Hi there A couple of weeks ago a family friend of ours celebrated his 60th birthday. ‘0’ birthdays are special ones and therefore require a special card. I’d seen a card created by Jackie Aitken (an Australian Demo) and I just had to CASE it. It uses the new Apron of Love Builder Framelits from… Read More: BBQ Box Card – Happy 60th »
Hi there I hope you have been surviving the heat – I can’t remember it being this hot in January. Today share includes a couple of 3D projects. These little desk calendars are easy to make and you can get two bases out of one sheet of A4 card stock. The base is Berry Burst… Read More: Petal Passion – 3D projects »
Hi there Last Saturday we held our Christmas Creative Inkers Extravaganza event. We had a great day teaching five projects to 102 attendees. The project I taught used the new Mini Pizza Boxes (pg 44 of the Holiday Catalogue) and products from the “Year of Cheer’ Suite (pg 36-37 of the Holiday Catalogue). The Designer… Read More: November Extravaganza Projects »
Hi there Here we are again at the weekend :). The weeks just seem to be flying by. Last week my nephew turned 23 and he’s really into Lego at the moment so guess what design his card was? That’s right Lego I’ve used Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight and Real Red to create my blocks. … Read More: Happy Birthday Lego Card »
Hi there Back again with the last two projects from the party. The birthday girl had recently purchased Foxy Friends stamp set and punch so with that in mind I created a project that she could recreate using these products. I don’t have either of these (yet) so I showed them how you can scrunch… Read More: Birthday Party Project For A 10 Year Old – Part… »
Hi there We seem to have had all seasons in one day today. Hopefully tomorrow will be more settled as we have to fly to Wellington for my uncle’s funeral – he was one month off turning 90 and had been tramping with friends two days before dying. He was a wonderful big brother to… Read More: Birthday Party Projects For A 10 Year Old – Part… »
Hi there This past weekend we held our second Creative Inkers Extravaganza event for 2017. We had a really good turnout – about 108 ladies and 2 gentlemen :). If you’re not familiar with an Extravaganza here’s how it works. You come along for a fun afternoon and create five projects. You stay seated and… Read More: Extravaganza Projects – July 2017 »
Hi there I’m getting my priorities right tonight – blog first then clean the craft space so I can create more projects (and mess) 🙂 Last month my youngest niece turned 21 :). I remember the day she was born – I was living in London and received a call from my brother late at night… Read More: Happy 21st Birthday »
Hi there Sorry for the break in communication – last week I had some technical issues with my blog. Thanks to my nephew we’re now back up and running but it means I’m behind in showing you my latest projects. First up we have the projects I taught at card class. This month both projects… Read More: Vertical Greetings – Card and Envelope Gift Card »
Hi there This past weekend we have had the final 80th birthday celebration for my Mum (her birthday started back in March). We all went down to Rotorua for a family weekend. It was so much fun being together – my sister and her family were over from Australia. I decided it would be nice… Read More: Pillow Gifts – Family Weekend Away »
Hi there On Saturday a friends youngest son turned 6. I don’t have many ‘kids’ stamps but when I saw the Everyday Hero in the Occasions Catalogue I knew that would be a good one for kids of all ages. This card is a combination of the layout in the catalogue and one I saw… Read More: Everyday Hero for a 6 Year Old »
Hi there Well I’m not sure what’s happened to summer but it’s great weather for crafting :). I’ve been busy creating with some of the new products from the Occasions Catalogue. My favourite stamp at the moment is the ‘Beautiful You’ set. This outline stamp lends itself to a number of different ways to colour… Read More: Beautiful You – Paper Piecing Technique »
Hi there Friends of ours have the same birthday so here are the cards I made for them. I made another card using the Sweet Cupcake stamp set except this time in a different colour combo. I’ve gone with Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride and Watermelon Wonder for the ‘topping’ and the ‘base’ is Sahara Sand,… Read More: Sweet Cupcake and Shirt Card – Double Birthdays »
Hi there A friends son and daughter have both had birthdays in the last month. Each birthday I make them a personalised card and little 3D gift box which contains chocolate. It’s about making somebody feel special on their special day and not the size of the gift. The kids all look forward to seeing… Read More: Marquee Messages and Sweet Cupcakes »
Hi there I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas – ours was very relaxed spending the day with family. Yesterday we put together my gift from Santa 🙂 – new cafe style outdoor furniture. It was so nice to eat lunch and dinner outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Today we caught the train into… Read More: Window Gift Box – December Card Class »