Today I will show you how to cut a banner shape. There are punches that do this which makes it nice and easy, but it you don’t have one, you can cut it with a pair of Paper Snips/scissors. Step by step instructions: 1. Cut up in the middle of the bottom of the strip… Read More »
The Wildflower Path Card was one of the cards that I taught at Coffee & Cards this month. This card involved a lot of stamping, including two-step stamping. Here are two variations of the cards. The two-step stamping technique is used to stamp the flowers. The stem was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink, then the… Read More »
This simple sailboat card looks stunning and it isn’t too hard to make. I used the Let’s Set Sail stamp set and coordaining Sailboat Builder punch. This card is cased from Mary Brown. I adapted it to fit a note card so we could make at our Coffee & Cards class this month. There isn’t… Read More »
The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is a small portable machine, great for die-cutting small dies and embossing folders narrower than the standard size. There are many dies and embossing folders which will fit through the Mini Machine. Whether you are new to card making and you would love to be able to die-cut… Read More »
The 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue Retiring List is now here. These are the products that will retiring soon so it is your last chance to purchase them before they are gone for good. If you would like to see full list of the retiring products, click on this link here. To see which products are still… Read More »
Last Saturday we had the Auckland March Extravaganza 2022. It was the first one for the year in Auckland. It was held in a new location in Mangere. It was very spacious and light which was great for crafting. The guests that came made five amazing projects. They learned some new techniques and were able… Read More »
These Amazing Silhouettes Note Cards were what I taught at my Coffee & Cards class back in January. I love using this stamp set and I have found it so versatile. The tree image was stamped in either Soft Succulent, Soft Suede or Calypso Coral ink slightly to the left on the Basic White card front.… Read More »
The Daffodil Daydream bundle is a lovely set from the January – June 2022 Mini Catalogue featuring daffodils. This is one of the cards that those who came to my Open Home event last month were able to make. The white panel in the middle of the card is embossed with the Stripes folder from… Read More »
The exciting new Waves of the Ocean products are now here. Check out these two wonderful creations featuring the new products. This coastal collection includes an inspiring set of stamps and detailed dies, both early-release products from the upcoming 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue There are also some coordinating limited time products that are only here until… Read More »
Today I am going to share a tip showing you how you can get the right coloured patterned paper to match your card or project. Today I was making a card and I couldn’t find any Designer Series Paper [DSP] or patterned paper in the colour that I needed. I then came up with the… Read More »
The New Horizons Designer Series Paper [DSP] cards look very stunning, but they are actually quite simple to make. The DSP does all the hard work for you. You just need to cut the DSP, stamp something extra onto the DSP, stamp a sentiment onto the card and then put the card together. You will… Read More »
This You Are Amazing card is not an original idea. It is cased from page 40 of the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue. It was the card in the catalogue that I was impressed by, so I wanted to try and figure out how to make it. The first couple of attempts didn’t go so well… Read More »
The Auckland March Extravaganza 2022 is coming up on Saturday 26th March 2022. Enjoy a fun afternoon of cardmaking with other stampers! Make five wonderful cards featuring new stamps and tools from the January- June 2022 Mini Catalogue. Each project will have a featured technique. Why come to the event? Try out Stampin’ Up! products… Read More »
This wonderful Front Flap Card has been made with the New Horizons Suite. This was the card that I taught at my Sunday card class last weekend. The card was originally designed by Trish Todd and I adapted it slightly. I will share about the changes I made below. The main front flap piece consists… Read More »
Today I am going to share how to frame a sentiment with the same sized punch so the sentiment can stand out more. Perhaps you have stamped your sentiment on Basic White cardstock and it gets lost on the front of the card. If you add some coloured cardstock behind it, it will stand out… Read More »