Category Archives: Birthday

Hexagon Hive Sneak Peak #2

By | January 25, 2014

Hi there I hope you enjoyed our Blog Hop yesterday – weren’t there some amazing creations.  I really enjoyed being part of it – thank you to those who left me comments 🙂 Today I’m using the Hexagon Hive and all the ‘off cuts’ that it creates.  I’ve been saving all the bits from previous… Read More »

Geometrical Sneak Peak

By | January 21, 2014

Hi there If you’re in Auckland I hope you’ve survived the wild weather today – not a good hair day 🙂 Today’s card is another sneak peak from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue using a new set called Geometrical which also has a matching punch – saves so much time when you need to cut the… Read More »

Another Sneak Peak

By | January 16, 2014

Hi there Just a quick post today as I had hoped to already be in bed by now as I had an early start this morning – never mind, crafting is more important than sleep 🙂 This card uses a stamp set and DSP from the new Occasions Catalogue available from 28th January. And I… Read More »

Tape It Birthday

By | January 15, 2014

Hi there I’m on a roll at the moment with my blogging – I hope I can keep it up 🙂 Today’s card uses a set that hadn’t seen the ink yet!  I hope to rectify this.  I wanted to use the same colour on the two longest stamps so I placed them on one… Read More »

Happy Birthday Seb

By | January 13, 2014

Hi there Tomorrow our friends eldest son turns 8 so this evening I dropped down his card and little gift.  Normally the kids are in bed when I go but with it being school holidays they were still up.  Mr 8 answered the door and quickly told me ‘It’s my birthday tomorrow’.   He was… Read More »

Mojo Monday #327

By | January 10, 2014

Hi there What a beautiful day we’ve had here in Auckland – pity I was at work but it’s meant to be round for the weekend so all good 🙂 For today’s card I’ve used this week’s sketch from Mojo Monday.  I rotated the layout so that it would fit my stamp and my colour combo… Read More »

Wishing You … Birthday

By | January 9, 2014

Hi there Ok – here’s the last card that wasn’t blogged from last year! This stamp set is my favourite from the Holiday Catalogue (which finishes 1 February 2014).  I’ve used it on 10 different styles of cards – it so versatile for such a small stamp set. I CASE’d this card  from Victoria Rogers of… Read More »

Mosaic Birthday

By | January 8, 2014

Hi there I’m a very happy ‘aunt’ today as my 19 year old nephew returned form his OE this afternoon.  I’m sure he’s grown taller and that I haven’t shrunk.  I had to stand on tip toes for a hug!  It’s SO good to see him home. Here’s a card I made for a friend’s… Read More »

Colour and Sketch challenge

By | January 5, 2014

Hi there It’s hard to believe but my two weeks of holidays is drawing to an end – it’s back to work tomorrow.  It’s been a very relaxing time catching up with family and friends. Today’s post combines a colour challenge (CTD273) and a sketch challenge (MOJO326).  There were two options for the sketch either a round… Read More »

Happy New Year

By | January 1, 2014

Hi there I hope you had a good New Years Eve and are ready for 2014. I got a bit behind in my blogging last year so my New Years Resolution is “to blog more often”.  I will try and blog on a more regular basis so to start off here’s my first one for… Read More »

Last post for 2013

By | December 31, 2013

Hi there Well here we are on the last day of 2013.  It’s been a year of change – some good and some not so good.  The positives are I attended my first convention in May and had a ball, I started a new job in July and love it and we paid off our… Read More »

Happy Birthday Helen

By | December 8, 2013

Hi there Yesterday it was a fellow demo’s birthday.  Now I have never me Helen in person but I’ve chatted with  her on our FB demo site and I wanted to send her a card for her birthday.  Being a Stampin’ Up! demo means I get to meet so many people who also share the… Read More »

Wishing You … a Happy Birthday

By | November 26, 2013

Hi there Today’s card is one I made ages ago which I CASED from Mary Fish.  It’s a real Clean & Simple card and I love it. I’m really trying to use my DSP and not leave it uncut until the last month and then have heaps of retired paper!  This paper is from the Birthday… Read More »

Pop n Cuts and Envelope Punch Board

By | November 18, 2013

Hi there Last week it was my nephews birthday and here’s the card and gift set I made.  No present is complete from me without some form of chocolate!  Inside the box are some mini Toblerone bars 🙂 The card front and box are made using the textured 12 x 12 card stock.  I embossed… Read More »