Hi there As promised here is the second card the ladies made at last weeks class. This card is a great one to make when you need to use up scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). This design takes eight squares that measure 1 1/4″. The card stock background squares measure 2 5/8″ and you… Read More »
Hi there It’s meant to be Spring today but I think somebody forgot to tell the weather that winter is over – it’s been cold and wet here today in Auckland. Hopefully my card will cheer you up:) Last week I had a card class and we made two cards. The first one uses the… Read More »
Hi there I hope you’ve had a good weekend despite the cold wet weather. I’ve had two good afternoon’s crafting but can’t show you what I’ve made just yet – sorry about that :). Here’s a card I made the other week which I CASED from Julia Carmichael. It uses the lovely set – Wetlands. And… Read More »
Hi there It’s my bosses birthday today and he’s just bought himself a new road bike which he brought into the office the other day. I had an idea I’d like to make his card with a bike on it but I don’t own any ‘bike’ stamps. My wonderful friend and fellow demo Julia has an… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday we celebrated my SIL’s birthday (her actual birthday was last Tuesday) and this is the card and gift I created for her. The card uses the lovely Hostess set ‘Bloom with Hope’ and I’ve coloured it in with my Blendabilities. I wanted to make a fancy fold card so have gone with… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post before I head off babysitting (and prepping for my team swap). Here are the two cards we made last week at my card class. This months theme was Father’s Day (which is Sunday 7th September here in NZ) and a card for a teenager. I saw a card using… Read More »
Hi there I had fun the other weekend trying out the new Decorative Masks along with three other new products. This is my first attempt using the Stars mask. You get two masks in a pack – Hearts & Stars or Dots and Stripes for just $5.95 a pack. For this card I used a… Read More »
Hi there Here’s a card I made a couple of months ago and forgot to share. It uses one of my favourite colours – Bermuda Bay. This card is made using the Thinlits Circle Card die. It’s a great die as you can make it a standard size or like this one – extended. You… Read More »
Hi there This is a card I made for a friend who had her birthday back in March and I’m only just now getting round to bloging it – how bad is that! Her favourite colour combo is black and white (or vanilla in this case) and my favourite colour is yellow – so I… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post tonight. It was my niece’s 18th birthday last Sunday and here is the card I made for her. It’s a CASE from Sandi McIvor although I’ve used Flowering Flourishes instead of Everything Eleanor. I even remembered to photograph the inside this time! I LOVE the new In-Colours ribbon. It’s nice and… Read More »
Hi there Here’s another card and gift I made last month using the now retired Retro Fresh DSP along with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit which has carried over :). This time I’ve remembered to take a photo of the inside. I’ve made my own ‘washi’ tape look by using the banner stamp from the Perfect… Read More »
Hi there Well today is the last day of the 2013-2014 Catalogue – which means that tomorrow the new catalogue goes live! There are so many new yummy products coming from Stamps, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon, Framelits, Blendabilities and more. If you haven’t got your new catalogue yet just drop me an email and I’ll… Read More »
Hi there Finally getting round to blogging a card and gift box I made back in April! Never mind – better late than never. I saw this card on Lynn Weiss’s blog and fell in love with the monochromatic colour scheme she has used – I have CASE’d it exactly as she had designed it. The Hardwood… Read More »
Hi there As promised here is the second card we made at this months class. It’s another birthday card that could be used for males of any age. The Birthday Basics designer paper is perfect for creating these candles. I chose the party hats, numbers and balloon paper to create my candles. I cut my… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday my brother turned 50!! – I can’t believe he’s that old. He is the best brother and I love him dearly even though he was a real tease when I was little. Last night we celebrated his birthday with a lovely roast dinner at their house followed by watching a nerve racking… Read More »