Hi there There seems to have been something in the water at work – 5 of my colleagues have become parents (either for the first time or again). So far we’ve had 2 boys and 3 girls with one more arrival due in the next couple of months. After seeing a card made by my… Read More: Fable Friends – Baby Cards »
Hi there Last month our neighbours youngest turned 6. I don’t have many suitable stamps for this age so turned to a ‘go to’ favourite to make a fun card – Animal Outings. I CASED the design from another demo – Amanda Mertz – thanks Amanda. This set has four line art images and five… Read More: Animal Outings Birthday Card and Box »
Hi there Here’s my second card using the animal outings stamp set. This time I needed it for our 8 year old neighbour who had a birthday back in May. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to fit 8 giraffe on the front – it was a tight squeeze but I got there 🙂… Read More: Animal Outings – Happy 8th Birthday »
Hi there At April’s OnStage event all attendees received the new stamp set Animal Outings – page 27 of the Annual Catalogue. This set is part of the Animal Expedition suite and comes as a bundle with the coordinating dies. Also included in this suite is the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper, Animal Expedition Cardstock… Read More: Animal Outings – Happy Birthday »
Hi there Taking a quick break from sharing projects from the Occasions Catalogue to share I card I made last month for a friends youngest who turned 5. She has three older brothers so wanted to make a really ‘girlie’ card. I don’t own any kids stamps as my nieces and nephews are older but… Read More: Garden Girl 5th Birthday Card »
Hi there I had a very productive weekend in the ‘Craft Department’ – it’s great when the creative juices flow! Our neighbours youngest turned 5 over the weekend and started school today – a good day was had :). He’s really into his Lego Ninjago but I couldn’t find any punch art examples to create… Read More: Happy 5th Birthday »
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 One of the many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is being able to attend events. One such event is OnStage which is held twice a year – April and November. OnStage is an all day event where we get to see and play with new products about to be released, receive… Read More: Perks of being a demonstrator »
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 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 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: Spinner Shaker Card in One »
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: Sweet Treats Cup Card Request »
Hi there Yesterday our friends daughter turned 3. I don’t have any little girl stamp sets but did receive a new set at last month’s OnStage which I used to create this cute card – thanks to Kelly Kent I was able to CASE her card. I did add faces to my ballerinas and also… Read More: Balloon Ballerinas »
Hi there This ‘lady of leisure’ has been slack again in the blogging department but I’ll think you’ll like todays post. Our neighbours son turned 3 last month and had a ‘Gruffalo’ themed birthday party. For those of you who don’t have young children and have never read a Gruffalo story book you need to… Read More: Gruffalo Birthday Card »
Hi there Last Tuesday our neighbours eldest son turned 5 and headed off to school 🙂 He had a great first day and is still enjoying it. At the moment he’s really into Ninja Turtles which was the theme for his party. So I’ve kept with the theme for our card to him. I CASED… Read More: Happy 5th Birthday Jake »