Super Simple Party Panda Silver Mini Gable Box with Rosette Sometimes some projects just come to you. I loved these mini gable boxes from when I first saw them in the new Stampin’ Up! 2018 Occasions Catalogue and I couldn’t wait to decorate them. They are so easy to make look fabulous with a strip… Read More »
Global Stampers January Bog Hop – Myths & Magic Suite Hello and welcome to our January blog hop. This month we are sharing our favourite products from the 2018 Occasions Catalogue. It was easy for me to pick the Myths & Magic Suite. My niece had given birth to a son, Tyler. Excitingly, this was the first male… Read More »
A Special Handmade Christmas Gift Every year I design a project that I can use as that ‘one special gift’. And I know just who is going to be the recipient of this handmade Framed Christmas Tree featuring the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper. Last year I made a framed sampler featuring the Santa’s Sleigh… Read More »
Global Stampers Blog Hop (colour challenge of silver, blue and metallic) features a hanging handmade Christmas ornament created using Stampin’ Up!’s Hearts Come Home Bundle – includes a tutorial.
Decorated Candle – the perfect handmade gift Like you, I am always looking for that perfect gift. And I needed the perfect gift today for a dear friend who had a milestone birthday. Recently, I have been using stamped candles to create gorgeous easy handmade gifts. Check out my Christmas decorated candle. But I love… Read More »
Santa Paws Christmas card goes to Salt Lake City I have just returned from Salt Lake City after attending Stampin’ Up!’s convention called OnStage Live. I had the best time whilst I mixed business with pleasure, but really, pleasure with pleasure. But before I left I created lots of cards to swap with other demonstrators. It… Read More »
Mistletoe Friends Stamp Set makes Christmas card making easy This month’s Global Stampers’ challenge is “Fancy Fold Christmas Card”. Don’t forget to check the other Christmas Fancy Folds projects below as part of the Global Stampers’ Blog Hop. I chose the Mistletoe Friends Stamp Set to feature as I had yet to use this set… Read More »
Waterfall technique translates to scrapbooking As you have already guessed, I am a cardmaker first and scrapbooker second. This is the reverse of what I used to be – I was once only a scrapbooker. One of the things that I am really enjoying is being able to use some of my creative cardmaking techniques… Read More »
Coffee Break DSP solves the masculine birthday card dilemma Designing masculine birthday cards seems to challenge even the most experienced card makers. We worry about the colours (can’t be too pretty), we worry about keeping it simple (can’t be too ‘frilly’ or have too much bling) and it can’t be super cute. Or do we… Read More »
How to rework a traditional Fall stamp set into a classic Christmas card I am starting to get a little ‘antsy’ about Christmas. A couple of days ago one of my friends posted a Facebook meme about it being only 100 days to Christmas. Really – it can’t be…. but I didn’t want to waste… Read More »
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 »
Super cute card featuring the Detailed Gate Thinlits by Stampin’ Up! This card shows how you can use the similar products and yet produce a completely different style of project. Contains all the measurements and details.
A Little Wild – or perhaps very wild! I haven’t always been a cute stamp lover but for some unknown reason ‘ A Little Wild’ by Stampin’ Up! has won me over – completely. Each of the images in the Stamp Set is adorable – how can anyone resist that elephant, bear and lion? Whilst… Read More »
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 »
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 »