Hi there One of my favourite Suites in the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue is Florals in Bloom (pg 40-47). It highlights all the new 2025-2027 In Colours – Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover and Secret Sea. Our catalogues are full of inspiration and the 2024-2025 catalogue included a new feature – 22 sketch… Read More: Florals in Bloom »
Hi there When needing masculine cards – whatever the ocassion – my ‘go to’ ideas are either fun folds or using DSP. So when I needed two masculine ‘Thank You’ cards I reached for some DSP. The Full of Life DSP has so many colours and is nice and bright so that jumped onto my… Read More: Full of Life Thank You Cards »
Hi there New recruits who sign up to become Stampin’ Up! demonstrators during Sale-A-Bration receive this cute Mini Paper Cutter and 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper sampler. Two of the designs included in the sampler are from the Tropical Oasis DSP pack on page 39 of the mini catalogue. I was in need of a… Read More: Tropical Oasis Gift Card Holder »
Hi there It’s the last day of June and we are now half way through the year – where did the first six months of 2018 go? The only good thing is that we are getting closer to summer – I’m not a fan of the cold. Today’s post uses products from the Graceful Glass… Read More: Graceful Glass Suite »
Hi there Last month I held a workshop and taught two cards featuring Night of Bethlehem Bundle and the Painted Harvest set. Both cards used our Note Cards rather than full sized cards. For this months card class (with a different group of ladies) I decided to recreate these cards but using full sized cards.… Read More: Night in Bethlehem and Painted Harvest »
Hi there One of the many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is being able to attend events. One such event is OnStage which is held twice a year – April and November. OnStage is an all day event where we get to see and play with new products about to be released, receive… Read More: Perks of being a demonstrator »
Hi there Well today was a total contrast to yesterday! Beautiful blue sky and lovely and warm in the sun. What will tomorrow bring? Today I have the last project in my Eastern Palace Suite series to share with you. I’ve used some of the Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers on this project – they are a… Read More: Eastern Palace – Part Seven »
Hi there Well it’s certainly been a bit colder here today – time to put the summer clothes away and get the winter woollies out. We’re drawing to the end of the Eastern Palace Suite series – just one more card to go tomorrow. I’ve only just touched on the possibilities with this set but… Read More: Eastern Palace – Part Six »
Hi there Over the past couple of weeks my crafting ‘mojo’ has been off on holiday somewhere – but I’m pleased to say it returned over the weekend and I was busy making cards using the new Eastern Palace suite. Over this coming week I hope to tempt you with this wonderful suite that will… Read More: Eastern Palace – Part One »
Hi there This month I’ve taught the Shaving Foam Technique at my card classes. It’s a great technique and heaps of fun to do. Just make sure you have paper towels handy as you do get it bit messy – part of the fun. This sample uses four ink colours – Real Red, Cherry Cobbler,… Read More: Shaving Foam Technique – September card class »
Hi there Today’s card uses a really effective technique called Bokeh. Our Demo Support team based in Australia are wonderful and I’ve had a bit of help lately from Clare so I wanted to send her a card to say ‘thanks’ for her patience and help. To create a card with this technique first sponge… Read More: Bokeh Technique »
Hi there I’m feeling very relaxed after a week away at Owhango (between Taumaruni and National Park). We had a great time and did lots of walking and took heaps of photos. Now to get them printed and do my first Project Life album 🙂 Here’s a card I made a while ago that combines… Read More: Elegant Dots plus Happy Patterns Mask = Thank You Card »
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: CASED cards from Impressions Magazine »
Hi there At our team training last month our ‘Make and Take’ project was this lovely card using the Painted Petals set, Chalkboard Card Stock and the Chalk Ink. It’s a two step stamp set – (step one – stamp the stems and step two – stamp the flowers) Two step stamp sets are great… Read More: Painted Petals and Chalk Ink »
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: We Stamp For Lara – Colour Challenge »