I used the Stampin' Up! Dandelion Wishes stamp set to create a clean and simple thinking of you card. My card design was inspired by my upline Zoe Tant. You can see her original card here. I attended a team meeting a few weeks ago and we were shown how to re-create one similar using watercoloured card and an aqua pen for the background, black stazon ink for the dandelion image, and versamark ink and white embossing powder to achieve the fluffy effect.  I left the following card without a...

Did you know you can also use dies to emboss cardstock as well? It is quite remarkable how we are able to create beautiful results using our intricate die cuts using the big shot embossing mats. To make the sandwich to emboss dies put the die upside down i.e cutting blade upwards onto the big shot platform + thin die adapter, then place card base on top of the die, thin blue mat, then the white plate and run it through.     There will be no stopping me now trying out all of my dies...

 I am sharing this lovely fancy fold card with you today using the Petal Palette stamp set and bundle.    We used a mixture of patterned DSP and creating our own backround papers for the mat and layers  There were lots of die cutting for embellishing the card and made two tags with the tag topper scalloped punch to slip into a couple of pockets   The sentiments were stamped with the help of the stamparatus to get them in the centre. Product List Card Stock A4 Blushing...

Here is another card I am rather late in posting which I made for my Dad for Father's Day last month. I cased the idea from Monica Gale. You can see her lovely creation HERE. I have changed the colour combination and sentiment  Click on any of the products below and you will jump straight to my online store to see them in more detail - and you can order if you wish?   I would really appreciate it Product List High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006] £24.00 Large Letters...

I was looking through my blog posts and realised I had quite a few cards I had forgotten to share with you so I will post them all over the next few days. It was Father's Day last month and with this in mind I wanted to share some very easy men's shirt cards we made in our card classes. There are quite a few tutorials on Pinterest showing you how to create them.   I used some of the Truly Tailored DSP which I had left over and is excellent for creating mens cards. Here are the supplies...

There are two fantastic Stampin' Up! Promotions for the month of July FREE Stampin’ Pad Family Recruiting Promotion Do you have a large wish list from the new annual catalogue? Have you ever wondered about joining Stampin’ Up and buying the starter kit for £99? (choose £130 worth of any of your favourite items to add to your kit During the month of July, we are offering a great incentive to sign up! During this promotion, new recruits will receive a FREE assortment of 10 Classic Stampin' Pads...

I held an open day for the new catalogue last Saturday. Here are a few pictures showing the display stands and sample cards A selection of cards using the new in colours, colour swatches, ink pads and designer series paper stacks. Sample cards using the Garden Impressions suite Samples using the Share What You Love suite The workstation with the two make and take cards, using Pop of Petals and Varied Vases bundles In between the Make and Takes I was demonstrating several techniques using the...

One of the first items I purchased from the new catalogue was the Share What You Love suite. In this suite you will find stamp sets, ribbon, embellishments, and the most gorgeous and luxurious, pack of DSP which comes with 24 pieces of cardstock weight paper, four sheets of each double-sided design  I immediately started playing with the papers and one of the projects we made in the class recently was this Impossible Card. It is not Impossible to make but other people will really wonder...

The New Stampin' Up! 2018/19 catalogue has been released this week and it is packed full of gorgeous new crafting products.....   To celebrate the launch of the new catalogue I am holding an open house on:   Saturday 16th June Between 10.00am—2.00pm Catalogues will be available for £3, or FREE with an order of £25 or more from the new catalogue There will be refreshments, a crafty session using some of the new products and some of my retired stamps & accessories for sale As a...

  The New  Annual Catalogue is now LIVE and available for ordering!   It is full of new inspiration and amazing products just waiting to feed your crafty creativity.  Click on the image below to view the catalogue ONLINE.