Hi there My sister turned 50 yesterday! I am very proud of her and what she has accomplished. Some of you may know / heard of her if you have been invovlved in Mainly Music. To celebrate the occassion we all went out for a lovely dinner. Here is the card that I made for her:… Read More: Happy Birthday Jo »
Hi there Well we’ve had a beautiful day in Auckland – it actually felt like Summer had arrived! Today is a very special lady’s birthday. Not only is she an amazing paper crafter (and fun to be around) but she is the one that encouraged me to start my own blog almost a year ago. Having a blog… Read More: Happy Birthday Bron »
Hi there A couple of weeks ago we had a team swap using items from the new Summer Mini. I didn’t want to use Stitched Stockings so went with You Are Loved and Spice Cake DSP. This stamp set isn’t one I’d choose as I don’t get into Valentine’s Day and all the hype associated with… Read More: Summer Mini Team Swap »
Hi Just a quick post tonight. Here is another Christmas card I made on Sunday. This one is from a new challenge site I’ve found Pals Paper Arts. I love the colour combo for this challenge – Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke & Very Vanilla. This card was quick and easy to make with this stamp & punch… Read More: Pals Paper Arts #122 »
Hi there Here is another Christmas card I made yesterday. The colours are from Color Throwdown. I struggled a bit working out how to incorporate Daffodil Delight into the card – not a colour I’ve used before on a Christmas card! Supplies:Stamp Set – Delightful Decorations, Loads of LoveCard Stock – Old Olive, Night of… Read More: Color Throwdown #170 »
Hi there Well its a wet old day here in Auckland so its great to be indoors and crafting. I have created a few cards today which I will be showing over the next couple of days. Here is the first one – this layout is from Try Stampin on Tuesday – I’ve also combined it with… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday # 43 »
December Frenzy promotion is now on until 31 December. There is up to 50% off selected products! see below. Contact me if you wish to order any of these. Item Page Description Discount Retail Price Sale Price 120597 22 Welcome Christmas Clear-Mount Set 50% $47.95 $23.98 121584 22 Welcome Christmas Wood-Mount Set 50% $59.95 $29.98 117715… Read More: December Frenzy »
Hi there Wow I can’t believe it’s almost two weeks since I last blogged! For this weeks challenge I also added a personal challenge – I needed to use Perfect Plum. Why? well when I was cleaning up my craft space I found I had lots of Perfect Plum cardstock – so here’s what I created.… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #42 »
Hi there Well this weeks challenge came together so quickly – it was almost scary! This has got to be the fastest one I’ve done so far. CherylAnn has given us a great layout this week: What do you think? I really love the colours in this DSP and the stamp goes well with the… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #41 »
Hi there I hope you are all having a good day. We have just been to the garden centre and got all our summer vege plants – now to get them planted! I made the Top 3 with last weeks sketch 🙂 – here is my badgeand here is the card I made. Well done to the… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #40 »
Hi there I’m back on a roll with recreating the projects from this session over at Stampin Fun and Friends. Our second project was a message board. I’ve had a plain one above my craft desk for ages so thought I’d give it a makeover. This is what I started with: and this is my… Read More: Stampin Fun and Friends – Project #2 »
Hi there Well the first project for Christmas Dreams has been put up and I’ve already re-created it! This project came at just the right time for me. My nephew turns 13 on Saturday and wanted a DVD for this birthday. Tracey has created a wonderful Movie Box that holds a DVD and room for popcorn! … Read More: Stampin Fun and Friends »
Hi there Well the weather here in New Zealand still can’t decide what season it’s meant to be. We get a taste of Spring then Summer and back to Winter all within a few days! I hope those in the deep south have managed to thaw out and that the snow has gone. One of the girls… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #39 »
Hi I needed two masculine birthday cards on Sunday so thought I’d do them both using the Inlaid Embossing technique. This is a great way to use up scraps of card stock and create an effective card at the same time. I’ve used a variety of circle sizes (I had some of these in my… Read More: Inlaid Embossing Technique »
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: Crafters Anonymous »