On a Wednesday evening recently we had the pleasure of welcoming Wendy Batt, an Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.
With the catch phrase: Inspire – Create – Share, Wendy has been scrapbooking for several years. She was a member of Close to Heart for 8 years until they closed, and then she joined Stampin’ Up! 18 Months ago. This paper craft company offers a variety of crafting supplies and tools, along with blogs, feature tips, ideas and how to resources.
- They have a variety of products including:
Stamps - “Out with the old and in with the new!” Wendy said. The stamps these days are not the heavy, wooden blocks we’ve all used in the past. Now they are made with see-through acrylic materials – you can see the stamp as you place it down. Easy to clean and light to hold. - Embossing folders - These are special tools that you can use to create raised textures directly onto the cards
- Die cuts - Various shapes that have a sharp ridge – you can run it through the machine, and it cuts the shape out of the paper.
- Paper packs - These are kit sets that includes instructions, and a variety of papers - all double sided (2 of each pattern and/or colour).
Upholding the Team Wee Bee Crafty Values, Wendy lives by the quote “If I can bring a smile to your face, I have been successful”. Wendy does all sorts including, scrapbooking, cardmaking, paper crafting, as well as organise workshops and craft days.
Angela asked Wendy if she had tried junk journalling. Wendy said junk journal pages are not for her, but she admires what can be created with mixed media on paper. She likes scrap booking because it is very logical and Wendy likes things to measure and look right, where junk journals are too freestyle for her. Take one of the techniques in the mixed media and use it in scrap booking. Wendy says there is no right or wrong way to scrapbook. Whatever works for you. You can take one page, cut it, switch paper styles, stick some photos and words on and you are done. Some people can spend a whole day on one page.
After Wendy’s talk we all had an opportunity to make our own cards.
Upcoming craft events
Library events
- Operation Wrapped in Remembrance: knitting scarves for our veterans. See us for wool or come to one of our knitting groups Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
- Mend + Make at Linwood Library, Saturday, 25 October 2pm to 3pm
- Spinners and Weavers at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library fortnightly on Fridays, 10am to 1pm
- Sending Love from the Library - Make a Christmas card for Sending Love. Write a special message in your card and put it in our Sending Love box.These Christmas cards will then be distributed to people who may be experiencing loneliness within our communities
Wendy's events
Contact Wendy to take part in any of the following:
- Monthly craft days at the Hornby Club on 8 Nov and 13 Dec (options for full day 10am to 4pm, or 1.5 hour session - create scrapbooking pages or greeting cards)
- Annual four day, fully catered retreat in Waddington, Selwyn (details for 2026 TBC)
Other events
- Encraftment market: 22-23 November at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre
- The Goode Christmas market: 30 November at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre
- Join “Knit & Gather North Canterbury” Facebook group at Rangiora. Lots of things happening there.
Latest craft titles
Items shared at our September gathering.
More
- Find titles on scrapbooking
- Find titles on card-making
The next craft snippets will be held on Wednesday 26 November with guest speakers Gankhuyag Mungunjiguur and Jessie Xie who create with handmade felt.
Angela
Upper Riccarton Library
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