Fabulous Florets

I've been totally on the go lately and keep forgetting to update my blog.  Sorry about that... I will endeavour to get back into it a bit more regularly.  


I am happy to report however, that my classes are back in full swing which I'm thoroughly enjoying.  We had one over the weekend and a repeat on Monday night.  One of the projects we made was this side stepper card.  I got the dimensions from Julie Davison, a demo in the States.  It's so easy, so you really ought to give it a try. 

We used the Rock n' Roll technique on the flowers, which makes them really pop and the swirl on the bottom step is from the Vintage Vogue stamp set. All the colours are the new in-colours which coordinate beautifully.   


Stamp Set: Fabulous Florets, Happiest Birthday Wishes, Vintage Vogue
Card Stock: Whisper White, Lime Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral
Ink: Lime Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Rose Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings, Basic Pearls, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.

Birthdays Galore!

January and February means lots of birthdays for me, including one of my sisters, brother, niece and more than 8 girlfriends!  A popular and busy time, that's for sure.  This is a card that I made for my friend Sally.  I cased it from from Monica Gale - a talented demonstrator in America.  

Stamp Sets: Thoughts and Prayers, Aviary, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Lime Limeade
Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.


A new school year has begun and the holidays are but a distant memory.  And, of course as Murphy would have it, the temperatures are soaring higher than ever and making it hot and sticky.  To be honest, I'm finding it extremely tiring and not handling being back at work very well.  How are you coping?  On a positive note, it's a short week and the weekend is just around the corner, so that's gotta call for a happy dance :)


Have a good one! 

Fresh Vintage

Here's a gorgeous card using one of the Stamp sets available to earn for FREE from Sale-a-Bration (SAB).  This card also features the new ribbon Organdy ribbon which is very feminine and gorgeous in real life.  The designer paper is slightly distressed and very elegant. It would be one of my all time favourites (I know I say that a lot, but this one is truly gorgeous). 

Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage (SAB)
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Everyday Enchantment (SAB)
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (SAB), Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Modern Label Punch. 

Just a reminder that the SAB products aren't available to purchase.  For every $120 you spend during SAB, you can choose something for FREE from the four stamp sets, the designer paper and the colourful ribbon and brad pack.  


Contact me HERE if you want more information. 

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration is here!

If you haven't experienced Sale-a-Bration (SAB) before, here's what all the fuss is about... Stampin' Up rewards you with FREE goodies for every $120 you spend - no limits. These products are not available to purchase and are only available until 31 March. There are four stamp sets to choose from, as well as adorable accessories such as printed brads, ribbon and gorgeous designer series paper. Warning: they are all extremely fabulous.

Anyone hosting a $700 workshop during this time earns a stamp set for FREE out of either of the current catalogues. If you'd like to get a group of girlfriends together one afternoon or evening, do think about hosting a FREE home workshop. As the hostess, you stand to earn FREE merchandise and an Ideas Book and Catalogue (or ink pad if you already have an IB & C), dependent on sales. During Sale-a-Bration, it is a great time to host, as everyone is tempted by receiving something for FREE.

And, if you'd ever thought of becoming a demonstrator - now is the time to join!!  Whether it's as a hobbyist (wanting a discount to fund your addiction) to someone looking for a small flexible business doing and sharing something you love, now is the time, as you get as a bonus stamp set from the current catalogue valued up to $95.95 to add to the already discounted starter kit. During Sale-a-Bration, the starter kit is the special price of $289 (usually $339) and contains over $685 of stamping goodies (that's with the FREE stamp set) and it's really versatile. Click HERE to read more, if you are interested.

Click HERE to view the catalogue 

Happy New Year!

Hello everyone and welcome to a New Year!!  I know, I know.... it's already 10 January but for those of you who follow my blog, you will know that I didn't have any Internet for quite a while before Christmas and then I went away.  I ended up staying away a bit longer than planned and arrived back late Saturday night to a miserable and wet Auckland. 


How was your Christmas and New Year celebration?  I had a wonderful time with my daughters and family down in Palmerston North. I also managed to catch up with a few school friends (one I hadn't seen for over 25 years) and ex Air Force friends too, which was great fun.  Don't you love it when you can pick up where you left off, no matter how much time has lapsed since seeing each other? 


I hope you have lots of happy memories of 2011 and although it has been a difficult one for many, I hope you have a positive outlook on what's to come in 2012. 


The mystery surrounding my Internet problems have been rectified {doing the happy dance here} and it was a data entry error that caused me all that grief.  Someone who lives in my area had changed their provider and when the new provider entered their details they entered one wrong digit which made it my phone number, instead of theirs.  Because all of their other details were correct the changeover process went ahead.  I can't believe that something so simple was so time consuming and inconvenient.  Anyway we're back now, so I'm a happy chappy once again :) 


With all the craziness that has been going on in our little world - the one thing that has been lacking is stamping. And, needless to say I've missed it and hope to get back into it real soon. 


The card I'm featuring here is one I made before Christmas.  I loved the simplicity of it and I've cased it from my friend Sally Williams.  The only stamp used, is the Happy Birthday message from Curly Cute. 

Stamp set: Curly Cute
Card Stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Lime Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral
Ink: Pool Party
Accessories: In Colour Designer Printed Brads, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon


Enjoy your evening and hopefully I'll be back again soon. 

Sweet Baby Boy

A beautiful friend and work colleague is due to have her first child at the end of January. Her due date is 2 February but I've got my fingers and toes crossed for her lovely bundle to arrive on 31 January (and, there's no guessing why).  


We held a baby shower for her (and her hubby) before she left and this was the card I made which I've cased from Juliette Chapman - a lovely friend and talented demonstrator from Australia. 

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute, Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel

Card Stock: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Ink: Black Staz On, Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue, Lime Limeade and Real Red Stampin' Marker 

Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, White Baker's Twine, Brights Water Colour Crayons. 

Happy 18th Birthday!!

My eldest daughter Nicole turned 18 years old on the 17 December!  It's so hard to believe and it feels like it was only yesterday that she was a baby in my arms.  She had a party the Thursday before, which was a huge success.  I was even allowed (actually DD18, insisted) that I invite some friends of my own (probably so I wouldn't cramp her style).  It worked out well, because Thursday was my last day at work and although I wasn't able to make the staff function that afternoon, it was a nice way to finish for the year and I was finally able to relax. 

The relaxation part was short lived though... believe me.  I then had to clean up, pack up, shop, wrap up and do all those other millions of things that had to be done so we were able to head down to Palmerston North, which is where we are for the next wee while.  I've scheduled this post to happen while I was away because I'm not likely to go onto the computer much in that time.   

I mainly used my Big Shot for this card.  It's a Scallop Circle easel card and one that I'd been wanting to make for a while.  I'm glad I finally did and for such a worthy occasion too.     

Stamp Set: Sincere Salutations
Card Stock: Pool Party, Lime Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Lime Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Medium Sizzlits Dies, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Dies, Silver Glimmer Paper, Stampin' Glass Silver Glitter,