Hi there Wasn’t it great to see the sun and feel the warmth today 🙂  I am so over all the rain we’ve been having. Over the weekend I made a few cards with the Detailed Floral Thinlits.  These cards weren’t quick to make and were more like doing a jigsaw puzzle than making a… Read More »
Hi there As part of my display for OnStage back in April I created a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) using the new 2016-2018 In Colors.  The template for these cards is the same one I used here. This particular OSW template also makes a cute box for the cards to be stored in.  This… Read More »
Hi there A couple of weekends ago I held an Envelope Punch Board (EPB) class where I taught 5 projects – and none of them were an envelope. As you may know I love making 3D projects and the EPB is great for these. Another thing I like is Whittakers Chocolate and these boxes are… Read More »
Hi there Last month a friends son turned five which is a pretty big day for a kid – starting school. So I had to make a special card. It’s ages since I made a Spinner Card. I have a big container of American pennies (about the size of our 10 cents) which I used… Read More »
Hi there The theme for this month’s card class was Mother’s Day which is celebrated on Sunday 8th May in New Zealand. My card is CASED from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. I’ve kept the layout but changed the colours and the sentiment. The annual catalogue is a great source of inspiration. Check out the original… Read More »
Hi there I’ve had a couple of busy days prepping for an event tomorrow – I can’t show you the projects until 8:30pm on Sunday night (first Blog Hop of the year). Here’s a birthday card I made last year for our neighbours birthday and forgot to post it on here. Supplies: Stamp Set –… Read More »
Hi there It’s a gorgeous day here in Auckland and we are about to head off to the beach for a picnic dinner – yum. Here’s a quick post of two cards I’ve made for friends boys who are turning 10. These cards use stamps from the new Balloon Buiders set in the Occasions Catalogue.… Read More »
Hi there Here are the final three cards from my gift set – I hope you have enjoyed this. Leave me a comment as to which one you liked the most. Supplies:Stamp Set – Endless Birthday WishesCard Stock – Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon, Very VanillaDSP – BohemianInk – Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon,… Read More »
Hi there Here’s a close up of the first three cards. This was a fun project to make and I love the font used for these sentiments. For the first card I covered a clear block I with all the sentiments and stamped in one go – so much easier and word by word. For… Read More »
Hi there Well it’s been an ‘indoors’ day here in Auckland – great for crafting. A friend popped round this morning and I helped her make 20 birthday cards for her colleagues at work – she is now set for the year. Todays project is one I created last year but ran out of time… Read More »
Hi there Today’s post is a combination of products – a new stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue, a piece of DSP that has reitred and a stamp set you can get for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue when you place an order over NZ$110.00. The sentiment is from the stamp set Party Wishes and… Read More »
Hi there I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely summer weather 🙂 Well it must be sunny somewhere in NZ – it just wasn’t happening in Auckland today. Never mind tomorrow is meant to be a better day. I ran out of time last year to show you the ‘Thank You’ gifts I made for… Read More »
Hi there We’ve just got back from seeing the latest Star Wars movie – very cool and a great way to round up 2015. There are just a couple of hours left of 2015 – what a year it has been. We’ve had our ups and downs this year that we hadn’t expected but I… Read More »
Hi there I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day. I’ve been a bit of a ‘bookworm’ since Christmas hence no blogging 🙂 I have now finished my book and last night even managed to have a play with some of the new products due out 5th January – which isn’t that far off.… Read More »
Hi there Today’s card was a year in the making – no it didn’t take me that long to make it but the recipient requested it after his birthday last year. Check out last year’s birthday post to get the story – at the bottom of the post. His mother sent me a photo of… Read More »