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On Sunday we held the Hamilton Extravaganza, an incredibly fun day of creativity and growing friendships in our crafting community. There were five teaching teams and five fabulous projects that everyone loved creating. Fiona and I taught this fun-fold birthday card using one of my favourites from the annual catalogue... the Country Birdhouse Bundle and the accessories from the Country Woods Suite.
I love slimline cards as their extra height makes them a little more special than regular-sized and regular-shaped greeting cards. And this birthday slimline card is even more special as it has a lovely cascading z-fold or z-shaped finish...
How sweet is this birthday card, with the soft, blue skies! This simple card design uses the ever-popular Adventurous Sky stamp and die bundle to create both the background scene and the two fabulous planes.
I have shared one of the fun projects we created at the Annual Catalogue Launch Party, which was held a few weeks ago. The second project was this stunning aviation-themed birthday card featuring the amazing Take to the Sky Suite...
We all created two fun projects at the recently held Annual Catalogue Launch Party. One of them was these pretty bookmarks. It is fun to find new ways to use paper crafting products to create more than just greeting cards!
Today we celebrate Matariki, the Māori name for a cluster of stars that rises in our midwinter and, for many, it heralds the start of the new year. You may know this cluster as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, depending on what part of the world you come from. This holiday is an opportunity to gather over a meal and reflect on the year that has passed, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.
That is what we are doing today as my family shares a yummy brunch. What are you doing to mark this occasion?
Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau
Celebrate the rising of Matariki
Celebrate the rising of the New Year
I recently held a launch party event for the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue, where we created fun projects, drooled over the fabulous new products, shared inspirational ideas, and played games for prizes!
Here is a last look at the new 2024-2026 In Color collection. So far I have shared my insights into Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, and Summer Splash. There is one more colour in the new In Color Collection found in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue... SHY SHAMROCK.