Then early in the New Year (2015) I saw a notice on Neighbourly about a card-making group in Tawa looking for new members and I decided to join for the social aspect – I was wanting to find a group of like-minded ladies to craft with, so I was very excited to find out about Crafty Critters.
Other than the few rudimentary cards I had made, I hadn't realised the plethora of techniques and craft materials and tools available for card-making. Joining the group opened this Pandora's box for me as I got to see what other members were doing and my addiction for this awesome hobby took hold. Who knew you could cut your own paper cut outs at home using an die-cut machine and that you could emboss cold and hot? I was hooked.
Since then, I have been making cards of all sorts and the next year's collection of cards were quite a step up!
It has become quite an addiction – the act of buying new materials more so than actually making to cards, lol. An expensive addiction! Each new die can cost anywhere from $20-$60, eek! So, in an effort to fund my hobby more cheaply, I decided the only way would be to purchase the dies wholesale. Hence at the beginning of 2017 I launched my own online die shop: Dieorama. Now I get to lay my hands on as many awesome dies as I like, and it's part of my work. Died and went to crafting heaven!
I continue to make cards in my free time and you can find them for sale at Café Loco in Fitzherbert Street, Featherston.
