Hi there It’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – surprise, surprise – so we’ve made the most of the fine weather and got out into the garden this morning and attacked the weeds. In doing so we’ve discovered two self sowing tomato plants! While drinking my lunchtime coffee I was checking me emails and… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »