I am excited to share with you my 12 Weeks of Christmas for 2022! Would you love some fresh new ideas for Christmas cards, gifts, bags and tags? If so, then sign up to my 12 Weeks of Christmas. There is less than a week to go before the first of my 12 free weekly… Read More »
Here is a clean and simple card featuring the Christmas Banners Bundle. This card predominantly features stamping and a die-cut piece in the centre with the sentiment. I used the Stamparatus to the stamp the middle piece. As it is quite a solid stamp, if it doesn’t stamp quite so well the first time, with… Read More »
World Card Making Day 2022 is coming up on Saturday 1st October! Join me and many others from around the world on Saturday 1st October for Stampin’ Up!’s free, Virtual World Card Making Day Craft-Along Event. Take part in the comfort of your own home or get together with others and do what you love… Read More »
Here is a Simple Card Sketch Layout that you can use to make a simple yet effective card. You can keep it simple or step it up. The card on the left is the simple version. It is basically ink, stamp and papers, but it does include some colouring with Stampin’ Blends. The card on… Read More »
Here is an elegant card made with the Fresh Cut Flowers Bundle. The stamp set is from the Annual Catalogue, but the Fresh Cut Stem Dies is only here for a limited time as part of a promotion this month. The large flower image from the Fresh Cut Flowers stamp set was stamped in Memento… Read More »
The Stampin’ Up! 24 Hour Stamp Sale 2022 is coming tomorrow, on Thursday 15th September. This only happens once a year! There will 15% off selected stamp sets from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. Here is the list of stamp sets on sale: If you would like to place an order, you can order through my… Read More »
It is exciting to once again have School Holiday Kids Classes. My Kids Card Class October 2022 will give your child an opportunity to be creative and do something fun in the holidays. As well as that, they get to bring home what they made and you will have some lovely cards to give to… Read More »
My August 2022 Mini Catalogue Launch – Open Home Event is coming up. It is your opportunity to come and see the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue. There will be project displays to inspire you and new product to see. Plus, you can make a couple of There will be projects displays to inspire you… Read More »
The elegant Hues of Happiness Card is the fifth and final card that was taught at the Auckland July Extravaganza. It was presented by Karen Hadler and Helen Wigham. This card features the Spotlight technique where only part of the image is coloured. It was coloured with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen. A Blender… Read More »
This wonderful Double Pocket Fun Fold Card was the fourth project taught at the Auckland July Extravaganza. It was taught by Heather Stewart and Judith Ferguson. The beautiful paper used to make the base of this card is the Texture Chic Designer Series Paper. It has a lovely gold shimmer to it. The scalloped rectangle… Read More »
This Nature’s Print Split Texture Card was another card taught at the Auckland July Extravaganza. It was presented by Sally Williams and Lesley Scott. The background of the card is created with the Split Card Texture die and has a piece of Smokey Slate cardstock behind it. There are two different designs in the Split… Read More »
Here is the Bottled Happiness Shaker Card. This was one of the creations at the July Auckland Extravaganza. It was designed and taught by Jacque Williams. The colours used to stamp the bottles include Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party and Evening Evergreen. The Stamparatus was used to stamp these bottles all in a… Read More »
The Cup of Tea Pop Up Slider Card was the card that Sylvia and I taught at the Auckland Extravaganza earlier this month. At first it looks like an ordinary card, but then when you open the slider part, it is a card with that wow factor! This card features three of the new In… Read More »
Today’s post will show you how to create some simple watercolour backgrounds. They use ink from ink pads or ink refills. July 2022 is World Watercolour Month, so it seems appropriate to share some watercolouring techniques with you this month. What Do You Need When You Are Watercolouring? Suitable Paper/Cardstock: When watercolouring, as you are… Read More »
Last weekend, I had the privilege to teach my first class at SENZ – a New Zealand Creative Crafting Expo, held at the Ellerslie Event Centre in Auckland. At the Expo, there were lots of wonderful exhibitors selling a range of crafting products along with the Stampin’ Up! one which was led by my team… Read More »