Hi there Another hot and sticky day today but I did manage to get some crafting done and some birthday cards are now in the post 🙂 Here are the next batch of cards using products from the Going Global Suite – unfortunately it’s not me ‘going global’. The first two designs have the word… Read More »
Hi there Just got home from a lovely walk from St Heliers to Mission Bay and back again – it was such a beautiful evening and great to see so many people out enjoying our wonderful city. As promised here’s a closer look at the Botanical Blooms cards from yesterday. Each kit contained the… Read More »
Hi there Welcome to the ESAD Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop for 2016. You may have arrived from Rachael’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 &… Read More »
Hi there A couple of months ago two of my wider team members met some amazing milestones in their Stampin’ Up! careers and I wanted to acknowledge them and what better way to do that than with a personalised handmade card – it’s what we do isn’t it 🙂 When I realised I didn’t have… Read More »
Hi there I started to clean my craft desk this afternoon but didn’t get very far – its now messier than when I started! I got waylaid and ended up creating a card and sorting some bits to make more tomorrow! Here’s a card I created a while ago using the Cherry on Top DSP… Read More »
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 »
Hi there It feels like Spring has finally sprung today – it’s been a beautiful day here in Auckland. I enjoy creating cards using a challenge for inspiration. For this card I have used the Global Design Project colour challenge of Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky and Pear Pizzaz. I already had the card base which… Read More »
Hi there Well the rain is really starting to fall here in Auckland – I think I might head to bed early tonight. Nothing like being tucked up in a warm bed with the rain falling on the roof. Last week I received my Impressions magazine in the post. This is a magazine that Stampin’… Read More »
Hi there Where have the weeks gone! I have my May card classes this week and I haven’t even shown you what we made last month! One Sheet Wonders (OSW) are a great way to create cards. Most OSW use a sheet of 12 x 12 cards stock or DSP but last year I created… Read More »
Hi there Happy Mother’s Day Mum and also to all the mums, aunts and those of us that play a ‘mothering’ part in childrens lives. We celebrated with a family lunch at my brothers today which was lovely. Here’s the card I made for my Mum: It’s similar to the card I taught at a… Read More »
Hi there My almost 19 year old niece left today for her OE to Europe and the UK :(. She and a friend from school are heading to London first to begin their OE and see the other side of the world. We will miss her heaps but with Skype, Facebook and email she won’t… Read More »
Hi there Last weekend we had our Creative Inkers Extravaganza. It was a great afternoon with over 100 ladies creating five projects during the afternoon. Jacque, Kath and I taught a set of four notecards using the Sheltering Tree set from the Occasions Catalogue (I do hope this carries over into the new Annual Catalogue… Read More »
Hi there Yes – I am still alive – life has been rather full on the last couple of weeks with workshops, card classes and relocating our office to a new building. I have managed to squeeze in some crafting time for myself but just haven’t got round to blogging my creations. So here are… Read More »
Hi there I think I’ve found ‘another’ favourite stamp set or two in the new Occasions Catalogue! Crazy for You is so versatile – it has 3 images and 30 words to mix and match with the Hello You Thinlits Die. Here are three cards I’ve made recently using this set and die. The first… Read More »
Hi there There are so many great products in the new Occasions Catalogue – my wish list is a long one! After having a quick look through the catalogue I returned to page 15. I think this set is so cute so here’s my first creation with ‘From the Herd’. I have more ideas in… Read More »