The beautiful, big Watercolor Wash stamp is great for adding a splash of colour and perceived texture to the background of cards. This thank you card has it stamped in Mint Macaron...

Here's another alternative box-shape using the Gift Bag Punch Board...

This cute little gift box was created using the Gift Bag Punch Board...

I wonder what's in here...

On Saturday, the wonderful team in Wellington held their first Extravaganza, celebrating the release of the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. The demonstrators did an amazing job and the day was a great success. I was very privileged to have been a part of the preparation and then teaching on the day. Those who attended were treated to an afternoon of creating, prize draws, and gorgeous displays with loads of inspiration.

I have post-it note markers all through my Annual Catalogue, pointing out projects that I want to create. At the top of page 75 is a photo of a simple butterfly card that uses the Watercolor Wings stamp set. It's simple, but very eye-catching, and I wanted to re-create it, so here it is...

For the Hamilton Extravaganza, I stamped and embellished a Mini Muslin Bag with the Watercolor Wings stamp set...

On Sunday we held our annual mid-year Hamilton Extravaganza to celebrate the release of the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. It was a wonderful day full of creating and sharing with like-minded people. There were five amazing projects to work on, prize draws to win and displays to ogle over and photograph for our own inspiration.