Hi there As promised here is the card I made for the colour challenge over at Stampin Fun & Friends. I have cased this from the very talented Heather Summers – isn’t it a cool layout. It was so quick to make. Check out her blog for the instructions. Thanks Heather for sharing this with us. I… Read More: Stampin Fun & Friends Colour Challenge »
Hi there Crafters Anonymous is an online class and it’s so much fun. You never know what you will make. We are given a list of supplies and then follow instructions via a ‘chat’ session. This week Julia took the class and this is what we made: It’s called a Sour Cream Container. This one uses… Read More: Crafters Anonymous »
Hi there As promised here are two masculine cards I made this week using the Well Worn DSP. For the second card I also made a small gift to go with it. Inside the card was some money to buy a book. What goes with sitting down and reading a book – a cuppa and… Read More: Masculine Birthday Card & Gift »
Hi there Yesterday was my MIL’s birthday and here is the card I made her. It’s another recreation of the card that Kristine taught over at Crafters Anonymous. This is such a cool card to make (& give) for a gift voucher. Card & voucher were well received this morning at breakfast. Supplies: Stamp –… Read More: Happy Birthday Jean »
Hi there I have finally got around to making a card for this months challenge over at the NZSU blog. The challenge was to include ribbon somewhere on your project. I’d seen a bow ages ago which is made using a brad (here) so thought – now is the time to trial it. The instructions were really… Read More: NZSU Ribbon Challenge »
Hi there Yesterday we had team training at Jacque’s and also did swaps. Swaps are a great way to get ideas – this time we had to use product from the new Autumn-Winter mini. For my swap I made a Post It note holder: the inside I ended up using 7 things from the new… Read More: Team Swaps »
Hi there Hasn’t the weather been amazing – beautiful crisp sunny days and they say it should be this way until the end of April 🙂 This week over at Crafters Annonymous Kristine McNickle taught an amazing gift card. I wasn’t able to attend but as a member I still have access to the tutorials. If you’d… Read More: Crafters Annonymous »
Hi there Well I still haven’t started my swaps yet but last night I made this cute punch art card. One of the guys in our Sydney office has just got his Australian Permanent Residency so I thought I’d make him a card. I had helped him get ALL the paperwork together so it was… Read More: Kangaroo Punch Art »
Hi there Well it’s been a few weeks since I felt like doing any challenges and this weeks challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday is a good one to come back to. My good friend Tracey Old and her family visited us on Easter Monday and she showed me her card for this challenge. I felt inspired so… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #61 »
Hi there I’ve had a great day today – I’ve made two cards! which is a big thing considering I haven’t felt like crafting for weeks. I may even do some more this evening. Friends of our have three children. Each child receives a bath towel with a cross-stitched panel on it. The first got… Read More: Happy Birthday Dominic »
Hi there Wow – I hadn’t realised it was so long since I’d blogged. I am still feeling tired and don’t seem to have much energy – I wish these iron tablets would kick in. I did however manage to do some creating over the weekend. I make all the birthday gifts for staff at… Read More: Work Birthday Gifts »
Hi there Last night I finally finished my 100 Easter bunnies for work! I didn’t realise how much work (& time) was involved in putting these together when I saw them on a blog awhile ago. But I’m sure my work colleagues will enjoy receiving them and that’s what matters. This is perfect for the… Read More: JAI #111 »
Hi there Yesterday was my good friend Deb’s birthday. It was a special birthday as you will see from the cards below. The first card is the one I gave her and the second is the card I made for her husband to give her. Deb is also a card maker and her husband Dave… Read More: Happy Birthday Deb »
Hi there This weeks card uses an embossing folder from the new Autumn-Winter mini that will be released on Sunday. There are so many great new products you won’t want to miss getting a copy. If you would like one please send me an email. I will also enter this in for the NZSU challenge I… Read More: JAI # 110 and sneak peak »
Hi there I needed a baby boy card for one of the ladies at work who has just had a baby. I’ve been struggling trying to think what design to do and found this sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches which is perfect. I don’t have any baby stamp sets (this will change come 1 April) so… Read More: Freshly Made Sketches #27 »