Dragonflies are so popular and it's no wonder when you have a gorgeous, intricate die-set like the new Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. Here's a friendship card I made that features the a white-silhouette dragonfly over a bright splash of colour...

2017 Occasions Catalogue - click here

Happy New Year! Wishing you and your family safe travels and I hope you are enjoying some relaxing time at your favourite holiday spot.

My niece recently graduated from Waikato University and I created a card to celebrate her achievement and to share with her how proud we are. On page 10 of the soon-to-be-released Occasions Catalogue you will find the Lift Me Up stamp set and coordinating Up & Away Thinlits Dies - such a wonderful bundle! On that same page there is a photographed sample that was just perfect for this occasion, so I CASE'd it for this Graduate Card...

Merry Christmas

This month's thank you cards gave everyone who ordered with me during December a sneak peek at one of my favourite stamp sets coming in the Occasions Catalogue. It's called Carousel Birthday and it's a really fun set to layer and stamp as a collage...

448 Stampin' Dimensionals
192 star sequins
144 round sequins
80 Baker's Twine bows
32 tassels
8 packs of Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
6 Tin of Tags Project Kits
2 people (Miss-13 and myself) and 10 hours later...

The intricate cutout from the Detailed Santa Thinits is perfect for shaker cards, and Mica Flakes make perfect shaker pieces - the gold mica flakes look a-ma-zing when they move! Here's the front of my Christmas card...