Merry Mice Better than Hallmark/Just Cards Creative Class Time: 10am-12md Friday 21 October 2016 ($16) and 7pm- 9pm ($16 as a special offer, free with a qualifying order night class only) Location: my studio workshop, Salisbury Required: basic kit# Projects: Two cards featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Merry Mice Stamp Set – featured techniques – colouring with… Read More »
Can simple be a big winner in a card sketch? I love a good card sketch – and these are fabulous. They are super simple and use Stampin’ Up!’s fabulous Designer Series Paper (double sided patterned paper). These can be used to create multiple cards in no time at all. You may have noticed that I have been… Read More »
Santa’s Sleigh Christmas Card Yes, I am back crafting – more on that in another post. I just love this card featuring the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set and coordinating Framelits. I had this design in my head and the card actually turned out like I pictured it (in the middle of the night – need more sleep, me… Read More »
Flourishing Phrases September Better than Hallmark Creative Class I really have been spoilt for choice as to what to showcase in my classes – I am running out of classes but not wonderful products. This is another of my favourites from the 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, Flourishing Phrases Bundle. As always the sentiments can be… Read More »
Jar of Love Bundle September Technique Teaser Creative Class – Sunday 18 September I have been dying to use this bundle in a class. When I first saw it in the 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, I couldn’t wait to use it – but I got a little waylaid on the way with lots… Read More »
A special Pretty Kitty I don’t get to play too often as I am always preparing projects for classes or special events. But I needed a special card for a friend – it had to be special because the recipient is a talented cardmaker who always creates the most divine cards for me for my birthday.… Read More »
Thoughtful Branches Congratulations card – a new look for a favourite I wanted to create a special Thoughtful Branches Congratulations card. And as you have probably guessed by now, I am having a little bit of a love affair with the Limited Edition Thoughtful Branches bundle which is only available for the month of August (two weeks to go).… Read More »
Dapper Denim Touches of Texture – Global Stampers’ Project Today I am starting a new endeavour. I have joined up with five other stampers (all Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators like me) from around the world to showcase projects to inspire you. My fellow Global Stampers each have a website full of fabulous projects, so drop by and… Read More »
Time of Year (card 2 in Christmas in July series) Time of Year stamp set by Stampin’ Up! is a hostess set (p. 201) from the 2016-17 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue. The ‘Thinking of You’ sentiment has a real WOW factor. I like the flexibility of this set as it can be used for birthdays, special occasions… Read More »
Christmas Baby Bear for Christmas in July This is the first card in my series for Christmas in July and features the Baby Bear Stamp Set. The Baby Bear set was one of my favourites from the catalogue from day one and I certainly have been rabbiting on about it. I think this is my favourite card of the series.… Read More »
Love you Lots Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! Sometimes you fall in love with a stamp set even though it is not really ‘your style’. This is one of those stamp sets. The deciding factor was its innate cuteness, that all knowing smug smile. And I also needed a cute card for my… Read More »
Simple Easel Card Have you ever purchased a stamp set and then left it sitting on the shelf for awhile. Every time you look at it, you remember your grand ambitions, and feel a little guilty. Timeless Love was that stamp set for me. I loved it when I first saw the set and immediately knew… Read More »
Friday ‘From Picture to Page’ Creative Class 1 July 2016 Time: 10am-1pm Location: at my in-home workshop, Salisbury Cost: ($15)/Kit $7 additional Required: basic kit# Come along and have some fun whilst catching up on your memory keeping whether it be Project Life or traditional scrapbooking. Bring along your own projects (you do… Read More »
Crafty Party On Saturday, I hosted my team of demonstrators, known as the Crafty Paper Bees, for a Crafty Party. This is an all-day event where we get to chat, have fun and craft all day with others who are just as passionate as we are, whilst enjoying some good food. We created six projects featuring… Read More »
Will Baby Bear Stamp be the most popular stamp set this year? I have had a love affair with Baby Bear Stamp Set from the very start. As I have ordered stamps and they have arrived very few have challenged this stamp set in popularity. I love the sentiment and they are easy to strip… Read More »