The Auckland March Extravaganza 2024 is coming up on Saturday 9th March 2024. This is our first Extravaganza for the year! Enjoy a fun afternoon of cardmaking with other stampers! Make five wonderful cards featuring new stamps and tools from the January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue and each project will include a technique. Why come to… Read More »
Coffee & Cards: My Coffee & Cards class, held at a local café, Vero Café, in Unsworth Heights, Auckland, invites you to explore your creativity in a welcoming environment. Discover new techniques, improve your stamping skills, and create two beautiful cards while enjoying a hot drink. Sessions are held on the first Tuesday of each… Read More »
The new January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue is now here! It is from 4th January until 30th April 2024. It is full of lots of exciting new products. If you would like a copy of the new catalogue and you don’t already have a demonstrator, please fill in your details here. Today for my Facebook Live… Read More »
Sale-A-Bration 2024 begins on Thursday 4th January, along with the new January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue! There are three different ways you can benefit with Sale-A-Bration – shop, host or join! Below is some more information about each: SHOP:You can earn a FREE product every time you reach a threshold of $110 (before shipping). For the… Read More »
Here are two very different Inked & Tiled cards featuring this wonderful bundle. One card uses just the stamp set, and the other card uses both punches with a sentiment from the stamp set. The card on the left has been stamped. The background is stamped with the large leaf stamp in Calypso Coral ink.… Read More »
The Inked & Tiled Bundle is very versatile. It consists of a wonderful stamp set and two punches. The stamp set includes some sentiments and images. Purchase this bundle through me during December 2023 and you will receive a free PDF tutorial from the Crafting Across Borders Team. Purchase the bundle from me for $126.75… Read More »
Back in November, we had our Auckland Christmas Extravaganza 2023! It was our final Extravaganza for the year. I didn’t post the projects at the time as some of the teachers were still teaching their cards at other classes. I can now share with you the five cards that were taught at the event. Whale… Read More »
The January-April 2024 Mini Catalogue Paper Share is a great way to check out all the wonderful new papers from the 2024 Mini Catalogue! What does the Paper Share include?The paper share includes over 60 sheets of 6” x 12” (half sheets) and 6” x 6” sheets from these paper packs: How that the catalogue is… Read More »
The arch die from the Garden Meadows bundle (stamp set and dies) works so well with the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper [DSP]. These products are all from the Meandering Meadow Suite. These cards are beautiful and are fairly quick and easy to make. The cards above were made with a soft neutral colour card… Read More »
The November 2023 Last Chance Products Sale starts on Tuesday 21st November. If you love a good deal, then the Last Chance Product Sale is a great time to shop. The list is out on what products will be retiring from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue. Some products have been discounted up to 60% off.… Read More »
Today I am sharing a Gilded Leafing Christmas card featuring the Merriest Trees bundle. I love the way the Gilded Leafing really accentuates this card. Gilded Leafing is gold flakes which can be adhered to a project to add a gold touch to it. I have used VersaMark ink and Heat & Stick to apply… Read More »
Have you tried using Gilded Leafing? Stampin’ Up! Gilded Leafing is a beautiful embellishment that can add a touch of elegance and shine to your projects. These are gold flakes that are often used for highlighting stamped images, creating borders, or adding accents to give projects a luxurious and eye-catching appearance. Here are few ways… Read More »
These pretty snowflake cards are made using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks. The masks are like stencils and are easy to use. Although it isn’t winter here in New Zealand for Christmas, I still like to make a few cards with snowflakes. For the snowflakes on the top card, I used Boho Blue ink. For… Read More »
The Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks have been used to make these elegant flower cards. It involves four different masks to create the flowers. It may sound complicated, but it is actually easy to do. You can check out the video below to see how I created them. I had lots of fun making these cards!… Read More »
These cards feature a sponged leaf background created with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks. The background is created with the leaf mask. It is like a stencil. I adhered my piece of Basic White cardstock to my grid paper and then placed the mask on top. I taped this down so it wouldn’t move while… Read More »