Two-step stamping with Daisy Delight! The Daisy Delight Stamp Set is from the Delightful Daisy Suite and this is a great stamp set for the two-step stamping technique This is one of the wonderful new suites that will be in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue on Thursday 1st June. I had the honour of presenting the Delightful Daisy… Read More »
This lovely Hexagonal Base Pop-Up Card was one of the cards I taught at my class on Sunday. It is a fun, unique fold card. The card can fold flat to fit into an envelope. You need a square shaped envelope for it, so I made a 6″ x 6″ sized one using Envelope Paper and the… Read More »
Here are five great reasons to join my mailing list! Each week you will receive inspiration in your inbox. Over the month your will receive things like tutorials on cards, scrapbooking pages, gifts etc, as well as learn some techniques, tips and have your questions answered. These tutorials are exclusive to my mailing list and won’t be found on my… Read More »
Here is a bee thank you note card. The bee is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set. I love the dragonflies in this set, but it is nice to use something different and the bees makes a lovely feature on a card too. First I stamped the bees in Memento Black ink and then I… Read More »
Today, here in New Zealand and Australia we have a public holiday for ANZAC Day. ‘ANZAC’ stands for “Australian and New Zealand Army Corps”. On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula. These became known as Anzacs… Read More »
The Endless Birthday Wishes Stamp Set is a great stamp set, but sometimes, it can be difficult to come up with ideas of how to use it. Did you know that in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store there is a section called Project Ideas? In this section it shows you some cards ideas from the… Read More »
The So Detailed Gate Fold Card is one that I taught at my weekend class a couple of weeks ago. It is a card that is extra special with the unique way it opens. Here is the front of the card. It looks very elegant in Basic Black, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla, with a… Read More »
The Retiring List is here! Stampin’ Up! are getting ready to retire products from both the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogues and the 2017 Occasions Catalogue. Select retiring products have discounts of up to 50% off. Be sure to place orders before the sun sets on these items on Wednesday 31st May! Products are available only… Read More »
The So Detailed Thinlits Dies are very pretty and have so much potential. They are one of my favourite dies at the moment. This is a card I created and taught at my coffee group class a few weeks ago. I have used the Falling in Love Designer Series Paper on this card and adhered the… Read More »
I use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue a lot on my cards and other projects. This is also sometimes known as Tombow. It may be a small bottle, but it can go a long way with careful use. It adheres cardstock, Designer Series Paper, textured card, embellishments, 3D projects, etc, really well and quickly. It also gives… Read More »
Today I will share with you the final two projects that were made at the March Auckland Extravaganza. A Loaded Pocket Envelope and Triple Tier Card! Here is the Loaded Pocket Envelope. This also features the Cupcakes and Carousels DSP Stack that was also on yesterday’s card. Here are all the goodies that are in… Read More »
The March Auckland Extravaganza was a couple of weeks ago and although I shared the project I created and taught which you can see here, as well as the gift bag and Easter basket my guests received, I have not yet shared the other four projects with you. Today I will share two of those… Read More »
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Today’s tip is on how to change the blade in your Stampin’ Trimmer. Check out this short video and you too will know how to change your cutting blade. If you don’t yet have a Stampin’ Trimmer, you may like to consider purchasing one as I find it one my most useful paper crafting tools!… Read More »
Large background stamps are to great to use to stamp a full background on something, but as they are so big, sometimes they can be a bit more difficult to stamp with. Today’s tip is a video showing you how to best stamp with these large background stamps. Video: How to stamp large background stamps Here… Read More »