This month our theme is a sketch by Sharon Dalton! She has designed this fabulous Sketch!
Heres what I came up with scrapbooking our Daughters first day at school as a High School teacher! Its taken five years of study to get to this day and we are incredibly proud of our Daughter.
We always have a blog hop with this Facebook Scrapbooking group.
You can click on the next button to go to Sharons blog or you can click on the little blue box down below to see a list of all the participants in this blog hop.
Our February Tutorial is now live! What is super exciting is that it is our one year anniversary so this tutorial bundle is free!
Normally, you can get these tutorials from our worldwide design team by buying the tutorials ($10.25 NZD) or if you spend $37 worth of Stampin” Up! products from me, you can get these tutorials for free.
All of my Stampin’ Up! team get these for free too.
Heres a sneak peak.
This month we are showcasing what we love ..each of us are using a technique and for me it is brayering.
Each tutorial includes a link to our youtube video. You can get this pdf below. Danielle has had internet issues but we are just updating with her tutorial in the next day or so
I’ve taught many how to brayer but I’ve kept this tutorial simple so anyone can do it. Please see my video (excuse all the umms and ahhs). I’ve also had technical glitches with my internet so could’nt edit my video.
We always have a blog hop and here is my blog hop card I’ve done using the Honey Bee bundle (153792) and again with brayering as the technique.
So click on the the blue box below to see a list of the other design team members blogs for our blog hop.
This month our Theme is courtesy of DT member Cynthia McQueen is New Beginnings.
I’ll be really interested to know where this challenge has taken everyone on the blog hop because it can have a wide scope of possibilities in the subject I reckon!
Heres my take on the challenge.
I’ve scrapbooked photos of my corn in my garden. Ive developed a passion for raising my own vegetables from seed and my horde of seeds is growing just as fast as my scrapbooking supplies!
Supplies used are; Annual Catalogue- Pattern Party Masks (144103),, White Embossing Paste (141979), Journaling Pen (145480), Garden Shed stamp set (149247) : Jan-June Mini Catalogue-Painted Poppies Stamp set (151599), Poppy Moments Dies (151594), Braided Border Punch (151294), Peaceful Poppies DSP (151324), Garden Gateway Dies (151512)
So off we go on to the next blog on our hop today. Off to see Sherry Roth.
Click on the little Blue box below to see the full list of participants in this blog hop and enjoy the inspiration!
Our Stamping Society monthly tutorial is now live!
This month we are showcasing the Peaceful Moments and/or the Painted Poppies Bundles! These products are available in our January to June Mini Catalogue. (Starts 3 June).
If you are in NZ and would like a copy of this mini, then message me via my facebook page or email me (address on sidebar). Saleabration is also starting on the third so a great time to shop!
We have a blog hop today using these bundles but our online tutorials are now able to be purchased. Here is a sneak peak of our online tutorial Projects.
Details below on how you can get them.
In the meantime here is my project Ive done for our Blog Hop.
This Mini pizza box and card was for My Sisters Birthday a few days ago.
I used the Peaceful Moments Bundle (153824 pg 27). Other products I’ve used are the Peaceful Poppies Elements (151327), Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326) and scraps of Poppy Parade and Whisper White CS.
I also sent some team gifts out to my first level for Christmas using the Gold Mini Pizza Boxes. These now will not be available until later this year. I teamed these up with the Peaceful Poppies DSP (151324) with a few new Catalogue items.
So how can you get the tutorial for 6 online tutorials from a worldwide design team? Contact me to buy the tutorials ($10.25 NZD) or if you spend $37 worth of Stampin” Up! Products from me, you can get these tutorials for free. All of my Stampin’ Up! team get these for free too.
So off we go off to the next Blog ..just click on the little blue box below to see all of the Design Team Members blogs on this blog hop.
This month our theme is courtesy of Design Team Member Sara Levin and is a Holiday Theme
This theme could be about Christmas or any general holiday.
Here is my Double Layout showing a holiday that my Husband and I did earlier this year.
We spent a week heading around the East Coast of New Zealand.
This area is not far from where we live but I haven’t been in parts of the East Coast since I was little.
I think we take our own country for granted and dont see all of it so it was a special trip that we both enjoyed.
You can do this drive in one day but we spent the time relaxing and exploring the whole area.
What was extra special about this trip is that Hubby and I found a long lost unmarked family grave so My Mum, Sister, Daughter and I had to head back around there a couple of months ago with a plaque for her grave.
A special time.
I have made these that they can be stand a lone Layouts or next to each other as a double in my album.
For these pages, I used Whisper White 12 x12 Cardstock,Black Cardstock, Bird Ballad DSP, Shimmer Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper, Friendly Silhouette Dies, Hand Lettered Prose Dies, Merry Christmas Dies and White Bakers Twine
Now off we go to the next blog on our Scrapbooking Global Blog hop ..
This month we are showcasing the beautiful Mercury Glass Designer Acetate! This is available in the Holiday Catalogue (pg 33) (HC 150441)
Heres a sneak peak of our Online tutorials! This month Ive made a mini album and there is lots of cards and a 3D item! So how do you get it?
Contact me to buy the tutorials ($10.25 NZD) or if you spend $37 worth of Stampin” Up! Products from me, you can get these tutorials for free. All of my Stampin’ Up! team get these for free too.
