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 »
Hi there I am getting REALLY excited – only 3 more sleeps till we go on holiday 🙂 I have been doing a bit of a clean up of my photos and found I hadn’t blogged some cards I made last month so here they are. They all use the now retired Sweet Shop DSP:… Read More: Ice Cream anyone? »
Hi there I’ve had a yuck week this week (hence no blog posts) – my sore throat & head cold got worse so I went back to the doctor on Friday afternoon. She gave me some more antibiotics (Sudomyl) and they have sent everything packing 🙂 So now I am feeling like myself again. I… Read More: A busy stamping weekend »
Hi there When I first saw this stamp set I wasn’t that fussed with it. BUT as usual the more you see it being used the more you want it! So I bought it & Phil gave it to me for my birthday last month. I used an aqua painter for the first time on… Read More: Apothecary Art »
Hi there I found another card I’d made using the set ‘Reason to Smile’. Stampin Up are giving this set away for free if you place an order over $150.00 before the end of June. So if you’d like to get this set contact me with your order before 30th June. For this card I’ve… Read More: Reason to Smile »
Hi there Here is a card I made the other night to go with these gifts for another colleague at work. I have seen heaps of cards using this accordian style flower and thought it was about time I tried one myself. I followed instructions from Heather Summers blog. It was really easy to make using the Simply Scored… Read More: Accordian Flower Card »
Hi there Yesterday was my good friend Deb’s birthday. It was a special birthday as you will see from the cards below. The first card is the one I gave her and the second is the card I made for her husband to give her. Deb is also a card maker and her husband Dave… Read More: Happy Birthday Deb »
Hi there Over at SU Only Challenges this week they’ve gone green – any shade will do. I’ve gone with Pear Pizzaz and it’s Dynamic Duo – Garden Green. The challenge was to make a card with green as the focal point. Last weekend at Demo Stamp Camp Bev Poultney taught us how to make these cool flowers using… Read More: SU Only Challenge »
Hi there This weeks card first started out as a buckle card but when I was putting the pieces together it just didn’t look right so it sat on my craft desk for a few days. Then on Wednesday morning I checked to see what sketch Cheryl Ann had for us and it all just… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #47 »
Hi I needed two masculine birthday cards on Sunday so thought I’d do them both using the Inlaid Embossing technique. This is a great way to use up scraps of card stock and create an effective card at the same time. I’ve used a variety of circle sizes (I had some of these in my… Read More: Inlaid Embossing Technique »
Hi It’s been a beautiful day here in Auckland and at lunchtime I went for a walk around the block. The only problem was by the end my feet were warm but my ears & hands were frozen! Last weekend at SENZ I made a Fancy Fold card with Bron and thought I’d recreate it with a… Read More: Totally Tess – Fancy Fold »
I’m getting a bit behind in blogging my recent creations. Here is this weeks challenge.I’ve used watercolour paper to stamp my image so that I can use my blender pens and ink pads. I’ve just started to use this method rather than always using the markers (which I love). This method allows you to graduate the… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #18 »
Hi there Don’t forget to leave a comment so that you can be in the draw to win a free pass to join Stampin Fun and Friends – see my earlier post. This birthday card is for one of the ladies at work whose birthday is on Saturday. I altered my original design a bit once I started… Read More: Happy Birthday Pat »