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 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 »
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 »
This gold Stars At Night card was one of the cards I showed how to make on one of my weekly Facebook Lives. It features the Stars at Night bundle, which consists of a stamp set, hybrid embossing folder, and die set. The background is the wonderful O Holy Night Designer Series Paper [DSP]. You… Read More »
These monochromatic Gorgeously Made cards are in all five of the 2023-2025 In Colors. The stamp set is called Gorgeously Made. These were the cards that were sent out as part of my In Color Club last month: These cards have a watercolour background. When you create a watercolour background, you need to use cardstock… Read More »
This year, Stampin’ Up! are celebrating 35 years of business. This is an amazing achievement! It started in the United States in 1988 and since then it has branched out and moved into other countries. We are grateful that it came to Australia in 2006 and New Zealand in 2007. In honour of this special… Read More »
World Card Making Day 2023 is on Saturday 7th October and you are invited to attend a free virtual event hosted by Stampin’ Up! The event will show you how to make three wonderful cards. You can watch or take part and create along with the event. You will be inspired and see some different… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful range of amazing card kits. They are on special this month, until 31st August, with up to 30% off! Check out these ten great reasons why you should purchase them! Here are the Ten Great Reasons: What are the differences between the two types of card kits? First type: Kits… Read More »
Today I am sharing two alternative creations with the Sentimental Rose Card Kit. This is a wonderful card kit on its own, but you can also do more with its stamp set! The kit has three lovely card designs which include some stamping, layering and embellishments. There is also an acetate gift box that you… Read More »
This Layering Leaves note card was one of the cards I taught at my Coffee & Cards class in August. It uses the Layering Leaves stamp set along with the Bough punch. The Layering Leaves stamp set has a wonderful range of sentiments. This includes best wishes, thank you so much, thinking of you, sending… Read More »
These Crafting With You cards are in all the five 2023-2025 In Colors: Copper Clay, Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path and Boho Blue. The image of the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine on each card is from the Crafting With You stamp and die set. The background of each card is a pattern from… Read More »