Hi there I hope you are all well and staying safe in your ‘bubble’. I’ve had a full on two weeks ‘work wise’. On Monday 16 March our company made the decision to get all Auckland based staff to be working from home by the end of the week. It was a huge task as… Read More »
Hi there The Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper is the perfect design to create a ‘Hawaiian’ shirt – great for a masculine card. This design was really handy as I needed two masculine cards last month for family friends of ours. I did one in a portrait orientation and one in a landscape. The shirt… Read More »
Hi there This past weekend was spent in Rotorua at our annual Creative Inkers Stamp Camp. We had a great time together – about 50 of us – and were taught some amazing projects. I still need to take photos of these so will share them with you soon. If you would like to be… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday I shared the first card I made for our team swaps using the Sale-A-Bration Lily Pad products. Today’s card uses the cute host set – Little Ladybug. Keep reading to see how you can get your hands on this cute set. So here’s my card – it’s a fancy fold that I’ve… Read More »
Hi there Each time a new catalogue is release I like to participate in our team swaps. What is a swap you ask – a swap is where you make a card using new product from the chosen catalogue and then replicate it multiple times depending on how many sign up for each swap. You… Read More »
Hi there It’s almost here – one more day of work and then I’m on holiday. Here’s my last fancy fold card for Christmas. It’s a fold I’ve done before – it’s called a ‘Flip Flap‘ card. This card features four products from the Brightly Gleaming Suite – Christmas Gleaming stamp set, Gleaming Ornaments Punch,… Read More »
Hi there As promised today’s post features a fancy fold card. Since learning this card design I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve made it. It’s a great ‘fold’ for all ages and gives a real ‘wow’. So let’s get on and see what I’m talking about. The card base is a ‘gate’… Read More »
Hi there Here’s another ‘alternative’ Christmas colour combo using the Christmas is Gleaming stamp set from the Brightly Gleaminng Suite. This card is CASED on an earlier card I made – originally CASED from Patty Bennett. It uses products from the Brightly Gleaming Suite along with the Ice Stampin Glitter which can also be found… Read More »
Hi there I really love the colours used in the Brightly Gleaming Suite but for today’s card I decided to go with a completely different colour scheme. Months ago I had purchased a roll of the 3/8″ Tricolour Ribbon for a project but then ended up not using it. You can’t have a roll of… Read More »
Hi there Today has been Father’s Day here in New Zealand and to celebrate we had a lovely family lunch together. Thanks Dad for your continued love, support and encouragement. I’ve used the new set ‘A Good Man’ a number of times for masculine cards and today I was able to combine the image with… Read More »
Hi there There are two types of cards I struggle with creating – masculine and sympathy cards. Well I think I have found a stamp set that covers both – the Waterfront stamp set from page 125 of the Annual Catalogue. The images in this set can be used to create a mountain, lake or… Read More »
Hi there Today I have the second card I created with the Free As A Bird stamp set. This time my colouring method is with our Stampin’ Blends. There are now 36 colours available – in light and dark plus Bronze and Ivory. Check out page 179 of the Annual Catalogue to see the colour… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday I shared a card using products from the Perennial Essence Suite. After making the first cut in the beautiful Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper I decided to do some more cutting with one of the other designs. This is another card design by Patty Bennett with a few changes to fit our… Read More »
Hi there I think it’s safe to say a fair number of us have fallen in love with the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper – the colours and images are stunning. If you don’t know what I’m talking about turn to page 108 and 166 of the Annual catalogue to see this gorgeous paper. The… Read More »
Hi there I made this card for my cousins 60th – from the front it just looks like an ordinary card front – but when you open it there’s a surprise inside. The butterflies are from the Butterfly Gala stamp set (which is carrying over to the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue) and have been punched out… Read More »