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: Masculine Cards »
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: NZSU MDS Challenge 1 »
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: Try Stampin on Tuesday #115 »
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: Try Stampin on Tuesday #114 »
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: Hostess and Joining Stampin Up! Offer »
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: Happy Birthday Dominic »
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: Try Stampin on Tuesday #113 »
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: Masculine Team Swap Card »
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: Triple Time Stamping and The Open Sea »
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: Colour Refresh »
Hi there If you missed out on getting the Petite Curly Label Punch during Sale-A-Bration – don’t panic – it’s now been added to our product line and will be available until 30 June 2013. Here are a couple of samples where I have used this punch Check back later for another project using the… Read More: Petite Curly Label Punch »
Hi there Thought I’d do a quick post to show my first MDS layout I created last night. I’ve used one of the scrapbook templates and just dropped my photos in. I did alter the orientation of one of the boxes to accommodate my photo which was easy to do. I wanted this to be… Read More: My First MDS Layout »
Hi there Well this time in 7 weeks and I’ll be getting ready to board a plane to my first Stampin Up! Convention. I’m really looking forward to this event. One of our team has already started a countdown for the number of sleeps! As soon as I saw this weeks sketch I knew I wanted… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #112 »
Hi there Well it’s all happening at Stampin Up! – in the last few days we have got Online Ordering, MDS (My Digital Studio) and now another promotion running until 15 June. So bear with me as this post may be long. Online ordering means you can now shop whenever you want :). To start your… Read More: Online Shopping, MDS and a new promotional offer »
Hi there Sorry for the lateness of this post. It’s been a busy few days. For this weeks sketch I decided to turn just the card base 90 degrees so that it would fit the image I wanted to use. I’m not sure if you’re like me – I buy accessories (brads, buttons, rhinestones, pearls… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday # 111 »