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 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 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 I hope you’ve all had a good day. This morning we were able to get out into the garden and attack the weeds and pull out the last of the summer vege plants. Now to start thinking of the winter crops. Here is the card I made as my swap for last weeks… Read More: My swap card »
Hi there (This post was meant to have been put up on Friday BEFORE I left for stamp camp but I forgot 🙁 so just imagine it’s Friday lunchtime as you read this!) As promised here is the matching gift to go with the card I posted here. By the time this is posted the recipient… Read More: Matching gift »
Hi there I’m sitting here eating my salad (still trying to think it’s summer) but I should be eating something warm as I’m feeling cold – never mind. The challenge this week at JAI is to CASE Nikki Spencer. I checked her entire blog and picked about 6 I’d like to CASE but have narrowed it down to… Read More: Just Add Ink #107 »
Hi Over at the NZSU blog I gave everyone a challenge – to use the big shot for a card or 3D project. So I thought I’d better enter it myself! I make the birthday gifts for all the staff at work and this year I am making a variety of boxes and filling them with chocolates… Read More: Big Shot Challenge »
Hi there As promised here is my take on the colour challenge from SFF – Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder. The gift box is a creation from one of my favourite overseas crafters Dawn Griffiths – check out her video. I made two of each colour scheme using DSP from the Patterned DSP Stacks.… Read More: Stampin Fun & Friends – Colour Challenge »
Hi there The weather here in Auckland can not make up it’s mind what season it should be. It’s meant to be summer but was raining AGAIN this morning. So what else can a girl do but make a card 🙂 Today’s card is for a very good family friend who is celebrating his birthday… Read More: Freshly Made Sketches – #21 »
Hi there As promised here is an amazing card I cased from the very talented Marelle Taylor. Friends of ours eldest son celebrated his 6th birthday yesterday so this design was perfect. I was really pleased with how it turned out. I don’t have the Itty Bitty Punch so used the largest circle from the Owl… Read More: Lego Card »
Hi there It’s our neighbours birthday today so here is the gift that I made using the Petite Pockets die to create a really cool triangle box. This is such a versatile die. I will hopefully have some more projects to show over the next couple of weeks. I got the tutorial for this from Betty… Read More: Petite Pocket Triangle Box »
Hi there Well it’s been another wet day in Auckland and it looks like the rain is due to continue into next week! One of the ladies at work has her birthday today – happy birthday Shilpa 🙂 Shilpa enjoys receiving my craft creations and even has a space on her desk called “Paula’s Corner”… Read More: Beyond the Garden »