Hi there Part of our team training day involves demonstrations showing us how to use new products, different techniques and ideas for workshops. This was the first time I have done a demonstration to a big group (there were 42 of us) and it was a bit nerve racking to start with but I belong… Read More: Blooming with Kindness – team training demo »
Hi there I hope you week is going well. We have another great sketch this week. I decided to use a stamp set that hasn’t seen ink for awhile. Do you have a few of ‘those’ sets? I know I do. I heat embossed the image then used my blender pens to ‘colour’ in. Very… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #123 »
Hi there Last month one of our Directors who worked in the business resigned after 34 years. He didn’t want to use the word ‘retirement’ 🙂 I wanted to make a special leaving card for the staff to sign as he is a very special man. I will miss our little chats in my office… Read More: Triple Time Stamping and The Open Sea »
Hi there Well this time in 7 weeks and I’ll be getting ready to board a plane to my first Stampin Up! Convention. I’m really looking forward to this event. One of our team has already started a countdown for the number of sleeps! As soon as I saw this weeks sketch I knew I wanted… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #112 »
Hi there I hope your weekend is going well. I’ve managed to sneak in some crafting time today and make some cards. The first card is for this week’s ColourQ challenge – it’s been a while since I participated in one of their challenges. This colour combo is one I probably wouldn’t have chosen myself but that’s… Read More: ColourQ #176 »
Hi there Well I managed to survive my first day back at work for 2013 – although I did need a ‘chocolate fix’ at 3pm! For the work birthday gifts this year I decided I’d use up all the scraps of card stock from the previous years projects. What better way to use them than… Read More: Inlaid Embossing & Altered Pad »
Hi there Well it’s been another beautiful day here in Auckland – with another hot muggy night is in store! Today’s card is a CASE from Mary Fish – she is such a talented crafter. Check out her video tutorial for this great way to layer DSP perfectly. I adjusted the measurements to fit NZ/Australian sized cards.… Read More: DSP layering »
Hi there As promised here is my second One Sheet Wonder recreation with a masculine theme. I’ve used the fabulous set Clockworks for this one and Not Quite Navy as the base. Again I’ve used some of the stamps as embellishments. Supplies: Stamp – Clockworks, Made for You Card Stock – Not Quite Navy, More… Read More: One Sheet Wonder – Masculine »
Hi there It has been a beautiful weekend here in Auckland – even got my first bit of sun. Yesterday we attended the wedding of my upline Jacque. It was such a lovely wedding and she just looked gorgeous. Congratulations Rob and Jacque. I found this project on Elaine Schader’s blog awhile ago and just loved it… Read More: One Sheet Wonder Cards and Gift Box »
Hi there I hope your weekend has gone well and that you have managed to squeeze in some crafting time. I have but can’t show you my creations till later in the week 🙂 Last week my youngest nephew turned 14 – he may be the youngest but he’s on his way to being the… Read More: Inlaid Embossing Technique »
Hi there Well another session of Stampin Fun and Friends has begun which means it’s time to recreate some projects. The below cards use the masking technique in two different ways – ripping a piece of copy paper to create an edge and creating a negative using a circle punch – which one is your… Read More: Stampin Fun and Friends »
Hi there I have finally got round to making some Triple Time Stamping cards that Dawn Olchfeske showed months ago – I was waiting to get my new stamps – so over the weekend I made three cards using different stamps sets. The first one I made uses Blooming with Kindness and some of the new In… Read More: Triple Time Stamping »
Hi there Here’s another Double Gate Fold card – I’m loving this style of card. This time I’ve used Bordering on Romance with Regal Rose. I was really pleased with my shading on this one – practise makes perfect! This is one of my most used word stamps – it just seems to go with… Read More: Another Double Gate Fold card »
Hi there Today is my friend and upline’s birthday – Happy Birthday Jacque. I hope you have a really special day and are spoilt by family and friends. I’m glad that Apothecary Art carried over into the new catalogue – it’s another great colouring in set. This is a fancy fold card called a Double… Read More: Happy Birthday Jacque »
Hi there Today’s card uses three of the new in colours. I cased this from one of my favourite US demo’s Mary Fish – her work is amazing. I’ve changed the colours around a bit as I only had Gumball Green ribbon. I really like this colour combo and will try it again when I get more… Read More: Mixed Bunch In Colours »