Hi there One of the ladies I work with and one that I used to work with have their birthday’s a couple of days before mine and I like to give them a card. This year I made the same style of card – a joy fold – but used different papers and stamp. I… Read More »
Category Archives: Birthday
Try Stmpin on Tuesday #122
Hi there This weeks sketch over at Try Stampin on Tuesday has been designed by Paula Laird – thanks for another great layout. I’ve used one of my favourite sets for this card – Clockworks. It’s a great masculine stamp and my ‘go to’ one at present. (That may change as I’ve had a sneak peek at… Read More »
Belated Happy Birthday …
To Phil and me 🙂 Hi there I know – I’ve been slack! Here it is two weeks since our birthday and I’m only just now putting up my cards. I say better late than never 🙂 Here’s the card I made for Phil It’s a case from one that my upline Jacque did for our masculine… Read More »
The Start of the May Birthdays
Hi there I’m not sure what was going on 9 months prior to May but it seems to be the month to have a birthday!! At work there are about 12 of us with birthdays this month plus I know of another 7 people (including my husband) so it’s a busy card making month for… Read More »
Happy Birthday Mum
Hi there Yesterday was my Mum’s 76th birthday. We celebrated the special occasion with a family BBQ at our place. It was a lovely evening and we were able to sit outside and enjoy the warm weather. Here is the card I made for her: I think Pool Party is one of my favourite colours… Read More »
Take Two
Hi there Well I’ve had a great day today. Each year at work we have an International Food Day where staff get into teams and bring along their ethnic food. ‘Team Kiwi’ went for something a bit different today – we did a leg of lamb cooked on the BBQ – it was SO nice.… Read More »
Happy Birthday Julia
Hi there Today is my friend and fellow demo’s birthday – hope you are having a wonderful day Julia. Here is the card I gave her. This was a CASE from Mary Fish although I changed the colours and the punches as I didn’t have the ones she’d used. That’s the great thing with card making – you… Read More »
NZSU Week 8 Challenge an TSOT # 108
Hi there I’m loving the weather at the moment – cool at night and warm during the day – long may it last! Over at the NZSU blog Callena has set us a challenge to use our favourite colour combination from the Colour Coach using the Creative Combination selection. I found it hard deciding which combo to… Read More »
Thinking of You
Hi there Hope your week is off to a good start! Today one of my fellow crafters Lisa is having a birthday – Happy Birthday Lisa and I hope you have a great day. Here’s the card I made for her: I am loving this new two-tone ribbon and wanted to include a bow somewhere on my… Read More »
Party On with Pennants Parade
Hi there It’s hard to believe the holidays are almost over – it’s back to work on Monday :(. We had a productive morning washing the windows inside and out. This lead me to a bit of a clean up of my craft space so now I’m ready for 2013 with a somewhat tidier desk!… Read More »
Pennant Parade and builder punch
Hi there I have been having fun making cards using the Pennant Parade stamp set and matching builder punch. I’ve used this set at my latest workshops for Christmas cards but have also made some other styles showcasing the versatility of this set. At only $36.95 for the clear set and $35.95 for the punch… Read More »
Clockworks
Hi there It’s a beautiful day today and I wish I was outside rather than sitting in an office – never mind. Today’s card uses the new stamp set Clockworks. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to buy it. It’s got a good selection of stamps – background and images and… Read More »
Summer Smooches meets Quint-Essential Flower
Hi there It’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – surprise, surprise – so we’ve made the most of the fine weather and got out into the garden this morning and attacked the weeds. In doing so we’ve discovered two self sowing tomato plants! While drinking my lunchtime coffee I was checking me emails and… Read More »
Try Stampin on Tuesday
Hi there Well I am now back in NZ after a fantastic holiday in the US. Sorry for the lack of posts this week but I haven’t been well. I went to work fine on Monday but by the end of the day had a sore throat and runny nose – the doctor thinks it’s… Read More »
Another Double Gate Fold card
Hi there Here’s another Double Gate Fold card – I’m loving this style of card. This time I’ve used Bordering on Romance with Regal Rose. I was really pleased with my shading on this one – practise makes perfect! This is one of my most used word stamps – it just seems to go with… Read More »