Hello friends I hope you had a good Easter and managed to spend some quality time with friends and family. I cooked a lovely roast lamb for our parents on the Sunday. We all ate and drank too much but I’m rather proud to say we haven’t yet touched the Easter Eggs!! Monday was our […]
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Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Bouquet cards – 2 for 1 technique
Hello friends I’m bringing you some fun cards made using the wonderful Beautiful Bouquet stamp set from the current Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue which you can download as a pdf here. I love this technique as it’s a quick way to create two clean and simple cards from one stamped piece. With a new catalogue […]
Happy Easter everyone
Hey friends I hope you are all well? I’m just back from a week’s R&R in Gran Canaria – it was sooo lovely spending time with my gorgeous husband and friends relaxing in the sunshine. The UK is cold and gloomy by comparison! So a quick share today of a couple of cards we made […]
Stampin’ Up! and the new Stamparatus
Hi folks It’s the weekend – woohoo! I hope you have all had a wonderful week. A quick post from me today to share a couple of cards made using the Lovely Inside and Out and Flourishing Phrases stamp set and the amazing new Stampin’ Up! Stamparatus. I was lucky enough to order my Stamparatus […]
The Eclipse technique
The eclipse technique was popular at the end of last year but I didn’t get round to trying it until earlier in the year and now I’m hooked! I purchased the amazing Stampin’ Up! Large Letters Framelits Dies which are well worth the investment. There’s a matching stamp set. I’ve not got those yet …. but […]
Amazing You meets Wood Words
Hello friends It is the weekend again! Hope you’ve all had a good week. I’ve had another busy one and can’t believe it’s the middle of March already …. Easter soon – wow! My monthly card class Thursday evening was fully booked, which is amazing. I’m so blessed to have friends that support my little […]
Perennial Birthday and Petal Pair card
Today I’m sharing a card showcasing dry and heat embossing – techniques that add a lot of lovely texture. (When I started crafting I used a light box and stencils to dry emboss – OMG that makes me feel old – so so much easier with embossing folders and my Big Shot!) I use the […]
Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack makes
Hi Folks Happy hump day! A quick couple of cards today made with the lovely Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack. Now I’m not one for scrapbooking but I think I’ve mentioned before I fell in love with the Petal Passion suite! The card pack includes: * 72 double-sided cards, 52 2 3″ x 4″ […]
Happy Birthday card using Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Day stamp set
Hello there Yippee, it’s the weekend. I hope you’ve all had a good week. It’s been another busy one for me, time just ticks away doesn’t it. It’s March already – how did that happen! It was the birthday of a dear friend and her daughter at the beginning of February and this is the […]
Birthday Wit stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
Happy Wednesday folks I’m coming on today to quickly share some fun cards made using the brilliant Birthday Wit clear mount stamp set from Stampin’ Up! When I got my hands on the Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue at our On Stage event in November last year, I knew I had to get this set […]