Tag: Nic Howard

  • A new kit and it’s a whole lotta Christmas.

    I’m always in search of the perfect gift, my bestie (poor Lucy, bless her) always ends up with the most naff of gifts because I always have the best of intentions but they never work out.  This year she really is going to get the best gift.  If I can find it.  It’s hard to find someone that’ll sell me a whole pallet of cider. 

    So with that in mind (not the pallet of cider, I don’t think I’ll have anything in mind after drinking that much), I created this class kit.  I’ve been wanting to create a take-the-pressure-off-by-creating-layouts-ahead-of-time kit.  Or a I’ll-do-the-layouts-after-Christmas-with-this-kit-from-Nic kit.  Or even a this-is-a-great-Christmas-pressie kit.

    Or all of the above.

    So without further ado (one would think I’d started that cider already), here is my latest Prima kit.  All packaged, all ready to send your way.

    A Joy Filled Christmas:
    $42.00 + postage.
    A Two x single layout class kit, created December 2013. (Retail value of products included is $45+)

    Concentrating on making the most out of a large range of different Prima products, “Joy Filled Christmas” is a new 2-layout kit full of Prima gorgeousness. In good old fashioned Nic Howard style, these layouts are detailed to look at but easy to create. Layers, borders, banners, intricate cutting and gorgeous festive colouring, piece by piece you’ll create two different Christmas layouts ready for the festive season ahead.

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    This kit includes products from many different paper ranges, all combined into a pretty cool Christmas Collection. This kit would be perfect to prepare ahead for favourite Christmas photos, or to scrapbook some favourite photos after the Christmas season. Better yet, it’d be a really easy present for your favourite crafty friend – get them to scrapbook the photos!

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    Kit includes: 7 full sheets paper, 3 half sheets paper, 2 cardstock, 3 full packets of Prima flowers, a half packet flowers and some gorgeous little Prima buds. Full colour step-by step instructions are also included. You will need: Kit, corner rounder, dimensional adhesive, dark ink such as charcoal, water pen or favourite way to distress edges.

    Special: Buy one ‘Joy Filled Christmas’ and one ‘Engraver’ kit
    for the combined price of $79 plus postage.

    Want a class kit delivered before Christmas?
    Email me: nic.paul@xtra.co.nz stating which kit/s you’d like.

    Flat rate courier price for up to 3 kits is $8.00 within New Zealand.
    1-3 kits to Australia $14.00 NZD flat rate p+p *
    1-3 kits to the USA $22.00 NZD flat rate p+p
    Cut off to order for Christmas is Tuesday 17th December within NZ, the earlier the better, kits are limited!

    Right, back to that Christmas shopping – only 14 sleeps to go Smile

    Laters

  • Unwritten.

    I was going to be a writer 'when I grew up'.  That or a florist, I've mentioned it before.  It's kind of ironic that I've ended up creating scrapbooking pages for a living, in a way it combines my love of both.

    But although I don't update my blog as often as I should, or create scrapbook pages as much as I should, I'm constantly 'writing' in my head.  I'm constantly thinking of things I can write about on my blog, in my pages, in my Project Life, all of those things.

    These lyrics, looked for and saved about 6 years ago, were one of these instances.  I heard them, loved them and knew one day I wanted to use them.   When I was contacted to be a guest designer for PaperHaus magazine, I found a pic I loved and it seemed perfect to use these lyrics.  Even after 6 years. 


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    I love the idea that our future is unwritten. 
    We can sculpt it the way we want, we can be anything we want as long as we genuinely try and discard the things that are holding us back.

    Unwritten Nic H LO 2

    The full Paperhaus Blog article can be seen here, or go make a cuppa and settle in to read their 121 page Spring Edition of the magazine – all online and all gorgeous.  A fabulous online resource. Treat yourself.

    Laters.

     

  • Five for Friday

     

    I missed the Five for Friday last week.  This wasn't because there was no Friday, because clearly there was, it was because I was too busy looking for the Easter Egg my husband bought for me.  I'm still looking.   Which leads me to believe either a) he hid it really well or b) there is no easter egg. You decide. 

    Things I discovered during the last week:

    1. If you really, really, don't want to win a raffle, don't say "I hope I don't win this" as you hand over $1 and sign your name against a ticket.  Yes.  First prize winner.  No. I didn't eat it.  Not all of it anyway.   I do suspect it is the reason my husband didn't buy me an easter egg though.  Poor confused man hears me talking about how a basket full of chocolate is the last thing I need and then in the next breath I ask where my freakin easter is. 

    Glad I'm not a guy.   Girls are so confusing.

    Easter photo
    The dairy milk one did infact have my name on it.  As much as I didn't want to eat it, I felt I had to.  You know, to be polite.  😉

     

    2. Clever investments pay off.  We saved for these gloves and pads.  Jacob is into his boxing, I do a little bit of boxing and this gear isn't cheap.  I wasn't sure whether to invest but I'm glad I did because the whole family is loving it. 

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    Do you like my Abs?   Ok so if you thought you were going to see a pic of my rock-hard abdominals *coughcoughsarcasm*, you were wrong – this is my Abs, Abby.  You know.  Abs is short for Abby.   Anyway.  If you've not boxed before, it's seriously one of the best upper body workouts ever. 

     

    I especially love this pic below – the one where we can all quite clearly see Abby thinking "Oh my goodness I could totally smash Jacob right now and claim it was a boxing move gone wrong"

     

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    Jacob's on to it though – he defended well.

     

    3. Instagram is massive.   And I mean #massive.  I'm just figuring it out.  I didn't realise how massive it was.  It's like a whole 'nother facebook but with pics.  It's another online thing to suck time and make you wish your house was tidier, your body thinner and your food yummier.  And it has hash-tags.  At first I was skeptical.  I avoided instagram for a long time but you soon realise it becomes almost a neccessity because of it's marketing potential.  And I'm down with the hash-tag thing now, I totally know what I'm doing #sarcasm #Idontreallyhaveanyidea #mykidshelpalot.

    For those of you that want to visit me on Instragram, my user name is NicHowardNZ.   I'm currently working my way through a MotivateMe 30 day health/fitness pictorial challenge on there.  Throwing myself in the deep end is one way to learn instagram.   #learningfast

    On a side note – my kids now 'hashtag' in conversations.  Seriously.   Picture this – world war 3 in the back of the car between the kids on the way home from somewhere.  Out of the middle of it comes a voice "hashtag family feud".  Seriously? 

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    I'm in this photo collage twice, BTW… not a rock-hard Ab in sight though.  Actually considering the weight I'm holding with my legs, there might be.  Hiding.  Somewhere. 

    4.  We have some of the best teachers.  Right here.  Downunder. 

    The reaction to the release of our September event Prima ArtVenture teachers was humbling really.   We really do have some of the best teachers right here in little old NZ and Australia.   Visit here to see the teachers and a little bio about each of them. 

    And I totally forgive the person that emailed me and said "Oh my GOODNESS I hope you won't be offended when I don't take any of your classes, Nic, because Janine Kocz-howeveryouspellit and Louise Nelson are coming to NEW ZEALAND!!!". 

    it's ok.  I understand.  #sigh

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    5. Anyone can do the Harlem Shake.    And it's even funnier when you know the people involved.  I have spent time with these people and it cracks me up seeing them do this stuff.   I even see the guy I've been organising Prima ArtVenture with.  He's cute in a hardhat.  I wonder if I could convince 130 ladies at a retreat to do this anytime soon?

     Love that Finnabair's CHA Artwork joined in the Harlem Shuffle too….

    Enjoy your weekend.   Laters.