It has been a few weeks since I shared some of our class cards. Time is just flying by in 2016. Here are a couple of cards we made a few weeks ago using the 'detailed floral thinlits dies' and matching floral phrases stamps from the annual catalogue. You can buy them HERE in my ONLINE SHOP as a bundle in wood for £44 and Clear mount for 37.75 It is not that long ago I was buying and using the old bulky Sizzix dies, which are now replaced by these thinlits...wonderful pieces of engineering and...

Stampin' Up! have released a limited edition bundle of Stamps and Framelits called Thoughtful Branches but it is only available for the month of August or until stocks last.It is a fantastic set which includes 9 dies and 23 stamps which co-ordinate together. The stamps are £24 (143539) and come in Photopolymer for easy alignment and  the thinlits dies are £28 (143538) OR you can buy them both together as a Bundle for £46.75 (144328)   There are so many uses for this stamp set you can...

Today's cards are made using a stamp set from the new catalogue. As soon as I saw the 'Sitting here' stamp set back in June, I knew I had to put it on my wish list and it was one of the first ones I bought on my pre-order list. We have a tabby cat called 'Tibby' and she poses just like the cat in the card above! The cushions, dog, cat and flower pot were all stamped on a separate piece of white card and then coloured in using an aqua painter. Although the cutting out of the stamps led to a few...

There are lots of examples of z-fold cards on the internet, here are a few of the ones we have created in our card classes over the past couple of weeks. I would like to thank Amanda of The Craft Spa for her inspiration! It is sometimes difficult to find enough of the same papers for everyone in the class to use so alternatives are sought. I found these papers in my stash and unfortunately are now retired. I think they are perfect for the landscape Only a small amount of Painters Palette DSP...

Stampin' Up has announced a new promotion 'Bonus Days' For every £45 spent (in a single order and before shipping) between 7th and 31st July, you will receive a voucher for £4.50 to spend in August on any item you want There is no limit to the number of Bonus Day vouchers you can collect The order does require an email address as the coupon will be emailed to you Keep the vouchers in a safe place and write the number down as the email cannot be resent and customer support is unable to look up...

 This is just a quick post from me today  to show you a card we made using the new Painters Palette stamp set along with one of my favourite sets birthday Blooms      I think this is a great combination of both stamp sets. The easel was stamped in tip top taupe ink and cut out using the new layering squares framelits.   The flower was stamped on a separate piece of white card in black memento and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then coloured in...

The card I am sharing today uses the Bloomin'  Hearts thinlits and the Bold Butterfly Framelits.   It shows you that you can use a die cut heart and turn it in to a butterfly shape with a little extra cutting!! Another way of using dies differently!       A Butterfly shape was die cut from the bold butterflies framelits in Sahara sand and a heart from bloomin heart thinlits in White was stuck on to it and then fussy cut around the edge and you have a beautiful...

  Good morning, today I am sharing a fun fold card using the Blossom Bunch Punch, Lots of Labels framelits and love blossoms designer series paper stack.   I embossed a piece of square white card with the fluttering textured embossing folder and stuck it to the back on one of the cards You can create the flowers from the bunch of blossoms with just one punch. The punch cuts out 3 different flower images. I find punches are a quick and easy way to add interest and depth to...

I am wishing all Fathers out there, whether with children, pets, grandchildren etc a Happy Father's Day. As I  won't be there  to say it in person this year  I would like to take the opportunity to wish my dad a happy and relaxing day. I have a few cards in my bag for Paul I am sure there will be one from Tibby (our lovely cat) As you are reading this post I will be sailing around the Bay of Biscay on the independence of the seas cruise ship for a two week holiday around the...

Hello and welcome to Linda's craftroom. My share for you today has been created with the new Stampin Up Swirly Bird Stamp set.  What I love about this stamp set is how many different images you can create with it:  Sailboats, kites, flowers, birds, sun, and who knows what else. The Sailing boat is in Dapper Denim with the sails being stamped off for a bit lighter image and the flag at the top of the sailboat is Sweet Sugarplum.  The sun was created with two of the flower stamps...