Easy Peasy Labels to Love Christmas Card I am busily getting ready for my catalogue launch this weekend and there are so many products that I want to share with you. Working on some new displays that will WOW, that will make the catalogue come to life. I think you will fall in love like… Read More »
Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Can you believe this sweet card uses the Graveyard Gate by Stampin’ Up!- Global Stampers Challenge
Are you into a handmade Halloween?
Halloween here I come! Now I am not usually into Halloween as I live in Australia. But this year I will be visiting the United States for Halloween (and Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Salt Lake City) and I have particularly asked for ‘the full Halloween experience’. I am so excited and thought, perhaps, I needed… Read More »
At Home with You by Stampin’ Up!
At Home with You by Stampin’ Up! makes Christmas very special From the first time I saw this bundle (Stamp Set and Framelits) in the new annual catalogue, I just knew that it would become a favourite. I couldn’t see it only as a Christmas card, but also as an invitation, a birthday, housewarming, Halloween,… Read More »
Multipurpose adhesive sheets are the secret ingredient for this project
How to make the Happy Birthday Thinlits pop even more This is the third and final card in the series (the first in the series can be found here, the second in the series can be found here). It is another super Quick and Easy card. So what makes this one special? Tip: Die cut… Read More »
How to make a Floral not a Floral
Happy Birthday Thinlits always add the WOW! I wanted to make a series of cards using the same (or similar) design, same ingredients, but still come up with a completely different style of card. Yesterday’s card had a floral theme, but I am not necessarily big on floral themes. I try to tailor my cards… Read More »
Whole Lot of Lovely DSP Birthday Card
Global Stampers Blog Hop goes floral It is that exciting time of the month when Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world join together for a Blog Hop challenge and this month’s challenge is going floral. It was the perfect opportunity to use one of my favourites from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue (p.86-87) – Whole… Read More »
Pick a Pattern Double Page Scrapbook Layout
Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper goes on holidays for the Global Stampers Challenge
Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper becomes a favourite It is holiday time here in Australia and so it seems right around the world – hence why the theme for the July Global Stampers is holidays – something very dear to me. There were so many projects running around in my head but I decided… Read More »
Custom envelopes using Stampin’ Up!’s Envelope Punch Board
Custom Envelopes using the Envelope Punch Board I know that some of you avoid creating non-standard card sizes so that you don’t have ‘envelope issues’. But with an Envelope Punch Board (EPB) you easily can create custom sized envelopes. This is such a versatile tool and easy to use. The instructions are included on the EPB. My… Read More »
Stunning new products – At Home with You Bundle by Stampin’ Up!
At Home with You Bundle by Stampin’ Up! for the Global Stampers challenge Hi everyone! It is that time of the month when Global Stampers get together to create projects from around the world to inspire you. The challenge for this month was ‘anything goes’ from the new catalogue. I will post the other global… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! adhesives – which one should you ‘stick’ to?
Stampin’ Up! Adhesives – each different but all necessary for the papercrafter Stampin’ Up! has eight different adhesives, each having a different purpose so it can get a little confusing, especially for beginner crafters. Choosing the right Stampin’ Up! adhesives can be the difference between success and failure on most projects. Some adhesives are heavy duty, others… Read More »
Handmade thank you card tutorial Part 2
Thank you card tutorial The story behind this special card is included in the previous post. As the card features a number of different techniques, I thought a quick tutorial would help out. This card is probably not suitable for beginner stampers, but it is a fun card to create if you are a more experienced.… Read More »
Beautiful You Coaster Tile VideoTutorial
Beautiful You Coaster Tile steals the show Afternoon everyone. Things are pretty busy around here at the moment as I get ready for the release of the new annual catalogue on 1 June. One of the products that carried over from the Occasions Catalogue was a favourite, and it seems, one of your favourites as… Read More »
May ‘From Picture to Page Creative Class’ Kit
Floral Boutique scrapbook layout is May Creative Class Kit This layout is a little busier than I usually do and I don’t usually add any photos to sample layouts but this one just invited my photos from Floriade in Canberra. Each photo is full of gorgeous flowers. I finished the layout and realised that it… Read More »