Lovely as a Tree Christmas cards

Hi Friends Another quick post today sharing cards made with one of the original stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! – Lovely as a Tree. I believe it’s been in every catalogue since 2001 and is a firm favourite of mine used throughout the year. I’m sure this design has been done before but I like […]

Stunning heat embossed card

Hello my crafting friends I’m back with a lovely project today showcasing one of my favourite techniques; Heat Embossing – the way embossing powder melts when heated still seems like magic to me! Products used:- A6 Thick Whisper White card base (#140490) Matting Layers in Smoky Slate (#131291) – 14.5cm x 10cm and 10.5cm x […]

It has been a while …..

A quick post today to share a couple of special cards that I’ve made recently for friends ….. Here is a special card for a dear friend to help her celebrate a “big” birthday – I used an 8″ x 8″ card base and the Daisy Delight and Butterfly Basics stamp sets by Stampin’ Up! […]

Flower Shop and Butterfly Basics – classic stamp sets from Stampin’ Up!

The first stamp set I bought when I became a UK Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator was Flower Shop Wood-Mount Stamp Set which has a matching Pansy Punch.  There are six lovely flower stamps in the set and I love them all. Here is another card we made at my card classes last week. Supplies:- Melon Mambo cardstock Whisper […]

Beautiful You by Stampin’ Up!

I fell in love with the Beautiful You Clear- Mount stamp set when I saw it at my first Stampin’ Up On Stage in November last year. I especially like the sentiment “Life may not be the party we had hoped for, but while we’re here, we might as well dance.” The whole stamp set […]

Get Well card – Emboss Resist Technique

Happy Saturday folks I’ve been a busy bee this week running two card classes. I had four ladies come to class on Thursday evening and one this morning. I was a little nervous about Thursday evening as I had never met three of the ladies but there was no need to fret as they were […]

Blooms and Wishes with 2017-19 In-Colours !!

Hi folks I will show you the rest of the cards from the all-inclusive Soft Sayings Card Kit but today I wanted to share a couple of cards made using Blooms & Wishes stamps, I’m so glad this set carried over from our last annual catalogue as it is one of my favourites – I feel […]

4 cards from the Soft Sayings Card Kit from Stampin’ Up!

Hi folks Hope your weeks are going well so far. As promised, I wanted to share with you some of the cards that come in the amazing Soft Sayings Card Kit from Stampin’ Up! The kit comes with instructions for assembly with photo’s which I’ve followed as closely as I can. I separated all the […]

A quick introduction to the Soft Sayings Card Kit from Stampin’ Up!

Hi friends Something a little different from me today. I wanted to share a quick video introducing one of the amazing card kits from Stampin’ Up! The Soft Sayings All-Inclusive Card Kit is fantastic value at £31.50, which makes it easy to create a stack of cards with this all-inclusive kit. It comes with everything you need […]

Quick tip to Straighten Ribbon and 6 One Sheet Wonder cards

Morning folks I’ve been giggle to myself because not only did I make my video public by mistake when I uploaded it last night but when I watched it this morning I realised I’d only painted the nails on my left hand !! So the video is slightly different from my usual card making ones […]