Hi there I’ve had fun making Double Easel Fold cards of late – a great way to show our beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP). For these cards I’ve used the Paper Blooms DSP which is available for you to select as your FREE purchase with every NZD$110 order placed between now and 28 February. The… Read More »
Hi there Today’s technique is heat embossing. This has got to be one of my favourite techniques. I never get sick of seeing the transformation of the embossing powder once heat is applied to it – it’s so cool. In my earlier post I used clear embossing powder added on top of an already inked… Read More »
Hi there Rather than sharing a fun fold card today I thought I’d share a fun card instead. This card doesn’t require any stamping – just your dies and an embossing machine. I placed three different shaped triangles on a piece of Whisper White measuring 9.5cm x 13.8cm and die cut them then repeated the… Read More »
Hi there Today’s technique carry’s on from last weeks Dry Embossing technique. I’ve combined dry embossing with dies cuts and stamped images to create a technique known as Inlaid Embossing. The colour combo comes from this months SU! Colour Challenge – head on over and see the various creations made with the below colours and… Read More »
Hi there It’s ages since I participated in a challenge – colour or sketch – and this weekend I’ve created cards for two different colour challenges. My first card is for the Colour INKspiration challenge. I needed two boy (15 year olds) cards so this combo was perfect. I chose Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green,… Read More »
Hi there Last month one of my work colleagues had a birthday and the Dressed to Impress stamp set was perfect for her. Back in May I shared this card I made for her so shoes are her thing 🙂 I CASED the design of this card from a fellow demo Linda Heller. This card… Read More »
Hi there Last weekend we celebrated my niece’s birthday (which was at the end of June) and on Friday I took her shopping for her present. We hadn’t been able to do it earlier as she had Uni exams – including one on her birthday. There are lots of sketch/colour challenge sites you can use… Read More »
Hi there Today’s card has been created using the below layout. It’s my brother’s birthday today so thought this sketch would be good to use for his card. The only stamping I’ve done is the sentiment – so check out below to see how I used this sketch. For this design you could stamp your… Read More »
Hi there Welcome to Winter – at least we’re now starting to get the rain we so desperately need. One positive of winter is that we have to stay indoors more which means more crafting time – and with a new catalogue just days away – bring it on. Today’s post is created from a… Read More »
Hi there Back again with the remaining projects from Stamp Camp using products from the Mini Catalogue – Forever Blossoms from the Parisian Blossoms Suite (page 14-17), Poppy Moments from the Peaceful Poppies Suite (page 24-27) and the Best Dressed Suite (page 54-56). First up a fancy fold card – Triangular Tri-fold – using the… Read More »
Hi there I’ve finally got round to sorting photos of the projects we made at Stamp Camp earlier this year – better late than never. I’m going to spread them out over two posts – one now and one later this afternoon so be sure to check back later for part two. First up we… Read More »
Hi there Technology has been great in keeping us in touch with each other during the Lockdown period. We were meant to have had a Stampin’ Up! event at the beginning of May but due to COVID-19 that got cancelled – so Stampin’ Up! created a Facebook group for all NZ based demos so that… Read More »
Hi there Happy Birthday to Phil (and me). We’ve had a lovely day – a mix of work and a lunch out to celebrate. I left making his card to the last minute as my preorder of new product from the upcoming annual catalogue got held up with eveyone elses purchases :). So here’s a… Read More »
Hi there Not long to go now before the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue is live – if you haven’t received your personal copy of the catalogue and would like one please leave me a comment and I’ll get one sent to you. I recently needed cards for three boys aged four, nine and ten. I don’t… Read More »
Hi there I’ve really enjoyed using the Million Dollar stamp set inspired by Dawn Olchefske called Music from the Heart. When I first saw this set in the Mini Catalogue I knew of a number of people that would be receiving a card using this set – one is a work colleague who had a… Read More »