Welcome to your Make it With Margi Tutorial. Here is your Nature’s Harvest, Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper – Card #2. There are at least two options for this card. We are using the resultant Picture This die cut pieces from Card Kit #1, and incorporating some other elements and colouring techniques. As Nature’s Harvest Bundle and Quiet Meadow Bundle…
Welcome to June, officially Winter, in the Southern Hemisphere. Melbourne’s winter weather doesn’t disappoint. We have rain, wind and hail. It is a perfect time to craft with Quite Meadow Bundle by Stampin’ Up! and dream of pretty spring flowers and shimmery colours. Showcasing Quiet Meadow Bundle from our 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue When I first saw Quite Meadow Bundle, I…
Yay! I officially love the Hydrangea Hill Suite in our new Mini Catalogue. Pete came in while I was making these cards and said ‘WOW! Margi that DSP is stunning. Is it hand painted?’ Yes, it certainly does look hand painted and mirrors the colours of hydrangeas in our garden. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of one of the…
Summer is around the corner. I’ve been dreaming of ‘fishies’, the chance to visit the beach and paddle in the shallows. I think it’s still too cold for me to swim in the Bay! Friends and family are feeling the same. How about you? Are you dreaming of visiting the beach, playing in the sand and the shallows. In these…
Spring has arrived in all her glory, sending us sunshine, rain, yes! some storms and longer days. Our Wisteria is in bloom and the first of our Cherry Blossoms have appeared. Pretty things in the garden to inspire, longer and sunny walks to energise and always, the quiet relaxation of crafting, making cards to send joy. I hope you and your…
Celebrate Sunflowers as Spring Flowers. Our garden is awash with the colours of Spring and I wanted to capture some of this beauty in my card designs. We made a version this design in our online/contactless card classes using Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle, Artistry Booms DSP and Silver Foil. I’m sharing the details of the Blends version here as an add-on…
May 2020 Newsletter
21/05/2020Yay! I’m getting excited. Only two weeks to go before the launch of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. Only two weeks to go before the launch of our new In Colours. We are in this weird space in time. Hiatus with crafting and hiatus with our lives generally. We’re seeing the last of the Autumn leaves fall as we brace for Winter.…
COVID-19 & Papercrafting. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my class girls said…‘Can we please do some fancy folds?’ Definitely, Yes! I researched, created and designed. Some of the designs were my very own, others are thanks to some great inspiration on YouTube! I uploaded various designs onto my business Facebook page and my friends asked ‘Can you please share your…
Creative 8 Wow Tutorials -January 2020
14/01/2020January Creative Eight Wow Tutorials Build your Creativity I’m so excited to share this news with you. During November, I was invited to join a group of eight talented designers to publish a set of monthly tutorials for each of the next six months; January – June 2020. Here is the flyer for the first month and we’re all working…