2017-18 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue has finally arrived Woohoo! It seems as if this day has been coming forever – the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue is here. I first fell in love with the new catalogue two months ago when I saw it at OnStage. As a demonstrator, I have been able to place a… Read More: I am so excited – the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue… »
June ‘From Picture to Page’ Creative Class On the first Friday of each month I host a memory keeping creative class which is a great opportunity to catch up on your projects or take advantage of the exclusive monthly kit. It can be Project Life or traditional scrapbooking. Bring along your own projects (you do… Read More: June ‘From Picture to Page’ Creative Class this Friday »
Stampin’ Up! Adhesives – each different but all necessary for the papercrafter Stampin’ Up! has eight different adhesives, each having a different purpose so it can get a little confusing, especially for beginner crafters. Choosing the right Stampin’ Up! adhesives can be the difference between success and failure on most projects. Some adhesives are heavy duty, others… Read More: Stampin’ Up! adhesives – which one should you ‘stick’ to? »
Beautiful You Coaster Tile steals the show Afternoon everyone. Things are pretty busy around here at the moment as I get ready for the release of the new annual catalogue on 1 June. One of the products that carried over from the Occasions Catalogue was a favourite, and it seems, one of your favourites as… Read More: Beautiful You Coaster Tile VideoTutorial »
Good morning, I hope you are having a fabulous week. This is a pretty busy time of the Stampin’ Up! year with the upcoming new catalogue, so many special releases, special offers, retiring lists and special events. To make sure you don’t miss out on any of the news, I have been posting updates every… Read More: Eastern Palace Bundles Pre-Release – special price just for you… »
Eastern Palace Suite Mini Accordion Album Video As you probably guessed from yesterday’s post, this is one of my favourite projects ever. It came together easy which surprised me. These gorgeous colours make my heart sing. I wouldn’t usually select this colour combination of Gold Foil, Dapper Denim, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide (Very… Read More: Mini Accordion Album with video (Part 2) »
Fun Folds Handmade cards provide the WOW for this month’s Creative Class May’s Technique Teaser Creative Class is going to bring some WOW to your card making. I am featuring Fun Folds to take your cardmaking to another level. The pop-up slider card is suitable for both males and females – males are going to… Read More: Fun Folds for May Technique Teaser Creative Class 21 May… »
Special Offer: If you place any order over $120 (and use the host code AKEHHADF) you will receive a gift from the new Catalogue in June. Valid until 30/4/17. Clearance Rack has just been updated Didn’t want you to miss out on any of the new goodies that have been newly listed in the Clearance… Read More: End of April Update – so much happening and it… »
Floral Boutique scrapbook layout is May Creative Class Kit This layout is a little busier than I usually do and I don’t usually add any photos to sample layouts but this one just invited my photos from Floriade in Canberra. Each photo is full of gorgeous flowers. I finished the layout and realised that it… Read More: May ‘From Picture to Page Creative Class’ Kit »
Your special invitation to your family and friends to make a Mother’s Day Card Now, I am at a bit of loss of how to post about this event because it isn’t even for most of you – you’re not even invited. But your loved ones are. On Sunday 30 April, (between 2-4pm) I will… Read More: FREE Handmade Mother’s Day Card »
I think I might have fallen in love with Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper Is it inappropriate to fall in love with gorgeous products? I am not sure whether it is but certainly I do have a love affair with this bundle. For my regular readers you know that I love doing framed samplers… Read More: Oh My Goodness – Birthday Memories DSP features in my… »
21 April 2017 Friday Better than Hallmark/Just Cards Creative Class – Gender Neutral Cards (two sessions) Time: 10am-12md ($17) and 7pm- 9pm ($17) Location: at my studio workshop, Salisbury Required: basic kit# Projects: These cards are gender neutral, no flowers, bling or pastels – can be used for both males and females. I love cards like… Read More: Upcoming Card Classes – One Sheet Wonder or Gender Neutral… »
The Stampin’ Up! Retired List has now been released The new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue has been released to Demonstrators ONLY – woohoo! And being a demonstrator I got to even order some of the new products early (hopefully mine will arrive by Easter so I can have a play). At the same time though, to… Read More: Say goodbye to some of your favourite Stampin’ Up! products »
For today’s Mother’s Day Card project, I wanted to use one of my favourite products from the 2016-17 Annual Catalogue – Floral Phrases Stamp Set. This is a simple card that packs a WOW. Love the Night of Navy and Sahara Sand Colour combination. Full details included in the post.
Water Wash Background technique Sometimes handmade cards can appear to be difficult to recreate but this one is really ‘easy peasy’. This card was also one of the projects for my Better than Hallmark Creative Class last month. It uses a simple water wash clear block background technique. Apply colour onto your clear block (Block… Read More: Dragonfly Dreams water wash clear block background technique »