I must admit that the Butterfly Basics stamp set was another one of those sets that didn’t float my boat when i first saw it. However, I must also admit that it is now probably one of my most used stamp sets, whether it be the fern image, the greetings or the mesh background image… Read More: Butterfly Basics – Resist Technique »
I must admit I completely missed this stamp set in the catalogue, or at least it didn’t register with me in the first instance. However, while in Brisbane in November for the Stampin’ Up! On Stage Live event this set was demonstrated by our very own Emma Parkin-Wilson, New Zealand Country Manager for Stampin’ Up!.… Read More: Cake Crazy »
Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Creative Inkers Stamp Camp in Rotorua. Despite the torrential rain all weekend we had a fabulous time (as always) with lots of paper crafting, swaps and many, many laughs. We also had a surprise visitor, Rich Jutkins from home office in Utah. It was… Read More: 2017 Stamp Camp Service Project »
For today’s card I have made an Easter Card which I believe could also be appropriate for a sympathy card, maybe also a wedding and christening card. Really quite versatile. My inspiration came from Beth Adams. The cross and the leaves were created by using dies from the Flourish thinlits, the flowers are punched with… Read More: Sale-a-bration – Avant Garden Background »
If you can’t tell by now, I love this stamp set. I had a great time playing around with it and coming up with several different projects. The image on this card is perhaps a little more solemn but still works well with the sentiment. What better way to feel alive than a walk in… Read More: Beautiful You – Re-revisited »
Just in case you thought the Window Box dies were only for creating the box here’s an idea using one of the dies in conjunction with bit of watercolouring to create a simple but elegant card. To start, cut a piece of Shimmery White card stock slightly smaller than the top layer. Spritz lightly with… Read More: Watercolour Window Box Card »
I must admit when I first saw the Beautiful You stamp set in the catalogue my initial thoughts were “not my kind of stamp set” but after seeing many fabulous creations, I have been converted. The set is somewhat reminiscent of the sketches on the front of old sewing patterns. There are a number of… Read More: Beautiful You meets Calypso Coral »
Just a quick post today with a You Tube link from the lovely Shannon West from head office in Utah with information to share on Stampin’ Up!s new range of Watercolour pencils in popular Stampin’ Up! colours. While we have long had blender pens and aqua brushes that can be used in conjunction with our… Read More: Watercolour Pencils »
On Saturday I attended the Creative Inkers Team Christmas Breakfast. This is an informal gathering of demonstrator from as far afield as Hamilton. As part of that gathering we can opt into a team swap, which involves the participants making a number of cards or small 3D items all the same, and then swapping them… Read More: Birthday Bright – Christmas Team Swap »
This morning I have fabulous sturdy box cas’d from Linda Parker but with a Kiwi twist. I have stamped the fern from Butterfly Basics with Versamark ink and then silver embossed to represent the New Zealand Silver Fern. The box and the lid are reinforced for extra strength the sturdiness. While I have filled it with… Read More: Kiwi Twist – Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Box »