Hi there Yesterday was my Mum’s 76th birthday. We celebrated the special occasion with a family BBQ at our place. It was a lovely evening and we were able to sit outside and enjoy the warm weather. Here is the card I made for her: I think Pool Party is one of my favourite colours… Read More: Happy Birthday Mum »
Hi there Another week has gone sailing by and it’s time again to showcase this weeks card for Try Stampin on Tuesday. One of the ladies I work with is due to have her first baby in a couple of weeks. This is the card I made for her recent baby shower. The only stamping on… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #110 »
Hi there I forgot to post this project yesterday. One of the ladies in our wider team was able to source these mini calendars for us. This was a quick and easy project to make. The base is 12″ x 4″ scored at 1/2″, 1 1/2″, 2 1/2″ and 7 1/4″. Fold this in a… Read More: SAB Calendar »
Hi there What a day here in Auckland – finally getting some rain then this afternoon having an earthquake! I thought I’d better post some creations I made a while ago using Sale-A-Bration products. The last day to order and get FREE product is this Friday. So if there’s one (or two) more things you’d… Read More: SAB Altered Note Pads »
Hi there Well I’ve had a great day today. Each year at work we have an International Food Day where staff get into teams and bring along their ethnic food. ‘Team Kiwi’ went for something a bit different today – we did a leg of lamb cooked on the BBQ – it was SO nice.… Read More: Take Two »
Hi there Well our summer weather just keeps on coming. Unfortunately we do need the rain as everything is turning brown. It’s that time of the week again for another sketch challenge for Try Stampin on Tuesday. I’ve used this sketch to create a baby card for one of the guys at work who recently became… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday # 109 »
Hi there Today is my friend and fellow demo’s birthday – hope you are having a wonderful day Julia. Here is the card I gave her. This was a CASE from Mary Fish although I changed the colours and the punches as I didn’t have the ones she’d used. That’s the great thing with card making – you… Read More: Happy Birthday Julia »
Hi there I’m loving the weather at the moment – cool at night and warm during the day – long may it last! Over at the NZSU blog Callena has set us a challenge to use our favourite colour combination from the Colour Coach using the Creative Combination selection. I found it hard deciding which combo to… Read More: NZSU Week 8 Challenge an TSOT # 108 »
Hi there Hope your week is off to a good start! Today one of my fellow crafters Lisa is having a birthday – Happy Birthday Lisa and I hope you have a great day. Here’s the card I made for her: I am loving this new two-tone ribbon and wanted to include a bow somewhere on my… Read More: Thinking of You »
Hi there Yesterday we had our teams Extravaganza event. We had heaps of fun and the ladies made 5 different projects. My friend Narelle and I taught this card to the ladies – we had fun teaching it and I think they enjoyed making it. Here are all the projects that were taught: I made the following… Read More: Auckland Extravaganza »
Hi there I hope your week is going well. Can you believe it we’re nearly at the end of February – where is 2013 going!! I’ve used today’s sketch for a baby card. Some friends from Church just become grandparents for the first time and I wanted to let them know how excited I was… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #107 »
Hi there We have had another stunning weekend here in Auckland although I don’t think the garden is that happy with all this heat. Yesterday I had a workshop with a lovely bunch of ladies. The hostess was celebrating a birthday so got some of her friends together for some crafting fun. It was a… Read More: Seasonal Showcase »
Hi there I’m loving the new Collage Curios stamp set and have just finished making 20 3″ x 3″ cards for one of the ladies I used to work with. She needed some ‘thank you’ cards so while in the ‘production’ mode I made myself a set of four birthday cards in the same style… Read More: Collage Curios 3 x 3 »
Hi there My original thought for this weeks sketch was for a birthday card but once I’d sorted out my colours and accessories I changed my mind 🙂 This is a real mix of old and new products (and even one retired because it just worked). Here’s the sketch and here’s my take This is… Read More: Try Stampin on Tueday #106 »
Hi there On Saturday our team had it’s regular training session. These are always so much fun – lots of catching up, laughing, eating and business help 🙂 Most sessions we do swaps and this time our swaps used products from the new Seasonal Catalogue. Swaps are a great way of getting different ideas for… Read More: Team Swaps – Seasonal Catalogue »