Hi there Finally got round to posting the cards we made at last months card class. Now that I’m a ‘lady of leisure’ there should be no excuses for irregular blog posts! My next task is to tidy my craft space so that I can craft! Why is it you tidy the space and within… Read More: Square Envelope Gift Card »
Hi there Yesterday I held a workshop with 10 lovely ladies – we had a great time crafting (and talking). The card I taught was CASED from Chris Slogar – check out her blog. I fell in love with this layout as soon as I saw it and just had to recreate it. Thanks Chris for doing… Read More: All Ye Faithful – Manger style »
Hi there As mentioned in yesterday’s post I had some ‘bits’ sitting on my desk and have managed to recreate yesterday’s card. I’m not quite sure if you can see in the photo but ‘Mary and Joseph’ have been heat embossed – my favourite technique. A Stamp-A-Ma-Jig comes in handy when stamping a sentiment. I used… Read More: O Come All Ye Faitful »
Hi there It’s finally here 🙂 The new 2015 Holiday Catalogue is now available and filled with great products and project ideas. The first stamp set to make it to my wish list was “All Ye Faithful” on page 20. I’ll have some samples to show you on Sunday (after my workshop) but in the… Read More: 2015 Holiday Catalogue has arrived »
Hi there Merry Christmas everyone. For those of you with children – I hope you weren’t woken too early 🙂 Over the last 25 days our neighbours two little boys (4 and 2) have been coming up each night to open an Advent Calendar box. It has been so much fun watching them as they… Read More: Merry Christmas »
Hi there I am officially on holiday for two weeks 🙂 We are SO looking forward to having a break and just relaxing around home and doing some day trips. Here is my final Christmas card for 2014 which I taught at a class earlier this month. The ladies hadn’t crafted much before and did… Read More: Trim the Tree »
Hi there Well it’s not many sleeps now till Christmas so I’d better hurry up and share with you the last of my Christmas cards. This is one we made at last weeks card class. Well actually I’ll share two cards with you which you can make from the pieces required. I CASED this card… Read More: Star Framelits Christmas Card »
Hi there Sorry for the break in blogging so to make up I’ll show you three cards I’ve made recently using the Circle Card Thinlits die. The first two are extended cards and you can get two of these from an A4 sheet of card stock which is great. The first one uses the Wondrous… Read More: Circle Card Thinlits Die – Extended Cards »
Hi there It’s hard to believe it’s only a month till Christmas – let’s hope the weather improves within the month! Yesterday I attended our annual Thanksgiving Dinner at my upline Jacque‘s house. It’s a lovely time to spend together – sharing food, reflecting on the year and giving thanks for all that has happened –… Read More: Bright and Beautiful Shaker Card »
Hi there Sorry for being missing in action last week but I was busy preparing for last weekend’s Creative Inkers Christmas Extravaganza event. It was heaps of fun with over 100 ladies busy creating all afternoon. Here is the project I taught with Jacque and Narelle. It uses the Snowflake Card Thinlits Die to create… Read More: Snowflake Card Thinlits Die – Auckland Extravaganza Projects »
Hi there I hope you all enjoyed the Creative Inkers Blog Hop last night. If you missed it check out my post here – it will take you to 15 other blog sites all showcasing Christmas cards and gifts. Today my card uses the Circle Card Thinlits die in an extended format (the Label Card… Read More: Wondrous Wreath – Circle Card Thinlits »
Hi there Welcome to the ESAD Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop. You may have arrived from Christie’s blog or just joined my page. So what is ESAD? ESAD stands for “Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators” and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. We love what we do & love to… Read More: Endless Wishes One Sheet Wonder and an ESAD Blog Hop »
Hi there Here we are at the end of the week and the end of the showcase – I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my creations. Toady’s card is a CASE of my Christmas Wreath card I made for team swaps last month. You could use all sorts of stamps with this style of card and… Read More: Festival of Trees – part six »
Hi there I hope you’re enjoying this showcase of ideas using the new Festival of Trees. For this card I’ve used a layout from a recent creation and just changed the stamp set. Instead of stamping the second layer on the tree I used the larger sized pearls and coloured them with the light, medium… Read More: Festival of Trees – part five »
Hi there Back again with another Festival of Trees card – this time with a silver theme. I love how this set is so versatile. Have you noticed the ‘red’ pearls appearing on the trees? You can create whatever coloured pearls you want with our new alcohol based markers – Blendabilities. Just colour them in… Read More: Festival of Trees – part four »