Hi Last night I was able to attend the online class over at Crafters Anonymous. Sharna had a wonderful card for us. We had been given the list of supplies prior to the class and this is what we created – a free standing pop up card: At the start of the class I had no… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post to announce the winner for a FREE pass to Stampin Fun and Friends Christmas Dreams. Congratulations to Lisa – well done. Thanks to those that entered – I hope you are able to join us. I’ll be back soon to show you what we made at Crafters Anonymous last… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday the Creative Inkers’ held their Christmas Extravaganza. We had over 50 ladies attend and they created 5 fantastic projects. This was my first extravaganza demonstrating a project – I must admit it felt funny being on the other side of the table! We had a great time and I really enjoyed it. I have… Read More »
Hi there The next session of Stampin Fun and Friends is due to start on 8th November. This session is called Christmas Dreams. With only 8 weeks till Christmas these projects will help you get ahead of the Christmas rush. I have a FREE pass to give away so leave me a comment and I’ll… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post tonight as I need to pack & tidy up the house as we are going away for an extended Labour Weekend to New Plymouth 🙂 I am in need of masculine birthday cards at the moment so have used this layout for one. I still find it hard doing masculine cards… Read More »
Hi there The year seems to be zooming by – this time in 10 weeks and it’s Christmas Eve! I have made a few Christmas cards which I will hopefully get to post this coming week. For this week’s TST challenge I’ve gone with a masculine theme – one of the guys at work is celebrating his birthday… Read More »
Hi there Here is the second project that I designed for Autumn Artistry. It’s a mini photo album using the 6 x 6 page protectors and a matching gift card. I fell in love with French Foliage while making this project. Here’s the album: and the gift card outside & inside The front of the card… Read More »
Hi there Well it’s a beautiful day in Auckland – it really feels like Spring has arrived. There are more and more trees now with leaves so that’s got to be a good sign. This weeks challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday is a good one. I’ve flipped it over so that I could trial… Read More »
Hi there Well here is my first project for Stampin Fun and Friends. I love making 3D projects so really enjoyed this one. I’ve used the bleaching technique to create my own background. Most of the boxes I make end up containing chocolate 🙂 and these are no different. The tall one holds Whittakers Sante… Read More »
Hi there Well it’s been a good day – got the washing done, managed to get some weeding done and had time for some crafting – life is good. Well over at Stampin Fun and Friends we have had a number of challenges – sketch, colour and tag challenge so I thought I’d show you… Read More »
Wow – can you believe it we’re up to number 34! I’ve been doing these challenges every week since I found the site (back at #5). I so love the layouts that CherylAnn gives us. Some weeks they come to me quickly and others not so quick. For this weeks challenge I’ve used it for… Read More »
Hi Here’s a quick post with another project I’ve re-created. This one is from Amy another Kiwi designer. I’ve changed the colour scheme from the autumn tones to match the card I made here. My friend went to Rarotonga on Monday (work/play). She doesn’t like flying so thought I’d make her a gift and include some… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post tonight as I’m feeling a bit jaded – Daylight Saving always seems to take a few days to adjust to. As part of our ‘goodie’ bag for stamp camp we all received the A la Carte stamp ‘Something for Christmas’ – so I thought I’d use it on this weeks challenge. … Read More »
Hi Here is the second project I’ve recreated from this session of Stampin Fun and Friends. This project was created by Tracey Old – another Kiwi. It’s a gift wallet & card. Inside the wallet are two pockets – one for the card and one for cash! This project has come at the right time for… Read More »
Hi I’ve had a GREAT weekend crafting making 13 projects in total (then coming home and creating some more!). Here are the final three projects we made: And here we are at work: A big thank you to Jacque for a very enjoyable weekend. It was great to catch up with friends from last camp… Read More »