Host a party: If you host a party or place an order (or a group order with your friends) over $500, you can earn an additional $75 in FREE products! This applies from 15th April –… Read More »
Hi there Friends of ours youngest son turns 2 today. He is mad on lawn mowers (and guitars) so I thought I’d make him a lawn mower themed card and something special. I checked out good old Google and this is what I found. A wonderful creation by Lorri Heiling so I just had to buy… Read More »
Hi there This week’s card was one I did for my girlfriend’s birthday last month. This is one of my favourite colour combinations – Midnight Muse, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue and combines with a new favourite set of mine – Papillon Potpourri. When I first saw this set I wasn’t that taken with it… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday we had our team training at Jacque’s where we did a masculine card swap, learnt more about MDS and did a Make N Take using the new promotional set of ‘Sent with Love’. I decided to make a card that didn’t use a stamp set and could be easily recreated. I had… Read More »
Hi there Last month one of our Directors who worked in the business resigned after 34 years. He didn’t want to use the word ‘retirement’ 🙂 I wanted to make a special leaving card for the staff to sign as he is a very special man. I will miss our little chats in my office… Read More »
Hi there Here’s some news hot off the press – Stampin Up! have just announced they are making some changes to the colour palette. From today all retiring/discontinued colour products (ink, paper, ribbon, accessories etc) will be available only while stocks last. That means that some products will not be available throughout the retired list… Read More »