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Happy New Year

By | January 4, 2016

Hi there I hope you all had a wonderful New Years Eve and survived the ‘summer’ weather we had on New Years Day! Today’s post is not a card but one of my past creative passions.  About November 2014 my then 20 year old nephew asked if I could do him another cross-stitch towel for… Read More »

Happy Wedding Anniversary

By | December 19, 2015

Hi there We have just had a lovely evening with friends celebrating their 34th Wedding Anniversary.  Each year they come to the ‘Reid Cafe/Restaurant’ for dinner.  Thanks to the wonderful chef for another great meal. Here is the card I made for Dave to give Deb – the rule is ‘husbands are not allowed to… Read More »

20% of selected stamps

By | November 16, 2015

Hi there Stampin’ Up! have just announced a new promotion – 20% of selected stamp sets from now until Friday 20 November. Check out the full list here.  I will be placing an order tonight at 9:00pm so if there are any stamp sets you want email me before then.

Sprinkles of Life Ice Cream Cards

By | November 13, 2015

Hi there Last night Phil and I walked round to our local Ice Cream haunt – Ollies at Royal Oak.  They have a huge selection of favours.  A new one on the list is Lemon Cheesecake – it was SO yum.  I think there may be more evening walks in that direction! These cards were… Read More »

Visit to new Stampin’ Up! office

By | November 9, 2015

Hi there It feels like summer has finally arrived – the weather has been so nice lately I haven’t wanted to be sitting in front of the computer hence the late blogging of my visit to the new Stampin’ Up! office last week. I had a lovely time with Emma and did remember to take… Read More »

SU Colour Challenge and Masking

By | October 27, 2015

Hi there For those of you in NZ I hope you had an enjoyable Labour Weekend.  The weather was a bit of a mix but we were able to get out for a day trip on Sunday to Karangahake Gorge and had a wonderful day.  Last night we headed to Muriwai on the west coast… Read More »

ESAD Blog Hop – All Ye Faithful

By | September 13, 2015

Hi thereWelcome to the ESAD Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop.  You may have arrived from Libby’s blog or just joined my page.  I’ve chosen to showcase my favourite stamp set from the Holiday catalogue – All Ye Faithful.  First up is a card using Vellum Card Stock and my favourite technique – heat embossing. I then… Read More »

Happy 21st Birthday (times two)

By | April 12, 2015

Hi there It’s a while since I’ve been to a 21st birthday party – but last night we attended one for our friends twin sons.  They had a theme of American Gangster so Phil and I hired costumes – what do you think?  Love Phil’s shoes. Now we all know how hard it is to… Read More »

Blended Bloom – Rich Razzleberry

By | December 3, 2014

Hi there I’ve got two Rich Razzleberry cards to show today.  The first one I made for one of the ladies I used to work with.  Her favourite colour was purple so I’ve used a range of ‘purple’s’ on her card. The card base is Perfect Plum, the trim is Elegant Eggplant and the flower… Read More »

Creative Inkers Christmas Blog Hop

By | October 19, 2014

Hi there It’s time for another Creative Inkers Blog Hop.  The theme this time is Christmas. If you’ve been following the blog hop you will have come from Lisa Bullock’s blog.  If you’ve just joined my blog sit back and enjoy a feast of Christmas creations.  At the bottom of this post is a list… Read More »

Retiring List is here

By | May 30, 2014

Hi there The retiring list of stamps and accessories is now out.  To check out what is retiring visit my website and click on the ‘Retiring List’ at the top. If you would like the list as a pdf or excel file please email me and I’ll send it to you.  I’ll also try and… Read More »