Thursday, 17 May 2018

STAMPIN' DREAMS BLOG HOP - ANNUAL CATALOGUE SNEAK PEEK

Thursday 17 May 2018 Hello and welcome to this month's Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Angela Meiritz-Reid from Christchurch, New Zealand. If you are hopping with us today you may have arrived from Kayla gorgeous blog or if you are just starting here there's a list at the end of this post to continue on the hop. I hope you enjoy the card I've created showcasing products from the Annual Catalogue, which you'll be able to purchase from in two weeks time! For my card I've teamed up the returning Wood Textures Designer Series Paper with flowers fussy cut from the new Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. There are two definite sides when it comes to fussy cutting - the love it or hate it! Obviously I love it - I find it quite relaxing and I often do it while I'm watching TV! The colours in the Share What You Love Specialty DSP are stunning and I really loved how these flowers looked ...

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

KELLY'S STAMPING FRIENDS BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP

Tuesday 15 May 2018 Yay I'm super excited to be celebrating Kelly's birthday with her and fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world with a blog hop. You may have arrived here from Kelly's fabulous blog or if you're starting here thanks for stopping by. There's a next button at the end of my post that will take you on the hop - it will be full of lots of Stampin' Up! inspirational projects to whet your appetite. The sentiment on my card is from the Love What You Do stamp set and totally sums up how I feel about Kelly! Kelly is as gorgeous on the inside as she is on the outside. The background, from the Artisan Textures stamp set, and the sentiment have been stamped in Blushing Bride. The tag is from the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit and has a piece of Pearlized Doily and some Silver Metallic Thread poking out from underneath it. The flower has been fussy cut from the Share What You ...

Sunday, 13 May 2018

CASEING THE CATTY C178 - FAVOURITE 2017-2018 ANNUAL CATALOGUE PROJECT

Sunday 13 May 2018 Welcome to this week's CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. Our inspiration this week comes from our Favourite 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue Project! You may have arrived here from seeing Rebecca's gorgeous project if you're hopping along already. If you started here, welcome and please make sure to visit all the Design Team's blogs, the next button at the end of this post will take you on your journey. My inspiration this week came from the card in the bottom hand bottom corner on page 27 of the Annual Catalogue. Once again I'm drawn to the colours and the layout of this card. It's so exciting being able to use the new products. These gorgeous items are all from the Share What You Love Suite - Gotta Have It All Bundle! This exclusive bundle is one of three available to customers this month. You can purchase this set by clicking on the "Shop" button...

Thursday, 10 May 2018

OSAT ON THE RED CARPET BLOG HOP

Thursday 10 May 2018 Hello and welcome to my blog. This month the OSAT team are showcasing projects with the theme "On the Red Carpet"! You may have arrived here from Dani's gorgeous blog or if you have just started you can navigate through the hop by clicking on the links of the other design team members at the bottom of this post. This photograph of my two gorgeous girls was taken on New Year's Eve 2017 just before our party guests arrived - a perfect Red Carpet occasion! The dotted background is from the Petal Palette stamp set and is, of course, stamped in Real Red! There's also some Gold Metallic Thread, Gold Mini Sequin Trim and Gold Foil Sheets peeking out from behind the photograph, after all what is a Red Carpet event without some sparkle? "Love" comes from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits and "You" from the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies. Keeping with the Red Carpet theme I ...

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

THE STAMPARATUS

Tuesday 8 May 2018 Would you like to know more about the Stamparatus? Here is the fourth in a series of technique videos by Stampin' Up! This video is about Stamping on Pre-Die Cut Pieces. If you've missed videos 1, 2 and 3 here are the links: Video 1 https://stampingbeauty.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/the-stamparatus.html Video 2 https://stampingbeauty.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/the-stamparatus_24.html Video 3 https://stampingbeauty.blogspot.co.nz/2018/05/the-stamparatus.html If you would like to know more about the Stamparatus please contact me or alternatively you can purchase one through my Online store.

Sunday, 6 May 2018

CASEING THE CATTY C177 - FAVOURITE RETIRING PROJECT

Sunday 6 May 2018 Welcome to this week's CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. Our inspiration this week comes from our Favourite Retiring Project! You may have arrived here from Peta gorgeous blog if you're hopping along already. If you started here, welcome and please make sure to visit all the Design Team's blogs, the next button at the end of this post will take you on your journey. My inspiration this week came from the card in the right hand bottom corner on page 33 of the Annual Catalogue. I love the colours and simplicity of this card. I loved this layout so much I decided to make baby girl and boy cards! The little stars are in Crushed Curry cardstock and are from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. And here's a list of supplies I used: Stamp Sets: Little One Inks: ...

Thursday, 3 May 2018

PETAL PALETTE THANK YOU CARD: ALL STAR TUTORIAL BUNDLE BLOG HOP

Wednesday 2 May 2018 Hello and welcome to our Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop for May! Each month I hop with this fabulous group of 12 demonstrators from around the world who create an amazing bundle of tutorials. This month we have a special guest joining us - Sandra Mastello, from New South Wales, Australia. It's so lovely having Sandra with us. The tutorials are based on current products available in the Stampin' Up! catalogues and have both metric and imperial measurements so wherever you are in the world you can purchase and create these exclusive projects. We will be showcasing a project using the same bundle as in our tutorial. It isn't the same project, the projects in the Tutorial Bundle are exclusive and not shown anywhere else. The Tutorial Bundle is $20NZ or place an order over $50NZ this month with me to receive this month's tutorial for free. My tutorial this month has been created using produc...

Tuesday, 1 May 2018

THE STAMPARATUS

Tuesday 1 May 2018 Would you like to know more about the Stamparatus? Here is the third in a series of technique videos by Stampin' Up! This video is about Creating Patterns with the Hinge-Step Technique. . If you've missed videos 1 and 2 here are the links: Video 1 https://stampingbeauty.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/the-stamparatus.html Video 2 https://stampingbeauty.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/the-stamparatus_24.html . If you would like to know more about the Stamparatus please contact me or alternatively you can purchase one through my Online store.