Hi there One of the great benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that we get to order product one month before a new catalogue goes live. By having access to the product early we get to play and create projects to then share with you to inspire and showcase what’s on offer. As… Read More: Perfectly Plaid ‘Parcel’ Christmas Card »
Hi there The first thing that caught my eye in the new Holiday Catalogue was the Christmas Countdown Project Kit on page 38 – it was #1 on my list. The kit includes enough supplies for you to decorate your boxes (plus some spare embellishments), the 25 boxes which are already assembled and the outer… Read More: Advent Calendar – Christmas Countdown Project Kit »
Hi there In my last post I shared my Brightly Gleaming cards which used the Notecards and Envelopes. I held another class last week and decided to recreate the design for a full sized card. Did you notice the shiny berries and sparkly ornament? I used two new products from page 41 to create these effects.… Read More: Brightly Gleaming – Mix and Match Suite Products »
Hi there The Brightly Gleaming Suite on pages 30 -32 was #2 on my top three picks from the Holiday Catalogue. I used this suite for my second card from Saturday’s workshop. The first card featured the Perfectly Plaid Suite. I fell in love with this suite when I saw the papers – they are gorgeous. … Read More: Brightly Gleaming Notecards »
Hi there The Perfectly Plaid Suite on pages 12 -14 is #3 on my top three picks from the new Holiday Catalogue. On Saturday I held my Holiday Workshop where we made two cards. The first card featured the Perfectly Plaid Suite. This suite includes the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, Pine Tree Punch, 6×6″ Wrapped… Read More: Perfectly Plaid Notecards »
Hi there Well the presents are all wrapped and we’ve done most of the prep for tomorrow so now I can sit down and share with you the last of my Christmas cards. This first one is what Santa thought he’d be doing in New Zealand on Christmas day but the weather is not really… Read More: So Santa – final Christmas cards for 2018 »
Hi there I’ve loved using the Takeout Treat Thinlits over the last 5 months. It’s such a cute box and is the perfect treat size. Today’s project is one I CASED from our team training back in August – check out the original design here. I used this as one of my projects for a… Read More: Takeout Treat Christmas Card and Box »
Hi there I’m officially on holiday for the Christmas/New Year break 🙂 I’m looking forward to two weeks off – and no alarm going off at 6am 🙂 Today’s cards carry on with the Night in Bethlehem stamp set and coordinating dies. In my last post I shared a Z fold card that required cutting… Read More: Night in Bethlehem Window Cards »
Hi there It’s been a beautiful day here in Auckland – finally feels like summer and so nice having the doors still open at 9:30pm 🙂 I had so much fun creating my Night in Bethlehem eclipse card that I decided to make a second card using the same stamp and dies while I had them… Read More: Z Fold – Night in Bethlehem »
Hi there The year is fast drawing to a close – one more week of work before the holiday starts :). Yesterday we had our staff Christmas lunch and went to Stonyridge Vineyard on Waiheke Island – it was a great day with beautiful food and great company and the weather even behaved. A couple… Read More: Night in Bethlehem Eclipse Card »
Hi there We had a ‘fun’ morning here in Auckland – a storm passed through with amazing thunder, lightning and rain. I was glad I’d already reached the office before the heavens opened. And what a transformation by the evening – sunny and warm. Now that’s Auckland weather for you. Today’s post is a project… Read More: Box in a Card »
Hi there I had hoped to post these project on Friday night but my computer decided to pack a sad on me – thankfully my nephew was able to fix it for me – so better late than never. Today’s post features the Tags & Tidings Bundle (page 24) from the Holiday Catalogue. This bundle… Read More: Tags & Tidings Bundle »
Hi there Well I can now breathe – I have just completed 81 altered notebooks for staff Christmas gifts. I’ll try and take some photos of them later this week to share with you. Tonight’s project features two stamp sets from the Holiday Catalogue – the fun So Santa set and the very versatile Buffalo… Read More: So Santa – scooting by »
Hi there I hope you’ve kept warm and dry over the past few days – summer is meant to be around the corner but it feels like winter has come back. The positive is we haven’t had to water the garden :). Talking of summer – down here in the South Pacific it’s summer when… Read More: So Santa – Fold Over Card »
Hi there I had a very productive weekend – I’ve been making the work Christmas gifts. So far I’ve made 45 so only about 35 to go :). With Christmas only 5 weeks away I thought I’d share some Christmas projects with you this week. I hope they inspire you to get creative. First up… Read More: Lovely as a Tree Christmas Card »