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April 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hello everyone well that time of year has come around again where we are about to change over to the new catalogue with shopping available from 04 June. It also means that many of our favourite products will be retiring and not available for purchase.

Many products from the Occasions catalogue and the Annual catalogue will only be available while stocks last.

To check the list please see below and remember availability is on a first come first served basis:

OCC 19 Retiring List_

SP AC 18-19 Retiring List_SP

To shop either place your order online now or contact me

Bye for now,

Incredible Like You Two Step Stamping with Rectangle Framelits

March 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hi there, today I am sharing a card using the Incredible Like You photopolymer stamp set from the Occasions catalogue. I was inspired for this card by a version of this card is in the catalogue itself, and a demonstrator friend of mine Paula Reid. We made the card at our card c;lass last week and for this version I decided to use 2 bright new colours to make this card pop – mango melody and poppy parade.

The card base is whisper white thick 14 cm x 20 cm scored at 10 cm. You will also need whisper white cardstock – 1 piece 31/4″ x 4 3/4″ (card front); 1 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ (sentiment); 3 cm x 8 cm(sentiment backing); 13 cm x 10 cm (insert); 2″ x 2 1/2″ for flowers; poppy parade cardstock 13 cm x 10 cm, linen thread 16 cm. Inks for the poppy parade card are mango melody, poppy parade, early espresso and pear pizzazz.

To make the card stamp your images on the card front and insert. Stamp your two mango melody flowers and cut out by hand. Die cut your frames using the bigshot and two of the layering framelits for the outer frame and two for the sentiment frame.

For the rich razzleberry card above I have swapped rich razzleberry cardstock and ink for the poppy parade, and used shaded spruce instead of pear pizzazz.

Remember to adhere the linen thread underneath the outer frame and then attach the frame over the top.

This was card where everyone needed to follow instructions as it was tempting to use the wrong size frame or to attach it to the card base instead of the card front. The finished effect was great. If you are interested in any of the products used for this project or for other crafting needs please contact me

Bye for now,

Flowering Desert – A Visual Symphony

March 13, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hi there, today’s share is the Flowering Desert stamp set which at first passed me by in the Occasions catalogue but it has definitely grown on me and in fact takes me back to my younger days. I don’t immediately think of the cactus as a plant that thrives in New Zealand, but when we were growing up my mother had a garden of succulents and she called it a visual symphony. It was her pride and joy, so today’s card is a tribute to her and to being a bit different.

I have cased this card from one made by Jacque Williams and the two things I like most about this card are it’s simplicity , and the designer nature of the succulent garden. The card base is black in a standard card size 29 cm x 10.5 cm scored at 14.5 cm.There are 2 pieces of whisper white cardstock 10 cm x 14 cm, one for the card front and one for the insert. Designer series paper 1.5″ by 10 cm, black bakers twine and pearls to embellish.

The paper I’ve used here is the ‘B’ side of one of the sheets from the Share What You Love paper, and it was just small strips that I couldn’t use for a project but here it fits perfectly. My ink colours were chosen to coordinate with the paper and so of course Berry Burst played a leading role for the flowers and the sentiment. The succulents themselves are stamped in granny apple green, pool party, mint macaron and shaded spruce. The trick when stamping is to position your paper on the whisper white card so you know where to stamp without getting ink on the paper.

We made this yesterday as one of the projects in our card class. Everyone in class made their own designer succulents and visual symphony and I think they just look luscious!

So if this set at first passed you by, take another look it makes some gorgeous cards for all sorts of occasions. I hope you’ve enjoyed it,

Bye for now,

Butterfly Gala on Gingham

March 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hello everyone today I am sharing another set of cards using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and duet punch that we used in last month’s class. In this set I have paired the Butterfly Gala bundle with the gingham designer series paper, the sale-a-bration ribbon combo pack, and the layering circle framelits.

The card is a standard size at 10.5 cm x 29 cm scored at 14.5 cm, and this first one is calypso coral. The black mat is 10 cm x 14 cm, and the whisper white card front 9.5 cm x 13.5 cm. The black mat for the gingham paper is 5.5 cm x 9.5 cm, and the gingham paper is 5 cm x 9.5 cm. You will see that the gingham comes in two sizes and I have tried both, and like both. The coordinating ribbon is 16.5cm.

