Last week I made a very special birthday card for my daughter who has just turned 19.  I created a Pinwheel Tower Card and played with the gorgeous Splendid Thoughts Bundle and Splendid Day Specialty Designer Series Paper from the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue.

I have been playing with kits again!  This time I created the nine beautiful cards from the No Matter the Weather Card Kit.  This DIY kit plays on rainy days and springtime blooms with gumboots, umbrellas, and encouraging friendship-themed greetings.

Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars that rises in midwinter and, for many Māori, heralds the start of the new year.  It is an opportunity for all people of Aotearoa to come together and reflect on the year that has passed, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.

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

How cute is this!  The Tea Boutique Suite in the new annual catalogue is so much fun to play with and makes adorable cards like this one...

I recently had some fun creating cards using Stampin' Up!'s Kits Collection to send to my team.  I chose the Notes of Cheer Card Kit because of the vibrant colours, delicate die-cut windows, encouraging words, and unique-shaped cards.

Alongside the release of the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue are five new on-trend colours to add to the Stampin' Up! palette.  Here is one of those five... SWEET SORBET - a watermelon red with a slightly cool blue tone that looks red in one light and pink in another.  Take a look at how this new hue compares with some of our familiar core colours...

The new 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue adds five fresh, on-trend colours to the Stampin' Up! palette. One of those five colours is... TAHITIAN TIDE - a clean turquoise-blue that is vibrant, cheery, and evokes images of ocean waters. Take a look at how this new hue compares with some of our familiar core colours...

It's always fun when the new annual catalogue comes along and brings with it five fresh, on-trend colours to add to the Stampin' Up! palette. One of the five new colours from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue is... STARRY SKY - a navy blue with a purple undertone that works well with neutrals and metallics. Take a look at how this new hue compares with some of our familiar core colours...