The Petal Passion Suite from the new Occasions Catalogue is a very pretty set of items that have gorgeous brushstroke imagery. The images from nature in these coordinating products have lovely watercolour effects in black and white and also lend themselves to many colouring options. This Valentine, Wedding or Anniversary Card was created using the Petal Palette stamp set, Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and Petal Passion Embellishments, and breaks the black-and-white imagery with a touch of pink...

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The Chinese lantern is used for celebrations of all kinds, but the most well-known celebration is the Lantern Festival, which marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year. I know it's not that time of year yet, however since lanterns have an association with New Year and new beginnings, it's only appropriate that today I share this pretty thank you card I created using the lantern image from the Color Me Happy stamp set...

Today we are celebrating a milestone birthday in our family. It's my Dad's 65th birthday and he can now officially retire! For his birthday card I delved into new products coming in the 2018 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration to create this card in Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay, and copper with woodgrain textures...

In the tradition of Christmas, last week we enjoyed a lovely evening at Hamilton's Trees @ the Meteor. Amongst the very inspirational Christmas Tree exhibits was this one created from an industrial typeset frame, where the words from Isaiah 9 are arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree. The stamping-nature of this "Christmas Tree" really appealed to me!

The last Christmas project I want to share with you this year is the card we created in this month's Creative Stamping Workshops using the fabulous Quilted Christmas Suite. This would be the perfect card for friends and family who love sewing, stitching and patchwork...

What do you reach for when your Christmas card list has 180 names on it? Kits! I used the fabulous Watercolor Christmas Project Kit to create my Christmas cards this year. Yes, I still needed to stamp and construct, but my time was halved with all the pre-cut card bases and design elements. In fact, it took my two daughters and me one afternoon, approximately six hours, to create 180 Christmas cards!

The words on these Christmas tree decorations are, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is sing loud for all to hear". I love Christmas Carols and can identify with this sentiment! So, inspired by these words, I used the Merry Music Designer Series Paper to alter these rustic wooden decorations...