Category Archives: Speciality Cards

Seasonal Bells wedding favours tutorial

Seasonal Bells wedding favours tutorial These are so sophisticated and would be lovely as table decorations and wedding favours.  Whilst the Seasonal Bells Stamp Set is primarily a Christmas stamp set, it does a couple of gorgeous wedding images. You will be create these whilst I am away – looking forward to seeing what you… Read More »

Handmade Christmas gifts – my Christmas Extravaganza is here

Looking for fabulous handmade Christmas gifts, this is the solution These projects are so good that you won’t want to part with them.  But if you are strong, after this creative class you will have the following to share: Christmas Sampler featuring Santa’s Sleigh bundle (made to fit the 9x 9″ Ikea frame) ‘Z’ fold… Read More »

October Global Stampers thank you cards

Thank You Cards from around the globe From around the globe come some great thank you cards.  Whilst we all had the same theme ‘thank you cards’, we all went in a different direction.  My card was posted a couple of day ago.   I thought that I would feature a thank you gift – an… Read More »

Merry Mice come alive for Christmas!

Merry Mice Better than Hallmark/Just Cards Creative Class Time: 10am-12md Friday 21 October 2016 ($16) and 7pm- 9pm  ($16 as a special offer, free with a qualifying order night class only)     Location: my studio workshop, Salisbury   Required: basic kit# Projects:  Two cards featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Merry Mice Stamp Set – featured techniques – colouring with… Read More »

Paisleys & Posies Global Stampers September Challenge Inspiration

Paisleys & Posies Stamp Set Global Challenge One of the many things that I love about Global Challenges is seeing how the same design rules – in this case Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron and Delightful Dijon featuring the Paisleys & Posies Stamp Set (or similar stamp set) can lead to such different interpretation of the… Read More »

I am back – Santa’s Sleigh is coming to town!

Santa’s Sleigh Christmas Card Yes, I am back crafting – more on that in another post.  I just love this card featuring the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set and coordinating Framelits.  I had this design in my head and the card actually turned out like I pictured it (in the middle of the night – need more sleep, me… Read More »

Flourishing Phrases Better than Hallmark September Creative Class

Flourishing Phrases September Better than Hallmark  Creative Class I really have been spoilt for choice as to what to showcase in my classes – I am running out of classes but not wonderful products.  This is another of my favourites from the 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, Flourishing Phrases Bundle. As always the sentiments can be… Read More »

Jar of Love Bundle Creative Class

  Jar of Love Bundle September Technique Teaser Creative Class – Sunday 18 September I have been dying to use this bundle in a class.  When I first saw it in the 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, I couldn’t wait to use it – but I got a little waylaid on the way with lots… Read More »

Global Stampers – four fabulous projects to ‘warm’ you up for Christmas

August Global Stampers projects A couple of days ago I promised I would share some more fabulous projects from my colleagues from Global Stampers.   Global Stampers is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the globe who share projects and inspiration.  The theme for August is Christmas is Coming —–  eeek!  In the world… Read More »

Naughty or Nice? Detailed Santa Thinlits Dies

Are you on the Santa’s Naughty or Nice list? Detailed Santa Thinlits I hope I am on his ‘Nice list’.  It is Global Stamper’s Challenge time – the challenge this month was to create a Sneak Peek project from the new Holiday Catalogue (to be released on 1 September 2016).    As soon as I… Read More »

Thoughtful Branches Congratulations handmade card – a new look for a new favourite

Thoughtful Branches Congratulations card – a new look for a favourite I wanted to create a special Thoughtful Branches Congratulations card.  And as you have probably guessed by now, I am having a little bit of a love affair with the Limited Edition Thoughtful Branches bundle which is only available for the month of August (two weeks to go).… Read More »

Foxy Friends Christmas handmade card

Foxy Friends ‘in disguise’ delivers a quick and easy Christmas card Sometimes you need a quick and easy Christmas card that doesn’t lose the cute factor.  And this Foxy Friends Christmas card, I think, delivers that.  Easy, easy stamping even though there are four steps to the fox @ Christmas deer.  Now is the time to… Read More »

Another Thoughtful Branches handmade card – have you got yours yet?

  Limited Edition Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set and Dies I am having a bit of a shift in what are my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours.  Coming back in vogue for me are Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder.  And I have now added an addition to the combination – Mint Macaron. This window card has the… Read More »

Dapper Denim Touches of Texture – Global Stamper

Dapper Denim Touches of Texture – Global Stampers’ Project Today I am starting a new endeavour.  I have joined up with five other stampers (all Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators like me) from around the world to showcase projects to inspire you.  My fellow Global Stampers each have a website full of fabulous projects, so drop by and… Read More »

Time of Year – Christmas in July Series

Time of Year (card 2 in Christmas in July series) Time of Year stamp set by Stampin’ Up! is a hostess set (p. 201) from  the 2016-17 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue.  The ‘Thinking of You’ sentiment has a real WOW factor.  I like the flexibility of this set as it can be used for birthdays, special occasions… Read More »