LOVE THOSE BUTTERFLIES

Those who know me, know how I love butterflies.  This video is great as it explains the difference between thinlets, framelits and how to use them with the big shot.  My only other suggestion is to prime each of the thinlets first (fine detailed dies) with running them through on a dryer sheet and plain paper between the plates.  The plain photo copy paper prevents the film from the dryer sheet getting onto your cutting plate.  Once primed it puts a film on the thinlet and this makes it so easy to fall off the card when cutting butterflies out.    This can be used on any of the fine detail dies.   If your die does not pop out easily with the fine pieces just add a sheet of paper or card.  This is called a shim.   You put this on the outside on the top of the cutting plate.  It can be used over and over and it adds thickness to the sandwich of plates going through and the added pressure will cut the detail better and allow it to easily poke out.  Hope this helps but if you want help let me know.

TEAM TRAINING

We had a fabulous day at team training on Saturday 12th.  Photo above some of the team and front row on the right is Jacque whose team I belong to and beside her is Emma our NZ Country Manager, it was such a great time we spent together.   Below is part of an awesome presentation of Sarajane's who is in our team.  Very talented and creative and newly engaged.   Such a great day.  If you would like to be part of our team and have such fun, please email me and I can send you the information.   You can join as a business or simply to get discount on your own product.  You just need to maintain purchases each month of $175 minimum and you can join in all the fun.  You can make a business of it too and run classes but that is entirely your choice.  I am keen to grow my team and would love to hear from you.  I will be there to help you along the way

GIFT BAG PUNCH BOARD

This bag is so cute.  You can make many variations once you get the bag making off pat you can scor a line on the top instead of making holes and fold the top part of the bag out making a nice trim, put handles on with card and brads instead of the ribbon, have ribbon but as handles, decorate the bags with flowers, leaves, bows etc.  Such a handy tool for NZD $39.   Even found a way of making boxes with a lid with this bag maker.  It is awesome

PERPETUAL CALENDER

This is an awesome kit, which allows you to enter birthdays throughout the year and never forget them.  It lasts for years as it has no year on it, unless you wish to write that as a birthdate by the birthday.   It has a month per page and you can decorate it, makes a great gift for a friend who is crafty to make themselves, or make it up for them and gift it.  comes in a gift box so it makes that very easy.  Price is NZ$32.95.  There is a co-ordinating stamp set with months, splotches to decorate but if you choose to caligraphy the months and use other stamps you have you can decorate and there are stickers and letters, ribbon and allsorts to decorate as well.  WOW it is fabulous.