A new year has begun and with it hopefully new routines. I had good intentions to have regular blog posts in 2024 but life happened and blogging was the first thing to drop by the wayside. 2024 was a rollercoaster of a year – highs (attending OnStage in Melbourne, a wonderful holiday with friends in… Read More: Welcome to 2025 – new beginnings »
Hi there Yesterday I shared the a card featuring the Dainty Delight bundle that I taught at a recent event. The second card I taught featured two Sale-A-Bration items – the Beautifully Happy stamp set and Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (DSP). Unfortunately Sale-A-Bration has now finished but you could easily change the image and… Read More: Beautifully Happy with Dandy Designs »
Hi there Have you checked out the Awesome Otters on page 11 of the Sale-A-Bration brochure? They are so cute. For my first card I’ve combined a few techniques – masking, blending and fussy cutting – to create this fun birthday card. I got the design idea for this card from page 26 of the… Read More: Awesome Otters – Sale-A-Bration stamp set »
Hi there Yesterday we were meant to have had an ‘in person’ team training event but due to Covid we had to ‘pivot’ as they now say. So rather than cancel we went online which meant more people were able to attend. It was a fun day with presentations done via Facebook Live, a game… Read More: Virtual Team Training Event »
Hi there Today’s technique is an easy one we can all do – it’s called CASEing (Copy And Share Everything). We often see a card design, a colour combination or a stamp set that inspires us for our own creation or we copy it exactly. This means we’ve CASEd someone else’s work and it’s great… Read More: Technique Tuesday – CASEing »
The July–December 2021 Mini Catalogue is your passport to stunning seasonal projects! It contains all the products you’ll need to craft, create, and celebrate during Halloween, Christmas, and more. Stress less this season! With the perfect papercrafting products for Halloween, Christmas, and every celebration in between, the July–December 2021 Mini Catalogue has got your creativity… Read More: July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue is here »
Hi there I’ve had fun making Double Easel Fold cards of late – a great way to show our beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP). For these cards I’ve used the Paper Blooms DSP which is available for you to select as your FREE purchase with every NZD$110 order placed between now and 28 February. The… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Double Easel Card »
Hi there Today’s technique is heat embossing. This has got to be one of my favourite techniques. I never get sick of seeing the transformation of the embossing powder once heat is applied to it – it’s so cool. In my earlier post I used clear embossing powder added on top of an already inked… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing »
Hi there Today Phil and I are celebrating our 19th Wedding Anniversary :). I thought I’d share the card I made for him now as I have some more projects to share with you later today. He decided we’d do our card exchange at dinner so he has to wait a bit till he gets… Read More: Happy Anniversary »
Hi there and Happy New Year 🙂 This afternoon I sat down and managed to make 5 fun fold cards – that’s because I couldn’t decide which pattern paper I liked best from the upcoming Flower & Field Designer Series Paper featured in the January – February Sale-A-Bration brochure. I’ve paired this paper with one… Read More: Fun Fold Friday – Sneak Peak – Flower & Fields… »
Hi there Each time a new catalogue is release I like to participate in our team swaps. What is a swap you ask – a swap is where you make a card using new product from the chosen catalogue and then replicate it multiple times depending on how many sign up for each swap. You… Read More: Lovely Lily Pad Sale-A-Bration Gift – Team Swap »
Hi there Who doesn’t love receiving a FREE gift. From the 3rd of January until the 31st of March it’s Sale-A-Bration time and Stampin’ Up! are giving you a FREE gift with every purchase of NZD$110 and with a new Mini Catalogue just released it’s not hard to spend that amount – trust me :).… Read More: The Gang’s All Meer – Sale-A-Bration »
Hi there One of the FREE Sale-A-Bration gifts this year is the Kerchief Card Kit. With every NZD$110 order placed between now and 31 March 2020 you get to choose a FREE gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. To find out more about Sale-A-Bration check out my Promotions page. This card kit contains everything you need… Read More: Kerchief Card Kit – Sale-A-Bration FREE gift »
Hi there WOW – Stampin’ Up! have definitely pulled out all the stops for this years Sale-A-Bration. They have now released some new coordinating products which you can purchase – framelits dies to coordinate with the Hello Cupcake, So Hoppy Together, Lasting Lily and the Painted Seasons stamp sets. plus a new stamp set (More… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Coordinating Products PLUS a Third Release »
Hi there I’ve just returned from a few days away on the Coromandel Peninsula – it was lovely to get out of Auckland and enjoy the sunshine with friends. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to post anything about the new catalogue and Sale-A-Bration as the internet connection down that way is a bit ‘hit and miss’.… Read More: Occasions Catalogue is here PLUS it’s Sale-A-Bration time »