Extra whisper white cardstock is needed for the butterflies, and also for the sentiment with a black mat. I have tried different colouring techniques on each set of butterlies. The highland heather card I used sponge daubers with highland heather and gorgeous grape inks.

The calypso coral card I have used watercolour pencils and blender pens, and the balmy blue and daffodil delight cards are coloured using Stampin’ Blends.

The stamp sets were a range to give me sentiments I was after – a mix of birthday, thank you and a card for a friend for no particular reason. The 3 rhinestones strategically placed finish the card perfectly.

This is an easy card to make so I do hope you’ll give it a try. If you would like any products to help with your crafting needs I would love to be of assistance.

Bye for now,

Butterfly Gala Vertical Stretch Card

February 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hello everyone today I am sharing one of the projects we made at our first card class for 2019. Yesterday was slightly cooler than the very hot weather we’ve been having so a perfect day for crafting. Our focus was the Butterfly Gala Bundle – the photopolymer stamp set and coordinating duet punch before stocks run out and we need to wait on back orders.

I combined the Butterfly Gala bundle with two of the sale-a-bration items – the organdy ribbon combo pack which is also in low supply, and the Botanical Butterfly designer series paper. This first card has a multicolour card front and a monotone middle card front in lemon lime twist.

The 3 D butterflies have been coloured with Stampin Blends and wink of stella. The greetings are from the Butterfly Gala stamp set and die cut using the First Frost framelits. A little twist of organdy ribbon and rhinestones finish the card.

The second card has a highland heather base and the card front back ground is grapefruit grove with coloured butterflies. The butterfly duet punch perfectly punches out the butterflies.

Supplies and dimensions are as follows: Cardstock lemon lime twist / highland heather 10.5cm x 28cm, scored on the long side at 7cm, 10.8cm. 18.4cm, 21.6cm; Whisper white 10cm x 5.7cm; scrap white and coordinating mat cardstock for greeting and butterflies; DSP 2 pieces 10cm x 10cm; coordinating organdy ribbon, rhinestones, wink of stella and stampin blends.

After completing the stamping and colouring the butterflies assemble the card from the bottom up ensuring the card and DSP aligns. The middle section of DSP should completely hide the card insert when finished, and the card front should hide the butterflies in the middle – a surprise for the person opening the card. The finished card fits inside a standard envelope.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project, if you are interested in any supplies or would like to come to a class please contact me

Bye for now,

Share What You Love Part 3 – Reinforced box and Belly Band for Ferrero Rocher

February 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hello friends, today’s project is the last in the Share What You Love gift series and showcases a reinforced box and belly band to hold 3 ferrero rocher the perfect Christmas chocolate. This little box is reinforeced to keeps its shape and provides a bit of substance with the pull/push to retrieve the chocolates and even to recycle. I have used the same DSP and cardstock, and the ribbon is a variation on the theme with the velvet tranquil tide ribbon.

The stamp set I have used is Strong and Beautiful cling stamp and I love the words in this set – they are very special. To make the box cut cardstock 23.5 cm x 17 cm and score at 2.5 cm and 6.25 cm on all 4 sides. On the long sides cut the first 2 score lines to the 2nd score line (see You Tube by Sandra Ronald, Arty Paper Crafters). Remove relevant sections at each corner and cut wedges to create folding flaps. Punch hole at one end and adhere ribbon to inside of flap and complete assembly of reinforced box.

Cut DSP for belly band 18 cm x 10.6 cm and score on long side at 4.1 cm, 8.2 cm, 12.3 cm and 16.4 cm. Cut DSP for insert 11 cm x 10 cm score on long side at 3.7 and 7.4 cm. Fold insert on score lines and adhere to inside of box. Stamp greetings onto whisper white cardstock and punch out / die cut attaching one to the inside wall. When dry, insert chocolates and wrap belly band around box adhering to itself on the underside, making sure the band is loose enough to allow the box to be pulled out to retrieve the chocolates. Embellish with a bow and share what you love pearls.

This is a very cute project and was well received. If you’d like any products to make any of these projects please contact me, or if you’d like to learn to make some come and join our classes.

Bye for now,

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