A great way to add texture to your card is by using an embossing folder and you can give an even deeper texture with a dynamic embossing folder. The new Hexagon Dynamics Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is one of these extra thick embossing folders which I have used on today’s card. I also have a video… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Use The Extra Thick Dynamic Embossing… »
Today I am sharing with you a card in a box. This is made with the Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper, Flower Shop and Petite Petals Stamp Sets. It is a card that is just that little bit extra special and it will wow the recipient. This was a card I taught a few years ago… Read More: Card in a Box with Blooms & Bliss and Flower… »
New Sale-A-Bration products were released on Tuesday 21st February. This includes two new stamp sets, Reserve Words and Make a Medallion as well as a wonderful Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack. Here a card featuring the Make a Medallion stamp set that I made at Stamp Camp. It was taught to us by Jacque Williams. … Read More: New Sale-A-Bration Products – Stamp Sets & Glimmer Paper »
This peek-a-boo card, or otherwise know as a shutter card is a fun gate fold card. Today’s card was the card I made for my daughter, Amanda who turned six! When the card is opened up you can see the “6” appear from behind the shutter. I wanted to make a fun card for Amanda as she… Read More: Birthday & Balloons Gate Fold Peek-a-boo Card »
Come along to this fun, creative event – Auckland March Extravaganza! Come and enjoy an afternoon of fun crafting with friends and get to make new ones! Make five wonderful projects featuring new stamps and other products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalogue. Your entry fee of $45 covers all materials and includes a $10 voucher to… Read More: Fun, Creative Event – Auckland March Extravaganza! »
Happy Valentine’s Day! Yesterday I shared with you the Gate Fold Shutter Card – a perfect card for Valentines’s Day. Today I have a variation on that card. Yesterday’s card had a belly band on it to close it and to embellish the front of the card. Today’s card is another way to decorate the front of the card… Read More: Variation On The Sending Love Gate Fold Shutter Card »
This Gate Fold Shutter Card is a card that I taught at my classes recently. It features the lovely Real Red and Whisper White Sending Love Designer Series Paper stack. It is a lovely card for a Valentine’s Day or another special occasion. The shutter opening inside creates a nice surprise as you open it. … Read More: Sending Love Gate Fold Shutter Card Kit »
Avant Garden is one of the stamp sets available free as part of Sale-A-Bration. This is when you get to choose a free product when you spend over $110. I decided to use this stamp set on my thank you card for my customers who purchased with my in January. Each month when my customers… Read More: Avant Garden Customer Thank You Note Cards »
I love the new Beautiful You stamp set and new Stampin’ Up! new watercolor/watercolour pencils. Here is a simple Note Card using both these products. This is one of the cards my guests were able to make at my Open Home Event last weekend. First I stamped the image and sentiment in Archival Black Ink onto… Read More: Beautiful You and Stampin’ Up!’s New Watercolour Pencils »
Wouldn’t you like to have fun crafting and make money too? You can by joining Stampin’ Up and becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Now is the best time to sign up because as well as getting your starter kit for a great price and no shipping costs, during Sale-A-Bration you will receive two bonus stamp sets… Read More: Why Now is One of the Best Times of the… »
A cupcake is always delicious to eat and this one stamped with the Sweet Cupcake stamp set from the Annual Catalogue also looks yummy! The other day my five-year old daughter and I had fun creating some cards together using this set. This is the card I came up with, but I wasn’t quite happy… Read More: Sweet Cupcake Happy Birthday Card »
This was the first twist and pop card that I have made. It was a bit of a challenge like many things when you make something for the first time, but I was very pleased with my efforts once I had finished. It is a happy anniversary card for my husband as we celebrate our… Read More: Twist and Pop Happy Anniversary Sealed with Love Card »
Today’s cards feature a copper dragonfly cut out of the Copper Foil Sheets using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies. I think it looks quite stunning on these two cards. The cards are the same layout, but I have given some variation with a different coloured card base for each card. Here is a close up… Read More: Stunning Copper Dragonfly – Card With Two Variations »
Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion of the year, Sale-A-Bration is here from Wednesday 4th January until Friday 31st March 2017! You can benefit three ways – shop, host or join! Check out the brochure here. SHOP: For every $110 NZD you spend (before shipping), you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration product. That means it’s the perfect time… Read More: Stampin’ Up!’s Biggest Promotion of the Year Sale-A-Bration is Here! »
The Dragonfly Dreams stamp set features in the new Occasions Catalogue and has coordinating thinlits dies. This new catalogue goes live in two days on Wednesday 4th January. Today’s post is giving you a sneak peek of some of the exciting things coming soon. One of the perks of a Demonstrator is that we get to… Read More: Dragonfly Dreams Card – Sneak Peek from Occasions Catalogue »