Blink, and you’ll miss these gorgeous pre-printed Kraft Pillow Boxes. They’re tucked away in the Paper & Packaging Basics section on pages 192-3 and are perfect for those little items like lip balm, or sweets and teachers’ gifts. This can be something the kids can easily get involved in to show their appreciation for their […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
Dandelion Wishes meets Bokeh Dots
Have you ever felt daunted by needing to produce lots of thank you cards and having to discard ones that have just missed the mark slightly and looks crooked? Stampin’ Up!’s stamp positioning tool has solved that problem and made my life a whole lot easier and I love mine and certainly wouldn’t be without […]
Painted Glass
I had to make a sympathy card recently, and the Graceful Glass 6″x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Vellum from the Painted Glass Suite fitted the bill. Sympathy cards are the kind of cards which you don’t want to make, because it means that someone near and dear has passed on and it’s hard […]
Treat Time!
I’ve been making sour cream treat containers for years, but still manage to get muddled up as to where I should put my tape for sealing it! Hooray! Stampin’ Up! brought out a die that has different toppers to add interest to the humble sour cream container and they fit the main die frame like […]
Bouquet Blooms Gatefold
Isn’t it cool that you can now make a gatefold card without worrying about measurements? Even better is the unique leaf and floral edges to make it even more special! Enter – the Gatefold Blossoms Framelits dies! These cards when closed measure 3-1/2″ x 5″ which is a note card envelop size. You can use […]
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there. So often, we take our men folk for granted and it seems fitting that there is a day in our calendar to take a moment to honour them. Both hubby and I lost our Dads many years ago, but hubby is a Dad himself, and although […]
Stamparatus Wreath Stamping Tutorial
Where else can you get such fabulous precision stamping on a wreath than with Stampin’ Up!’s fabulous new stamp positioning tool! Having two stamping plates which you can use on both sides gives you 4 work surfaces, eliminating the need to keep swapping your stamps around – perfect! We may have come late to the […]
Darling Label Punch Box
Sometimes it’s true when they say “less is more”, and I couldn’t agree more than in this instance. The Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty DSP sheets are stunning. There are two designs, one which you can cut up quite easily into borders and overlays for notecard sized cards, but what can you do with the larger […]