On Sunday we held the Hamilton Extravaganza. We hold this event three times a year to share our creativity and showcase new products that Stampin' Up! releases. It is run by ten demonstrators who teach five gorgeous paper craft projects. This time we had Easter, wedding, birthday and all-occasions projects. In addition to all the crafting done by the 60+ crafters who attended, there was also a fun, festive atmosphere with prize draws, displays and lots of socialising with like-minded people.

I had some time recently to play with this gorgeous bundle... Butterfly Basics stamp set and coordinating Butterfly Thinlits Dies.

Here's two simple butterfly note cards that can be created for any occasion, in a short amount of time with minimal effort. I created these fun cards, designed by Jacque Williams, at a recent demonstrator event using the Butterflies Thinlits Dies...

If you follow Creative Stamping on Facebook then you will know that Stampin' Up! have released four additional NEW Sale-A-Bration products for March. For every $110* you spend, you now have more FREE products to choose from!

I love this time of year... Sale-A-Bration! That's were YOU get rewarded for being a part of Stampin' Up!. For example, when you shop from any of our catalogues, every $110* you spend will earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration product! These products include fantastic, limited edition stamp sets and accessories.

This neutral-coloured birthday card was created for my brother-in-law. It uses the wonderful Guy Greetings stamp set, Typeset Specialty DSP and Stacked with Love washi tape...

Stephen and I recently celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary and I couldn't go past the Guy Greetings stamp set to create this card for him...

'Tis the season for weddings here in the southern hemisphere. This sumptuous wedding gift box was created for the new Around the World Challenge, which is a colour challenge - Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla... okay, so I can't stick to the rules as I used Whisper White too!