Punch Art Monkey Card
Julie from Julie’s Japes came up with a gorgeous punch art monkey, and posted a very cool tutorial on her blog. Great one, Julie! My daughters (DD2 and DD6) LOVE punch art so I knew this one would be a big hit with them. And it was! We used the monkey as a feature on their daddy’s birthday card this

Gift-Giving Guide BONUS: Square Scallop Punch
  VERY exciting news from Stampin’ Up! this month. The November promotion has been announced, and it’s FABULOUS! When you spend $85 on products in the Gift Giving Guide – the one-stop shop for all your Christmas needs – you’ll get a FREE Scallop Square punch. The punch is valued at $30.95! Click on the image below to open the Gift Giving Guide. The Guide ha

Birthday Cards
This week I was the lucky recipient of some beautiful cards instead of the usual bills and junk mail in the letterbox. Many of them were cards from my stamping friends. It is always such a buzz to receive handmade cards. You can’t help but think about the time the sender spent making that card as well as the care, thoughtfulness and generosity of the maker. It also reminded me of why I love cardmaking as a hobby – and that I *really* should send more cards. I do have a habit of making cards but not getting around to sending them! LOL

3D Inspiration with Stampin’ Up!
  I LOVE making 3D papercraft projects like bags and boxes, totes and tags, ornaments and other objects! So… you can imagine how excited I was when I saw these projects at our recent Melbourne seminar for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. They were created by some of the amazingly talented demonstrators in my team. Juliana’s Bug Wagon had me oo

Stamping on Candles Pt2: Mirror Imaging
  I’ve had lots of emails this week about a technique I demo’d at Regionals, where you create a matching pair of candles by mirror imaging. It seems I forgot to put them in the photo on the last post, so here it is today. Very very easy technique (gotta love that). The tissue paper is so thin that when you stamp on it the ink often goes right through onto the scrap paper! The advantage of this is that you can flip the tissue paper over and the reverse is just as clear as the front, with no loss of quality or colour intensity. Fun! I’ve finally finished the hints & ti