The new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue is now live today! Product from the new catalogue is available in the online store which you can see here. If you would like to, you can download a copy of the catalogue here (45MB). If you would like a paper copy of the Annual Catalogue and you don’t already… Read More »
Today’s card uses the emboss resist technique and some watercolouring. It was a card that I taught at my card classes last month. It was inspired by a card created by my team leader, Jacque Williams. She made a square card similar to this. I loved the technique, but I prefer to make standard sized… Read More »
Today, Wednesday 19th April, for one day only, Stampin’ Up! has free shipping on orders of $100 NZD or more. Check your wish lists, stock up on adhesives and cardstock etc, and make sure you check out the Last Chance Products that are still available. You can either order online yourself through my online store here or… Read More »
The Kraft Note Cards are great for making some quick and simple cards. These Note Cards come with envelopes and they also come with a box that you put together yourself. This box is perfect for putting in some of the note cards that you create and giving as a gift to someone. For these… Read More »
Today’s card features multiple ink colours on one stamp. To do this I used the Stampin’ Write Markers. The Markers allow you to colour different parts of the stamp. For the card below, the flowers are coloured with a Calypso Coral Marker and the leaves with an Old Olive Marker. The stamp set I have… Read More »
My April 2023 Kids Card Class 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 the cards they make and you will have some lovely cards to give to people! Your child can come along to the class and… Read More »
This Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper Card was one that I made as part of our monthly team sketch challenge for April. It is great to see what creations others come up with when using the same Sketch. One of the great things about being part of a team is that we can encourage and… Read More »
Today I am going to share with you how to make a quick and simple Easter Basket. It is cute, easy to make, and perfect for putting some small Easter eggs into. To make this Easter Basket you need some cardstock, a trimmer and a stapler. If you wish, you can stamp or dry emboss… Read More »
The Last Chance Products 2023 are here and with discounts too! Did you know that the January–April 2023 Mini Catalogue and the 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue will be retiring soon! It will be sad to see these catalogues go, but this is making room for some exciting new product. With every retiring catalogue comes a spectacular… Read More »
Eleven colours from the four core colours groups (Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles) will be retiring along with four of the five 2021-2023 In Colors. Here are the 11 colours which will be retiring: These are four of the 2021-2023 In Colors which are also retiring: Below, you can see which colours from the four… Read More »
The Polished Stone Technique was something I had heard about before, but never tried, so I decided to find out more about it and give it a go. The technique is the background that I created for this Dainty Delight flower image. I used two of the 2021-2023 In Colors – Fresh Freesia and Soft… Read More »
A great way to add texture to a card is by dry embossing a stamped image. This is what I have done to the card below. I stamped some of the different leaf stamps from the Forever Ferns stamp set in Soft Suede, Old Olive and Garden Green ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla… Read More »
Here are two lovely cards featuring the dry embossing technique and the Dainty Delights bundle. The main colours featured in these cards are Fresh Freesia and Orchid Oasis. The dry embossing technique is when you put a piece of cardstock or a similar material into a embossing folder and press it together firmly with an… Read More »
Learning how to heat emboss was one of the first techniques I learned when I started card making. I still love doing it today. It is wonderful to watch the embossing powder change from dull to shiny, making the sentiment or image stand out. Here is a card I made which I heat embossed with… Read More »
Creating your own background is something fun to try. I have done this by using the Hand-Drawn Dots stamp set and blending some ink over it. This is a great technique to try when you don’t have the right coloured Designer Series Paper. This technique enables you to make your own patterned paper in the… Read More »