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: Thinking of You »
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: Party On with Pennants Parade »
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: Pennant Parade and builder punch »
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: Clockworks »
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: Summer Smooches meets Quint-Essential Flower »
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: Try Stampin on Tuesday »
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: Another Double Gate Fold card »
Hi there I am fortunate to be part of a wonderful team headed up by Jacque Pedersen (soon to be Williams). Each month we have team training and this get-together is invaluable. It’s a great time to share new ideas, encourage each other as demo’s and hear what has worked well (and not so well)… Read More: Team Training Make and Takes »
Hi there Today is my friend and upline’s birthday – Happy Birthday Jacque. I hope you have a really special day and are spoilt by family and friends. I’m glad that Apothecary Art carried over into the new catalogue – it’s another great colouring in set. This is a fancy fold card called a Double… Read More: Happy Birthday Jacque »
Hi there Another fellow demo is having a birthday today – Happy Birthday Tracey – I hope you get spoilt by the family:) I do love the Bordering on Romance set – it’s so versatile. I’ve used the aqua painter to blend the watercolour crayons of this card. The first time I used the aqua… Read More: Happy Birthday Tracey »
Hi there I cased this card from Tamara Bertram who cased it from Becky Roberts! When I saw Tamara’s card I knew I had to re-create it – I loved her colour combo and it was a super fast card to re-create. My base squares are 1 3/8″ and the DSP are 1 1/4″ squares. Supplies: Stamp –… Read More: Wish Big birthday »
Hi there Today is a fellow demo’s birthday – Happy Birthday Heather and I hope you have a great day:) This card uses the lovely set Bordering on Romance. I have also used the matching Edgelits die and Embossing Folder – I love how these all work together. I wanted some more depth to the… Read More: Happy Birthday Heather »
Hi there I am getting REALLY excited – only 3 more sleeps till we go on holiday 🙂 I have been doing a bit of a clean up of my photos and found I hadn’t blogged some cards I made last month so here they are. They all use the now retired Sweet Shop DSP:… Read More: Ice Cream anyone? »
Hi there I’ve had a yuck week this week (hence no blog posts) – my sore throat & head cold got worse so I went back to the doctor on Friday afternoon. She gave me some more antibiotics (Sudomyl) and they have sent everything packing 🙂 So now I am feeling like myself again. I… Read More: A busy stamping weekend »
Hi there I will be sad to see this set retire come 31 August – it’s such a versatile set and I have used it heaps. Here are two cards I made ages ago but have never got round to blogging them (I think one may have been created a while ago going by the… Read More: Loads of Love retiring »