ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Succulents are the latest trend in Home Decor ; you can spot them in just about every gift shop - real ones, plastic or felt replicas, pictures, stationery items etc. ... so it made perfect sense to create some paper ones with Stampin' Up! supplies. After a bit of a search on Pinterest , I came across a great tutorial by Allison Okamitsu . I decided to CASE all her gorgeous samples and only changed the colour for one of them.  Wow! I am totally hooked on paper succulents. Thanks for the creative inspiration, Allison.  I even added a little one of my 'own' to the bowl and can see myself making a few more in the not too distant future.  The grey bowl and rocks were purchased from Spotlight (Australia). Make sure you check out Allison's tutorial for inspiration.  I have included the 'recipe' below for easy reference - 1.  Flower Fair Framelits Die, Mossy Meadow Card Stock and Ink, Gorgeous Grunge Stamp - Cut 5 2.  Fun Flower Punch, Pear P...

Happy New Year!   This post is just to let you know about my new tutorial that I have for sale -  The five page PDF file contains detailed instructions and photos on how you can make this Oriental Card in a Box which is made from Stampin' Up!'s ® Gift Card Envelope Thinlits , SU stamps, punches and other dies. All the measurements are in inches. To celebrate the New Year anyone that puts a Stampin' Up! order in through my on-line store in the month of January, will receive my tutorial for FREE (Aussie residents only). PDF Tutorial           There's a couple of sneak peeks to some brand new items heading our way on the 5th January - Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack (Free SAB item) and Cups and Kettle Framelits Dies (Occasions Catty 2016).  I really love how it folds flat for posting but easily opens up to form an elaborate 3D card.  It's now on it's way to my sister for her birthday (with a gift card in...

Hi there.  Welcome to my blog.  Today I'm entering a challenge over at Seize the Birthday . They always have an 'anything goes' challenge for birthdays in general or you can choose to go along with a 'topping' , which this week is to use the colours, red and white . I've spent a few sessions over the last 3 days putting this card together for my sister's birthday which is on January 1st.  I always think it's pretty cool that every year the whole world waits up for her birthday to happen! My sister's town house has an oriental theme and all her decor is in red, white, black and silver.  She doesn't understand why I spend so long making cards as they only get 'thrown away' (gasp!) and she always tells me I should put my energy into making home decor pieces or practical items that last.  Well, I have made sure this one won't end up in the bin (I hope) as I have made a card/home decor piece/gift card holder all in one! Stampin...