Hi there Last month I attended a weekend craft retreat with 9 others. We had a great weekend and I came away with lots of samples and ideas. We each taught a project and for those of us that participated in the swap we used the same stamp for our swap. I used the Crafting… Read More »
Hi there As mentioned yesterday we held our first ever virtual training day via Facebook Live and Zoom. We all had a ball and managed to learn lots and spend time together. We are definitely looking forward to when we can meet in person. #teamdayoutnz Our original plan was to meet in person with some… Read More »
Hi there On Wednesday Phil and I celebrated our birthdays – mine was ‘just another birthday’ whereas his was a milestone one – 65. I must admit I was a bit stumped as to what to create for him for this special birthday. At the ’11th hour’ my creativity kicked in and I came up… Read More »
Hi there A couple of weekends ago we had our annual Creative Inkers Stamp Camp in Rotorua. It was great to be able to get together with my fellow demos. The last time we were all together was Stamp Camp 2020 so there was much to catch up on. Over the weekend we made 5… Read More »
Hi there Here we are at the end of another week – I’m looking forward to some crafting time this weekend as I haven’t had time to do anything this past week. I don’t know about you but my ribbons were in a bit of a mess. The container I kept them in meant I… Read More »
Hi there We’ve made it to the final project from our team training day. This card features products from the Flowers for Every Season Suite on pages 10-13. This suite consists of two bundles – Jar of Flowers and Celebrate Sunflowers. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) coordinates with both bundles and features all five new… Read More »
Hi there Today’s post features the second card we made at our team training – the In Good Taste Suite on pages 122-124 – this was at the top of my shopping list. This suite is all about textures – the stamp set, papers, embossing folder and wooden elements. The papers which include photographic images… Read More »
Hi there Back again with the remaining projects from Stamp Camp using products from the Mini Catalogue – Forever Blossoms from the Parisian Blossoms Suite (page 14-17), Poppy Moments from the Peaceful Poppies Suite (page 24-27) and the Best Dressed Suite (page 54-56). First up a fancy fold card – Triangular Tri-fold – using the… Read More »
Hi there I’ve finally got round to sorting photos of the projects we made at Stamp Camp earlier this year – better late than never. I’m going to spread them out over two posts – one now and one later this afternoon so be sure to check back later for part two. First up we… Read More »
Hi there Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Mum’s, Aunt’s, Grandmother’s and those women who have had an impact on our lives – I hope you’ve all had a lovely day. Mother’s Day 2020 is definitely one we won’t be forgetting in a hurry. In previous years I’ve created a little something to give… Read More »
Hi there It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of April and that means one third of 2020 has just whizzed past – what a year it’s been so far. I hope you are all doing well in your ‘bubbles’ and staying safe. Today’s post features the Million Dollar stamp set inspired by Jacque… Read More »
Hi there I hope you are all well and staying safe in your ‘bubble’. I’ve had a full on two weeks ‘work wise’. On Monday 16 March our company made the decision to get all Auckland based staff to be working from home by the end of the week. It was a huge task as… Read More »
Hi there The first thing that caught my eye in the new Holiday Catalogue was the Christmas Countdown Project Kit on page 38 – it was #1 on my list. The kit includes enough supplies for you to decorate your boxes (plus some spare embellishments), the 25 boxes which are already assembled and the outer… Read More »
Hi there At our OnStage event back in April Stampin’ Up! gave us each a pack of the Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper as an ‘all attendee’ giveaway. Now this paper was not high on my wish list but I thought I’d cut into it and get creating. I teamed it with one of… Read More »
Hi there Somehow I managed to lock myself out of my blog! but thanks to one of the IT guys at work I’m now back in and ready to share more projects with you :). Earlier this week Stampin’ Up! released their new range of storage – how exciting is that. This is a modular… Read More »