Wow, what a few days I have just had. I attended my first Stampin Up! European Convention 2013 in Manchester last Friday and Saturday. The convention began properly on Friday but you could sign in and register early from 6.00 p.m. on Thursday evening. I travelled down with three of our team members and we all met up with some lovely ladies from my up-lines team at the convention centre in the evening It was so great to meet up with  friends, make new ones and of course be totally...

Hello Everyone,  I am now back from a relaxing cruising holiday.  The weather in Europe for this time of year excelled and we visited some fabulous ports and cities of culture. The itinerary was very full and tiring and I even resisted the temptation to do some crafting. I think I need some exercise now to remove the extra pounds I put on. Anyway, I am now back in my craftroom and preparing for the Stampin-Up! European Convention in Manchester, this Friday/Saturday...I'll report back...

Hi again, this is a scheduled post as I am on holiday.  Here are another set of 2 cards done at my Friday class in Keelby.  The first again uses the 'Festive Flurry' stamp and framelets, but this time in a 3D effect, surrounded by embossed snowflakes. I just hope we don't see too much snow this year..... . The second followed the same theme as one we made in my Christmas Stamp-a-stack class, but using a different colour and replacing the ribbon with a bow. Again the glitter on the...

This is the final set of 2 designs from the Christmas Stamp-a-stack. The first one seemed to be the most popular and in fact very easy to create.  The photograph doesn't really show the beauty and a touch of glitter was added to the tree, which made it sparkle. The background was created very quickly and easily using a mask and sponged with pear pizazz ink. The lovely as a Tree stamp was stamped over the top in the same colour ink, to give the illusion of it being a wood in the...

These are the next 2 cards from my Christmas stamp-stack.  We used the new expression thinlits to create the 'Merry' and used the 'waste' to form the stencil.If you are very careful you can create two cards by using both the stencil part and the cut out word.  This design is really effective when contrasted with pastel colours.  The silver ribbon is fabulous and the photo doesn't do it justice. It has been a popular item with Stampin' Up!, and is currently out of stock, but...

For those of you that missed my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack class last week, here are the first 2 card designs from the 6 designs we made.  The classes were enjoyed by all, with 2 separate groups working on different cards and my husband providing the refreshments (even chocolates and scones...).  As you can probably tell, I love using the Festive Flurry Stamps and Framelits. In the following card I have decoupaged them, punched a hole out the centre and made it into a christmas wreath....

Hello again here are another 2 cards done during our classes at Keelby.  Every week, I try and do a different style to help demonstrate the diversity of the Stampin' Up products.  The first card uses a 'paper piecing' technique and reminds me of Joseph's technicolour dreamcoat in pastel colours....    We used 4 strips of the winter frost designer series paper stack, cut them in half to form 8 triangles,  paper pieced them together and attached them to a piece of...

  Morning everyone!! Can you believe it's November already? Is it just me or did this year fly by? Well, the good thing about dark nights and rainy days, is that it gives everyone the perfect excuse to stay in and do some crafting!  Here are 2 cards from my Christmas collection, that were done with the ladies at my Friday class a couple of weeks ago.     Every Friday we make 2 cards at The Edge, Keelby. If you have some free time, why not let me know and come...

Stampin' Up! have announced two new Christmas bundles which are available from today! These bundles are excellent for packaging treats and small gifts this Christmas season.   The Holiday Tag It Decorative Box Bundle (item 135811) £17.95  includes Stamp a Tag Kit Cherry Cobbler 1" (2.5 cm) Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (9.1 m) Decorative Window Gift Boxes (6 boxes) The Holiday Tag It Extra-Large Box Bundle (item 135812) £16.95 includes Stamp a Tag Kit Cherry Cobbler 1" (2.5 cm)...

This post will remain at the top of my blog until Monday. Please scroll down for new posts!  Stampin’ Up! have been celebrating it's 25th anniversary all year long with some fabulous special offers and here is another one, 25% off 25 different stamp sets! This offer is only available from today until 28th October We are also launching a fabulous new product, Thinlits Card Dies. These cut and score to create a card that flips in just one step. The creative possibilities are endless and I...