Sunshine Wishes are exactly that! It is that time of the month when I needed a swap for my team meeting. And I think lately that I have been going through a little change in my style change. This card basically only has five elements – the sentiment which could be swapped out for whatever… 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 »
Bonus Days Promotion until the end of July I have an exciting new promotion for you – nothing like this has ever been offered before. For every $90 you spend (catalogue price before shipping and handling) between 7 July and 31 July, you’ll get a $9 ‘Bonus Days’ coupon that you can use between 2 and 31… Read More »
Christmas in July Creative Classes It is July and so it is time for us to celebrate Christmas in July. As is my tradition, we will be doing ‘stamp a stack’ Christmas in July Creative Classes throughout July. Everyone loves these shoebox classes, because you get to work at your own pace and the cards are… 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 »
Moroccan Nights Sampler For those who regularly follow my blog, you already know that I like creating framed samplers. I find them so much fun, probably because I don’t rush them – I take my time and enjoy the design process. This one features the new Moroccan Nights and Flourishing Phrases Stamp Sets. I also… 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 »
Swirly Birds – are they the most versatile stamp set in the new catalogue? 17 June 2016 Friday ‘Better than Hallmark Creative Class’ Time: 10-12md or 7-9pm Cost: ($15) Location: at my in-home workshop, Salisbury Required:basic kit. Fun get together where we explore new stamping techniques, create cards and other paper crafting projects. … Read More »
Stampin’ Up! Fairy Celebration Stamp Set There are over 250 stamp sets in the new catalogue but the Fairy Celebration set just jumped right out at me when I first flipped through. I am not sure why – I am not usually attracted to line stamps because they need colouring and that is not one… Read More »
The new 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue is finally here There has been a lot of buzz around the release of the new catalogue. When I first looked at it, it was easy to pick my favourites – but there were so many that I loved. But as always I wondered whether you would like… Read More »
Criss Cross Card Do you sometimes create a card that you just love? This is one such card. It is a technique card with some easy water-colouring. It is also an unusual card in that you create a criss cross pocket sleeve and a single sheet card insert containing the sentiment. It is not a difficult… Read More »
Join my team, the Crafty Paper Bees Stampin’ Up! has just released a fabulous special offer for the month of June only. Every new recruit who joins during the month of June will get TWO FREE additional stamp sets in their Starter Kit. That’s an added value of up to $178, depending on which stamps (bundles and… Read More »
Sitting There Stamp Set After many days of tech hell which I hope to forget soon, last tonight I sat down and created two cards using two new products from my Stampin’ Up! pre-order. The opportunity to pre-order from a new catalogue is one of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – and one… Read More »