Category Archives: Birthday

Friday Fun Fold – Paper Blooms DSP Pendant Fold Card

By | February 5, 2021

Hi there Today’s card is my ‘go to’ fun fold. You start off with a piece of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper then two cuts and one score later and you’ve got a fun fold card. You can see other cards I’ve made in this design here and here. Both links share measurements to… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Paper Blooms DSP Pendant Fold Card »

Friday Fun Card – Ice Cream Corner Shaker Card

By | January 29, 2021

Hi there It’s summer here in the southern hemisphere and there’s nothing better than a yummy ice cream on a hot summers day. The Ice Cream Corner Suite in the January-June Mini is the perfect suite of products to use for summer projects. My first project with this suite is a new style of shaker… Read More: Friday Fun Card – Ice Cream Corner Shaker Card »

Friday Fun Fold – Double Easel Card

By | January 22, 2021

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: Friday Fun Fold – Double Easel Card »

Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing

By | January 19, 2021

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: Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing »

Friday Fun Card – Stitched Triangle Recess Card

By | January 15, 2021

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: Friday Fun Card – Stitched Triangle Recess Card »

Technique Tuesday – Inlaid Embossing

By | January 12, 2021

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: Technique Tuesday – Inlaid Embossing »

Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI#91

By | January 10, 2021

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: Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI#91 »

Dressed to Impress – Shoe Shopping

By | August 10, 2020

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: Dressed to Impress – Shoe Shopping »

Forever Fern – Colour Challenge

By | July 12, 2020

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: Forever Fern – Colour Challenge »

Sketch Challenge – Sliced Rainbow Card

By | June 14, 2020

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: Sketch Challenge – Sliced Rainbow Card »

Magnolia Lane – Tri Panel Card

By | June 1, 2020

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: Magnolia Lane – Tri Panel Card »

Stamp Camp 2020 Projects – Forever Blossoms, Poppy Moments & Best Dressed

By | May 31, 2020

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: Stamp Camp 2020 Projects – Forever Blossoms, Poppy Moments &… »

Stamp Camp 2020 Projects – Bonanza Buddies & Botanical Prints

By | May 31, 2020

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: Stamp Camp 2020 Projects – Bonanza Buddies & Botanical Prints »

Double Wonder Cards using Country Club DSP

By | May 30, 2020

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: Double Wonder Cards using Country Club DSP »

A Good Man – that’s my man

By | May 26, 2020

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: A Good Man – that’s my man »