Hi there Well it’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – and we get the day off work! Today is Auckland Anniversary Day where we celebrate the founding of our province back in 1840. Each year to commemorate the day there is a big sailing regatta (one of the world’s single biggest one day sailing… Read More »
Hi there We have just returned from a fabulous long weekend spent down at Whakatane, Bay of Plenty -more on that later. Before we left I started making this card but ran out of time on Wednesday night with all the other things that needed to be done before heading away. So my first priority… Read More »
Hi there I’ve used this weeks sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday to make my wedding anniversary card for Phil (had to make sure he wasn’t around at the time). I used the second colour combo of River Rock, Cherry Cobbler & Marina Mist. I created a mask using a Post-It note (first time I have tried this… Read More »
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 »
Hi there Well I hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day – I did. It was very relaxed, spent with family and friends. Today we have done some gardening and cut down three big Yucca Trees with the help of my brother & nephew. We now have a big pile of ‘green’ rubbish to… Read More »
Hi there Well the rain seems to be finally easing here in Auckland. After running late for a number of challenges last week I thought I’d better get started now for the next round. Last night I did the Try Stampin on Tuesday challenge. This is the first time I’ve used the Lace Ribbon Border punch and… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post this morning before I head off to work. For this weeks sketch challenge I combined it with the colour challenge from Scrapmaster’s Paradise (Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Chocolate Chip) This was a quick card to make with the only stamping being the sentiment. That’s got to be good when… Read More »
Hi there Well its a wet old day here in Auckland so its great to be indoors and crafting. I have created a few cards today which I will be showing over the next couple of days. Here is the first one – this layout is from Try Stampin on Tuesday – I’ve also combined it with… Read More »
Hi there Wow I can’t believe it’s almost two weeks since I last blogged! For this weeks challenge I also added a personal challenge – I needed to use Perfect Plum. Why? well when I was cleaning up my craft space I found I had lots of Perfect Plum cardstock – so here’s what I created.… Read More »
Hi there Well this weeks challenge came together so quickly – it was almost scary! This has got to be the fastest one I’ve done so far. CherylAnn has given us a great layout this week: What do you think? I really love the colours in this DSP and the stamp goes well with the… Read More »
Hi there I hope you are all having a good day. We have just been to the garden centre and got all our summer vege plants – now to get them planted! I made the Top 3 with last weeks sketch 🙂 – here is my badgeand here is the card I made. Well done to the… Read More »
Hi there Well the weather here in New Zealand still can’t decide what season it’s meant to be. We get a taste of Spring then Summer and back to Winter all within a few days! I hope those in the deep south have managed to thaw out and that the snow has gone. One of the girls… Read More »
Hi there Yesterday the Creative Inkers’ held their Christmas Extravaganza. We had over 50 ladies attend and they created 5 fantastic projects. This was my first extravaganza demonstrating a project – I must admit it felt funny being on the other side of the table! We had a great time and I really enjoyed it. I have… Read More »
Hi there Just a quick post tonight as I need to pack & tidy up the house as we are going away for an extended Labour Weekend to New Plymouth 🙂 I am in need of masculine birthday cards at the moment so have used this layout for one. I still find it hard doing masculine cards… Read More »
Hi there The year seems to be zooming by – this time in 10 weeks and it’s Christmas Eve! I have made a few Christmas cards which I will hopefully get to post this coming week. For this week’s TST challenge I’ve gone with a masculine theme – one of the guys at work is celebrating his birthday… Read More »