I am trying to come up with some new ideas for masculine cards. Whilst I don't want to make them too plain, I also don't want to go overboard on embellishments, etc. Here are a few I have made over the past few days. Recipe: Cardstock: Textured Always Artichoke, Whisper White, So Saffron DSP Ink: … Continue reading Cards for the boys
Category: Occasion
My first Regionals
A few weeks ago, I took the plunge and attended my first ever Regionals event for Stampin' Up! in Brisbane. After speaking to some seasoned attendees of these events, I thought I would make some swaps and see if I could get some great ideas in return. These are my swaps. The first one will … Continue reading My first Regionals
Christmas Workshop
This week I held a workshop for my sister Helen and some of her friends. The theme was Christmas, so the make and take included a Christmas card in traditional colours, and a gift box which could be adapted for any occasion. I also demonstrated some simple cards and ornaments using punches. The Christmas card … Continue reading Christmas Workshop
Happy Birthday Marg
Happy Birthday to my sister Margaret. I wanted to put her card up earlier, but was waiting until she received it via snail mail first. It is now a few days since her birthday and the snail seems extra slow, so I thought I should show it to her here. I used a technique called … Continue reading Happy Birthday Marg
Early Christmas
Continuing on from my last post, I have made a few 'Clean and Simple' Christmas cards using sets from the Stampin' Up! catalogue due out on 1 September. The first two use a set called Contempo Christmas, and the last card uses the Level 3 Hostess set Playful Pieces - a very versatile set. You … Continue reading Early Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Today, the wind is blowing straight from the South Pole. It seemed like a good opportunity to try out one of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoaststampers. I also thought I would have another try at using my brayer. I think my attempt has worked out rather well. Recipe: Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper … Continue reading Winter Wonderland
Lavender Thoughts 