Joy to You Christmas Accordion Card

I know it has been a little while since I gave this blog some love. I have been missing chatting with you on this forum. I really enjoy creating fun fold cards so I thought this card was perfect to reconnect with you. I think this could be one of all-time my favourite designs. It… Read More »

Crafting with You Bundle – free step-by step video tutorial

The Crafting with You Bundle is made just for crafters! As soon as I opened the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, this stamp set jumped out at me and it was the first on my wish list. And as it is a bundle (stamp set with matching dies), this set is 10% off. The bundle… Read More »

It has arrived! 2023-24 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue

2023-24 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for—the 2023–2024 Annual Catalogue is finally here! I hope you’re as excited as I am about Stampin’ Up!’s biggest publication of the year. So many exciting new products! I can’t even pick just one favourite. With the turn of every page, you’ll find stunning… Read More »

Designer Series Paper Shares are just perfect

Just released! Want just enough but not too much Designer Series Paper? Are you like me and absolutely love Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers (DSP)? I have to confess I get excited by all the new papers, ribbons and embellishments that come with each catalogue release.   I am even more excited when my order arrives and there… Read More »

Valentine’s Day Card by Stampin’ Up!

Sale-a-Bration and the new Mini Catalogue Happy New Year, my crafty friends! January is always a big month with the start of Sale-a-Bration and the release of a new Mini Catalogue. If you live in Australia, would like me to be your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and have yet to receive a catalogue, contact me with… Read More »

Sale-a-Bration 2023 Launch Party

Time:  1pm  – 3.30 pm Sunday 15 January 2023  Location: at my in-home workshop, Kawana Island (Parrearra, Sunshine Coast)  Cost: $35 (prepayment required – contact me for details).  Numbers are strictly limited. Prepayment is required by Wednesday 11 January 2023 to reserve your spot.  You are invited to my Sale-a-Bration 2023 Launch Party. We will be celebrating… Read More »

Mini Pocket Envelope Tent Card

How to turn the Mini Pocket Envelope Dies by Stampin’ Up! into a Tent Card As you probably guessed by now, I create lots of handmade cards – some turn into favourites and others don’t make ‘my heart sing’. But this one does make my heart sing. I always get excited when I come up… Read More »

My favourite card design ever – Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set

Repeat, repeat, repeat: I needed a quick and easy card for my team’s monthly challenge and so I resorted to an ‘oldy but a goody’ that will not date. You probably have seen me using this design before, especially when I am short of time. Why this design? Because it works with so many different… Read More »

How Versatile is Sale-a-Bration’s Wonderful World Bundle

Five simple Wonderful World Bundle cards using minimal supplies One of my favs from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue is the Wonderful World DSP and the co-ordinating Wonderful World Stamp Set. I have to say when I originally saw this patterned paper I thought it might be a bit ‘too sweet” for my taste but I knew… Read More »

Whimsical Christmas Card Class

Christmas Card Class Sunshine Coast Saturday 20 August 2022 10am-1pm Woohoo! The first Boutique Christmas Class of the 2022 Christmas Season. And oh what fun it will be to gather together and do what we love. You will want to have these fun cards in your Christmas stash. Three super cute cards that you are… Read More »

Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit

Yesterday was the perfect crafting day – stinking hot and humid. So the air-conditioner went on full bore. I did have other plans but the Celebrate Today Magnetic Board Kit was still out on my desk from my Facebook Live on Monday night. And all of sudden, I was smitten. I couldn’t wait to create.… Read More »

Twenty Handmade Cards in Eighty Minutes!

Is it possible to create 20 lovely Handmade Cards in 80 minutes? Yes, it is ….. if you use the right products. As you may know, I had a couple of accidents in 2021 and had been out of crafting for most of the year. So I was unable to make any Christmas cards but… Read More »

In the Moment Slimline Card

I am loving the In the Moment Stamp Set Every time a new catalogue is released, I fall in love with one stamp set in particular and want to create lots of different projects using that set – creativity abounds……. For the 2022 Mini Catalogue (Jan-June), the In the Moment Stamp Set is that stamp… Read More »

Chance of a Lifetime – be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Ever thought of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Yes, it is the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. $235 of Stampin’ Up! goodies of your choice for only $130. This is the perfect offer for you if you think you would enjoy the pile of perks that come with being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator? Or perhaps you… Read More »

30 OCTOBER 2021 Saturday Stamp-a-Stack Christmas Card Creative Class

Time: 10 am – 1 pm Saturday 30 October 2021 Location: at my in-home workshop, Kawana Island (Parrearra, Sunshine Coast) Cost: ($28 prepayment required). Numbers are limited due to COVID requirements. I have a COVID safety plan in place for all in-person events. Required: your basic kit# including Paper Trimmer. Projects: Eight handmade Christmas themed… Read More »