You can also purchase them from the other Design Team Members if you dont live in New Zealand.
So today we have a blog hop to launch our monthly tutorial and we always do an extra card, LO or project with our featured item every month and here is mine.
Ive used The Cheers Dies(HC 150669) and the Sip and Celebrate Dies (HC 150668) and the Cheers Dies (HC 153048). I’ve also used Come to Gather DSP (HC 150454) for the Tablecloth and I used the Brick and the Mortar Embossing Folder (149643)
So make sure you check out all of the other design team on our blog hop today showcasing this beautiful product!
Click on the little blue box to see all of the blogs!
This month, we are showcasing Itty Bitty Christmas (pg 16 Holiday Catalogue)
This stamp set is one you must get for your stash to use for ever. All of your Christmas Greetings in one stamp set! Win!
Heres a sneak peek of all of the tutorials. There are 6 in total and all have a you tube video tutorial.
Contact me to buy the tutorials ($10.25 NZD) or if you spend $37 worth of Stampin” Up! Products from me, you can get these tutorials for free. All of my Stampin’ Up! team get these for free too.
You can also purchase them from the other Design Team Members if you dont live in New Zealand.
So like always ..we have a blog hop happening today and here is my blog hop card using this stamp set.
I used my Stamparatus for this card, Shimmer black Embossing Powder, Stitched shapes dies, Let it Snow DSP, Real Red ruched ribbon, Beautiful Boughs Dies and I brayered in Garden Green.
Please click on the below blue box to see all the other Design Team Members creations using the Itty Bitty Christmas bundle.
I actually struggle to do double layouts so this is a challenge for me especially but also because I am often asked to teach double layouts.
So, this blog hop is to give us all some inspiration along the way! Cant wait to see what everyone comes up with!
So here is what Ive come up with.
This Layout is all ready for me to put my photos in as the event hasnt happened yet (will happen this Saturday) when my Mum, Sister and Daughter drive 3 1/2 hours to affix a plaque to my Aunties grave who died as child. The grave was unmarked and we werent sure where she was until earlier this year.
I have used a Designer Series Paper that will be for sale next month and is called Christmastime is here Specialty DSP.
This left hand side is actually a challenge sketch LO that I have put up on Scrapbooking Global for the month of October. I just added another page to it to create my double LO.
I have also used Shimmer Detailed Laser cut Paper (AC pg 169), Simmery White Emboossing Paste (AC pg 181), Ornate Frame dies (HC pg 53), Basic Pattern decorative masks (HC pg 35) and the beautiful ribbon is Real Red Ruched ribbon (HC pg 7) The title dies are Hand Lettered Prose (AC pg 193) and Word Wishes (AC pg 197)
Now off we go on our blog hop. Even though I have done a double LO, I have left it open to interpretation as the theme of Seeing Double.
Click on the next button to go to Cynthia McQueens blog or see below (blue box) for all of the participants
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This month, our tutorials are featuring Pigment Sprinkles! Yahoo! Love, love this messy play with this medium!
Heres a sneak peek of our online tutorials. These six online tutorials are available from each of us on the Stamping Society Design Team which is a global design team.
Contact me to buy the tutorials ($10.25 NZD) or if you spend $37 worth of Stampin” Up! Products from me, you can get these tutorials for free. All of my Stampin’ Up! team get these for free too.
We also have a blog hop project happening today and here is mine ..a Scrapbooking Layout of our daughter at 4 years old.
This Stamp set (Born to Shine pg 143 149244) was a must have for me as our Daughter has just completed an Honours Dance degree and teaching Diploma and next year will be a High School Dance and Drama teacher!
p.s..She is probably not happy that Ive shared this photo of her as its not particularly flattering of her but I just love the real Jennifer in this photo! Such a cutie!
I have used the new Basic Pattern Decorative Masks (150697 Holiday Catalogue pg 35) with some Shimmery White Embossing Paste as well for my background.
My favourite new dies are also in the Holiday Catalogue pg 53.. Ornate Frames Dies (150664).
I also used the Sweet Silhouette Dies (AC pg 196 149541) and Hand Lettered Prose dies(AC pg 193 149550).
I Just had to include the cute mini Library clips too (AC pg 177 149445)…I loved these when we had them before and will be hoarding more!
Please click on the below blue box to see all the other Design Team Members creations using the Pigment Sprinkles.
I belong to a craft group that donates cards to the NZ armed forces positioned overseas every year ..I thought heck we havent got some cards for our Navy guys and girls so made these on a rare day off that Ive had.
I made 14 of these using the Come Sail Away Memories and More card pack (149552 pg 171) and I used the Magnolia Lane Memories and More cards and envelopes (149487 pg 171).
These came together very quickly! I didn’t stamp any. The Lasercut cards in this pack are incredible and just give the wow factor.
Today on my one day off from day job, I attended my Papamoa Craft group and did 30 quick Christmas cards using a retired Memories and More set…once again for the NZ troops overseas. I love this group and all that they do. We have a varied membership and knit, sew., quilt, scrapbook, make cards, embroider and generally have a great time chatting. Contact me if you live nearby and want to attend.
