Author Archives: Paula Reid

Jolly Jingles

By | October 26, 2012

Hi there Well this time in 8 weeks and I’ll be on holiday again 🙂  How cool is that!  It’s hard to believe that Christmas is only 8 1/2 weeks away.  With that in mind here are two cards I created over the weekend with the new Jolly Jingles wheel. I decided to purchase a… Read More »

Try Stampin on Tuesday

By | October 22, 2012

Hi there Well I am now back in NZ after a fantastic holiday in the US.  Sorry for the lack of posts this week but I haven’t been well.  I went to work fine on Monday but by the end of the day had a sore throat and runny nose – the doctor thinks it’s… Read More »

Christmas is coming

By | October 12, 2012

Hi there Well it is now just over 10 weeks till Christmas!  Where has 2012 gone? Here is a Christmas card I made to showcase at my launch back in September.  I really like the scallop medallion and that by creating different sizes squares you can layer it for a cool effect. Supplies: Stamp –… Read More »

Need a Cuppa?

By | October 10, 2012

Hi there Do you own a stamp set that you really wanted to buy and then haven’t used it much?  Well this is my set.  I’d seen so many cool cards using it but I just haven’t got round to recreating them or creating my own ideas.  So my plan is to let this set… Read More »

Welcome New Baby

By | October 7, 2012

Hi there One of the guys at work has become a dad again to a beautiful little girl.  I’m so glad I bought this set when it was in the Autumn/Winter mini – it’s had a bit of ink time but will see a lot more soon as I have at least another 4 baby… Read More »

French Foliage

By | October 4, 2012

Hi there I know we’re heading into Spring but I love this autumn colour combo.  I love all the layers on this card and the mix of textures. Supplies:Stamp – French FoliageCard Stock – Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Very VanillaDSP – Regals Designer Series Paper Stack – More MustardInk – Old Olive, Soft Suede, Bravo… Read More »

Another Double Gate Fold card

By | October 1, 2012

Hi there Here’s another Double Gate Fold card – I’m loving this style of card.  This time I’ve used Bordering on Romance with Regal Rose.  I was really pleased with my shading on this one – practise makes perfect! This is one of my most used word stamps – it just seems to go with… Read More »

Team Training Make and Takes

By | September 28, 2012

Hi there I am fortunate to be part of a wonderful team headed up by Jacque Pedersen (soon to be Williams).  Each month we have team training and this get-together is invaluable.  It’s a great time to share new ideas, encourage each other as demo’s and hear what has worked well (and not so well)… Read More »

Happy Birthday Jacque

By | September 25, 2012

Hi there Today is my friend and upline’s birthday – Happy Birthday Jacque.  I hope you have a really special day and are spoilt by family and friends. I’m glad that Apothecary Art carried over into the new catalogue – it’s another great colouring in set. This is a fancy fold card called a Double… Read More »

Baby Shower

By | September 22, 2012

Hi there My best friend’s daughter is having her baby shower today.  Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend (I’m in the US) but I have made a card and left a gift for the day. I’ve used the rattle stamp from the Button Buddies set except I didn’t want to hide the ‘rattle’ part… Read More »

Happy Birthday Tracey

By | September 19, 2012

Hi there Another fellow demo is having a birthday today – Happy Birthday Tracey – I hope you get spoilt by the family:) I do love the Bordering on Romance set – it’s so versatile. I’ve used the aqua painter to blend the watercolour crayons of this card.  The first time I used the aqua… Read More »

Mixed Bunch In Colours

By | September 16, 2012

Hi there Today’s card uses three of the new in colours.  I cased this from one of my favourite US demo’s Mary Fish – her work is amazing.  I’ve changed the colours around a bit as I only had Gumball Green ribbon. I really like this colour combo and will try it again when I get more… Read More »

Wish Big birthday

By | September 13, 2012

Hi there I cased this card from Tamara Bertram who cased it from Becky Roberts!  When I saw Tamara’s card I knew I had to re-create it – I loved her colour combo and it was a super fast card to re-create.  My base squares are 1 3/8″ and the DSP are 1 1/4″ squares. Supplies: Stamp –… Read More »

Happy Birthday Heather

By | September 10, 2012

Hi there Today is a fellow demo’s birthday – Happy Birthday Heather and I hope you have a great day:) This card uses the lovely set Bordering on Romance.  I have also used the matching Edgelits die and Embossing Folder – I love how these all work together. I wanted some more depth to the… Read More »

Ice Cream anyone?

By | September 8, 2012

Hi there I am getting REALLY excited – only 3 more sleeps till we go on holiday 🙂 I have been doing a bit of a clean up of my photos and found I hadn’t blogged some cards I made last month so here they are.  They all use the now retired Sweet Shop DSP:… Read More »