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: Wedding Anniversary card #2 »
Hi there Today’s card is the first of 8 that I need to make for wedding anniversaries in the next 4 weeks! This one is for my friends daughter who is celebrating her 1st wedding anniversary. Congratulations Rhi & Christiaan. I made this card at our Christmas breakfast at Jacque’s using some new products from… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #1 »
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: Try Stampin on Tuesday & River Rock Challenge »
Hi there A couple of weeks ago we had a team swap using items from the new Summer Mini. I didn’t want to use Stitched Stockings so went with You Are Loved and Spice Cake DSP. This stamp set isn’t one I’d choose as I don’t get into Valentine’s Day and all the hype associated with… Read More: Summer Mini Team Swap »
Hi Well it’s that time again to post my card for this weeks challenge. I found this layout REALLY hard to pull together. I lost count of the combinations I tried! I knew which stamp I was using straight away but the colour combination & materials to use did not flow easily 🙁 Here is the… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #23 »
Hi The beginning of the year really seems to be a popular time for getting married. Friends of mine are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary today – well done guys! so I thought I’d make them a card. Wedding Anniversaries and birthdays are very special occasions to be celebrated. I’ve again turned to my Colour Coach for inspiration. … Read More: Another Wedding Anniversary »
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Christchurch. My cousins in Christchurch are all safe but there house has been damaged. We returned from Christchurch last Sunday and while we were there experienced a small earthquake. As we drove around the city and over to Lyttleton it was really moving seeing the devastation from the two previous… Read More: Wedding #5 »
Today is my parents 52nd wedding anniversary and they are still in love & wonderful role models for us all – well done Mum & Dad. Since I took up card making Mum has also got hooked. Vintage Vogue and Rich Razzleberry are one of Mum’s favourite combinations (mine also) so it wasn’t hard to decide… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #4 »
This card is for my brother & sister-in-law who celebrate their 20th anniversary on Waitangi Day – congratulations you guys. My sister-in-law loves blue and the only blue paper I had was Bashful Blue. I used the Colour Coach for inspiration and it suggested Rose Red as a Creative Combination and Marina Mist as a… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #3 »
Hi Here is the second of my wedding anniversary cards. This one is for our good friends who celebrate their special day tomorrow. I finally got round to using Shimmer Paint. I followed instructions from Michelle Dyson (5 October entry) to get the sparkly effect on the card base. Her instructions are easy to follow & I… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #2 »
Hi there Well the weather has been horrible in Auckland today but that means a great day for crafting. As mentioned before I have 5 friends with wedding anniversaries in the next few weeks so I thought I’d better make a start on creating cards for them all. Here is my first one – it’s a 4″ card. … Read More: Wedding Anniversary #1 »
Hi Today is my 9th wedding anniversary :). Phil and I never work on our wedding anniversary or birthday and funnily enough we share both occasions (yes we have the same birthday). Today I made breakfast which is unusual as he does most of the cooking. I made French Toast with berries & passionfruit curd –… Read More: Wedding Anniversary »