Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Tonight I’m sharing a Planter Box Card that I made for the latest Paper Rose Monthly Challenge – This month’s challenge is all about Die Cutting and I’ve used the Stitched Rectangle Frames and Sunflower Garden 6×6 Paper Collection to create this unique box card. It’s filled with sprigs… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today’s post ‘heralds in’ a new season for me … I’m back writing card tutorials but I’m no longer a Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrator. I resigned (pretty sure it’s for good this time) to enable me to diversify my craft business. More on that topic later. On my ‘way… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I have some exciting news to share with you … The Dimensionals Papercraft Community on Facebook has been brought ‘back to life’ with the launch of a ‘new’ Monthly 3D Challenge! As Spring (for us in the Southern Hemisphere) isn’t too far away and the blossoms are already starting… Read More
Hello and welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge! You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays) and what a gorgeous colour combo we have this round. I was staying with my mum last week and didn’t have time to create something for CI147 before… Read More
Welcome to the launch of the latest Tutorial Collection from The Bow-Ho Stampers. My Bow-Ho Stampers team mate, Lou Kitzelman and I are back sharing our love of 3D card folds and Stampin’ Up!® products. Our Tutorial Collection includes four card tutorials full of step by step instructions and pictures. We have each designed a… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Tonight I’m sharing the second version of a Pop-Up Vase Card made with the Mini Pocket Envelope Die. This square version features the gorgeous stamps, dies and paper from the Earthen Elegance Suite. Oh … I do love how this card turned out … the earthy colours, the elegant… Read More
Hello and welcome to another fun Colour INKspiration Challenge! You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays) and what a beautiful colour combo we have this round. Crew Pick – Nicole Wilson Picture Credit – https://www.thespruce.com/decorating-with-green-blue-and-purple-350535 The challenge for CI#146 is to make a paper… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog. I’m back to share the card that I made for a ‘Fun Card Fold’ Presentation at the recent Stampin’ Up! ® event in Northern Tasmania (You can read more about that in the previous post). It features the Cheerful Daisies Bundle and Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today’s card has me humming the tune of Loch Lomond – O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and I’ll tak’ the low road, And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond. Hubby… Read More
Hello and welcome to another fabulous Colour INKspiration Challenge! You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). Crew Pick – Monica Formosa Picture Credit – https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaV404PDCA/ The challenge for CI#138 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours from the chosen colour combination, Daffodil… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m blog hopping with my fellow Australasian Demonstrators (ESAD) to celebrate all things, SALE-A-BRATION! There’s only a few days left to choose a FREE Sale-a-bration product with every $90/$180 (AUD) you spend (before shipping and handling). Over the last couple of months I’ve had so much fun playing… Read More
Hi there and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Hubby and I have just returned from a surprise barbecue to celebrate a friend’s 60th Birthday. She loves her garden so I revisited a tutorial that I wrote a year ago to create this alternative card based on my Extended Z-Fold, Double Planter Box Card design. It features… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog. Tonight I’m back with an alternative design for the Box Card I shared yesterday. This one features the new Sentimental Park Bundle and other products from the Regency Park Suite Collection. I’m loving the fact that I’ve finally had a chance to play with some new products from the… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. A New Year is almost upon us and what better way to welcome 2023 than to have a sneaky peek at some gorgeous Stampin’ Up! ® products that will be launching in just a few days’ time! The January – April Mini Catalogue will be released to customers on… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog. This is the last blog post in a series of 5 that feature a selection of Christmas Card Tutorials that I’ve published over the years. To celebrate and wish my blog readers a very happy Christmas, I have a special GIVE AWAY. EVERYONE (yep you read that right … EVERYONE)… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog. This is the 4th in a series of 5 posts that feature Christmas Tutorials that I’ve published in the past. The year was 2020 and I won’t mention the ‘C’ word; needless to say it was a productive year for on-line businesses. Initially, I was content to spend as much… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. This is the third post to highlight some of my Christmas Card Tutorials from the past. The year was 2019 (BC – before COVID). Due to loads of requests, I wrote the tutorial for the Snow Globe Scenes Gift Card Holder about two days before hubby and I headed off on a… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to my blog and the second post that looks at some of my Christmas Card Making Tutorials from the past. 2018 was a crazy, busy year with a trip to Orlando, Florida to celebrate 30 years of Stampin’ Up! ®; I made about 40 detailed cards for Fancy Folds Swap Groups and… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the Christmas Card Tutorials that I wrote prior to ‘retiring’ at the end of 2017. I seriously do not know how I managed to write tutorials and blog while I was a School Principal but getting into… Read More
Hey peeps, were you one of the lucky ones to get your hands on these fantastic Celebrations Tag Dies before they SOLD OUT in the CLEARANCE SALE? If so, are you looking for some unique, ‘out of the box’ card folds to try using these amazing and versatile dies? Well, you’ve come to the right place because I’ve designed… Read More