A little while ago I made this 60th Pop Out Swing Card for a friend. I used two of the new In Colours, Sweet Sugarplum and Dapper Denim. I think Sweet Sugarplum is my favourite new In Colour, although Dapper Denim is very close behind. The Number of Years Stamp Set is a great one… Read More »
At each Extravaganza my guests each receive a gift bag with their instruction sheets, an order form and any other information they need. They also get a small gift with some lollies or chocolates in them to keep them going through the afternoon. I went with the By The Shore theme and used the By… Read More »
Yesterday I shared with you two projects from Extravaganza. Here are the final two. The first project is a card featuring the Blooms and Bliss Suite on pages 138 and 139 of the Annual Catalogue. The card features the Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper and it has an Origami folded leaf. The belly band… Read More »
The Extravaganza was a couple of weeks ago and I still haven’t had a chance to share all the projects with you. It was a busy two weeks with the school holidays. I taught two Kids’ classes and then the Extravaganza event was in the middle weekend. I also enjoyed some time with my kids… Read More »
Diamond Shaped Boxes are something a little special and different. I made these boxes using the Gift Bag Punch Board. They feature the five new 2016-2018 In Colours, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum. These were gifts at my launch for the first five people to register. The Gift Bag Punch Board… Read More »
It is only just two days away until the new Annual Catalogue is released, so here is a sneak peek at the Playful Palette Suite. Look at these lovely colours – including some of the new In Colours as well as other exciting new products. If you would like to get your hands on the… Read More »
This Desk Calendar Easel Card is the coordinating gift that I gave to my mother in law for Mother’s Day. It coordinates with the Card In A Box I gave her that I shared yesterday. I know it may seem a bit late in the year to start giving these out, but I had… Read More »
This Card in a Box features the Grateful Bunch Bundle – the stamp set and the coordinating punch, and this was the card I made for my mother in law for Mother’s Day. I have made a Card in Box before, but this one was my first that I made landscape. The back of… Read More »
Check out this tall gift bag that I made using the Gift Bag Punch Board and the some Bohemian Designer Series Paper. This was my final 12″ x 12″ sheet from this pack of Designer Series Paper and after I made it I realised that the colours that featured in this paper matched the… Read More »
My five year old daughter, Amanda, has enjoyed making lots of different Curvy Keepsake Animal Boxes. This time she wanted to make a cat or a dog, so I looked on Pinterest and saw a Hello Kitty one which I knew would appeal to her, so we each made one. This is what we made.… Read More »
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday and here is your chance to give your mother an amazing Mother’s Day gift. This takes card giving to the next level. It is an Exploding Box, sometimes called an Explosion Box. Open the box and see what unfolds. The closed box is 4″ x 4″ or 10cm x… Read More »
At the moment I am making a lot of coordinating birthday cards and gift boxes and here is another one, this time for a young boy. It features the Lego stamp from the Boys Will Be Boys Stamp Set, which is one of the retiring stamp sets. It is available in wood and clear mount… Read More »
Last week I wanted to make a card and gift box for my son’s drum teacher who was leaving. I didn’t have any musical stamps, so I made use of some musical Designer Series Paper I had, and some punch art. This is what I made: Here is a close up of the card. … Read More »
The second project we made at my class on Sunday afternoon was the Diamond Shaped Gift Box. This featured the beautiful Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper, the Grateful Bunch Stamp Set, and the Gift Box Punch Board which we used to score the box. This box was originally designed by Jessica Winter and the… Read More »
Here is a butterfly birthday card and self-closing gift box that I made for my niece’s 17th birthday. She loves butterflies, so I thought the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set and coordinating Butterflies Thinlits Dies would be perfect to make something for her. It may be difficult to see in the photo, but both butterflies have the… Read More »