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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.

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 »

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 »

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 »

Hi there I hope you’ve had a great weekend enjoying the beautiful weather. Next Saturday (3rd October) is World Card Making Day.  This year I thought I’d have an open home from 2:00 – 4:00pm where you could pop in and make a card for yourself and then we could make some cards for Ronald… Read More »

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 »

Hi there Thought I’d get a post in now before we head to our neighbours for fish and chips 🙂 For last months Extravaganza I needed to make some cards for my display board so I had a look through our bi-monthly demonstrator magazine – Impressions – for some ideas.  My mojo was running a… Read More »

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 »

Hi there Wow – two posts in two days 🙂 One of our Aussie demo’s has been fundraising to get a new (to them) car as her daughter is in a wheelchair and they needed to upgrade their current vehicle.  She and a group of other demo’s have put together 31 tutorials – one per… Read More »

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 »

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 »

Hi there The new Holiday Catalogue is now live.  To view the catalogue just click on the picture on the top right of my page.  There are so many great stamp sets, accessories and more in this catalogue I’m sure you’ll have a long wishlist.  Well if that’s the case why not host a party… Read More »

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 »

Hi there My cousin and his daughter are over from Australia at the moment and last night we went for a lovely walk around Ambury Farm.  It’s so nice having this farm on our door step in a big city.  If you live in Auckland and haven’t been there it’s a great place to visit –… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! have just released a new card kit 🙂  For $38.95 your will recieve the following kit which contains: Card stock and envelopes to make 20 cards Three piece Hip Hip Hooray stamp set and clear stamp block Basic Gray Stampin’ Spot mini ink pad Twine, clips and adhesive die-cut embellishments Full-colour instructional brochure… Read More »