Stampin’ Up! Catalogue Kick-Off Party That exciting time of the year is just about upon us – one week today the Stampin’ Up! 2016-17 Catalogue will be released and can be viewed online here (but only from 1 June 2016). There are 377 new products, 450 projects and five new In-Colors – I can’t wait. To… Read More: Stampin’ Up! 2016-17 Catalogue Party »
Sitting There Stamp Set After many days of tech hell which I hope to forget soon, last tonight I sat down and created two cards using two new products from my Stampin’ Up! pre-order. The opportunity to pre-order from a new catalogue is one of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – and one… Read More: Sitting There Stamp Set – sneak peek from new catalogue »
Fancy folds classes – don’t miss out I still have some vacancies for this week’s Better than Hallmark Creative Class (Friday 20 May 7-9pm $15) and the Technique Teasers Creative Class (Sunday 22 May 1-5pm $25). These are both fabulous classes, featuring fancy folds techniques and have been booking out. Numbers are limited with only a couple of places left. … Read More: Don’t miss out on these popular fancy folds classes »
Better than Hallmark Creative Class – masculine card in a box – fancy fold card Time: 10am-12md and 7-9pm 20 May 2016 Cost: ($15) Location: at my in-home workshop, Salisbury Required: basic kit# Two masculine projects including this fancy fold card in a box. I use a unique system that makes this ‘card in the box’ easy. And they… Read More: Fancy Fold cards – want to create a little bit… »
Blended Bloom Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! is still available Blended Bloom was one of my favourite stamps from the current Stampin’ Up! catalogue. It was originally brought out with Blendabilities. When Blendabilities retired, I expected that this stamp would retire as well – but it didn’t. So I found new ways to utilise this stamp set. … Read More: It’s time to say goodbye – Blended Bloom »
New Stampin’ Up! In-Color Peekaboo Peach I finally found the time to have a bit of a play with my goodies from the new Stampin’ Up! 2016-17 Annual Catalogue, which will be released to the public on 1 June. Tonight is the Crafty Paper Bees Team Meeting and I hadn’t started any of my swaps. … Read More: Sneak ‘Peek’-aboo Peach Painter’s Palette Stamp Set »
Craft Storage made easy One of the best secrets in a Stampin’ Up! catalogue are the Stamp Cases. Stampin’ Up! use these cases for their stamp sets. Whilst their primary purpose is for stamp storage, they are heavy duty and stackable (both vertical and horizontal), lining up perfectly on your shelves for that uniform look. But, more importantly,… Read More: Ten ways to use Stampin’ Up! Stamp Cases for craft… »
This is one of your last opportunities The Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue Retirement Party is on this Saturday (7 May 2-4pm) to celebrate all that is good about the current catalogue. We have less than one month left before many of the products in the current Stampin’ Up! catalogue retire and disappear. In fact, some have already sold… Read More: It is time to party with Stampin’ Up!’s retiring products »
Scrapbooking and Project Life Creative Class This is a great opportunity to come along and have some fun whilst catching up on your memory keeping, whether it be traditional scrapbooking or Project Life. Bring along your own projects (you do not have to use only Stampin’ Up! products). There will be plenty of space to… Read More: Upcoming creative classes including this week’s Scrapbooking/Project Life »
Lovely as a Tree – the most enduring stamp set ever? I have been busily going through the new 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! catalogue (available 1 June 2016) picking out my favourites and coming up with my wish list. In the process, one of my favourite stamp sets, Lovely as a Tree, popped up. It has been around… Read More: Lovely as a Tree stamp set »
Mother’s Day event Now, I am at a bit of loss of how to post about this event because it isn’t even for most of you – you’re may not even be invited. But your loved ones are. On Saturday 30 April, (between 2-4pm) I will be hosting a FREE workshop for your loved ones (husband,… Read More: Special Stampin’ Up! Mother’s Day card event »
How to create unique handmade cards using paper scraps Lately my work area in my craft room has been a little messy – alright, very messy, with lots of leftover cardstock and DSP (patterned paper) scraps everywhere. For some unknown reason, at this moment I have this addiction to using up my scraps, both in scrapbooking… Read More: Using Paper Scraps from the Pretty Petals Paper Stack »
Stampin’ Up! Swallowtail Background Stamp Swallowtail has been one of my favourite stamp sets since it was first introduced but this project turns this stamp set on its head. It is usually a background stamp and is so large that it often does not fit wholly on a card. But my Swallowtail is in full flight. … Read More: Stampin’ Up! Swallowtail creative class project »
Handmade from the Heart Newsletter Looking for inspiration for the next month? Want to catch up on all the Stampin’ Up! news including changes to the Weekly Deals? Want to know why you aren’t getting the results you want with photopolymer stamps? What products are retiring in a few weeks? Looking for a new technique card… Read More: Fresh Stampin’ Up! ideas to inspire you with Handmade from… »
Yes, there are some cards more special than others and a ‘card in a box’ is always special. Why? cause it is 3-D, it pops open to reveal a multilayered card obviously made with love. And whilst they are not difficult to make once you know how, there is a fair amount of work involved… Read More: Birthday Bouquet Card in a box – how to make… »